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How do you make fake blood?

20:06 / 30.10.02

I want to douse myself in blood for Halloween and since I've sold or sacrificed all my livestock I have to resort to the fake kind. Something that washes out of white dress shirts would definitely be advantageous.

Trijhaos

20:14 / 30.10.02

It really depends on how far you're willing to go. There are a number of ways to make fake blood, but the simplest and I suppose cheapest is to mix one can of clear corn syrup with a tablespoon of red food coloring and a tablespoon of yellow food coloring. You can toss in some water to thin it out a bit.

The Strobe

21:31 / 30.10.02

Depends if you want the colour or consistency. You see, the tough stuff in making it on movie sets, etc, is the consistency - it's thick stuff, and stains easily.

Trij has the right idea, but google for it - there are some good explanations on line. They tend to involve corn syrup or honey - the red's usually colouration in something thick and gloopy.

Less searchable M0rd4nt

21:40 / 30.10.02

First off-- You will not be able to get hold of a non-staining formula. Your best bet is to get hold of a cheap dress shirt secondhand.

As to fake blood... if it' just going down the front of your shirt, then lemon washing-up liquid mixed with red food colouring and a little coffee can be quite convincing. If you plan to ingest/drool your Kensington gore, then the corn syrup mixture above is good. If you want to be a little more convincing, rasberry icecream sauce with (again) a dash of strong coffee might be the way to go.

If you need a scar or a knifewound or summat, try building up layers of white PVA glue and tissue-paper, overlaying it with poster-paints (or whatever makeup you can nick).

The Apple-Picker

21:44 / 30.10.02

Does raspberry ice cream sauce have bits of real raspberries in it? I wanna see some blood that's been oozing for so long that you're seeping pathetic little clots. Bloody gore, man, gore's great.

Utopia

01:16 / 31.10.02

Karo syrup. Red food coloring. Some red jello powder stirred in for substance. And if you really want to go far: milk. Yes milk. It does a zombie good.

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