Painting blood

[Willem]

I need some help/advice please.

How do you paint old (dry) and new (wet) blood on a weapon?

What colors or combination thereof do you use?

All help appreciated.

Willem

 

[Steve]

Ahhh...blood is red. Dried blood depending on what it is dried upon is dark brown or black. I don't know what medium you use so I cannot tell you specific colors by name, but any good medium red will work. The brown and black can be anything as well. I do not think the blade should be solid red for freshly shed blood, but heavily streaked. My view.--

 

[schley]

Try using Winsor & Newton red and black indian inks mixed until you get the colour you are looking for!

John

www.grailmodels.moonfruit.com

 

[Anders Heintz]

Check this link out:

http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.com/2010/05/tutorial-how-to-paint-blood.html

Will tell you a lot on how to make excellent looking blood!

 

[el cid]

Cool tip Anders. PS Great seeing u at MFCA. Your display was awesome bro'.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Cool Link Anders!

Thanks

 

[FigureLover]

To simulate drying blood on a weapon, I use a mixture of Tamiya Clear Red with a touch of Tamiya Clear Green to darken it, as well as adding a bit of Tamiya Hull Red for a bit of depth. Thinned Crinson red (oils) also works for thin washes or blood runs.
Ben

 

[thegoodsgt]

You could probably find pictures on the Internet of crime or accident victims to give you an idea about blood characteristics relative to various types of wounds. Gruesome, I know, but if you're striving for realism....

 

[Einion]

Willem, what paint type(s) do you have?

Nearly any dark red or crimson with a glossy finish will register as wet blood to the viewer - especially when it's in drips on a weapon - but how realistic do you want to go?

Einion