A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes couldn't be higher with "living canvasses" donating their skin to be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.
Ten of the best tattoo artists on the planet tattoo tackle extreme challenges on human canvases with the hopes of earning a $100,000 prize and the title of "Ink Master."
A head tattoo becomes a medical emergency, and tempers explode when Heather challenges the judges. Ton Jones serves as guest judge, and helps eliminate the second contestant.
Artists are tested on their shading skills, and ink naked female canvases in the flash challenge. Words get tense between Al and Bili.
Photo realism tattoos turn disastrous when Bili has difficulty with muscle structure and Heather's art goes up in flames. Todd Weinberger of "Inked Magazine" serves as guest judge.
Josh calls out Shane on only doing black and grey tattoos and Shane fights to prove his skills to his competition and impress the judges in color tattoo challenges.
Artists get the chance to work on Dave Navarro and an unlikely artist wins the flash challenge; The artists tattoo pin-up girls on their canvasses. Featuring NBA star Chris Andersen as guest judge.
Some artists mess up their portrait tattoos and screw up important features, leaving permanent bad art on their human canvases; four artists remain. The remaining four artists take on portrait tattoos and realize they have no room for error.
The finalists prove their grit and determination on master canvasses. An "Ink Master" is chosen.
Tattoo artists take a trip to the morgue, and tattoo virgins experience their first taste of ink.
The artists camouflage bikini-clad women. NFL star Terrell Suggs serves as guest judge.
The artists tattoo American Classic tats on veterans, Tattoo legend Richard Stell guest judges.
A canvas demands a tattoo on her private parts. The NBA's Matt Barnes guest judges.
Human canvases get tattoos inside their mouths; an artist's medical emergency results in a hospital stay.
The artists carve designs into guns; pin-up girls prove to be disastrous for some in the elimination round.
The artists use The Force to ink super-fans with "Star Wars" tattoos. George Lucas awards a special prize.
The artists pair up for team-based challenges. Featuring tattooing legend Freddy Negrete as guest judge.
The artists burn designs into cowgirl's chaps. Japanese-style legend Mike Rubendall is the guest judge.
The artists customize Dave Navarro's guitars; animal-style tattoo expert Forrest Cavacco guest judges.
A portrait Elimination Tattoo featuring guest judge Bob Tyrrell ups the ante on the remaining artists.The artists are pitted against Oliver; Some human canvases are given unrecognizable family portrait tattoos.
NFL and MMA stars pick their tattoo artists, and finalists advance to the last, epic challenge.
A live finale event. Master canvases are revealed, and America's votes help crown the next "Ink Master."
Artists ink inmates prison-style; cover-up tattoos welcome competitors to the house.
Artists tackle anatomical tattoos. Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson serves as guest judge.
Lingerie-clad ladies are canvasses in a Flash Challenge; a tough canvas leads to a shocking elimination.
Artists must assemble their own tattoo machines. Machine builder Seth Ciferri serves as guest judge.
Artists cover scars; a Day of the Dead challenge leaves everyone spooked. Guest judge: Chuey Quintanar.
Hot models meet jungle animals in the Flash Challenge; Troy Denning serves as a special guest judge.
Dave Navarro offers himself as a human canvas. Nikko Hurtado is a guest judge in the elimination round.
Things get personal when the artists tattoo each other. Special guest judge: NFL star NaVorro Bowman.
The artists etch designs into human skulls; Marvel Comics artist Greg Capullo serves as guest judge.
Eyelid tattoos have the artists in tears. Veteran artist Corey Miller judges a portrait challenge.
Veterans are honored in the Flash Challenge. Guest judge Twig Sparks evaluates the Elimination Tattoos.
The last four artists face a simultaneous tattoo challenge in their quest for the title of "Ink Master."
America's vote brings two artists back for a live tattoo face-off; a new "Ink Master" is crowned.
The artists learn they must earn their spot in the "Ink Master" competition in a convention-style challenge, but that is only the beginning of their fight for the house.
Live poisonous scorpions and tarantulas are muses in a dimension Flash Challenge, and one artist is eyeing the exit. Black and White expert Tommy Montoya serves as guest judge.
A trip to Coney Island tests the artists' consistency in a team-based Flash Challenge on a single pair of twin canvasses; an injury sends a competitor to the emergency room.
Canvases bare all in a highly revealing Flash Challenge. New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia judges artists' tattoo placement in the Elimination Challenge.
"X-Men" superfans are tough customers when the artists must tattoo mutant superpowers in the Flash Challenge. Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman, helps judge Elimination Tattoos.
Artists are forced to work together in teams of two in the elimination challenge, and things get tense when a canvas passes out. Guest judge: Greg Christian.
The artists' ability to adapt is tested when they must cover-up images that remind canvases of their exes. Guest judge Freddy Corbin helps eliminate two more competitors.
An artist reaches his breaking point; the Flash Challenge explodes when the artists use gunpowder to make art. Rob Zombie judges gory and horror Elimination Tattoos.
Champion boxer Brandon Rios tasks the artists with designing him new mouth grills; words between an artist and canvas ends badly. An artist is accused of plagiarizing images.
Relationships between competing artists are tested with a collaboration challenge. Traditional tattoo expert Luke Wessman is on hand to send the next artist packing.
A boat trip is no cruise when the artists are tasked with a life study of the Statue of Liberty. Japanese tattooing expert Taki helps to judge snake-themed Elimination Tattoos.
The artists help breast cancer survivors with tattoos that help the women reclaim their bodies; the season comes full circle in a convention tattoo cover-up challenge.
Artists and judges reflect on their experiences during the season, and America's votes are tallied. As a new Ink Master is crowned, the season three winner inks a canvas.
18 Rival Artists enter for $100k and the Ink Master title. It's their worst nightmare as they're forced to ink with their enemy.
Semi-nude models bring the heat and a game changing twist is revealed. Jacked pin ups make the critique a bloodbath & rivalries flare.
Josh ignites rivalries while two artists receive an advantage no one in the competition has ever had and their cutthroat strategy has tension soaring.
Vendettas have the artists at each others' throats. The skull pick gets personal and the pressure is on when the artists tattoo Nunez's specialty.
The artists must make incredible art by sand blasting glass while trying to survive working in teams. Rivalries explode when they tattoo head to head.
In one of the craziest challenges ever, the artists must ink 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos. A medical emergency may cost one artist the competition.
The pressure is on when the artists take on Oliver's specialty - and it's tripled when they have to work in teams.
The artists are taken out of their comfort zone when they must scrimshaw walrus penises. One artist totally loses their cool while another artist loses their shot at $100K.
Picky virgin canvases get inked and Jason's anxiety threatens to take him out. The artists battle head to head and Josh plays dirty, putting his opponent on the chopping block.
In the flash challenge, the artists use a different kind of ink to make art...blood. Then, they go head-to-head against guest judge Tommy Montoya while Emily goes over the edge.
Josh causes a controversy that could get him kicked out of the competition for good. The artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were.
The artists fight for an opportunity to ink NFL star DeAngelo Williams as he honors his mother who died of breast cancer. Head tattoos send one human canvas over the edge.
Artists go head to head tattooing the same portrait on two family members. Some family members are left with jacked tattoos as the portrait subject overlooks.
It's down to the wire as the artists battle for a top 4 spot - to survive they must impress 3 tattoo heavyweights criticizing their every move.
Emotional outbursts, explosive fights, incredible tattoos and epic fails. It's the end of the line and the sparks fly as the last 4 Artists standing battle it out for a spot in the Live Finale and a shot at 100K.
The final 3 artists reveal their 35 hour back pieces and the sparks fly when all 18 rival artists return to give the lowdown on whose rivalries still burn.
In the season premiere, apprentices battle their masters to prove they are the best – and for the first tattoo, the playing field is level as the Judges will critique blind.
Oliver Peck's mentor guest judges, delivering a smack down when the artists take on his specialty. A massive twist puts the power in the hands of the Artists and tests loyalties.
It's sink or swim when the artists team up to ink underwater ocean scenes on the back of canvas' hands. Then, an outrageous head-to-head style sparks an explosive elimination.
Teams get cutthroat adorning sarcophaguses and one artist's vicious skull picks for Egyptian tattoos infuriates the competition. TUT star, Avan Jogia, guest judges.
Naked models are used to create mind-blowing illusions, and a cutthroat artist gets a chance at vengeance. Tattoos on challenging body parts causes panic amongst the competition.
Heads roll when artists must take on a legend in the elimination challenge. A Skull pick heats up the competition, forcing an artist to face an insanely demanding canvas.
In the most insane challenge yet, Artists must tattoo 4 on 1 to transform Canvases into wild animals. An unexpected twist surprises the judges and results in a shocking elimination.
An insane new tattoo style pushes the Artists' limits, resulting in mind-blowing masterpieces and mind-boggling mistakes. Tension soars between two top dogs as allies and enemies are made.
The flash challenge gets explosive when the artists paint with fire. As the competition tightens, strategy kicks into high gear and the pressure causes major mishaps.
The stakes soar when the artists paint their most valuable canvas yet and one artist's lies raise suspicions. Judges lay the smackdown when drawing skills are put to the test.
The artists give religious tattoo virgins their first fingernail tattoos. Enemies go head to head tattooing works of art and the smallest errors turn masterpieces into failures.
The artists join forces with inspiring guests in a high stakes challenge and Chris forces an artist to prove loyalty. Painful throat tattoos throw artists off their game.
Professional football players call the shots in the elimination tattoo, knocking the artists off their game. The loft lights up when Tyler is warned about Chris' dirty strategy.
Artists fight for a spot in the top four and must tattoo portraits of active military and their loved ones before they are separated for deployment.
The last four artists standing fight for a spot in the live finale, but first must survive a tattoo marathon. A huge twist is announced that lets America call the shots in the finale.
For the first time ever, the final three artists tattoo live for $100K. Eliminated artists return to confront each other and fierce former artists return for a huge announcement.
The battle for $100,000 begins as new artists compete in the most intense Flash Challenge to date; the competition heats up when the first veteran artist returns seeking revenge.
Egos collide when the artists get their hands dirty in a team Flash Challenge; another veteran returns.
Some of the artists have a tough time working in teams of two for the Flash Challenge; a veteran artist schemes to take back control.
The artists face the most extreme test of detail ever attempted; a veteran artist returns and sparks old rivalries.
The artists use plenty of color during a contortionist body painting Flash Challenge; a veteran artist returns and adds a new-school twist to an old subject.
Bonds are tested and new alliances are formed during an intense Flash Challenge; a veteran joins the New Artist Alliance to take down a common enemy.
Alliances are broken during an intense Flash Challenge; a veteran artist returns to prove his merit through the ultimate precision test.
The artists are pushed to their limits in the Flash Challenge; the final veteran artist returns to the competition for a challenge in legibility.
The remaining artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back tattoos, testing texture and each other's nerves.
Alliances are tested for the remaining six artists when they have to complete tattoos in teams of three.
The stakes are high when the artists must ink the ultimate in-your-face tattoo; rival alliances vie for control of the game.
The tables are turned on the veterans when the new artists call the shots in the Elimination Tattoo and finally get their revenge; the battle for a spot in the live finale is more intense than ever before
The final three Artists reveal two 24-hour master canvases. Eliminated Artists return to confront each other live for the first time since the competition. America helps crown the winner of $100k and the title of Ink Master.
The judges show no mercy as 30 artists fight to earn one of the 18 spots on teams Peck and Nunez.
In the first Flash Challenge this season, Team Peck & Team Nunez must work together in one of the most intense tattoo challenges the competition has seen. The losing team must battle each other in the Elimination Tattoo.
Team Nunez is out for revenge in the Flash Challenge; an artist betrays Team Peck in the elimination.
No artist is safe when both teams must transform canvases into warriors.
Team Nunez has their legibility tested in an electrifying Flash Challenge; a gendered alliance has the women out for blood.
A conflicted Team Peck fights for control in a Flash Challenge that tests contrast; one artist turns the tables on the girls' alliance.
The artists tattoo former smokers who have been scarred for life in the Flash Challenge; the six artists on Team Nuñez battle for a spot in the team's top five.
The artists must manipulate metal in the Flash Challenge; the remaining Team Peck artists fight for the final spot in their team's top five.
The artists quickly adapt before tattooing an excruciatingly painful spot on the head.
It's all in the details when the artists create powerful designs for Dodge Chargers; the clock is ticking in the Elimination Tattoo.
One artist cracks under pressure after one of the most difficult Flash Challenges ever; artists must tastefully cover up lower back tattoos.
Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final six artists in the Peck vs. Nunez competition; with new footage a a deeper look at the season's most talked about moments
The artists must carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge; head-to-head portraits in the Elimination Tattoo adds to the fire.
Stakes are high when the artists work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.
The top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.
The final three artists tattoo for America's vote, and the eliminated artists return for a fiery confrontation; a 24-hour chest tattoo determines the winner.
Tattooing is a team sport as artists from nine of America's best shops arrive ready to battle it out for a $200,000 prize and the first ever title of Master Shop.
A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts relationships to the test.
A fiery veteran artist returns, taking the competition by storm; a difficult Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses in the shops.
The competition gets even tougher when the artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos; two veteran artists return.
Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.
Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.
One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.
An emotional Flash Challenge brings the Artists to tears, and the Alliance becomes a target when a bullet-proof pair of Veterans return to battle it out for the title.
The Artists can't find any relief in a sculptural Flash Challenge. Things only get hairier during the Elimination Tattoo when the Artists are faced with the infamous Pin-Up challenge.
The final Veteran shop returns to fight for the first ever title of Master Shop. Skull picks are key to the precision strike leveled at the opposing alliance as the battle for 200K continues.
With no flash challenge, the artists think they've got it all figured out until a massive twist sends them reeling; Four Horsemen tattoos bring on the end of days for one pair of artists.
A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.
The artists put the saying, ``the customer is always right,'' to the test when they must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.
With the field down to only five shops, the fight for the first title of Master Shop intensifies; in a deity elimination, some shops aim for a high bar while one shop gets sent packing.
The top four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for the three spots in the live finale.
The final three shops battle it out for the first Master Shop title.
Three of the most skilled Ink Masters return for a new challenge, but instead of battling alone, they'll coach teams of the nation's top tattoo artists.
The competition is fierce and the Masters coach their team in the season's first flash challenge, which tests fundamentals; some artists find their way in the elimination tattoo, but one hits a dead end and is sent packing.
The Masters face off to ensure the survival of their team; proportion skills are put to the tes when the artists tattoo Greek deities.
The coaches step in during a team flash challenge; the artists' ingenuity is tested with mash-up tattoos.
Precision skills are put to the test when the artists must create masterpieces with hole punches; one of the coaches may put his own skin on the line.
The coaches must lead by example when they're forced to tattoo the under chin in a Master's face off; the artists' adaptability is tested with undead tattoos.
Team dynamics are put to the test when a tag team challenge shakes the competition to its core; the Coaches must make a difficult decision as the battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
Teamwork is essential in a glass painting Flash Challenge testing dimension; Artists create stone tattoos in the Elimination Tattoo and one cracks under the pressure; the rest keep fighting for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
The devil is in the details when the Artists must tattoo intricate technicolor hot air balloons; the battle is heating up for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
Teamwork is the name of the game in a series of Tag Team Tattoo challenges; a massive twist forces one team's artists to turn on their own.
The smaller the tattoo, the harder the coaches may fall in a micro Masters Face Off; in the Elimination Tattoo, one artist takes a blow to the chest and is sent packing.
The heat of the competition is higher than ever when the artists test composition using melted wax.
The stakes are higher than ever when the Artists must match the designs of their Coaches. In a freehand Face Off, one Artist falls out of the Competition for good. The battle wages on for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
One team shines during a wood staining Flash Challenge, and 1 artist packs their machine and leaves the competition for good.
With a spot in the final three on the line, the Artists push themselves to the limit in a grueling tattoo Challenge.
The top 3 Artists reveal their 24-hour battle royale chest tattoos. The battle moves off the chest and onto the stage as the eliminated Artists return to confront each other for the first time since the Competition. One Artist and one Master each win $100K.
Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham, two of Ink Master's most legendary rivals, return to the ring, and 22 new artists compete for spots on their teams.
Team Cleen and Team Christian go head to head in a flash challenge that tests their fundamentals, and time flies when the artists tackle a difficult elimination tattoo.
The teams fall apart and one artist falls down for good as the grudge match continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
Cleen and Christian battle it out in their first grudge match to see whose team will have to compete in a wristband elimination tattoo challenge.
There's no place to hide in the Elimination Tattoo when the artists must tattoo their canvases in difficult spots.
It's survival of the fittest when Teams Christian and Cleen must tattoo epic battle scenes head-to-head; the grudge match continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
The artists step aside and put faith in their coaches as Cleen and Christian each tattoo four canvases in a head-to-head marathon; the artists must then tattoo galaxies and one is sent to outer space.
The artists must scour the depths of their imagination to create mind-bending masterpieces with sidewalk chalk.
The coaches face off to save their artists from elimination; mermaid tattoos take the grudge match to the sea; the battles continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Pitting the artists against the opposing coach, the competition puts the artists' finesse to the test.
The artists must compose an incredible work of art that's completely invisible in the flash challenge; one artist gets caught in the splash zone and is sent packing.
The tools are hot but the competition is on fire as the artists battle for control in the flash challenge.
With only six artists remaining, the power to control the game is everything; the battle for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master is more intense than ever before when the artists must collaborate to create powerful tattoos.
There's nowhere to hide when the artists are tested in precision portraiture; one artist misses the mark and is sent packing.
Four artists remain but only three earn a spot in the finale; Cleen and Christian are one step closer to settling the score in the ultimate grudge match.
Christian Buckingham and Cleen Rock One return to settle the grudge match once and for all; the battle concludes as the top three artists reveal their 35-hour master canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.
Nine men and nine women kick off an epic battle of the sexes by going head to head in a team collaboration tattoo to prove they have what it takes to be the next Ink Master.
The judges unveil a new twist and bring in heavy-hitting veterans Joey Hamilton and Ryan Ashley to coach the teams, whose black-and-gray shading skills are put to the test.
Two-time veterans Bubba Irwin and Sarah Miller return to coach the men's and women's teams, and the artists showcase their knack for legibility by inking surrealistic tattoos.
The judges are looking for color contrast and the artists are out for blood with full color neo-traditional animal tattoos.
It's every man or woman for themselves when the artists are subject to a blind critique.
In a test of consistency, the teams must engrave full suits of armor, then a cross-stitch style elimination tattoo throws all the artists for a loop.
The Artists must prove their strength by facing off against each other with head-to-head tattoos. The battle continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
The judges test the artists' understanding of color theory; two coaches take the artists to school; the battle intensifies.
The teams are out of balance as the artists cross enemy battle lines to pick secret alliances; a freehand drawing challenge tests the competitors' artistic ability.
The battle continues as the judges test the artist's adaptability.
The Artists find themselves in a dicey situation with confrontational coaches Josh Payne and Nikki Simpson.
The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves when the power is in the hands of the canvases.
The artists are on their own in a test of finesse as the six remaining competitors fight for the cash prize and the title of Ink Master.
The final five artists are tasked with creating murals using paintball guns, then must work across disciplines in a traditional illustrative portrait elimination challenge.
The last four artists remaining battle it out in a tattoo marathon to secure their spot in the season final.
Seven veteran artists battle it out in the "Clash of the Coaches Face Off"; the battle of the sexes comes to an end as the three finalists reveal their 35-hour Master Canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.
The artists tattoo their home states and face blind critiques by the judges, a competitor makes a drastic choice, and patriotic tattoos decide someone's fate in the Face Off.
The South aims to unify and rebound when the teams are tasked with a postcard mural on the side of a bus, and a compass rose elimination tattoo includes a game-changing twist.
Teams must unify or die in a two-day tattoo marathon that's all about collaboration, then the losers fight for survival with full-bodied American traditional fairy tattoos.
To test legibility, the teams spin intricate designs with yarn on outdoor canvases, then get technical with schematic tattoos.
To test their consistency, each team must work on a single canvas at the same time to create a tattoo series representing either earth, wind, water or fire.
After the teams create colorful murals by inserting cups into chain-linked fences, the artists are tasked with tattooing neon-light pieces.
The teams must prove their adaptability while they each work on multiple tattoos and canvasses at the same time, and the Face Off Tattoo comes with a surprise.
The teams put their knowledge of color theory to the test while concocting candy creations, and new school food is on the menu for the elimination tattoo challenge.
Competitors must win a suspended-art flash challenge for the right to assign canvases in the notoriously difficult pinup tattoo elimination.
The 10 remaining artists must set themselves apart from their regional teams and face off in head-to-head individual battles, and two competitors are sent home.
Jerrel is chafed by his team while creating a mural out of toasted bread, then the artists are tasked with tattooing realistic U.S. landmarks.
The artists must show their versatility and tattoo line drawings created by another contestant, but an unexpected twist shakes up an alliance's strategy.
Working solo to test their precision, the artists must create mural designs using only staples, then tattoo portraits of senior citizens.
The artists create one-of-a-kind designs on protective headgear in the Flash Challenge, and composition is key for a daunting elimination tattoo featuring Japanese cranes.
Five artists must tattoo a subject and style chosen by their competitors in an elimination challenge, followed by a 13-hour tattooing marathon to send a second artist home.
10 legends return to the Ink Master Shop and must immediately battle it out in an epic three round tattoo gauntlet for survival. The battle begins for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Alliances start to form as the first Flash Challenge pushes the Artists' creativity to the limit. Then, a Fine Art Elimination Tattoo has the artists creating museum worthy pieces.
The Artists must make impressive illusions in an ultraviolet Flash Challenge, and every detail counts in an epic twist on Pin Up tattoos.
In an unexpected twist, 4 Ink Masters show up to keep the Artists on their toes. The Master of Chaos stops by and flips the competition on its head.
A game-changing turn of events elevates the competition. Insane Mash Up tattoos puts the Artists artistry skills to the test and a skull pick backfires.
An explosive Flash Challenge has the original Artists targeting a common enemy. Difficult throat tattoos have the artists bugging out.
A layered Flash Challenge has the Artists testing their composure. The pressure is on as Japanese tattoos give the Artists a run for their money and a special Guest Judge stops by.
Sparks fly in a heavy metal Flash Challenge, and shots land in an intense skull pick. Things heat up in the race for the title when the Artists take on color portraits in the Elimination Tattoo.
The final 6 Artists must take on 2 epic tattoo challenges to secure their place in the Top 4. Blind Judging shakes up the competition, and an emotional Elimination leaves the Artists feeling rattled.
The top 4 Artists take on the most intense final tattoo in the history of the competition. Mind-blowing tattoos lead to a heated debate. One Artist wins $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.
A game-changing twist shakes up the competition; the battle begins for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.
The first Flash Challenge puts the new teams to the test; in the Elimination Tattoo, a seemingly straightforward Subject Matter forces some of the artists out of their comfort zone.
The Artists rely on their Coaches in the Flash Challenge to design for a very special Human Canvas; there's nowhere to hide with 360 degree Elimination Tattoos testing adaptability.
The artists must use their creativity to transform an ordinary object into an intricate sculpture in the Flash Challenge; the artists show their true colours with hybrid beast Elimination Tattoos.
With only eight Artists left, an unexpected team shuffle transforms the competition; transforming tattoos are judged blind as the battle continues for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Loyalties are tested when the new teams must work together in the Flash Challenge, and every detail counts with western-themed Elimination Tattoos; Yellowstone actor Jefferson White joins as a guest judge.
The Artists try not to lose their composure when they must paint with fire in the Flash Challenge, and a Science-themed Elimination Tattoo puts their skills under a microscope.
The top five Artists try not to crack under the pressure in their final Flash Challenge and a twist on portrait day puts their drawing skills to the test.
The top four Artists call out their fellow competitors to earn their spot in the finale, but if they dish it out, they had better be able to take it, because Karma is one tricky lady.
It all comes down to this! The top three Artists reveal their Master Canvas tattoos and a surprise jury of Ink Master winners raise the pressure. One Artist earns $250,000 and the title of Ink Master in the epic season finale.
Sixteen new artists enter the competition, divided into two teams: OGs and Young Guns. The youngsters are up first, and the battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master begins.
Massive murals have the teams struggling to keep their composure in the Flash Challenge; the battle for the title of Ink Master continues with Japanese Samurai tattoos, and a backwards hand sparks a heated debate.
