Season 1

2014

Episode 1 The Naked Canvas August 6, 2014, 43 min 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.
Episode 2 Now You See Me August 13, 2014, 43 min 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…
Episode 3 Leather and Lace August 20, 2014, 43 min 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…
Episode 4 Inner Demons August 27, 2014, 43 min The body artists must reach inside themselves to transform their naked canvases into the most revealing images yet; emotions run hot at the house as one artist is given an…
Episode 5 Fact or Myth September 3, 2014, 43 min The emotion of working on teams is exacerbated by the body artists having to discuss their own teammates’ weaknesses; late in the competition, a surprise addition makes the challenge of…
Episode 6 All’s Fair September 10, 2014, 43 min Time is of the essence as the remaining body artists must create beautiful and heroic warriors on an unexpected living canvas and true friends are pitted again one another in…
Episode 7 The Art of Illusion September 17, 2014, 43 min The four remaining artists must rise to the pinnacle of body painting, creating multi-body illusions; using acrobatic contortionists as models, they are allowed to bend their naked canvases into any…
Episode 8 The Artist’s Journey September 24, 2014, 43 min In the finale episode, the competition to find the first ever Skin Wars champion comes to a close; in the most personal challenge yet, the remaining artists must decide what…
Episode 9 Reunion September 24, 2014, 43 min RuPaul welcomes back all ten of the talented contestants from TV's first-ever body-painting competition. They discuss the most memorable moments and explore the truth behind the biggest showdowns and best…