Realistic Wound FX

In this following instructable I will be showing you how to make a simple, yet realistic and reusable, latex wound effect on a tight budget.

Step 1 Getting the Supplies

For this project you are going to need the following supplies:

Supplies

• Liquid Latex - $11 for a 8oz bottle.
• Stage Blood - $2 for a 1oz bottle.
• Basic Make-Up Kit - Should include foundation, basic creme pallet of at least 4 colors, setting powder and applicators.
• Toilet Paper

The most common place to find these out of the Halloween season is at a costume shop or online, especially for the liquid latex and stage blood. The make-up can be purchased at any retailer that carries make-up... usually for under $10. As for the toilet paper, that's practically free... and if don't have any at home, pocket a square next time you use the public restroom.

Comments

[Karinemakeup]

I loved the post and the makeup. This is one of my works, hope you enjoy.

[Zombie fanatic 110011]

first try.

[agerick]

this was my attempt but i used toilet paper mixed with corn flour and water and lots of fake blood (home made) and makeup...

[rld612]

My first attempt at any kind of Halloween makeup or fx. The inside moves as I flex my forearm, giving it a really gruesome appearance.

[pdubs]

very useful tut... was a zombie for halloween so this was really helpful... everyone was pretty well grossed out... GOOD TIMES!

[atomiclegocreations]

That will give a 3 year old nightmares. It makes me think, "gosh, I really need to practice now that i have liquid latex, fake blood, and spirit gum."

[cwilliamson7]

man is that real sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo grooooooooooos and also those bones look real to ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww goooooooodddddddddddddddddddddd how did you even do that ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww groooooooooooooooooooooooooosssssssssssss gooooooooooooooooooooooodddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd.!

[pdubs]

haha thanks! i used the bones from chicken wings btw

[killersquirel11]

Aww man... now I'm hungry...

[klingonprins]

how the hell did you get the bones to not stick out like a bump?

[pdubs]

well i made the basic circular wound shape on my hand and then took chicken wing bones (boiled the meat off), cut the ends off, and added a little more liquid latex to the ends to connect the bones the to wound edge and a little on the underside to hold them into place then did the basic paint application and added the fake blood :D

**and a little tip** dont cover the ends of the bones evenly and also try to apply thick areas of liquid latex over the central area of the bones... that way it will look like its less connected solely around the edge of the wound and it will look less uniform and more like the top of your hand was ripped off (which is the effect i was goin for here)

ENJOY!

[k2thec8738]

wow, yeah, NICE. but im glad i didnt meet you trick-or-treating, i probly wouldve screamed my head off...lol :)

[A.C.E.]

i had to slather on the fake blood to cover up my experimentation with makeup..

[cwilliamson7]

what part of your body is that god well whatever it is you did a great job

[crafty_crayons]

eww ah looooks so real ughh.............

[crafty_crayons]

hahahha

[A.C.E.]

you really think so or are you being sarcastic?

[crafty_crayons]

no im seriouse dude llol

[NJB]

It is actually nauseatingly realistic!

[technodude92]

next up... compound fractures! I'd love to see an 'ible on making fake compound fractures.

[klingonprins]

me too

[collard41]

not nice

[A.C.E.]

well on halloween i made my face white with makeup, then stuck this on the side of my face. it, along with all the weird noises i would make when walking by people, made me look like a zombie. After wards we went to welcome south resturant to eat and i took it off in the bathroom. it was on the table wrapped in some napkins so it would dry, but it still had some blood on it. when the waiter came, i wasnt paying attention and she picked it up, looked at it kind of funny, then threw it in the trash : ( oh well, ill just make another.. lol

[Lftndbt]

You inspired me, to attempt something similar this year. I only had PVA wood glue and toilet paper on hand. Turned out alright though.

[cwilliamson7]

what part of your body is that god well whatever it is you did a great job

[NJB]

I thought about doing that, but I dismissed the idea remembering how hard PVA dries, but after seeing this, I can see how wrong I was! That is Brilliant!

[Lftndbt]

LoL. I was in a rush and only had bold red and black craft poster paint also. I didn't want to use a container of the GF's foundation to blend the whole thing in either. So no make-up what so ever just black and red paint. I think it took around 35 mins all up to apply. The PVA released easily when removed (not hair loss) and the entire piece came off intact. The PVA seems to remain rather flexible in these sort of thing layers. It only three step too. Paint area desired in PVA. Apply a layer of TP to area. Lay out edges of woung with rolled up length. Apply one top sheet over to mould the wound and to taper the edges out.. Then saturate with PVA. Blow dry. Nice a quick.

[joewelke25]

Thanks for the tutorial, worked for me.

[cwilliamson7]

ok thats gross and not

[a grain of alt.]

Dang, that looks gross. Great job!

[Delo97]

BTW, an emo x)

[Hitman227]

WOOOOOW! Amazing!

[turbotonic27]

holly Cow !

[emihackr97]

holly cow!?

[grumpygrady]

also ask your freinds to give you there old makeup during the year and you will have a lot of makeup
just do not use the old makeup close to the eyes

[grumpygrady]

great ideas
if you lay down layers of tissue flat then drag the end of your brush down the center it will look like the wound was ripped

when i first saw this tutorial i thought it was one of the folks back home
i did this for the nieghborhood for years and had a great time doing it

keep up the great work

grumpy grady

[kbec]

I want to thank you so much for this tutorial! It was extremely easy to follow for someone who has never done anything like this before. I wanted to test out how to do the wound a week before Halloween and it came out better than I would have thought. Now that I did the arm, I plan on actually having a nice one on my face. The cotton swab idea, for added meat and grossness, really made it so much better too. so happy!

[thatgreasymechanicguy]

HOLY CRAP THOUGHT THAT WAS REAL!

[fingertrap5]

nice tutorial....here's my first try.

[gonzoman73]

WOW! thats insane :D