Face Off (2011) s03e11 Episode Script
Immortal Enemies
Tonight, on part one of the season finale of Face Off.
Only three artists remain.
And you, America, will choose one to win it all.
Laura.
A lot of my work has been theme parks.
If I win, I could start my career.
It's so well done, it blows my mind.
Derek.
I cannot believe that I've made it this far.
I want to make my mom and dad proud.
- He's a really good designer.
- Nicole.
I was eliminated, but I came back with a bang.
I have so much to prove.
I have to win this.
I'm really proud of the fight from her since she's come back.
- And later-- - What's up, guys? There's something huge that I have not told you yet.
This is freaking me out.
Fuck.
I feel like such an asshole.
Rod has to start working faster.
Why am I gonna win her $100,000 when I should be winning it for myself? And then they'll battle it out in an explosive final challenge.
This is the hardest thing I will ever do.
I'm about to start crying.
It's the finale.
You know, it's gonna be huge.
Oh, my God.
In the end, only one will win the opportunity to be a guest lecturer at Make Up For Ever's academies in New York and Paris, a new 2012 Toyota Prius V, and $100,000.
And for the first time ever, America, your voice will be heard in selecting the winner.
Only one will win Face Off.
Am I missing any strands in the back? - Are any of the strands, like-- - Yeah.
- Damn it! - Right in here.
It's a little odd in the house.
Everybody is gone except me and Nicole and Derek.
I'm just getting ready for the day, and thinking about my husband.
I mean, this is easily the longest I've been without talking or seeing him.
So I'm walking downstairs, and all of a sudden there's a computer that wasn't there before.
Oh, my God! Hi, honey! - Hey, honey.
- Hi.
Sorry.
Sorry.
I just missed you.
Oh, my God! Mom! Hi! It's my mom.
My mom and my little sister.
- I made it! - We are, like, beaming.
- Hey.
- Oh, my God.
I haven't seen you in so long.
- I miss you.
- I miss you too.
It's my wife.
I definitely think about her all the time when I'm here.
I miss her.
I've been rooting for you the entire time.
I could not be more proud.
Being without Carlo, I've really had to dig deep and find something to keep focused.
One more challenge.
You've got this.
You are the one.
Back home I told mom, "if I make it back on the show, I'm gonna go to the end, I'm gonna win it.
" You know, "I'm gonna do this.
" And she's like, "I know.
I know you're gonna do it.
" - Kisses.
- Love you, baby girl.
Bye! Well, I love you.
I gotta go.
And I'll see you soon.
- I'm so proud of you.
- Thanks.
Getting to see her gives me some inspiration to work harder.
- Oh, man.
- Oh, my God.
Walking into the lab today, I immediately see, like, a harvest.
There's tombstones and, like, gargoyles and skulls.
Oh, it's Halloween.
Welcome to the finale.
Your final spotlight challenge is inspired by one of the oldest celebrated holidays, Halloween.
- Yes! - Yeah, buddy.
I think we're all qualified for this one.
Yeah.
I'm really excited 'cause, like, that's why I got into makeup, you know, was because of my love for Halloween.
Each of you will create two original characters.
The first is a demon determined to spread chaos throughout the living world.
And the second is a good witch who will hunt that demon down and banish it back to hell.
Now your demons can be created in any style that you like, but your witches are elemental protectors of the Earth.
Ooh.
So each one must be influenced by one of the four major elements.
Earth air fire and water.
We drew your names randomly.
Laura, which element would you like to inspire your witch? My instincts are telling me to go with earth.
- Nicole? - I'm gonna go with water.
- And Derek? - I'm gonna go with fire.
So some of the biggest names in makeup history, like Stan Winston and Dick Smith, they not only excelled individually, but they also knew how to lead a great team.
- Guys, come on out! - Oh-ho-ho.
Yeah, buddy! - What's, up, guys? - Hi.
So you will each get to choose two of your former competitors to join your team.
Nicole, you get to pick first.
Roy.
My man.
- Derek, your turn.
- My brother.
Aww.
Yeah! - Laura.
- How's your arm feeling, Rod? Yay! My girl, Sarah.
Jason.
- All right.
- And Laura.
Since we worked together before, I'm gonna pick Tommy.
Whoa, don't hurt her back.
Alana, CC, we will definitely see you at the finale.
Yes, you will.
Good luck to you guys.
- I love you all.
- Love you guys.
- Bye.
- Love you.
There's something huge that I have not told you yet.
Three days from now, all of your creations will take part in a choreographed stunt routine.
- Oh, man.
- Oh, wow.
How in the hell am I gonna make that happen? I am scared and yes, I'm losing color in my face, 'cause this is freaking me out.
Good luck, guys.
I will see you soon.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
So we pick our stunt performers.
There we go.
And we have ten hours to work in the lab.
This is probably the hardest thing that I will ever have to do.
- Laura, here.
This is yours.
- Yay! All right.
If I win, that would make a ginormous impact on my life.
- I could start my career.
- All right, guys.
I've got a frickin' great idea for the demon.
When the time starts, the best thing to do is just get the sketching out of the way and try to get, like, what I'm seeing in my head somewhat out on paper.
- I'm thinking those swirly horns.
- Oh, like, the goat horns.
Yeah.
But then having spikes.
I want the demon to have a fish element, but I also want to throw other animal characteristics in there because I feel like that's what a demon is.
You still want to maintain some of those traditional witchy features on her, though? - Hmm, I don't think so.
- Okay.
I'm making a headpiece for the witch, and then I also want minimal prosthetics on the face.
So I want her face to be really soft and pretty because it's a water creature.
This head piece is gonna be really hard though.
Just so you also see some of the stunt harnesses.
Oh, okay.
Is this definitely what he's wearing? We are going to have to incorporate harnesses, elbow pads, stunt equipment, into our design.
As far as the demon is concerned, the only thing I was thinking was abominous and grotesque on one side.
It's a demon whose whole point in life is to pollute the Earth.
We're just gonna make the demon the anti-nature.
You know, when I'm thinking of her, I'm thinking maybe we make her all-white.
With the witch, since she's supposed to be the good character, I would like to do a cherry blossom tree or a birch white tree.
I'm thinking the witch is gonna be, like, cracking with lava in between.
My concept for my witch is molten rock that starts cooling down and cracking.
You want to do any armor on the demon? I don't even know if I want to do horns.
My demon is an underground creature, almost albino-looking, which entraps him with multiple rock chains fused to his bones.
All right, I think I'm gonna start sculpting hers.
I'm gonna get some clays and stuff.
For the first day, I'm having Roy block out the face of the demon, and I'm working on the witch's face.
And Sarah's working on the arms and hands.
The stunt show is gonna be awesome, but it's gonna, like, take away a lot of our design.
From here on out, it's gonna be all soft, nothing rigid.
Safe, but durable.
And I also need to create the best and the biggest of anything I've ever done.
How do you think I should do the forehead, just trying to figure that out soon Derek's giving me a lot of freedom, but I'm still checking in with him every now and then.
I'll ask him to come over and see how it looks.
Oh, you don't have any idea? You've got nothing? No comment? No comment.
So I asked you, and you come and look at it, like, "um.
" I thought you were gonna give me some advice, and no.
I'd keep this all open because she's gonna be moving a lot.
Tommy is moving at this feverish pace.
Rod, on the other hand - Do you want multiple eyes or-- - Yeah, we can do multiple eyes.
- I mean, I'm not sure.
- Yeah.
But no, no, no.
That isn't a suggestion from me.
It doesn't seem as though he knows in what direction to go.
Trying to do it on this would be tricky.
Rod is checking in Do you have a preference of how to go with this? What are your thoughts? I definitely want to work with you on that.
A lot.
If you want to hop in there and rough something out and I'll go in and detail it? Or if you want to do it the other way around? I'm just trying to keep my mind focused on what has to be done.
I have a lot at stake, and I don't have time for this.
Coming up Shattered, gone.
I'm about to start crying.
Welcome to the Face Off finale.
Whoo! And stay tuned for details on how to cast your vote for our winner.
What are your thoughts? Do you have a preference of how to go with this? Rod doesn't seem as though he knows in what direction to go.
If you want to hop in there and rough something out, and I'll go in and detail it.
I'm feeling a lot of pressure to make sure that I deliver for Laura.
Well, I tell you what, uh, you just keep sculpting.
Whenever you want me to get to the detail, I will do that.
We have to do two makeups, a good witch and a demon.
Rod has to start working faster, or I don't see how we're gonna be able to do anything worthy of a finale.
So this is a test piece of coral.
That's awesome.
Seven minutes, everyone.
All right, that's time, everybody.
- Let's go.
- All right.
I really would like to get everything molded and finished tomorrow.
I'm a little worried, but I definitely have a lot of confidence in my team.
- Oh, wow.
- What? Walking into the lab today is awesome, there is a car there.
This is the Prius V that's going to be the prize for the winner.
Oh, it's leather.
- Get away from my car, come on.
- Definitely need a car.
Me and my wife share one right now, so it's kinda hard to get to work.
Oh, my God, this is cool.
You know how many makeup kits I can fit in the back of this thing? Look, there's a thing for your phone.
It's called Bluetooth.
I don't know what fancy stuff is.
I need a car that doesn't constantly need checkups and replacing and rusted-out parts.
The whole prize package would be an amazing new start to a new life.
Okay, team leaders, you gotta win it first.
I'm sorry.
And to do that, we gotta get to work.
Okay.
I'm done.
See how fast it is with wet clay? Shut up.
Girls, you're both pretty.
We have 10 hours today, and we pretty much have all the major sculpts done, so it's time to make the molds.
These actors are gonna be running around, sweating, so all my pieces are gonna be foam.
Foam is lighter and a little bit more breathable.
Silicone doesn't breathe at all.
Hey, Roy, can you do a couple of those scales on the face so it ties in? Yeah, do you-- where do you want 'em at? Because I don't think they're gonna match.
I want the demon to be shrively and, like, lots of wrinkles and lots of texture, and Roy seems frustrated.
I mean, I don't do wrinkles like that, 'cause they don't look as natural.
Oh, fuck.
It's, like, a lot of tension is building between us.
Oh, look at that.
At the end of the day, everyone is working well and getting the molds done.
- Whoa.
Here we go.
- All right, guys, that's time.
Let's go.
We're in very good shape for tomorrow.
Let's see what we got.
The third day, we have a lot of molds.
I've lost track.
It's a busy day.
- But that's all fixable.
- That's all gonna be covered.
And the ear's gonna be covered as well.
Being in the finale is crazy, 'cause I was sent home.
To win would be the greatest accomplishment of my life.
Let's get sculpting.
That looks good.
Since we have most of the prosthetics complete, we are gonna try and sculpt out a back for the witch and for the demon.
You think I should slab all of them on this? No.
You can feel the tension right now.
I'm no longer a competitor.
Why am I gonna win her $100,000 when I should be winning it for myself? I just don't know what I did to upset him, but I'm hoping that he looks past it.
Hey, everybody.
- Hey.
- Hi.
I've brought Oscar-winner, Emmy-winner, and my dad, Michael Westmore.
- How are you? - We're gonna take a look around.
Michael Westmore is an amazing makeup artist.
I mean, he's done so many different things.
So this is cool.
This is the cowl.
- Wow.
- Oh, wow.
I want to paint it copper or, like, gold.
You don't have a lot of depth to work with, so start with your lighter colors and build up, because if you go with too dark a one to start, there's no going back.
So here are the-- this is the demon.
Let's see.
Nice thin edges on it.
What are you going to do to bring out that there's something going on underneath? I really want it to be bright and maybe some metallic makeup.
They also have metallic press-on, which we used on the borgs a lot to metalize them.
Show us your witch.
Yeah, let's look.
Yeah, there were things I was thinking about adding to it.
Maybe I can run this by you, just kind of work them into some of these crevices and give it a little bit more dimension.
- What are they made out of? - Uh, plastic.
Okay, that's fine.
That's flexible.
But you got a lot of work to do.
So pre-paint as much as you can pre-paint to prepare it.
So let's start with team Derek.
My main concern with him was I really want to see how he's gonna handle the cracks in that head so they don't disappear.
Right.
So let's move on to Nicole.
She has a great direction.
And you're happy with the witch? That coral head was beautiful.
Yes.
With the coral head, the paint job is gonna be very important, or you're gonna look at it and go, "what is it?" Right.
Let's move on to team Laura.
Mm-hmm.
The one character I'm concerned with is her witch.
Really? She's talking about its vines and its tree, and there's not enough texture in her sculpting to really sell that idea.
All right.
Well, let's see how this turns out tomorrow.
Yep.
Okay, everybody, we're heading out.
- Good luck tomorrow.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
This is very difficult.
This is taking a lot longer than I thought it would.
Try this one.
See if that, like, does anything.
It's really hard right now because me and Roy have always been buds, and there's just something not right.
And I just don't know how to deal with this.
It's hard to even look at her, because I'm reminded that the judges chose her work over mine.
There's so much to do, and there are so many decisions, and the tension's building.
There's all the stress of the finale.
I'm hurt that Roy is upset with me.
I'm about to start crying, 'cause this is my last chance to show that I have the skills to be in the finale, and I feel like I'm screwed.
The Prius V is awesome.
I've never seen a car like this.
Press the bottom and it starts.
Oh, how cool is that?! The system is really cool.
You can buy movies on it.
You can find restaurants that are in the area.
What do you guys want this to do? It's very spacious.
It's got leather sits.
This is a fancy car.
Oh, this is too cool.
Where do you guys wanna go? Say "help" at any time for additional instructions.
It's like the car from the future.
- Fuel prices.
- Fuel prices.
I'm hoping this will be my next car.
Check this one.
See if, like, does anything.
I've always wanted to work with Roy, and we're working together finally, and then there's tension and that sucks.
I love Nicole, but every time I look at her, I'm reminded that the judges chose her work over mine.
But I have to be professional and help Nicole win.
So I see Jason working on the staff for their witch, and Tommy working on one for Laura and I'm thinking, "you know, we don't have a staff.
" So I decided to make one.
I see this acrylic tubing and I'm thinking, if I can get that hot enough, I can take it and bend it and do, like, a little water spray on the top, make a really cool staff out of it.
- Oh, my God! - Whoo! That's so cool! This is amazing.
It's just gorgeous.
The tension with Roy just kind of starts to, like, disappear.
Hug me.
I'm so relieved.
Still working on her costume and trying to figure out his rigging.
It is the smallest detail that makes the entire thing work.
The color schemes, prosthetics, accents, and props.
These are all essential to the overall look of the character.
These teeth for the demon are tricky.
Finally, we start trying out feather quills, and then we get some foam pieces and put those in the back and the feather quills over the top, and it looks awesome.
All right, that's it.
We have finished everything that needs to be finished today.
It's all come together, and it's a good feeling.
It's application day.
We have four hours in the lab and we have one hour at last looks.
I've never done this many pieces.
It's kinda nerve-wracking, but we gotta work through it and get it all down as fast as possible.
This is the best bald cap I've laid since I've been here.
Everything is pretty much working out on application day.
Roy is painting the staff, and it's just looking cooler and cooler.
Sarah has got the cowl on the witch and applying the face.
I feel like if we just keep up the same pace, I think we can pull this off.
I'm gonna be heading up the witch.
Rod's heading up the demon, and Tommy is gonna be helping out wherever he can.
Oh, my gosh, that's so gorgeous! I like being the guy that you have to depend on when things get hot.
It's fun to play superhero.
Uh, Roy? My foot hit Roy's totally awesome plastic-formed staff.
The whole thing fell over and the bulb fell off.
- Oh.
- I feel like such an asshole.
Tommy accidentally knocked the staff over.
Which it's my fault because I left it in a place where it could be knocked over.
- How are you doing, Roy? - Uh, not good.
The staff's gone.
Broke, shattered, gone.
You don't want something broken on finale.
You have to let it go.
- Well, fuck.
- Oh, well, it was a nice idea.
- There.
- It's like birthing.
Yeah.
Black and then maybe glowing here.
For the lava, I really want fluorescent colors.
Uh, yellows and oranges.
But for the demon, I want to work on the paint scheme with my brother and get it down.
Lighter paint, lighter skin-- - however you started with this.
- I went back and forth.
- So do that.
We have a lot to paint, so I'm stressed out.
Careful with getting it on this.
Five minutes.
All right, that's time, everybody.
I feel like we're behind a little bit.
We definitely have a lot to do, but this is my last chance to impress the judges and impress America.
As I walk into last looks, it sets in, like, how big this is.
Ooh.
So we're around the corner, and there are these gorgeous makeup trailers.
And that's awesome.
I'm, like, a real makeup artist now.
- Come on in.
- Where's the other compressor? So we only got an hour in here.
In the first, like, few minutes, I kind of had, like, a moment.
Like, "oh, my God, what am I doing?" Like, "what do I do first?" Go ahead and set him down and get his eyes and mouth done.
Roy is the voice of reason right now.
So we have a lot of painting detail work to do.
Pucker tight.
Tommy's laying down moss.
Rod still has to apply all of the hair, but the majority of the work is all resting on my shoulders.
I've still gotta finish a lot of the paint job on the witch, but we have to get it done and it's gonna get done.
All right, guys.
That's five minutes.
I don't like her eyes now.
I'm not a fan.
- It's time! - Whoo! I am so proud of these makeups that are walking out of this trailer today.
He looks frickin' awesome.
I couldn't have asked for anything more.
I feel on top a little bit, and it's just a good feeling.
I'm extremely proud of my team, but you can tell everyone's nervous because next is the stunt show, which is completely out of our hands.
Coming up Welcome to the Face Off finale.
The stunt show is freaking me out.
My heart's pounding.
This is it.
You did a great job.
- The teeth are really cool.
- Thank you.
And stay tuned for details on how to cast your vote for our winner.
Please welcome your host, McKenzie Westmore.
Thank you.
Good evening, everybody.
Welcome to the Face Off finale.
Tonight, we're gonna celebrate Halloween our own way.
Our finalists' characters will have to survive an epic choreographed fight sequence.
For their final spotlight challenge, we asked each of our contestants to create two original makeups.
The first is a demon determined to spread chaos throughout the living world.
The second is a good witch who will hunt that demon down and banish it back to hell.
So let me tell you what's at stake tonight.
The winner of the Face Off finale will have the opportunity to become a guest lecturer at Make Up For Ever's academies in New York and Paris, a 2012 Toyota Prius V, and $100,000.
And for the first time in Face Off history, you, America, will have the chance to vote for your favorite artist.
So stay tuned for details.
The winner will be announced tomorrow night, live, right here on SyFy.
So with that, I would like to introduce you to our judges.
Owner of Optic Nerve Makeup Effects Studio, Glenn Hetrick.
Three-time Oscar-winning makeup artist Ve Neill.
Creature and concept designer, Neville Page.
And rejoining our panel this week, creature designer and director, Patrick Tatopoulos.
All right, well it is time to get this started.
Tonight's first creations are from Laura.
Her witch was inspired by earth.
My model just starts using that staff, and she is looking bad-ass.
Our demon comes out and everybody loves it! And when they come out as a couple, they definitely look like they have come from two different worlds.
The witch comes out and she's visually just stunning.
I love that.
The demon's colors are all popping, and he's got this great stance that he does.
He's just striking.
I love that when they stand next to each other, they look like they're from the same world.
He looks like the evil creature.
She looks like the good creature.
And they belong together.
I'm loving the paint scheme for my witch.
The color contrasts are just popping more than I expected it to and I'm really digging the makeup.
It's looking really cool.
The pinks are popping where the stone is imbedded into his skin, it shows that irritation.
I love it.
Seeing these two together, it is awesome.
And the crowd loves it.
It's a cool feeling.
Well, that was just the beginning.
Now it's time to put them all to the test in our spectacular stunt show.
The stunt show is freaking me out, 'cause we're gonna get judged on how well they're gonna hold up afterwards, and that's wracking my nerves.
I'm just-- my heart's pounding.
Then all of a sudden, I hear a motorcycle revving.
This is it.
Well, that was just the beginning.
Now it's time to put them all to the test in our spectacular stunt show.
Let's check it out.
The stunt show is freaking me out, because there's gonna be these stunt guys crashing through windows and jumping off balconies.
Then all of a sudden, I hear, like, a motorcycle revving.
Oh, my God, this is it.
Okay.
Awesome.
To our studio audience, who have helped to make this such an amazing night, it is now time for our judges to speak with our contestants in private.
Thank you all so much.
Have a good night.
So judges, what did you think about what you saw here tonight? I thought it was fabulous.
I love all the fantasy elements, the witches and the demons.
It was bitchin'.
Everyone did such a great job, and it really, really is very impressive.
Yeah.
Well, the judges would like to speak with each of you now to learn more about your work.
Laura, you're up first.
Could you tell us about the concept? The witch that I chose was the earth witch, so that we could do more vines and textures with bark.
And the whole concept with the demon was that he was gonna be anti-nature.
He's very toxic and has started to disfigure and deform.
Addressing your witch, I thought that it was an absolutely gorgeous execution.
It's not this traditional idea of a witch.
But I thought that was a brilliant decision, when you're dealing with elemental witches.
It was a stroke of genius to approach it that way.
I can't say the same for the toxic demon.
I was disappointed in the fact that they felt like they were from different worlds.
What made you choose the colors that you used on your witch? I guess a cherry blossom tree has white birch in it, and I thought "well, wouldn't that be cool if it was white birch over the entire thing.
" And of course white being more of a pure and hero kind of color.
We went with the white.
I loved the way it all looked like roots crawling up her body and all over her.
And as far as your demon character goes, I wasn't real hot on the color.
But I did love the witch.
Her profile was really beautiful.
There were some really nice lines happening with that.
I'm gonna give you credit for one thing.
Everybody who's supposed to-- planning to create a character from earth is gonna use earth tones, and you swept everything around.
Just by doing this, you took a bit of a challenge, and I like what you've done.
I think it was very creative.
It was very daring.
- You did a great job.
- Thank you.
Thank you, Laura.
Would you please step back? Nicole.
Can you tell us your concept? My element for the witch was water, so I wanted to make her be the protector of the sea.
And this demon has been sent from hell to kill her and to take over the world.
I wanted her to be very light and airy, but still look like she belonged from the ocean, and him as well.
Well, I think you were very successful because they do look like they both come from a water element.
And I especially like the teeth that you put on your demon.
I haven't seen anything like that in a while.
What did you make them out of? - Feather quills.
- Nice.
They function so well together.
They really belong to the same world.
The head of the water witch has got different textures.
It's very layered.
And you've done a lot of things like that that create a very rich-looking character.
- So you did a great job.
- Thank you.
How exciting is it to have your makeup doing wire work? It was really, really elegant, and that's why I wanted a lot of that flowy fabric.
The outcome is great for the witch.
Whereas the demon-- the horns I'm not so sure that I agree that those work.
Having ram's horns.
In terms of the demon, it's a bit blocky.
The sculpt of the head suffers from an acute angularity.
That's not to say that I didn't like the demon.
The color break between the face and the chest, they're actually very different colors, and I love that.
Thank you so much.
Nicole, thank you.
Would you please step back? And Derek, please step forward.
- Good luck.
- Thanks.
So tell us about the concept first, please.
My demon is a soul eater, and he was imprisoned underground by the fire witch, with molten rock infused into his bones.
The thing I liked the most is how her hot lava earthen energy has been infused into his flesh.
And the teeth are really cool.
The downside is it drew attention to the actor's mouth behind the teeth.
Yeah, I think those two sculptures are very beautiful.
Thank you.
But I also love the paint job on the pink demon.
I usually have a tendency to not like those two tones, pink and reddish.
And I think it came out really, really strong there.
There is a good reason why you're here tonight.
It's a great job and I'm very impressed.
- Thank you.
- I really dug the paint job.
- It's sickly and gross.
- Yeah.
And it looks like something that's been underground for a really long time and hasn't seen the light of day, which evidently that's exactly what was wrong with him.
And as far as your witch goes, I really dug the whole idea that she's completely parched and her skin is breaking apart and there's fire coming from inside.
And I thought the concept was really cool.
Yeah, thank you.
I appreciate it.
Before you leave-- one thing that I feel went unsaid, I think your demon is the strongest silhouette in profile.
I think that the lines that you achieve with the back of the head and along the back are absolutely gorgeous.
- Thank you.
- Derek, please step back.
All right, well, the judges have heard what you have to say.
If you'd please head back to the makeup trailers while they share their thoughts with each other and the viewers.
I'm hoping when the judges look at tonight's work, that they're not just looking at tonight's work.
I hope that they're looking at my body of work.
And I really hope that this is the start of a great career for me.
We're all waiting to see what happens.
I'm really nervous, but I'm also really hopeful.
Laura's makeup looks really good.
Nicole's looks really good.
So it's anybody's game, I think.
All right, let's talk about each of our finalists' makeups.
Let's start with Nicole.
Now she chose water for her witch's element.
- She's the comeback kid.
- Yeah, she is.
She did such a cohesive job with design and fabrication.
It looked like it was done by the same artist.
I really loved the way she colored everything.
It looked like it was glowing.
I loved the headpiece that was all coral coming out.
That was really a cool idea.
Yeah.
All of that said, I did have some huge problems with the demon.
The blockiness of that sculpture.
Mm-hm.
For me, she could have played with the horn a little more.
Just give them a more aquatic look, if you may.
Yeah.
She's done some amazing stuff since she's come back as well.
Since her resurrection, she's just gotten better and better and better.
For me it is really, really special.
And to see someone that just basically almost dropped the ball, and to become one of the very, very top in the group is-- wow.
What do you think of Derek's work? He chose fire for his element.
I think that the amount of work that Derek and his team accomplished is quite impressive.
Yeah.
They seem to have worked well together.
The demon, for me, was cool.
I just thought it was really a great idea that it was so pale and looked like it had been buried.
Yeah.
Although I did really enjoy the lines of it-- Absolutely.
The face, I have a huge problem with.
It's okay to have teeth on the surface as a feature of a creature, but that piece should be solid and hard.
Yeah.
Looking back at Derek's career with us, I mean, the Dishonored thug was awesome.
Oh, yeah, with the white dreads.
- Yeah.
- That was good.
He's a very good visual artist.
And that leaves us with Laura.
She chose earth.
- The witch was fantastic.
- Yeah.
It was interesting that she chose to use a charcoal to do the coloring on the roots, it was so terrific.
Oddly, conversely, the demon was not.
Yes.
In this final makeup, I don't feel Laura's touch.
It doesn't feel like her work to me.
You know, upon reflection of Laura's previous makeups, she's done some really amazing things with regard to execution and the grace of her sculpture.
I think that she has the best application skills and the best sense of color.
She's perhaps the best makeup artist on the show.
Derek is probably the best at communicating his concepts because of his drawing skills.
And Nicole's just been able to knock 'em out of the park.
- Just pull things together.
- Yeah, she-- Create new energy.
Ultimately, we're gonna leave it up to our audience tonight.
- Yes.
- Yeah.
Phew! They've got a tough decision, because I'm torn tonight.
- Yeah.
- Exactly.
Well, it looks like America has a tough decision on their hands.
Let's bring 'em back out.
Okay, America, you've heard what the judges have to say.
It is now up to you.
Here's another look at tonight's makeups, along with details on how you can vote for your favorite.
To vote for Laura, call 1-855-55-FACE-1.
That's 1-855-553-2231.
Or text LAURA to 79391.
To vote for Nicole, call 1-855-55-FACE-2.
That's 1-855-553-2232.
Or text NICOLE to 79391.
To vote for Derek, call 1-855-55-FACE-3.
That's 1-855-553-2233.
Or text DEREK to 79391.
Please dial carefully.
These are 855, not 888 or 800 numbers.
Voting will remain open until 7:00 pm eastern on Halloween night.
Please tune in tomorrow as we crown the season three winner of Face Off.
Live, Halloween night, right here on SyFy.
For more information, or to vote online, please visit syfy.
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You can begin casting your votes right now.
Good night.
Only three artists remain.
And you, America, will choose one to win it all.
Laura.
A lot of my work has been theme parks.
If I win, I could start my career.
It's so well done, it blows my mind.
Derek.
I cannot believe that I've made it this far.
I want to make my mom and dad proud.
- He's a really good designer.
- Nicole.
I was eliminated, but I came back with a bang.
I have so much to prove.
I have to win this.
I'm really proud of the fight from her since she's come back.
- And later-- - What's up, guys? There's something huge that I have not told you yet.
This is freaking me out.
Fuck.
I feel like such an asshole.
Rod has to start working faster.
Why am I gonna win her $100,000 when I should be winning it for myself? And then they'll battle it out in an explosive final challenge.
This is the hardest thing I will ever do.
I'm about to start crying.
It's the finale.
You know, it's gonna be huge.
Oh, my God.
In the end, only one will win the opportunity to be a guest lecturer at Make Up For Ever's academies in New York and Paris, a new 2012 Toyota Prius V, and $100,000.
And for the first time ever, America, your voice will be heard in selecting the winner.
Only one will win Face Off.
Am I missing any strands in the back? - Are any of the strands, like-- - Yeah.
- Damn it! - Right in here.
It's a little odd in the house.
Everybody is gone except me and Nicole and Derek.
I'm just getting ready for the day, and thinking about my husband.
I mean, this is easily the longest I've been without talking or seeing him.
So I'm walking downstairs, and all of a sudden there's a computer that wasn't there before.
Oh, my God! Hi, honey! - Hey, honey.
- Hi.
Sorry.
Sorry.
I just missed you.
Oh, my God! Mom! Hi! It's my mom.
My mom and my little sister.
- I made it! - We are, like, beaming.
- Hey.
- Oh, my God.
I haven't seen you in so long.
- I miss you.
- I miss you too.
It's my wife.
I definitely think about her all the time when I'm here.
I miss her.
I've been rooting for you the entire time.
I could not be more proud.
Being without Carlo, I've really had to dig deep and find something to keep focused.
One more challenge.
You've got this.
You are the one.
Back home I told mom, "if I make it back on the show, I'm gonna go to the end, I'm gonna win it.
" You know, "I'm gonna do this.
" And she's like, "I know.
I know you're gonna do it.
" - Kisses.
- Love you, baby girl.
Bye! Well, I love you.
I gotta go.
And I'll see you soon.
- I'm so proud of you.
- Thanks.
Getting to see her gives me some inspiration to work harder.
- Oh, man.
- Oh, my God.
Walking into the lab today, I immediately see, like, a harvest.
There's tombstones and, like, gargoyles and skulls.
Oh, it's Halloween.
Welcome to the finale.
Your final spotlight challenge is inspired by one of the oldest celebrated holidays, Halloween.
- Yes! - Yeah, buddy.
I think we're all qualified for this one.
Yeah.
I'm really excited 'cause, like, that's why I got into makeup, you know, was because of my love for Halloween.
Each of you will create two original characters.
The first is a demon determined to spread chaos throughout the living world.
And the second is a good witch who will hunt that demon down and banish it back to hell.
Now your demons can be created in any style that you like, but your witches are elemental protectors of the Earth.
Ooh.
So each one must be influenced by one of the four major elements.
Earth air fire and water.
We drew your names randomly.
Laura, which element would you like to inspire your witch? My instincts are telling me to go with earth.
- Nicole? - I'm gonna go with water.
- And Derek? - I'm gonna go with fire.
So some of the biggest names in makeup history, like Stan Winston and Dick Smith, they not only excelled individually, but they also knew how to lead a great team.
- Guys, come on out! - Oh-ho-ho.
Yeah, buddy! - What's, up, guys? - Hi.
So you will each get to choose two of your former competitors to join your team.
Nicole, you get to pick first.
Roy.
My man.
- Derek, your turn.
- My brother.
Aww.
Yeah! - Laura.
- How's your arm feeling, Rod? Yay! My girl, Sarah.
Jason.
- All right.
- And Laura.
Since we worked together before, I'm gonna pick Tommy.
Whoa, don't hurt her back.
Alana, CC, we will definitely see you at the finale.
Yes, you will.
Good luck to you guys.
- I love you all.
- Love you guys.
- Bye.
- Love you.
There's something huge that I have not told you yet.
Three days from now, all of your creations will take part in a choreographed stunt routine.
- Oh, man.
- Oh, wow.
How in the hell am I gonna make that happen? I am scared and yes, I'm losing color in my face, 'cause this is freaking me out.
Good luck, guys.
I will see you soon.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
So we pick our stunt performers.
There we go.
And we have ten hours to work in the lab.
This is probably the hardest thing that I will ever have to do.
- Laura, here.
This is yours.
- Yay! All right.
If I win, that would make a ginormous impact on my life.
- I could start my career.
- All right, guys.
I've got a frickin' great idea for the demon.
When the time starts, the best thing to do is just get the sketching out of the way and try to get, like, what I'm seeing in my head somewhat out on paper.
- I'm thinking those swirly horns.
- Oh, like, the goat horns.
Yeah.
But then having spikes.
I want the demon to have a fish element, but I also want to throw other animal characteristics in there because I feel like that's what a demon is.
You still want to maintain some of those traditional witchy features on her, though? - Hmm, I don't think so.
- Okay.
I'm making a headpiece for the witch, and then I also want minimal prosthetics on the face.
So I want her face to be really soft and pretty because it's a water creature.
This head piece is gonna be really hard though.
Just so you also see some of the stunt harnesses.
Oh, okay.
Is this definitely what he's wearing? We are going to have to incorporate harnesses, elbow pads, stunt equipment, into our design.
As far as the demon is concerned, the only thing I was thinking was abominous and grotesque on one side.
It's a demon whose whole point in life is to pollute the Earth.
We're just gonna make the demon the anti-nature.
You know, when I'm thinking of her, I'm thinking maybe we make her all-white.
With the witch, since she's supposed to be the good character, I would like to do a cherry blossom tree or a birch white tree.
I'm thinking the witch is gonna be, like, cracking with lava in between.
My concept for my witch is molten rock that starts cooling down and cracking.
You want to do any armor on the demon? I don't even know if I want to do horns.
My demon is an underground creature, almost albino-looking, which entraps him with multiple rock chains fused to his bones.
All right, I think I'm gonna start sculpting hers.
I'm gonna get some clays and stuff.
For the first day, I'm having Roy block out the face of the demon, and I'm working on the witch's face.
And Sarah's working on the arms and hands.
The stunt show is gonna be awesome, but it's gonna, like, take away a lot of our design.
From here on out, it's gonna be all soft, nothing rigid.
Safe, but durable.
And I also need to create the best and the biggest of anything I've ever done.
How do you think I should do the forehead, just trying to figure that out soon Derek's giving me a lot of freedom, but I'm still checking in with him every now and then.
I'll ask him to come over and see how it looks.
Oh, you don't have any idea? You've got nothing? No comment? No comment.
So I asked you, and you come and look at it, like, "um.
" I thought you were gonna give me some advice, and no.
I'd keep this all open because she's gonna be moving a lot.
Tommy is moving at this feverish pace.
Rod, on the other hand - Do you want multiple eyes or-- - Yeah, we can do multiple eyes.
- I mean, I'm not sure.
- Yeah.
But no, no, no.
That isn't a suggestion from me.
It doesn't seem as though he knows in what direction to go.
Trying to do it on this would be tricky.
Rod is checking in Do you have a preference of how to go with this? What are your thoughts? I definitely want to work with you on that.
A lot.
If you want to hop in there and rough something out and I'll go in and detail it? Or if you want to do it the other way around? I'm just trying to keep my mind focused on what has to be done.
I have a lot at stake, and I don't have time for this.
Coming up Shattered, gone.
I'm about to start crying.
Welcome to the Face Off finale.
Whoo! And stay tuned for details on how to cast your vote for our winner.
What are your thoughts? Do you have a preference of how to go with this? Rod doesn't seem as though he knows in what direction to go.
If you want to hop in there and rough something out, and I'll go in and detail it.
I'm feeling a lot of pressure to make sure that I deliver for Laura.
Well, I tell you what, uh, you just keep sculpting.
Whenever you want me to get to the detail, I will do that.
We have to do two makeups, a good witch and a demon.
Rod has to start working faster, or I don't see how we're gonna be able to do anything worthy of a finale.
So this is a test piece of coral.
That's awesome.
Seven minutes, everyone.
All right, that's time, everybody.
- Let's go.
- All right.
I really would like to get everything molded and finished tomorrow.
I'm a little worried, but I definitely have a lot of confidence in my team.
- Oh, wow.
- What? Walking into the lab today is awesome, there is a car there.
This is the Prius V that's going to be the prize for the winner.
Oh, it's leather.
- Get away from my car, come on.
- Definitely need a car.
Me and my wife share one right now, so it's kinda hard to get to work.
Oh, my God, this is cool.
You know how many makeup kits I can fit in the back of this thing? Look, there's a thing for your phone.
It's called Bluetooth.
I don't know what fancy stuff is.
I need a car that doesn't constantly need checkups and replacing and rusted-out parts.
The whole prize package would be an amazing new start to a new life.
Okay, team leaders, you gotta win it first.
I'm sorry.
And to do that, we gotta get to work.
Okay.
I'm done.
See how fast it is with wet clay? Shut up.
Girls, you're both pretty.
We have 10 hours today, and we pretty much have all the major sculpts done, so it's time to make the molds.
These actors are gonna be running around, sweating, so all my pieces are gonna be foam.
Foam is lighter and a little bit more breathable.
Silicone doesn't breathe at all.
Hey, Roy, can you do a couple of those scales on the face so it ties in? Yeah, do you-- where do you want 'em at? Because I don't think they're gonna match.
I want the demon to be shrively and, like, lots of wrinkles and lots of texture, and Roy seems frustrated.
I mean, I don't do wrinkles like that, 'cause they don't look as natural.
Oh, fuck.
It's, like, a lot of tension is building between us.
Oh, look at that.
At the end of the day, everyone is working well and getting the molds done.
- Whoa.
Here we go.
- All right, guys, that's time.
Let's go.
We're in very good shape for tomorrow.
Let's see what we got.
The third day, we have a lot of molds.
I've lost track.
It's a busy day.
- But that's all fixable.
- That's all gonna be covered.
And the ear's gonna be covered as well.
Being in the finale is crazy, 'cause I was sent home.
To win would be the greatest accomplishment of my life.
Let's get sculpting.
That looks good.
Since we have most of the prosthetics complete, we are gonna try and sculpt out a back for the witch and for the demon.
You think I should slab all of them on this? No.
You can feel the tension right now.
I'm no longer a competitor.
Why am I gonna win her $100,000 when I should be winning it for myself? I just don't know what I did to upset him, but I'm hoping that he looks past it.
Hey, everybody.
- Hey.
- Hi.
I've brought Oscar-winner, Emmy-winner, and my dad, Michael Westmore.
- How are you? - We're gonna take a look around.
Michael Westmore is an amazing makeup artist.
I mean, he's done so many different things.
So this is cool.
This is the cowl.
- Wow.
- Oh, wow.
I want to paint it copper or, like, gold.
You don't have a lot of depth to work with, so start with your lighter colors and build up, because if you go with too dark a one to start, there's no going back.
So here are the-- this is the demon.
Let's see.
Nice thin edges on it.
What are you going to do to bring out that there's something going on underneath? I really want it to be bright and maybe some metallic makeup.
They also have metallic press-on, which we used on the borgs a lot to metalize them.
Show us your witch.
Yeah, let's look.
Yeah, there were things I was thinking about adding to it.
Maybe I can run this by you, just kind of work them into some of these crevices and give it a little bit more dimension.
- What are they made out of? - Uh, plastic.
Okay, that's fine.
That's flexible.
But you got a lot of work to do.
So pre-paint as much as you can pre-paint to prepare it.
So let's start with team Derek.
My main concern with him was I really want to see how he's gonna handle the cracks in that head so they don't disappear.
Right.
So let's move on to Nicole.
She has a great direction.
And you're happy with the witch? That coral head was beautiful.
Yes.
With the coral head, the paint job is gonna be very important, or you're gonna look at it and go, "what is it?" Right.
Let's move on to team Laura.
Mm-hmm.
The one character I'm concerned with is her witch.
Really? She's talking about its vines and its tree, and there's not enough texture in her sculpting to really sell that idea.
All right.
Well, let's see how this turns out tomorrow.
Yep.
Okay, everybody, we're heading out.
- Good luck tomorrow.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
This is very difficult.
This is taking a lot longer than I thought it would.
Try this one.
See if that, like, does anything.
It's really hard right now because me and Roy have always been buds, and there's just something not right.
And I just don't know how to deal with this.
It's hard to even look at her, because I'm reminded that the judges chose her work over mine.
There's so much to do, and there are so many decisions, and the tension's building.
There's all the stress of the finale.
I'm hurt that Roy is upset with me.
I'm about to start crying, 'cause this is my last chance to show that I have the skills to be in the finale, and I feel like I'm screwed.
The Prius V is awesome.
I've never seen a car like this.
Press the bottom and it starts.
Oh, how cool is that?! The system is really cool.
You can buy movies on it.
You can find restaurants that are in the area.
What do you guys want this to do? It's very spacious.
It's got leather sits.
This is a fancy car.
Oh, this is too cool.
Where do you guys wanna go? Say "help" at any time for additional instructions.
It's like the car from the future.
- Fuel prices.
- Fuel prices.
I'm hoping this will be my next car.
Check this one.
See if, like, does anything.
I've always wanted to work with Roy, and we're working together finally, and then there's tension and that sucks.
I love Nicole, but every time I look at her, I'm reminded that the judges chose her work over mine.
But I have to be professional and help Nicole win.
So I see Jason working on the staff for their witch, and Tommy working on one for Laura and I'm thinking, "you know, we don't have a staff.
" So I decided to make one.
I see this acrylic tubing and I'm thinking, if I can get that hot enough, I can take it and bend it and do, like, a little water spray on the top, make a really cool staff out of it.
- Oh, my God! - Whoo! That's so cool! This is amazing.
It's just gorgeous.
The tension with Roy just kind of starts to, like, disappear.
Hug me.
I'm so relieved.
Still working on her costume and trying to figure out his rigging.
It is the smallest detail that makes the entire thing work.
The color schemes, prosthetics, accents, and props.
These are all essential to the overall look of the character.
These teeth for the demon are tricky.
Finally, we start trying out feather quills, and then we get some foam pieces and put those in the back and the feather quills over the top, and it looks awesome.
All right, that's it.
We have finished everything that needs to be finished today.
It's all come together, and it's a good feeling.
It's application day.
We have four hours in the lab and we have one hour at last looks.
I've never done this many pieces.
It's kinda nerve-wracking, but we gotta work through it and get it all down as fast as possible.
This is the best bald cap I've laid since I've been here.
Everything is pretty much working out on application day.
Roy is painting the staff, and it's just looking cooler and cooler.
Sarah has got the cowl on the witch and applying the face.
I feel like if we just keep up the same pace, I think we can pull this off.
I'm gonna be heading up the witch.
Rod's heading up the demon, and Tommy is gonna be helping out wherever he can.
Oh, my gosh, that's so gorgeous! I like being the guy that you have to depend on when things get hot.
It's fun to play superhero.
Uh, Roy? My foot hit Roy's totally awesome plastic-formed staff.
The whole thing fell over and the bulb fell off.
- Oh.
- I feel like such an asshole.
Tommy accidentally knocked the staff over.
Which it's my fault because I left it in a place where it could be knocked over.
- How are you doing, Roy? - Uh, not good.
The staff's gone.
Broke, shattered, gone.
You don't want something broken on finale.
You have to let it go.
- Well, fuck.
- Oh, well, it was a nice idea.
- There.
- It's like birthing.
Yeah.
Black and then maybe glowing here.
For the lava, I really want fluorescent colors.
Uh, yellows and oranges.
But for the demon, I want to work on the paint scheme with my brother and get it down.
Lighter paint, lighter skin-- - however you started with this.
- I went back and forth.
- So do that.
We have a lot to paint, so I'm stressed out.
Careful with getting it on this.
Five minutes.
All right, that's time, everybody.
I feel like we're behind a little bit.
We definitely have a lot to do, but this is my last chance to impress the judges and impress America.
As I walk into last looks, it sets in, like, how big this is.
Ooh.
So we're around the corner, and there are these gorgeous makeup trailers.
And that's awesome.
I'm, like, a real makeup artist now.
- Come on in.
- Where's the other compressor? So we only got an hour in here.
In the first, like, few minutes, I kind of had, like, a moment.
Like, "oh, my God, what am I doing?" Like, "what do I do first?" Go ahead and set him down and get his eyes and mouth done.
Roy is the voice of reason right now.
So we have a lot of painting detail work to do.
Pucker tight.
Tommy's laying down moss.
Rod still has to apply all of the hair, but the majority of the work is all resting on my shoulders.
I've still gotta finish a lot of the paint job on the witch, but we have to get it done and it's gonna get done.
All right, guys.
That's five minutes.
I don't like her eyes now.
I'm not a fan.
- It's time! - Whoo! I am so proud of these makeups that are walking out of this trailer today.
He looks frickin' awesome.
I couldn't have asked for anything more.
I feel on top a little bit, and it's just a good feeling.
I'm extremely proud of my team, but you can tell everyone's nervous because next is the stunt show, which is completely out of our hands.
Coming up Welcome to the Face Off finale.
The stunt show is freaking me out.
My heart's pounding.
This is it.
You did a great job.
- The teeth are really cool.
- Thank you.
And stay tuned for details on how to cast your vote for our winner.
Please welcome your host, McKenzie Westmore.
Thank you.
Good evening, everybody.
Welcome to the Face Off finale.
Tonight, we're gonna celebrate Halloween our own way.
Our finalists' characters will have to survive an epic choreographed fight sequence.
For their final spotlight challenge, we asked each of our contestants to create two original makeups.
The first is a demon determined to spread chaos throughout the living world.
The second is a good witch who will hunt that demon down and banish it back to hell.
So let me tell you what's at stake tonight.
The winner of the Face Off finale will have the opportunity to become a guest lecturer at Make Up For Ever's academies in New York and Paris, a 2012 Toyota Prius V, and $100,000.
And for the first time in Face Off history, you, America, will have the chance to vote for your favorite artist.
So stay tuned for details.
The winner will be announced tomorrow night, live, right here on SyFy.
So with that, I would like to introduce you to our judges.
Owner of Optic Nerve Makeup Effects Studio, Glenn Hetrick.
Three-time Oscar-winning makeup artist Ve Neill.
Creature and concept designer, Neville Page.
And rejoining our panel this week, creature designer and director, Patrick Tatopoulos.
All right, well it is time to get this started.
Tonight's first creations are from Laura.
Her witch was inspired by earth.
My model just starts using that staff, and she is looking bad-ass.
Our demon comes out and everybody loves it! And when they come out as a couple, they definitely look like they have come from two different worlds.
The witch comes out and she's visually just stunning.
I love that.
The demon's colors are all popping, and he's got this great stance that he does.
He's just striking.
I love that when they stand next to each other, they look like they're from the same world.
He looks like the evil creature.
She looks like the good creature.
And they belong together.
I'm loving the paint scheme for my witch.
The color contrasts are just popping more than I expected it to and I'm really digging the makeup.
It's looking really cool.
The pinks are popping where the stone is imbedded into his skin, it shows that irritation.
I love it.
Seeing these two together, it is awesome.
And the crowd loves it.
It's a cool feeling.
Well, that was just the beginning.
Now it's time to put them all to the test in our spectacular stunt show.
The stunt show is freaking me out, 'cause we're gonna get judged on how well they're gonna hold up afterwards, and that's wracking my nerves.
I'm just-- my heart's pounding.
Then all of a sudden, I hear a motorcycle revving.
This is it.
Well, that was just the beginning.
Now it's time to put them all to the test in our spectacular stunt show.
Let's check it out.
The stunt show is freaking me out, because there's gonna be these stunt guys crashing through windows and jumping off balconies.
Then all of a sudden, I hear, like, a motorcycle revving.
Oh, my God, this is it.
Okay.
Awesome.
To our studio audience, who have helped to make this such an amazing night, it is now time for our judges to speak with our contestants in private.
Thank you all so much.
Have a good night.
So judges, what did you think about what you saw here tonight? I thought it was fabulous.
I love all the fantasy elements, the witches and the demons.
It was bitchin'.
Everyone did such a great job, and it really, really is very impressive.
Yeah.
Well, the judges would like to speak with each of you now to learn more about your work.
Laura, you're up first.
Could you tell us about the concept? The witch that I chose was the earth witch, so that we could do more vines and textures with bark.
And the whole concept with the demon was that he was gonna be anti-nature.
He's very toxic and has started to disfigure and deform.
Addressing your witch, I thought that it was an absolutely gorgeous execution.
It's not this traditional idea of a witch.
But I thought that was a brilliant decision, when you're dealing with elemental witches.
It was a stroke of genius to approach it that way.
I can't say the same for the toxic demon.
I was disappointed in the fact that they felt like they were from different worlds.
What made you choose the colors that you used on your witch? I guess a cherry blossom tree has white birch in it, and I thought "well, wouldn't that be cool if it was white birch over the entire thing.
" And of course white being more of a pure and hero kind of color.
We went with the white.
I loved the way it all looked like roots crawling up her body and all over her.
And as far as your demon character goes, I wasn't real hot on the color.
But I did love the witch.
Her profile was really beautiful.
There were some really nice lines happening with that.
I'm gonna give you credit for one thing.
Everybody who's supposed to-- planning to create a character from earth is gonna use earth tones, and you swept everything around.
Just by doing this, you took a bit of a challenge, and I like what you've done.
I think it was very creative.
It was very daring.
- You did a great job.
- Thank you.
Thank you, Laura.
Would you please step back? Nicole.
Can you tell us your concept? My element for the witch was water, so I wanted to make her be the protector of the sea.
And this demon has been sent from hell to kill her and to take over the world.
I wanted her to be very light and airy, but still look like she belonged from the ocean, and him as well.
Well, I think you were very successful because they do look like they both come from a water element.
And I especially like the teeth that you put on your demon.
I haven't seen anything like that in a while.
What did you make them out of? - Feather quills.
- Nice.
They function so well together.
They really belong to the same world.
The head of the water witch has got different textures.
It's very layered.
And you've done a lot of things like that that create a very rich-looking character.
- So you did a great job.
- Thank you.
How exciting is it to have your makeup doing wire work? It was really, really elegant, and that's why I wanted a lot of that flowy fabric.
The outcome is great for the witch.
Whereas the demon-- the horns I'm not so sure that I agree that those work.
Having ram's horns.
In terms of the demon, it's a bit blocky.
The sculpt of the head suffers from an acute angularity.
That's not to say that I didn't like the demon.
The color break between the face and the chest, they're actually very different colors, and I love that.
Thank you so much.
Nicole, thank you.
Would you please step back? And Derek, please step forward.
- Good luck.
- Thanks.
So tell us about the concept first, please.
My demon is a soul eater, and he was imprisoned underground by the fire witch, with molten rock infused into his bones.
The thing I liked the most is how her hot lava earthen energy has been infused into his flesh.
And the teeth are really cool.
The downside is it drew attention to the actor's mouth behind the teeth.
Yeah, I think those two sculptures are very beautiful.
Thank you.
But I also love the paint job on the pink demon.
I usually have a tendency to not like those two tones, pink and reddish.
And I think it came out really, really strong there.
There is a good reason why you're here tonight.
It's a great job and I'm very impressed.
- Thank you.
- I really dug the paint job.
- It's sickly and gross.
- Yeah.
And it looks like something that's been underground for a really long time and hasn't seen the light of day, which evidently that's exactly what was wrong with him.
And as far as your witch goes, I really dug the whole idea that she's completely parched and her skin is breaking apart and there's fire coming from inside.
And I thought the concept was really cool.
Yeah, thank you.
I appreciate it.
Before you leave-- one thing that I feel went unsaid, I think your demon is the strongest silhouette in profile.
I think that the lines that you achieve with the back of the head and along the back are absolutely gorgeous.
- Thank you.
- Derek, please step back.
All right, well, the judges have heard what you have to say.
If you'd please head back to the makeup trailers while they share their thoughts with each other and the viewers.
I'm hoping when the judges look at tonight's work, that they're not just looking at tonight's work.
I hope that they're looking at my body of work.
And I really hope that this is the start of a great career for me.
We're all waiting to see what happens.
I'm really nervous, but I'm also really hopeful.
Laura's makeup looks really good.
Nicole's looks really good.
So it's anybody's game, I think.
All right, let's talk about each of our finalists' makeups.
Let's start with Nicole.
Now she chose water for her witch's element.
- She's the comeback kid.
- Yeah, she is.
She did such a cohesive job with design and fabrication.
It looked like it was done by the same artist.
I really loved the way she colored everything.
It looked like it was glowing.
I loved the headpiece that was all coral coming out.
That was really a cool idea.
Yeah.
All of that said, I did have some huge problems with the demon.
The blockiness of that sculpture.
Mm-hm.
For me, she could have played with the horn a little more.
Just give them a more aquatic look, if you may.
Yeah.
She's done some amazing stuff since she's come back as well.
Since her resurrection, she's just gotten better and better and better.
For me it is really, really special.
And to see someone that just basically almost dropped the ball, and to become one of the very, very top in the group is-- wow.
What do you think of Derek's work? He chose fire for his element.
I think that the amount of work that Derek and his team accomplished is quite impressive.
Yeah.
They seem to have worked well together.
The demon, for me, was cool.
I just thought it was really a great idea that it was so pale and looked like it had been buried.
Yeah.
Although I did really enjoy the lines of it-- Absolutely.
The face, I have a huge problem with.
It's okay to have teeth on the surface as a feature of a creature, but that piece should be solid and hard.
Yeah.
Looking back at Derek's career with us, I mean, the Dishonored thug was awesome.
Oh, yeah, with the white dreads.
- Yeah.
- That was good.
He's a very good visual artist.
And that leaves us with Laura.
She chose earth.
- The witch was fantastic.
- Yeah.
It was interesting that she chose to use a charcoal to do the coloring on the roots, it was so terrific.
Oddly, conversely, the demon was not.
Yes.
In this final makeup, I don't feel Laura's touch.
It doesn't feel like her work to me.
You know, upon reflection of Laura's previous makeups, she's done some really amazing things with regard to execution and the grace of her sculpture.
I think that she has the best application skills and the best sense of color.
She's perhaps the best makeup artist on the show.
Derek is probably the best at communicating his concepts because of his drawing skills.
And Nicole's just been able to knock 'em out of the park.
- Just pull things together.
- Yeah, she-- Create new energy.
Ultimately, we're gonna leave it up to our audience tonight.
- Yes.
- Yeah.
Phew! They've got a tough decision, because I'm torn tonight.
- Yeah.
- Exactly.
Well, it looks like America has a tough decision on their hands.
Let's bring 'em back out.
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