Acknowledgments

I’d like to thank the following people who have given me so much support over the course of writing this book.

To my family, my wife, Marilyn, who supported me all the way through, during the good times and the not-so-good times where I wasn’t in my best of moods. To my kids, Andy and Jazzy, for understanding why Daddy couldn’t play with them all the time. I love you all.

To all my friends who have given me input, support, and have helped me stay sane: Eric Hartz, Edwin Sumilave, Cesar Montero, Annie Stegg, Brandon Wheeler, Ramon Garcia, and Tim Dunn.

To Werner Ziemerink, Brendon Goosen, and David Mass for the cool models.

Special thanks to Leon Harmon (http://www.thewayisleon.com) who provided me with the awesome concept for the cover, even during tough times.

To all the cool friends at SpinQuad and CGTalk for their daily inspiration and support.

Jamie from Pixologic for the very cool software! Without Jamie, the LightWave/ZBrush workflow chapter would have never been possible. To Richard Jennings from The Graphics Factory for providing the awesome IFW2 demos.

And, of course, to all the great people at Wordware Publishing, especially Tim, Beth, Martha, and Denise, who have made the process of writing this book so easy and so much fun.

And lastly a huge thanks to William “Proton” Vaughan for all the help, input, and support.