- Hi, I'm Denise, I'm a tattoo artist.
- And I'm Cedee, I'm a painter.
And today we are going head-to-head
to paint someone's arm based on a theme.
We're battling, I'm scared. (laughs)
(calm music)
- I decided I wanted to be a tattooer
when I was 13 years old.
By the time I turned 18, I was able to pursue
my first apprenticeship, and I came to Los Angeles,
I pursued a second one, and I have been working
for the last eight years consistently.
- So I've been painting, off and on, for about 10 years.
This year I've actually finally launched my own Etsy shop,
so I'm now professionally selling my artwork.
But my background is in like, abstract oil painting,
so I'm excited to see what I can do with body paint.
- [Announcer] It's magic.
- Oh. - Oh.
- Okay.
- You're so excited.
(Denise laughs)
And I'm like, whoa.
- That sounds really cool.
- I'm thinking like sparkles, and just I'm gonna go
full-on abstract, 'cause that's really all I know
and that's my comfort zone, so no fine lines
and details for me.
- Yeah, I wanna get weird. (laughs)
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- I'm the arms.
- Yay.
- Here are my arms, I put on my best ones today.
- Is it okay if I grab you? - Grab me.
- I'm gonna grab you, too. - I'm your canvas.
- This is gonna be weird.
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- This feels so good.
- Does it, I was gonna ask. - Yes.
What is your game plan right now?
- I'm excited, I'm gonna do some just cool color.
It's gonna be abstract and then I'm gonna add
some sparkles on the top, and then it's just gonna be
a magic wand right there.
So it's gonna be like all this magic
coming out of the magic wand.
That's what I'm gonna do, and I'm excited!
- And, what are you doing?
- Some wizard (beep).
I'm sorry, am I allowed to curse?
- They'll bleep it out. - Yeah.
- Okay, cool.
(laughing) I've always wanted to be bleeped!
You're makin' my dreams come true.
- Does it make you nervous that I'm right here
in your face watching like this?
- I'm kind of shaking, but I just need to relax
and get used to this.
(upbeat music)
Okay, I remember when I was in art class,
it was an oil painting class,
and we were told not to ever eat
around oil pants 'cause they're highly toxic.
I know this, but I always eat around when I paint.
You have to have snacks, but then I get paint everywhere
and then I'm like, "I'm pretty sure I just are poison."
I ate oil paint, for sure.
So I feel like that happens all the time.
- I drink brush water a lot.
- I know it's bad.
No, I know, oh my God, you know how many times
I'm afraid I'm gonna drink turpentine,
the thing that you clean your oil with?
It's crazy.
- I'm doing great, I have one small pain in my wrist.
- Awe. - But otherwise, I'm fine.
- Where?
- Here.
- Well what do we need to do? - There's nothing, well,
it's just I wanna stay still.
- 'Cause you can't go this way?
Is that what the problem is?
- Oh, you're fine.
Yeah, you know, I don't think I really like body paint.
I don't like the way that it,
it's not doing what I want it to.
- Oh there's glitter in this.
Guess you get a dragon.
You've been pretty good, you get a dragon.
- I get a dragon!
- Yeah see, there's so many fun things
happening over there on that side, oh.
- [Producer] How are you feeling?
- Not good. (laughing)
- Done.
- I had a great time.
The paint itself was a bit challenging.
- So we have a magic wand on my left arm here.
I like it a lot, the colors blend very beautifully.
I think it's a very literal interpretation,
which isn't bad, it's just literal.
And I like it.
It's what I would think of when I think of magic,
it's like (imitates explosion) magic.
- You did really good, really nice blend there.
- Thank you. - I didn't realize
how saturated you were able
to get those, geez. - I feel like I finally
got it down at the end, that I wish now I could go back
and do the background, 'cause it would have been
a lot prettier, but, I'm proud of it!
I mean, didn't know what the hell
I was doing with this stuff, so.
- Yeah, it looks rad. - Still good.
My other arm I've really only mostly
been able to see the corner of.
Oh wow, it is really sparkly!
Oh, wow! - Wow!
- I didn't realize her hair looked like that!
- Oh my God! - Oh my!
- Can you see it? - Yeah!
- I can also now see it.
Holy shit. - Oh, look, she's wearing
a thick ring!
- [Denise] Oh yeah.
- That's incredible. - Magic!
- I appreciate your literal take on magic,
and this is blowing me away in a different way.
- Yeah. - I've been wanting to do
this for so long.
- Listen, hands down, it's incredible.
- The challenge is officially complete.
I have done my assessment of both arms,
and it has been decided that Denise is the winner.
This time. - Well deserved.
Well deserved, hands down.
Great job.
- Thank you guys, I really appreciate it so much!
I had such a good time painting with you guys today.
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