Blood recipes

[Riff]

I'm always curious what other people use when they make their own fake blood... anyone?

[The STE]

Equipment

Measuring spoons
Bowl

Ingredients

2-1/2 Tablespoons water
60-70 drops of red food coloring
10-15 drops yellow food coloring
2-3 drops blue food coloring
5-1/2 Tablespoons white corn syrup

Directions

1. Mix all of the food colorings and water together.

2. Slowly stir in the corn syrup until the mixture is thick, but still "slides" down your arm. (This goop will stain your clothing, so don't wear the good stuff!)


http://www.osweb.com/kidzkorner/makeup.htm

[Riff]

Equipment

Measuring spoons
Bowl

Ingredients

2-1/2 Tablespoons water
60-70 drops of red food coloring
10-15 drops yellow food coloring
2-3 drops blue food coloring
5-1/2 Tablespoons white corn syrup

Directions

1. Mix all of the food colorings and water together.

2. Slowly stir in the corn syrup until the mixture is thick, but still "slides" down your arm. (This goop will stain your clothing, so don't wear the good stuff!)


http://www.osweb.com/kidzkorner/makeup.htm

hmmm... I've never seen white corn syrup... I've been using other things to get the opacity...

[The STE]

dark corn syrup works just as well

[Papillon Noir]

Here's my approximate recipe for fake blood. I've never measured this exactly but from what I remembered (this was a few years ago), this is what I used:

-1 jar Karo brand light corn syrup
-1 jar Karo brand dark corn syrup
-most of a small bottle of McCormick red food dye (the size in the four pack of red, blue, green, yellow)
-about 5 drops of McCormick yellow food dye (if you want darker, more black looking blood add a few drops of blue, though if you add too much it will look purple)
-1 TBSP of flour (for opaqueness), this should be sifted and only a little at a time while mixing throughly otherwise it will be lumpy.

The mixture of different corn syrups (though it looks best to put at least a little dark syrup in with the light) and food dye can vary depending what color blood you are going for, but you always need to put some flour in there otherwise it will be too clear and shiny looking.

A corn syrup base for fake blood is really the best as it drips and splatters well and it's not harmful to the actors.

[chaibill]

use chocolate syrup like Hitchcock used

[Riff]

Thanks for the responses everyone!! Bill, chocolate syrup works great for B/W, but not otherwise. PN, I've been using a corn syrup base with soy milk for opacity. I never considered flour for that. Thanks!

[chaibill]

really chocsyrup won't work in color why not?....yeah so film in b+w or add in the color later you can do that sort of thing right

[Riff]

really chocsyrup won't work in color why not?....yeah so film in b+w or add in the color later you can do that sort of thing right

If only I had that kind of time/money/equipment...

[Papillon Noir]

Thanks for the responses everyone!! Bill, chocolate syrup works great for B/W, but not otherwise. PN, I've been using a corn syrup base with soy milk for opacity. I never considered flour for that. Thanks!

No problem. Good luck! :)