Skin Wars (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 8 - Fashionistas - full transcript
- In the intense world
- of competitive body painting,
you can either keep your cool
or turn up the heat.
- ♪ This ain't no illusion,
babe ♪
♪ Yeah, you're heaven made ♪
- It's a sizzling season three
of "Skin Wars."
The art of body painting
is more powerful than ever.
12 of the most talented artists
from around the world
will push themselves
week after week...
You painted your heart out.
- Proving who is brilliant
- with a brush...
- Yeah!
- Just amazing.
- Loved it.
- I came here to win.
- And who can't handle
- the pressure.
- I'm freaking out.
- Wow.
- What?
Almost there.
- How dare you disgrace
this competition
with your bull****?
- Do you want to leave
the competition?
This week, five remain
to compete for the grand prize:
$100,000 and the ultimate title
of "Skin Wars" champion.
- Oh, oh...
- Country themed?
- Nice.
- Well, hello, painters.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Say "hi" to Ru.
- He's gonna judge
- your first challenge today.
- Hi.
- Hi, everybody.
- Hey, howdy.
- Rick,
- you're still here.
Were you surprised about
the judges' decision?
- I was very surprised.
I wasn't expecting that.
I was just getting
ready to go home.
- Him and Tiffany are my
biggest competitors right now.
- For a second, when I thought
- he was about to be eliminated,
- I was like, "Oh, phew,
- that's a load off.
I just have to take out
Tiffany now," and now he's back.
- Well, congratulations
- to all five of you
for making it this far.
We're down to our
very best painters,
and this competition
is getting really tight.
- Yeah, honey.
You might even say "skin tight."
- Oh, that's right, Ru.
- Painters, today
- you'll be competing
in a "Skin Wars"
Apparel Challenge.
- Yay.
- You'll be painting
realistic jeans
custom-designed
for your models' bodies.
This is your chance
to paint your very own pair
of designer jeans.
- Cute.
- That's exciting.
Coming out of being
in the bottom, you know,
most people don't feel
like I'm a big threat
in this competition,
so I need a really strong win.
- This is a waist-down,
360-degree design.
Your models will be wearing
crop tops and shoes
to finish the look
of a complete outfit.
You'll have 2 1/2 hours
to complete your paintings,
and there's a special prize
for the painter
who wins this challenge.
Ru, any advice?
- I want the jeans
that you paint
to be my favorite pair,
stylish and sexy...
- Just like you.
- Just like me.
- Painters,
your time starts now.
Whoo!
- It feels really good
- to be a part of the final five,
but I want more.
How do you open this?
There we go.
I want that $100,000 to help
pay off my student loans.
Winning "Skin Wars" would
give me a whole new life.
- Yeah.
- Cool.
- I'm gonna make it, like,
- a really dark purply blue.
- So, when you're painting
- a pair of jeans,
- you've got to add
- zippers and buttons
and all those little things
- and put highlights
- and shadows there,
so it really looks
like it's fabric.
There, like that.
- I think I want to do,
- like, stripes of, like,
a black mesh on the sides.
- Let's do double zippers today.
My first thing was zippers.
You have to have zippers on it,
so I grab a few of those.
I know that's an awkward place
to hold it.
I'm so sorry.
- The other way.
- My inspiration
for these jeans is, like,
a rock 'n' roll style.
- I love the color red,
- so I'm thinking, you know,
why not customize it
into a nice pair
of burgundy red jeans?
Photos?
You never see it?
Stunning.
- All right.
30 minutes in,
Ru and Rebecca come in.
That's not good.
- Painters, can I have
- your attention, please?
Success on "Skin Wars"
isn't just about creativity.
You need to adapt
and be prepared
for whatever comes your way.
Painters,
when I say, "Switch,"
you are going to
switch models
- with one of your
- fellow painters.
- Wow...
- What?
- Each of your models will move
- one workstation to your left,
- and the painter
- at that station
will finish working
on that pair of jeans
for the rest of the challenge.
- You're welcome, Ricky.
It totally sucks
at this point.
- Now, you're gonna need
to react and refocus
to make those jeans
your design.
- Ready or not, models,
switch stations.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- I'm kind of upset,
because I already worked
and put down this really
beautiful red base color
on my model,
and it's given to Michael.
- This looks so cool, Tiffany.
- Yeah.
- Okay, painters,
- good luck with this.
We'll see you in a little bit.
- I got Alison's piece.
This is terrible.
I was on a great start,
and Alison's model
is almost completely bare,
so now I'm back
at the beginning.
We have a lot of damage control
to do right now.
- Wow, Alison, you really
screwed Brit over there.
- Brittney, do you feel like you
- can make something out of that?
- I'm gonna have to
at this point.
- It's gonna be great.
- Duh.
I'm gonna have to make it great.
- Peel some of that blue;
- it's a little too much.
- So what did you plan on
- doing here, Brittney?
- You know, Ricky, it doesn't
even matter at this point.
- I get to see what
Brittney was working with.
I see she has
two zippers going up.
- Thanks for them zippers,
- though.
- Pretty sweet zippers,
- aren't they?
- Yeah.
- I'm gonna try
and tweak it a little bit
to fit my style a little more.
- She's got this cool
- pink top on,
so I decide I want to do sort
of a pink and purple highlight
so it really pops,
and it looks flashy and trashy,
like my original vision.
I'm not a big fan
of this twist.
- Good luck, Tiff.
- Yup.
- I get Rick's piece,
- and I'm like,
"Gosh, what am I gonna do
with these plain-looking,
blue, blue jeans?"
- Obviously,
- Rick's not into fashion.
So immediately I'm like,
"Gosh...
- what can I do
- to switch this up?"
- So I put a little bit of green
- in there and switch it up
by putting that green
and that blue combo together.
- We only have 30 minutes left.
- Now I'm freaking out,
- because got to make sure
you have bends and folds
- and shadows
- and highlights everywhere,
and I don't know if I have
enough time to do it.
Whoo.
- That's it, time's up.
- Tools down.
- Aah!
- Hello, Alison.
- Hello.
- So you ended up getting
- Michael's model.
- Yeah,
- I wanted to do something
- that was gonna match
- her pink top.
- So I've just got
to confess something real quick.
Any time there are cutouts
in a pair of pants,
my nipples get hard.
- Oh.
- Yay!
When you got this,
were they already there,
the cutouts?
- So he had this mesh
already airbrushed in,
and I just painted over it.
- I see.
- They're very sexy.
- Michael, so tell us
about your red jeans
- that you took over
- from Tiffany.
- She had done this, like,
beautiful jean texture
on red fabric.
She had some holes that
I wasn't thrilled about,
so I got rid of those.
I made them high-waisted.
I added some buttons
and some lines to accentuate
her beautiful long legs,
and then I wanted her hand
to be on her ass.
- I love that.
- Yeah, that's fun.
- Tiffany, hello.
- Hello.
- And you inherited this blue.
- Yes.
- What did you do?
- Tell me about
- the technique there.
- So I went in and I threw in
some really dark green,
like, lowlights,
and then I went in
with the big belt buckle,
- and I curved it above her hip
- to give her a nice
little accentuation
of the hip area.
So I wanted to add that
little decal on the back
and then bring
it in to kind of, like,
bring the eye up and down.
- You've got rhinestone
embellishments on these jeans.
- Mm-hmm,
- if you want to attract
that very sexy guy
across the room,
- you need to have a little
- sparkle in your tush,
- so that's why we gave her some.
- Okay.
So you inherited
Brittney's model.
- I sure did.
- Now, Brittney had decided
to put these zippers
- in this V formation,
- and you chose to keep that.
- Yeah, I thought it was
a nice little twist to it,
- 'cause, I mean,
- some jeans actually need
- two zippers to get--
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah, you know, to get
straight to business sometimes.
Oh.
- That's very smart.
- Yes.
- Not quite
what I was thinking.
- You know, I got to throw
my own twist to it.
We had time to head
over to a tattoo shop
and, you know, get her a little
tattoo down there.
- Oh, great, so,
- that's a hole in the jeans...
- Oh, yeah,
- that's a hole.
- And then there's a tattoo
- showing underneath.
- Yeah.
- Great. Thank you, Rick.
All right, so you inherited
Alison's jeans.
- I did.
- I did inherit Alison's jeans.
- How'd you feel
about this twist?
- It was not what
I was expecting.
Let's just say that.
She didn't have much
covered on her model,
and some of the decisions
that she had made
I wasn't a big fan of,
so I decided to change it up.
- Okay.
- And you've got some texture
- of the denim on there.
How'd you get that?
- I did a lot of airbrushing
- and then textured
- with a brush on top of it.
- Thank you, Brittney.
- Thanks, guys.
- All right, well,
- Ru has a tough decision to make.
We'll be back shortly
to announce a winner.
Thanks, guys.
- All right.
- So what'd you think?
- Wow, jeans couture.
- Jeans, jeans, jeans.
- I love it.
- What'd you think
- about Alison?
- They were slutty,
they were tacky,
there was a lot of shading,
there was a lot of texture.
- Alison doesn't even strike me
as the jeans type of lady.
- And I got to tell you,
- technically,
with Alison's jeans,
they were really well done.
- What about Rick?
- I loved Rick's jeans.
He took that zipper motif
to town.
I thought the shading
on there was really gorgeous.
- The length of the jean
- was very realistic.
- I liked that length.
- Yeah.
- That's a length I would wear.
- It was a statement.
- What about Tiffany?
- The stitching on there
and those embellishments
on the rear pockets--
they looked very real.
And the way she took
the waistband down
in that V like that--
that was an interesting touch.
And then Brittney--
her denim texture
was very real,
but the lace parts of it
took me out of that realness.
- You think the combination
of lace and denim
is too delicate?
- Where she placed it.
- Right.
- Because it seemed...
unrealistic.
- So have you decided
on a winner?
- Absolutely.
- Okay, let's go tell them.
- All right.
- Painters,
I absolutely love
- what you did
- with this challenge,
and everyone's jeans
had their own specific style.
Ru has decided who his
top three painters are.
Tiffany...
Rick...
Alison.
- Whoo.
- You are the top
- three painters.
Congratulations.
Please step forward.
Fantastic work, painters,
but only one of you had
the most divine denim.
And the winner
of this challenge is...
- Any competitor wants
to be the best,
and I want this day
on the top.
- We're here talking jeans.
- I love the red ones.
- Yeah.
- The red ones
- are your favorites?
- I like high-waisted,
so...
- You want to go commando
- under those jeans.
- I actually prefer it.
- They're bright.
They're tight.
- Almost,
- like, painted on.
- Take a closer look, Mike.
- They are actually painted on.
- Did you paint them?
Can we paint some on me?
- Yeah, I knew right away.
- Tiffany, Rick, Alison,
- you are
- the top three painters.
Congratulations.
- Tiffany,
your jeans looked real.
They had great texture,
and the stitching
on the pockets was perfect.
- Thank you.
- And Alison, you had me
at "cutouts on the sides."
Your jeans had a lot of shading
and a lot of detail.
Very nice.
Rick, the jeans you painted
had such a unique design.
In fact, we have a name
for your jeans.
- Whoa, what is it?
- Are you ready for this?
You're gonna be set for life.
You ready for this?
- Picture it:
Va-jeans.
- Whoa, that's perfect.
- Nailed it.
- Do you see it?
- Yeah.
- Va-jeans.
- Va-jeans.
There you go.
- Fantastic work,
painters,
but only one of you had
the most divine denim,
And the winner
of this challenge is...
- Oh, yeah, baby.
- Congratulations, Rick.
You are the winner.
- You know,
- they were very unique,
and I thought they were
just a lot of fun.
I couldn't take my eyes
off of Va-jean.
- Va-jean.
- Why would you want to?
- Why would you want to?
- Last challenge,
- I was in the bottom.
I was about to go home.
- To come up on top,
- it feels good.
I mean, it feels--definitely
it's a good feeling.
- And, Rick,
- you will receive a year's supply
of paint from WolfeFX makeup,
and you'll be featured
on their website.
Congratulations.
- Oh, that's sweet.
- That sucks.
- It's, like, the one competition
- you want to win,
and then your masterpiece
- gets passed off
- to another painter
and just so happens
to win unlimited paint.
Ugh.
- The first challenge
- was a lot of fun,
and I bet you're all excited
for a concept challenge, right?
- Gosh.
- Yes.
- Well, to find out
- more details,
you'll have to meet Ru and me
over at the "Skin Wars" stage
in a timely fashion.
Let's go.
- Ah, look at those.
- Oh.
- Whoa.
- Shoes.
Oh, glorious shoes.
- They're raised up
- on little platforms,
- and, oh, my God,
- I want them all.
Like, I love shoes.
- Painters,
- in your first challenge,
you focused on apparel that is
the ultimate in casual chic
and painted
the perfect pair of jeans.
For this concept challenge,
we're raising the bar
and elevating
your apparel paintings
from casual to couture.
Painters,
your high-fashion look
will be inspired by
one of these
gorgeous pairs of shoes.
- Now, if you haven't noticed,
fashion is basically in my DNA.
Fine clothing
is simply art that you wear.
- In this high-fashion
- apparel challenge,
you will create a head-to-toe,
360-degree design,
and you may leave
some skin exposed.
- Awesome.
- You'll have 5 hours
- to complete
this runway-ready painting.
- When I pull a brush
- with your name on it,
you'll each select
a pair of shoes.
Alison.
- Ooh.
There's a lot going on
with these shoes.
- There's, like, patent leather
- with white stitching,
yellow leather with
a brocade patter on it--
those are the ones I ultimately
decided to go for.
- Michael.
- These are cute.
- Rick.
- I want these.
My shoes have
all these patterns.
The more patterns,
the more you can fill in
the body with.
- Not too bad.
- Tiffany.
- Think I'll go with these.
I decide to pick out
the gold shoes.
They're gonna be moving
with the model,
and the gold
is just really beautiful.
- Brittney.
- Those are cute.
- Check these out.
- Good luck,
and we'll see you tomorrow.
- Par party.
- Good morning.
- Hello, good morning.
- These are the heels
- you're wearing.
- I love it.
- They're incredible, right?
And I could give it
a neck piece like that too.
These designs--
- Oh, yeah.
- I want to go extremely fierce
with my piece.
My strategy
is to make something
that fits my model perfectly.
I'm thinking,
"You've got to be better.
You got to stand out more."
I've been in the top three
so many times,
- and I still haven't
- won anything.
I want to be able
to prove myself,
and I don't think
that I have at this point.
- To my eye,
the shoes look like
kind of a bright chartreuse.
I'm going with this sort of
goddess-slash-dominatrix.
I'm sort of wanting to create
- kind of
- a "Blade Runner" look
- with the black
- across the eyes,
so I want her to be beautiful
but a little bit scary.
Oh, awesome.
- It's fun, eh?
We only have five hours,
and, as always, my ambition
is taking me places
that are far beyond five hours.
I want to create
an intimidating piece.
I want to keep the checkers,
and I want to sculpt the studs
- into different
- parts of the body
and transform my model
into almost a creature
that's wearing a gown.
Can you just--
- I think everyone else is making
- a basic bitch design.
- I'm going a little bit
- out there,
and that's just who I am,
and I'm not afraid of doing it.
- My design for today
- is gonna be a little bit more
of abstract,
an optical illusion.
It's gonna be
a three-piece outfit.
It's gonna have some leggings,
it's gonna have a skirt,
and it's gonna have a top on.
But at the end, it all
goes together in one place.
- That's gorgeous.
- There's, like,
a snakeskin print on my shoes,
so I want to kind of reflect
that same texture
within my body-painting.
I want it to have, like,
a nice, neutral-set background,
but I want a lot of gold
and a lot of champagne colors
coming through the body paint.
And I'm hoping that
the judges don't think
that she blends in too much.
- Well,
- hello, painters.
Hello.
- As you can see,
- I have Robin and Ru here today.
- We want to take
- a closer look at your work.
- I love your inspiration shoes.
This is gonna be
really exciting.
- Hey, Alison.
- Hi there.
- Tell us about
what you're working on.
- I'm just going off
- of these shoes
and my own imagination.
- We've got some sketches here.
- And who did these shoes?
- So is this half-dress,
half-pants?
- Yes, I wanted
that plunging neckline
and then, like, a super A-line,
asymmetrical drape.
- How much time
did you spend on her face?
- Yeah, I spent the first hour
- on the face,
- and I plan to spend
- four hours on the body.
- Wow, okay.
- So that's a little bit risky.
- I know, I just wanted it
- to be perfect.
- Thank you, Alison.
- Thank you.
- Hello.
- Hi, Michael.
- This already looks
- like it's pretty high-concept.
Do you have a sketch
that we can look at?
- That is a lot
of little checks...
- I know,
- it's really challenging.
- Which is so time-consuming.
- Yeah, yeah, I know.
- How much time
have you spent on this,
- without even painting yet?
- An hour and a half.
- I'm giving myself
- another 30 minutes
to finish the sculptures...
- Okay.
- And then three hours to paint.
- What made you choose
those shoes?
- They look dangerous.
I like danger.
- Thank you, Michael.
Brittney.
- Hi.
- Hello.
- Tell us what
- you're working on.
- Well, I've got these
absolutely gorgeous shoes,
but I wanted to make her
extremely fierce today
on the runway.
Amanda's got this
beautiful look to her,
and I really wanted
to pull out a design
that accentuated her curves.
- You got a lot of paint down
in a short amount of time.
- Yes.
- I do.
- I'm working as fast as I can
- so that I can make sure
I'm on a good timeline.
- Great,
- thank you, Brittney.
- Thanks, you guys.
- I figured, if I'm gonna
- paint my model,
- it's like me
- taking her on a date.
So if I'm wearing blue,
- might as well put a blue rose
- in there, you know?
- And where are you taking her
- on your date?
- I don't know.
Where would you like to go?
- Hmm--nice restaurant.
- Nice restaurant--any nice
restaurants around Hollywood?
- Yeah, a few. Yeah.
- We've got a couple.
- We got time to decide.
- Thank you, Rick.
- No, thank you.
- I wanted to bring
- something different.
- I wanted to do something
- very elegant,
- but I still wanted
- to keep it very classic
and very clean-looking.
- I didn't want to add, like,
- too many bright colors
- that would take
- away from the shoe.
- I kind of want it
- to complement the shoes.
- One of the dangers
- is that, you know,
there won't be enough
contrast on the runway.
Have you been stepping back?
- I've been stepping back
and looking at my lines
- and looking at
- where I need to be.
- Okay, great.
- Thank you, Tiffany.
- All right,
- thank you so much.
- All right, painters.
- Well, it looks like you're off
- to a great start.
- Can't wait to see
- where you end up.
Good luck.
- Tiff,
- how are you doing, dear?
I'm doing.
- Looking at Tiffany, I can tell
that something isn't right,
and I can tell that it isn't
coming out to her liking,
and that is the best feeling
for me at this point,
because Tiffany is one
of my biggest challenges
in this competition right now.
- All right, guys,
we got three hours left.
- I think I'm struggling
the most with time.
- I always want to spend
- less time on the props,
but somehow it always
takes the best of me.
In the end, my painting
suffers a bit for it.
- He's building some crazy-ass
foam construction again,
and I have no idea what his
paint is even gonna look like,
'cause he hasn't even started
painting his model.
Hopefully he will
crash and burn.
- We only have five hours
to create a high-fashion runway
design based on these shoes.
- Oh, my God,
- two and a half hours.
What happened?
- That's no time at all.
- Oh, my God.
- How you doing over there,
- Michael?
- Dude, I just
**** started.
- Damn, son.
- Aah!
So I'm, like,
kind of panicking
and, like, freaking out.
- Right now, I don't see a lot
of paint on Michael's piece.
- I'm behind schedule,
but I'm feeling
like anything can happen.
Whew.
- Ah, ****, wrong checker--
- You better be careful.
- Yo, Brit,
- you got to work faster too.
- Hey, you worry about your own
piece over there, Michael.
These shoes have this beautiful
feather edge to them,
and I want to bring that up top
- to accentuate that
- around her neck
on the dress itself.
- I've decided to do some
crazy, abstract illusion
as leggings under the dress,
so I made three
different stencils
- and I'm just layering
- the stencils
- over and over
- and over again.
Damn, that's messing
with my eyes.
- Tiff, how are you doing
- over there?
- I'm doing good.
- You know,
- Tiff's quiet today.
- You're quiet today.
- What's up?
- Yeah, I'm just focusing.
- Tiffany might be worried.
She's really hard to read.
She's my biggest
competitor right now.
She nails every
single challenge.
Like, she never falters,
- but she kept it
- a little bit tame.
It's too subtle,
and the piece doesn't really
quite look like a garment.
The only way that we're gonna
get Tiffany out of the way
is if she slips.
- Are you making a stencil
for all the squares?
- No, no way.
Painting by hand.
- No? You're gonna do those
- all by hand?
- Yeah, totally
- Okay.
If you don't have a stencil
- and you're doing
- that all by hand,
that's a lot of precision
you have to think about,
and then being rushed
on top of it--
Good luck, Michael.
- Guys,
- we only have an hour.
- Oh, my God.
- All right, turn around.
I'm gonna do the back.
****.
Okay, got to work super fast.
- The patent leather
is super fun to create.
I lay down a black base,
and then I put body glue on top
- and just plaster it
- with black glitter
so it looks super shiny,
like patent leather.
And then I come in with white
- and create a bunch
- of highlights,
so it looks glossy
and shining in the spotlights.
- Oh, my God, I don't know.
I'm totally behind schedule.
- I don't think--ahh,
- I'm freaking out.
- Man, that thing's gonna
fall apart on stage.
- No, it's not.
- Michael just doesn't listen.
The judges keep telling
Michael, "Yo, Mike,
- "you got to switch up
- your game.
You got to work more
on body paint, not sculptures."
- My God.
If I don't get this done,
then I'm going home.
I'm totally in freak-out mode
at this point.
I have to get
all these details on there.
- Got to do more,
- got to do it quicker,
got to do it faster now--
Ugh.
- All right, guys,
- we got 15 minutes left.
- Oh, God.
- Someone's going home
after this.
- Close your eyes.
- Close your mouth.
Close all of your holes.
- That's it, painters.
- Time's up.
- Tools down.
- ****
- Wow.
- I am looking around,
and I am thinking, "Wow.
Some of the artwork
in here is amazing."
- I know the judges can't wait
to see your fashion show,
so follow me to the stage.
- I have to prove
that I can get
to the very, very top.
- Welcome, painters.
Hello.
- You had five hours
to design and paint
a high-fashion look
inspired by the fabulous
pair of shoes you chose.
The painter with the most
eye-catching runway look
will win this challenge,
and one of you
will be sent home.
Now, let's welcome back
our esteemed judges:
Craig Tracy...
- Hello, painters.
- Robin Slonina...
- Hi, everybody.
- RuPaul Charles...
- Balenciaga!
- And our special guest judge
for tonight
- is co-host of the talk show
- "The Real."
- She's also a singer
- and an actress
and style trendsetter,
thrilling her 2 million
Instagram followers
with her amazing outfits.
Please welcome Adrienne Bailon.
- Hola, hi.
- I am taken away.
I follow her on Instagram.
She's got a great
sense of fashion.
So I was like, "Yes!"
- I am all about pushing
the boundaries
when it comes to fashion,
so I couldn't be more excited
to be here and see
your paintings.
- Let's start
- the fashion show.
- Man, my model looks hot.
I'm still tripping on
that illusion on the bottom.
Her poofy hair just
made everything come together.
I made sure
I got those details in.
I like the blue roses.
It looks sharp,
and it was just--
I'm really happy.
- I have gold shoes,
and I know I took a chance
by using all these golds
on my model.
So I'm a little nervous,
because it blends in
to her skin
too much,
but I love all the glitter,
and I love all the stones
I incorporated.
She looks like a gold statue.
- My model turns the corner
and lights up the stage.
- There's so many small details
- to apparel
- that most people
- don't take into account,
and making sure that all those
tiny details are on there
was definitely
the biggest challenge.
- My model extends
her hands out
and brings the piece
to a whole other level.
I love the studs
on the shoulders,
- the bald cap,
- the design on her face,
her fingers with the spikes.
I'm feeling like I'm
bringing something
avant-garde to the table,
and the judges will love it.
- Seeing my model
walk down the runway,
- and she's working it
- and strutting,
and it looks like something
that I would really see
on a runway right now.
That black patent
leather is, like,
shining and sparkling
in the spotlights.
It looks so real.
- Whoo!
- Wow, painters,
that was amazing.
The judges want to talk to you
- about your fashionable
- paintings.
Rick, we'll start with you.
- I incorporate the print
of the heels and the triangles.
It's very, like,
abstract, colorful.
So that's pretty much
the main idea all around.
- Rick, I have to ask,
did you use a stencil
for those 3D boxes
at the bottom?
- Yes, I used three
different stencils,
- and it looks simple
- just by looking at it,
but it's very time-consuming.
- There's just so many
astounding details on this.
I just wish it was a little
more contoured to her body.
It just gets a little bit boxy
in her torso.
- And why the blue rose?
- I thought, if I had
to take my model on a date,
- I would have to match
- with me, you know?
So I was like,
"You know, blue with blue
would go good."
- I mean, the amount of detail
that is in this is unreal.
That actually looks
like fabric.
I think it's just extraordinary.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm, very badass, right?
- Thank you, Rick.
- No, thank you.
- Tiffany, your turn.
- I wanted to make
her very shimmy, gold.
I actually did a lot
of snake print,
because the shoes had, like,
a snake-alligator-type
print on them.
- It's a disco extravaganza.
- So is this supposed
- to be a dress
or is it a jumpsuit?
- It's a pantsuit.
- Okay.
- I love the peplum.
- I love the little hips
- coming out.
That looks amazing.
The bejeweled belt
is absolutely beautiful.
I wish I could see
more of the snakeskin
that you said you drew on.
- Tiffany, I know
that you were aware
that you were taking a risk
about having something
so low-contrast,
and I have to tell you,
when she first walked out,
it was hard to read
what was going on.
- Tiffany, I kind of wish
that it was a little bolder--
a little bit more contrast.
- I was thinking
of a lot of runway looks,
and I didn't want it
to be too crazy
where it wasn't wearable,
but I also wanted it
to be very showy.
- Okay, thank you, Tiffany.
- Thank you so much.
- Okay, Michael,
- you're next.
- I wanted to make her
- into a creature wearing a gown,
and I wanted to make
her bold and strong
and powerful.
- This is so avant-garde.
I love what you've done
with the dimensions,
- and it fits her body
- beautifully.
- The way you created
- the silhouette
looks so beautiful.
- This piece really exemplifies,
"Fashion is art."
Now, because you started
with all those accessories,
did anything else suffer
because of that?
- I mean, you know,
two hours and a half,
- this is as good
- as you can get.
The line work is not as sharp
as it could be.
- Now, on the back,
some of those checks
in the middle--
it looks like there was
some trouble there.
- I did a lot of things
- that I ended up covering,
because I wanted it to have
several tones of blue.
And then, when I added
the dark navy blue,
it just didn't really work.
- So I guess I missed those spots
- because of time.
- You keep running into
a little time constraint.
- Michael, you know,
I really appreciate
your ambition,
but you also have to make sure
that you're smart,
especially at this level
in the competition.
One mistake and you're gone.
- I'm screwed.
- Okay, Brittney, you're up.
- Okay.
- I wanted an outfit that said,
"I'm here.
I'm fierce."
I wanted something that was
very form-fitting for her,
that hugged her curves
in all the right areas.
- Tell me about your
inspiration on the face.
- I wanted just to be drawn
into her eyes--
a dark, fierce look.
- Mm-hmm.
Very cool.
- I love the color you chose
to go with the red.
- That deep turquoise
- looks amazing.
I think this is
absolutely stunning.
- I want it.
- Thank you.
- Honey, this is what I'm
- talking about with proportions.
- You know what her body
- looks like,
and when she put the heels on,
it all came together
for the house of Brittney.
- It's not quite as creative
- as some of the other things
- that are being sent
- down the runway,
because it's so realistic.
On the one hand,
the technique is perfect.
- You know, is the creativity
- enough?
- Thank you, Brittney.
- Thanks, you guys.
- Okay, Alison, you're up.
- She's kind of like a Greek
goddess slash dominatrix.
Showgirl look thing
going on here.
- Why do you think
those attracted you?
- Those look like something
- I would wear.
I love a platform like that,
and I love patent leather.
- That's a show-stopper.
- I love the fact that
you wouldn't have to tell me
that that was patent leather,
- and I think that's so cool,
- with paint,
to create that effect.
- Alison, yes, yes, no.
- Oh.
- I like so much
about this piece,
but that color--the green
is definitely off,
and it would've taken you
three minutes with an airbrush
to put a little
yellow to that...
- Right.
- And I wouldn't be yapping.
- Right.
- Okay, thank you, Alison.
- Thank you.
- Painters, this is gonna be
difficult for the judges.
They have a lot to discuss.
- Please return to the lounge
- and we'll call you back
when the judges
have made their decision.
- I can't believe
we have to send somebody home.
- We really are down
to our five best painters.
- I was blown away by Rick.
- Rick, man,
- with the details--
like, I swore
I was looking at fabric
that had a pattern on it.
- Wood grain,
- the animal print--
- The animal print!
- The bottom was flawless.
- The precision of that versus,
like, Michael's boxes--
it really showed me
how difficult it is
to be that precise.
- Michael clearly
mismanaged his time
and spent too much time
on accessories.
- But, man, you can't argue
with that silhouette
that that model came out with.
- But I felt that there were
sloppy elements to the paint,
especially on the back,
that were unforgiveable at
this point in the competition.
- How about Alison?
- I really loved Alison.
I mean, how do you make
a dominatrix, a showgirl,
and a Grecian goddess
work together in one garment
and look cohesive?
- How the heck did she make
that look like patent leather
from all the way back there?
That was genius.
- What about Tiffany?
- Well, Tiffany kind of
- surprised us
with that very muted
neutrals and gold color story.
- Tiffany's outfit was
a gorgeous disco extravaganza.
- But did it have enough
"wow" factor
to stand with all the others?
- How about Brittney?
- She worked the shoes up.
I mean, the red hit
in all the right places.
- I think how she made
that body look
with the contour of, like,
the waistline was amazing.
- I wasn't as impressed
- with the back.
When the model turned,
I was like, "Turn back around,
'cause I want to look
at the front some more."
- Okay, so have you
made your decision?
Yes.
- You did absolutely
wonderful work
with your high-fashion looks
inspired by your shoes.
- The judges
- had a really hard time
sewing this one up,
but they've made
their decisions.
Michael...
Tiffany...
you are in the bottom.
- It's weird to see
Tiffany slipping,
- and in a way,
- I'm doing, like,
a little secret celebration.
- Rick, Brittney, Alison...
- Yay.
- You're the top three
painters.
Please step forward.
This was down to the wire,
and there can be
only one winner.
Alison...
You're safe.
You may head back
to the lounge.
- Tick-tock, slick Rick.
Honestly, the truth,
the real deal--
I didn't think you
had that in you.
I didn't.
- Brittney, that was such
a wearable design.
The couture elements
of that face that you painted--
it was gorgeous.
- I still haven't won anything,
so I'm thinking,
"Please, I want this
so bad right now."
- The winner
of this challenge is...
- Brittney...
Rick...
- this was down
- to the wire,
and there can be
only one winner.
Brittney...
you're the winner.
Congratulations.
- Yay!
- Congrats.
Congrats.
- I got one, you guys.
- You got one.
- Good job, buddy.
- Brittney, you made her body
look so banging.
Like, I want that dress,
like, right now.
- It's all yours, girl.
All yours.
Good looking out.
- Great job, Brittney.
- You and Rick
- may go back to the lounge.
- Thank you, guys.
I won one!
You guys,
I finally won one.
I made it to top four.
- Michael, Tiffany...
you are the bottom
two painters.
- I'm a little nervous,
- 'cause I know I took that risk
with those neutral colors,
but the shoes are
gold and brown.
- Tiffany, I really liked that
you tried something different
with your jumpsuit tonight,
- and you went out
- of your comfort zone.
But there wasn't
enough contrast
and "wow" factor
on the runway,
especially when you look
at your competition.
- Michael, your painting
was very ambitious,
and you pushed your creativity.
But the stripes
were unfinished,
and the time management,
Michael,
bit you in the tail again.
- I don't think I've ever
felt this nervous before.
I'm scared.
- The judges had a very hard
decision to make tonight.
Tiffany...
It's time for you to go home.
- I am safe... this time.
Thank you, universe.
- Michael, you may go back
to the painters' lounge.
- Thank you.
All of the painters here
were intimidated by Tiffany
because she's such
a strong painter.
and for the four of us
who are left...
It's a huge relief.
We don't have to worry
about her any more.
- I loved having this journey
and this opportunity,
and, uh, I'm so happy that
I got the chance to be here.
- Well, just know that
you are a very talented,
amazing painter
and an amazing person.
You bring light
to wherever you go.
- Thank you.
- Tiffany,
- please go wash off
- your canvas.
Okay.
I loved having
this experience.
Every piece of it.
- No.
You were always
my biggest threat, girl.
- All of us.
- All of our biggest threats.
- I was so happy to be here.
- I love you guys.
- We love you.
- Love you.
- Bye.
I enjoyed every moment.
But I'm excited for the future,
'cause there's always more.
Bye.
- Next time on "Skin Wars"...
Congratulations on making it
to the "Skin Wars" semifinals.
Brace yourselves
for one wild entrance.
- Oh, my God.
- Special guest judge,
gold medal-winning gymnast
Shawn Johnson...
- Wait, are you allowed
- to use things
that you made previously,
not here in the work room?
- Are you feeling
- a little nervous
'cause your piece
was already created?
- I think that's Michael
- pushing her buttons.
- And this is when their claws
come out.
- It is lovely.
- I am not a fan of artists
creating images like this.
- of competitive body painting,
you can either keep your cool
or turn up the heat.
- ♪ This ain't no illusion,
babe ♪
♪ Yeah, you're heaven made ♪
- It's a sizzling season three
of "Skin Wars."
The art of body painting
is more powerful than ever.
12 of the most talented artists
from around the world
will push themselves
week after week...
You painted your heart out.
- Proving who is brilliant
- with a brush...
- Yeah!
- Just amazing.
- Loved it.
- I came here to win.
- And who can't handle
- the pressure.
- I'm freaking out.
- Wow.
- What?
Almost there.
- How dare you disgrace
this competition
with your bull****?
- Do you want to leave
the competition?
This week, five remain
to compete for the grand prize:
$100,000 and the ultimate title
of "Skin Wars" champion.
- Oh, oh...
- Country themed?
- Nice.
- Well, hello, painters.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Say "hi" to Ru.
- He's gonna judge
- your first challenge today.
- Hi.
- Hi, everybody.
- Hey, howdy.
- Rick,
- you're still here.
Were you surprised about
the judges' decision?
- I was very surprised.
I wasn't expecting that.
I was just getting
ready to go home.
- Him and Tiffany are my
biggest competitors right now.
- For a second, when I thought
- he was about to be eliminated,
- I was like, "Oh, phew,
- that's a load off.
I just have to take out
Tiffany now," and now he's back.
- Well, congratulations
- to all five of you
for making it this far.
We're down to our
very best painters,
and this competition
is getting really tight.
- Yeah, honey.
You might even say "skin tight."
- Oh, that's right, Ru.
- Painters, today
- you'll be competing
in a "Skin Wars"
Apparel Challenge.
- Yay.
- You'll be painting
realistic jeans
custom-designed
for your models' bodies.
This is your chance
to paint your very own pair
of designer jeans.
- Cute.
- That's exciting.
Coming out of being
in the bottom, you know,
most people don't feel
like I'm a big threat
in this competition,
so I need a really strong win.
- This is a waist-down,
360-degree design.
Your models will be wearing
crop tops and shoes
to finish the look
of a complete outfit.
You'll have 2 1/2 hours
to complete your paintings,
and there's a special prize
for the painter
who wins this challenge.
Ru, any advice?
- I want the jeans
that you paint
to be my favorite pair,
stylish and sexy...
- Just like you.
- Just like me.
- Painters,
your time starts now.
Whoo!
- It feels really good
- to be a part of the final five,
but I want more.
How do you open this?
There we go.
I want that $100,000 to help
pay off my student loans.
Winning "Skin Wars" would
give me a whole new life.
- Yeah.
- Cool.
- I'm gonna make it, like,
- a really dark purply blue.
- So, when you're painting
- a pair of jeans,
- you've got to add
- zippers and buttons
and all those little things
- and put highlights
- and shadows there,
so it really looks
like it's fabric.
There, like that.
- I think I want to do,
- like, stripes of, like,
a black mesh on the sides.
- Let's do double zippers today.
My first thing was zippers.
You have to have zippers on it,
so I grab a few of those.
I know that's an awkward place
to hold it.
I'm so sorry.
- The other way.
- My inspiration
for these jeans is, like,
a rock 'n' roll style.
- I love the color red,
- so I'm thinking, you know,
why not customize it
into a nice pair
of burgundy red jeans?
Photos?
You never see it?
Stunning.
- All right.
30 minutes in,
Ru and Rebecca come in.
That's not good.
- Painters, can I have
- your attention, please?
Success on "Skin Wars"
isn't just about creativity.
You need to adapt
and be prepared
for whatever comes your way.
Painters,
when I say, "Switch,"
you are going to
switch models
- with one of your
- fellow painters.
- Wow...
- What?
- Each of your models will move
- one workstation to your left,
- and the painter
- at that station
will finish working
on that pair of jeans
for the rest of the challenge.
- You're welcome, Ricky.
It totally sucks
at this point.
- Now, you're gonna need
to react and refocus
to make those jeans
your design.
- Ready or not, models,
switch stations.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- I'm kind of upset,
because I already worked
and put down this really
beautiful red base color
on my model,
and it's given to Michael.
- This looks so cool, Tiffany.
- Yeah.
- Okay, painters,
- good luck with this.
We'll see you in a little bit.
- I got Alison's piece.
This is terrible.
I was on a great start,
and Alison's model
is almost completely bare,
so now I'm back
at the beginning.
We have a lot of damage control
to do right now.
- Wow, Alison, you really
screwed Brit over there.
- Brittney, do you feel like you
- can make something out of that?
- I'm gonna have to
at this point.
- It's gonna be great.
- Duh.
I'm gonna have to make it great.
- Peel some of that blue;
- it's a little too much.
- So what did you plan on
- doing here, Brittney?
- You know, Ricky, it doesn't
even matter at this point.
- I get to see what
Brittney was working with.
I see she has
two zippers going up.
- Thanks for them zippers,
- though.
- Pretty sweet zippers,
- aren't they?
- Yeah.
- I'm gonna try
and tweak it a little bit
to fit my style a little more.
- She's got this cool
- pink top on,
so I decide I want to do sort
of a pink and purple highlight
so it really pops,
and it looks flashy and trashy,
like my original vision.
I'm not a big fan
of this twist.
- Good luck, Tiff.
- Yup.
- I get Rick's piece,
- and I'm like,
"Gosh, what am I gonna do
with these plain-looking,
blue, blue jeans?"
- Obviously,
- Rick's not into fashion.
So immediately I'm like,
"Gosh...
- what can I do
- to switch this up?"
- So I put a little bit of green
- in there and switch it up
by putting that green
and that blue combo together.
- We only have 30 minutes left.
- Now I'm freaking out,
- because got to make sure
you have bends and folds
- and shadows
- and highlights everywhere,
and I don't know if I have
enough time to do it.
Whoo.
- That's it, time's up.
- Tools down.
- Aah!
- Hello, Alison.
- Hello.
- So you ended up getting
- Michael's model.
- Yeah,
- I wanted to do something
- that was gonna match
- her pink top.
- So I've just got
to confess something real quick.
Any time there are cutouts
in a pair of pants,
my nipples get hard.
- Oh.
- Yay!
When you got this,
were they already there,
the cutouts?
- So he had this mesh
already airbrushed in,
and I just painted over it.
- I see.
- They're very sexy.
- Michael, so tell us
about your red jeans
- that you took over
- from Tiffany.
- She had done this, like,
beautiful jean texture
on red fabric.
She had some holes that
I wasn't thrilled about,
so I got rid of those.
I made them high-waisted.
I added some buttons
and some lines to accentuate
her beautiful long legs,
and then I wanted her hand
to be on her ass.
- I love that.
- Yeah, that's fun.
- Tiffany, hello.
- Hello.
- And you inherited this blue.
- Yes.
- What did you do?
- Tell me about
- the technique there.
- So I went in and I threw in
some really dark green,
like, lowlights,
and then I went in
with the big belt buckle,
- and I curved it above her hip
- to give her a nice
little accentuation
of the hip area.
So I wanted to add that
little decal on the back
and then bring
it in to kind of, like,
bring the eye up and down.
- You've got rhinestone
embellishments on these jeans.
- Mm-hmm,
- if you want to attract
that very sexy guy
across the room,
- you need to have a little
- sparkle in your tush,
- so that's why we gave her some.
- Okay.
So you inherited
Brittney's model.
- I sure did.
- Now, Brittney had decided
to put these zippers
- in this V formation,
- and you chose to keep that.
- Yeah, I thought it was
a nice little twist to it,
- 'cause, I mean,
- some jeans actually need
- two zippers to get--
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah, you know, to get
straight to business sometimes.
Oh.
- That's very smart.
- Yes.
- Not quite
what I was thinking.
- You know, I got to throw
my own twist to it.
We had time to head
over to a tattoo shop
and, you know, get her a little
tattoo down there.
- Oh, great, so,
- that's a hole in the jeans...
- Oh, yeah,
- that's a hole.
- And then there's a tattoo
- showing underneath.
- Yeah.
- Great. Thank you, Rick.
All right, so you inherited
Alison's jeans.
- I did.
- I did inherit Alison's jeans.
- How'd you feel
about this twist?
- It was not what
I was expecting.
Let's just say that.
She didn't have much
covered on her model,
and some of the decisions
that she had made
I wasn't a big fan of,
so I decided to change it up.
- Okay.
- And you've got some texture
- of the denim on there.
How'd you get that?
- I did a lot of airbrushing
- and then textured
- with a brush on top of it.
- Thank you, Brittney.
- Thanks, guys.
- All right, well,
- Ru has a tough decision to make.
We'll be back shortly
to announce a winner.
Thanks, guys.
- All right.
- So what'd you think?
- Wow, jeans couture.
- Jeans, jeans, jeans.
- I love it.
- What'd you think
- about Alison?
- They were slutty,
they were tacky,
there was a lot of shading,
there was a lot of texture.
- Alison doesn't even strike me
as the jeans type of lady.
- And I got to tell you,
- technically,
with Alison's jeans,
they were really well done.
- What about Rick?
- I loved Rick's jeans.
He took that zipper motif
to town.
I thought the shading
on there was really gorgeous.
- The length of the jean
- was very realistic.
- I liked that length.
- Yeah.
- That's a length I would wear.
- It was a statement.
- What about Tiffany?
- The stitching on there
and those embellishments
on the rear pockets--
they looked very real.
And the way she took
the waistband down
in that V like that--
that was an interesting touch.
And then Brittney--
her denim texture
was very real,
but the lace parts of it
took me out of that realness.
- You think the combination
of lace and denim
is too delicate?
- Where she placed it.
- Right.
- Because it seemed...
unrealistic.
- So have you decided
on a winner?
- Absolutely.
- Okay, let's go tell them.
- All right.
- Painters,
I absolutely love
- what you did
- with this challenge,
and everyone's jeans
had their own specific style.
Ru has decided who his
top three painters are.
Tiffany...
Rick...
Alison.
- Whoo.
- You are the top
- three painters.
Congratulations.
Please step forward.
Fantastic work, painters,
but only one of you had
the most divine denim.
And the winner
of this challenge is...
- Any competitor wants
to be the best,
and I want this day
on the top.
- We're here talking jeans.
- I love the red ones.
- Yeah.
- The red ones
- are your favorites?
- I like high-waisted,
so...
- You want to go commando
- under those jeans.
- I actually prefer it.
- They're bright.
They're tight.
- Almost,
- like, painted on.
- Take a closer look, Mike.
- They are actually painted on.
- Did you paint them?
Can we paint some on me?
- Yeah, I knew right away.
- Tiffany, Rick, Alison,
- you are
- the top three painters.
Congratulations.
- Tiffany,
your jeans looked real.
They had great texture,
and the stitching
on the pockets was perfect.
- Thank you.
- And Alison, you had me
at "cutouts on the sides."
Your jeans had a lot of shading
and a lot of detail.
Very nice.
Rick, the jeans you painted
had such a unique design.
In fact, we have a name
for your jeans.
- Whoa, what is it?
- Are you ready for this?
You're gonna be set for life.
You ready for this?
- Picture it:
Va-jeans.
- Whoa, that's perfect.
- Nailed it.
- Do you see it?
- Yeah.
- Va-jeans.
- Va-jeans.
There you go.
- Fantastic work,
painters,
but only one of you had
the most divine denim,
And the winner
of this challenge is...
- Oh, yeah, baby.
- Congratulations, Rick.
You are the winner.
- You know,
- they were very unique,
and I thought they were
just a lot of fun.
I couldn't take my eyes
off of Va-jean.
- Va-jean.
- Why would you want to?
- Why would you want to?
- Last challenge,
- I was in the bottom.
I was about to go home.
- To come up on top,
- it feels good.
I mean, it feels--definitely
it's a good feeling.
- And, Rick,
- you will receive a year's supply
of paint from WolfeFX makeup,
and you'll be featured
on their website.
Congratulations.
- Oh, that's sweet.
- That sucks.
- It's, like, the one competition
- you want to win,
and then your masterpiece
- gets passed off
- to another painter
and just so happens
to win unlimited paint.
Ugh.
- The first challenge
- was a lot of fun,
and I bet you're all excited
for a concept challenge, right?
- Gosh.
- Yes.
- Well, to find out
- more details,
you'll have to meet Ru and me
over at the "Skin Wars" stage
in a timely fashion.
Let's go.
- Ah, look at those.
- Oh.
- Whoa.
- Shoes.
Oh, glorious shoes.
- They're raised up
- on little platforms,
- and, oh, my God,
- I want them all.
Like, I love shoes.
- Painters,
- in your first challenge,
you focused on apparel that is
the ultimate in casual chic
and painted
the perfect pair of jeans.
For this concept challenge,
we're raising the bar
and elevating
your apparel paintings
from casual to couture.
Painters,
your high-fashion look
will be inspired by
one of these
gorgeous pairs of shoes.
- Now, if you haven't noticed,
fashion is basically in my DNA.
Fine clothing
is simply art that you wear.
- In this high-fashion
- apparel challenge,
you will create a head-to-toe,
360-degree design,
and you may leave
some skin exposed.
- Awesome.
- You'll have 5 hours
- to complete
this runway-ready painting.
- When I pull a brush
- with your name on it,
you'll each select
a pair of shoes.
Alison.
- Ooh.
There's a lot going on
with these shoes.
- There's, like, patent leather
- with white stitching,
yellow leather with
a brocade patter on it--
those are the ones I ultimately
decided to go for.
- Michael.
- These are cute.
- Rick.
- I want these.
My shoes have
all these patterns.
The more patterns,
the more you can fill in
the body with.
- Not too bad.
- Tiffany.
- Think I'll go with these.
I decide to pick out
the gold shoes.
They're gonna be moving
with the model,
and the gold
is just really beautiful.
- Brittney.
- Those are cute.
- Check these out.
- Good luck,
and we'll see you tomorrow.
- Par party.
- Good morning.
- Hello, good morning.
- These are the heels
- you're wearing.
- I love it.
- They're incredible, right?
And I could give it
a neck piece like that too.
These designs--
- Oh, yeah.
- I want to go extremely fierce
with my piece.
My strategy
is to make something
that fits my model perfectly.
I'm thinking,
"You've got to be better.
You got to stand out more."
I've been in the top three
so many times,
- and I still haven't
- won anything.
I want to be able
to prove myself,
and I don't think
that I have at this point.
- To my eye,
the shoes look like
kind of a bright chartreuse.
I'm going with this sort of
goddess-slash-dominatrix.
I'm sort of wanting to create
- kind of
- a "Blade Runner" look
- with the black
- across the eyes,
so I want her to be beautiful
but a little bit scary.
Oh, awesome.
- It's fun, eh?
We only have five hours,
and, as always, my ambition
is taking me places
that are far beyond five hours.
I want to create
an intimidating piece.
I want to keep the checkers,
and I want to sculpt the studs
- into different
- parts of the body
and transform my model
into almost a creature
that's wearing a gown.
Can you just--
- I think everyone else is making
- a basic bitch design.
- I'm going a little bit
- out there,
and that's just who I am,
and I'm not afraid of doing it.
- My design for today
- is gonna be a little bit more
of abstract,
an optical illusion.
It's gonna be
a three-piece outfit.
It's gonna have some leggings,
it's gonna have a skirt,
and it's gonna have a top on.
But at the end, it all
goes together in one place.
- That's gorgeous.
- There's, like,
a snakeskin print on my shoes,
so I want to kind of reflect
that same texture
within my body-painting.
I want it to have, like,
a nice, neutral-set background,
but I want a lot of gold
and a lot of champagne colors
coming through the body paint.
And I'm hoping that
the judges don't think
that she blends in too much.
- Well,
- hello, painters.
Hello.
- As you can see,
- I have Robin and Ru here today.
- We want to take
- a closer look at your work.
- I love your inspiration shoes.
This is gonna be
really exciting.
- Hey, Alison.
- Hi there.
- Tell us about
what you're working on.
- I'm just going off
- of these shoes
and my own imagination.
- We've got some sketches here.
- And who did these shoes?
- So is this half-dress,
half-pants?
- Yes, I wanted
that plunging neckline
and then, like, a super A-line,
asymmetrical drape.
- How much time
did you spend on her face?
- Yeah, I spent the first hour
- on the face,
- and I plan to spend
- four hours on the body.
- Wow, okay.
- So that's a little bit risky.
- I know, I just wanted it
- to be perfect.
- Thank you, Alison.
- Thank you.
- Hello.
- Hi, Michael.
- This already looks
- like it's pretty high-concept.
Do you have a sketch
that we can look at?
- That is a lot
of little checks...
- I know,
- it's really challenging.
- Which is so time-consuming.
- Yeah, yeah, I know.
- How much time
have you spent on this,
- without even painting yet?
- An hour and a half.
- I'm giving myself
- another 30 minutes
to finish the sculptures...
- Okay.
- And then three hours to paint.
- What made you choose
those shoes?
- They look dangerous.
I like danger.
- Thank you, Michael.
Brittney.
- Hi.
- Hello.
- Tell us what
- you're working on.
- Well, I've got these
absolutely gorgeous shoes,
but I wanted to make her
extremely fierce today
on the runway.
Amanda's got this
beautiful look to her,
and I really wanted
to pull out a design
that accentuated her curves.
- You got a lot of paint down
in a short amount of time.
- Yes.
- I do.
- I'm working as fast as I can
- so that I can make sure
I'm on a good timeline.
- Great,
- thank you, Brittney.
- Thanks, you guys.
- I figured, if I'm gonna
- paint my model,
- it's like me
- taking her on a date.
So if I'm wearing blue,
- might as well put a blue rose
- in there, you know?
- And where are you taking her
- on your date?
- I don't know.
Where would you like to go?
- Hmm--nice restaurant.
- Nice restaurant--any nice
restaurants around Hollywood?
- Yeah, a few. Yeah.
- We've got a couple.
- We got time to decide.
- Thank you, Rick.
- No, thank you.
- I wanted to bring
- something different.
- I wanted to do something
- very elegant,
- but I still wanted
- to keep it very classic
and very clean-looking.
- I didn't want to add, like,
- too many bright colors
- that would take
- away from the shoe.
- I kind of want it
- to complement the shoes.
- One of the dangers
- is that, you know,
there won't be enough
contrast on the runway.
Have you been stepping back?
- I've been stepping back
and looking at my lines
- and looking at
- where I need to be.
- Okay, great.
- Thank you, Tiffany.
- All right,
- thank you so much.
- All right, painters.
- Well, it looks like you're off
- to a great start.
- Can't wait to see
- where you end up.
Good luck.
- Tiff,
- how are you doing, dear?
I'm doing.
- Looking at Tiffany, I can tell
that something isn't right,
and I can tell that it isn't
coming out to her liking,
and that is the best feeling
for me at this point,
because Tiffany is one
of my biggest challenges
in this competition right now.
- All right, guys,
we got three hours left.
- I think I'm struggling
the most with time.
- I always want to spend
- less time on the props,
but somehow it always
takes the best of me.
In the end, my painting
suffers a bit for it.
- He's building some crazy-ass
foam construction again,
and I have no idea what his
paint is even gonna look like,
'cause he hasn't even started
painting his model.
Hopefully he will
crash and burn.
- We only have five hours
to create a high-fashion runway
design based on these shoes.
- Oh, my God,
- two and a half hours.
What happened?
- That's no time at all.
- Oh, my God.
- How you doing over there,
- Michael?
- Dude, I just
**** started.
- Damn, son.
- Aah!
So I'm, like,
kind of panicking
and, like, freaking out.
- Right now, I don't see a lot
of paint on Michael's piece.
- I'm behind schedule,
but I'm feeling
like anything can happen.
Whew.
- Ah, ****, wrong checker--
- You better be careful.
- Yo, Brit,
- you got to work faster too.
- Hey, you worry about your own
piece over there, Michael.
These shoes have this beautiful
feather edge to them,
and I want to bring that up top
- to accentuate that
- around her neck
on the dress itself.
- I've decided to do some
crazy, abstract illusion
as leggings under the dress,
so I made three
different stencils
- and I'm just layering
- the stencils
- over and over
- and over again.
Damn, that's messing
with my eyes.
- Tiff, how are you doing
- over there?
- I'm doing good.
- You know,
- Tiff's quiet today.
- You're quiet today.
- What's up?
- Yeah, I'm just focusing.
- Tiffany might be worried.
She's really hard to read.
She's my biggest
competitor right now.
She nails every
single challenge.
Like, she never falters,
- but she kept it
- a little bit tame.
It's too subtle,
and the piece doesn't really
quite look like a garment.
The only way that we're gonna
get Tiffany out of the way
is if she slips.
- Are you making a stencil
for all the squares?
- No, no way.
Painting by hand.
- No? You're gonna do those
- all by hand?
- Yeah, totally
- Okay.
If you don't have a stencil
- and you're doing
- that all by hand,
that's a lot of precision
you have to think about,
and then being rushed
on top of it--
Good luck, Michael.
- Guys,
- we only have an hour.
- Oh, my God.
- All right, turn around.
I'm gonna do the back.
****.
Okay, got to work super fast.
- The patent leather
is super fun to create.
I lay down a black base,
and then I put body glue on top
- and just plaster it
- with black glitter
so it looks super shiny,
like patent leather.
And then I come in with white
- and create a bunch
- of highlights,
so it looks glossy
and shining in the spotlights.
- Oh, my God, I don't know.
I'm totally behind schedule.
- I don't think--ahh,
- I'm freaking out.
- Man, that thing's gonna
fall apart on stage.
- No, it's not.
- Michael just doesn't listen.
The judges keep telling
Michael, "Yo, Mike,
- "you got to switch up
- your game.
You got to work more
on body paint, not sculptures."
- My God.
If I don't get this done,
then I'm going home.
I'm totally in freak-out mode
at this point.
I have to get
all these details on there.
- Got to do more,
- got to do it quicker,
got to do it faster now--
Ugh.
- All right, guys,
- we got 15 minutes left.
- Oh, God.
- Someone's going home
after this.
- Close your eyes.
- Close your mouth.
Close all of your holes.
- That's it, painters.
- Time's up.
- Tools down.
- ****
- Wow.
- I am looking around,
and I am thinking, "Wow.
Some of the artwork
in here is amazing."
- I know the judges can't wait
to see your fashion show,
so follow me to the stage.
- I have to prove
that I can get
to the very, very top.
- Welcome, painters.
Hello.
- You had five hours
to design and paint
a high-fashion look
inspired by the fabulous
pair of shoes you chose.
The painter with the most
eye-catching runway look
will win this challenge,
and one of you
will be sent home.
Now, let's welcome back
our esteemed judges:
Craig Tracy...
- Hello, painters.
- Robin Slonina...
- Hi, everybody.
- RuPaul Charles...
- Balenciaga!
- And our special guest judge
for tonight
- is co-host of the talk show
- "The Real."
- She's also a singer
- and an actress
and style trendsetter,
thrilling her 2 million
Instagram followers
with her amazing outfits.
Please welcome Adrienne Bailon.
- Hola, hi.
- I am taken away.
I follow her on Instagram.
She's got a great
sense of fashion.
So I was like, "Yes!"
- I am all about pushing
the boundaries
when it comes to fashion,
so I couldn't be more excited
to be here and see
your paintings.
- Let's start
- the fashion show.
- Man, my model looks hot.
I'm still tripping on
that illusion on the bottom.
Her poofy hair just
made everything come together.
I made sure
I got those details in.
I like the blue roses.
It looks sharp,
and it was just--
I'm really happy.
- I have gold shoes,
and I know I took a chance
by using all these golds
on my model.
So I'm a little nervous,
because it blends in
to her skin
too much,
but I love all the glitter,
and I love all the stones
I incorporated.
She looks like a gold statue.
- My model turns the corner
and lights up the stage.
- There's so many small details
- to apparel
- that most people
- don't take into account,
and making sure that all those
tiny details are on there
was definitely
the biggest challenge.
- My model extends
her hands out
and brings the piece
to a whole other level.
I love the studs
on the shoulders,
- the bald cap,
- the design on her face,
her fingers with the spikes.
I'm feeling like I'm
bringing something
avant-garde to the table,
and the judges will love it.
- Seeing my model
walk down the runway,
- and she's working it
- and strutting,
and it looks like something
that I would really see
on a runway right now.
That black patent
leather is, like,
shining and sparkling
in the spotlights.
It looks so real.
- Whoo!
- Wow, painters,
that was amazing.
The judges want to talk to you
- about your fashionable
- paintings.
Rick, we'll start with you.
- I incorporate the print
of the heels and the triangles.
It's very, like,
abstract, colorful.
So that's pretty much
the main idea all around.
- Rick, I have to ask,
did you use a stencil
for those 3D boxes
at the bottom?
- Yes, I used three
different stencils,
- and it looks simple
- just by looking at it,
but it's very time-consuming.
- There's just so many
astounding details on this.
I just wish it was a little
more contoured to her body.
It just gets a little bit boxy
in her torso.
- And why the blue rose?
- I thought, if I had
to take my model on a date,
- I would have to match
- with me, you know?
So I was like,
"You know, blue with blue
would go good."
- I mean, the amount of detail
that is in this is unreal.
That actually looks
like fabric.
I think it's just extraordinary.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm, very badass, right?
- Thank you, Rick.
- No, thank you.
- Tiffany, your turn.
- I wanted to make
her very shimmy, gold.
I actually did a lot
of snake print,
because the shoes had, like,
a snake-alligator-type
print on them.
- It's a disco extravaganza.
- So is this supposed
- to be a dress
or is it a jumpsuit?
- It's a pantsuit.
- Okay.
- I love the peplum.
- I love the little hips
- coming out.
That looks amazing.
The bejeweled belt
is absolutely beautiful.
I wish I could see
more of the snakeskin
that you said you drew on.
- Tiffany, I know
that you were aware
that you were taking a risk
about having something
so low-contrast,
and I have to tell you,
when she first walked out,
it was hard to read
what was going on.
- Tiffany, I kind of wish
that it was a little bolder--
a little bit more contrast.
- I was thinking
of a lot of runway looks,
and I didn't want it
to be too crazy
where it wasn't wearable,
but I also wanted it
to be very showy.
- Okay, thank you, Tiffany.
- Thank you so much.
- Okay, Michael,
- you're next.
- I wanted to make her
- into a creature wearing a gown,
and I wanted to make
her bold and strong
and powerful.
- This is so avant-garde.
I love what you've done
with the dimensions,
- and it fits her body
- beautifully.
- The way you created
- the silhouette
looks so beautiful.
- This piece really exemplifies,
"Fashion is art."
Now, because you started
with all those accessories,
did anything else suffer
because of that?
- I mean, you know,
two hours and a half,
- this is as good
- as you can get.
The line work is not as sharp
as it could be.
- Now, on the back,
some of those checks
in the middle--
it looks like there was
some trouble there.
- I did a lot of things
- that I ended up covering,
because I wanted it to have
several tones of blue.
And then, when I added
the dark navy blue,
it just didn't really work.
- So I guess I missed those spots
- because of time.
- You keep running into
a little time constraint.
- Michael, you know,
I really appreciate
your ambition,
but you also have to make sure
that you're smart,
especially at this level
in the competition.
One mistake and you're gone.
- I'm screwed.
- Okay, Brittney, you're up.
- Okay.
- I wanted an outfit that said,
"I'm here.
I'm fierce."
I wanted something that was
very form-fitting for her,
that hugged her curves
in all the right areas.
- Tell me about your
inspiration on the face.
- I wanted just to be drawn
into her eyes--
a dark, fierce look.
- Mm-hmm.
Very cool.
- I love the color you chose
to go with the red.
- That deep turquoise
- looks amazing.
I think this is
absolutely stunning.
- I want it.
- Thank you.
- Honey, this is what I'm
- talking about with proportions.
- You know what her body
- looks like,
and when she put the heels on,
it all came together
for the house of Brittney.
- It's not quite as creative
- as some of the other things
- that are being sent
- down the runway,
because it's so realistic.
On the one hand,
the technique is perfect.
- You know, is the creativity
- enough?
- Thank you, Brittney.
- Thanks, you guys.
- Okay, Alison, you're up.
- She's kind of like a Greek
goddess slash dominatrix.
Showgirl look thing
going on here.
- Why do you think
those attracted you?
- Those look like something
- I would wear.
I love a platform like that,
and I love patent leather.
- That's a show-stopper.
- I love the fact that
you wouldn't have to tell me
that that was patent leather,
- and I think that's so cool,
- with paint,
to create that effect.
- Alison, yes, yes, no.
- Oh.
- I like so much
about this piece,
but that color--the green
is definitely off,
and it would've taken you
three minutes with an airbrush
to put a little
yellow to that...
- Right.
- And I wouldn't be yapping.
- Right.
- Okay, thank you, Alison.
- Thank you.
- Painters, this is gonna be
difficult for the judges.
They have a lot to discuss.
- Please return to the lounge
- and we'll call you back
when the judges
have made their decision.
- I can't believe
we have to send somebody home.
- We really are down
to our five best painters.
- I was blown away by Rick.
- Rick, man,
- with the details--
like, I swore
I was looking at fabric
that had a pattern on it.
- Wood grain,
- the animal print--
- The animal print!
- The bottom was flawless.
- The precision of that versus,
like, Michael's boxes--
it really showed me
how difficult it is
to be that precise.
- Michael clearly
mismanaged his time
and spent too much time
on accessories.
- But, man, you can't argue
with that silhouette
that that model came out with.
- But I felt that there were
sloppy elements to the paint,
especially on the back,
that were unforgiveable at
this point in the competition.
- How about Alison?
- I really loved Alison.
I mean, how do you make
a dominatrix, a showgirl,
and a Grecian goddess
work together in one garment
and look cohesive?
- How the heck did she make
that look like patent leather
from all the way back there?
That was genius.
- What about Tiffany?
- Well, Tiffany kind of
- surprised us
with that very muted
neutrals and gold color story.
- Tiffany's outfit was
a gorgeous disco extravaganza.
- But did it have enough
"wow" factor
to stand with all the others?
- How about Brittney?
- She worked the shoes up.
I mean, the red hit
in all the right places.
- I think how she made
that body look
with the contour of, like,
the waistline was amazing.
- I wasn't as impressed
- with the back.
When the model turned,
I was like, "Turn back around,
'cause I want to look
at the front some more."
- Okay, so have you
made your decision?
Yes.
- You did absolutely
wonderful work
with your high-fashion looks
inspired by your shoes.
- The judges
- had a really hard time
sewing this one up,
but they've made
their decisions.
Michael...
Tiffany...
you are in the bottom.
- It's weird to see
Tiffany slipping,
- and in a way,
- I'm doing, like,
a little secret celebration.
- Rick, Brittney, Alison...
- Yay.
- You're the top three
painters.
Please step forward.
This was down to the wire,
and there can be
only one winner.
Alison...
You're safe.
You may head back
to the lounge.
- Tick-tock, slick Rick.
Honestly, the truth,
the real deal--
I didn't think you
had that in you.
I didn't.
- Brittney, that was such
a wearable design.
The couture elements
of that face that you painted--
it was gorgeous.
- I still haven't won anything,
so I'm thinking,
"Please, I want this
so bad right now."
- The winner
of this challenge is...
- Brittney...
Rick...
- this was down
- to the wire,
and there can be
only one winner.
Brittney...
you're the winner.
Congratulations.
- Yay!
- Congrats.
Congrats.
- I got one, you guys.
- You got one.
- Good job, buddy.
- Brittney, you made her body
look so banging.
Like, I want that dress,
like, right now.
- It's all yours, girl.
All yours.
Good looking out.
- Great job, Brittney.
- You and Rick
- may go back to the lounge.
- Thank you, guys.
I won one!
You guys,
I finally won one.
I made it to top four.
- Michael, Tiffany...
you are the bottom
two painters.
- I'm a little nervous,
- 'cause I know I took that risk
with those neutral colors,
but the shoes are
gold and brown.
- Tiffany, I really liked that
you tried something different
with your jumpsuit tonight,
- and you went out
- of your comfort zone.
But there wasn't
enough contrast
and "wow" factor
on the runway,
especially when you look
at your competition.
- Michael, your painting
was very ambitious,
and you pushed your creativity.
But the stripes
were unfinished,
and the time management,
Michael,
bit you in the tail again.
- I don't think I've ever
felt this nervous before.
I'm scared.
- The judges had a very hard
decision to make tonight.
Tiffany...
It's time for you to go home.
- I am safe... this time.
Thank you, universe.
- Michael, you may go back
to the painters' lounge.
- Thank you.
All of the painters here
were intimidated by Tiffany
because she's such
a strong painter.
and for the four of us
who are left...
It's a huge relief.
We don't have to worry
about her any more.
- I loved having this journey
and this opportunity,
and, uh, I'm so happy that
I got the chance to be here.
- Well, just know that
you are a very talented,
amazing painter
and an amazing person.
You bring light
to wherever you go.
- Thank you.
- Tiffany,
- please go wash off
- your canvas.
Okay.
I loved having
this experience.
Every piece of it.
- No.
You were always
my biggest threat, girl.
- All of us.
- All of our biggest threats.
- I was so happy to be here.
- I love you guys.
- We love you.
- Love you.
- Bye.
I enjoyed every moment.
But I'm excited for the future,
'cause there's always more.
Bye.
- Next time on "Skin Wars"...
Congratulations on making it
to the "Skin Wars" semifinals.
Brace yourselves
for one wild entrance.
- Oh, my God.
- Special guest judge,
gold medal-winning gymnast
Shawn Johnson...
- Wait, are you allowed
- to use things
that you made previously,
not here in the work room?
- Are you feeling
- a little nervous
'cause your piece
was already created?
- I think that's Michael
- pushing her buttons.
- And this is when their claws
come out.
- It is lovely.
- I am not a fan of artists
creating images like this.