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I want to add some blue colored blood to a model but I am not certain on how to make it. I want it to have the same basic effect as the Blood for the Blood God paint were it is very shiny and dark were thicker. The problem is that I don't have access to a lot of different kinds of modeling paints, were I live I have access to Wal-Mart, some hardware stores and I can order (and have some) GW paints available to use. Anyone know what I could mix to get that effect or something close?

Gloss varnish in a pot and blue paint should do it in a jiffy., just watch the mix!

Step 1. Kill a Tau
Step 2. Enjoy


But seriously, are you trying to use it on a weapon or on a Tau model? Miniac did a nice video on how to make dripping blood and all you would need to do is switch out the color for whichever blue matches best.

Racerguy180 wrote:
Step 1. Kill a Tau
Step 2. Enjoy


But seriously, are you trying to use it on a weapon or on a Tau model? Miniac did a nice video on how to make dripping blood and all you would need to do is switch out the color for whichever blue matches best.

I am actually going to add it to a vehicle to make it look like it has run over some T'au.

Personally I would follow the same advice GW themselves gave for Orks (who have at times been depicted as having green blood). Don't. What can sound cool in the background sometimes doesn't translate to the miniature- GW themselves described it would make the Ork look like he's had an accident with some blueberries and not received a gory injury.

With that in mind simply keep Tau blood red.

You might want to try the blue gemstone paint.

I personally would do tau blood with a darker more blue red - possibly a deep purple but a strong red tint in it.

That there skin is blueish doesn't indicate the blood is truly blue - humans aren't red (OK UK tourist do tend to lobster red but that is idiots) due to our flesh being translucent and polarising and the skin is pigmented. I would imagine much the same for them (remember veins appear blue but the blood is red, just a bit darker with a spectrum shift due to lower O2 binding (lower conc)).

Important to have a good spectrum of shades, no matter what colour, if you want it to look realistic and wet!

If you ever prick/cut yourself (inevitable in this hobby haha!) study your own blood and you'll notice that it is a very deep/dark red at the centre but becomes a fairly vibrant crimson when spread more thinly!

As for making the blood the UHU method might be of use!

Tamiya CLEAR blue might work. I would put a drop of prussian blue or hexed purple to every 4 drops or so of the Tamiya to darken it. you may need to experiment.

I use the Taimaya clear red with a drop of brown mixed in to darken for great blood effects.

You can get it on amazon ebay etc... Hobbytown usa might have it as well. why worry about walmart.

GW has Calth Blue Clear in their Air range if the OP is restricted to Citadel paints.

The Technical/Effects paints like BftBG and Nurgle's Rot are made with various types of Acrylic Medium (Gloss Gel Medium in the case of Nurgle's Rot) and pigments.

You can replicate this by mixing those acrylic media types with paint (and it can be cheap acrylic paint, it doesn't need to be GW paint). I haven't had a go at doing it myself yet, but as I've just begun building a Death Guard army, I'm going to try making my own Nurgle's Rot as soon as I can get some time to do it and get all the ingredients delivered (I also live in a rural area, far from an LGS).

Luke on YouTube has a video about blood effects as well as Nurgle's Rot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgzCb7QS6JA

See if this helps! Nothing wrong with experimentation!