Via Propnomicon, a tutorial for quick and dirty bruises using only paint
Excellent find. Thanks very much, I’ll be using that.
I’ve got a way to get quick and dirty bruises using only your fist. I’m happy to demonstrate on you sometime
in primary school we used to scribble back and forth on paper to make a big pencil lead pile and then smear it on somewhere, looks like bruises.
Graphite comes with its own problems…paint or “bruise wheels” are probably the best bet
do tell
Ben Nye sell them. They’re little wheel shaped kits with several colours of cream based makeup in bruise colours (brown, red, purple, yellowy). I’ve never had a requirement for JUST bruises and you can get all the same colours in ordinary makeup or facepaint, so I’ve not tried them. Cream base makeups have to be set with powder and removed with makeup remover.
I beleive that “burn wheels” (Pinkish Red, Brown and Black IIRC) are also avalible.
would it be possible to make that cheaply maybe with some sort of neutral cream base and one each of non toxic brown, red, purple, and yellow pigment?
does such a base exist, like oilfree sunblock or something? (just riffing)
I have absolutely no idea, sorry. Cosmetic manufacturing isn’t something I’ve ever tried.