Top Document: Stagecraft Frequently Asked Questions Previous Document: 2. Audrey II for Little Shop of Horrors Next Document: 4. How do I hang an actor? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Edible Karo syrup (light corn syrup), black-cherry Kool-aid powder and smooth peanut butter 4 parts liquid glucose, 1 part water, chinese red food colouring Ruby orange juice, with the bit strained out (sprays nicely) Corn syrup, red food dye, a little blue & green food dye. From murr@vnet.net: MB2 Blood Formula Flour Base: 7.5cc to 10cc plain all purpose flour per cup (250cc) of water. (7.5cc = 1/2 level tablespoon , 10cc = 2 level teaspoons) Mix flour into water completely (no lumps) before heating. Bring to boil then simmer for 1/2 hour. Stir frequently. Let cool before adding food color. Stir in any surface scum. Makes a good base for stage blood. Slightly slimy. Fairly low surface tension. Soaks and spreads well. One cup batch of MB2: 1 oz (29cc) Red food coloring (Durkee (R) brand or equivalent) 1/8 teaspoon (.6cc) green food coloring (Durkee (R) brand or equivalent) Add flour base described above to a total of one cup (250cc). This is both much more realistic and simpler than the old Karo (R) corn syrup, Hershey's (R) chocolate syrup and food coloring based formula. There is no sugar and very little food in the MB2 formula so it's probably less attractive to insects. Shelf life is fairly short (days) at room temp. Does not go rank but ferments a bit and looses viscosity. I have not tested refrigerated or frozen storage. This formula will temporarily stain skin. Seems to wash out of cotton cloths OK. Inedible: Adding a little washing-up liquid to any of the above may make it easier to wash out of costumes. Adding blue washing detergent has been suggested - it makes the blood easier to wash out, and darkens the blood. Be careful of this, washing detergent can cause severe allergic reactions. Commercial Stageblood (From Rich Williamson of Pierre's Costumes, http://www.costumers.com/ NJ, USA, 1-888-PIERRE1) Ben Nye Best all around blood. Flows very well. Color is deep and shows up well on video or film. A little too dark for black actors. Moderately washable. Bonus: Edible, and mint flavored. Also available in Thick blood (excellent) and dried scab (browner and older looking) Ben Nye also has a full line of product in his Moulage line...(for EMT and Disaster training) Geleffects can creat great wounds without messing up clothing (product is made ahead of time and is dry once used, you can spray glycerine to "freshen" or moisten it). He also provides a great product. Dried blood powder. It is a very economical way to go...you can splash it all around or stain clothes with it...designed to simulate horrific crash scenes in emergency training exercises. Mehron The worst on the market....too light....too runny...looks like watery strawberry pancake syrup. Don't waste your time Kryolan Excellent products...they have blood that dries to the touch (great for clothes) Eyeblood (cry tears of blood)...their film blud is great for TV and video...it has a yellow pigment in it that reflects nicely under lights.it also smears very realistically. Film blud is available in arterial (light color) and venous (darker). Frankly they have many more products...they are the most comprehensive carrier of blood...I just don't need the others...but I can get them if someone needs them. Reel Fred has the best bloods on the market. He is a little know secret. He has been a make-up artist for the last 30 years. He works on major first run movies. His blood is available in "original" (great bright color, washable, runs well, great all around blood for most scenes and skin types) "Lung" (brighter for either gruesome spurting scenes, or use with darker skinned actors. Bubbles very well for gushing wounds), and aged (darker for that "I cut myself 15 minutes ago and it hasn't stopped flowing yet" look. He also provides thick blood. Fresh (great brush burns and scrapes...stays in place), aged (older scabby look) and old dried (dark brown look) ...mixing the 3 together in appropriate streaks and blobs makes the MOST realistic looking wounds for TV and Film (BTW Reel is the best source for custom tattoo painting systems. It is a cross between real tattoos, stencils, and an alcohol based painting system. There are over 5000 styles avail. ranging from gang to prison to biker to tribal. They can't be discerned from real ones up close...even when you rub on them) The most washable of all bloods is Reel User Contributions:Top Document: Stagecraft Frequently Asked Questions Previous Document: 2. Audrey II for Little Shop of Horrors Next Document: 4. How do I hang an actor? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: ratsfaq@blighty.com (Stagecraft FAQ admin (Steve Atkins))
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