The Naked Canvas
Episode 1 • Aug 06, 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.
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.
29 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2014
Rating
6.5/10
15 votes • HD
Episodes
Episode 1 • Aug 06, 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.
Episode 2 • Aug 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.
Episode 3 • Aug 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.
Episode 4 • Aug 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.
Episode 5 • Sep 03, 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.
Episode 6 • Sep 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.
Episode 1 • Jun 10, 2015
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.
Episode 2 • Jun 17, 2015
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.
Episode 3 • Jun 24, 2015
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.
Episode 4 • Jul 01, 2015
The body artists are given an unexpected clothing challenge when asked to transform opinionated drag queens into female music icons; as the talented artists struggle with listening and collaboration, the true divas are revealed.
Episode 5 • Jul 08, 2015
Tobin Bell guest judges as tensions build between the remaining body artists, showing in their art and their inability to work together in a group challenge with a 'horrifying' outcome.
Episode 6 • Jul 15, 2015
Carson Kressley guest judges when science fiction meets history and the body artists are tasked with transporting their naked models into a world beyond time; as passion for the subject runs high, one artist tries not to be overwhelmed.
Episode 1 • Apr 20, 2016
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
Episode 2 • Apr 27, 2016
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.
Episode 3 • May 04, 2016
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.
Episode 4 • May 11, 2016
The remaining artists are joined by nine fabulous drag queens, all vying to be crowned the first-ever Miss Skin Wars through competing in body-painted swimwear and a more personal painted costume design
Episode 5 • May 18, 2016
Magician Christen Gerhart guest judges as the remaining body artists explore illusions and fortune-telling through their art, with an unexpected twist that makes the painters realize that nobody ever really knows the future.
Episode 6 • Jun 01, 2016
A field trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific is both an inspiration and a challenge for the artists who must create waterproof designs that stay beautiful and intact as their models forgo the runway for a tank of water
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