Doing blood work is, in my opinion, one of the most creative aspects of being an On-Set Costume Supervisor. However there is also a knowledge required in terms of blood colour and the direction it will take when flowing down a body. Blood pumping above the heart is bright red because it has lots of oxygen in it, whereas below the heart it is darker (as seen in the photos). These are samples of my handy work at creating realistic effects of SPFX blood for nose bleeds, supernatural/knife/bullet wounds.
"The blood is the life." ~ Bram Stoker/Dracula
One of my favorite past times for film work is adding character to clothing to give them an honest, used look. There is nothing worse to me than watching a film or television show with the actors wearing pristine, shiny new, pressed perfect costumes. They look flat and unbelievable. I want it to look as if the clothing has been lived in. Unless of course it is required that the garment looks freshly new. These are samples of distress I have done to hems, sleeves, pockets and shirt collars, as well as sweaty armpits and overall dirty haze to fabric.
Patina... breakdown... wear & tear.
Hoping and looking forward to doing a lot more of this in Deutschland!
<3
Devi
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