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Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:09 am
by levied troop
I was hoping Norman would have a few ideas on medical dribbles and oozes.
My only contribution is that Tamiya Clear Red looks good as fresh blood and that when someone loses bladder control the clothing goes a darker shade rather than acquires a yellowing colour.
Can’t wait to see your zombies.
Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:14 am
by Jeremy
Nothing like starting a brand new project 8 months before Ayton. And you’re Chief Terrain Director
Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 10:08 am
by Count Belisarius
levied troop wrote: ↑Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:09 am
I was hoping Norman would have a few ideas on medical dribbles and oozes.
My only contribution is that Tamiya Clear Red looks good as fresh blood and that when someone loses bladder control the clothing goes a darker shade rather than acquires a yellowing colour.
Can’t wait to see your zombies.
Good to see the wealth of personal experience contributing to the hobby here...
Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:35 pm
by Norman D. Landings
Back in the day the chief exponent of splatter was Jon Blanche. He used to recommend epoxy glue, which could then be painted whatever colour you wanted. It’s bloody difficult to do well, though.
If you go with the GW or Army Painter ‘Gore’ products, you should be able to tint them - through brown or purple down to black - by adding a little wash or ink.
Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:52 pm
by Norman D. Landings
Wait, personal experience? I can’t not bite on that. Post Mortem skin colour is crazy.
Cyanosis runs through blue-greys and purple-greys... jaundice goes from a sallow olive tint to a startlingly bright orangey-mustard... postural lividity will show as dusky red marks where the body was lying before reanimating, and goes purple (“livor mortis”) if they’ve been lying for a while... necrotic tissue is brown-toned black or purple-toned black, (and if there are any skin breaks in a necrotic area, the exuding ‘slough’ is cream-coloured) and when the blood vessels start to break down, it’s clearly visible under the skin as a pale-and-dark ‘marbling’.
Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:14 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
And that brings us nicely to lunch, here at the LAW Oval......
Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:29 pm
by Buff Orpington
Long, long ago in a far distant forum VB did some outstanding "moment of impact " wounds with blood flying everywhere. I think he used epoxy.
Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:32 pm
by Count Belisarius
Norman D. Landings wrote: ↑Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:52 pm
Wait, personal experience? I can’t not bite on that. Post Mortem skin colour is crazy.
Cyanosis runs through blue-greys and purple-greys... jaundice goes from a sallow olive tint to a startlingly bright orangey-mustard... postural lividity will show as dusky red marks where the body was lying before reanimating, and goes purple (“livor mortis”) if they’ve been lying for a while... necrotic tissue is brown-toned black or purple-toned black, (and if there are any skin breaks in a necrotic area, the exuding ‘slough’ is cream-coloured) and when the blood vessels start to break down, it’s clearly visible under the skin as a pale-and-dark ‘marbling’.
I was just implying that LT might wet himself but that info was very useful. Thanks...
Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:20 pm
by Norman D. Landings
Dealing with the departed never bothered me in the slightest. Nice and peaceful.
It doesn’t happen in my current role. If it did, something would have gone horribly wrong.
There’d be containment measures and biohazard suits and I’d have to pretend I wasn’t loving it.
Re: Splatter
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:32 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
So not unlike the hoover incident then?