RuPaul's Drag Race Wiki
Advertisement
RuPaul's Drag Race Wiki
Painted with Raven
1 2 3


Painted with Raven is a make-up competition show in search of the Next Makeup Superstar hosted by Drag Race alumnus Raven. It airs exlcusively on WOW Presents Plus.

On November 10, 2021, the cast was announced through Instagram.[1]

About the Show[]

"From the producers of RuPaul's Drag Race comes an all new make-up competition series hosted by Emmy Award winning makeup artist, Raven. Available only on WOW Presents Plus starting November 25th. Contestants each week do a make up look. 3 top artists recieve 3 points to the final scores safe artists receive 2 points and bottoms 1 point."

Contestants[]

Rank Contestant Photo Age Current City Ep. 1 Ep. 2 Ep. 3 Ep. 4 Ep. 5 Ep. 6 Ep. 7 Ep. 8
Finale
1st
(Winner)
Matt 25 Leesburg,
VA
TOP SAFE SAFE TOP TOP TOP TOP WINNER
2nd/3rd
(Runners-Up)
Tajh 29 Portland,
OR
TOP TOP
HWK
Assign.
Winner
SAFE SAFE BTM2 BTM2 TOP RUNNER
UP
Yvonne TBA Brooklyn,
New York City,
NY
SAFE SAFE TOP
HWK
Assign.
Winner
BTM2 TOP SAFE
HWK
Assign.
Winner
ADV RUNNER
UP
4th-7th Bryce 29 San Francisco,
CA
TOP BTM2 TOP TOP MUTE
HWK
Assign.
Winner
ELIM GUEST
Jamaun 28 Seattle,
WA
SAFE TOP BTM2 MUTE TOP ELIM GUEST
Jordan 26 Salt Lake City,
UT
BTM2 MUTE SAFE
HWK
Assign.
Winner
TOP BTM2 ELIM GUEST
Ryan 33 Waldorf, MD MUTE MUTE SAFE SAFE ELIM GUEST
The contestant won Painted with Raven.
The contestant was a runner-up.
The contestant was one of the tops of the week.
The contestant won the Wildcard Challenge and therefore advanced to the finale.
The contestant placed in the bottom two, but neither were muted.
The contestant placed in the bottom two and won the quick paint challenge.
The contestant placed in the bottom two, and lost the quick paint challenge, and was muted.
The contestant was cut from the running before the finale.
The contestant appeared as a guest, but was out of the running.

Scores Overall[]

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Average[2]
Matt 3 2 2 3 3 3 16 WINNER 32 4.57
Tajh 3 4 2 2 1 1 13 RUNNER
UP
26 3.71
Yvonne 2 2 4 1 3 3 ADV 15 2.5
Bryce 3 1 3 3 2 ELIM GUEST 12 2.4
Jamaun 2 3 1 1 3 ELIM GUEST 10 2
Jordan 1 1 3 3 1 ELIM GUEST 9 1.8
Ryan 1 1 2 2 ELIM GUEST 6 1.5

Episodes[]

Series # Episode # Episode Title Air Date
1 1 All That Sparkles November 25, 2021
2 2 Paper Dolls December 2, 2021
3 3 Werk Of Art December 9, 2021
4 4 Two Faced December 16, 2021
5 5 Celebrity Look-alike December 23, 2021
6 6 #Twinning December 30, 2021
7 7 Shock It To Me January 6, 2022
8 8 Fairy Tale Ball January 13, 2022

Episode 1: "All That Sparkles"[]

Airdate: November 25, 2021

Synopsis: "It's the world premiere of Painted with Raven where seven makeup artists enter the first-ever "at home" makeup competition series for a chance to win $25,000. This week artists must use rhinestones to impress Raven and guest judge, RuPaul Charles."

  • Guest Host: RuPaul
  • Maxi Challenge: Do a look which is all about sparkles!
  • Top's of the Week: Bryce, Matt and Tajh
  • Bottom Two: Ryan and Jordan
  • Speed Paint Test: The Perfect Smokey Eye
  • Muted: Ryan

Entrance Order

1 Yvonne
2 Tajh
3 Ryan
4 Matt
5 Jordan
6 Jamuan
7 Bryce

Episode 2: "Paper Dolls"[]

Synopsis: "Raven challenges the artists to incorporate paper into their makeup. With Raja joining the judging panel, will these looks get a "toot" or a "boot"?"

  • Guest Host: Raja
  • Homework Challenge: A look that is inspired by a holiday
  • Homework Challenge Winner: Tajh
  • Maxi Challenge: Create a look that incorperated Paper
  • Tops of the week: Tajh and Jamaun
  • Bottom 2: Jordan and Bryce
  • Quick Paint Challenge: Perfect contoured nose
  • Muted: Jordan

Episode 3: "Werk of Art"[]

Synopsis: "Tensions rise amongst the artists when they are tasked to choose a famous painting to inspire their main challenge looks."

  • Guest Judge: Preston Meneses
  • Homework Challenge: Create fake tattoos on your face
  • Homework Challenge Winner: Yvonne
  • Maxi Challenge: Create a look inspired by Famous Artwork
  • Tops of the week: Bryce and Yvonne
  • Bottom 2: Jamaun and Ryan
  • Quick Paint challenge: Perfect Ombre Lip
  • Muted: Ryan

Episode 4: "Two Faced"[]

Synopsis: "Halfway through the competition, the artists feel the pressure rising when they are asked to create two looks on one face. Raven reveals there's two paths to the grand finale."

  • Guest Judge: Lipstick Nick
  • Homework Challenge: Transform one piece of their face with iridescent or metallic makeup
  • Homework Challenge Winner: Jordan
  • Maxi Challenge: Two different Make-up on each side of the face
  • Tops of the week: Bryce and Matt
  • Bottom 2: Jamaun and Yvonne
  • Quick Paint challenge: TBA
  • Muted: Jauman

Episode 5: "Celebrity Look-alike"[]

Synopsis: "The artists face their most difficult challenge yet when Raven has them transform into a celebrity of their choosing."

  • Guest Judge: Chad Michaels
  • Homework Challenge: Contour with Colors
  • Homework Challenge Winner: Bryce
  • Maxi Challenge: Celebrity look alike
  • Tops of the week: Matt and Jordan
  • Bottom 2: Tajh and Bryce
  • Quick Paint challenge: Perfect Cut Crease
  • Muted: Bryce

Episode 6: "#Twinning"[]

Synopsis: "The artists split into pairs to create identical looks. Raven makes a jaw dropping announcement."

  • Guest Judge: The Kaplan Twins
  • Homework Challenge: Painting an illusion of wearing a mask across their eyes
  • Homework Challenge Winner: Yvonne
  • Maxi Challenge: Contestants had to pair-up and together had to create Identical looks
  • Tops of the week: Jamaun and Matt
  • Bottom 2: Jordan and Tajh
  • Quick Paint challenge: Perfect Winged Eyeliner
  • Muted: N/A

Artist Pairings

1 Jordan Tajh
2 Jamaun Matt
3 Yvonne Ryan

Episode 7: "Shock It To Me"[]

Synopsis: "The artists vie to secure a spot in the finale. Who will impress Raven and move on to compete for $25,000?"

  • Guest Judge: Naomi Grossman
  • Maxi Challenge: Create an original monster to make the judges scream
  • Tops of the week: Matt and Tajh
  • Bottom 5: Bryce, Jamaun, Jordan, Ryan and Yvonne
  • Wildcard Challenge: Create a look using shades of purple

Episode 8: "Fairy Tale Ball"[]

Synopsis: "The finalists must quickly turn out three looks to compete for $25,000 in the grand finale."

  • Guest Judge: RuPaul
  • Wildcard Challenge Winner: Yvonne
  • Eliminated: Bryce, Jamaun, Jordan, Ryan
  • Maxi Challenge: Create three looks for the Fairy Tale Ball: The Damsel/Dude in Distress, The Villain and The Hero/Heroine
  • Winner of Painted with Raven Season 1: Matt
  • Runners-Up: Tajh and Yvonne

Gallery[]

Check out the lookbook gallery to see the contestants' looks from each episode.

References[]

  1. Post by paintedwithraven | Instagram – November 10, 2021
  2. A contestant's average performance is calculated dividing the total of points by the amount of episodes the contestant competed in
Advertisement