Season 8

2015 · 14 episodes

The theme this season is "Return of the Champions". Three former winners Season 2 - Rayce Bird, Season 4 - Anthony Kosar, and Season 5 - Laura Tyler will guide teams of five to victory.

1Return of the ChampionsSeason 8 begins with three returning champions joining the competition as coaches.
2Monkey BusinessOscar winner Rick Baker is the guest judge for the first Spotlight Challenge, which finds the artists working in teams to create two original alien characters, plus a primate leader.
3Let the Games BeginThe remaining 14 artists take part in a deadly predator challenge featuring guest judge Josh Hutcherson ("The Hunger Games").
4Royal FlushThe thirteen remaining artists must make playing cards come to life in the whimsical style of Tim Burton for their first individual Spotlight Challenge of the competition
5Sounding OffThe artists have to design creatures based on unique sound effects created by sound designer Erik Aadahl.
6Troll BridgeThe remaining artists and their coaches feel the stress of a challenge where they must create trolls inspired by iconic bridges.
7Queen BeesThe artists learn that for their challenge, they will be body-painting nude models in the middle of the woods.
8Dressed To KillThe artists create their own stylish horror villain inspired by the work of Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Nightbreed).
9Miss IntergalacticThe contestants must take inspiration from the planets in the solar system to create alien queens who compete in a intergalactic beauty pageant.
10Super Selfies
11Imaginary FriendsThe Artists must make their Imaginary Friends from their childhood as a film character or creature.
12Deadly DollsThe artists must create serial killer doll characters
13Full Steam AheadThe artists must create western steampunk cyborgs, in order to make it into the finals at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
14The Dream TeamThe final three artists must each create four original characters worthy of starring in their own film franchise, at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

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