blood packs

Does anyone know where to buy blood packs (to simulate a bullet wound) in Perth?

There is a place in Belmont that sells all sorts of makeup - you could give them a try. Can't remember the name, just google "stage makeup" and they usually appear near the top of the list.

The place in Belmont is called Ashton Admor and the staff there are wonderfully helpful. I'm not sure if they sell bloodpacks off the shelf, but they may be able to order them in for you. Or if that's not an option I'm pretty sure they would be able to point you in the right direction. Good luck :) "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams

A trick I've used that does a nice steady-bleed wound is to soak a small sponge in blood, seal it in a ziplock bag, and punch a lot of little holes in the bag. This can be then be taped to the actor's body in the required position. When it's time to reveal the wound, have the actor clamp their hand over the spot and apply pressure. Once pressure is applied to the sponge it'll start forcing blood out the holes in the bag and run through the actor's fingers. The actor can easily control the flow of blood, simply by varying the pressure. The only downside being that the bag will leak slightly over time, so it's an effect that needs to be used almost immediately (as opposed to a sealed "splatter" bag).

Some good old Sucrose syrup, red and blue food dye, a dash of water and detergent placed carefully into a small glad wrap pouch has worked wonders for me. Use a rubber band to tie off, asta lasagna dont get any on ya. Yours faithfully, Targuus Taargus