The basics Academy Award winning makeup artist Ve Neill's new artist palette — "Down + Dirty", gives artists a curated collection of alcohol-based shades that are super long lasting, highly pigmented, and usable for a number of effects.  The benefits Makeup artists in film and television have depended on PPI & Skin Illustrator for years and their artist palettes with artists like Ve Neill, Greg Cannom, Lois Burwell, and others are fun ways to get a peek into the kits of the film industry's top makeup artists. The uses Stipple or lightly apply the different shades to create realistic dirt, grime, bruises, injury, zombie, and much more. The bottom line You must use Skin Illustrator Activator or 99% alcohol to activate the color pigment. Do not use 70% alcohol, MEK, acetone, water or any other solvent. Removal is easy with PPI’s Telesis Beta Solv, Telesis Super Solv or Telesis Makeup Remover.