How to make fake blood with tomato sauce?

Question

I only have a few basic ingredients in my pantry (and I specifically have peanut butter and tomato sauce) and I want to make real-looking fake blood. I don't need it to look edible, just realistic in photos (for a school project).

Can anyone suggest any recipes that don't require chocolate sauce? Thanks.

Answer 1

You can use corn syrup and red food coloring.

Obviously this may stain clothes, furniture, your skin etc. So don't splash it on anything you don't want ruined.

The syrup is safe to coat yourself in, runs fairly slowly, and makes big dramatic globs and flows. If you want it even stickier, you can put it in the fridge for a bit.

Answer 2

I'm not sure how you would make real looking blood with those ingredients.

The old horror masters used chocolate syrup for blood (of course this was in B&W movies). I have use it effectively in color props and photos with the right lighting (green and blue lighting work well).

Plus it tastes good and is much easier to clean up than red food coloring.