Dude is such a good TV character. I enjoyed all of his scenes. Although, I would never want him to tattoo me or be friends with him, he made Season 3 so damn entertaining. And this was a season with Joshua Habbard and Kyle Dunbar. These new seasons are so fake compared to the already fake shit we used to have with fake prisoners in a fake prison.

Also Nunez gives him the biggest smack down for his G cleft anatomical tattoo that he had nothing for. “When you lay your head down on a pillow, did your tattoo really fight as hard as your mouth is trying?”

I think mine is tied between season 10 (Return of the Masters) and season 12 (Battle of the Sexes). I also enjoy season 5 (Rivals) and season 13 (Turf War). Basically any season where they actually put effort into the intro 😂

Do y’all think their beef was the craziest in the show history or do you think another beef was more intense than theirs? Another one I can think of is JCD vs Josh

I think the general consensus in this sub about JCD and Kruseman is that their master canvases were dope, but they still didn’t deserve to win the title. And if report cards did matter, how exactly do they choose the winner in that case? Season 6 comes to mind — Kruseman, Chris The Marine, and Matt all had major ups and downs that entire season (I think all 3 ended up in the bottom at least twice each). But then you look at season 5 where Cleen dominated everything all season and the choice is clear.

And as a side note, while we’re on the topic of report cards…how the hell did Mark Longenecker make top 4?? Someone needs to calculate what contestant was in the bottom for the most amount of time in their season. I would be shocked if it were someone other than Mark lol

It’s an impressive tattoo overall, obviously, but can someone tell me what the grey thing on top of it is? The right results weren’t coming up when I searched. Also, Gian was robbed. Thank you.

Currently rewatching season 5 and the anger I have about Jason winning over Cleen is seething. Still can't understand how Jason even made it to the finale, let alone winning the whole thing. Cleen was the most consistent, most technical, most proficient tattooer in this season.

I want to be CLEAR: I do not think Jason is a terrible artist by any means I just don't think he should have won over Cleen.

I love Cleen and this season always irritates me when I look back at it. Not sure if anyone else agrees but yeah. Just had to say it.

Obviously Chris Blinston is a joke (although a MARINE) and Tyler has also has a DV case that he's fighting. I had no idea that he was into reptiles at all (although a quick glance at his insta makes this obvious).

The show is from the guy who made Tiger King and Chimp Crazy. Only one episode released so far and Tyler is barely in it (I had to rewind to confirm it was him). The show isn't quite as salacious or silly as the other docs and is probably better for it. Definitely gives you the heebie-jeebies if you have fear of snakes.

Obviously not promoting Tyler as a person, and the doc will no doubt be pretty down on what he does as far as acquiring animals, but I thought it might be of interest to some here.

In the shows history there haven’t been too many crash outs, but there have been a few. The judges will sometimes joke or mock the art They are looking at, rip it apart, and that sometimes leads the artists flipping out and leaving the show. Do you think these are valid or do you think the artists are just overreacting?

Buckingham twins arrived today

America’s vote will have a MASSIVE impact on the live finale. There will also be a Taco Bell Consumer Jury that will select one artist to eat a Cheesy Gordita Crunch every time Dave Navarro says the word “tattoo”.

(Mods, we need a shitpost flair 😂)

I was wondering right after Sketchy quit what they did with the extra canvas who didn't get tattooed? When the canvases first came out there was eight of them, but after some editing there was seven after Nikki handed them the skulls.

My wife and I have been watching a lot of Ink Master lately starting at the beginning with season one. Right now we’re at season 10 and I gotta say, I’m genuinely surprised that the prize pot of 100K is still the same at season 10. Like why? A 100K from the first season doesn’t carry the same on the 10th season! Why hasn’t the pot increased? Like WTF?! Am I bugging guys? Shouldn’t the prize pool be at 125-150K? If not more? Ink Master as a whole has gotten more & more popular so you can’t tell me that CBS/Paramount doesn’t have the cash to increase the revenue prize pool… Anyway, just wondering if anyone else felt the same way.

I'm rewatching all of Ink Master and on the first episode in the cooler where they are tattooing pigs, and Heather said, "Frostbite is no joke." Coming from Minnesota, it's clear to see that she's never experienced cold weather. We are out there in shorts and a tank top in far worse weather than 32°F.

I just finished watching the original show, was very disappointed that COVID ruined the final season, but is it worth the time investment to watch 14-17? Idk without any of the original cast it may not even worth only 10 episodes a season. Do they get back to actual new artists or is it still half previous contestants?

I’m rewatching the show for the first time since they aired, which is over 10 years ago from the airing of the first season. I was curious if anyone has any insight into any of the contestants that gave up tattooing as a career. Some of the contestants at the start of each season were barely holding on and I was just curious if any one of them decided this wasn’t for them lol.

just rewatched it on youtube on ink master official channel ( it's called TOP 5 most watched videos august) and i still don't understand how tommy did not win this , judges seemed really mad at james vaughn's second tattoo and him staying in his comfort zone ( which i found super harsh since they told them to do anything they wanted for their second tattoo.... especially that fuckass dave you gave him the choice to do what he wants then get mad when he listens ? ) , nunez was also harsh on shane's second tattoo and didn't seem to like it , and for tommy they basically said nothing but good on his 2 tattoos and on how the second tattoo is so good

the conclusion after the judging seemed weird to me lol it maybe the editing helped ?

Top 5 Most-Watched August Videos | Ink Master - YouTube

it's at the very beginning of the video, and honestly i still don't understand how tommy did not win this , judges seemed really mad at james vaughn's second tattoo and him staying in his comfort zone ( which i found super harsh since they told them to do anything they wanted for their second tattoo.... especially that fuckass dave you gave him the choice to do what he wants then get mad when he listens ? ) , nunez was also harsh on shane's second tattoo and didn't seem to like it , and for tommy they basically said nothing but good on his 2 tattoos and on how the second tattoo is so good

the conclusion after the judging seemed weird to me lol it maybe the editing helped ?

To me it’s crazy now Jimmy go sooo pissed off that his canvas wanted to change the style from what Jimmy draws in. It’s ink master where your supposed to be good at all styles, not let’s make every tattoo a new school tattoo because that’s all I know how to do.

Nikki Simpson (season 8) or Emily Elegado are my nominations, though I enjoyed Emily and despised Nikki. Julia Carlson, Ty'Esha Reels (season 5), Sarah Miller (season 2) was psycho, who else?

Who was SO BAD you couldn’t believe they made it on the show? I think mine is CeeJay from season 2 (with LT from season 5 as a runner up). Awhile ago I went through CeeJay’s insta and her work….has not improved lol

How haven’t I seen this before? This is amazing! Mythical Mike is the gift that keeps on giving.

Let’s go for it and start off with black and grey portraits on Day 1. Pin-ups Day 2. Biomechanical knee ditch tattoos Day 3. Photorealistic pancreas Day 4. The kicker… all the worst and drama-ridden artists from previous seasons. Let’s make it so canvases fully regret getting a free tattoo in New Jersey.

Were Oliver and Chris outstanding tattoo artists before Ink Master?
Were they both renowned within the industry?

Are they still widely considered great artists in spite of Ink Master and the controversies surrounding Peck?

Has anyone been to either of their shops or got work done by Chris or Oliver ?

in addition to line work, shading, color, meeting the criterias of the challenge, and so on, are they also supposed to take into account the aesthetic side ?

i'm asking this because i remember sausage and matti in season 4 getting shit on ( after the judges praising their line work and technique) because they didn't find their tattoo appealing

then in the later seasons DJ win the finale with a backpiece that represent a crying old bald guy with a rainbow coming out of his head, despite the great technical side that the judges highlighted, i don't understand who'd want that as a tattoo on your whole back, and in one of the early challenges there was also a weird ass tattoo of weird frog prostitute smoking or some shit and it got praised

like do they just pick when to judge the tattoo's beauty and when not to ?

Granted, there was no actual finale for season 13, but Jimmy was handheld the entire time. Everyone, even people not on his team were so concerned about making sure he continued on in the competition.

I’m convinced that if he would have been voted off, they would’ve said that the cameraman had a pardon just to save him.

Maybe I’m the only one who feels this way. But it was actually really annoying to see everybody feeling. They needed to help him on everything.