Fatespinner Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Hey everyone! I've recently acquired a pot of GW "Blood For the Blood God" technical paint which, unsurprisingly, is designed to be used for blood effects on models. However, as can be seen in my Land Raider pics below, this Technical dries in a fashion similar to regular blood and just ends up looking like a stain or a scab. Now, that's not necessarily a bad thing, per se, but that is not the effect I really wanted. Does anyone have any tricks for using this Technical (or other methods) to create a 'bloody' effect that won't dry out and look flat? I would like for the paint to look "fresh" even after it dries, with a visible luster to it. Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. This is when the Technical was still wet (mostly), shortly after I applied it. At this point, it looked pretty much exactly how I wanted it to. The Technical started to dry here, however, so I thought that maybe adding additional layers would help thicken it to be more viscous and, well, bloody. In the end, though, it all ended up drying to what you see here. Mostly just a deep red stain with no "wetness" to speak of. It's good enough, but not what I was going for. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyuzanriu Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I have a scout that I drilled a whole in and put BFTBG on. It looks dry and old too until I applied a few more layers. I think I wasn't happy with it until layer four, then applied another just to be sure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4016594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Ard coat. Either put it on top, or perhaps mix it in. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4016705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucio Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Try applying a layer of 'Ardcoat, and then putting the Blood for the Blood God over the top whilst it's still drying. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4016722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Try the Massive Vodoo way with Tamiya Clear Red. http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.de/2010/05/tutorial-how-to-paint-blood.html Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4017034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Are you trying to depict fresh blood? Because dried blood doesn't look quite the same (I have several years of experience in dialysis and hospital work). It loses much of its vibrancy and darkens. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4017394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatespinner Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Are you trying to depict fresh blood? Because dried blood doesn't look quite the same (I have several years of experience in dialysis and hospital work). It loses much of its vibrancy and darkens. Yes, fresh blood. The Blood for the Blood God technical paint manages to simulate dried blood quite well, but that wasn't what I was going for. I'll try some of the suggestions here and see how that works. Thanks! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4017483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGeils81 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I bought some Tamiya clear red after seeing the above linked article last year, have yet to try it but I'll be using it during ETL, I'll let you know how it turns out! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4017488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I haven't used that much BFTBG, but it definitely has shown itself to look "drier" than Tamiya Clear Red. Tamiya Clear Red, unless mixed with something to darken it (like Clear Blue or some ink or something), looks pretty fresh, in my opinion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4017517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Yes, fresh blood. So, was someone murdered inside the Land Raider during the battle? Or is it a field ambulance or something? Not trying to sound snarky, just wondering what you have in mind with the fresh blood effect. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4017570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatespinner Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 So, was someone murdered inside the Land Raider during the battle? Or is it a field ambulance or something? Not trying to sound snarky, just wondering what you have in mind with the fresh blood effect. It's a Chaos Land Raider of Khorne, typically filled with Khorne Berzerkers. Those guys are always covered in blood! Actually, I was trying to convey the whole 'daemonic possession' rule that allows a transport to "eat" one of the units embarked in it in order to repair a hull point during battle. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306499-making-blood-look-wet/#findComment-4017581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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