14 episodesFirst aired 13 January 2015
The theme this season is "Return of the Champions". Three former winners Season 2 - Rayce Bird, Season 4 - Anthony Kosar, and Season 5 - Laura Tyler will guide teams of five to victory.
E1Jan 201540m
Season 8 begins with three returning champions joining the competition as coaches.
E2Jan 201540m
Oscar winner Rick Baker is the guest judge for the first Spotlight Challenge, which finds the artists working in teams to create two original alien characters, plus a primate leader.
E3Jan 201540m
The remaining 14 artists take part in a deadly predator challenge featuring guest judge Josh Hutcherson ("The Hunger Games").
E4Feb 201540m
The thirteen remaining artists must make playing cards come to life in the whimsical style of Tim Burton for their first individual Spotlight Challenge of the competition
E5Feb 201540m
The artists have to design creatures based on unique sound effects created by sound designer Erik Aadahl.
E6Feb 201540m
The remaining artists and their coaches feel the stress of a challenge where they must create trolls inspired by iconic bridges.
E7Feb 201540m
The artists learn that for their challenge, they will be body-painting nude models in the middle of the woods.
E8Mar 201540m
The artists create their own stylish horror villain inspired by the work of Clive Barker (Hellraiser, Nightbreed).
E9Mar 201540m
The contestants must take inspiration from the planets in the solar system to create alien queens who compete in a intergalactic beauty pageant.
E10Mar 201540m
E11Mar 201540m
The Artists must make their Imaginary Friends from their childhood as a film character or creature.
E12Mar 201540m
The artists must create serial killer doll characters
E13Apr 201540m
The artists must create western steampunk cyborgs, in order to make it into the finals at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
E14Apr 201540m
The final three artists must each create four original characters worthy of starring in their own film franchise, at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam.