Ricky creates Picasso-style art on an egg box, inspired by memories of his childhood pet Mr Chicken. The animator also creates a collage to help him fly like a bird.
Ricky makes gloves without knitting, creates wrapping paper using shaving foam and throws a surprise party for his friend Sarah.
Ricky Martin demonstrates how to animate a submarine, make a desert island with coloured chalk and makes a goblin puppet.
Ricky makes an Art Ninja stamp and a wallet in the style of artist Mondrian, and demonstrates how to make an animation with a bicycle wheel.
Ricky creates a picture inspired by a rainy day, demonstrates how to animate faces and uses a hose pipe and luminous paint to make a piece of art.
Ricky makes a hoopla game out of cardboard, demonstrates how to make a ghost using a balloon and creates wallpaper using Escher's tessellation technique.
Ricky creates a pointillism picture with cotton buds and a pogo stick, and inspires his friends to make a large painting.
A man referred to as the `art ninja' draws inspiration from extra-terrestrials to make alien gloop, a venus fly-trap, cut-out animation, and giant art with a lawnmower.
Ricky makes the most of his cold by creating a nosey tissue dispenser, painting a city skyline with a library card and drawing a picture using the op-art technique.
Ricky accidentally becomes a dog-sitter for the day, and is inspired to create a fake canine with a collar, as well as make animations and a big art picture.
Gav plays a deviously brilliant prank on Ricky, so he decides to get his own back using six thousand cups of juice. All this with a helping of ninja art - a fake plaster cast, a 3D initial and some lovely prank soap.
Gavin won't stop playing games on Ricky's phone and despite his best efforts Ricky can't distract him. Meanwhile Ricky's latest art creations are a fish bat and ball, a catapult inspired by da Vinci and some epic art with remote control toys and plenty of horsepower.
Gavin brings round his new pet, Spider, and Ricky is terrified. After making butterfly art inspired by Damien Hirst and weaving a ninja rug, Ricky has to run for his life when Spider escapes. Once in the woods, to try and overcome his fear, Ricky makes a sculpture with items he finds on the forest floor.
Something sparkly and expensive is accidentally delivered to the flat, and Ricky thinks a scary man now wants it back. Ricky makes a photogram inspired by Man Ray, a piggy bank robber and a very precious and extremely cool ice sculpture.
Ricky wishes he could go back in time after spilling paint on a priceless rug, and when he downloads App to the Future he realises that anything is possible! Ricky meets Gaudi to make a salt dough lizard, and he learns how to create wings for his shoes. Also, he produces art with vacuum cleaners that definitely doesn't suck.
Ricky orders a takeaway, but will his fortune cookies' predictions come true? After making a dragon bike basket and using a pizza box as a canvas, Gavin arrives with a mysterious map that leads him to animate a monster of a picture.
Ricky is looking after his baby niece and has to use his ninja skills to try to keep her amused. While left holding the baby, Ricky makes a cute critter toy and a mobile inspired by artist Calder. Also featuring some epic art made out of toilet rolls.
ky decides to form a band, but the instruments he orders don't quite fit the bill. It doesn't stop Ricky making musically themed art, including a paper-cup boom box, a guitarist sculpture inspired by Giacometti and an awesome music video with Gavin, Sarah and some serious slo-mo!
Gavin turns up at the flat, but Ricky thinks there's something a bit strange about his mate. After making a mooncatcher with ice and a monster foot pencil holder, Ricky realises he might have got the wrong end of the stick, and they use a light stick to make out-of-this-world digital art.
Ricky decides to get in shape and makes healthy art, including fruit pom-poms and a salad-face place mat. Ricky tries to sign up for some ninja fitness classes, but ends up making some revolutionary art and facing a bit of a high jump!
Gavin can't find the right animal costume to run the local marathon. Ricky helps him decide by making a piranha fish bag and a baboon chalk picture inspired by artist Georgia O'Keeffe, but it's only when they go to the safari park to make art that inspiration comes from an unlikely source!
Ricky's never been good at football, so is horrified to hear his dad has entered him and his 'make-believe' girlfriend into a family tournament. Ricky makes a 'Flickball game' and a dotty football boot inspired by artist Yayoi Kusama before persuading a reluctant Gavin to don a wig and pass as his sweetheart. But how will Ricky turn a thousand balls he's accidentally ordered online into some striking art on the pitch?
Ricky thinks he has nothing to spread on his toast, until a giant egg is mysteriously delivered. Worried it could contain a baby T rex, Ricky distracts himself with art including a prehistoric mask and a paperweight inspired by Rachel Whiteread. At the park he uses his leftover toast to make a loaf-ly picture, but what will happen to the massive egg?
Ricky hears that a yeti has been spotted in Bristol, but there's no way it would be hiding in his flat, right? After making a camouflage picture inspired by Rousseau and a pinata shaped like an ice cream, Ricky's determined to lure the mysterious creature and be the first to photograph it. Heading to the woods with Michelle and Rich might be his only chance to capture the abominable beast.
Ricky is having really weird dreams, which lead to him to make surreal art including giant hands and a burger hat inspired by Rene Magritte. After scoffing some cheesy snacks, Ricky and Gavin both fall asleep and Ricky gets his pyjamas on to create some illuminating dream art.
Gavin thinks that he could get rich and famous by filming a vlog about being the art ninja's annoying best friend. Ricky wants in - but not before creating a graffiti pin board and a camera print inspired by Andy Warhol. To score a load of likes they decide to make an unforgettable pixel picture with memo notes, but will their art go viral?
Sarah has bought a onesie that turns her invisible, and she and Ricky use it to plays tricks on Gav. Ricky conjures a geometric kite design and fashions a stained-glass rocket inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, before heading off to rescue his dad who has got tangled up at the campsite. This inspires Ricky to use guy ropes to make intense art with a heroic twist.
Ricky's always wanted to be a spy, but when he starts receiving mysterious phone calls full of code words he's not so sure. Making a secret book and selfie collage inspired by David Hockney, he agrees to a rendezvous at the Tate Modern where he makes art that's licensed to thrill.
Sarah's bought a onesie that turns her invisible and she and Ricky use it to plays tricks on Gav. Ricky conjures a geometric kite design and fashions a stained glass rocket inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, before heading off to rescue Dad, who's got tangled up at the campsite. This inspires Ricky to use guy ropes to make intense art with a heroic twist.
After the local auditions for a TV talent show are cancelled, Gav is out to prove that Bristol's got talent and, with Ricky as a judge, transforms his flat into a studio. While Sarah and Rich make a splash with their singing and dancing, Ricky makes a drum-kit desk tidy, a bowl inspired by Matisse and then uses his skills to make rubbish art that's anything but trashy.
Nadiya Hussain is looking for locals to enter a foodie competition, so everyone wants to get involved. Ricky makes art from food, including a lasagne mosaic and a chocolate portrait in homage to artist Vik Muniz, while Chef Gav cooks up some unlikely food combos in the kitchen. When the team eventually get to the food fest, will they make a 'meal' of it?
Ricky finds himself in a bit of a fairy tale when his latest tech toy TESA (Technologically Encrypted Support Assistant) decides to become an audio book. Things get even weirder when Sarah transforms into the wicked witch of the west country, and Gav shows up with three little pigs. So when they all disappear in Bristol city centre, Ricky finds himself part of an epic art adventure. Ricky makes dragon feet trainers and a beastly collage inspired by artist Hannah Hoch.
When Ricky and Gav watch Officially Amazing their competitive streaks take over with increasingly silly record-breaking attempts. Makes include a shuffle puzzle inspired by LS Lowry and a 'putt-a-poo' golf game, but can Ricky blow away the competition with his gigantic leaf blower?
After Ricky orders an anti-baldness potion things get hairy and scary as hair grows everywhere. Ricky makes a paper wig and a shaving-foam painting inspired by Vincent van Gogh, while the Grand Master creates a monster hat. Ricky and Gav eventually head to the hairdressers. Can they make some grade one art with the hair clippings?
Ricky's nan has bought him some driving lessons because she thinks he's too old to ride a skateboard. Unfortunately Ricky is not keen and despite the best efforts of his friends and family he won't budge out of neutral. The art is still full-throttle though, with a self-propelling car and a human moped animation, and when they get to the driving centre, Ricky makes epic 3D art with traffic cones that will definitely pass the test.
Whilst looking after Gav's cat and Sarah's guinea pig, Ricky gets bitten and suddenly he can hear the pets talking! Not only that, they're gossiping about him. He also has to contend with the Grand Master making a kazoo and artist Joan Miro inspiring him to craft a 3D name sculpture, before heading to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to make animal art really worth talking about!
Ricky starts to receive countless gifts from a mystery superfan whilst coincidentally items begin to disappear from his flat. Gavin is instructed to keep watch, though he's a little distracted. Meanwhile, Ricky makes a shiny selfie in homage to Gustav Klimt, an octopus using a candle and a squirty flower! With his flat half empty, can Ricky finally recover his stuff and uncover his mystery fan?
Ricky finds a shop dummy and when he puts a curly wig on it, he decides it looks a bit like his mate Ella. Following a weird power surge in the flat the mannequin seems to come alive, but not everyone can see it. Unperturbed Ricky makes a brainbox memory keeper, a satchel inspired by Peter Blake and a magic wallet, and then decides to take the dummy to the recycling centre and to make some epic art from scrapyard trash.
Art Ninja goes Trend Ninja when Gav wins Bristol's Best Dressed competition and somehow Ricky becomes a viral fashion sensation. He makes a gumball sock dispenser, punk patches inspired by Vivienne Westwood and a card using a pair of tights. But when he loses his fashion mojo, Ricky and the gang try to get it back with a recycled catwalk fashion show.
Ricky decides he needs to explore the world with Gavin and Sarah. While they decide where to go and what to take, Ricky makes a suitcase desk tidy, a marbling collage inspired by artist Chris Ofili and a Mexican Day of the Dead lamp. They head to the airport in Gav's old car - will they make it in time for their flight, or will they be using their luggage to make a huge picture postcard instead?
When a snowstorm blows into Bristol, Gav surprises Ricky by announcing that Christmas is here! He tries to resist everyone’s enthusiasm to celebrate the big day early, but after creating a turkey game, a festive flowery wreath and paper baubles – and with a flat full of sprouts, even Ricky falls under the Christmas spell. Then, along with his little helpers, Ricky uses ninja and Christmas magic to make epic ‘snow’ art which even Santa would be proud of.
Ricky throws Rich a surprise fancy dress birthday party but disaster strikes when everyone turns up dressed as clowns - his worst nightmare! Ricky gets inspired to make art with a real 'wow' factor and things get messy when people start throwing custard pies!
Ricky loves VR computer games and his favourite is Mind Kingdom! But things don’t go to plan when Gav also becomes obsessed with it and won't give up the headset. Ricky gets inspired to make a pinball machine, something they can play together, some funky t-shirts, and there’s epic art with a virtually royal dot to dot.
Dance battles are the hottest craze right now so Ricky is shocked to discover his ‘Sic Rick Dance Crew’ have abandoned him for ‘Sassy Sarah’s Disco Divas’. Ricky creates a dance decider and a break dancer from wool. When things get heated between the rival dance troupes, there’s only one way to settle it - a dance off with added paint!
Ricky’s ready to reveal his latest diamond encrusted arty creation but is shocked to discover it’s been stolen! Luckily detective Gav puts on his deerstalker and comes to the rescue whilst Ricky gains inspiration from artist Iris Scott and her finger print painting. But can the pals get to the bottom of the mystery of the missing diamonds?
Ricky is surprised to find out that Rich has embraced his inner hippie and wants to become ‘at one’ with nature. It inspires Ricky to make a pineapple plant pot and the Grand Master to make flowers that are blooming marvellous.
A new episode of the internet sensation Punkest Prank inspires Ricky and Gav to prank each other in order to win a years supply of Shampoo-Poo. Ricky enlists the ninja apprentices to help him make prank fake food and the Grand Master gets in on the act by creating a finger in a box to shock your friends.
Ricky’s aunt Gloria has sent him a beautiful antique ornament, but it’s basically disgusting so he can’t wait to get rid of it. It does inspire him to make some timeless art though - a gargoyle doorstop, an ancient Egyptian mask and a visit to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery leads to art that’s classic jurassic.
Ricky is forced to renew his ninja licence with the grand high ninja. While his friends and family try to boost his skills he makes an infinity photo cube and the ninja apprentices teach him that with great flour comes great responsibility.
Ricky’s duvet day is ruined when he discovers a poorly Gav on his sofa. Luckily Dr Sarah is on hand with some TLC and is ready to banish the bogies! While he avoids getting the lurgy, Ricky makes a bogey face wool dispenser and he ‘kisses it all better’ with art that’s lip-smackingly good.
Psychic Sarah tells Ricky that she has the gift of being able to make predictions. He doesn’t believe her until she makes a eerie prophecy that means he will clean up. Ricky’s inspired to create a fortune-telling flamingo and the Grand Master makes a pop-up cat card.
Rich tells Ricky he’s decided to become the world’s greatest magician, trouble is he’s only learnt half the tricks. Ricky’s inspired by Claude Monet and makes art with a sponge whilst the Grand Master has an escaping money trick up his sleeve.
There’s something ghostly going on when Ricky discovers things that go bump in the fridge! Leonardo da Vinci pops up and inspires Ricky to make a moving face portrait and slime flies when Ricky and co make art that’s ghoulishly good.
Ricky has a small problem today when his latest invention accidentally shrinks Sarah! He creates a shrunken scene to make animations with and Rich and Matt help spray a tiny mouse on a massive scale.
It’s the day of the school reunion and Ricky, Sarah and Gav reminisce about what school was like for them. Ricky makes a poster of Bristol inspired by Tom Purvis, there’s a furry book cover with the ninja apprentices and Ricky get’s top marks with a painting inspired by his old head teacher – snappy old Mr Snappersmith.
