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Ask Eavy Metal: Space Marine Helmet Eyes

May 2010·p. 101

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Keith answers readers painting Raven Guard and Ultramarines by treating helmet eyes as lenses. The colour becomes progressively lighter towards the inner corner, with a small white reflection at the outer end; a glowing variant extends the main colour around the socket using the directional-lighting approach from issue 360. The answer supplies a transferable placement method and diagram rather than a named paint recipe.

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