Thread: Color of blood

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So I was wondering if anyone has a type of paint or a mixture of paint colors they use to match the color of blood ?

Just red is too red, a little darkergreen tends to make it a little more "bloodlike."

I agree red is to red, but I never thought of a darker green to mix in, Thanks

We add dark blue to our mix

I have mixed a bit of black to darken it a tad. Looks just like my blood when I cut myself working on props and decor!

Thanks I will test a few out!

There are several different tones for the color red, and I've always thought it's better to start with a blue toned red, then add either a deep blue or rich black (just a hit of each) to get a true blood red.

Something like an Alizarin crimson is such a red. It's pretty close to fresh blood as it is, and adding a bit of ultramarine blue to that (or black) would turn nice and bloody. Most typical no-name brands of paint that are red are actually more on the pinky-red end, so you don't get as deep a red starting from those.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alizari...on_%28color%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarine

Frankie I agree. We make a washable blood and it is hard to get it to the right hue. You have to start with right red and add a bit of blue. We haven't tried the black but I like that idea. One of the the other problems we run in to is odor. We are trying to experiment with a coppery smell without ruining the washability of the blood. Not quite there yet. Still smells soapy. We are talking to Froggy's to see if they can make one of their drops in a blood smell.

Originally Posted by Frankie's Girl

There are several different tones for the color red, and I've always thought it's better to start with a blue toned red, then add either a deep blue or rich black (just a hit of each) to get a true blood red.

Something like an Alizarin crimson is such a red. It's pretty close to fresh blood as it is, and adding a bit of ultramarine blue to that (or black) would turn nice and bloody. Most typical no-name brands of paint that are red are actually more on the pinky-red end, so you don't get as deep a red starting from those.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alizari...on_%28color%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarine

Originally Posted by Frankie's Girl

Something like an Alizarin crimson is such a red. It's pretty close to fresh blood as it is, and adding a bit of ultramarine blue to that (or black) would turn nice and bloody. Most typical no-name brands of paint that are red are actually more on the pinky-red end, so you don't get as deep a red starting from those.

I have found that Alizarin Crimson Red and Pthalocyanine Green give the perfect range of blood colors from arterial to veinous to clotted dried blood depending on the mixture. I use it all the time.

I think frankiesgirl mixture might give you a very good venouse and bruised blood color. Pthatlocyanone green give just a touch more yellow to give you those dead blood colors. It's almost splitting hairs. Here is an example of what I did with these two colors:

Originally Posted by RCIAG

Just red is too red, a little darkergreen tends to make it a little more "bloodlike."

Yep I start with a crimson base and add a dab of emerald green, and maybe also a dab of burnt siena.