Series synopsis
Skin Wars is an American reality television series that premiered on Game Show Network on August 6, 2014. It ended on June 29, 2016. It stars Rebecca Romijn, RuPaul, Craig Tracy and Robin Slonina.
Rebecca Romijn hosts television's first ever body painting competition show, which seeks to find the most skillful, accomplished and versatile body painter in America. The body artists will compete in elaborate body painting challenges to avoid elimination and win over the approval of the judges, including legendary entertainer RuPaul Charles, and body painting icons Craig Tracy and Robin Slonina.
Premise
Rebecca Romijn hosts television's first ever body painting competition show, which seeks to find the most skillful, accomplished and versatile body painter in America. The body artists will compete in elaborate body painting challenges to avoid elimination and win over the approval of the judges, including legendary entertainer RuPaul Charles, and body painting icons Craig Tracy and Robin Slonina.
Premise: You won't believe your eyes.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rebecca Romijn as Self - Host
- RuPaul as Self - Judge
- Craig Tracy as Self - Judge
- Robin Slonina as Self - Judge
Guest cast
- Emma Cammack as Self - Guest Judge
- Carson Kressley as Self - Guest Judge
- Lynda Carter as Self - Guest Judge
- Cat Cora as Self - Guest Judge
- Zendaya as Self - Guest Judge
- Tobin Bell as Self - Guest Judge
- Natalie Fletcher as Self - Guest Judge
- Jillian Rose Reed as Self - Guest Judge
- Kandee Johnson as Self - Guest Judge
- Christen Gerhart as Self - Guest Judge
- Samantha Harris as Self - Guest Judge
- Adrienne Bailon-Houghton as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | August 6, 2014 | September 24, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 10 | June 10, 2015 | August 19, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 10 | April 20, 2016 | June 29, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Naked Canvas Ten of the country’s best body artists move to Hollywood to battle in an all-or-nothing competition to be crowned the best and most diverse painter of the naked human form. |
August 6, 2014 |
| 2 |
Now You See Me The pressure builds as the remaining nine artists must compete in one of the most difficult body painting challenges known: camouflaging their naked model into a background. Guest judge Emma Cammack. |
August 13, 2014 |
| 3 |
Leather and Lace The body artists must compete in their first partnered competition, and a surprise twist makes the challenge of painting clothing on their naked models more emotionally difficult than expected. Guest judge Carson Kressley. |
August 20, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Body & Soul In this Season 2 opener, 12 of the country's top body artists start their journey to be named the best painter of the naked human form, using talent, passion & strategy to compete. |
June 10, 2015 |
| 2 |
Sweet & Savory Chef Cat Cora guest judges as the remaining artists must turn their naked canvases into art that's good enough to eat while competing in one of the most difficult body painting challenges: camouflage. |
June 17, 2015 |
| 3 |
Musical Harmony Zendaya guest judges as the body artists get their inspiration from another form of art when painting their naked models, but some find their first partnered challenge is not the artistic duet they had been hoping for. |
June 24, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Skintastic Celebration In this Season 3 opener, it’s an all-out celebration of talent as 12 of the world’s top body artists begin the competition for the title of best painter of the naked human form |
April 20, 2016 |
| 2 |
Not All Fun & Games Actress Jillian Rose Reed guest judges; the body artists must tackle the difficult camouflage challenge, blending their naked models into intricate backgrounds; for one artist, what seems like child’s play becomes an important lesson. |
April 27, 2016 |
| 3 |
New Dimensions Make-up artist and internet sensation Kandee Johnson guest judges; working in their first partnered challenge allows the body artists to see another side of their competitors as they must paint their naked models in both 2-D and 3-D poses. |
May 4, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Game Show Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 6, 2014 |
| Last aired | June 29, 2016 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:00:00 |