Skin Wars (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Episode #1.7 - full transcript

[electronic music]

- BODY PAINTING IS EVERYWHERE

FROM HIGH-FASHION MAGAZINES

TO CHART-TOPPING MUSIC VIDEOS.

EACH WEEK,
TALENTED BODY PAINTERS

FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY

WILL PUSH THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE NAKED CANVAS.

- MY BIGGEST COMPETITION HERE
IS EVERYONE.

- SOME WILL HIT
NEW CREATIVE HEIGHTS...

- MIND BLOWN.
- [laughs]

- WHILE OTHERS WILL WATCH
THEIR DREAMS GO DOWN THE DRAIN.



IT'S TIME
TO WASH OFF YOUR CANVAS.

ULTIMATELY, ONLY ONE WILL WIN
THE GRAND PRIZE...

- YES!
- OF $100,000

AND THE TITLE
OF SKIN WARS CHAMPION.

LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD.

WELCOME TO SKIN WARS.

- [sighs]

- GOOD MORNING, PAINTERS!
all: GOOD MORNING.

- WELL, YOU ALL KNOW
OUR ESTEEMED JUDGE

CRAIG TRACY.
- HELLO, PAINTERS.

- AND WITH HIM IS
A VERY SPECIAL GUEST JUDGE.

- MY KNEES
GO COMPLETELY JELL-O.

- NATALIE, ARE YOU TAKING
SOME DEEP BREATHS?

WHY? IS THERE SOMETHING GOING ON
IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW



THAT'S GOT YOU
EXTRA EXCITED TODAY?

- [sighs]
JOANNE GAIR IS MY IDOL.

LIKE, MY IDOL.

I WROTE HER FAN LETTERS
LIKE A CELEBRITY.

- PLEASE WELCOME
THE INCREDIBLE JOANNE GAIR.

SHE'S THE ARTIST BEHIND

SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC
BODY-PAINTING IMAGES EVER.

SHE ALSO HAPPENS TO BE
THE VERY FIRST PERSON

WHO EVER PAINTED ME.

JOANNE GAIR IS A SUPER AMAZING,
ICONIC BODY PAINTER.

EVERYBODY IN THIS INDUSTRY
KNOWS WHO SHE IS.

- THEY ARE HERE TO JUDGE
TODAY'S CHALLENGE.

FOR MOST OF THE CHALLENGES,
YOU'VE BEEN REQUIRED

TO USE EVERY INCH
OF YOUR MODEL'S BODY.

BUT TODAY, YOU'LL BE FOCUSING
ON A MUCH SMALLER CANVAS.

FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
YOU WILL BE USING HANDS.

YOU WILL HAVE TWO HOURS

TO PAINT
AN ELBOW-TO-FINGER LOOK.

YOU CAN USE ANYTHING YOU WANT
AS YOUR INSPIRATION.

- THIS MIGHT BE
A SMALL CANVAS,

BUT YOU CAN
ABSOLUTELY GO BIG

FOR THIS CHALLENGE.

- AND MAYBE YOU WANT TO THINK
ABOUT YOUR SHAPE OF THE HAND

BEFORE YOU BEGIN.

WHAT'S INTERESTING,
OUT-OF-THE-BOX DIFFERENT?

- THE WINNER OF THIS CHALLENGE

WILL WIN A MAJOR ADVANTAGE
FOR THE UPCOMING CHALLENGE.

YOU ARE ONLY
ONE ELIMINATION AWAY

FROM THE $100,000 GRAND PRIZE.

THE ADVANTAGE IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN EVER.

- WE ALL CAME HERE
WITH A GOAL--

HUGE CHECK IN HAND
FOR 100 GRAND.

I'VE GOTTA BRING IT.

- PAINTERS, HOPE YOU'RE READY
TO GET HANDSY,

BECAUSE YOUR TIME STARTS

NOW!

- OH.

- I'M GONNA JUST TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS.

- WE'RE DOWN
TO THE FINAL FOUR.

I HAVE NO ROOM FOR MISTAKES.

I HAVE SACRIFICED A LOT.
I NEED TO WIN THIS.

- I'M GONNA
BUST OUT SOME PAINT,

SO IF YOU JUST WANNA HAVE A SEAT
AND MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE--

- TRY THIS. THIS WAS ONE IDEA
I WAS KIND OF PLAYING WITH.

- WHAT KIND OF AN ANIMAL
COULD WE MAKE?

WE HAVE TWO HOURS
TO DO THIS PAINT JOB,

AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT I WANT TO PAINT.

- ALL RIGHT, SO HOLD
THAT LEFT HAND UP FIRST.

MY CONCEPT IS ADAM AND EVE
IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN.

SO I START WITH THE SNAKE.

KEEP YOUR KNUCKLES FLAT
LIKE THAT.

THERE YOU GO.
THE SNAKE IS VERY EASY FOR ME.

I'VE RENDERED SNAKES AND DRAGONS
A MILLION TIMES.

I KNOW I CAN PULL OFF
A VERY REALISTIC SNAKE.

- SPREAD YOUR FINGERS SUPER WIDE
FOR ME.

I DECIDE ON A GARGOYLE
WITH WINGS.

I DON'T NORMALLY DO DARK, CREEPY
SORT OF BODY-PAINT CONCEPTS,

BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO EXPERIMENT WITH THIS ONE.

- YEAH.

MY CONCEPT TODAY
IS GOING TO BE

THE LAVA LANDS
THAT I COME FROM.

SO I'M BASICALLY GONNA DO, LIKE,
A SERENE, BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE

AND THEN HAVE
HER ARMS TRANSITION

INTO AN EXPLODING VOLCANO.

- LET'S DO A STORY.
- MM-HMM.

- THERE'S THIS GREAT GREEK MYTH

THAT INVOLVES A PEACOCK
AND A COW,

SO I'M GONNA PAINT A PEACOCK
AND A COW.

HOW DO COWS LOOK?
THEY'RE LIKE THIS.

- WHEN A SNAKE
OPENS ITS JAWS,

THE FANGS FOLD OUT.

- GUYS,
JUST ONE HOUR LEFT.

HALF YOUR TIME IS GONE.

IN CHALLENGES,
WHEN I'M UNDER PRESSURE,

THAT'S THE BEST TIME FOR ME
TO GET IN THE ZONE.

IT'S CRUNCH TIME.
I'M SERIOUS.

OKAY, WHERE'S MY EYE?
WHERE'S MY PEACOCK EYE?

- SPREAD THOSE HANDS OUT FOR ME
A LITTLE BIT.

- I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
THIS IS GONNA TAKE ME,

SO WE'LL JUST SEE
HOW IT GOES.

- MISS NATALIE,
CONGRATULATIONS

ON BEING PART
OF THE FINAL FOUR.

- THANK YOU.
BUT DON'T YOU MISS GEAR?

I'M LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM,

AND EVERYONE'S DOING
SOME REALLY COOL STUFF.

LIKE, I SEE NICOLE
ACTUALLY USED

A LITTLE BIT OF PROSTHETIC
TO MAKE, LIKE, WINGS.

- TEN MINUTES, GUYS.

- DUTCH, AS USUAL,
HIS PIECE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

[timer beeps]
- OKAY, PAINTERS. TIME'S UP.

PLEASE PUT YOUR TOOLS DOWN.

OKAY, GUYS,
WELL, YOU HAD TWO HOURS

TO TRANSFORM
YOUR MODELS' HANDS,

AND NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE
WHO CAME OUT ON TOP.

- I'M LOOKING AROUND
AT MY COMPETITORS,

AND I'M THE ONLY ONE WITHOUT
A TRANSITION IN MY PIECE.

I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS GONNA
WORK AGAINST ME TODAY.

- JUDGES, LET'S TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK.

- OKAY.

- HEY, DUTCH.
- HI.

- TELL US ABOUT YOUR PAINTING
AND YOUR INSPIRATION.

- I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
THAT WAS SORT OF NEAR AND DEAR

TO MY HEART.
I AM A CHRISTIAN.

AND SO I THOUGHT OF THE SNAKE,
WHICH IS A TWO-PART REVEAL,

'CAUSE WHEN SHE OPENS UP...

- OH.
- THERE'S A FANG ON THE INSIDE.

AND THEN OVER HERE IS THE--
THE TREE OF FORBIDDEN FRUIT.

- OH.
- MM-HMM.

- AND THEN WHEN SHE HOLDS
BOTH OF HER HANDS UP TOGETHER,

IT REVEALS THE STORY.
- [laughs]

- WOW.
- VERY NICE.

- A TRIPLE--TRIPLE PLAY.
- TRIPLE REVEAL, YEAH.

- VERY NICE.
- MAN, YOU JUST KEEP

GIVING IT TO US.
- REALLY NICE JOB, DUTCH.

- THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU, DUTCH.

- WELL DONE.
- THANK YOU.

- HI, NATALIE.
- HELLO, JUDGES.

- HOW'S IT GOING?
- IT'S GOING GOOD.

- CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US
ABOUT YOUR CONCEPT?

- I LIVE IN CENTRAL OREGON,

WHICH IS JUST, LIKE,
BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS, SERENE,

GORGEOUS,
BUT WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW

IS IT'S ALSO KNOWN
AS THE LAVA LANDS.

A LOT OF THE MOUNTAINS IN OREGON
ARE STILL VOLCANOES.

SO I DID
THIS BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN.

YOU CAN ALMOST HEAR
THE BIRDS CHIRPING,

BUT AT ANY MOMENT...
- AH.

[gasps]
- OH, WOW!

- A SURPRISE!
- ANY MOMENT...

both: WOW.
- A VOLCANO COULD EXPLODE, SO--

- OH, MY GOODNESS.

YOUR STORYTELLING
IS QUITE UNIQUE.

- THANK YOU.
- WELL DONE.

- THANK YOU!

TO HAVE FREAKING JOANNE GAIR
TELL ME THAT SHE LOVES MY PIECE

BLOWS MY MIND.

[exhales]
IT WAS AWESOME.

- HEY, SHANNON.
HOW ARE YOU?

- HI, REBECCA.
- WILL YOU TELL US

ABOUT YOUR PAINTING
AND YOUR INSPIRATION, PLEASE?

- SURE. SURE. SO MY PAINTING
COMES FROM A STORY

IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY

WHERE ZEUS IS
WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND ON THE SIDE.

HERA FINDS OUT
AND TURNS HER INTO A COW.

- OH, MY GOODNESS.

- OH, MY GOODNESS, EXACTLY.

- AND SHE PROVIDES
A WATCHMAN THERE.

TO MAKE SURE THAT
SHE DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE,

HE'S GOT A THOUSAND EYES,
BUT ZEUS IS SMARTER THAN THAT,

'CAUSE HE'S DEFINITELY GONNA
HAVE HIS PIECE ON THE SIDE.

SO HE TURNS--
- OH, MY.

- HE TURNS THE WATCHMAN
WITH A THOUSAND EYES

INTO A PEACOCK.
- MM-HMM.

- WHOA!
- YOU ALSO CHALLENGED YOURSELF

WITH THE WAY
SHE'S HOLDING HER HANDS TOO.

THAT'S NOT A NATURAL MOVEMENT
GOING FROM ONE TO ANOTHER.

- THANK YOU.
- I LOVE MY PIECE,

BUT COMPARED
TO EVERYONE ELSE'S,

IT DOES NOT LOOK
NEARLY AS DETAILED.

- HI, NICOLE.
- HI.

- HOW'S IT GOING?
- GREAT. HOW ARE YOU GUYS?

- GOOD, THANKS.
- WE'RE GOOD.

- TELL US ABOUT YOUR PAINTING
AND YOUR INSPIRATION.

- WELL, I REALLY WANTED
TO GO DARK TODAY.

I DECIDED TO DO
A WINGED GARGOYLE.

- WOW.

NOW, WE DON'T KNOW YOU
AS GOING SO DARK.

WHAT MADE YOU
DECIDE TO GO DARK TODAY?

- I REALLY WANTED
TO STEP OUTSIDE THE BOX.

YOU KNOW, I'M KNOWN
FOR MY SUPER GIRLIE DESIGNS.

I WANTED TO GO DARK,
DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TODAY,

AND MAYBE SURPRISE YOU GUYS
A LITTLE BIT.

- I WAS VERY SURPRISED.
- AND IS THERE MOVEMENT POSSIBLE

WITH THE FINGERS?
- YES.

HE DOES FLAP HIS WINGS
AS HE FLIES THROUGH THE AIR.

- CAN YOU DO THAT WITH YOUR--
- GREAT.

THANKS, NICOLE.
- THANK YOU, GUYS.

- THANK YOU.

- WOW.

- I KNOW,
THE STANDARD'S SO HIGH.

- YEAH, RIGHT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- WELL, FIRST OFF,
WE HAD FOUR GREAT PIECES.

- YEAH.

- AND NOW, THE LITTLE THINGS
THAT ARE GONNA SEPARATE THEM.

- NATALIE'S SORT OF STOOD OUT
ON ITS OWN.

- WITH THE LANDSCAPE.
- YEAH.

AND ALSO THE WAY THAT SHE CHOSE
HER BODY LANGUAGE.

PEACEFULNESS--
- PANORAMA.

- EXACTLY, AND THEN BREAKING
INTO THE EXPLOSION,

WHICH IS EXACTLY
WHAT THE VOLCANO WAS ALL ABOUT.

- YEAH.
- IT FELT EFFORTLESS...

both: YEAH.
- THE TRANSITION,

SO WHEN SHE TOLD THE STORY,
IT JUST WAS, THERE IT IS.

- YEAH.

- THERE WASN'T
A WHOLE LOT OF WORK

OR AWKWARDNESS
THAT MADE IT DETRACT.

- RIGHT,
AND IT WAS VERY ORIGINAL.

- YEAH.
- BUT I THOUGHT

THE EXECUTION OF THE PAINTING
THAT DUTCH DID,

THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

- DUTCH IS
A MASTER TECHNICIAN.

THAT SNAKE, I DON'T THINK,
COULD BE PAINTED ANY BETTER

IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME
BY ANYONE.

BUT I THOUGHT, BECAUSE HE HAD
THREE TRANSITIONS,

THEY DIDN'T FLOW EFFORTLESSLY.

- HMM, RIGHT.
- YOU KNOW?

- WHAT'D YOU THINK
ABOUT SHANNON'S WORK?

- I REALLY LIKED IT.

THAT WAS QUITE A STORY
TO BEGIN WITH, WASN'T IT?

both: YEAH.
- GREEK MYTHOLOGY

AND BEING ABLE
TO PUT ALL OF THAT TOGETHER

IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...
- RIGHT.

- REALLY SMART.
- I FELT IT WAS STRUGGLING

WITH THE FACE, THOUGH.

- THE PEACOCK FACE.
- YEAH, THE FACE OF THE PEACOCK.

- WELL, I GUESS IN ORDER TO GET
THAT BEAK RIGHT,

SHE HAD TO PAINT OUT
THE NEGATIVE SPACE IN THE BLACK

AROUND THE BEAK.
- RIGHT.

- AND WHAT'D YOU THINK
ABOUT NICOLE'S PAINTING?

- I WAS SURPRISED,
BECAUSE SHE WENT DARK.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE
REALLY SOLD THAT PIECE TO ME

IS IF SHE WOULD HAVE HAD
A TRANSITION ELEMENT

WHERE IF THE BACK
WOULD HAVE BEEN A BUTTERFLY.

- OH.
- OH, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN GREAT.

- YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL HERE
AND DOWN TO THE FINAL FOUR

FOR A REASON.
- ALL RIGHT.

HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND?
- I THINK SO, YEAH.

- YEAH.
- OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

- OKAY.

- OKAY, PAINTERS,
FOR THIS CHALLENGE,

EACH OF YOU HAD TO CREATE
A PAINTING

USING ONLY YOUR MODEL'S HANDS
AND FOREARMS AS A CANVAS.

NOW IT'S TIME
TO FIND OUT

WHICH PAINTER'S CREATION
GOT TWO THUMBS UP

FROM OUR JUDGES.

- I'VE BEEN IN THE BOTTOM
THE LAST TWO CONCEPT CHALLENGES,

AND JOANNE GAIR IS JUDGING.

I HAVE TO WIN THIS.

- THE WINNER OF THIS CHALLENGE
IS...

- NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT
WHICH PAINTER'S CREATION GOT

TWO THUMBS UP
FROM OUR JUDGES.

DUTCH...

NATALIE...

PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

CONGRATULATIONS,
YOU'RE THE TOP TWO.

- THANK YOU.

- DUTCH, YOU BLEW OUR MINDS
WITH THE TECHNICAL ABILITY.

RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
BRAVO TO YOU, SIR.

WONDERFUL PAINTING.
- APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

- NATALIE, I DEFINITELY
AM BLOWN AWAY WITH YOUR SKILL.

THE EXECUTION
OF THE INSIDE OF THE HANDS

IS AS BEAUTIFUL
AS THE OUTSIDE.

IT'S JUST SO BEAUTIFULLY DONE.
- THANK YOU.

- YOU BOTH DID AN AMAZING JOB,
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

BUT THERE CAN ONLY BE
ONE WINNER.

THE WINNER OF THIS CHALLENGE
IS...

NATALIE.

CONGRATULATIONS!
- THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- NATALIE, YOU SEEM A LITTLE
EXTRA EXCITED RIGHT NOW.

- IT'S SO COOL.

IT'S JUST SO COOL.
- IS IT SO COOL?

- I JUST--LIKE,
WHEN I STARTED BODY PAINTING,

I WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED
HAVING THESE TWO IN FRONT OF ME,

YOU KNOW, LIKE, TELLING ME
THAT I WON SOMETHING.

[laughter]

IT'S, LIKE, THE COOLEST MOMENT
OF MY BODY-PAINTING CAREER

FOR SURE, RIGHT HERE.
- AW.

- THANK YOU, MODELS.
BEAUTIFUL JOB.

- BYE, GALS.
- BYE.

- THIS IS THE LAST CHALLENGE
BEFORE THE FINALS.

- [sighs]
THE STAKES ARE REALLY HIGH NOW.

AND THERE'S SO MUCH PRESSURE
TO JUST BRING EVERYTHING

THAT YOU HAVE
TO THE TABLE.

- MAKE IT THROUGH,
AND YOU WILL BE ONE STEP CLOSER

TO THE $100,000 GRAND PRIZE.

FOR THIS CONCEPT CHALLENGE,

WE WILL BE TESTING YOU ON
ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED SKILLS

IN BODY PAINTING--

MULTI-BODY ILLUSION.

- THIS IS A BIGGER CHALLENGE
THAN I THOUGHT.

IT'S REALLY INTIMIDATING.

- YOUR MODELS' BODIES
MUST BE POSED PRECISELY,

SO THEY COME TOGETHER TO CREATE
ONE MIND-BLOWING IMAGE.

- I'VE NEVER WORKED
ON MULTIPLE BODIES.

I'VE NEVER JOINED BODIES
TO CREATE A SINGLE IMAGE BEFORE.

- DO IT CORRECTLY,

AND THE BODIES
COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR,

REVEALING A SEAMLESS
3-D PAINTING OF YOUR SUBJECT.

WE'RE BRINGING IN
SPECIALTY MODELS,

SO YOU CAN CONTORT YOUR MODELS
INTO THE SHAPE OF ANY OBJECT

YOU DESIRE.

- AND I'VE NEVER
WORKED WITH CONTORTIONISTS.

THIS IS ALL NEW TERRITORY
FOR ME.

THIS IS GONNA BE TOUGH.

- YOU WILL HAVE SIX HOURS TO
COMPLETE THIS MULTI-BODY LOOK.

- SIX HOURS IS
NOT A LOT OF TIME

TO DO A MULTI-BODY PIECE
ON MY OWN

AND DO IT THE WAY
THAT I WANT TO DO IT.

- EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED
OF PAINTERS STRUGGLE

TO MASTER
THIS CUTTING-EDGE SKILL.

- YOU HAVE ACTUALLY
BEEN GIVEN

PROBABLY THE HARDEST CHALLENGE
TO DO,

AND CRAIG, OF COURSE,
IS A MASTER OF THIS.

SO GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL.

- CRAIG AND JOANNE
WILL BE BACK TOMORROW.

- ENJOY THE PROCESS.
- THANK YOU, GUYS.

- SEE YOU SOON.
- THANK YOU.

- THIS CHALLENGE
IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING,

SO YOU WILL HAVE HELP
FOR THIS CHALLENGE.

HELPERS, COME ON OUT!

- [gasps]
- [gasps]

- OH, MY GOSH!
- HELLO, LOVELIES.

[cheers and applause]

- OH! HI!

- ALL OF A SUDDEN, MYTHICA,
GEAR, FELLE, AND ANGELA WALK IN.

THIS IS GOING TO BE
INTERESTING.

- HERE WE ARE.
HERE WE ARE.

REDEMPTION.

- HOWDY, STRANGERS.
- I HAD NO IDEA

I WOULD SEE GEAR AGAIN SO SOON.

THE TERMS THAT WE LEFT ON...
- THE LAST THING I WANNA DO

IS CHALLENGE A FRIEND.
- [crying]

- KICK SOME ASS.

- SO EMOTIONAL.

- SO YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING

WHO IS PAIRED WITH WHOM,

WHICH BRINGS ME
TO NATALIE'S ADVANTAGE.

NATALIE, YOU GET TO CHOOSE
EVERYONE'S HELPERS,

SO CHOOSE WISELY.

- I CAN PICK THE PEOPLE
WHO BUTT HEADS THE MOST

AND HOPE THAT I JUST
RISE TO THE TOP

BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S FIGHTING
THE WHOLE TIME.

- REALLY THINK
ABOUT YOUR CHOICES.

- IF NATALIE PUTS ME
WITH MYTHICA,

MY PAINT JOB
IS GOING TO SUCK.

MYTHICA, YOU'LL BE LOSING
30 MINUTES.

I FEEL THIS KIND OF
SICK FEELING IN MY STOMACH.

- NATALIE, YOU GET TO PICK FIRST
FOR YOURSELF.

- GEAR.
- THANK YOU.

- NATALIE KNOWS MY FEELINGS
ABOUT WORKING WITH FELLE.

FELLE, DON'T--
DON'T PULL THAT [bleep]!

- IT WAS A JOKE, NICOLE.
- THAT WASN'T A JOKE.

I'M REALLY HOPING THAT
SHE DOESN'T PAIR ME WITH HIM.

- NOW YOU GET TO CHOOSE
FOR DUTCH.

- FOR DUTCH,

I PICK FELLE.

- NOW YOU GET TO PICK
FOR NICOLE.

- FOR NICOLE,
I PICK MYTHICA.

- MYTHICA.

- YAY!

- SO THAT MEANS, SHANNON,
YOU'RE WORKING WITH ANGELA.

OKAY, NOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE
YOUR HELPERS,

I'M GONNA LET YOU
GET BACK TO WORK.

BUT BEFORE I LEAVE,
I CANNOT STRESS

THE IMPORTANCE
OF TOMORROW'S CHALLENGE.

THIS IS NOT THE TIME
TO PLAY IT SAFE.

GOOD NIGHT, PAINTERS.
GOOD LUCK!

- THANK YOU.
- GOOD NIGHT.

- SEE YOU TOMORROW.

[excited chatter]

- YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS.

- LET'S GET BUSY.

- I WAS VERY, VERY HAPPY
THAT I GOT FELLE.

I THINK THAT WAS
A GOOD PARTNERING,

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE IS GOING
TO BE SUBSERVIENT TO ME,

AND I KNOW THAT HE IS
GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET.

I'M THINKING TWO SETS
OF BUTTS HERE.

- YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE SKULL, RIGHT?

- YEAH.

- I'M THINKING COLORFUL.

I'M FEELING OKAY
BEING PAIRED UP WITH ANGELA.

SHE'S VERY AMBITIOUS.

SHE'S A FAST PAINTER,
AND SHE'S A GREAT LISTENER.

AN ANIMAL THAT
I'M CONNECTED WITH IS THE FOX.

- OKAY.
- KIND OF LIKE FOXY LADY.

- OH, I LIKE THAT. OKAY.
- OKAY.

I THINK THAT WORKS FOR YOU.
- YEAH.

- I'VE BEEN PLAYING IT SAFE
LATELY,

AND I REALLY NEED
TO DO SOMETHING, LIKE, RISKY.

THERE WAS
SOME BAD ENERGY

BETWEEN MYTHICA
AND SHANNON

AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE.

BUT MYTHICA IS
AN AMAZING PAINTER,

AND WE GET ALONG REALLY WELL.

- THIS IS JUST THE IDEA
THAT I'M PLAYING WITH,

AND YOU MIGHT HATE IT.
- NO, NO. GO FOR IT.

- I KIND OF WANT TO DO A PEANUT
BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH.

- HMM.

MY FIRST THOUGHT
WAS NOT TO DO FOOD.

AND I HATE PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY SANDWICHES.

BUT HEY, I'M HERE TO HELP,

AND IF THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO DO,
THEN THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO DO.

IT COULD DEFINITELY
SEND YOU HOME.

- BUT I'M REALLY LIKING
THE DIRECTION THAT IT'S GOING.

- OKAY.

- NOBODY'S MAD
ABOUT THE WAY I PICKED, RIGHT?

- NO, THAT'S GREAT PICKIN'S.
I'M HERE TO COMPETE.

I WOULD HAVE PARTNERED PEOPLE
TO WHERE THERE WAS DISCORD

AND FRUSTRATION
WITH THE TEAM-UPS.

- I COULD HAVE GONE
SUPER VINDICTIVE WITH IT,

BUT I DIDN'T.

- YOU WENT SUPER HELPFUL
TO EVERYONE ELSE TOO.

- AND I'M STILL GONNA WIN.
I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW THAT.

- FOR OUR CONCEPT CHALLENGE
TODAY,

WE HAVE TO TAKE
CONTORTIONIST MODELS

AND CREATE THE IMAGERY
OF OUR CHOICE.

THEY'RE GIVING US
CONTORTIONISTS,

I'M GONNA USE CONTORTIONISTS.

I'M NOT GONNA GO JUST STACK
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE BACK-TO-BACK

AND PAINT A MURAL.

- HEY, GOOD MORNING, GUYS.

ARE YOU ALL RESTED?

- HOW LONG CAN YOU
STAY UPSIDE DOWN FOR?

- FIVE MINUTES.
- OKAY.

MY CONCEPT IS FOX FACE,

AND IT'S AN ANTIFUR CAMPAIGN.

- THIS PART CAN BE DARK HERE,

AND THEN JUST ADD THE PAINT
HERE, SO IT LOOKS LIKE--

- UH-HUH.
- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

- IN ALL OF YOUR YEARS
OF THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE,

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN A SANDWICH,
RIGHT?

- NO.
- OKAY. OKAY.

I AM GOING SUPER WEIRD
WITH MY CONCEPT.

THE SIDE'S LOOKING GREAT.

- YEP.
- FILLED, FILLED, FILLED.

THE JUDGES ARE EITHER GONNA LIKE
IT, OR THEY'RE GONNA HATE IT.

- THE BREAD UNDERNEATH
SHOULD GO FIRST.

- RIGHT.
- OKAY, SO EACH ONE

LAPS OVER CORRECTLY,
OVER THE OTHERS,

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORK
BACKWARDS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I MEAN, I'VE PAINTED
SOME PRETTY CRAZY [bleep],

BUT PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY SANDWICH--

I MEAN, I'M WORRIED THAT IT
MIGHT FALL FLAT WITH THE JUDGES.

I WOULD HAVE PICKED
MAYBE MORE OF A DYNAMIC POSE.

- WE SHOULD PROBABLY BLACK OUT
EVERYTHING AROUND IT, RIGHT?

MY CONCEPT FOR THIS CHALLENGE
IS BASED ON EMPOWERMENT.

I'M VERY INSPIRED BY FIGURES
LIKE AMELIA EARHART.

- YOU DO DETAIL.
I'LL DO THE CRAZY SIMPLE STUFF.

- OKAY.

I'VE DECIDED
NOT TO HAVE MY MODELS

HAVE SUPER DIFFICULT POSES.

THAT WOULD EAT INTO MY TIME
THAT I NEED FOR PAINTING,

ME BEING A SLOWER PAINTER.

- WE DON'T EVEN GOT OUR BASE ON,
AND IT'S ALREADY AN HOUR IN.

I'M KNOWN FOR LIKING SKULLS,
AND SO MY CONCEPT TODAY

IS A CYBERNETIC SKULL,
JUST PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S ASSUME THE POSITION.

I HAVE BEEN DENYING MYSELF
THE ABILITY TO DO FUN THINGS

BECAUSE OF MY SORT OF BUILT-IN
DESIRE TO WIN AND TO COMPETE.

TRY TO BOW YOUR BACK JUST
A LITTLE BIT FOR ME, BUDDY.

I WANT TO CUT LOOSE TODAY,
AND I WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN.

- ANGELA, YOU CAN STOP
DOING THAT.

I CAN MATCH MY OWN STROKES.
- OKAY.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE,
ANGELA?

- MAKING THE EYE POP.
- PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL,

AND WATCH YOUR LINE WORK, OKAY?

- I'M--

- IN THIS CHALLENGE,

ANGELA ISN'T THE ONE GOING HOME,
IT'S ME.

ANGELA'S ALREADY GONE,

SO SHE'S HERE TO HELP ME

WIN MYSELF UP
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

- I DON'T LIKE PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY SANDWICHES.

GEAR DOESN'T LIKE
THE CONCEPT,

PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY SANDWICHES,

BUT I DON'T CARE.
I'M NOT GONNA SELF-DOUBT.

THIS IS MY PIECE
AND MY BUTT ON THE LINE.

- NATALIE'S PIECE, REGARDLESS
OF THE SUBJECT MATTER,

IT LOOKS STAGNANT AND BORING.

I THINK SHE'S THE ONE
GOING HOME TODAY.

- HOW YOU DOING, HON? YOU OKAY?
- I'M GREAT.

- ALL RIGHT.

- GOOD MORNING,
PAINTERS AND HELPERS!

all: GOOD MORNING.

- OH, LOOK, THE GANG'S
ALL BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!

YAY!
[applause]

WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M HERE
WITH OUR ESTEEMED JUDGES,

CRAIG TRACY
AND RUPAUL CHARLES,

WHO WANNA WALK AROUND
AND TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

- ALL RIGHT.
- LET'S DO IT.

- LET'S DO IT.
HEY, SHANNON.

- HI, REBECCA.
- HI. WHAT IS GOING ON?

- MY THEME IS
TO GO WITH A FOX FACE.

- HOW LONG CAN YOUR MODELS STAY
IN THIS POSE?

- THEY SHOULD GET OUT
OF THE POSE, LIKE, VERY SOON.

- VERY SOON.
- HOW CAN YOU WORK ON THIS

WHEN THEY'RE NOT
IN THEIR FORMATION?

- THE FIRST THING I DID
WAS SKETCHED IT OUT IN WHITE,

AND THEN I MARKED IT,
KIND OF LIKE A PAINT BY NUMBER--

THIS AREA IS WHITE.
THIS AREA IS ORANGE.

- NOW, SHANNON,
ARE THERE ANY JITTERS?

BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST
CHALLENGE BEFORE THE FINAL.

- TOTALLY. YOU KNOW, I'M--
I'M LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM,

AND I'M SEEING AMAZING WORK
ALL THE WAY AROUND.

SO IT'S ALWAYS ANYBODY'S GAME.
- WELL, GOOD LUCK, SHANNON.

- THANK YOU.
- CANNOT WAIT TO SEE

WHAT IS IN STORE FOR US.

HI, NICOLE. HI, MYTHICA.
- HELLO.

- HEY.
- HEY.

- WHAT IS GOING ON OVER HERE?

- WE ARE DOING A PIECE
ABOUT FEMALE EMPOWERMENT.

WE HAVE
OUR STEAM PUNK PILOT HERE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE HAIR FLYING,

AND OUR SCARF IS GOING TO BE
FLYING IN THE WIND.

WE WERE REALLY INSPIRED
BY AMELIA EARHART.

- SO YOU'RE SAYING
AMELIA EARHART.

ALL I SEE
IS SIR MIX-A-LOT.

[laughter]

'CAUSE BABY GOT BACK!
- UH-HUH.

- WE ARE INCORPORATING
A LOT OF BUTTS

IN OUR--IN OUR PAINTING.
- I LIKE THAT.

THAT'S MY FAVORITE KIND
OF ART.

- AND ARE YOU USING
THE VIDEO CAMERA

AND THE MONITOR?
- YES, VERY MUCH SO.

- YES, I'VE BEEN UTILIZING THAT
THE ENTIRE TIME.

- THAT'S GREAT.
- THE FACE HAS BEEN TRICKY,

AND I'M STILL TRYING TO GET
THE PROPORTIONS RIGHT.

YOU DON'T ERASE--
I NEVER ERASE,

BUT TODAY, I'M ERASING.
- AND WHEN YOU DO ERASE,

WHAT TECHNIQUE DO YOU USE?

- I'VE JUST BEEN USING
BABY WIPES AND THEN--

- THE UNIVERSAL
BODY-PAINT ERASER...

- YES.
- IS BABY WIPES,

FOR ANYBODY THAT DIDN'T KNOW.
- YES, I'VE JUST BEEN

SCRUBBING THAT OFF
AND THEN GOING OVER IT.

- GOOD LUCK, NICOLE.
THANK YOU, MYTHICA.

both: THANK YOU.
- BYE.

- HELLO, NATALIE AND GEAR.
- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON, REBECCA?

- HI, JUDGES.
- WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER HERE?

- WELL, I'M DOING A PB&J.
- OH, WOW!

- WHEN DID THIS IDEA
COME INTO YOUR HEAD?

- WAS IT AROUND LUNCH,
BY ANY CHANCE?

- I'M GONNA ASK THE QUESTION
THAT'S ON EVERYBODY'S MIND.

- HERE WE GO.
[laughs]

- IS THE PEANUT BUTTER
CHUNKY OR SMOOTH?

- IT'S CREAMY.
- OH, IT'S CREAMY.

- IT'S CREAMY.
- GOOD QUESTION. GOOD QUESTION.

WELL, NATALIE, YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
AT A LOSS FOR CREATIVITY.

- THANKS.
- OKAY, DUTCH AND FELLE.

- WELL, YOU GOT YOUR HANDS FULL.
- WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE?

- AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE HAVE SOMEONE

IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
POSITION.

- WE CAN SEE THAT.

- HOW MUCH MORE TIME WE GOT,
GUYS?

- A MINUTE.
- A MINUTE? OKAY.

- DUTCH,
YOU'RE REALLY RUSHING

SO THAT YOU CAN
GET AS MUCH DONE

WHILE THE MODELS
ARE IN THE POSE.

- WHILE THEY'RE IN POSITION.
- YES.

- IT'S LIKE WATCHING
A LIVE OPERATION.

SO WHAT'S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
FOR YOU GUYS?

- REALLY, JUST MAKING SURE
THAT OUR MODELS

AREN'T COMPLETELY BURNT OUT
AND CRAMPING...

- THAT'S THE BEST ANSWER.
- AND TIRED AT THE END.

SO WE'RE GIVING 'EM BREAKS.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD A BODY BREAK.

WE'VE HAD A FOOD BREAK.
- FOOD BREAK.

- WE'VE HAD WATER BREAKS,
AND THEY GET STRETCH BREAKS

EVERY FIVE MINUTES.
- RIGHT ON.

- THIS IS THE LAST CHALLENGE
BEFORE THE FINAL CHALLENGE.

- YEAH.

- HOW ARE YOU FEELING
ABOUT THAT?

- I'M STARTING TO FEEL
THE NERVES A LITTLE MORE.

I ACTUALLY HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE
SLEEPING LAST NIGHT.

- ARE YOU THINKING
ABOUT THE $100,000 AT ALL?

- YEAH, I GOT TWO LITTLE GIRLS
I GOTTA PUT THROUGH COLLEGE,

SO YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.
- RIGHT.

- THERE YOU GO, DADDY.
- WELL, GOOD LUCK, DUTCH,

AND THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU TOO, FELLE.

- HEY, IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK.
I'M HAPPY.

- CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
- GOOD.

- I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS,

BUT IN LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM,
I DO NOTICE

THERE'S A LOT OF FLAT WALLS
AND JUST TIERING OF PEOPLE.

I'M NOT SEEING A LOT OF
INTERWEAVING TO CREATE SHAPES.

AND I'M THINKING, GOSH,
WHAT A WASTE OF SUPPLIES.

I MEAN, THEY'RE SUPPLYING US
WITH THESE PEOPLE

THAT CAN MAKE SHAPES FOR US
THAT THEN WE CAN PAINT ON.

WE WON'T MAKE YOU HOLD THIS
LONG, GUYS, PROMISE.

OH, THAT LOOKS AWESOME.

- [grunts]

- 30 MINUTES, GUYS!
30 MINUTES LEFT.

- YOU OKAY?
- UH-HUH.

BREATHE. THIS IS JUST POWDER.

- PAINTING THE BOTTOMS
OF THE FEET

IS GONNA BE ULTRA,
ULTRA TRICKY.

I'M ALMOST THINKING, DUDE,
WE GRAB SOME WHITE FOAM,

TRACE THEIR FEET,
AND GLUE 'EM ON THEIR--

- GLUE 'EM ON THEIR FEET, RIGHT.
- YEAH.

- [sighs]

I'M REALLY HOPING WE HAVE
ENOUGH TIME TO FINISH THIS.

I REALLY HAVE TO KNOCK IT
OUT OF THE PARK TODAY,

OR I'M GONNA GO HOME.
HEY, GUYS, 15 MINUTES LEFT!

- WHAT?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?

- WHAT COLOR DO YOU THINK
THE TOOTHPICK SHOULD BE?

WOOD COLORED?
- NO, IT'S GOTTA BE GREEN,

BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE AWAY
FROM THE BLUES AND THE BROWNS.

JUST--JUST MAKE IT WORK.

- MAYBE I'M A LITTLE INSANE.

YOU'RE PAINTING A PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY SANDWICH.

THIS COULD BE REALLY BAD.

- FIVE MINUTES LEFT!

- ONE MINUTE LEFT.

- TIME IS UP.
PUT YOUR TOOLS DOWN!

OKAY, I'M NOT SURE
YOU'RE ALL FINISHED,

BUT I HOPE YOU ARE.
IT'S HARD TO TELL.

PAINTERS AND MODELS, ARE YOU
READY FOR THE ELIMINATION STAGE?

- YES!
all: YES.

- OKAY, FOLLOW ME.

- I GOTTA GO BIG--
YOU KNOW, GO BIG OR GO HOME,

'CAUSE I HAVE NOT WON
A CONCEPT CHALLENGE YET.

- WELCOME, PAINTERS.
- HELLO.

- FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
YOU WERE GIVEN SIX HOURS

TO TACKLE
ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SKILLS

IN BODY PAINTING--
MULTI-BODY ILLUSION.

YOU ALL KNOW
OUR ESTEEMED JUDGES--

CRAIG TRACY...
- HELLO, PAINTERS.

- ROBIN SLONINA...
- HI!

- RUPAUL CHARLES...
- HELLO.

- AND OUR VERY SPECIAL
GUEST JUDGE FOR THIS CHALLENGE,

THE ARTIST
BEHIND SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC

BODY PAINTINGS EVER,
JOANNE GAIR.

- CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.

- THANK YOU, JOANNE.
all: THANK YOU.

- LET THE MAGIC SHOW BEGIN.

LIGHTS OUT!

- RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NO ROOM
FOR MISTAKES.

IT'S JUDGMENT DAY.

[applause]

[imitates wind blowing]

IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED IT
TO LOOK LIKE--

AN ANIMATED FILM

WITH AMELIA EARHART
FLYING THROUGH THE AIR.

[applause]

- NICOLE'S CONSTRUCT,
IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING

OUT OF A LITTLE KID'S
COLORING BOOK.

I THINK IT'S A MESS.
[cheers and applause]

- GREAT JOB!

[applause]

[techno music]

♪ ♪

- THE LIGHTS COME ON,

AND IT'S THIS BEAUTIFUL,
ALMOST COMPLETE FACE.

THE WOMAN BECOMES THE EAR.

[applause]

WHEN THE WHOLE THING
IS TOGETHER,

IT LOOKS BRILLIANT.

I'M SO HAPPY WITH THIS PIECE.

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE EARNED
MY PLACE IN THIS COMPETITION.

♪ ♪

- SURPRISE, SURPRISE,
DUTCH DID A SKULL.

- I'VE GOT A MULTITUDE
OF EXPRESSIONS THAT I'M SHOWING

IN ONE SOLID PAINT.
IT'S LITERALLY ANIMATED.

LOOK RIGHT.

ANGRY EYES.
[applause]

AND EXCITED EYES.

THE JUDGES--THEY'RE JUST SMILES
ACROSS THE BOARD,

AND I COULDN'T BE
MORE PLEASED.

[cheers and applause]

- I LOVE THE WAY
THAT MINE LOOKS.

THEY ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH

I'VE EVER SEEN.

- WHEN I SEE NATALIE'S PIECE,
I'M JUST BLOWN AWAY.

BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT PART
NATALIE PAINTED.

THE BREAD
IS VERY, VERY GEAR,

AND THE BREAD
IS 60% OF THE COMPOSITION.

[applause]

- WHOO!
- [laughs]

- ALL RIGHT.

- WELL, GUYS, WE CAN'T WAIT TO
HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR PAINTINGS.

SHANNON, YOU'RE UP FIRST.

- MM.

- FOXY LADY, OUT OF SIGHT.

- THANK YOU.
- CHOICE OF POSE IS BRILLIANT.

BUT THERE'S SOME DETAILS

THAT YOU COULD HAVE ADDED
THAT I'M NOT SEEING.

- I LOVE IT THAT
THE MODEL'S TUFT OF WHITE HAIR

BECAME THE TUFT OF HAIR
ON YOUR FOX.

- SHANNON,
THIS IS EXCEPTIONAL.

I KNOW THAT FUR IS

ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS TO DO
IN PAINTING.

- THIS IS
WHAT I AM MEANT TO DO.

I'M HERE TO SEE
HOW FAR I CAN GO.

- THANKS FOR SHARING THAT
WITH US, SHANNON.

DUTCH, YOU'RE UP.

- DUTCH, I THINK YOU DID
AN INCREDIBLE JOB HERE.

THE MODEL LAYING OVER BACKWARDS,
IT'S STRIKING.

THIS IS VERY ORIGINAL.
- THE EYES MOVING--

ALL OF THAT IS SO FUN.

- TO ME, I WAS
A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED

THAT YOU PAINTED ON PAPER,
YOU KNOW, UNDERNEATH.

- EXACTLY.
I HATE THE FACT

THAT YOU BROUGHT IN THAT BOTTOM
NOT ON THE BODY ELEMENT.

- SURE.
- BUT ALL IN ALL,

I JUST ADMIRE
THE SCULPTURAL QUALITY...

- MM-HMM.
- THAT YOU CREATED.

- AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE
YOUR PERSONALITY COME OUT.

YOU KNOW?

IS IT A LITTLE TOO LATE?
I DON'T KNOW.

- IT'S NOT EASY FOR ME,
GIVEN MY PERSONALITY,

TO OPEN UP.

I CAME IN HERE
ALL COCKSURE

AND HEADSTRONG, THINKING
THAT I WAS GONNA JUST DOMINATE,

AND--AND IT HASN'T BEEN
THE CASE.

- APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY.
- THANK YOU.

- OKAY, NICOLE,
YOU'RE UP.

- NICOLE,
IT'S A DELIGHTFUL PIECE.

IT'S GOT A LOT OF PERSONALITY
IN IT,

AND IT DEFINITELY IS YOUR
PERSONALITY THAT SHINES THROUGH.

- YOU LET THEM HAVE IT WITH
THAT ASS UP IN THAT PAINTING,

DIDN'T YOU?
I LOVE THAT.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

- YOU KNOW, THE FACT
THAT THE SCARF IS LIGHT BLUE,

THE SAME COLOR
AS THE SKY BEHIND IT,

YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE GONNA
MAKE THAT CHOICE,

AT LEAST IF YOU HAD MADE
A STRONG BLACK LINE,

YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED
THAT ILLUSION.

- I HAVE GROWN SO MUCH
OVER THIS COMPETITION.

I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA BE
AN UNSTOPPABLE BODY PAINTER

AFTER I GET FINISHED.

- THANK YOU, NICOLE.
- THANK YOU.

- OKAY, NATALIE,
IT'S YOUR TURN.

- NATALIE, THE SANDWICH
IS FULL OF LOVE.

IT REALLY SHOWS IT.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.

- I HAVE TO ADMIT,
I DID NOT GET THIS AT ALL.

WHAT I--WHEN IT CAME ACROSS,
I WAS LIKE,

"WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?
IS THAT LAVA?"

- I KNOW IT'S WEIRD, AND, YOU
KNOW, LIKE, A SANDWICH IS LIKE,

WHAT THE HELL IS SHE THINKING?

BUT THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING.

I WAS THINKING LIKE, I ALWAYS
GO WEIRD WITH IT, WHY STOP NOW?

- I'M CURIOUS ABOUT YOU

AND WHEN YOU ARE GOING
TO RISE TO THAT PLACE

WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE
TO APOLOGIZE

FOR HAVING
A BRILLIANT IMAGINATION.

- WHEN I WAS IN ART SCHOOL,

I ACTUALLY CREATED
A PIECE OF ART MYSELF

CALLED LIVING ON PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY.

- I REMEMBER
BEING IN ART SCHOOL,

BROKE AS A JOKE,

AND I ATE A TON OF PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY SANDWICHES.

BUT HEY,
THINK ABOUT HOW FAR YOU'VE COME

FROM THAT MOMENT,
YOU KNOW?

LIKE, THINK ABOUT YOUR
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY TIMES

TO WHERE YOU ARE NOW.

- YOU'VE GOT
A REALLY STRONG PIECE

BUT A LITTLE SAFE ON THE POSE.

I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE MINIMIZED
THAT BLUE.

AND IT'S THE BACKGROUND.

- THANK YOU, NATALIE.

GUYS, THIS WAS, BY FAR,

THE MOST IMPACTFUL SHOW YET,

AND THE JUDGES HAVE A LOT
TO DISCUSS.

EVERYONE'S GONNA HAVE
A LITTLE CHITCHAT,

AND THEN
WE'LL CALL YOU BACK.

- SO, GUYS, THESE PAINTERS
DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB

WITH THIS MULTI-BODY CHALLENGE.

- I CONTINUE TO BE SURPRISED
BY WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE.

- WELL, WHAT DID YOU THINK
ABOUT DUTCH?

- I THINK THAT HE SHOWED
SO MUCH CREATIVITY

WITH THE BEAUTIFUL
SCULPTURAL POSITIONING...

- MM-HMM.
- OF HIS FIVE BODIES.

AND THEN THE FUN,
THE EYES,

AND ALSO THE LITTLE CABLE
COMING OUT.

YOU KNOW,
JUST ANOTHER LITTLE TOUCH.

- IT'S THE FIRST TIME
WE'VE EVER SEEN HIM USE,

NOT ONLY HIS SKILL,
BUT HIS SENSE OF HUMOR

AND HIS IMAGINATION
ALL IN TANDEM.

- IT BOTHERED ME
THAT HE BROUGHT OUT THE PAPER

AND DIDN'T USE THE FEET.

- IT WAS A LITTLE BIT FLAT.

BRINGING THAT LITTLE BIT
OF SHADING

WOULD HAVE MADE
A MORE DIMENSIONAL PIECE.

- AND WHAT'D YOU GUYS THINK
ABOUT SHANNON?

- THAT FOX WAS ADORABLE.

- AND THE COMPOSITION
WAS TRICKY.

- SHE UTILIZED
HER MODEL'S UNIQUE ABILITY

TO PUT BOTH OF HIS LEGS
BEHIND HIS BACK.

- THE THINGS
THAT SHE DIDN'T DO

THAT COULD'VE MADE
THAT PAINTING BETTER

WERE JUST ADDING IN
SOME LITTLE DARKS

THAT WOULD'VE HELPED BLEND IN
THE NATURAL CURVES

WHERE TWO BODIES COME TOGETHER.

- I WISH THAT SHE HAD BEEN
A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTIVE

ABOUT PULLING
THAT ONE MODEL'S ARM DOWN.

YOU KNOW,
I FEEL LIKE THE POSITION

WAS SO CLOSE TO BEING PERFECT.
- THE FINAL POLISHING BITS.

- THEY'RE SMALL THINGS,
BUT THEY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

- RIGHT.

- AND WHAT'D YOU THINK
ABOUT NATALIE?

- NATALIE WAS
A SUPERSTAR ALSO.

I LOVE THAT SANDWICH.

I LOVE THE NOSTALGIC TOUCH
SHE GAVE IT.

- BUT THAT BLUE
DISTRACTED ME.

I WAS PAYING TOO MUCH ATTENTION
TO THE NEGATIVE SPACE.

- I THOUGHT THE BLUE
WAS A LITTLE ODD,

BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS ABSTRACT,
AND I BOUGHT IT.

- WHAT I LOVED ABOUT NATALIE'S
WORK WAS IT'S OUT OF THE BOX

TO PUT TOGETHER
A COMPOSITION OF BODIES

THAT ALL ACTUALLY
HAD LANGUAGE.

- BUT WHEN
YOU'RE GIVEN MODELS

THAT CAN GET
INTO ALL THESE CRAZY POSITIONS,

YOU KNOW, WAS IT
A LITTLE BIT TOO SAFE?

- WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT NICOLE?

- I LOVE NICOLE,
AND I LOVE HER AESTHETIC.

IT'S FUN.
IT'S SHOWBIZ.

THE VAUDEVILLE CARNIVAL,
HER PIECES ALWAYS MAKE ME SMILE.

- AND SHE MADE IT FLASHY
EVEN WITHOUT THE GLITTER.

- SHE DID NOT PUT GLITTER
IN THIS, DID SHE?

- NO GLITTER.
- WAS THERE NO GLITTER ON THIS?

- [gasps]

- BUT SHE COULD HAVE BEEN
MUCH BOLDER IN HER POSES

USING THESE MODELS

TO THE LEVEL
THAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF.

- I THINK NICOLE TOOK THE IDEA
OF A FLAT SURFACE TOO LITERALLY.

- THERE WERE
SOME TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT.

THE HAIR LOOKED
A LITTLE STRANGE TO ME,

LIKE KIND OF A TENDRIL.

HER SCARF WAS THE SAME COLOR
AS THE SKY BEHIND IT,

WHICH WAS VERY CONFUSING
TO THE EYE.

AND THE GOGGLES WERE SO FUN
AND SUCH A CUTE IDEA,

BUT THE SCALE WAS OFF.

- THEY NEEDED A MODEL
WITH A BIG, FAT ASS.

- SO I KNOW
THIS IS A TOUGH ONE,

BUT HAVE YOU GUYS
COME TO YOUR DECISION?

- YEAH.
- I THINK SO.

- YEAH.

- PAINTERS,

YOU WERE GIVEN
THE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TASK

OF CREATING
A MULTIPLE-BODY ILLUSION

IN ONLY SIX HOURS.

YOU PROVED WHY YOU ARE
THE FINAL FOUR.

UNFORTUNATELY TONIGHT,
FOUR BECOMES THREE.

SURVIVING THIS CHALLENGE

MEANS YOU WILL BE IN THE FINALS
READY TO COMPETE

FOR THE $100,000 GRAND PRIZE

AND THE TITLE
OF SKIN WARS CHAMPION.

SHANNON, DUTCH,

PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

CONGRATULATIONS,
YOU'RE THE TOP TWO.

- THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.

- YOU WILL BOTH BE MOVING ON
TO THE FINALS.

- I TOTALLY DESERVE
TO BE GOING INTO THE FINALS.

MY MOM IS PRAYING
THAT I WIN THE ENTIRE THING.

I'M REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL
AND PROUD.

- SHANNON, THE JUDGES LOVED
YOUR FOX.

YOU CREATED
AN INCREDIBLY REALISTIC LOOK,

AND THE JUDGES COULD REALLY FEEL
YOUR PERSONAL PASSION

IN THE PIECE.

DUTCH, YOU CREATED
A REAL "WOW" MOMENT

WHEN YOUR SKULL'S EYES
CAME TO LIFE.

AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU PROVED
YOU ARE THE MASTER OF DETAIL

WITH THE WAY YOU TURNED
YOUR MODEL'S HAIR INTO EYES.

YOU BOTH DID
AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB,

BUT THERE CAN BE
ONLY ONE WINNER.

THE WINNER OF THIS CHALLENGE
IS...

DUTCH.
CONGRATULATIONS!

- I KIND OF FEEL LIKE
I'VE BEEN TAKING SECOND PLACE

ON JUST
ABOUT EVERY CHALLENGE.

IT'S REALLY NICE TO FINALLY
COME AWAY WITH A VICTORY.

- DUTCH, YOU HAVE BEEN STORING

THIS ABILITY
INSIDE OF YOURSELF,

AND IT'S FINALLY SURFACED,
AND WE'RE THRILLED TO SEE IT.

- OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[laughs]

- I'M VERY PROUD
OF BOTH OF YOU.

YOUR WINGS ARE
THOROUGHLY SPREAD.

- SHANNON, DUTCH,

CONGRATULATIONS.
WE WILL SEE YOU IN THE FINALS.

- THE $100,000, FOR ME,
IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL.

AND I'M GOING TO FIGHT
TO THE FINISH FOR MY DAUGHTERS.

- YOU CAN HEAD BACK
TO THE LOUNGE.

- BYE.
- CONGRATULATIONS.

- I TOTALLY DESERVE
TO BE GOING INTO THE FINALS.

A DOOR HAS BEEN OPENED.

MY OPPORTUNITIES
ARE LIMITLESS.

[suspenseful music]

- NATALIE, NICOLE,

UNFORTUNATELY,
YOU ARE THE BOTTOM TWO.

- I'M ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
AGAIN.

BUT THIS TIME,
I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING HOME.

- NATALIE, NICOLE,

UNFORTUNATELY,
YOU ARE THE BOTTOM TWO.

ONLY ONE OF YOU
WILL BE MOVING ON TO THE FINALS.

- I'VE COME SO, SO FAR,

AND I WOULD JUST HATE
TO GO HOME TONIGHT.

- NATALIE,

THE JUDGES LIKED
THAT YOU PUSHED YOURSELF

BY ATTEMPTING REALISM.

BUT YOU TOOK A HUGE RISK

PICKING SOMETHING AS SIMPLE
AS A SANDWICH AS YOUR SUBJECT,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ALSO CHOSE
SUCH A SIMPLE POSE.

NICOLE,

THE JUDGES LOVED YOUR CONCEPT
AND THE MOVEMENT OF YOUR PIECE,

BUT THE PROPORTIONS
WERE OFF.

THE JUDGES WISHED THAT YOUR USE
OF THE MODELS' BODIES

WAS LESS LIKE A FLAT CANVAS
AND HAD MORE DIMENSION.

[suspenseful music]

THE THIRD PAINTER MOVING ON
TO THE FINALS IS...

NATALIE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU ARE LIKE A CAT
WITH NINE LIVES.

- RIGHT?

- [laughs]

- [sighs]

- OUR DAY WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE
WITHOUT SOME NATALIE TEARS.

YOU MAY HEAD BACK
TO THE LOUNGE.

- I WON'T [bleep] UP,
I PROMISE.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

- THAT MEANS, NICOLE,

I'M SORRY,
BUT YOUR JOURNEY ENDS HERE.

- YOU PAINTED REALLY WELL,

BUT WE'RE AT THIS PLACE NOW

WHERE THESE LITTLE BITTY
DECISIONS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

- I'M SUPER THANKFUL
FOR THIS WHOLE OPPORTUNITY.

I'M GOING HOME
PROUD OF MYSELF.

THE ARTWORK
THAT I CREATED HERE

IS DEFINITELY SOME OF THE BEST
ARTWORK I'VE DONE

PROBABLY IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

- I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT

AND TALENT HAVE IN STORE
FOR THE WORLD.

- LOTS OF GLITTER.
- LOTS OF GLITTER, OF COURSE.

- I HOPE SO.
- OF COURSE.

- NICOLE, PLEASE GO
WASH OFF YOUR CANVAS.

- BYE-BYE.

MY BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT
ABOUT BEING ELIMINATED TODAY

IS THAT I DON'T GET TO PROVE
MYSELF IN THE FINAL CHALLENGE,

YOU KNOW,
AND THAT'S A HUGE HEARTBREAKER.

I HAVE GROWN SO MUCH
AS A BODY PAINTER.

I HAVEN'T EVEN PICKED UP
AN AIRBRUSH

OUTSIDE OF THIS COMPETITION.

TONIGHT, I HAD A 25% CHANCE
OF WINNING $100,000.

IT ABSOLUTELY
SLIPPED THROUGH MY FINGERS.

- NEXT TIME ON SKIN WARS...

WE'RE DOWN TO THE FINAL THREE.

- OH, MY GOD.

- IT'S GONNA BE A BATTLE
TOMORROW, THAT'S FOR SURE.

- DUTCH IS TRYING TO SAY, "I DID
NOT COME HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS."

- YEP.
I CAME HERE TO WIN SKIN WARS.

- IN CASE THE $100,000
GRAND PRIZE ISN'T ENOUGH,

WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU
A LITTLE EXTRA INSPIRATION.

- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
- [laughs]

- REALLY, REALLY WANNA WIN.

I JUST HAVE TO.
- OH, BOY.

IF I REALLY JUST DO ME,
ARE THE JUDGES GONNA LIKE IT?

- THIS IS TERRIFYING.
- WHAT THE [bleep]?

- TOOLS DOWN!

- WHO SHOWED US
THE BEST PAINTINGS?

- THE FIRST-EVER
SKIN WARS CHAMPION IS...

- ONE OF US IS GOING HOME
$100,000 RICHER.