A question for all the experts!
 

I was just wondering since im a newb and u guys are all experts...how long did it take u to actually get good at lightwave. Ive been practicing for a couple weeks and its tedious but fun work and can get frustrating at times. I was also wondering if u guys taught urselfs or if u went to school for it! If u do know any good college schools that have digital graphics could u tell me plz! Cuz im goin to college in a year and i would like to know!
Thank u for ur time!

Well Unreal, I am just plowing into my second year of using lightwave. Most the people on this site are hobbyists. Some are very good hobbyists. A few are professionals, though often they are diversified in thier services. Hobbyists get to work on any project they want, at thier own pace. Professionals usually have to make what someone else wants, on a deadline.

I am pretty sure, since the 3D community tends to be very open and helpful, that most if not all the hobbyists learned from tuts and stuff. I know some professionals have learned that way... withought college. However whenever somebody that is in a 3D college course posts something for us to see, it looks real good.

As for myself, I would like to get a few contract jobs doing 3D, but only after I improve some things that I know needs improving. I am a self-learner. Possibley because I was home-schooled. Your learning style may vary, in which case a 3D course may be just the thing for you. Either way, the bottom line is that good 3D models require hard work, and skill.

All the best to you.


Oh, and if you want to see how far my first year of messing around got me, go to My Website

I've been using it for almost a year, I've got a ways to go before I classify myself as "good" though. Here's one of the first major projects I did with it.

http://www.desktopstarships.com/StGallery/StImagepages/St_34.html

Sorry, I messed up that link:

DeskTopStarships

great job on the site and ur models!
 

where did u learn to make those cars and how did u get good at practicing it? im modeling a face right now and its lookin good and ive been practicing that (that is why im gettin better) can u send me to a tutorial for car making so i can practice that and get better!

Great job
and thank u

Well, there's the McLaren tutorial here on SimplyLightwave - I think you'll be hard pushed to find a better car modelling tutorial elsewhere...

The first part: http://www.simplylightwave.com/movie...tml?tut_id=503

The rest of them: http://www.simplylightwave.com/movie...l?p=0&cat_id=4