Special Effects in filmmaking

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A few gallons of blood is just picture perfect for any crime or horror scenes in movies,for Halloween costumes, or for innocent pranks.Interestingly, there are a lot of recipes out there to make fake realistic blood.Curious to learn the recipes?So,here are a few of them:

Corn Syrup Secret:

To get the right consistency for fake blood, just go for the Corn Syrup Secret.

  • Corn syrup-2/3 cup
  • Water-1/3 cup
  • Corn starch-5tb
  • Red food coloring-4tb
  • Cocoa powder-1tb
  • Few drops of green and yellow food coloring

Mix all the above ingredients in the same order.Adjust the amount of green and yellow blood coloring to get that brownish-red finish.

Combine corn syrup,red food coloring(as required), 1 or 2 tablespoons of green and yellow food coloring and dish soap, to get stain-free fake blood.

Fruit Mix Fake Blood:

It’s the easiest way to make fake blood with simple ingredients.

  • Fruit mix powder(red colored)
  • Corn syrup

Just add these ingredients in a bowl.It does leave stain, but the simple recipe is ready!

Peanut Butter Secret:

This is an edible recipe which can be used in zombie-licking-blood kind of scenes in movies.

  • A blob of peanut butter
  • Corn syrup
  • Few drops of red food coloring

Corn syrup and the food coloring can be adjusted to get the desired consistency(thickness) and brownish-red color respectively.

Drip a few drops of each of these recipes on a white towel and decide the best one for you.

Selvam M https://www.shortfundly.com

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