ElectricBoogaloo February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 The contestants must take inspiration from the planets in the solar system to create alien queens who compete in a intergalactic beauty pageant. Promo: Link to comment
Bella February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Yay, body painting! And Kelly is growing on me. Otherwise I mostly agreed with the judges. Link to comment
Maelstrom February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 (edited) Foundation challenge and a body paint challenge? The Face Off gods are finally listening to us. So nice to see Lois again! And Emily's purple/silver-giant-hatted makeup was beautiful. Made me think of something that would turn up in the Capitol of Panem. (It's possible I've watched/read too much Hunger Games) Nix! I was impressed with his work on that silly body painting show SyFy tried awhile back, so I'm glad they brought him back for this challenge. He's quite a talent, and seems like a good guy. The blue-pink wasp makeup and the honeybees were my favorites of the night. I honestly couldn't have chosen a winner between, but I can't blame the judges for going with the two guys (whose names I don't remember) get the win. Not surprised to see Rob go, he was just out of his depth. And Kelly and Ben basically did two separate makeups that just happened to be in the same photo. Each had their own idea set in stone, and neither was willing to compromise. And Ben was ragging on Anthony, uncool! Dude, he's only trying to help you! (I hope none of the models sunburn easily. That would've been my first thought stuck out in the woods for how many hours. Then again, I'm a bit of a vampire in that more than two minutes in the sun makes my skin sizzle. But I digress.) Edited February 25, 2015 by Maelstrom 2 Link to comment
GaT February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I recognized everyone tonight, & a body painting challenge!, so things are looking up. I also agreed with the judges, so this is probably my favorite episode of this season. Emily's purple/silver-giant-hatted makeup was beautiful. Made me think of something that would turn up in the Capitol of Panem. I agree, she did a beautiful job during the foundation challenge, she really deserved the win. 4 Link to comment
Irritable February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I hate to say this, because I really do appreciate that the show is trying to change things up a bit, but...the body painting challenge was so boring for me. I FF'd through most of it, and even just watching the presentation to the judges I was bored silly. Guess I'm just more into the other things that go into the transformations. I did enjoy the foundation challenge because the hats were interesting, but as usual, we didn't get to see all the submissions for long enough. Maybe it's some huge shortcoming on my part, but I'm not able to look at something for half a second and have any idea of what I've just seen. 5 Link to comment
tobysmom February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I agree Irritable, this wasn't my kind of challenge for some reason - boring. Or maybe it's because the contestants didn't seem that into it? I agree with the judges on the winner; and after a closeup of Emily's and Jamie's bees I agree with them being in top. But truthfully, if Jamie would have been by herself I would have dinged her drone bee. When I first saw it I said it's a cartoon superhero kinda like Tick. But thank goodness Emily's queen bee was beautiful. I think most of the contestants forgot that the challenge was to make a "Queen" and do a beauty makeup. It was so good to see Lois again. I was hoping she was going to judge the spotlight challenge too; but hopefully another time. 1 Link to comment
seacliffsal February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 For whatever reason, this episode fell short for me. I think it was because they were outside. The elements were very distracting to me. I far away preferred the painting episodes when they worked inside. I also think we saw more drama than actual paint work. It's also probably because so few were breath taking. I also think I prefer seeing the models at judging rather than blown up photos. Whew, I guess there were several elements that I didn't like. 1 Link to comment
LadyMustang65 February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I was torn on this one. I like that they are trying to do something different. Body painting can be really fabulous. But these guys are not body painters. Many seemed like they'd never done it before, and the rest had only appeared to dabble in it. So I guess in one respect it gave everyone a pretty equal footing. But I was kind of annoyed that only a couple of them did the actual challenge . . . to create the queen and a *companion* of their choosing. I thought the winning look was beautiful, but they didn't actually do the challenge. Neither did the ones that used the guy for the wings. Neither did the couple that were the bottom look - painting a person in camouflage is not, to me anyway, a companion. At the least the guy who went home who was going for 'maggots' was at least trying to create a "companion" for the queen. So, it was semi-interesting, but I don't want to see them do it again. 1 Link to comment
Rammchick February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 This challenge in previous seasons was done so well that fellow TWoPers recalled it very fondly. So I was happy to see it reappear if only for that reason. But this time around, the results were anything but memorable. And I don't remember a single contestant who was especially psyched to challenge themselves, even if they'd never done it before. Great concept, mostly poor executions. 6 Link to comment
Drogo February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Nice to see Darla doing her best Grumpy Cat impression this episode. 3 Link to comment
Lorimac February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 It seems like posters are either LOVE IT or HATE IT re:this episode. Our family was definitely in the second camp. Did anyone else get the sense that the facetestants were not there when the photo was taken? Darla and Stephanie seemed shocked to see how the wings lined up in their photo. And if the photo angle had been adjusted slightly, the model's boobs would have blended into her body instead of standing out. Coach Husband opined early on that having a female model who was well-endowed would be a disadvantage, and I think he was right. And we did not understand the reason for Rob's ouster - it seemed to be 'we didn't know what you did' which seems less bad than 'painting larvae on a guy's back is not what we were looking for, and besides, you did a bad job at it.' We also wanted to see more of the hat challenge - would it have killed them to have given each finished job 20 second with Lois? Link to comment
LoneHaranguer February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I hope none of the models sunburn easily. That would've been my first thought stuck out in the woods for how many hours. I think insect bites would have been a bigger hazard. I thought the winning look was beautiful, but they didn't actually do the challenge. Neither did the ones that used the guy for the wings. Neither did the couple that were the bottom look - painting a person in camouflage is not, to me anyway, a companion. They explicitly said that the contestants could make the second model blend in. Combining the two models to make the queen was clearly not what the challenge intended, but the judges don't usually mind bending (or breaking) the rules if the results are good enough. The finale is the only time declaring a winner matters, so I don't see why they just don't do it if there's an issue with the top look(s) not doing what was asked. They should have had Lois bring McKenzie a hat. 2 Link to comment
Maelstrom February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I seem to recall that they've always done this on Foundation challenges - showing the top two or four in detail with the judge, then quick flashes of the "and the rest" makeups, so it's nothing new… but I agree it'd be nice to see all of them in more detail. I can see why this body paint challenge wasn't as interesting as the ones in seasons 1 and 2 - I think setting it in the studio in front of backdrops would've been the smarter way to go. I suppose my enjoyment was definitely nostalgia-based, but hey, at least it wasn't more gory monster makeups! I appreciate that this season they've continued to have a wider array of challenges than just horror and monster makeups. LoneHaranguer, good point about the insects *shudders* And Mackenzie definitely needed a hat! 3 Link to comment
Primetimer February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 The artists are forced to work in nature for an insect-inspired body-painting challenge that -- yes -- means their models are au naturel. Read the story 2 Link to comment
Lugal February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 I was glad to see a body painting challenge again, as good painting is a skill I think a makeup artists would need. But it seems like in the past few years since the last body painting challenges on Face Off, body paint has gone its own separate way (The only one of the coaches who did one before was Rayce) My inner cynic says they only brought it back now due to the popularity, with Skin Wars and Syfy's own Naked Vegas (which I noticed that they said nothing about when Nix was there). But it was still good to see Nix again. Eventhough they said the companion could blend into the background I was surprised that anyone really attempted it because the changing sun angle would have made it impossible. I thought that they said the artists were not there when the pictures were taken, but they did get to consult with the photographers. Probably a scheduling thing. I noticed they had a different crop of models this time because of nudity in the wilderness, and getting models who are used to those conditions. The show obviously went all out for this one I can't fault the winners, but I think I would have given it to the Queen and Drone. All in all, I was sorry to see Rob go, because he had some really cool ideas, but he never seemed to be able to develop them well enough. 3 Link to comment
RedRockRosie February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 (edited) Really enjoyed the body painting challenge. I just wished they would have had it indoors. To get the feel of the insects, the outdoors & accept the challenge there is fine, but I wish they could have completed it indoors. Hard enough to paint a 3D "canvas" to look like a 2D design but to have them also do this against a 3D backdrop is expecting a lot. Especially when the artists are not there to stage the final finished product. To have had them paint against the specific background as a photo might have made it easier. All in all I think they did pretty well considering the distractions of heat, constantly changing light and real insects.I have a feeling that this challenge was a lot tougher than it seemed. All that being said, I thought the top two were pretty darn good. Glad they included body painting again. ETA Oops. I see Maelstrom also commented this challenge was better completed indoors. How'd I miss that? well, I clearly agree with them - especially with the lack of monster challenges! Edited February 25, 2015 by RedRockRosie 4 Link to comment
Gentian root February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Why do the contestants whinge so much about bodypainting? It's not like they never get near the models' fun bits in any other challenge or that they had to paint directly on hoo-has or weewees. All the models had merkins and the girls had pasties. And when they go to work in the business they're going to spend a lot of time covering inappropriate tattoos. Buck up, y'all! 3 Link to comment
snakenax February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 A few things popped out at me in this challenge: -It was really clear most of the contestants were unfamiliar with bodypainting because their paint was too thin and undercolored, the flesh tone was popping out and coloring the finished piece all over the place(the season two body painting challenge had a few people with the same issue). The 'worm Adam' by Rob and Ben's blend were the worst for it. -Most of the contestants seemed somewhat uncomfortable working with the male model, given how hard most worked to minimize them(only Jamie's male model was as equally worked on and prominent as the female counterpart). -If you've never body painted before why would you ever try a blend, one of the harder techniques to learn? And in a natural, low contrast setting which makes it even harder? -Besides Jamie/Emily, no one really embraced the degree to which you can embrace color in a purely artistic challenge, which is sad given the honey bee is actually the least colorful of the options. 3 Link to comment
hincandenza February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Well, when we talked about having an episode similar to the Judge's Special to get to know the models more intimately... I don't think this is what anyone had in mind! :) And Kelly is growing on me. I agree, Kelly is a "goofy personality", so in real life I'd only be able to take her in small doses but on the show she's becoming a fun talking head go-to since I only have to see her for a few minutes a week. :) She's not as witty George from last season, but she's clearly the show's Greek chorus of geekdom with her wacky reactions to challenges and themes. At least she's usually enthusiastic about everything, so that's nice- this is the show with the heart of gold, after all. Foundation challenge and a body paint challenge? The Face Off gods are finally listening to us. So nice to see Lois again! And Emily's purple/silver-giant-hatted makeup was beautiful. Made me think of something that would turn up in the Capitol of Panem. (It's possible I've watched/read too much Hunger Games) Nice to see Darla doing her best Grumpy Cat impression this episode. Darla had a terrible week; her Foundation work was almost non-existent, and then did the most hidden model of any of the Spotlight challenges. She looked like a deer in headlights most of the episode, or as you say, Grumpy Cat. :) Emily's Foundation challenge looked better and more thoughtfully designed than several completed Spotlight challenges I've seen this season. That was soooo far beyond what everyone else did, and an absurdly complete makeup for two hours, I think I even detected a slight smirk before Lois said her name because... let's be honest, she knew she had top look there, anyone who looked around that room had to know. It's almost funny when you compare it to the rest because of how much it stands out. And had she not won then runner-up Rob would have had immunity this week- wonder who goes home then? Still, I'm happy it gave her a week off from her self-imposed stress, which likely gave her the confidence to rock the Spotlight as well and puts her back on track as the Dina of this season. It occurs to me that the winners of this show tend to be people who can do beauty and symmetry well, such as Laura and Anthony, Dina last year, or Emily so far this year. The ones that don't really stand a chance are people who can't seem to make something pretty, or always fall into these plasticine, frozen faced monster masks. It seems like posters are either LOVE IT or HATE IT re:this episode. Our family was definitely in the second camp. Did anyone else get the sense that the facetestants were not there when the photo was taken? Darla and Stephanie seemed shocked to see how the wings lined up in their photo. And if the photo angle had been adjusted slightly, the model's boobs would have blended into her body instead of standing out. Coach Husband opined early on that having a female model who was well-endowed would be a disadvantage, and I think he was right. And we did not understand the reason for Rob's ouster - it seemed to be 'we didn't know what you did' which seems less bad than 'painting larvae on a guy's back is not what we were looking for, and besides, you did a bad job at it.' We also wanted to see more of the hat challenge - would it have killed them to have given each finished job 20 second with Lois? To your question, it was explicitly stated: the artists got to do a last pose/consult with the photographer briefly, and then would leave while s/he did the actual photos which we saw as those partially animated morph shots. They intentionally wouldn't see the final photo until they were on stage with the judges. Which is fine as a "sometimes jobs involve this" twist, but I don't think it's fair to have a 5.5 hour challenge to decide who goes home. With such a short window, there's no time to pivot or adjust your design, there's no real time for elaborate fabrication or sculpting or doing the other things to showcase talent and skill, and not much mentoring can even do when again you have a ticking clock and fading sun. Then the gimmick of not seeing the final photo until judging robs them of their "last looks" touch up. Granted, somehow Logan & Julian and Jamie & Emily turned out great works in the same time frame. But not letting them even do the final pose and photo choice? Seems unnecessarily limiting, and I feel bad that Darla and Stephanie's turned out so "porn-y", since only part of that was their fault; the posing and angle would have improved their wings considerably, and I believe the original design had the male model's legs also off to the sides, like rear backwards facing legs. In the end, I think Rob was still a fine choice to go, more a "You haven't been shining for a while and that Jugga-ladybug is not exactly a winner either" elimination. It would still suck to go home without even having the night's sleep to ponder your initial design for day 2 and 3 tweaks and revamps; this show has had many Top Looks over the years that started life as a day 1 disaster. 4 Link to comment
carrps February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 And Kelly is growing on me. Not me. I keep expecting her to puff out her lips and start singing "Animal Crackers in my Soup." Such an annoying combination of hag and toddler. I floved Emily's Foundation Challenge work. That was simply gorgeous. That ladybug was pretty dang bad. 4 Link to comment
LoneHaranguer February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 From the recap: I believe this makes Emily the first artist to rack up more than one win for the season, which is pretty fucking impressive for someone who's only eighteen, and is in the competition with some full-time makeup professionals. Additionally, it's still early in the season, with two thirds of the contestants still in the competion. Link to comment
nottopbravo February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 A few things popped out at me in this challenge: Not enough for me. 2 Link to comment
hincandenza February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 True, although (current coach) Anthony tops them all when he made people wonder if he was going wire-to-wire in Season 4 by winning the first foundation challenge and first 3 spotlights; it literally was a month into that season before anyone else even won! But yes, he was older and more established, and not just 18 freakin' years old. Glenn wasn't wrong when he gushed over how absurdly good for her age she is, and again I think it's because like Laura, Anthony, and Dina before her she is so good at making her creations *clean* in color and form. I think this season is hers to lose, because I'm not seeing anyone even close to her in both craftwork and creativity. Although my sleeper pick if it's not Emily is... Logan, and not just because he won this week. He's way off the mark at times, but as shown this week his successes are quietly very very good, with a real spark of creativity. 1 Link to comment
snakenax February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Emily IIRC, said she had cosmetology training as a background in the first episode. If so, that would make her the only one I can think of this season with a background that is more on the aesthetic than technical side of things. Similarly with Dina and cake decorating last year. While obviously the technical is important, and people who are all technique no aesthetic like Roy have been hugely popular in the past, the show has always favored the more aesthetic contestants, especially in the finale. So Emily seems the obvious one to win so far. 1 Link to comment
Black Knight February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Something that struck me is that Emily won immunity, and then we never heard about it again that I recall. Clearly it wasn't an issue between her and Jamie. It was refreshing to be spared the usual THs of "She has immunity, so if this design doesn't work, I'm going home" and "I have immunity, so I'm going to give my partner full decision-making power [even if one of the decisions is clearly stupid and going to lead to disaster]". It's funny, I had just been thinking about how as much as I like Ve and am glad she's back, I miss Lois, and then she popped up! Wow, Rayce. Three straight eliminations from his team. But Logan and Adam will probably avoid elimination for a while unless they turn out something too horrific for the judges to turn a blind eye. 1 Link to comment
snakenax February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 It will be interesting to see which, if any, of the mentors gets eliminated first. I think Laura is really safe, Emily and Darla have probably the strongest overall record and Julian and Stephanie are still possible darkhorses. Anthony's chances i'd waver on, all three of his remaining contestants I could see going soon(especially if Ben's sour attitude with team ups continues). And of course Rayce only has two left, but Logan has been coasting pretty well so far with always either being safe or winning and Adam has probably the largest amount of on paper experience and skill, so I won't count him out pulling a Drew and doing much stronger work later into the season. Link to comment
Quilt Fairy February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I was interested to see that the models' 'naughty bits' were all pixelated, but apparently pasties on the female models were fair game. And I may never forget "Butt to butt, my favorite starting position." 2 Link to comment
Merneith February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I wish Ben had gone home. His paint job was only ok - no better than Rob's, certainly - and he was completely stupid about insisting on only painting his model's back. I suspect he was terrified of catching penis cooties. Kelly gets on my nerves but I'm glad she just told it like it was at judging. I think a body painting challenge is a good idea. Mostly, the designers spend all week working on rubber and fabrication and then slap on some paint at the last minute. This week challenged them to do it all without their usual tricks. I was underwhelmed by the results but I blame that on a) doing it in the forest, of all places, and b) judging from photographs. 3 Link to comment
ElectricBoogaloo February 26, 2015 Author Share February 26, 2015 I think a body painting challenge is a good idea. Mostly, the designers spend all week working on rubber and fabrication and then slap on some paint at the last minute. This week challenged them to do it all without their usual tricks. I was underwhelmed by the results but I blame that on a) doing it in the forest, of all places, and b) judging from photographs. ITA - don't get me wrong, I understand how important a skill fabrication is, but if you make an awesome face piece and then put a muddy coat of paint on top of it, then you've wasted your time. Painting well is really important in this line of work so it was nice to see a challenge where that was really all they had. But I also agree that doing this challenge outside really hampered most of them. There was no practical reason to have them outside for 5 hours. The artists would have done better with consistent lighting in the workroom rather than shifting light, changing shade patterns, etc. Plus the models wouldn't be standing out there being bitten by bugs all day. If they had done this challenge at the studio, the judges could have inspected the models in person instead of relying on a flat photograph. This could have been a really cool challenge but it ended up being mostly a flop, due to production decisions. I love body painting challenges which have been seen on Face Off before (and Ink Master) so it was disappointing to see how most of the designs turned out in this episode. I noticed they had a different crop of models this time because of nudity in the wilderness, and getting models who are used to those conditions. I think bodypainting models are also chosen for their flexibility (they are sometimes asked to do some weird partner stuff) and for their ability to stand still/hold poses for long periods of time. It takes a lot of endurance to hold a position for several hours while being painted. Heh, plus the nudity. LOVED that they had a foundation challenge this week. Emily definitely deserved the win for that. Her character not only went perfectly with the hat (and I agree that it would have fit into a Panem scene in the Hunger Games) but the makeup and the color transition was beautiful. From the few others we briefly saw, Emily's also looked like it had the most makeup. Most of the others just did the face and a little bit of the neck. And I loved seeing Lois again! 8 Link to comment
starri February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 So Emily seems the obvious one to win so far. I think Emily is my favorite of the current crop, but I'm cynical enough to think that they don't want to have women win back-to-back, especially younger women without any real makeup experience. I would definitely have given her the Spotlight win, and it was frankly absurd that they even bothered with pretending Rob's makeup was anywhere near her's in the Foundation challenge. I'm not in a loved it or hated it category here. I loved the idea of the challenge (and both of the Top Looks) but the "I Don't Do Robots" attitude of most of the contestants (looking at you, Darla) really brought it down, for an average of "meh." I understand that most of them don't have a lot of experience/enthusiasm for this type of challenge, but for anyone who's ever watched this show, they have to know that judges can always tell when someone doesn't give a crap because it comes across in the work. Conversely, someone out of his/her element who just dives into usually has the effort pay off. It really bothered me. I don't have a problem with Rob getting the boot, but I'd probably have given it to Ben because of his terrible attitude. I know the judges don't see that, but I also think it was reflected in his work. 3 Link to comment
sourpickles February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 You can put me in the category of on the fence. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. I did think that it was an awesome challenge, where everyone got a colorful bug. Usually, someone gets something all beige/brown/tan and has to compromise. I was thrilled to see Lois, though I've no idea what a hats challenge had to do with the insects, and usually there is some sort of transition. I guess for immunity. I did NOT like that the judges saw all the make up via pictures, couldn't they trot out into the woods too? I started laughing when I saw the whole palette of red that everyone was turning when confronted with nude models, but they got over it admirably, I must say. I quit laughing when half the people said they had never done body painting before. Agreeing with whoever said weeks ago that the pool has to be widened. I'm getting worried that some previously great contestants (Adam, Kelli, Ben, Darla) are now sort of landing in the middle, which will make next week very interesting. And Ben, oof. He's verging on bully category for me now. Glad I'm not the only one who saw Kelli's crazy eyebrow reaction. Go, Emily, again! And what is the point of having set teams with coaches if you can pick whoever you want every other week? Laura seems to be getting a lot of screen time so perhaps one of her picks will win. Link to comment
LoneHaranguer February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 But I also agree that doing this challenge outside really hampered most of them. There was no practical reason to have them outside for 5 hours. I suspect a BTS reason. Maybe someone is looking to hire staff to help on a project for which this challenge was relevant. Maybe the workroom was unavailable due to repairs, new equipment installation, or periodic visit by an exterminator. Doing something outdoors will always have a weather risk, so they're not going to have a challenge like that without a good reason. Link to comment
Maelstrom February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 (edited) I think bodypainting models are also chosen for their flexibility (they are sometimes asked to do some weird partner stuff) and for their ability to stand still/hold poses for long periods of time. It takes a lot of endurance to hold a position for several hours while being painted. Heh, plus the nudity. And possibly a skin allergy issue. After all, the last body painting challenge on FO was in season two, when one of the models had a severe reaction to the paint 2/3 of the way into the challenge. IIRC, he was rushed off to the hospital, and the contestant (Bree?) had to wait until a new model was brought in, and repaint the new model from scratch (for another 6 or whatever hours). Yikes. So I've always figured that incident was the main reason they haven't done a body paint in so many seasons. I absolutely agree with everyone who's mentioned about Emily having the same quality of clean, elegant aesthetics to her work as past winners Laura, Anthony, Dina, etc. I've personally always preferred those types of artists to the mask makers and technically proficient contestants. Edited February 26, 2015 by Maelstrom 2 Link to comment
Quilt Fairy February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I would definitely have given her the Spotlight win, and it was frankly absurd that they even bothered with pretending Rob's makeup was anywhere near her's in the Foundation challenge. Yes, I wondered what it was about Rob's mummified Pinocchio that put it in the top 2. I thought it was extremely simplistic. Link to comment
hincandenza February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 (edited) Well, if his wood grain look was just that little bit better like Lois described it would have been easily a winning look in that group- outside of Emily's. I mean seriously, look at the others- especially Julian and Darla! That was his competition; Julian's is like a textbook example of the "cheap latex monster mask" look we often rip on, and hers looked like she put on the hat, then draped a scarf around his neck and told him to go flex like a body builder. What she spent the other 1 hour and 58 minutes on, I have no idea.. :) So it's not that Rob's Pinocchio was that great, it's that the concept was interesting enough and decently executed- which defines "exceptional" with some of this season's cast. Outside of Emily's, and maybe Kelly's toy factory Wonka character, the other hat makeups ranged from simple but uninspired to frustratingly inept. Edited February 26, 2015 by hincandenza Link to comment
Rhetorica February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Finally had a chance to watch. Loved the bees and Glen's comment about her giving him the buzz off. I thought they met the requirements best and should have won. The duo with the "wing man" we're led astray by their mentor. Didn't Laura suggest they change their design to make the male wings? 1 Link to comment
starri February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Finally had a chance to watch. Loved the bees and Glen's comment about her giving him the buzz off. I thought they met the requirements best and should have won. The duo with the "wing man" we're led astray by their mentor. Didn't Laura suggest they change their design to make the male wings? I don't think she specifically said that the male model should be the wings, she only suggested that since neither Darla nor Stephanie had much experience with bodypainting that going with their original concept, with the male as camouflage wasn't the way they should go. And given that being part of the reason that Ben and Kelly ended up on the bottom, she probably had the right idea. 2 Link to comment
Rhetorica February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I don't think she specifically said that the male model should be the wings, she only suggested that since neither Darla nor Stephanie had much experience with bodypainting that going with their original concept, with the male as camouflage wasn't the way they should go. And given that being part of the reason that Ben and Kelly ended up on the bottom, she probably had the right idea. Oh, ok. I only watched it once and for some reason I thought she suggested it. Link to comment
Kromm February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 (edited) I think Emily is my favorite of the current crop, but I'm cynical enough to think that they don't want to have women win back-to-back, especially younger women without any real makeup experience.Yeah, but I'm getting the same feeling that I gotten in a few seasons where there was one female overachiever who was just plain better than the rest of the cast, and the show didn't hide it that well. Dina, to be honest was like that, and to an extent Laura also (since arguably she should have won over Nicole in the first place). Edited February 27, 2015 by Kromm 4 Link to comment
snakenax February 27, 2015 Share February 27, 2015 IIRC, the body painting models have always been completely different than the season's creature models. If I were to guess why, it's that the creature models are likely cameo/extra/commercial actors and/or stunt doubles as their primary job like most people who go under creature make up, while the body painting models are pulled from figure modeling lists. Link to comment
Richness March 4, 2015 Share March 4, 2015 I was underwhelmed by the results but I blame that on a) doing it in the forest, of all places, and b) judging from photographs. the judges could have inspected the models in person instead of relying on a flat photograph. I did NOT like that the judges saw all the make up via pictures, couldn't they trot out into the woods too? Sorry to chime in on this one so late, but it's been one of "those" weeks. However, I wanted to reply to these comments about the challenge being judged on photographs instead of in person. As far as I can recall, all the previous body painting challenges have been judged from photographs, and not live in person. This is because most of the body painting challenges test the artists ability to blend their models into the background. You can't do that if the perspective changes either horizontally (walking around) or vertically (shorter people). Since they left the option to blend a model into the background, they *had* to judge this one from a photograph as well. Other than a lack of talent and versatility, I think the reason this season's body painting challenge was so underwhelming compared to other seasons' is because they did this outdoors with constantly changing lighting conditions. (And not having the artists there when the pictures were taken.) It should have been done indoors, or had the blend option removed. Creating two characters like the honey bees obviously allows for in person judging, and judging based solely on artistic merit. The teams that attempted a different kind of blend by combining the two models (like the top team) into one subject weren't as dependent upon a certain perspective as those attempting to blend into the background were. Those doing camouflage blends into the background were also more severely affected by the changing light conditions. The teams that avoided blends all together either understood or intuited this fundamental aspect of art. 1 Link to comment
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