FAQ: Painting blood

[Tratos The torn]

does anyone have a good tut for painting blood? (links are fine too) :)

[NemFX]

Dark red paint, put it on a bristle brush, then flick your finger over the top of it to make it do the little bloodsplatter effect. The brush shouldn't come in contact with the model.

[Sigismund Himself]

Searchy and the Librarium are your friends for finding tutorials.

 

For example, this one may be of help to you.

[Master Kashnizel]

I use a fine detail brush to do straight lines up a sword and the apply red ink+chestnut ink to those areas.

[Stefoserpent]

Once I saw a tutorial on gamesworkshop site that used red gore , PVA glue and some modeling sand to create a blood and gore effect. ^_^

[Ganuus]

Tamiya Clear Red. Apply, mix a tiny bit of black on the pallet, then apply when it's slightly dried. Brings a good gore effect.

[Levett]

Try dark flesh, then 50/50 Carmine Red (Vallejo) + Dark Flesh over the same areas, leaving a little of the first layer , then paint over with Tamiya Clear Red.

[Brother Captain Andrecus]

Another good method is to make a splotchy shape using Gore Red, then highlight that with Blood Red, and then when it dries, go over it with a coat of Vallejo Clear Gloss. That'll make a wet-looking blood splotch, impressive, and easier than some other methods.

[eyescrossed]

The one Sigismund Himself posted is AWESOME!

I've used it 2-3 times, and I can say that it looks awesome.

[Darth Bob]

Tamiya Clear Red. Apply, mix a tiny bit of black on the pallet, then apply when it's slightly dried. Brings a good gore effect.

 

Bingo! This guy has the idea. Tamiya Clear Red, at least in my opinion, is the best way to do blood and gore bar none. Here's a tutorial from Lonewolf over at Throne of Skulls.

 

Truly beautiful gore work.

 

http://www.cheddarmongers.org/prod/gallery2/d/9542-2/deathwalker.jpg

(DREAD DONE BY LONEWOLF)

 

Look at the claws on that dread and tell me the blood doesn't look amazing.

[azrael240]

one i used for my orks

 

sand,pva glue, red gore.

 

 

mix above materials into one with a od brush, paint it onto said gore area. them higlight with blood red

[L0NEW0LF]

Cheers Darth Bob saved me the effort of linking it myself, glad you liked it.

Definitely TCR for the win!

[eyescrossed]

Oh yeah, LONEWOLF, thanks for that tutorial - it's awesome!

But I find that nothing GW makes is good for blood effects.

Tamiya is awesome...

[XI Legion]

you can do blood effects in similar fashion using water effects (maybe it is wet effects, cant remember), PVA will work, but thickens everything up a bit, so you can either mix water effects into paint or simply apply in thin layers over desired paint for wet look. Also using snow can work nicely for adding gore, but then you will need PVA to help bind everything together, make sure to add a bit of water too otherwise it will get too thick!

[Replica]

I just make a dark red using blood red and black, then mix in a fiar bit of 'ardcoat and sponge it on with a small square of the blister pack foam insert, takes 2min.

[Gore Fang]

I use the blow technique. As terrible as that sounds :lol: It works very well. Just mix Baal Red wash and any variety of reds, add a little water, not to much, angle the model and blow. You'll quickly find your model to be soaked in realistic looking blood spatter. Change the reds up and you'll have blood spatter that looks both, stale, and fresh. Enjoy!