Before you start you will need these brush by radio9x. Although, it is not necessary. Still it's handy. ^_^

To fully view the image (figure 1.0 )click it or click <here>. I have provided a JPEG image of my hand without the blood for you to practice on. get it <here>

So are you ready?

1) Make a layer above the hand image and name it as "gash" and set the blending mode in "Multiply." Layer opacity is 100%

2) Select the airbrush tool and set it to Hard Round 9 pixels with 50% opacity.

3) Select the colour red or to be more specific use this RGB I've provided (r 158 g 11 b 14) and also the colour black (r 0 g 0 b 0)

4) Create a hole that looks like so. Or you can make it larger to make it more dredful. >:] Use the black first. Now in the anatomy there should be a bone. Use the red and mark a straight line within the black.

5) Use the smudge tool (Mode: Normal pressure: 30%) Try to smudge alittle of the red like so. This will provide the illussion that there's a bone inside.

.:BLOOD:.


fig 1.3 <full view>

Now here starts the fun part
^_^

fig. 1.4

6) Use the erase tool to clear out some of the excess smudge from the gash.

7) Create a new layer beneath and name it as "blood" again set the blending mode in "Multiply" (opacity: 100%)

8) Use the pen tool and draw around the gash where you want to make the blood.

*Just create a base don't worry about the details first. Although, you have to curve the path according to the bumps/surface of the hand. Look at the <full view> of the figure 1.3 to see what I mean.

9) When you are done drawing it, right click on the path and click on the "Make Selection". Feather Radius: 0
Anti-aliased: checked
Operation: New Selection

10) Now fill in the marquee using the red colour (Alt + backspace). De-select the marquee (Ctrl + D). Select the erase tool . Then erase the excess of the blood and some edges to create the uneven-ness of the blood

11) Select the brush tool and add in the other spill the continues onto the floor or table or whatever's the hand is laying on and then you're done with the base. see figure 1.4

fig. 1.5 <full view>

12) Provided that you've done the base details of the blood. Use the blood spather brushes for the rest of the places that needs effect. In order not to destroy the already made base blood. Select out the blood using the wand tool and click the outside area of the blood. See figure 1.5

13) Expand the marquee by 1px found in

Select / Modify / Expand >


Now that the empty space is selected add abit of spatter with the provided brush

.:Shading:.


fig. 1.6 <full view>

shadows

14) De-select the marquee and from there Lock the transparency pixel.

*remember: we are still in the "blood" layer

Select the airbrush tool . Set the mode to "Multiply" and the opacity ranging between (10 - 30%)
Size: Soft Round (13-40) pixels

This will provide the shades of the blood and make it realistic.

++ (If you are unsure of painting the blood. Create another layer and name it "bloodyshadow". Marquee the "blood layer" to stay within the blood area ( Hold ctrl + click the "blood" layer). Let's hide the Marquee so that it will not get in the way and it'll help you see things clearly. (Ctrl + H) Make the layer mode to "Multiply"

16) Get a brighter shade of red. And create another layer name it "bloody highlight." Set mode to "Overlay".

*remember that the marquee is still there.

Do the same with #15 but only over the bumps. Just don't over do it.

And when you think it's perfect...then YOU'RE DONE!

Did you enjoy that? I know I did. ;)