Skin Wars

Season 1

2014 · 9 episodes · 6h 27m in all · 7.9/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Naked Canvas

   6 Aug 2014 · 43 min · 7.0/10

   Ten of the country’s best body artists move to Hollywood to battle in an all-or-nothing competition to be crowned the best and most diverse painter of the naked human form.

2. 2

   2. Now You See Me

   13 Aug 2014 · 43 min · 8.0/10

   The pressure builds as the remaining nine artists must compete in one of the most difficult body painting challenges known: camouflaging their naked model into a background. Guest judge Emma Cammack.

3. 3

   3. Leather and Lace

   20 Aug 2014 · 43 min · 8.0/10

   The body artists must compete in their first partnered competition, and a surprise twist makes the challenge of painting clothing on their naked models more emotionally difficult than expected. Guest judge Carson Kressley.

4. 4

   4. Inner Demons

   27 Aug 2014 · 43 min · 8.0/10

   The body artists must reach inside themselves to transform their naked canvases into the most revealing images yet; emotions run hot at the house as one artist is given an extra reason to fear elimination. Guest judge Lynda Carter.

5. 5

   5. Fact or Myth

   3 Sept 2014 · 43 min · 8.0/10

   The emotion of working on teams is exacerbated by the body artists having to discuss their own teammates’ weaknesses; late in the competition, a surprise addition makes the challenge of painting their naked models even more difficult.

6. 6

   6. All's Fair

   10 Sept 2014 · 43 min · 7.0/10

   Time is of the essence as the remaining body artists must create beautiful and heroic warriors on an unexpected living canvas and true friends are pitted again one another in a head-to-head competition.

7. 7

   7. The Art of Illusion

   17 Sept 2014 · 43 min · 8.0/10

   The four remaining artists must rise to the pinnacle of body painting, creating multi-body illusions; using acrobatic contortionists as models, they are allowed to bend their naked canvases into any shape they desire. Guest judge is the world's leading body painter Joanne Gair.

8. 8

   8. The Artist's Journey

   24 Sept 2014 · 43 min · 9.0/10

   In the finale episode, the competition to find the first ever Skin Wars champion comes to a close; in the most personal challenge yet, the remaining artists must decide what defines them and convey that to their naked canvases.

9. 9

   9. Reunion

   24 Sept 2014 · 43 min

   RuPaul welcomes back all ten of the talented contestants from TV's first-ever body-painting competition. They discuss the most memorable moments and explore the truth behind the biggest showdowns and best relationships.