Blood spots with ink?

[Varianor Abroad]

I have some parchment that I want to make look bloodstained. Any thoughts? (No, I'm too uncomfortable at the thought of poking myself.) I have scab red and various shades of brown ink. I was thinking I could do acrylic followed by ink over it?

Any other suggestions please?

 

[Meloncov]

Poke someone else.





I'll let someone who actually has decent advice talk now.

 

[XCorvis]

Blood fades from red to brown when it gets old, so it could certainly be a reddish brown color. Otherwise, just pick up some red ink.

 

[frankthedm]

Mix red food coloring [maybe ink as well] with "paint on clear gloss" [future no wax floor polish works too]

my mix was getting goopy when i got to this wendingo pack. I used the goopiest bits a hunks of flesh.


http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2756/wendigopackl6wz.jpg <bigger pic

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6594/wendigobloodychunks4ih.jpg

 

[Varianor Abroad]

Nice! Now how about dried blood? Any tips on that please?

 

[Gospog]

Use Chestnut Brown ink from the warzone range of paints (maybe someone gave you some of those recently?).

Dip an old toothbrush in it and wipe most of it off. Now "flick" the tothbrush bristles with the brush facing the paper. This simulates a blood spray while the dark brown color matches dried blood.

Dark brown works a lot better than red. You don't want your players to say "Oh, bright red blood, ok."

You want them to say, "Is that...blood? Are those blood spots? Holy crap!"

-Tom

 

[Varianor Abroad]

Eeeeehhhcellent. Thanks man!