How do YOU paint blood?

[postal]

bllllllllllllllooodddddd

Allright, My fabriot way to do blood well after you gathered up enough on the blade, When you slice some one open i would think their be a mighty large bit of spray, So for like doing the front of tanks, that been plowing through rows of troops or even a splattered effect, I get a nice stiff brush and dip it in red ink the flick the bristles at the modle, A tooth brush works best for it i think, If you don\'t want blood all over the place i suggest you cover the parts of them mini you down want with a cloth, I\'ve ruined a number of my Best painted mini with getting to blood speced crazy though this might not be to bad on a unit of khorn berskers! But if you master it it\'s the most realistic and disturbing thing you can see. and lol at snuff films sicko

 

[Corpsebiter]

painting blood

for a subtle blood effect on a weapon try a light drybrushing with red ink and add a few small spots of red gore highlighted with blood red with some red ink on top.

 

[Dave]

BLOOD

For blood I always make sure first I have a suitable color under it. Metal or a light flesh wroks well as a base for the inks. I use red ink mixed with a bit black painting in splattered streaks. Sometimes, I will mix more black in for some other very tiny streaks. :bouncy:

 

[wightzombie]

Blood for the Blood GOD!

dpends on the effect you want.

for fresh meat i go crimson red with some darker brown wash watered down mixed in on edges or in and around the blood so it doesnt come up to flat looking.

for dry blood which is darker and only takes a minute to dry i usually water the brown wash down less then mix it with crimson.

one of the more realistic things to remeber about blood is the surface its on. if its human skin it will be lighter. if its on a black or metal blade then it may be darker even if fresh. the thicker it is the darker it is. remeber when you seriously scraped your knee as a kid? the main area was always dark but when you wiped it it would smear lighter as it was thinned out.

also consider where to put the blood. is it a slash n hack weapon or is it a piercing punching weapon. this will decide where the blood is on the said weapon. if the weapon is both then maybe get into the miniatures head. is it a head strong barbarian or is it a suave bucaneer. this will usually sell where the weapon is bloodiest.

there usually wont be alot of blood on a weapon as surrounding garments and cloth and skin will wipe a bit of it off. however more blood can accumulate over time if the blood dries then you move on to another opponent. you may get alot of blood on a weapon depending on how savage the character is which will lend to how bad he \"hamburgers\" his opponent, including using the flat of the blade as a crushing blow.

i also like to spatter some blood with a thicker brush on the closest limbs on the mini in relation to the weapon, usually a nearby leg and the arm holding the weapon. the more savage or \"berserk\" the character the more spatter. for spatter the color changes with the main color of the unit your painting. i use red wash mixed with black wash for spatter on skin but i use crimson thinned out with water across thick paper for darker surfaces aka black clothes or armour. i think thinning the crimson with water helps the crimson from clotting in big spatters on the mini.

spiked and mace weapons collect blood differently aka a morning star will collect blood around the base of the spikes resulting in a darker wash over crimson being applied with streak running all over the ball of the morning star since the weapon is being swung every which way with momentus furry!

waaaggghhhH! peace out!

 

[Garshnak]

Dark Running Blood

I like to put a first layer of blood red and the places where I want to have it(usually long streaks because you SLASH with a SLASH-weapon ).

And then I use Red ink leaving a tin line of blood red near the edges exept on the cuttting edge to make it look deeper and glossy\'er.

And then I work down to the cutting edge of the blade with mixes of red and brown inks (by gradually layering) (and keep in mind to keep a lighter line near the edges!).

And finally (if you like to) you could bring small glares(white dots/bean highlights) to the upper edges of the blood.( And that means near the edge not on it.)