Skin Wars (Season 1)

You won't believe your eyes.

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.

  • Poster for The Naked Canvas

    The Naked Canvas (Episode 1) 7.0

    Air date: 2014-08-06

    Runtime: 43 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Now You See Me

    Now You See Me (Episode 2) 8.0

    Air date: 2014-08-13

    Runtime: 43 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Leather and Lace

    Leather and Lace (Episode 3) 8.0

    Air date: 2014-08-20

    Runtime: 43 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Inner Demons

    Inner Demons (Episode 4) 8.0

    Air date: 2014-08-27

    Runtime: 43 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Fact or Myth

    Fact or Myth (Episode 5) 8.0

    Air date: 2014-09-03

    Runtime: 43 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for All's Fair

    All's Fair (Episode 6) 7.0

    Air date: 2014-09-10

    Runtime: 43 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for The Art of Illusion

    The Art of Illusion (Episode 7) 8.0

    Air date: 2014-09-17

    Runtime: 43 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for The Artist's Journey

    The Artist's Journey (Episode 8) 9.0

    Air date: 2014-09-24

    Runtime: 43 min

    Overview: 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.

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    Reunion (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2014-09-24

    Runtime: 43 min

    Overview: 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.

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