Skin Wars
| Skin Wars | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Presented by | Rebecca Romijn |
| Judges |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Robin Barcus Slonina |
| Editor(s) | Jacob McCampbell |
| Camera setup | Johna Great |
| Production company(s) | Michael Levitt Productions |
| Distributor | Passion Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Game Show Network |
| Original release | August 6, 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Skin Wars is a body painting reality competition hosted by Rebecca Romijn that premiered on Game Show Network on August 6, 2014.[1]
Skin Wars Contestants on the series perform challenges containing body painting each episode. At the end of each episode, one contestant is eliminated and told "It's time to wash off your canvas."[2]
Production
On September 12, 2013, GSN ordered eight episodes of the series,[1][2] making it GSN's first television show devoted to body art.[2] On February 4, 2014, GSN announced Rebecca Romijn as host of Skin Wars, with RuPaul Charles, Craig Tracy and Robin Slonina serving as judges.[3]
The series premiered on GSN August 6, 2014.[4] That same night, the network also began airing an online series entitled Skin Wars: The Naked Truth with Kandee Johnson airing immediately after Skin Wars on DOOR3, GSN's YouTube channel targeted toward 18- to 25-year-olds. The series features commentary from Johnson as well as highlights from that night's episode and a "Skinterview" with one of the contestants.[5]
On September 30, 2014, GSN announced plans to air a ten-episode second season of Skin Wars with Romijn and all three judges returning to reprise their respective roles.[6] The second season premiered June 10, 2015.[7]
A spinoff called Skin Wars: Fresh Paint hosted by RuPaul aired as a special on August 26, 2015. Where it features six highly accomplished artists, each at the top of their game, as they leave their comfort zones to compete in body painting for the first time. The artist must conquer three difficult challenges, as they are mentored by three top artist from the first season Bihary Dutch, Lawrence "Gear" Duran and season one champion, Natalie Fletcher where as the artist work closely with their body painting mentors as they try to quickly master the craft and win the $100,000 prize and become champion. It premiered to 456,000 viewers.[8] Later, it became as a series itself on June 15, 2016.[9]
On August 27, 2015, GSN renewed the series for a third season.[10]
Season 1
Contestants
The 10 body painters competing in the first season were:[11]
| Contestant | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Alan Anderson | 10th |
| Sean Avram | 9th |
| Angela Roberts | 8th |
| Mythica Von Griffin | 7th |
| Felle Kelsaw | 6th |
| Lawrence "Gear" Duran | 5th |
| Nicole Hayes | 4th |
| Dutch Bihary | 3rd |
| Shannon Holt | Runner-Up |
| Natalie Fletcher | Winner |
Contestant Progress
| Artists | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | LOW‡ | F/O | LOW‡ | WINNER |
| Shannon | WIN | SAFE | LOW‡ | LOW‡ | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | RUNNER-UP |
| Dutch | HIGH‡ | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | LOW‡ | SAFE | WIN | 3RD PLACE‡ |
| Nicole | SAFE | SAFE‡ | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | |
| Gear | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | WIN | OUT‡ | ||
| Felle | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH‡ | WIN | OUT | |||
| Mythica | LOW | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||||
| Angela | SAFE | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Sean | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| Alan | OUT | |||||||
- The contestant won Skin Wars.
- The contestant was the runner-up.
- The contestant was in 3rd Place.
- The contestant won the challenge that week.
- The contestant was in the top in the challenge that week.
- The contestant went into a face off against another contestant and won.
- The contestant was in the bottom, but not in the bottom 2.
- The contestant was in the bottom 2.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant was eliminated after a face off against another contestant.
Season 2
Contestants
The 12 body painters competing in the second season were:[12]
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Place Finished |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcio Karam | 43 | Miami, Florida | 12th |
| Rudy Zanzibar Campos | 30 | Houston, Texas | 11th |
| Rachel Deboer | 40 | Maui, Hawaii | 10th |
| Fernello Nelson | 30 | Queens, New York | 9th |
| Sammie Bartko | 38 | Heber City, Utah | 8th |
| Dawn Marie Svanoe | 44 | Madison, Wisconsin | 7th |
| Kyle Vest | 25 | Orlando, Florida | 6th |
| Rio Sirah | 33 | Atlanta, Georgia | 5th |
| Cheryl Ann Lipstreu | 37 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 4th |
| Aryn Fox | 27 | Newport, Kentucky | 3rd |
| Avi Ram | 29 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Runner-Up |
| Lana Chromium | 28 | San Diego, California | Winner |
Episodes
Episode 1: Body & Soul
Original airdate: June 10, 2015
Mini-Challenge: Rebecca Romijn spun a wheel for each contestant and they must create a piece based on whatever the wheel
landed on. Options included Major Passion, Favorite Song, "Major achievement", "Memory of childhood",
- WINNER: Fernello
Challenge: Each winner from the mini-challenge picked a chess piece and an opponent to head to head against with a full
body head-to-toe 360° body paint inspired by their chess pieces. Pairings were:
| Chess piece | Opponents |
|---|---|
| King | Fernello vs. Kyle |
| Queen | Dawn Marie vs. Avi |
| Bishop | Rudy vs. Sammie |
| Knight | Cheryl Ann vs. Aryn |
| Rook | Rio vs. Rachel |
| Pawn | Lana vs. Marcio |
- Guest Judge: N/A
- WINNER: Lana
- ELIMINATED: Marcio
Episode 2: Sweet & Savory
Original airdate: June 17, 2015
Mini-Challenge: The painters were tasked with creating a body paint look that incorporates real candy.
- WINNER: Cheryl Ann
Challenge: Each painter was assigned a specific buffet table background to camouflage their model into. Rebecca, randomly
assigned the tables to the artists but once every table was assigned, Cheryl Ann, was given the opportunity to switch tables with any
other artist. She chose to take the fruit table from Lana. Tables were:
| Contestant | Buffet Table |
|---|---|
| Aryn | Sushi Station |
| Sammie | Champagne Bar |
| Avi | Seafood Station |
| Kyle | Taco Bar |
| Dawn Marie | Meat Carving Table |
| Fernello | Salad Bar |
| Rio | Coffee and Espresso Bar |
| Rachel | Breakfast Bar |
| Rudy | Plates & Silverware Station |
| Cheryl Ann | Fruit Bar |
| Lana | Pasta Bar |
- Guest Judge: Cat Cora
- WINNER: Avi
- ELIMINATED: Rudy
Episode 3: Musical Harmony
Original airdate: June 24, 2015
Mini-Challenge: The painters came in to 11 chairs set up in a circle each with an instrument sitting in front of them. After playing
a few rounds of musical chairs, each painter was tasked with creating an upper body paint inspired by the instrument that was
sitting in front of them.
| Contestant | Instrument |
|---|---|
| Aryn | Maracas |
| Avi | Keyboard |
| Cheryl Ann | Saxophone |
| Dawn Marie | Harp |
| Fernello | Accordion |
| Kyle | Bongo Drum |
| Lana | Tamborine |
| Rachel | Banjo |
| Rio | Electric Guitar |
| Sammie | Violin |
- WINNER: Rio
Challenge: Each painter was teamed up in pairs of two (by Rio). The pairs were then tasked with picking two genres of music and
created a cohesive full body, two model look. Pairs were:
| Pairs | Genres |
|---|---|
| Rio and Avi | Reggae & Death Metal |
| Cheryl Ann and Dawn Marie | Country Western & Pop |
| Aryn and Fernello | Punk Rock & Hip Hop |
| Kyle and Lana | Latin & Psychedelic |
| Sammie and Rachel | New Wave & Motown |
- Guest Judge: Zendaya
- WINNER: Rio
- ELIMINATED: Rachel
Episode 4: Queens or Divas?
Original airdate: July 8, 2015
Mini-Challenge: Each painter was assigned a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit location and was tasked with creating a location specific body
paint bathing suit for their model. Locations were:
| Contestant | Location |
|---|---|
| Avi | Phuket, Thailand |
| Aryn | Miami, Florida |
| Cheryl Ann | St. Tropez |
| Kyle | The Great Barrier Reef |
| Lana | Amazon Rainforest |
| Rio | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Sammie | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Fernello | Tahitian Islands |
| Dawn Marie | Outer Space |
- WINNER: Avi
Challenge: Each painter was tasked with creating a head-to-toe 360° body paint fit for a music award show for their Drag Queen clientele from previous seasons of Rupaul's hit show Rupaul's Drag Race based on their favorite music artists. Pairing were chosen randomly and were as follows:
| Contestant | Dragqueen |
|---|---|
| Avi | Yara Sofia as Shakira |
| Rio | Tammie Brown as Tina Turner |
| Fernello | Mariah as Janet Jackson |
| Cheryl Ann | Vivienne Pinay as Nicki Minaj |
| Sammie | Alyssa Edwards as Katy Perry |
| Dawn Marie | Jessica Wild as Beyoncé |
| Aryn | Detox as Cyndi Lauper |
| Lana | Venus D-Lite as Madonna |
| Kyle | Laganja Estranja as Lady Gaga |
- Guest Judge: N/A
- WINNER: Aryn
- ELIMINATED: Fernello
Episode 5: Emotional Rollercoaster
Original airdate: July 15, 2015
Mini-challenge: Each painter must create a body paint that makes RuPaul laugh.
- WINNER: Rio
Challenge: In teams of four, the painters were tasked with coming up with a group horror body paint that tells a story and uses four models.
| Story | Contestants |
|---|---|
| The Gore Lords | Rio, Aryn, Avi and Kyle |
| Nightmare on Hill Street | Dawn Marie, Sammie, Lana and Cheryl Ann |
- Guest Judge: Tobin Bell
- WINNER: Kyle
- ELIMINATED: Sammie
Episode 6: I'm Steampunk'd
Original airdate: July 22, 2015
Mini-Challenge: Each painter was given a treasure chest with a Victorian Jewel and were tasked with created a waist-up
360° design that tells the story of the jewel with only 2 hours to paint.
| Contestant | Jewel |
|---|---|
| Avi | Pink Topaz Headpiece |
| Dawn Marie | Citrine Clutch |
| Kyle | Sapphire Necklace |
| Aryn | Pearl Necklace |
| Lana | Emerald Earrings |
| Rio | Amber Bracelet |
| Cheryl Ann | Diamond Hair Comb |
- WINNER: Lana
Challenge: Each painter was tasked to create a head-to-toe 360° full body paint that fits into the Steampunk genre, incorporating both
Victorian elements and futuristic elements. Painters were urged to bring Steampunk into the 21st century with bright vibrant colors.
- Guest Judge: Carson Kressly
- WINNER: Avi
- ELIMINATED: Dawn Marie
Episode 7: Big Time Big Top
Original airdate: July 29, 2015
Mini-Challenge: Each painter was tasked with coming up with a body paint and pose for a Circus Playbill.
| Contestant | Circus Act |
|---|---|
| Aryn | Daredevil |
| Avi | Tattooed Lizard Girl |
| Cheryl Ann | Balancing Elephant |
| Kyle | Clown |
| Lana | Sword Swallower |
| Rio | Strong Man |
- WINNER: Aryn
Challenge: The remaining 6 painters were tasked with creating 3 full body head-to-toe 360° body paints for modern day circus
performers from Lucent Dossier Experience in pairs. Additionally the teams were required to utilize ultra-violet paint to make their looks
visible under blacklight
| Pairs | |
|---|---|
| Aryn and Avi | Circle of Life |
| Rio and Lana | The Elements |
| Cheryl Ann and Kyle | Dimensions of Time |
- Guest Judge: Frank Gatson, Jr.
- WINNER: Lana
- ELIMINATED: Kyle
Episode 8: Man vs. Machine
Original airdate:
Mini Challenge : Anatomy
WINNER : Cheryl Ann
- Guest Judge: Alec Gillis
- WINNER: Avi
- ELIMINATED: Rio
Episode 9: Natural Beauty
Original airdate:
Mini Challenge : Baby Bumps
WINNER : Aryn
- Guest Judge: Natalie Fletcher
- WINNER: Avi
- ELIMINATED: Cheryl Ann
Episode 10: The-Grand-Illusion
Mini-challenge- the artists had to create a spiritual image using the soles of the model's feet.
- WINNER: Avi*
- Guest judge:
- WINNER: Lana
- RUNNER-UP: Avi
- 3RD PLACE: Aryn
Contestant Progress
| Artists | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH‡ | WIN | HIGH | F/O | WINNER |
| Avi | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | HIGH‡ | HIGH | WIN | LOW | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP‡ |
| Aryn | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW‡ | LOW | HIGH‡ | 3RD PLACE |
| Cheryl Ann | HIGH | HIGH‡ | LOW | LOW | LOW | SAFE | LOW | LOW‡ | OUT | |
| Rio | SAFE | SAFE | WIN‡ | LOW | HIGH‡ | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||
| Kyle | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | WIN | LOW | OUT | |||
| Dawn Marie | SAFE | LOW | LOW | HIGH | LOW | OUT | ||||
| Sammie | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Fernello | LOW‡ | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Rachel | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||
| Rudy | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| Marcio | OUT | |||||||||
- The contestant won Skin Wars.
- The contestant was the runner-up.
- The contestant was in 3rd Place.
- The contestant won the challenge that week.
- The contestant was in the top in the challenge that week.
- The contestant went into a face off against another contestant and won.
- The contestant was in the bottom, but not in the bottom 2.
- The contestant was in the bottom 2.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant was eliminated after a face off against another contestant.
Season 3
Contestants
The 12 body painters competing in the third season are:[13]
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Place Finished |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaze Wade | 36 | Decatur, Georgia | 12th |
| Shelley Wapniak | 33 | Brooklyn, New York | 11th |
| Kyera Dalesandro | 24 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | 10th |
| Jessica "Jess" Watson Miller | 24 | Sydney, Australia | 9th |
| Hans Haveron | 36 | Los Angeles, California | 8th (Quit) |
| Joseph "Otto" Ott | 38 | Winneconne, Wisconsin | 7th |
| Luis Martinez | 21 | Atlanta, Georgia | 6th |
| Tiffany Beckler | 26 | Rock Hill, South Carolina | 5th |
| Michael Mejia | 25 | Queens, New York | 4th |
| Brittney Pelloquin | 28 | Broussard, Louisiana | 3rd |
| Alison Kenyon | 44 | Grass Valley, California | Runner-Up |
| Rick Uribe | 20 | El Paso, Texas | Winner |
Contestant Progress
| Artists | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick | SAFE | WIN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH‡ | SAFE | WINNER |
| Alison | SAFE‡ | SAFE | LOW | WIN | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH‡ | HIGH | WIN | RUNNER-UP‡ |
| Brittney | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | WIN | HIGH‡ | 3RD PLACE |
| Michael | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH‡ | WIN | LOW‡ | WIN | LOW | OUT | |
| Tiffany | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||
| Luis | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE‡ | LOW | LOW‡ | OUT | ||||
| Otto | SAFE | LOW | HIGH | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Hans | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | SAFE | QUIT | |||||
| Jessica | SAFE | SAFE‡ | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Kyera | LOW | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
| Shelley | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| Jermaze | OUT | |||||||||
- The contestant won Skin Wars.
- The contestant was the runner-up.
- The contestant was the 2nd runner-up.
- The contestant won the challenge that week.
- The contestant was in the top in the challenge that week.
- The contestant was in the bottom, but not in the bottom 2.
- The contestant was in the bottom 2.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant quit the competition.
- In Episode 5, Hans quit the competition at panel after a fall out with the judges.
- In Episode 7, Brittney and Rick were in the bottom two but neither was eliminated.
International broadcast
In Australia, the series premiered on LifeStyle You on May 26, 2015.[14]
In Canada, the series premiered on GameTV since 2015. It also airs on GSN on Cable/Satellite companies that air the channel.[15]
In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on TruTV since 2015.[16]
In Brazil, the show's first season has been broadcast on Multishow since February, 2016. In South Africa it broadcasts on Sony Max
References
- 1 2 "GSN Orders Body-Painting Competition Series 'Skin Wars'". Deadline Hollywood. PMC. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Kondology, Amanda (September 12, 2013). "GSN Paints the Town With 'Skin Wars' as Network Orders 8 Episodes of New Original Series". TV by the Numbers (Press release). Zap2it. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ↑ "GSN Announces Rebecca Romijn as Host of New Original Series "Skin Wars"" (Press release). GSN Corporate. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ↑ "GSN Announces Premiere Dates for New Original Summer Series Skin Wars and Idiotest" (Press release). GSN Corporate. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ↑ "GSN to Launch Online Series Skin Wars: The Naked Truth with Kandee Johnson, Debuting on DOOR3 YouTube Channel Wednesday, August 6 at 10:00PM ET/PM" (Press release). GSN Corporate. August 5, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ The Deadline Team (September 30, 2014). "Skin Wars Renewed for Season 2 on GSN". Deadline. PMC. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
- ↑ "GSN's Groundbreaking Hit Series Skin Wars Returns for Its Second Season on Wednesday, June 10 at 9PM ET/PT" (Press release). GSN Corporate. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (August 27, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.26.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "GSN Debuts Spinoff Series SKIN WARS: FRESH PAINT Today". Broadway World. June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "GSN Announces Season Three Pick-up of Groundbreaking Original Hit Series Skin Wars" (Press release). GSN Corporate. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20141129110843/http://skinwars.gsntv.com/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20150915100301/http://skinwars.gsntv.com/
- ↑ "Hit Series "Skin Wars," Hosted By Rebecca Romijn, Returns for Its Third Season on Wednesday, April 20 At 10PM ET/PT" (Press release). GSN. March 8, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Foxtel in May: 200+ new shows including Wayward Pines, Open Slather, Nashville and River Cottage Australia". The Green Room. Foxtel. April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ↑ Skin Wars on Game TV
- ↑ http://www.trutv.co.uk/show/110/skin-wars