What paint to pour over my head?
February 8, 2012 11:27 PM Subscribe
Is there a specific type of paint under, say, twenty dollars a gallon that is safe enough to pour over my head for a photo shoot? ...and that will easily come out of my hair?
Best answer: I think kindall nailed it. Please don't pour paint on yourself.
The key thing for something to read as paint, besides the color, is thickness and "globbiness." If milk doesn't look right, I'm sure you can thicken it somehow. There's that syrup they use for fake blood... an effects person would know.
posted by drjimmy11 at 11:33 PM on February 8, 2012
The key thing for something to read as paint, besides the color, is thickness and "globbiness." If milk doesn't look right, I'm sure you can thicken it somehow. There's that syrup they use for fake blood... an effects person would know.
posted by drjimmy11 at 11:33 PM on February 8, 2012
Right..google Milk Paint
posted by PaulBGoode at 11:34 PM on February 8, 2012
posted by PaulBGoode at 11:34 PM on February 8, 2012
I would suggest soy or almond milk, so that any renegade splashes that you miss cleaning up don't end up smelling awful later.
A lot of fake blood uased in filming is corn syrup and food colouring, so that could be used to thicken your mock paint. You could also use corn starch in the same way you would thicken gravy.
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:18 AM on February 9, 2012 [1 favorite]
A lot of fake blood uased in filming is corn syrup and food colouring, so that could be used to thicken your mock paint. You could also use corn starch in the same way you would thicken gravy.
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:18 AM on February 9, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'd suggest a runny vanilla pudding with food coloring.
posted by that girl at 1:34 AM on February 9, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by that girl at 1:34 AM on February 9, 2012 [2 favorites]
Best answer: NO! NOT "MILK PAINT"!
Proper milk paint (ie, NOT milk with food coloring in it) is also known as casein paint and is a type of paint wherein the milk proteins are the carriers of VERY PERMANENT dye.
yes, milk with food color in it and probably a thickener. On Nickleodeon, they used a mixture of green Jell-O and water.
posted by plinth at 3:16 AM on February 9, 2012 [6 favorites]
Proper milk paint (ie, NOT milk with food coloring in it) is also known as casein paint and is a type of paint wherein the milk proteins are the carriers of VERY PERMANENT dye.
yes, milk with food color in it and probably a thickener. On Nickleodeon, they used a mixture of green Jell-O and water.
posted by plinth at 3:16 AM on February 9, 2012 [6 favorites]
I have always thought thin instant pancake batter looked like it has the consistency of paint. You can easily thicken or thin it with water.
posted by jmsta at 3:36 AM on February 9, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by jmsta at 3:36 AM on February 9, 2012 [2 favorites]
If you get sick of paint, you can always try caramel, as seen here.
posted by oxford blue at 6:15 AM on February 9, 2012
posted by oxford blue at 6:15 AM on February 9, 2012
If you wanted to use paint, any latex paint comes out pretty easily if you don't let it dry - and if you've just poured a bucket over your head, it won't be drying very fast. When we've been painting inside our house, there hasn't been really any problem getting hte paint off, except for splashes at the beginning of the project that I didn't try to scrape out of my fingernail beds till 2 hours later. Even getting some on clothes that I hadn't intended as work clothes, I just ran through the washer (immediately, not at the end of the day) and it came right out. As I understand it, the photo shoot is essentially done once the bucket has been poured over your head, or at worst, you pour a couple of batches within 15 minutes or so. You should be fine to just strip all you clothes off and head to the shower, just spend a long time there and be sure it's all rinsed. Even when latex paint dries, it peels off pretty well, but your best bet is to not let it dry.
Note: don't breathe too deeply, this stuff is full of chemicals. And when you're putting your face in it, Low-VOC options probably don't make enough difference to be worth the money. So yes, pudding/batter poured form a paint can is probably a much safer option.
Whether you use food-based or a real paint, don't do this with a bright color, especially red. Even if the paint or pudding base washes off, the dye transfers to skin, and you'll come out pale magenta.
posted by aimedwander at 7:23 AM on February 9, 2012
Note: don't breathe too deeply, this stuff is full of chemicals. And when you're putting your face in it, Low-VOC options probably don't make enough difference to be worth the money. So yes, pudding/batter poured form a paint can is probably a much safer option.
Whether you use food-based or a real paint, don't do this with a bright color, especially red. Even if the paint or pudding base washes off, the dye transfers to skin, and you'll come out pale magenta.
posted by aimedwander at 7:23 AM on February 9, 2012
Basically, to look like paint, you need a base liquid thats opaque and viscous,and then give it a color. There's milk, of course. There's also the option of adding titanium dioxide to water, which is a common food-safe opacifier, used for that purpose in sunscreens, toothpastes, and paints. I imagine it would be cheaper and easier to work with than milk - its non-perishable.
posted by Hither at 7:54 AM on February 9, 2012
posted by Hither at 7:54 AM on February 9, 2012
Mix yogurt and milk to the consistency of paint and add food coloring?
posted by zombiedance at 9:53 AM on February 9, 2012
posted by zombiedance at 9:53 AM on February 9, 2012
You can make a decent edible paint out of cornstarch, water, and food coloring. It's not awful to wash off my toddler. There are a lot of recipes out there; some add baking soda or sugar or other things, just makes for slightly different textures. You'll probably need rather a lot of food coloring to get a rich deep color, but that's not a problem.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 12:45 PM on February 9, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 12:45 PM on February 9, 2012 [1 favorite]
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Milk with food coloring in it?
posted by kindall at 11:28 PM on February 8, 2012 [2 favorites]