Ink Master

1Fresh Meat

Ten of the best tattoo artists on the planet tattoo Human Canvases in a series of extreme challenges. The first Artist is eliminated on the path to determining who will earn a $100,000 prize and the title of Ink Master. |

2Botched Heat Tattoo

A head tattoo becomes a medical emergency and tempers explode when Heather challenges the judges. Ton Jones serves as Guest Judge and a second artist is eliminated from the competition, losing the chance to win $100K. |

3Pasties and a Camel Toe

Naked women heat up the competition and another head tattoo sparks a fight between Al and Bili. A third artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K. |

4Ink Disaster Piece

Photo Realism tattoos turn disastrous when Bili has difficulty with muscle structure and Heather's art goes up in flames. A fourth artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K. |

5Game On

Competition turns cut-throat when Josh calls out Shane for only doing black & grey. Shane fights to prove his color skills and impress the judges. A fifth artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K. |

6Permanent Mistakes

Tempers boil over when artists get the chance to work on Dave Navarro. An unlikely artist wins the flash challenge, turning allies into enemies & multiple canvasses are left with bad tattoos for the rest of their lives. |

7Picture Imperfect

Some of the remaining artists botch their Portrait tattoos when they screw up important features, leaving their human canvasses with bad art. 4 artists remain but only 1 will take home $100K and the title of Ink Master. |

8Ink Master Revealed

1Tattooing the Dead

A visit to the morgue launches 16 of the best tattoo artists into a brutal competition to determine who's #1. Tattoo virgins get their first taste of ink, with one ending in a permanent disaster. |

2Semi Nude 911

Semi nude women heat up the competition, a medical emergency threatens the future of one artist, and NFL Linebacker Terrell Suggs is a guest judge. |

3The 80 Year Old Virgin

A botched American flag and a backwards eagle tattoo cause veterans patriotic tempers to flare and a third artist loses their shot at USD100,000 dollars and the title of Ink Master. |

4Tattoo Her What?

A face-off leaves Sarah in tears and the artists are pushed to their limits when one canvas demands a tattoo on her private parts and another has a meltdown, which causes a fight in the loft. The NBA's Matt Barnes guest judges. |

5Trick or Freak

Halloween gets freaky when the artists tattoo inside mouths. One artist reveals shocking news that lands him in in the hospital fighting for his life. Human canvases want tattoos of dismembered bodies and zombies. |

6Half Naked and Fully Loaded

One artist makes a plan for revenge; some artists botch their pinup tattoos, leaving their human canvases scarred and the judges mad. |

7Star Wars Forever

The artists must use their Jedi powers to ink highly critical super-fans with Star Wars tattoos. Star Wars creator, George Lucas, has a special treat for the winner of the Flash Challenge. |

8Holy Ink

Alliances are made and betrayed when the artists team up to work in pairs and one team must ink a priest. Tatu Baby gets a surprise advantage that angers the rest of the artists. Tattoo legend Freddy Negrete is guest judge. |

9Buck Off

The artists burn designs onto skin tight chaps worn by smokin' hot cowgirls. The pressure is on when the artists try to impress Nunez by tattooing in his style- Japanese. Another artist is forced to close shop. |

10Blowing Chunks

Dave Navarro ups the stakes when he gives the artists his personal guitars to paint for the Flash Challenge. One Human Canvas can't stop puking. Animal tattoos leave two artists going head to head and the judges split 50/50. |

11Better Than Words?

The artists tattoo head-to-head against Oliver in the Flash Challenge. The portrait challenge leaves some canvases with unrecognizable family members permanently inked on their skin. Another artist is forced to close shop. |

12This Bigger They Are

The artists lose control when pro-athlete canvases choose them. Tattoo pain has these NFL & MMA pros on the floor. The judges choose the final three and the unbelievable final challenge is revealed. Live finale follows. |

13Ink Master Live

This season's artists and human canvases confront each other live. America's votes & insane twists are announced, master canvases are revealed, and the judges choose the next Ink Master. |

1Baby Got Back

16 new artists find themselves tattooing in prison. Tatu Baby returns & the Human Canvases vote to eliminate one artist as the battle for $100K & the title of Ink Master begins. |

2Thrills for Grills

Artists permanently ink human canvases with gruesome realistic tattoos of blood, guts, and organs. A betrayal leads to an explosive fight in the loft. Tennessee Titans Running Back Chris Johnson is a Guest Judge. |

3Fire and Lace

Skimpy lingerie heats up the flash challenge and a major twist leaves the Artists fighting for their lives. A difficult human canvas leads to the most shocking elimination in Ink Master history. |

4Elysium Challenge

When the artists must assemble a tattoo machine from scratch, canvases end up with totally crooked bar code tattoos. The house turns on Joshua and another artist loses a shot at 100K. |

5Baby Beat-Down

Artists tattoo over serious scars and they try to beat Tatu Baby at her own game- Day of the Dead tattoos. A Canvas wants Tatu Baby's face permanently inked on his skin. |

6Animal Instinct

Hot models and jungle animals make for a wild Flash Challenge. When the Artists ink Asian tattoos, a severed head and a buttcrack tattoo send the Judges reeling. Jime gives Joshua a taste of his own medicine and another Artist is eliminated.

7Monumental Mistakes

Tempers boil over when artists get the chance to work on Dave Navarro. An unlikely artist wins the flash challenge, turning allies into enemies & multiple canvasses are left with bad tattoos for the rest of their lives. |

8Baby Don't Go

The competition gets PERSONAL when the Artists must tattoo each other. Then, last season's Artists become the most brutal group of Canvases yet when they return to get inked. Tatu Baby cracks and faces elimination. |

9Skulls and Villains

The Artists trade in living Canvases for dead ones when they engrave human skulls. When they ink badass DC Comic tattoos, one contestant becomes the ultimate super villain sending another talented artist packing. |

10Eyes of the Beholder

Eyelid tattoos have the Artists in tears. Joshua attacks and Tatu Baby bites back. The Artists ink portraits and one Canvas gets a portrait of Dave Navarro. The Human Canvas Jury ends in tears and another Artist loses a shot at $100 grand. |

11Heroes & Heads

The Artists honor military heroes on the deck of the Intrepid aircraft carrier. Then, they must ink complex tattoos onto Canvas' heads. Oliver has a meltdown in an explosive critique and the Judges are deadlocked about who to send home. Another Artist is eliminated.

12Enduring the Pain

The last four artists endure an epic tattoo marathon to earn a spot in the live final. An insane twist has all four finalists tattooing the same canvas at the same time. Tensions are high and one more artist loses a shot at 100K. |

13The Epic Finale

The final 3 Artists battle it out live on their toughest canvas yet. America's vote on who will get a second chance to come back next season is revealed & one Artist is crowned the Ink Master, taking home the $100K grand prize. |

1Earn It

A new crop of talented and cutthroat Artists learn they must first earn an Ink Master shop by tattooing 100's of canvases Convention Style. |

2Bug Out

One artist snaps and is determined to leave the competition. Live poisonous scorpions, tarantulas and eyeballs are tattooed. |

3Tatt Ganged

Bikini clad twins try to endure the remaining 10 tattoo artists all drilling them at once. An injury sends one Artist to the emergency ward. |

4Nude & Tattooed

The Artists get up close and awkward with naked Canvases. The game is on when one Artist screws everyone over. New York Yankees Legend CC Sabathia is Guest Judge. Another Artist loses a shot at 100K. |

5X-Men's Hugh Jackman

The Artists ink X-Men superfans with iconic X-Men characters in the first ever color portrait challenge. The Ultimate authority chooses the winner. A thrilling sneak peek of X-Men: Days of Future Past is revealed. |

62 on 1 Tat-Astrophe

The Artists are forced to work in pairs and end up at each other's throats. When a Canvas passes out, one Artist takes matters into his own hands, and another loses his marbles. The Judges make a drastic decision. |

7Artist Slaughter

Halo hears smack talk & gets revenge. Drama erupts when broken-hearted Canvases want tattoos they got for their exes covered. |

8Ink Master Explosion #4.08

9Fighting Dirty #4.09

10Tag Team Tatt #4.10

11Karmas a Bitch #4.11

12Fight to the Finish #4.12

13Ink Master Live #4.13

1Inking with the Enemy #5.01

2Pin Up Pittfalls #5.02

3Head to Headache #5.03

4Geishas Gone Wrong #5.04

5Glass on Blast #5.05

6Cheek to Cheek #5.06

7Threes a Crowd #5.07

8Ink My Oosik #5.08

9Virgin Blood #5.09

10Cold Blooded #5.10

11Up in Smoke #5.11

12Heads Will Roll #5.12

13Painstaking Portraits #5.13

14Firing Squad #5.14

15Fight to the Finale #5.15

16Ink Live #5.16

97Merry Ink

Tatu Baby, Sausage, Jime Litwalk and James Vaughn vie for redemption and a shot at $10k as they tattoo Christmas-obsessed canvases with holiday tattoos. |

98New Year's Ink

When New Year's human canvases want a new start so do artists like Josh Hibbard, Gentle Jay, Al Fliction, and Cee Jay - who arrive to fight for $10k and pride. Who will have the sweet taste of redemption? |

1Meet Your Make

All the contestants meet for the first time, half of the contestants are apprentices and the other half are their masters...

2Fight or Flight

3Sink or Swim

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 new rivalries and an explosive elimination. |

4Tut For Tat

5Problem Parts

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. |

6Firing Line

7Predator/Prey

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. |

8Composed and Exposed

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. |

9Like a Moth to Flame

10Hell on Wheels

11Hail Mani

The Artists give religious tattoo virgins their first ink - on their fingernails. Enemies go head to head tattooing famous works of art and the smallest errors turn masterpieces into failures. One Artist's dirty plan is exposed. |

12Slitting Throats

The Artists join forces with inspiring guests in an eye-opening, high stakes challenge and Chris forces an Artist to prove loyalty. Painful throat tattoos throw Artists off their game. |

13Players Choice

Professional football players call the shots in the elimination tattoo, knocking the Artists off their game. Superfans get inked with permanent autographs. The loft lights up when Tyler is warned about Chris' dirty strategy. |

14Active Duty

With a spot in the top four on the line, loyalties are put to the test. Artists feel the pressure when they must tattoo portraits on active military and their loved ones before separating for deployment. |

15Go Big or Go Home

16Masters vs Apprentices Live

For the first time ever, the final three Artists tattoo live for 100K. Eliminated Artists return to confront each other and some of the fiercest former Artists return for a huge announcement. |

17Hallowink

1Initiation

For some artists, tattooing is not just a job, it's a life saver. Meet the artists whose lives were saved. |

2One Man's Trash

Egos collide when the Artists are forced to get their hands dirty in a team Flash Challenge. Another Ink Master Veteran returns to clean up the competition. |

3Salt in the Wound

In the Flash Challenge, working in teams of two leaves some of the Artists feeling salty and a Veteran Artist schemes to take back control. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

4The Devil's in the Details

In the Flash Challenge, the Artists face the most extreme test of detail ever attempted. A Veteran Artist returns to the Competition sparking old rivalries. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

5New School, Old Artist

6Under Pressure

7Knuckle Sandwich

Alliances are broken during a white-knuckled Flash Challenge. A veteran artist returns to prove he's no one-trick-pony by challenging the Artists to the ultimate test of precision. |

8Breathing Fire

Veteran James Vaughn returns and challenges the artists to create traditional, Japanese dragon tattoos. Sausage feels he's being targeted by the other artists. |

9Sink or Soar

10Shipwrecked

11Head in the Game

12Turning the Tables

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 the live finale is more intense than ever before. |

13Revenge Live

America helps crown the winner of $100k and the title of Ink Master as master canvases are revealed live. |

1Weeding Out the Weak

2The Game Begins

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. |

3Ruffled Feathers

Team Nunez is out for revenge in the Flash Challenge, and in Team Peck's first Elimination Tattoo, an Artist betrays his own. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

4Put on Your Armor

No Artist is safe when both Team Peck and Team Nunez must transform Canvases into Warriors in the Elimination Tattoo. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

5Sparks Fly

Team Nunez fries in an electrifying Flash Challenge testing legibility. A gendered alliance has the girls out for blood. The battle intensifies for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

6Sticky Situation

A conflicted Team Peck fights for control of the game in a Flash Challenge testing contrast. One Artist turns the tables on the girls' alliance. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

7New School, Old Scars

8Bent Out of Shape

9Head Games

No one is safe when the Artists must use adaptability to tattoo an excruciatingly painful spot: the head. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

10Like Sand Through the Hour Glass

It's all in the details when the Artists must create powerful designs for Dodge Chargers. The clock is ticking in the Elimination Tattoo as the battle intensifies for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

11Duck and Cover Up

12Road to the Finale

With never-before-seen footage and a further look at some of the Season's most talked about moments, Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final 6 Artists in the Peck vs. Nunez competition. |

13Heavy Lifting

The Artists must carry their own weight in a Team Flash Challenge, leading to an unexpected win. Head-to-head portraits in the Elimination Tattoo adds fire as the battle intensifies for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

14Bio-Mechanical Failure

Stakes are at a Competition-high when the Artists must work in their teams to transform Canvases into cyborgs. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

15No One Is Safe

The battle for 100K and the title of Ink Master comes to a head as the top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon. |

16Peck vs. Nunez Live

The final three Artists tattoo Live for America's vote, and the Eliminated Artists return for a fiery confrontation. A 24-hour chest piece determines which Artist wins 100K and the title of Ink Master. |

1Fire & Ice

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. |

2Crossing the Line

A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts Shop relationships to the test. The battle continues for the title of Master Shop and the largest prize in Ink Master history. |

3Unnatural Disasters

A fiery veteran artist returns, taking the competition by storm; a difficult Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses in the shops. |

4Lend Me Your Ear #09.4

5War and Ink

Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.

6Get the Flock Outta Here

Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.

7On the Bubble

One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.

8Masterpiece Mayhem

An emotional flash challenge brings the artists to tears; the Alliance becomes a target when a bulletproof pair of veterans return to battle it out for the title.

9Pin-Up Panic Attack

The artists can't find any relief in a sculptural flash challenge; things get hairier during the elimination tattoo when the artists face the infamous Pin-Up challenge.

10Drill Baby, Drill

The final veteran shop returns to fight for the first title of Master Shop. Skull picks are key to the precision strike leveled at the opposing alliance.

11Grim Inker #09.11

12Pit Fall

A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling. |

13Sell Out

14Casting the First Stone

15Marathon to the Finale

The top four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for the three spots in the live finale. |

16Shop Wars Finale

In the live season finale, the final three shops battle it out for 200k and the first ever title of Master Shop. |

1Pick Your Side

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.

2Fill'er Up

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.

3Divine Proportion

The Masters face off to ensure the survival of their team. Proportion skills are put to the test when the artists tattoo Greek deities.

4Step It Up

The coaches step in during a team flash challenge. The artists' ingenuity is tested with mash-up tattoos.

5Ink on the Dotted Line

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.

6Chin Up #10.6

7Eye of the Tiger

8Pain in the Glass

9Ink Raider

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.

10Some Assembly Required

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.

11Quit Buggin' Me

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.

12Total Meltdown

The heat of the competition is higher than ever when the artists test composition using melted wax.

13Monkey See, Monkey Do

The stakes are higher than ever when the artists match the designs of their coaches. In a freehand face off, one artist falls out of the competition for good.

14No Stain, No Gain

One team leaves their mark on a wood staining flash challenge that tests contrast. One artist packs their machine and leaves the competition for good.

15Final Exam

With a spot in the final three on the line, the artists push themselves to the limit in a grueling tattoo challenge. The masters must also fight to gain their own advantage for the finale.

16Return of the Masters Finale

1Opening Shots

This season brings back bad blood with teams coached by Christian Buckingham and Cleen Rock One to finally settle the score. The epic battle begins for 100K and the title of Ink Master.

2Not on My Watch

The battle is just beginning as Team Christian and Team Cleen face the fundamental facts of their first Flash Challenge. The Elimination Tattoo is a clock, but time is not on the artists' side.

3Right on Target

The teams fall apart and one artist falls down for good as the grudge match continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

4No Wrist, No Reward

Cleen and Christian must tattoo head to head to save their artists from elimination. The battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

5That's Gonna Leave a Mark

There's no place to hide in the Elimination Tattoo when the artists must tattoo their canvases in difficult spots.

6Fight Your Own Battles

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.

7No Wasted Space

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.

8Chalk This Way

The artists must scour the depths of their imagination to create mind-bending masterpieces with sidewalk chalk. The grudge match continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

9Tipping the Scales

The coaches face off to save their artists from elimination. Mermaid tattoos take the grudge match to the sea. The battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

10Put Up or Shut Up

Pitting the artists against the opposing coach, the competition puts the artists' finesse to the test. The grudge match continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

11In Deep Waters

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.

12Too Hot to Handle

The tools are hot but the competition is on fire as the artists battle for control in the flash challenge. The battle heats up for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

13Who's Got the Power?

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.

14What Are You Crayon About?

There's nowhere to hide when the artists are tested in precision portraiture. One artist misses the mark and is sent packing. The battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

15Prelude to a Bloodbath

Four artists remain but only three earn a spot in the finale where they battle it out for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master. Cleen and Christian are one step closer to settling the score in the ultimate grudge match.

16Grudge Match Finale

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.

1The Ink Will Speak for Itself

Season 12 "Battle of the Sexes" begins. With their mentors, teams of male and female tattoo artists battle it out, but only one person will take home $100,000 and the coveted title of Ink Master.

2A Storm Is Brewin

Team leaders emerge in a shocking new season-long twist that sends the artists a wake-up call and shakes up the competition. The Battle of the Sexes continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

3Down to the Wire

The artists must fight even harder to win the Battle of the Sexes as the field thins and the competition intensifies. One artist is not wired properly for the competition and must pack up and close shop.

4The Hunter & the Hunted

The judges are looking for color contrast and the artists are out for blood with full color neo-traditional animal tattoos.

5The Art Stands Alone

It's every man or woman for themselves when the artists are subject to a blind critique.

6Art of War

The artists must put needle to skin consistently to take out their competitors. The battle of the sexes continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

7Sabotage

The artists must prove their strength by facing off against each other.

8Pins & No Needles

The judges test the artists' understanding of color theory. Two coaches take the artists to school. The battle intensifies for $100K and the title of "Ink Master."

9Drawing Alliances

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.

10By Accident or By Design

The battle for the grand prize and title of Ink Master continues as the judges test the artists' adaptability.

11Roll of the Dice

The artists find themselves in a dicey situation with confrontational coaches Josh Payne and Nikki Simpson. Some things are hard to cover up as the battle continues for $100k and the title of Ink Master.

12Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is

The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves when the power is in the hands of the canvases.

13Moving Pictures

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.

14Unfriendly Fire

It's a battle of the sexes as the men's team takes aim at the women during an illustrative portrait challenge.

15Step Up or Shut Up

The last four artists remaining battle it out in a tattoo marathon to secure their spot in the season finale.

16Battle of the Sexes Finale

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.

1Rep Your Region

Teams built with artists from the country's four regions, West, South, Midwest and East arrive to battle. Only the strongest artist will survive the turf war earning a one hundred thousand dollar prize and the title of Ink Master.

2Clash of the Collages

The judges test the regional artist teams' fundamentals and reveal a game-changing turf war twist. The battle continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

3Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Ride or die, team tensions run high when the artists endure a tattoo marathon with the others from their home turf. The artists who fail to collaborate risk $100K and the title of Ink Master.

4Battle Lines

The artists must rely on the strength of their teamwork and line work in a painstaking test of legibility. The Turf War intensifies for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

5Out of Your Element

Just as the teams think they've figured out the turf war, a twist sets the competition ablaze and burns it down to its very core.

6Off the Chain

The Turf War is more intense than ever before and to survive the Artists must fight for every possible advantage and ally. Cross-team alliance takes shape, and a glowing elimination challenge leaves one team burned.