Skin Wars

43min

Reality

Rebecca Romijn hosts television's first ever body painting competition show, which seeks to find the most skillful, accomplished and versatile body painter in America. The body artists will compete in elaborate body painting challenges to avoid elimination and win over the approval of the judges, including legendary entertainer RuPaul Charles, and body painting icons Craig Tracy and Robin Slonina.

Episodes

Cast

The Naked Canvas

1. The Naked Canvas

43min

6th Aug 2014

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.

Now You See Me

2. Now You See Me

43min

13th Aug 2014

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.

Leather and Lace

3. Leather and Lace

43min

20th Aug 2014

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.

Inner Demons

4. Inner Demons

43min

27th Aug 2014

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.

Fact or Myth

5. Fact or Myth

43min

3rd Sep 2014

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.

All's Fair

6. All's Fair

43min

10th Sep 2014

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.

The Art of Illusion

7. The Art of Illusion

43min

17th Sep 2014

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.

The Artist's Journey

8. The Artist's Journey

43min

24th Sep 2014

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.

Reunion

9. Reunion

43min

24th Sep 2014

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.

First air date

6th Aug 2014

Last air date

29th Jun 2016

Status

Ended

Type

Reality

Original language

en

Networks