Thread: Fake Blood recipe?

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So as some might have seem in previous posts the past few days, I am doing a Witch's Kitchen for a part of a haunted house for my friends choir fundraiser they are going to have this Halloween.

I wanted to fill one of my bottles with "blood", but also wanted it dripping on the outside of it as well. This is a prop I plan to use every year basically.

What I can't figure out is...
1. what recipe looks the most like blood
2. I need a recipe that wont break down in the bottle, nor be susceptible to bugs, mold, etc on the outside
3. It has to dry on the bottle.

I am trying to wrap my head around this but I am sadly seeming to give up so I wanted to see what everyone has to say about this.

Do you want the dried blood to look wet? If so, blood red nail polish might work, at least for the outside.

-Chris

was trying to find the link to a youtube vid done by a guy that was trying all the different methods for this. Came up with the usual re & blue food coloring with clear Elmers glue. He had several other on a test panel ( karo syrup,peanut butter mixed in, etc ) but found the Elmers clear glue best as it dried glossy, looked like realistic enough ( you have to play with the combination a little ) & did not attract bugs !

He used 1/4 of the bottle to several drops red & couple blue drops & had a crap load of "blood".

I haven't had time to try it out myself, but was a good tutorial he did & with all the other test spots of other stuff on 1 panel, this one was the best !

I'll keep looking for the vid.

Ok finally found that youtube link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAmyA..._order&list=UL

He has some other great tut's, check out the " tooth plate ", great tut on making pretty awesome fake teeth on the cheap !!

I stumbled upon that same exact blood video. He put a lot of effort into his video and as his results show the clear elmer's glue appears to be the way to go. The only thing you need to keep in mind is that it is washable, therefore to leave the prop outside it will eventually become susceptible to the moisture/rain. I suppose you could use a few coats of clear polyurethane to seal the blood from the elements? Anyhow good luck with your blood trials.

For durability you might want to try epoxy. Some tests done by a major epoxy manufacturer on dyes:

http://www.westsystem.com/ss/adding-pigments-to-epoxy/

Notice that while they make their own pigments for some colors they are more than fair about saying what alternative products are useful. They don't make a red, but it appears Rit dye did a good job at making red epoxy.

This should be fine for an indoor prop or something that's only outdoors for a few weeks. Epoxy is not UV resistant and you will need spar varnish over it in order to protect it from long-term outdoor use.