Episode list

In their first Spotlight Challenge, the 14 artists create stunning fantasy goblin kings and are judged by Hollywood royalty, iconic actor John Rhys-Davies.

The artists create original superheroes for the season's first individual Spotlight Challenge and compete for the chance to have their design featured in a DC Comics book.

The artists tackle a sinister demon challenge and are later faced with an unexpected twist.

The artists create confection-inspired creatures incorporating real candy found throughout the sweetly transformed lab.

The artists team up to tackle larger-than-life giant characters based on the ancient fable, Jack the Giant Killer. Guest judge: Writer, producer and director, Bryan Singer.

The artists choose abstract, microscopic images and are surprised to find out they are the inspiration for a creepy-crawly bug-themed Spotlight Challenge.

The artists create a horde of zombies, then head out into the moonlit night and team up to create planet-inspired alien werewolves.

The seven remaining artists create never-before-seen creatures that glow in the dark, and are faced with a high-stakes twist.

The remaining artists create Egyptian God mummies inspired by the Evil Dead franchise.

The artists are surprised with a trip to Toronto where they visit the set of the epic new Syfy series, Defiance to inspire original alien creations.

Three finalists face the incredibly difficult task of creating waterproof makeups for the spectacular show, Le Reve: The Dream at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.

In their first Spotlight Challenge, eight newcomers take on eight former contestants as each team creates a series of hyper-stylized fantasy characters. Hosted by McKenzie Westmore.

The artists create their own futuristic Frankenstein monsters and brides.

The artists team up to create whimsical characters for modern times inspired by a classic Mother Goose nursery rhyme. Two artists are eliminated.

The artists explore abandoned tunnels in search of clues that inspire humanoid underground monsters.

The artists incorporate elements from both an arboretum and their own mothers in a challenge that requires them to creature Mother Nature goddesses.

Reimagining classic Halloween characters gets tricky when the artists are asked to incorporate a "gag" element in their designs.

The artists create characters that could live within iconic art movements, including surrealism, cubism, and expressionism.

Team dynamics and a tough challenge take their toll on the artists who are faced with creating dark and sexy alien circus characters for an out-of-this-world performance.

The artists arrive at a beautiful gothic church and learn that they must each create a character that embodies one of the seven deadly sins.

The artists arrive at the famous Laugh Factory comedy club in Hollywood and are tasked with creating an original ghost character that is both funny and scary.

The artists arrive at beautiful Kenneth Hahn Park and are asked to choose magical Norse runes to inspire a dark elf warrior character.

Pressure is at an all-time high as the remaining four veteran artists create original human-bird hybrids in their final Spotlight Challenge before the finale.

In a spectacular finale, the artists create a sorcerer and swan for a special performance of Swan Lake by the Los Angeles Ballet.

Face Off Judges Glenn Hetrick, Ve Neill, and Neville Page take a look back at the best contestant creations from the past five seasons. In addition to ranking the top twenty make ups, these experts call out some of the funniest, most surprising, and impressively ambitious designs the show has ever seen.

McKenzie Westmore takes a look at the world of body painting with a variety special guest experts, including the stars of Syfy's upcoming series 'Naked Vegas', former Face Off contestants and the industry's top body painting artists. The special will feature two start-to-finish body painting demonstrations in the lab.