I like acrylic paint for staining clothing/fabrics, myself...

I'll get a nice dark cherry red in a tube or bottle at the art store, remember these dry a shade and a half darker than the paint appears when wet. I'll get a dark blue or black also, this is to darken the color if it dries too bright.

Once you have the color you like, thin it with water into a soupy consistency--not too much water, or the color will not be vivid enough.

For a splattery effect, you can fling it on with a paintbrush--or dampen the bristles of a stiff brush and flick your fingers across these, allowing the droplets of paint to make fine flecks.

You can also drip and smear the paint on with rubber gloves.

Just allow it to soak in and dry, and you're good to go!

And crabby aught to know!

Take to piss flaps with kkkraft knives.

Any volunteers?

Thanks, Crabby. I didn't take into account that it would dry darker. Will definitely look for more of a cherry red than the brick red that I was planning on.

I am SO excited about this!!




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I have no idea what this means.

Excuse the language barrier. I just meant real blood.

LMAO

Which part of that statement meant "real blood"?

I think Elvis is watching THE ANTICHRIST again :-)

Oh. Eww. I get it now.

Back when I used to dye my hair, I used the dark deep red shades. I sware that stuff looked like a bloody crime scene sometimes. Its got a dark color to it, and some shades even have the 'browning' tinge to them that blood takes on as it coagulates. Its a suggestion. It does stain, even skin, though it does wash off eventually.

Good luck, and post pics, I have to see what you look like in your costume.

i third the motion re. real blood.

there has to be some drunken homeless people around somewhere ?

if you cant buy it off then - just take it !