The Gatekeepers: Season 9, Episode 5

Emmy-winning artist Eryn Krueger Mekash guest judges the Foundation Challenge, in which the artists create characters inspired by their own interpretation of a Rorschach ink blot.

"Oh, I hope I win this Foundation Challenge! I really want immunity!" - every artist in the room

Meg sees a mermaid in her Rorschach ink blot and incorporates actual sea sponges into her makeup, a move that earns her immunity going into the Spotlight Challenge.

McKenzie is the gatekeeper. Now who is the key master?

The artists blindly select a key that assigns them not only to their gate of inspiration but also to their partner. They'll create both a guardian and a prisoner.

Nora soaks up as much of Jasmine's painting expertise as she can; these two are gangbusters as partners!

Meg works like mad to get her makeup done in time. Even though she has immunity, she still wants her shizz to look good!

Libby has to scrap her makeup's critical piece - the tusks - at the last minute. Not a move she's happy with!

The judges love Jasmine's decision to sculpt a cowl but keep most of the guardian's face as straight beauty makeup, while Nora's color choices for the evil critter complement the other character perfectly. Top Looks, baby!

Jason and Ricky both lost time with their sculpts in the initial phase, which resulted in a rushed paint job. Ve thinks the guardian looks like a girl bird on her way to prom. Bottom Looks for these two.

Libby was warned that an animal character would take a masterful knowledge of anatomy to pull off, but she goes ahead with the idea. Unfortunately, her hyena-boar hybrid sends her home.

Jordan and Ben did so much work in such a short amount of time. For his sculpting and fabricating prowess, Jordan wins the challenge!