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I know that there have been plenty of topics about blood, but I can't seem this. I need a good blood recipe that does not stain skin because the actor is going to be covered in it. Any help would be nice.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Well, I created some blood to use that wouldn't stain clothes, and it washes off easily.
I still use food coloring, both red and green. I also added milk, chocolate milk powder mix, and karo corn syrup. The final ingredient -- laundry detergent.
When you make it, and in your case this will be easy, make it in a large tupperware container or something, and be sure to use food coloring sparingly -- just enough to get a general desired color, although you should be able to get a dark, realistic color by adding the chocolate milk powder mix, and get rid of the transparency at the same time with the white milk. Work with those more. When you've got a color you like, get some sort of laundry detergent, any kind will do, but make sure you consider the color. If you get a dark blue you should be okay, possibly Gain or something. When you add it to your mix, it will most likely change your color but you can fix it with more cocoa powder mix, or by adding a few drops of red food coloring. The detergent almost seems to neutralize the whole "staining" thing. One of my shirts was covered in it for the first scene of my movie and you can't even tell because it all came out. You'll have to mess around with that recipe, I know I did, but you should be able to get something. Be sure you test it first though.
Good luck, and hope it works.
I still use food coloring, both red and green. I also added milk, chocolate milk powder mix, and karo corn syrup. The final ingredient -- laundry detergent.
When you make it, and in your case this will be easy, make it in a large tupperware container or something, and be sure to use food coloring sparingly -- just enough to get a general desired color, although you should be able to get a dark, realistic color by adding the chocolate milk powder mix, and get rid of the transparency at the same time with the white milk. Work with those more. When you've got a color you like, get some sort of laundry detergent, any kind will do, but make sure you consider the color. If you get a dark blue you should be okay, possibly Gain or something. When you add it to your mix, it will most likely change your color but you can fix it with more cocoa powder mix, or by adding a few drops of red food coloring. The detergent almost seems to neutralize the whole "staining" thing. One of my shirts was covered in it for the first scene of my movie and you can't even tell because it all came out. You'll have to mess around with that recipe, I know I did, but you should be able to get something. Be sure you test it first though.
Good luck, and hope it works.
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YES! Test it first! Last few times I used food coloring, it stayed for several days!
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Figure that if it stain skin like crazy, do you want to use it on clothing you wish to keep? You cannot very well bleach a colored shirt!
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After trying lots and lots of blood mixes I have decided that the Karo Syrup blood mix works the best. All you need is a bottle of Karo Light Corn Syrup, a bottle of red food coloring, a bottle of green food coloring, and a bowl to mix it with. Just pour some Karo syrup into the bowl and then some red food coloring, be very generous, then add some green food coloring until it looks right. This is for a darker blood mix. Here is a pic.
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Forget all that sticky syrup. Just get some powdered gelletin, and some cocoa powder, mix it up with some water, and apply it. It won't stain, smells nice, and washes off easily. As it dries, it has a slight shine and darkens like scabs do, and the brown colour looks like dried blood does anyway.
Easy to do, good results!
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The sticky stuff does indeed work best, its a little messy granted, but the results are indeed im pressive, Great pic btw.
I use golden syrup and red food colouring, with a little blue mixed in so its not too orangy, Karo syrup works aswell, and unlike many blood recipes, it dosent taste like s***, lolol.
There is a good recipe from Bruce Campbell himself on the Evil Dead commentary. Just a thought, but these are the best recipes if you ask me, look great on clothes and they even dry a browny/coppery colour, just like the real thing. lots of dirrent things to try, the trick to make it seem worse sometimes is to add a very thin layer of white water base make up, it enhances the crimson look. But its a well known fact that a white background is the best for testing. I'm making fake blood all the time, and since its been used in a Production at college, everyone from the media/film department emails me asking me to make it for them, so it must be good good. My biggest mistake I think is not charging for it, I think I could have made a little profit.....ahh well. 'Blood by Russ (nightmares Inc)' is a good enough reward for me
I use golden syrup and red food colouring, with a little blue mixed in so its not too orangy, Karo syrup works aswell, and unlike many blood recipes, it dosent taste like s***, lolol.
There is a good recipe from Bruce Campbell himself on the Evil Dead commentary. Just a thought, but these are the best recipes if you ask me, look great on clothes and they even dry a browny/coppery colour, just like the real thing. lots of dirrent things to try, the trick to make it seem worse sometimes is to add a very thin layer of white water base make up, it enhances the crimson look. But its a well known fact that a white background is the best for testing. I'm making fake blood all the time, and since its been used in a Production at college, everyone from the media/film department emails me asking me to make it for them, so it must be good good. My biggest mistake I think is not charging for it, I think I could have made a little profit.....ahh well. 'Blood by Russ (nightmares Inc)' is a good enough reward for me