Some advice on drawing typical blood

idk if i have to put a disclaimer or anything here; this is just how i do it and maybe it'll be helpful to other people, idk...
i know i'm not the best at explaining things so hopefully it makes sense ;v; i'll probably refine the wording as time goes on

The blood should always be darker than whatever color it's on, so when in doubt just use saturated red and set it to 'multiply'

Thicker blood = darker (+highlights), thinner blood = less opacity; yk it works since it'll make any color look like blood
I think the combination of bright & dark colors is the most recognizable thing about blood... In lots of movies n stuff they tend to make it pure dark red, I guess cause they think bright red blood would make it seem more cartoony maybe? Which could always be a stylistic choice, but in the real world, blood is only that color when it's thick, and liquid tends to spread around yknow?

I usually just use bright red by default and make it darker whenever it looks off, and for the smears/bloody fabric I just eyedrop the color under it, set the hue closer to red and make it more saturated & dark...
I find it easier for simple drawings cause I got used to doing it before I realized multiply basically does it for you :P

So I like to start with bright red, then add dark red in the center/where the actual wound is, and add smears in random places

If you're like me and try to keep unique colors to a minimum, you'll have to draw the smears yourself, then add a bit of bright red at the edges/concentrated areas... for everyone else, you can just use a blending tool/soft brush
Also if the blood has been there for a while, you can make the blood/smears more brown/orange, respectively, for a more gross & realistic effect

As for the actual shape, I like to make the brush bigger (with pen pressure on) since it's harder to control and will make irregular, blobby shapes easier
EDIT: am no longer able to use pen pressure, so i kinda just have to deal with it :P
When drawing, try not to overthink it :]
I've seen people do that thing where they draw a rough shape then erase random parts of it; I never liked that method since I think it looks unrealistic, unless the surface is very waterproof...
(this example image is obviously not very realistic, i was just tryna show how using pen pressure helps)

That's all I got for now, I'll add stuff later if I think of it

Anyways here's some PNGs, have fun xwx

...and some reference images. don't ask where i got them they kinda just accumulate in my image folder on their own