What's this? BOOM! Half of the contestants this season are veterans of the show. Did it just get hot in here?
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The stars of Syfy's new show Heroes of Cosplay stop by to give the contestants their perspective on the union of makeup and costumes.
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Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke is the guest judge for their Foundation Challenge, where they will create a new makeup inspired by the costume of their chosen masked-ball partygoer.
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Catherine's favorite looks include Tate's kidnapped princess, whose heart has been replaced with a poison locket by her captor...
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Roy's caricatured general (nice work making his face and hair match his costume!)...
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And the incredible amount of work Laura did on her stunning Underworld Queen.
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But it was Tate's work, with the intimidating brow, that won the prize and earned immunity for this week for Tate!
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The following day, contestants gather at the Dolby Theater, the home of the Academy Awards ceremony, to learn what this week's Spotlight Challenge will be.
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From a cloud of mist, McKenzie rises onto the stage!
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She tells them that this is a team challenge: Veterans versus Newbies. Commence the freakout, newcomers. We won't judge you.
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After McKenzie explains that they'll be creating five original characters living in a hyperstylized fantasy world of their own making, Academy Award-winning makeup artist Bill Corso joins her on stage to offer advice on making the characters look of the same world, and working with your team to create this feel.
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The newbie team plans their strategy for creating a high council of fantasy creatures - Witch, Troll, Faun, Ogre, and Pixie - bound together by gemstones embedded in their chests.
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The vets move quickly around Roy's idea to make the witch blind, but give her eyes to the other characters, her minions.
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Adolfo and Lyma are the only two newbies working on characters all by their lonesome.
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RJ, working with Eric and Frank, is back to dedicate his work to his mom.
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Miranda and Alana work together on the pixie character, and they're determined to make their mark this time around.
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Laura takes on the witch on her own, and thrives in this solo environment. The judges know what she's capable of, technically and artistically, so her past work could be her own toughest competitor.
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Frank feels he disappointed his father, who recently passed away, with his behavior last time around, and is determined to do him proud this time.
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Tolin believes he and Eddie have a good shot of getting their ogre in the top looks.
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Newbies Laney and Rick get some valuable advice on laying hair from mentor Michael Westmore.
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Adolfo had a serious issue with his moldmaking process and scrambles to make up time on the final day of the challenge.
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Miranda's precise sculpt and paint job wins her the top prize for this week's challenge! Her hard work and belief in herself are shining through and paying off, and her whole team is proud of her.
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Laney and Rick were the only newbies to be in the top looks this week! It was Laney's idea to pull the hair down onto the face in a feminine, humanistic way that particularly impressed them.
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Neville flashes an unaccustomed mug to the camera! I guess someone had a good break...welcome back!
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Adolfo's sculpt and paint job are not up to par, and he faces elimination. He knows that he has more in him artistically, and prays that he gets a second chance to prove this to the judges.
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The judges are disappointed with this ogre figure, and determine that Tolin, who was responsible for the head sculpt and painting decisions, will be the one to go home.
