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The Cleaved never looked so GOOD

For my beastmen I've been awful tempted to put some blood on their weapons, but I doubt I will make it come out well and I envision my models representing the army just at the outset of battle, when blood hasn't actually been spilled yet. So I'm avoiding blood and trying to create dynamism in other ways. I'm basically just trying to make all the metal rusty using orange watered-down to wash-like levels, and I'm very happy with the results.

InventionThirteen wrote:The Cleaved never looked so GOOD

I agree. Now those minis were painted with blood nicely. I wouldnt look at those and get that chill of disgust down my spine. And you can tell the blood was painted to look good. Not, load brush, cover sections of model with RED PAINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and call it blood

One of my friends paints blood with real blood (he works at a butcher shop). It doesn't look good since he uses to much but at least theres no complaining about the color.

I thought this thread was about people painting with their own blood. So I was like "WTF y0u Fr3akz!!!!1!!!!!111!!!" At the first couple of posts, then I was like... "oh..."


Now I am Dissapoint!

KingCracker wrote:I agree. Now those minis were painted with blood nicely. I wouldnt look at those and get that chill of disgust down my spine. And you can tell the blood was painted to look good. Not, load brush, cover sections of model with RED PAINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and call it blood

I demand pictures of bad blood paint jobs.

Here's a couple of techniques that I've read about on other forums and have tried myself. Cut 2 or 3 short peices of fishing line ( thinner the better) at @ 1/2" to 3/4 " in length. super glue the fishing line onto the sharp edge of the weapon, making sure that it hangs down (gravity and all). Once completely dry (shouldn"t take too long being super glue), "dribble" super glue down the fishing line, letting it collect at the bottom, forming somewhat of a droplet shape. Let this dry completely. Using a glossy red (I use glossy engine red, looks just like fresh blood) mix the red paint with some sand, not alot a little goes a long way. Paint the sandy blood mixture onto the edge of the weapon ( this will give you a magnificent gore effect. and then paint the fishing line with just the glossy paint ( i don"t use the sand mixture here, but you can try it and see if you like it). If you like you can go back after everything is dry and drybrush some dark brown over the gory sandy part to simulate dried crusty blood. Hope this helps. Thanks.

I put a very tiny bit of red on the tips of the claws of a couple dryads. I don't plan to do it to all of them though. I thought it gave a little bit of flair.

I've seen it painted on really well and it can look great.

I also don't mind gore effects, drips and drops made from resins, varnish, wet effects, cat hairs, fine sand etc

But when it's sculpted into the model itself!
No thankyou, not today, no matter how well painted!

I used to do it, when I was younger, but Ive grown out of it. I stick to weathering my choppas now, as opposed to splashing them in gore. I dont think Im a good enough painter for it not to look tacky.

Do y'all really expect Zombies to wipe their mouths off with a napkin or something?



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Thor665 wrote:

KingCracker wrote:I agree. Now those minis were painted with blood nicely. I wouldnt look at those and get that chill of disgust down my spine. And you can tell the blood was painted to look good. Not, load brush, cover sections of model with RED PAINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and call it blood

I demand pictures of bad blood paint jobs.

I'm with Thor here, pictures of bad blood paint jobs!!!!! I feel like a laugh.