northlass Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Does anyone have a recipe for fake blood they would be willing to share? We are doing McDeath on a tight budget and will have to make the gore. I have had a trawl on google and found recipes which ask for 'corn syrup'. I don't know hwat the British equivalent of this is. Have made up blood using swarfega and food dye before but it tends to stian a wee bit too permenantly. Washable would be good if poss. Thanks :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Washable isn't going to happen I'm afraid - even the 'real' fake blood doesn't come out very easily. Bleach is the only thing I've found that can get rid of it, but that isn't always an option! Corn syrup is a syrup made from maize, and I've not seen it available in the UK.From the wikipedia description, it sounds more or less like golden syrup, so I can see that kind of 'blood' being very messy. What do you need to do with the stuff?Is it for makeup, bloodpacks or what? (edit)Just found a comparison chart for converting US to UK recipies.Corn syrup = golden syrup.Light corn syrup = glucose syrup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northlass Posted July 27, 2004 Author Share Posted July 27, 2004 thanks TommoI did think washable might be asking a bit much, but hey, you gotta try. It is for general gore, makeup and maybe also for specific effects of the blood pack variety. I realise that different consistencies are better for diferent jobs- a basic recipe can be adapted.Thanks for the info on syrups- it's going to be sticky and messy. Oh goody :blink: B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olistockman Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 If I can recall from the dark depths of my memory correctly B-) :blink: ..I recall that you can mix ribena concentrate with something to get a good blood....On it's own it looks good for bleeding mouths/noses, and is fairly pleasant for the actor involved....If I can remember the mixer I'll post it on here...but I suggest anything that makes ribena concentrate a little thicker would be a good start, i.e. a touch of syrup or sugar, maybe even a touch of cornflour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 I agree washable is difficult - but we achieved good results using a commercially available blood (not Kensington Gore) and then ripping the (white )shirt from the dancer's back as soon as he came off stage, and plunging it (the shirt, not the dancer) into a bucket of cold water. the secret was to try not to let the blood dry. Then a bit of bleach in the washing machine - came up quite nice. I'm afraid I can't remember of the top of my head the name of the "blood" - just that it was "organic", and if you didn't keep it in the fridge it was liable to ferment, and it came from a make-up supliers in South Kensington. I'll try and contact my colleague on that show to see if he remembers more, but it was a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James C Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 A couple of suggestions here for stage blood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 A couple of suggestions here for stage blood...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>There are also recipes and ideas for stage blood here, here, here, here and here, not to mention all the others you can find by typing "stage blood" recipe into Google :blink: B-) Most of them seem to use corn syrup and food colouring, with a warning that food colouring does not easily wash out of clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northlass Posted August 3, 2004 Author Share Posted August 3, 2004 thanks to all for those- I will go and boil up lots of gore and test it out on the castle floor. bleach at the ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Its £15 a litre from Gradav 020 8803 7400 or how much is a 5 litre bulk pack of cheap tomato ketchup from your cash and carry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andpuds Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 If you're still looking, what we use is a mixture of cochineal food colouring and washing up liquid, which rinses out (fairly) easily with warm water if you get to it fast, or bleaches out perfectly. One word of warning, be sure to get it off any staging, as we didn't and it was still showing through 15 coats, and 8 productions later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djbarryblue Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Your leatherman! sorry thats not much good stings a bit as well. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northlass Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 ended up using a flour /water starch mix with food colouring and washing up liquid. Very realistic - I lost my dinner regularly while making it up and decanting it. Used over`six litres in 14 shows. It washed off the castle and props but left the actors looking vaguely as though they had been a bit close to the sun lamp..... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Sounds like you had a lot of fun. Good to hear the production went well, even if you did dye the cast a funny colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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