Skin Wars (2014–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Episode #2.4 - full transcript
- In the wild world
- of competitive body painting,
there's nothing more fierce than
the power of transformation.
Skin Wars:
the only limits
are your imagination.
You won't believe your eyes
as 12 of America's
most talented artists
compete and push the boundaries.
Absolutely breathtaking.
Some will rise to the top...
While others will watch
their dreams go down the drain.
It fell pretty flat.
It's the challenge
of a lifetime for $100,000
and the ultimate title
of Skin Wars champion.
Hello, painters.
Hello.
Let's welcome back
our world-renowned judges.
Say hello to a true pioneer,
Robin Slonina.
- Whoo!
- Hi, guys.
And the international icon
of screen and song,
RuPaul Charles.
- Hi.
- Whoo.
For this challenge,
you will have to complete
a front and back
swimsuit design
inspired by locations
around the globe.
Now, this challenge
speaks to me personally
- because I was
- the first model ever painted
for the Sports Illustrated
swimsuit issue.
So I want you to think
about cover-ups.
Think about accessories.
Think about a sarong.
The winner of this challenge
will receive $5,000
worth of glitter
and body art accessories
from Tattoo Junkie Body Art
Cosmetics.
Let's find out
which location backdrop
will inspire your artwork.
Avi.
Phuket, Thailand.
- Honestly, I'm a little bit
- concerned.
Not too familiar with Thailand.
Aryn. Miami.
I can totally dig Miami.
I just got to make it hot.
Cheryl Ann.
St. Tropez.
St. Tropez is very classy.
Elegant.
I think it's perfect for me.
Kyle.
Great Barrier Reef.
Lana. Amazon Rainforest.
Rio. Louisville, Kentucky.
It's cool.
- I'm like,
- "What are you gonna paint?"
They don't even have beaches
in Kentucky, I don't think.
Sammie. Anchorage, Alaska.
Fernello.
Tahitian Islands.
Mm-hmm.
Dawn Marie.
Outer space.
I got outer space!
Yay.
I'm actually excited because I
can add a little humor in there.
Think about the folds
in fabric
and how the light falls on them,
but really sell this to me
as fabric.
You have two hours
to complete this challenge,
and your time starts now.
Good luck.
Tilt your head back.
Pull your eyelid over it.
There you go.
- I think I want
- to do something sexy.
Maybe reds and, like, hot pinks.
- For this bathing suit
- challenge,
clothing requires realism,
and getting across your location
is gonna be
interesting and tough.
I have no idea in mind what
I'm actually gonna do,
so I'll try to create
something cool.
My big concern is
I barely do clothings.
It's hard to create more detail
and make more realism into it.
It will be a challenge.
- I don't know anything
- about Kentucky
other than
Kentucky Fried Chicken.
- I mean, that's it.
- And I'm not gonna draw
a big bucket of Kentucky
Fried Chicken on a woman.
The only thing
I can think of is leather.
- Cow spots.
- Horses.
Just nothing was coming
to my mind that was sexy.
Rio, you gonna take
this three times in a row?
- Dynasty?
- Let's see.
- All right.
- Don't try to psyche me out.
In this competition,
I've been doing okay,
but I'm not here
to just do okay work,
so I definitely have to push
the paint and step it up.
All right, people.
We have an hour left.
- Whoo.
- We got to hustle.
I don't want to be
in the bottom anymore.
It's not fun to have everyone
piled on top of you.
Last challenge, Cheryl Ann
called me her assistant.
This week, I need to prove
to the judges and to Cheryl Ann
that I can stay here
on my own skills.
My plan is to incorporate
some humor.
Can you hold that--see that
little gemstone that's sliding?
Hey, Sammie. I think she
needs an assistant over there.
Maybe.
- The conversations that
- other people are having
are irrelevant to me.
I'm trying to take
the judges' critiques
and be super creative
so I can win.
- Hi, guys.
- Ten minutes left.
- No.
- Let's do it.
I want to do her swimsuit
like an Amazon woman.
I have tons of ideas
and I combined everything.
It was, like, so much going on
in my head at this point.
I'm like, "Just breathe."
All right, people.
We have one minute.
Oh, lord. It's 59. 58.
Time's up.
Tools down, everybody.
You look amazing.
Follow me over
to the Skin Wars stage.
- Okay, let's bring out
- your models.
This is Avi
and Phuket, Thailand.
- I used a lot
- of black and gold.
I went totally isometric and I
put a sarong on the side.
- So it was very creative that
- other people actually didn't do.
I create the Buddha
on the bathing suit
as a design drawing, and it's--
I enjoy doing Buddhas.
I'm very happy.
Okay, this is Aryn and Miami.
The bathing suit that
I had decided to do is a halter
that goes to a ring and then
down to another section.
So it's kind of
a monokini sort of situation
- with little rings
- on the side and on the middle.
- Looked kind of nightclub-ish,
- so I wanted to make it,
like, kind of
fun and kind of dancey, also.
This is Cheryl Ann
and San Tropez.
I paint my fantasy swimsuit.
Something that I would love.
- If I'm gonna
- have a whole couture designer
$5,000 swimsuit,
it better be leather.
And I feel great
because she embodies this
persona that I've given her.
This femme fatale.
This is Kyle taking us
to the Great Barrier Reef.
I'm feeling
very confident right now
because it's under the sea.
I have the coral and flowers,
and represent above water
and underwater,
- but give it still
- the underwater feel.
This is Lana taking us
to the Rainforest.
I painted, like, a warrior.
The arrow like you are hunting,
and she's wearing
many different textures on her.
And she likes to wear, like,
all different patterns
in her bikini.
This is Rio taking us
to Louisville, Kentucky.
My swimsuit was horrible.
Oh, God.
There's a chance that I will be
booed and hit with rocks
if I ever went through Kentucky.
This is Sammie
and Anchorage, Alaska.
So my concept is
the Abominable Snowgirl.
It's an icy blue swimsuit
with fish scales on it.
I feel really good
about my model.
This is Fernello
and the Tahitian Islands.
I incorporated
my tribal designs in there.
I'm feeling pretty good about
what my model's looking like.
- My swimsuit is definitely
- holding up.
This is Dawn Marie
and outer space.
I wanted her to be long-sleeved
because she's in
cold outer space.
Love my little GPS George.
He's my little injection
of humor into this one.
Okay, guys. The judges
want to take a closer look.
Dawn Marie, tell us
about swimwear in outer space.
Well, I was kind of going
for that galactic Bond Girl.
Hi, Fernello.
Well, I love the organic feel
of your design.
Just want to see
cleaner lines from you.
- Are those icicles coming off
- of her eyes?
- Yes, they are.
- And they match the icicles
coming from under here.
- Why are there icicles
- coming off of her?
- Oh, I'll answer.
- It's underboob sweat
that turns into icicles.
Yes, that's really good.
I wanted to kind of give
kind of a rough leather design.
- There's something wrong
- with the engineering
of this swimsuit.
So meaning that, if--
- Like, if you do a cannonball
- in this swimsuit,
- that's just
- gonna fly straight up.
Right?
- Lana.
- Wow, look at that.
I wanted to do, like, really
complicated design, kind of.
Lot of detail in this
to see up close.
- Yeah, there was a lot
- going on there.
- You think it's too much?
- Mm-hmm.
There's such minimal paint
on here
that it better be perfect,
you know?
- And this line's not quite
- perfect.
It's real uneven.
Cheryl Ann.
The white and the curvature,
it really
accentuates her own curves.
This kind of badass leather
swimsuit from you, you know,
was kind of a nice surprise
when she walked out.
Thank you.
It's very sexy,
and the body jewelry, I mean,
you can't beat that.
Because you know--actually,
she looks like a Kardashian.
The detail that
you got is just phenomenal.
Everything about this
is really three-dimensional.
A sarong is so right.
- The judges have a lot
- to discuss.
We'll be back shortly.
Thank you.
Well, that was fun.
Dawn Marie, I liked her piece.
- I thought it was fun.
- It was creative.
She had a whole story.
- You know, I had a lot of fun.
- She had a little alien.
You know what? No girl
should leave home without one.
Aryn's model
looked smoking hot.
And she knew it.
She gave her such
a complete look to work with,
and just the forethought
- of, "Let's find
- some gold shimmer powder
and use it like a bronzer."
I mean,
that was a great idea.
- Lana's?
- There was so much going on.
My eye couldn't settle
on one thing.
Mm, she has a history of putting
too much into her design.
Let's talk about Avi's.
Well, he nailed the highlights.
He nailed the shadows.
I mean, that was just
done so realistically.
Yeah, it really did
speak of Phuket and Thailand.
And Cheryl Ann's model,
she looked fierce.
My favorite part was
the swirl in the torso area.
I really did love it.
- Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
- Okay, so have you made
- a decision?
It's a hard one,
but I think we know.
Yes.
Painters, each of you
created a swimsuit body paint
that took us on a journey to
destinations around the globe.
And that show
was really fun to watch.
The top three painters are...
Aryn.
Avi.
Cheryl Ann.
Congratulations.
Avi, your piece was
transcendental.
- Thank you very much.
- Well done.
Cheryl Ann,
you created a total look.
- You know?
- Head to toe.
Thank you.
Aryn, I lived in Miami Beach
and it really embodied
the spirit that area has.
Thank you so much.
The winner of
this challenge is...
It's me.
Avi.
- Yeah.
- Yay.
I'm so exciting.
- Oh, my God. That's amazing.
- Thank you.
Congratulations.
You are the winner,
and you just won $5,000
worth of glitter
and body art accessories
from Tattoo Junkie Body Art
Cosmetics.
Glitter!
Glitter party.
Okay. Moving on, painters.
In your first challenge,
you created dazzling swimsuit
looks on your beautiful models.
For this concept challenge,
you'll also create
an apparel look for your models.
Male models.
- All right.
- Yay.
Now, these aren't
just ordinary male models.
In fact,
they're not even ordinary males.
I am a little confused.
Around the world,
they're known as...
Queens!
Yeah!
- Oh, my God.
- They're wearing heels.
We are painting drag queens.
- Ru, did you help
- work this out?
Dragsolutely.
- Some of you might be
- in trouble.
- Uh-huh.
- They're all in trouble.
I feel terrified.
Drag queens are probably the
most pickiest about their stuff.
- If you don't do their makeup
- right, that's it.
- You're done.
- You're toast.
And I've never done makeup
before in my life.
You are going to create
a body paint fit for royalty.
That's right.
- They are the queens
- from Logo TV's
RuPaul's Drag Race.
Fabulous. We're gonna get the
chance to paint drag queens.
For this challenge, you
will have to transform these men
into their favorite
female music icons.
- Ooh.
- Wow.
Your design has to be
a head-to-toe,
front-to-back red carpet look
for a music awards show.
That means
apparel and makeup.
- I don't know how I'm
- gonna paint these drag queens.
- Do we put pasties
- on a drag queen?
How does that work?
You will have five hours
to get them red carpet ready.
You will be judged on
creativity and design concept,
technique,
and execution of the challenge.
Ru, is there anything
the painters should know
about our models?
Oh, hell yes.
Y'all are gonna be dealing
with real stars.
They know what they like.
They know what they don't like.
They're gonna be your key
to this challenge.
Listen to what
they have to say,
or you will have hell to pay!
Okay?
- Are they gonna
- be ticking time bombs?
Oh, that's a good question.
- Ladies, are you
- ticking time bombs?
- Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
Okay, now it's time
to pair you up with your models.
Avi, Yara Sofia.
Drag me into Shakira.
You know my hips don't lie.
Shakira.
Rio, Tammie Brown.
Roll me on down
into Tina Turner.
Fernello, Mariah.
Janet.
Ms. Jackson 'cause I'm nasty.
Cheryl Ann,
Vivienne Pinay.
- Nick Nick Nick Nick
- Nicki Minaj.
- Ooh.
I was hoping I would get you.
Sammie, Alyssa Edwards.
Katy Perry.
Dawn Marie, Jessica Wild.
Beyoncé.
Lana, Venus D-Lite.
- Madonna.
- I love Madonna.
- I have so many ideas
- on what to paint.
Aryn, Detox.
Turn me into Cyndi Lauper.
So that means Kyle,
Laganja Estranja.
Lady Gaga.
Come on, monsters.
- Okay, painters.
- We'll give you a chance to
consult with
your models tomorrow.
- It's time to go home
- and rest up.
- All right now.
- Good night.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Wait, have any of you even
worked with drag queens before?
- No.
- No, but I do know
- facial reconstruction
- when it comes to painting.
Do you know how long
they work on just their makeup?
- Listen.
- Just to let you know.
- Two and a half hours
- at minimum.
I'm curious to see
what's gonna go down.
Queens don't want
to be assistants, either.
Oh, Cheryl Ann's screwed.
She's gonna get so humbled.
Cheryl Ann's gonna
try to take control,
and drag queens
do not like that one bit.
I can't wait for it.
Hi.
How are you?
- Good to meet you.
- Nice to meet you too.
Are you ready for this?
Let your voice be
the direction to my hands.
I have a loud voice.
Listen, speak loudly.
- I was gonna talk to you.
- I drew up a whole bunch.
- Okay.
- And I was just gonna see
- what you like.
- 'Cause I'm losing my voice,
so I'm like, ugh,
the one day
that I can be me
and be fun and outgoing,
- I don't have the voice
- to portray it.
Nicki is all about...
- I have to build you an ass.
- I'm all about that.
- Absolutely.
- I need a big fat ass.
Okay.
Keep it, like... but cute.
- Yeah.
- I will see if we can find fabric
and glue it between the legs.
Oh, that's a thing.
- So it's gonna look
- actually a skirt.
I'm really digging
all of this, too.
- Yeah.
- I love all this section.
My drag queen is Detox.
There's actually
a pair of, like, pants
- that she wore that were
- just yellow and black...
- Mm-hmm.
- That I kind of based those on.
I love it all.
My concept is to stick with
the more '80s Cyndi Lauper,
with the red and yellow
kind of fire hair.
I'm so excited.
- All right. Let's do it.
- Yeah.
Oh, do it.
Do it.
I actually do hair and makeup.
- You do?
- But not body painting.
So I have no idea
about anything.
- Oh, you're gonna--
- So I'm trusting you, girl.
Nicki Minaj has a big booty.
So to give Ms. Vivienne a big
booty, I'm going to use felt
and craft foam pads
to try and make, like,
prosthetic asses.
- And then once the paint's
- on there, will it look,
like, smoother?
Yeah.
- Yeah, you can go ahead
- and tuck 'em.
- It's up to you.
- Yeah.
Tuck it and I'll redraw it.
I have naked ladies
around me all the time,
and now we're painting
male models.
So as long as I don't have
to paint no butts and balls,
I'm fine.
- I'm gonna get
- the gluing in the back
and I'm gonna glue the top.
- Even though I didn't make it
- in the top three,
I'm going to continue
to go with my gut instinct.
I like to show my glitter,
and I think Beyoncé
works for that.
Nah, you're good.
So I can get those details
in the face,
- I'm gonna have to shorten
- the amount of time
it takes me to paint
the actual clothing.
'Cause that face
has to be right on.
Cheryl Ann,
the butt just look bad.
That is horrible!
That is a lot of ass.
- I'm a little nervous
- about the ass.
I'm not gonna lie.
That's gonna look good.
I've been in
the top three a lot,
so obviously I know
what I'm doing.
It still stands out,
and it's a little crinkled.
- But I'll paint--
- I'll tell you what.
- I can just paint a design
- on it too.
And that'll hide everything.
I am trying to win this,
so I am really sticking
to what I know.
Please just trust me
and let me take the lead.
If it were up to me,
I would start over.
There's no starting over.
Do it like...
- Do it really thick?
- Okay.
I am so excited about this
because I've done drag shows
in the past.
I've done drag makeup on myself.
I've got this.
This is my challenge to win.
It's so hard to be a woman.
Seriously.
My friends are gonna
lose they freaking mind.
- I've never worked with a
- professional drag queen before.
The most challenging thing
is gonna be creating the makeup.
You're doing good.
I have to create boob cleavage,
and I have to create a dress
- that's gonna be able
- to go over all of that.
Yeah.
- I really dig it.
- Yeah?
I put a lot of time and energy
into thinking about
what I wanted to do.
I want to make her really happy,
- and that's the biggest point
- of this whole challenge
is to make sure
that your drag queen is happy.
Hi!
- Hi.
- Wow.
Well, it just feels
like a family reunion for me.
- All right, well,
- we can't wait to walk around
- and find out
- about what you're working on.
Fernello, what are you
most nervous about?
- Definitely the makeup
- application
since I have no history
or no skill set in that area.
- I'm gonna
- have to be a true artist today
and really listen and learn.
Hi, Kyle.
- Who's your icon?
- Lady Gaga.
Lady Gaga.
- Do you have any experience
- with makeup?
I used to teach beauty,
but drag is not beauty.
It's more.
I can't wait to see
what you all come up with.
So what era Madonna
are you all doing?
Old Madonna and
new Madonna combined look.
- You don't have a lot
- of paint on it.
- No.
- You better get painting.
- Yes, I will
- jump on it right away.
To take a gender and change it
into another gender,
- whether it's the same color
- or not,
- I'm just gonna
- say it's a challenge.
- I'm gonna reach
- out to the challenge,
- I'ma get the job done.
- We're gonna get this job done.
- Great.
- This is Nicki Minaj,
and I have to show you
his best asset.
- Oh.
- Whoa.
- Badonkadonk.
- Hey.
Seems a little bumpy right now.
And how do you feel
about what she's done so far?
- I'm nervous.
- Sure.
So have you guided her with
what the makeup's doing so far?
- Yeah, I've tried to.
- I've tried to.
You've tried to,
but to no avail?
Is that what you're saying?
Um, you know,
we're working on it.
- Like, a few years ago
- I went to actually her concert.
- To Shakira's concert?
- Yeah.
She start with this huge snake
on her neck,
so that's my inspiration.
- I actually drew her face.
- Wow.
So I can figure
how to do the shadow
and the eyes and everything.
That's a gorgeous,
gorgeous dress.
- It looks like a Cavalli.
- Mm-hmm.
I want to wear that dress.
- I'm sorry.
- I can't take it off.
- I know.
- Can I borrow it?
- So you're doing Cyndi Lauper?
- Mm-hmm.
- So how's
- the collaboration going?
- A, it's very Cyndi Lauper.
- It's very me.
- I think that we've been
- working together very well.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
- I'm pretty much her
- bitch right now, as usual.
I'm here to help her win this.
When I think Beyoncé,
I think fierce
and I think gold.
She just pops.
She's got this fierceness,
and I think that the golds
and the black will really
make that work for her.
- Okay, great.
- Well, painters,
we can tell that you have really
kicked it into high gear today.
- Good luck. We can't wait to see
- what you come up with.
Bye!
Bye!
It might help you
if you pull the eye like that.
- It's so funny
- to have all these guys
in here directing guys
on how to do makeup.
- I'm gonna take this brush
- and kind of go right
on top of my brow bone.
Ah, okay.
- I definitely don't know
- anything about makeup,
- so I'm taking a lot
- of direction,
- and I definitely have to
- work on that face.
- 'Cause that's
- my biggest obstacle right now,
is making Ms. Mariah look
like Ms. Jackson.
So I'm gonna do like that.
- Just open your legs
- for a second. Open them.
Perfect, perfect.
I feel amazing.
- Am I getting the abs?
- I'm getting 'em.
- I'm getting 'em.
- Yeah.
Touch this skin, honey.
Touch all of this skin.
I'm painting a
Bad Romance inspired look,
and it's actually looking
like a drag queen right now.
- So I'm feeling very confident
- at this point.
Perfect. Good.
Done. Yes.
Oh, thank God.
So the loser
has to come in here and shower?
The model does, yeah.
- The who?
- The model.
Uh, the model has to shower?
Mm-hmm.
Girl, no.
I'm killing it.
Wow, you look like Janet.
I noticed Fernello spent
a lot of time on the face,
and his face is beautiful.
But the clothing
is just so boring.
- I hope y'all bitches ready,
- honey.
This face look perfect.
- The rest of the body
- just no detail.
Just black.
They might be in trouble.
Glue here.
Don't be scared.
All right, girls.
We got 10 minutes, honey.
Drag time, that's 30 seconds.
- Aah.
- Ooh, girl.
We are pressed for time.
I'm looking at Lana's Madonna
and there's a lot of black going
on which is very unlike Lana.
Ooh, there's so much pressure.
Lana's Madonna,
she has the Rebel Heart phase.
She's got the corset.
She's got all kinds of things.
I don't know what is going on.
We only have one minute.
Time's up and I really wish
that I could do a little more
of a solid design on the front.
Five. Four. Three. Two. One.
Time's up!
- Wow.
- Yeah.
Judges can't wait to see you,
so everybody
follow me to the stage.
Let's go.
Get your bags packed,
'cause somebody's going home.
Welcome back, painters.
- How was this challenge?
- Pretty good?
Amazing.
- For this challenge,
- your job was to
give the queens from
Logo TV's RuPaul's Drag Race
a red carpet look
for a musical awards show.
You had five hours to get
your models red carpet ready,
and we can't wait for you
to dazzle us with some glam.
Let's welcome back
our revered judges.
Craig Tracy.
- Hey, guys.
- Robin Slonina.
Hello.
And the Grand Dame
of Drag, RuPaul Charles.
You just try to paint me
into a corner.
Okay, painters.
The red carpet's ready.
Let's see your models
strut their stuff.
I am watching Beyoncé
strut down that red carpet.
She is owning that gown.
She has this glam, gold, black,
high-contrast fierce look.
She is Beyoncé right now.
I wanted her outfit to
have the more '80s Cyndi Lauper
with those hot colors,
and be kind of flamey
but still have a lot
of darkness and contrast
because Cyndi Lauper also
wore a lot of black.
She looks phenomenal
and really turned out exactly
how I imagined it in my head.
My idea was to combine
looks of different Madonna.
The signature Madonna,
she's always wearing gloves.
She used a lot
of laces and roses.
Yes.
I nailed it.
She totally screams Shakira.
First thing, it's I have
to create a snake texture
on the fabric.
Shakira, she's always
showing her skin.
I was afraid a little bit
to show too much skin,
so I create a lot
of cool designs
to cover it but still show skin.
I look at her
and I see Nicki Minaj.
I'm very happy.
She looks lovely.
We decided on the Nicki Minaj
from a couple years ago
when she was
more bubblegum pink hair.
I have drawn gloves.
- I had all these
- different elements.
Ooh.
- As Lady Gaga steps out,
- I think,
"Man, this is in the sack."
I decided to do one stocking
because it's sexy
and it totally looks like
Lady Gaga.
I got Tina's signature legs
and the face
as close as I could,
but Tina Turner's dress?
Not so good.
To me, she looks
just like Katy Perry.
I gave her the narrow waistline
and little pedal pushers
with a pin-up feel.
I'm not feeling confident
when I see Ms. Janet
walking on that red carpet.
My diva looked exactly
like Janet Jackson in the face.
Unfortunately, I didn't get
to put as much detail
in the actual clothing.
- I just hope these judges
- see the work
that I put into the drag makeup.
- Whoo-hoo!
Yeah.
Judges, what do you think?
- It felt
- really special,
and it felt like the night
was filled with stars.
Aryn, please come present
your work.
I present Cyndi Lauper.
I thought this painting
was dangerous
to your competitors
because I love it so much.
The leggings are amazing.
It's dynamic.
- Well done.
- Thank you, Aryn.
Thank you, Detox.
Lana.
- Madonna and child.
- Uh-huh.
Mm.
I thought it will be nice
to create all ages
of Madonna in one outfit.
Gloves to me look so faded,
and there's so much black
on the front it's almost
looking a little bit dirty.
I've been there for every look
she's ever done,
and I see every look
she's ever done on your model,
which I don't think
is probably the best choice.
- So you think there could
- have been more editing?
It could've been
a lot more edited, yeah.
- Lana, this isn't
- the first time
- you've gotten this note about
- editing.
Okay, Avi.
Avi, I thought this
painting was pure energy.
Pure passion.
I have mixed feelings
about the skirt.
- You know,
- I see what you were going for.
It was, like,
weird if she have, like, open.
So I wanted to create, like,
just to close it
so it looks like full fabric.
To me, it just seems
a little bit like cheating.
Thank you, Avi.
Thank you, Yara Sofia.
Shalom.
Shalom.
Here comes Sammie and Alyssa
Edwards as Miss Katy Perry.
- At first,
- I wanted to do pink and black.
But the shoes were red,
so I wanted to do red and black.
When you're given an icon
like Katy Perry,
- you want it to read.
- You know?
And she is that bubblegum look.
Fernello and Mariah
dressed up as Ms. Jackson.
Ms. Nasty.
Janet Jackson.
I love the silhouette.
I just want to see
more painting.
What I'm missing
are those little details.
- You know, the lines
- in the zipper.
I wish that zipper had an end
on it.
So it's details
that make you say,
"This is Janet, not LaToya."
Look at those legs,
Ms. Tammy Brown.
They're my gift.
They are just gorgeous.
- When she first came out,
- I thought she was wearing
- her pajamas on
- the red carpet.
It looked like a camisa
and a little pair
of silk undies to me.
Why are the titties so low?
- At the time,
- it wasn't drooping.
- It wasn't dropping, so I didn't
- have much of an issue with it.
And as I continued to paint,
those issues started to arise.
Just wouldn't be an issue
if the top of the camisa
were actually lower.
- Thank you, Rio.
- Thank you, Tammy.
- Thank you.
- All right.
Cheryl Ann with Vivienne Pinay
as Nicki Minaj.
May I present to you,
Ms. Nicki.
I wanted to incorporate a lot
of details to add, like,
an asymmetrical flare.
Just to give it
that lovely layered
if you're going out
on the red carpet.
You want to turn to the side?
- Whoo.
They look more like
lovely lady lumps.
- Vivienne,
- what do you think of the outfit?
I feel like I'm about to jump
into a clown car.
Me as a drag queen,
my look is everything.
I have to feel like the most
beautiful drag queen
in the room.
Is it just the makeup?
Well, it's kind of everything.
I mean, even whenever
I started out drag,
I didn't look like this.
I wouldn't even post
a selfie of this.
Is someone paying her
to throw me under the bus?
I wouldn't even post
a selfie of this.
Is someone paying her
to throw me under the bus?
Would you, personally,
like a booty like that?
Um, maybe.
I would try.
I would try it.
Karma.
I didn't know that
I was making her so unhappy
during the process.
She did offer to instruct you
and it didn't work.
Communication will fix this
in the future.
I'm convinced.
Dawn Marie
and Jessica Wild as Beyoncé.
- Love you.
- I love you.
I think that the accessories
- are just the right amount
- of bling.
They're a really strong
statement and they're working.
Everything just really
seems to flatter your model
and work for me.
- Thank you.
- It's a really good painting.
Thank you so much.
Kyle and Laganja Stranja.
Come on, Skin Wars.
Let's get sickening.
Okay?
Please, kids at home.
Do not try this at home.
Kyle, I really think
this is a sexy piece.
I think it's a smart piece.
A little naked on the arms,
but a really great use
of accessories.
- Okay.
- Well, thank you, Kyle.
- Thank you, Laganja.
- Thanks, guys.
Okay, painters.
Clearly you've given our judges
a lot to discuss.
- We're gonna send you back
- to the lounge
and we'll bring you out soon.
Thank you.
Cheryl Ann, was there
some communication issues
with you and your client?
I don't even know
what happened.
It was crazy.
And I'm such a strong painter.
I'm not used to...
no one ever not liking my paint.
I'm gonna shoot straight.
You do have an issue
with bullying.
You do have an issue of kind
of pushing your way on others.
At this point in the game,
I can't take anything
he says as personal.
- It really has
- no reflection on me at all.
They're all his issues.
Well, tonight was
unlike anything
- I've ever done
- as a body painting judge ever.
I don't believe you.
I don't believe you.
So what did you think
about Aryn and Cyndi Lauper?
A total head-to-toe design.
She's been kind of going
under the radar at first.
I don't know why you guys
keep being so surprised by Aryn.
She's just kind of quiet...
- She is.
- So I'm not expecting anything.
What did you think
about Lana and Madonna?
I think Lana just still
doesn't know how to edit.
She can paint.
She just kind of blew it here.
Yeah. It was like
Madonna had a garage sale
in Pacoima.
Avi and Shakira.
Shakira looked beautiful.
- I don't like
- that little addition
of the flap of the skirt.
I'd like to see that illusion
tackled with paint.
Rio and Tina Turner.
I wasn't feeling red carpet.
The boobs were so low.
Fernello's
Janet Jackson.
There could've been stitching.
- There could've been,
- you know, a--
Could've been a pocket.
I felt like
he took a black sponge
and did her whole body
and then did a little outlining.
You know, I think Dawn Marie
has really grown a lot
as a painter.
I was a big fan of this one.
I love the color.
I love the bling.
- Let's talk about Cheryl Ann
- and Nicki Minaj.
What was up with
that stuffed underwear?
It was lumpier
than Irish oatmeal.
It was a complete catastrophe.
She is a fantastic painter.
It just didn't connect
with the model.
So have we made a decision?
- Yeah.
- I think so.
- Yeah?
- All right.
Welcome back, painters.
One of you will be
tonight's winner,
and one of you
will be going home.
Kyle.
Sammie.
You're both safe.
Yes.
You may head back to the lounge.
Thank you.
Avi.
Dawn Marie.
Aryn.
Congratulations.
You are our top three
for tonight.
I made the top three!
- Top three,
- please step forward.
One of you is
tonight's winner.
And the winner is...
I've never won
on a concept challenge.
I could have a chance with this.
One of you is
tonight's winner.
- I'm feeling pretty confident
- today.
- I think I could win
- this challenge.
And the winner is...
Aryn.
Congratulations.
- Aah!
You created a world
on your model
and it was fantastic.
Aryn, you really
started out under the radar.
- Mm-hmm.
- What's it like to win tonight?
Feels freaking amazing
to win today.
Well, congratulations
to all of you.
You may head back to the lounge.
- Thank you very much.
- Thank you so much.
I like this winning thing.
I hope it happens more.
Rio.
Lana.
Fernello.
Cheryl Ann.
You are the bottom four.
It's time to find out
who's going home.
Cheryl Ann.
Rio.
You are both safe
for one more week.
Thank you so much
for giving me a second chance.
You may head back
to the lounge.
Lana, you just put
too many things together
in this one painting.
Fernello, Janet Jackson
looked great from a distance,
but there was just
no detail for us.
The painter who will be
going home is...
Fernello.
Don't cry.
Just win,
that's all you got to do.
Lana, you are safe.
Please go back
to the painter's lounge.
- Fernello,
- we liked your piece tonight.
It just felt unfinished.
And I'm just really hoping
that you keep pushing yourself,
and you become a much stronger
artist through learning
and challenging yourself.
It's been really fun
having you here.
I have so much respect
for all of you.
- Likewise.
- I really like this one, too.
I like you back.
- I'll see you guys
- on the other side.
Fantastic. Fernello, it's time
to wash off your canvas.
- This is definitely
- not the last of Fernello.
This is just an introduction
to Fernello.
Peasants.
- Pay attention to the client,
- all right?
- Okay.
- Remember that.
Even though it
was a great silhouette,
I lack in those fine details
which was the downfall
to my piece.
I know you're gonna miss me.
- I know.
- It's okay.
You don't need Kleenex.
- You don't need any tissues
- or anything like that,
but Fernello will be back.
Don't worry, okay?
Be happy.
Peace out.
Next time on Skin Wars...
Aren't you glad
you aren't Fernello?
Too soon, Ru.
Create a body paint
that makes Ru laugh.
I'm not a standup comic.
Your job is to
transform their bodies
into perfect visions of horror.
Yes.
- Do you girls want
- to go over the story?
I really don't want her to
take over this whole project.
- I wanted
- a little bit more concept.
The story was
super confusing for me.
Who would be bottom?
Sammie's piece.
I wouldn't be surprised
if I left.
- of competitive body painting,
there's nothing more fierce than
the power of transformation.
Skin Wars:
the only limits
are your imagination.
You won't believe your eyes
as 12 of America's
most talented artists
compete and push the boundaries.
Absolutely breathtaking.
Some will rise to the top...
While others will watch
their dreams go down the drain.
It fell pretty flat.
It's the challenge
of a lifetime for $100,000
and the ultimate title
of Skin Wars champion.
Hello, painters.
Hello.
Let's welcome back
our world-renowned judges.
Say hello to a true pioneer,
Robin Slonina.
- Whoo!
- Hi, guys.
And the international icon
of screen and song,
RuPaul Charles.
- Hi.
- Whoo.
For this challenge,
you will have to complete
a front and back
swimsuit design
inspired by locations
around the globe.
Now, this challenge
speaks to me personally
- because I was
- the first model ever painted
for the Sports Illustrated
swimsuit issue.
So I want you to think
about cover-ups.
Think about accessories.
Think about a sarong.
The winner of this challenge
will receive $5,000
worth of glitter
and body art accessories
from Tattoo Junkie Body Art
Cosmetics.
Let's find out
which location backdrop
will inspire your artwork.
Avi.
Phuket, Thailand.
- Honestly, I'm a little bit
- concerned.
Not too familiar with Thailand.
Aryn. Miami.
I can totally dig Miami.
I just got to make it hot.
Cheryl Ann.
St. Tropez.
St. Tropez is very classy.
Elegant.
I think it's perfect for me.
Kyle.
Great Barrier Reef.
Lana. Amazon Rainforest.
Rio. Louisville, Kentucky.
It's cool.
- I'm like,
- "What are you gonna paint?"
They don't even have beaches
in Kentucky, I don't think.
Sammie. Anchorage, Alaska.
Fernello.
Tahitian Islands.
Mm-hmm.
Dawn Marie.
Outer space.
I got outer space!
Yay.
I'm actually excited because I
can add a little humor in there.
Think about the folds
in fabric
and how the light falls on them,
but really sell this to me
as fabric.
You have two hours
to complete this challenge,
and your time starts now.
Good luck.
Tilt your head back.
Pull your eyelid over it.
There you go.
- I think I want
- to do something sexy.
Maybe reds and, like, hot pinks.
- For this bathing suit
- challenge,
clothing requires realism,
and getting across your location
is gonna be
interesting and tough.
I have no idea in mind what
I'm actually gonna do,
so I'll try to create
something cool.
My big concern is
I barely do clothings.
It's hard to create more detail
and make more realism into it.
It will be a challenge.
- I don't know anything
- about Kentucky
other than
Kentucky Fried Chicken.
- I mean, that's it.
- And I'm not gonna draw
a big bucket of Kentucky
Fried Chicken on a woman.
The only thing
I can think of is leather.
- Cow spots.
- Horses.
Just nothing was coming
to my mind that was sexy.
Rio, you gonna take
this three times in a row?
- Dynasty?
- Let's see.
- All right.
- Don't try to psyche me out.
In this competition,
I've been doing okay,
but I'm not here
to just do okay work,
so I definitely have to push
the paint and step it up.
All right, people.
We have an hour left.
- Whoo.
- We got to hustle.
I don't want to be
in the bottom anymore.
It's not fun to have everyone
piled on top of you.
Last challenge, Cheryl Ann
called me her assistant.
This week, I need to prove
to the judges and to Cheryl Ann
that I can stay here
on my own skills.
My plan is to incorporate
some humor.
Can you hold that--see that
little gemstone that's sliding?
Hey, Sammie. I think she
needs an assistant over there.
Maybe.
- The conversations that
- other people are having
are irrelevant to me.
I'm trying to take
the judges' critiques
and be super creative
so I can win.
- Hi, guys.
- Ten minutes left.
- No.
- Let's do it.
I want to do her swimsuit
like an Amazon woman.
I have tons of ideas
and I combined everything.
It was, like, so much going on
in my head at this point.
I'm like, "Just breathe."
All right, people.
We have one minute.
Oh, lord. It's 59. 58.
Time's up.
Tools down, everybody.
You look amazing.
Follow me over
to the Skin Wars stage.
- Okay, let's bring out
- your models.
This is Avi
and Phuket, Thailand.
- I used a lot
- of black and gold.
I went totally isometric and I
put a sarong on the side.
- So it was very creative that
- other people actually didn't do.
I create the Buddha
on the bathing suit
as a design drawing, and it's--
I enjoy doing Buddhas.
I'm very happy.
Okay, this is Aryn and Miami.
The bathing suit that
I had decided to do is a halter
that goes to a ring and then
down to another section.
So it's kind of
a monokini sort of situation
- with little rings
- on the side and on the middle.
- Looked kind of nightclub-ish,
- so I wanted to make it,
like, kind of
fun and kind of dancey, also.
This is Cheryl Ann
and San Tropez.
I paint my fantasy swimsuit.
Something that I would love.
- If I'm gonna
- have a whole couture designer
$5,000 swimsuit,
it better be leather.
And I feel great
because she embodies this
persona that I've given her.
This femme fatale.
This is Kyle taking us
to the Great Barrier Reef.
I'm feeling
very confident right now
because it's under the sea.
I have the coral and flowers,
and represent above water
and underwater,
- but give it still
- the underwater feel.
This is Lana taking us
to the Rainforest.
I painted, like, a warrior.
The arrow like you are hunting,
and she's wearing
many different textures on her.
And she likes to wear, like,
all different patterns
in her bikini.
This is Rio taking us
to Louisville, Kentucky.
My swimsuit was horrible.
Oh, God.
There's a chance that I will be
booed and hit with rocks
if I ever went through Kentucky.
This is Sammie
and Anchorage, Alaska.
So my concept is
the Abominable Snowgirl.
It's an icy blue swimsuit
with fish scales on it.
I feel really good
about my model.
This is Fernello
and the Tahitian Islands.
I incorporated
my tribal designs in there.
I'm feeling pretty good about
what my model's looking like.
- My swimsuit is definitely
- holding up.
This is Dawn Marie
and outer space.
I wanted her to be long-sleeved
because she's in
cold outer space.
Love my little GPS George.
He's my little injection
of humor into this one.
Okay, guys. The judges
want to take a closer look.
Dawn Marie, tell us
about swimwear in outer space.
Well, I was kind of going
for that galactic Bond Girl.
Hi, Fernello.
Well, I love the organic feel
of your design.
Just want to see
cleaner lines from you.
- Are those icicles coming off
- of her eyes?
- Yes, they are.
- And they match the icicles
coming from under here.
- Why are there icicles
- coming off of her?
- Oh, I'll answer.
- It's underboob sweat
that turns into icicles.
Yes, that's really good.
I wanted to kind of give
kind of a rough leather design.
- There's something wrong
- with the engineering
of this swimsuit.
So meaning that, if--
- Like, if you do a cannonball
- in this swimsuit,
- that's just
- gonna fly straight up.
Right?
- Lana.
- Wow, look at that.
I wanted to do, like, really
complicated design, kind of.
Lot of detail in this
to see up close.
- Yeah, there was a lot
- going on there.
- You think it's too much?
- Mm-hmm.
There's such minimal paint
on here
that it better be perfect,
you know?
- And this line's not quite
- perfect.
It's real uneven.
Cheryl Ann.
The white and the curvature,
it really
accentuates her own curves.
This kind of badass leather
swimsuit from you, you know,
was kind of a nice surprise
when she walked out.
Thank you.
It's very sexy,
and the body jewelry, I mean,
you can't beat that.
Because you know--actually,
she looks like a Kardashian.
The detail that
you got is just phenomenal.
Everything about this
is really three-dimensional.
A sarong is so right.
- The judges have a lot
- to discuss.
We'll be back shortly.
Thank you.
Well, that was fun.
Dawn Marie, I liked her piece.
- I thought it was fun.
- It was creative.
She had a whole story.
- You know, I had a lot of fun.
- She had a little alien.
You know what? No girl
should leave home without one.
Aryn's model
looked smoking hot.
And she knew it.
She gave her such
a complete look to work with,
and just the forethought
- of, "Let's find
- some gold shimmer powder
and use it like a bronzer."
I mean,
that was a great idea.
- Lana's?
- There was so much going on.
My eye couldn't settle
on one thing.
Mm, she has a history of putting
too much into her design.
Let's talk about Avi's.
Well, he nailed the highlights.
He nailed the shadows.
I mean, that was just
done so realistically.
Yeah, it really did
speak of Phuket and Thailand.
And Cheryl Ann's model,
she looked fierce.
My favorite part was
the swirl in the torso area.
I really did love it.
- Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
- Okay, so have you made
- a decision?
It's a hard one,
but I think we know.
Yes.
Painters, each of you
created a swimsuit body paint
that took us on a journey to
destinations around the globe.
And that show
was really fun to watch.
The top three painters are...
Aryn.
Avi.
Cheryl Ann.
Congratulations.
Avi, your piece was
transcendental.
- Thank you very much.
- Well done.
Cheryl Ann,
you created a total look.
- You know?
- Head to toe.
Thank you.
Aryn, I lived in Miami Beach
and it really embodied
the spirit that area has.
Thank you so much.
The winner of
this challenge is...
It's me.
Avi.
- Yeah.
- Yay.
I'm so exciting.
- Oh, my God. That's amazing.
- Thank you.
Congratulations.
You are the winner,
and you just won $5,000
worth of glitter
and body art accessories
from Tattoo Junkie Body Art
Cosmetics.
Glitter!
Glitter party.
Okay. Moving on, painters.
In your first challenge,
you created dazzling swimsuit
looks on your beautiful models.
For this concept challenge,
you'll also create
an apparel look for your models.
Male models.
- All right.
- Yay.
Now, these aren't
just ordinary male models.
In fact,
they're not even ordinary males.
I am a little confused.
Around the world,
they're known as...
Queens!
Yeah!
- Oh, my God.
- They're wearing heels.
We are painting drag queens.
- Ru, did you help
- work this out?
Dragsolutely.
- Some of you might be
- in trouble.
- Uh-huh.
- They're all in trouble.
I feel terrified.
Drag queens are probably the
most pickiest about their stuff.
- If you don't do their makeup
- right, that's it.
- You're done.
- You're toast.
And I've never done makeup
before in my life.
You are going to create
a body paint fit for royalty.
That's right.
- They are the queens
- from Logo TV's
RuPaul's Drag Race.
Fabulous. We're gonna get the
chance to paint drag queens.
For this challenge, you
will have to transform these men
into their favorite
female music icons.
- Ooh.
- Wow.
Your design has to be
a head-to-toe,
front-to-back red carpet look
for a music awards show.
That means
apparel and makeup.
- I don't know how I'm
- gonna paint these drag queens.
- Do we put pasties
- on a drag queen?
How does that work?
You will have five hours
to get them red carpet ready.
You will be judged on
creativity and design concept,
technique,
and execution of the challenge.
Ru, is there anything
the painters should know
about our models?
Oh, hell yes.
Y'all are gonna be dealing
with real stars.
They know what they like.
They know what they don't like.
They're gonna be your key
to this challenge.
Listen to what
they have to say,
or you will have hell to pay!
Okay?
- Are they gonna
- be ticking time bombs?
Oh, that's a good question.
- Ladies, are you
- ticking time bombs?
- Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
Okay, now it's time
to pair you up with your models.
Avi, Yara Sofia.
Drag me into Shakira.
You know my hips don't lie.
Shakira.
Rio, Tammie Brown.
Roll me on down
into Tina Turner.
Fernello, Mariah.
Janet.
Ms. Jackson 'cause I'm nasty.
Cheryl Ann,
Vivienne Pinay.
- Nick Nick Nick Nick
- Nicki Minaj.
- Ooh.
I was hoping I would get you.
Sammie, Alyssa Edwards.
Katy Perry.
Dawn Marie, Jessica Wild.
Beyoncé.
Lana, Venus D-Lite.
- Madonna.
- I love Madonna.
- I have so many ideas
- on what to paint.
Aryn, Detox.
Turn me into Cyndi Lauper.
So that means Kyle,
Laganja Estranja.
Lady Gaga.
Come on, monsters.
- Okay, painters.
- We'll give you a chance to
consult with
your models tomorrow.
- It's time to go home
- and rest up.
- All right now.
- Good night.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Wait, have any of you even
worked with drag queens before?
- No.
- No, but I do know
- facial reconstruction
- when it comes to painting.
Do you know how long
they work on just their makeup?
- Listen.
- Just to let you know.
- Two and a half hours
- at minimum.
I'm curious to see
what's gonna go down.
Queens don't want
to be assistants, either.
Oh, Cheryl Ann's screwed.
She's gonna get so humbled.
Cheryl Ann's gonna
try to take control,
and drag queens
do not like that one bit.
I can't wait for it.
Hi.
How are you?
- Good to meet you.
- Nice to meet you too.
Are you ready for this?
Let your voice be
the direction to my hands.
I have a loud voice.
Listen, speak loudly.
- I was gonna talk to you.
- I drew up a whole bunch.
- Okay.
- And I was just gonna see
- what you like.
- 'Cause I'm losing my voice,
so I'm like, ugh,
the one day
that I can be me
and be fun and outgoing,
- I don't have the voice
- to portray it.
Nicki is all about...
- I have to build you an ass.
- I'm all about that.
- Absolutely.
- I need a big fat ass.
Okay.
Keep it, like... but cute.
- Yeah.
- I will see if we can find fabric
and glue it between the legs.
Oh, that's a thing.
- So it's gonna look
- actually a skirt.
I'm really digging
all of this, too.
- Yeah.
- I love all this section.
My drag queen is Detox.
There's actually
a pair of, like, pants
- that she wore that were
- just yellow and black...
- Mm-hmm.
- That I kind of based those on.
I love it all.
My concept is to stick with
the more '80s Cyndi Lauper,
with the red and yellow
kind of fire hair.
I'm so excited.
- All right. Let's do it.
- Yeah.
Oh, do it.
Do it.
I actually do hair and makeup.
- You do?
- But not body painting.
So I have no idea
about anything.
- Oh, you're gonna--
- So I'm trusting you, girl.
Nicki Minaj has a big booty.
So to give Ms. Vivienne a big
booty, I'm going to use felt
and craft foam pads
to try and make, like,
prosthetic asses.
- And then once the paint's
- on there, will it look,
like, smoother?
Yeah.
- Yeah, you can go ahead
- and tuck 'em.
- It's up to you.
- Yeah.
Tuck it and I'll redraw it.
I have naked ladies
around me all the time,
and now we're painting
male models.
So as long as I don't have
to paint no butts and balls,
I'm fine.
- I'm gonna get
- the gluing in the back
and I'm gonna glue the top.
- Even though I didn't make it
- in the top three,
I'm going to continue
to go with my gut instinct.
I like to show my glitter,
and I think Beyoncé
works for that.
Nah, you're good.
So I can get those details
in the face,
- I'm gonna have to shorten
- the amount of time
it takes me to paint
the actual clothing.
'Cause that face
has to be right on.
Cheryl Ann,
the butt just look bad.
That is horrible!
That is a lot of ass.
- I'm a little nervous
- about the ass.
I'm not gonna lie.
That's gonna look good.
I've been in
the top three a lot,
so obviously I know
what I'm doing.
It still stands out,
and it's a little crinkled.
- But I'll paint--
- I'll tell you what.
- I can just paint a design
- on it too.
And that'll hide everything.
I am trying to win this,
so I am really sticking
to what I know.
Please just trust me
and let me take the lead.
If it were up to me,
I would start over.
There's no starting over.
Do it like...
- Do it really thick?
- Okay.
I am so excited about this
because I've done drag shows
in the past.
I've done drag makeup on myself.
I've got this.
This is my challenge to win.
It's so hard to be a woman.
Seriously.
My friends are gonna
lose they freaking mind.
- I've never worked with a
- professional drag queen before.
The most challenging thing
is gonna be creating the makeup.
You're doing good.
I have to create boob cleavage,
and I have to create a dress
- that's gonna be able
- to go over all of that.
Yeah.
- I really dig it.
- Yeah?
I put a lot of time and energy
into thinking about
what I wanted to do.
I want to make her really happy,
- and that's the biggest point
- of this whole challenge
is to make sure
that your drag queen is happy.
Hi!
- Hi.
- Wow.
Well, it just feels
like a family reunion for me.
- All right, well,
- we can't wait to walk around
- and find out
- about what you're working on.
Fernello, what are you
most nervous about?
- Definitely the makeup
- application
since I have no history
or no skill set in that area.
- I'm gonna
- have to be a true artist today
and really listen and learn.
Hi, Kyle.
- Who's your icon?
- Lady Gaga.
Lady Gaga.
- Do you have any experience
- with makeup?
I used to teach beauty,
but drag is not beauty.
It's more.
I can't wait to see
what you all come up with.
So what era Madonna
are you all doing?
Old Madonna and
new Madonna combined look.
- You don't have a lot
- of paint on it.
- No.
- You better get painting.
- Yes, I will
- jump on it right away.
To take a gender and change it
into another gender,
- whether it's the same color
- or not,
- I'm just gonna
- say it's a challenge.
- I'm gonna reach
- out to the challenge,
- I'ma get the job done.
- We're gonna get this job done.
- Great.
- This is Nicki Minaj,
and I have to show you
his best asset.
- Oh.
- Whoa.
- Badonkadonk.
- Hey.
Seems a little bumpy right now.
And how do you feel
about what she's done so far?
- I'm nervous.
- Sure.
So have you guided her with
what the makeup's doing so far?
- Yeah, I've tried to.
- I've tried to.
You've tried to,
but to no avail?
Is that what you're saying?
Um, you know,
we're working on it.
- Like, a few years ago
- I went to actually her concert.
- To Shakira's concert?
- Yeah.
She start with this huge snake
on her neck,
so that's my inspiration.
- I actually drew her face.
- Wow.
So I can figure
how to do the shadow
and the eyes and everything.
That's a gorgeous,
gorgeous dress.
- It looks like a Cavalli.
- Mm-hmm.
I want to wear that dress.
- I'm sorry.
- I can't take it off.
- I know.
- Can I borrow it?
- So you're doing Cyndi Lauper?
- Mm-hmm.
- So how's
- the collaboration going?
- A, it's very Cyndi Lauper.
- It's very me.
- I think that we've been
- working together very well.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
- I'm pretty much her
- bitch right now, as usual.
I'm here to help her win this.
When I think Beyoncé,
I think fierce
and I think gold.
She just pops.
She's got this fierceness,
and I think that the golds
and the black will really
make that work for her.
- Okay, great.
- Well, painters,
we can tell that you have really
kicked it into high gear today.
- Good luck. We can't wait to see
- what you come up with.
Bye!
Bye!
It might help you
if you pull the eye like that.
- It's so funny
- to have all these guys
in here directing guys
on how to do makeup.
- I'm gonna take this brush
- and kind of go right
on top of my brow bone.
Ah, okay.
- I definitely don't know
- anything about makeup,
- so I'm taking a lot
- of direction,
- and I definitely have to
- work on that face.
- 'Cause that's
- my biggest obstacle right now,
is making Ms. Mariah look
like Ms. Jackson.
So I'm gonna do like that.
- Just open your legs
- for a second. Open them.
Perfect, perfect.
I feel amazing.
- Am I getting the abs?
- I'm getting 'em.
- I'm getting 'em.
- Yeah.
Touch this skin, honey.
Touch all of this skin.
I'm painting a
Bad Romance inspired look,
and it's actually looking
like a drag queen right now.
- So I'm feeling very confident
- at this point.
Perfect. Good.
Done. Yes.
Oh, thank God.
So the loser
has to come in here and shower?
The model does, yeah.
- The who?
- The model.
Uh, the model has to shower?
Mm-hmm.
Girl, no.
I'm killing it.
Wow, you look like Janet.
I noticed Fernello spent
a lot of time on the face,
and his face is beautiful.
But the clothing
is just so boring.
- I hope y'all bitches ready,
- honey.
This face look perfect.
- The rest of the body
- just no detail.
Just black.
They might be in trouble.
Glue here.
Don't be scared.
All right, girls.
We got 10 minutes, honey.
Drag time, that's 30 seconds.
- Aah.
- Ooh, girl.
We are pressed for time.
I'm looking at Lana's Madonna
and there's a lot of black going
on which is very unlike Lana.
Ooh, there's so much pressure.
Lana's Madonna,
she has the Rebel Heart phase.
She's got the corset.
She's got all kinds of things.
I don't know what is going on.
We only have one minute.
Time's up and I really wish
that I could do a little more
of a solid design on the front.
Five. Four. Three. Two. One.
Time's up!
- Wow.
- Yeah.
Judges can't wait to see you,
so everybody
follow me to the stage.
Let's go.
Get your bags packed,
'cause somebody's going home.
Welcome back, painters.
- How was this challenge?
- Pretty good?
Amazing.
- For this challenge,
- your job was to
give the queens from
Logo TV's RuPaul's Drag Race
a red carpet look
for a musical awards show.
You had five hours to get
your models red carpet ready,
and we can't wait for you
to dazzle us with some glam.
Let's welcome back
our revered judges.
Craig Tracy.
- Hey, guys.
- Robin Slonina.
Hello.
And the Grand Dame
of Drag, RuPaul Charles.
You just try to paint me
into a corner.
Okay, painters.
The red carpet's ready.
Let's see your models
strut their stuff.
I am watching Beyoncé
strut down that red carpet.
She is owning that gown.
She has this glam, gold, black,
high-contrast fierce look.
She is Beyoncé right now.
I wanted her outfit to
have the more '80s Cyndi Lauper
with those hot colors,
and be kind of flamey
but still have a lot
of darkness and contrast
because Cyndi Lauper also
wore a lot of black.
She looks phenomenal
and really turned out exactly
how I imagined it in my head.
My idea was to combine
looks of different Madonna.
The signature Madonna,
she's always wearing gloves.
She used a lot
of laces and roses.
Yes.
I nailed it.
She totally screams Shakira.
First thing, it's I have
to create a snake texture
on the fabric.
Shakira, she's always
showing her skin.
I was afraid a little bit
to show too much skin,
so I create a lot
of cool designs
to cover it but still show skin.
I look at her
and I see Nicki Minaj.
I'm very happy.
She looks lovely.
We decided on the Nicki Minaj
from a couple years ago
when she was
more bubblegum pink hair.
I have drawn gloves.
- I had all these
- different elements.
Ooh.
- As Lady Gaga steps out,
- I think,
"Man, this is in the sack."
I decided to do one stocking
because it's sexy
and it totally looks like
Lady Gaga.
I got Tina's signature legs
and the face
as close as I could,
but Tina Turner's dress?
Not so good.
To me, she looks
just like Katy Perry.
I gave her the narrow waistline
and little pedal pushers
with a pin-up feel.
I'm not feeling confident
when I see Ms. Janet
walking on that red carpet.
My diva looked exactly
like Janet Jackson in the face.
Unfortunately, I didn't get
to put as much detail
in the actual clothing.
- I just hope these judges
- see the work
that I put into the drag makeup.
- Whoo-hoo!
Yeah.
Judges, what do you think?
- It felt
- really special,
and it felt like the night
was filled with stars.
Aryn, please come present
your work.
I present Cyndi Lauper.
I thought this painting
was dangerous
to your competitors
because I love it so much.
The leggings are amazing.
It's dynamic.
- Well done.
- Thank you, Aryn.
Thank you, Detox.
Lana.
- Madonna and child.
- Uh-huh.
Mm.
I thought it will be nice
to create all ages
of Madonna in one outfit.
Gloves to me look so faded,
and there's so much black
on the front it's almost
looking a little bit dirty.
I've been there for every look
she's ever done,
and I see every look
she's ever done on your model,
which I don't think
is probably the best choice.
- So you think there could
- have been more editing?
It could've been
a lot more edited, yeah.
- Lana, this isn't
- the first time
- you've gotten this note about
- editing.
Okay, Avi.
Avi, I thought this
painting was pure energy.
Pure passion.
I have mixed feelings
about the skirt.
- You know,
- I see what you were going for.
It was, like,
weird if she have, like, open.
So I wanted to create, like,
just to close it
so it looks like full fabric.
To me, it just seems
a little bit like cheating.
Thank you, Avi.
Thank you, Yara Sofia.
Shalom.
Shalom.
Here comes Sammie and Alyssa
Edwards as Miss Katy Perry.
- At first,
- I wanted to do pink and black.
But the shoes were red,
so I wanted to do red and black.
When you're given an icon
like Katy Perry,
- you want it to read.
- You know?
And she is that bubblegum look.
Fernello and Mariah
dressed up as Ms. Jackson.
Ms. Nasty.
Janet Jackson.
I love the silhouette.
I just want to see
more painting.
What I'm missing
are those little details.
- You know, the lines
- in the zipper.
I wish that zipper had an end
on it.
So it's details
that make you say,
"This is Janet, not LaToya."
Look at those legs,
Ms. Tammy Brown.
They're my gift.
They are just gorgeous.
- When she first came out,
- I thought she was wearing
- her pajamas on
- the red carpet.
It looked like a camisa
and a little pair
of silk undies to me.
Why are the titties so low?
- At the time,
- it wasn't drooping.
- It wasn't dropping, so I didn't
- have much of an issue with it.
And as I continued to paint,
those issues started to arise.
Just wouldn't be an issue
if the top of the camisa
were actually lower.
- Thank you, Rio.
- Thank you, Tammy.
- Thank you.
- All right.
Cheryl Ann with Vivienne Pinay
as Nicki Minaj.
May I present to you,
Ms. Nicki.
I wanted to incorporate a lot
of details to add, like,
an asymmetrical flare.
Just to give it
that lovely layered
if you're going out
on the red carpet.
You want to turn to the side?
- Whoo.
They look more like
lovely lady lumps.
- Vivienne,
- what do you think of the outfit?
I feel like I'm about to jump
into a clown car.
Me as a drag queen,
my look is everything.
I have to feel like the most
beautiful drag queen
in the room.
Is it just the makeup?
Well, it's kind of everything.
I mean, even whenever
I started out drag,
I didn't look like this.
I wouldn't even post
a selfie of this.
Is someone paying her
to throw me under the bus?
I wouldn't even post
a selfie of this.
Is someone paying her
to throw me under the bus?
Would you, personally,
like a booty like that?
Um, maybe.
I would try.
I would try it.
Karma.
I didn't know that
I was making her so unhappy
during the process.
She did offer to instruct you
and it didn't work.
Communication will fix this
in the future.
I'm convinced.
Dawn Marie
and Jessica Wild as Beyoncé.
- Love you.
- I love you.
I think that the accessories
- are just the right amount
- of bling.
They're a really strong
statement and they're working.
Everything just really
seems to flatter your model
and work for me.
- Thank you.
- It's a really good painting.
Thank you so much.
Kyle and Laganja Stranja.
Come on, Skin Wars.
Let's get sickening.
Okay?
Please, kids at home.
Do not try this at home.
Kyle, I really think
this is a sexy piece.
I think it's a smart piece.
A little naked on the arms,
but a really great use
of accessories.
- Okay.
- Well, thank you, Kyle.
- Thank you, Laganja.
- Thanks, guys.
Okay, painters.
Clearly you've given our judges
a lot to discuss.
- We're gonna send you back
- to the lounge
and we'll bring you out soon.
Thank you.
Cheryl Ann, was there
some communication issues
with you and your client?
I don't even know
what happened.
It was crazy.
And I'm such a strong painter.
I'm not used to...
no one ever not liking my paint.
I'm gonna shoot straight.
You do have an issue
with bullying.
You do have an issue of kind
of pushing your way on others.
At this point in the game,
I can't take anything
he says as personal.
- It really has
- no reflection on me at all.
They're all his issues.
Well, tonight was
unlike anything
- I've ever done
- as a body painting judge ever.
I don't believe you.
I don't believe you.
So what did you think
about Aryn and Cyndi Lauper?
A total head-to-toe design.
She's been kind of going
under the radar at first.
I don't know why you guys
keep being so surprised by Aryn.
She's just kind of quiet...
- She is.
- So I'm not expecting anything.
What did you think
about Lana and Madonna?
I think Lana just still
doesn't know how to edit.
She can paint.
She just kind of blew it here.
Yeah. It was like
Madonna had a garage sale
in Pacoima.
Avi and Shakira.
Shakira looked beautiful.
- I don't like
- that little addition
of the flap of the skirt.
I'd like to see that illusion
tackled with paint.
Rio and Tina Turner.
I wasn't feeling red carpet.
The boobs were so low.
Fernello's
Janet Jackson.
There could've been stitching.
- There could've been,
- you know, a--
Could've been a pocket.
I felt like
he took a black sponge
and did her whole body
and then did a little outlining.
You know, I think Dawn Marie
has really grown a lot
as a painter.
I was a big fan of this one.
I love the color.
I love the bling.
- Let's talk about Cheryl Ann
- and Nicki Minaj.
What was up with
that stuffed underwear?
It was lumpier
than Irish oatmeal.
It was a complete catastrophe.
She is a fantastic painter.
It just didn't connect
with the model.
So have we made a decision?
- Yeah.
- I think so.
- Yeah?
- All right.
Welcome back, painters.
One of you will be
tonight's winner,
and one of you
will be going home.
Kyle.
Sammie.
You're both safe.
Yes.
You may head back to the lounge.
Thank you.
Avi.
Dawn Marie.
Aryn.
Congratulations.
You are our top three
for tonight.
I made the top three!
- Top three,
- please step forward.
One of you is
tonight's winner.
And the winner is...
I've never won
on a concept challenge.
I could have a chance with this.
One of you is
tonight's winner.
- I'm feeling pretty confident
- today.
- I think I could win
- this challenge.
And the winner is...
Aryn.
Congratulations.
- Aah!
You created a world
on your model
and it was fantastic.
Aryn, you really
started out under the radar.
- Mm-hmm.
- What's it like to win tonight?
Feels freaking amazing
to win today.
Well, congratulations
to all of you.
You may head back to the lounge.
- Thank you very much.
- Thank you so much.
I like this winning thing.
I hope it happens more.
Rio.
Lana.
Fernello.
Cheryl Ann.
You are the bottom four.
It's time to find out
who's going home.
Cheryl Ann.
Rio.
You are both safe
for one more week.
Thank you so much
for giving me a second chance.
You may head back
to the lounge.
Lana, you just put
too many things together
in this one painting.
Fernello, Janet Jackson
looked great from a distance,
but there was just
no detail for us.
The painter who will be
going home is...
Fernello.
Don't cry.
Just win,
that's all you got to do.
Lana, you are safe.
Please go back
to the painter's lounge.
- Fernello,
- we liked your piece tonight.
It just felt unfinished.
And I'm just really hoping
that you keep pushing yourself,
and you become a much stronger
artist through learning
and challenging yourself.
It's been really fun
having you here.
I have so much respect
for all of you.
- Likewise.
- I really like this one, too.
I like you back.
- I'll see you guys
- on the other side.
Fantastic. Fernello, it's time
to wash off your canvas.
- This is definitely
- not the last of Fernello.
This is just an introduction
to Fernello.
Peasants.
- Pay attention to the client,
- all right?
- Okay.
- Remember that.
Even though it
was a great silhouette,
I lack in those fine details
which was the downfall
to my piece.
I know you're gonna miss me.
- I know.
- It's okay.
You don't need Kleenex.
- You don't need any tissues
- or anything like that,
but Fernello will be back.
Don't worry, okay?
Be happy.
Peace out.
Next time on Skin Wars...
Aren't you glad
you aren't Fernello?
Too soon, Ru.
Create a body paint
that makes Ru laugh.
I'm not a standup comic.
Your job is to
transform their bodies
into perfect visions of horror.
Yes.
- Do you girls want
- to go over the story?
I really don't want her to
take over this whole project.
- I wanted
- a little bit more concept.
The story was
super confusing for me.
Who would be bottom?
Sammie's piece.
I wouldn't be surprised
if I left.