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Animated noise on a coloured volumetric light.

#Lightwave3d

Scene will be shared when I have a few more.

OK!
I've made a downloadable tutorial / worked example., with all required files

It shows how to applied instanced decorations to a Christmas Tree, & change the surface so that each decoration has a separate colour.

https://drive.proton.me/urls/R5H36MFRCR#xIS7Z110KjfG

#lightwave3d 2026, (& recent versions?)

Direct from the #Lightwave3d documentation.

A methodical way of getting rid of noise in Lightwave Renders:
https://docs.lightwave3d.com/2026/removing-noise-workflow.html

I've been revisiting the Infinity Blade trilogy on my iPhone recently, and decided to play with some of the assets from the game. These are all models and textures taken straight from the game. When surfacing them in #LightWave3D, I adjusted the contrast on some of the textures to adapt them for roughness and metalness maps to convert them to PBR, and lit them with HDRIs from PolyHaven. I'm very impressed by how they came out, considering they're from a phone game from a decade and a half ago.

Amiga TRON Animation Recreated with LightWaveRTG
#Amiga #LightWave3D #LightWaveRTG #TRON #Amiberry #RetroComputing #AmigaGraphics #HoldAndModify #MiDWaN
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-tron-animation-recreated-with-lightwavertg/?fsp_sid=14255

Still down the GiTS rabbit hole, watching the series on Amazon (recommended) and re-reading the book. "Thermoptics" rendered in #Lightwave3d and kludged in Photoshop. Does it work ? Not really but it was seriously fun to do and that's all that really matters these days 😊 #Scifi #ScifiArt

The Major model by The WarVet on Sketchfab
City street by StoneMason

#Lightwave3d

I wish I'd known this a long time ago...

After VPR, there are buffer options, and after that a single drop down arrow. Under there you can turn on things like the Open GL overlay, and overlay a wireframe on the display, (in the case of this example, a cel shaded final render)

I'm not sure when it came in? **** me, it looks like it was there in 11.6!

Ideal for seeing where stuff is, best of both worlds.

Tachikoma from GiTS Model by @Nick_Stevens_graphics Man this one nearly beat me, not the model ( which is fun and easy to work with) but the damn wall panel which simply wouldn't behave. #Lightwave3d #Scifi #ScifiArt

Time to try some #Lightwave3d cel shading I think!

The model is an old one and could use some work...

Satellite/probe thingy. Experiments in lighting, surfacing and render settings in #Lightwave3d 2026. Simple subject, but everything fell into place and I absolutely love this one. Synergy in action. #Scifi #ScifiArt

Ooh! Another #Lightwave3d find!

There's now a panels node, reminiscent of the IFW2 shaders panels.

More options with things like vents, but I don't see how to have different colours for rivets, etc. maybe some node trickery will help?

Other stuff I found on denoising in modern #Lightwave3d

LD Defly and a bit more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar8HDeDlgBs

It's more LW 2018, but this discussion is also useful.
https://forum.vizrt.com/index.php?threads/lightwave-2018-fireflies.241632/page-4

Amiga LightWaveRTG Brings 24-Bit Graphics to the Classic 3D Package
#Amiga #LightWaveRTG #LightWave3D #AmigaRTG #NewTek #RetroComputing #Amiga4000 #HoldAndModify
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-lightwavertg-brings-24-bit-graphics-to-the-classic-3d-package/?fsp_sid=13564

A little #StarWars render to start the week. Models by Alain Rivard. X-Wings and an A-Wing for a change, I even resisted the urge to add a B-Wing 😉
#Scifi #ScifiArt #Lightwave3D
Yeah I know the engine glow looks a little funky, work as they say, continues.

August 2026 - well the ones that I'm happiest with. Adventures in #Lightwave3D

Back into my "blue" period using my favourite background. A quick #Lightwave3d render of an Imperial Shuttle,bashed around in photoshop to try and give it a softer illustrated feel. Does it work ? Maybe. Either way it was fun to do. Music playing and enjoying the weekend

Playing about with photoshop and an action I picked up on my travels. Liked the way it turned out. #Scifi #ScifiArt #TheExpanse #Lightwave3d Razorback model by Chris Kuhn.

The Grid. Now this was fun to do - well they're all fun to do otherwise I wouldn't do it - but this was really fun 😊.Used coloured lights to paint the cycles rather than changing surface colours, opens up all sort of possibilities.
"End of line."
#ScifiArt #Scifi '#Tron #Lightwave3d

New animation! (Well, heavily updated).

Uranus flyby. Camera rotated 90, rings tuned.

https://vimeo.com/1222276261?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Made with #Lightwave3d
More details on the link.

Space Shuttle edge render done in #Lightwave3d 11.6

https://vimeo.com/1221436891?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Nick

After over 20 years since my first attempt, I finally got a #Stargate puddle effect I'm happy with. #StargateSG1 #StargateAtlantis #3DArt #lightwave3d #Cinemagraph

The Hail Mary.
Model by Chris Kuhn converted from Blender and rendered in #Lightwave3d by me. Stunning model which is very easy to work with. Prepare for a lot of incoming renders :)

Star Wars! B-Wings the Rebel Workhorse #Lightwave3d #Scifi #ScifiArt Model by
Howie Day

OK, now this is EXACTLY what I needed to sort out my renders with the newish system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gcH97L91EE

How to work out, by looking at various buffers, EXACTLY which render settings need increasing to kill off the various types of render noise.

#Lightwave3d

Whilst undeniably cool, the AT-ST is a bit of a silly design - hell it could be taken out by a bunch of enthusiastic teddy bears. #Lightwave3d render of Andrey Kurin's model against a png background I picked up on my travels and kicked around in photoshop

Here's a quick spin of my conversion to #Lightwave3d which was very straightforward.

Two quickie abstract renders in #Lightwave3d, with instanced cubes.

Experimenting with #Lightwave3d volumetrics, to try and make a proper atmosphere instead of my usual cheats!

https://vimeo.com/1210405926?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Alien sunrise over ocean.
All by me, all in #Lightwave3d

Space! Working in the new #Lightwave3D 2026 spending a very pleasant evening tweaking the surfaces on this cool astronaut model by Peter_D on Sketchfab. Next up I need to workout rigging so I can change the default T-pose and also tweak the render settings #Scifi #ScifiArt

See that photoshop rabbit hole ? That's the one I fell into. Lightwave3d render photoshopped into a stock photo. More a technical exercise - distort and perspective transformation really bends my head. Still not sure it's right. #Scifi #ScifiArt #Lightwave3d "Cinder" a novel not coming anytime 😉

Definitely a "boom today !!" #Babylon5 It was the dawn of the third age of mankind and the start of my #Lightwave3D journey, Model by Adam Burch. #Scifi #ScifiArt

Sometimes you just need to blow stuff up. #Lightwave3d and Photoshoppery. Using Don Gaisers SF-51 Mustang model. #Scifi #ScifiArt

Space 1999! Eagle Transporters on patrol. Following some recent black and white explorations I couldn't resist dropping the iconic Eagle into the lunar landscape. Depicted here in the brief window before the inevitable crash landing. #Lightwave3d #Scifi #ScifiArt #Space1999

Model by "Paul aka TheMightSpud" from the long gone and much lamented Foundation3D website where I first cut my Lightwave3d teeth.

Amiga 4000 RAM Fix: Q Tests a Fussy A4000
#Amiga4000 #AmigaRepair #HoldAndModify #CommodoreAmiga #A4000 #LightWave3D #VistaPro #RetroComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-4000-ram-fix-q-tests-a-fussy-a4000/?fsp_sid=6290

Calling time on this one. Changed direction several times and I think that's the problem;,no clear story going in. All good though, learned a few things, fired up Octane for #Lightwave3d and had a proper play with VDBs. 😊 #Scifi #ScifiArt"

Gas processing rigs punching through the gas giants upper layers. Turned out okay. The clouds are nor as defined as I'd like but close enough. #Lightwave3d and photoshop. #Scifi #ScifiArt

Space Battleship Yamato. Model by Don Gaiser . #Lightwave3d render with a splash of photoshoppery. Have to admit, whilst I'm aware of the series I'm not deep into the lore - so any mistakes are definitely mine not Don's.