Blood Effects

[MrPickles]

ive been experimenting with a mix of reaper red ink mixed with gloss varnish and then adding some blood red to the mix for the second layer. baal red at the end.

it looks decent.

but iv been reading and it sounds like tamiya clear red is the best for blood? so i might pick it up then start over. what does CMON think is the best blood formula?

 

[MAXXxxx]

personally my favorite IS the tamiya clear red mixed with a bit of black if I want it darker.

 

[me_in_japan]

I'm a big fan of Tamiya clear red mixed with some (water based) gloss varnish, with a spot of purple ink for darker spots. The varnish I've got thickens up pretty quickly, so of you wait a couple minutes you can use it for clots and other icky bits, if you want.)

 

[freakinacage]

another vote for tcr. Add black, brown or purple to tint it too

 

[fig78team]

Hi guys ...

try the paint for stained glass... looks more "solid" than any other tamya paint, and great to create "non liquid" blood....

enjoy

 

[Einion]

Tamiya Clear Red is great, but artists' acrylics are worth considering*. Tri-Art would be a good brand to buy since they tend to naturally dry glossy, although any other brand mixed with gloss medium will work too.

*More versatile overall and cheaper in the long run too.

Einion

 

[GraveRisen]

The technique I've been using for ages (wish I had an example to post) is as follows....

Bestial brown 50/50 with red gore, feather onto a weapon blade where it would have cleaved through a neck/limb/whatever.
straight red core, feathered over the edge of the blade where the first blood smear was applied
straight, undiluted chestnut ink

The problem with this technique? ..... chestnut ink. But if you can find a reddish-brown gloss ink or wash, that would likely do the trick. If you want dried blood you could use the same technique and finish it off with a mix of devlan mud and a bit of baal red.