Silicone painting question
Hello! I am replicating the flesh jigsaw puzzle piece from the film Saw and have a question about paint.
My casting is in platinum silicone that is tinted with smooth on flesh pigment. The piece is cast in a flat ultra cal mold. I have no issues painting the sculpted side with skin illustrators, where I’m running into issues is with painting the smooth backside of the piece. I want the back to be bloody in appearance (like it were actually carved away).
I’ve tried a couple different drying bloods like tinsley and narrative cosmetics alcohol blood, but they just bead up and rub off. I’m guessing my best bet is psycho paint, which I have tried and it works, but the smooth on blood pigment just isn’t bloody enough lol.
Can anyone give any recommendations or advice on what to pigment with and maybe a drying bloods that has a chance of actually sticking to the silicone? Appreciate any help!!
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For anyone else who happens to encounter this particular problem, I found a relatively simple solution. I applied a thin coat of pros-aide to the unpainted smooth surface of the silicone and once it was tacky I painted on the alcohol based blood and voila, it spread well and didn’t bead up!