6.9/1037 votes#1 - The Naked Canvas
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2014
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.
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- 7.2/1034 votes
#2 - Now You See Me
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/13/2014
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.
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- 7.2/1030 votes
#3 - Leather and Lace
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2014
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.
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- 7.3/1029 votes
#4 - Inner Demons
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/27/2014
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 extra reason to fear elimination. Guest judge Lynda Carter.
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- 7.0/1029 votes
#5 - Fact or Myth
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/2014
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 painting their naked models even more difficult.
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- 6.9/1031 votes
#6 - All's Fair
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/2014
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 a head-to-head competition.
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- 6.6/1026 votes
#7 - The Art of Illusion
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/17/2014
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 shape they desire. Guest judge is the world's leading body painter Joanne Gair.
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- 6.8/1031 votes
#8 - The Artist's Journey
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/24/2014
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 defines them and convey that to their naked canvases.
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- 5.4/1010 votes
#9 - Reunion
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/24/2014
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 relationships.
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The Best Episodes of Skin Wars Season 1
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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...
Genre:Reality
Network:Game Show Network
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Naked Canvas" is the best rated episode of "Skin Wars" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/6/2014. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Now You See Me".