sealer, particularly if it is water based. RMGP, PAX creme foundation, or alcohol color palettes can all be used to color cold foam. Follow the preceding steps to apply makeup to your cold foam appliance.
Silicone
If your silicone appliance has been painted already, as described in Chapter 6, your makeup needs for the appliance should be minimal after application. If you were not the one who painted the appliance, it would be beneficial to have a color chart showing what was used. If not, you must eyeball it and mix your best match with a Skin Illustrator palette or something similar. Remembefthat with silicone it is important to maintain translucency of the material; that's one of the reasons that silicone is used as a prosthetic material. Work with light color application of whatever makeup you use and build up layers of depth to blend from the appliance to the skin.
REMOVING THE APPLIANCE
• If handled deftly, an appliance should be reusable, no matter what material it was cast with. Even foam latex can see multiple applications if the removal is gentle and the appliance is properly cleaned and stored, though more often than not foam latex won't survive the removal. At best, the appliance will hold up, but there will be significant edge damage that will need attention if the makeup is to be reusable.
No matter what the ap pliance is made of, you should never attempt to simply pull it off. Depending on the adhesive used to apply the prosthetic, one of two things will happen: The appliance will tear and come off in chunks, or the appli ance will come off with chunks of the wearer's face•still attached to it. Either way, it will be uncomfortable, if not downright excruciating, so always use the appro priate adhesive remover to first loosen the edges and then proceed.