where to begin?

#1

I am a graphic design student who has a moderate amount of experiance writng c++. I am looking to do some experimentation with creating my own shaders and plugins for lightwave. However, I don’t know where to begin my research. I have done some searching on the internet but I havent found anything helpfull. If some one could point me in the right direction it would be greatly apprecated.

#2

How good is your math? From my understanding, a firm basis in calculus and differential equations is what you need for writing a renderer. And I suppose from there, experiment with something you personally might use or find useful.

#3

step 1.

read the docs

http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/downloads/index.html

im sure they will be helpful

step 2.

ask questions when you need to.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lw-plugin/

people from the company post there.

#4

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