Ink Master

Eliminated Artist Interview: Fight or Flight

Season 6 E 2 • 07/01/2015

Ryan attributes his elimination to the assignment of his least favorite style, American traditional, and sabotage from his veteran artist advisor.

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The latest artist sent home stands by her upper-arm portrait tattoo and vows to use the Ink Master experience to make her stronger.
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Eliminated Artist Interview: Cold-Blooded

The latest artist sent home argues that the gradation on her final tattoo was not worthy of elimination but admits she should have been humbler throughout the competition.
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Ink MasterS5 E11
Eliminated Artist Interview: Up in Smoke

An artist sent home for multiple rule violations despite his strong tattooing owns up to his mistakes and takes solace in having proved someone who doubted him wrong.
11/12/2014
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Ink MasterS5 E12
Eliminated Artist Interview: Heads Will Roll

The most recently eliminated artist feels blindsided by being sent home after nailing a difficult back-of-skull tattoo and vows to hold on to the competitive fire within him.
11/19/2014
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Ink MasterS5 E13
Eliminated Artist Interview: Painstaking Portraits

The latest artist sent home insists that he precisely executed his portrait tattoo and struggles to understand why the judges didn't feel the same way.
11/26/2014
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Ink MasterS5 E14
Eliminated Artist Interview: Firing Squad

The most recently eliminated artist still feels he belongs in the top three but thinks the pressure of the competition got to him.
12/03/2014
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Ink MasterS5 E15
Eliminated Artist Interview: Fight to the Finale

Despite disappointment at being eliminated just short of the finale, this artist resolves to go back home, recharge with a little surfing, then get right back to tattooing.
12/10/2014
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Ink MasterS6
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The master-apprentice relationship is everything in tattooing, but those bonds will be put to the test on Ink Master: Master vs. Apprentice.
03/01/2015
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01:14

Ink MasterS6 E1
Eliminated Artist Interview: Meet Your Maker

Brian isn't thrilled to be the first artist sent home, noting that he felt abandoned by his mentor MV and didn't get a chance to show off the breadth of his talent.
06/24/2015
Interview
01:40

Ink MasterS6 E2
Eliminated Artist Interview: Fight or Flight

Ryan attributes his elimination to the assignment of his least favorite style, American traditional, and sabotage from his veteran artist advisor.
07/01/2015
Interview
01:30

Ink MasterS6 E3
Eliminated Artist Interview: Sink or Swim

Miami reminds himself that the client's happiness must come first when his first-ever attempt at a stained glass tattoo pleases his canvas but not the judges.
07/08/2015
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01:23

Ink MasterS6 E4
Eliminated Artist Interview: Tut for Tat

MV's confidence takes a blow when he's eliminated on a details challenge, as he considers it one of his strengths, but he stands by his decision not to trash-talk his competition.
07/15/2015
Interview
01:43

Ink MasterS6 E5
Eliminated Artist Interview: Problem Parts

The odds aren't in Earl's favor as his mental health struggles, rule-breaking opponents and a difficult canvas result in his worst day in the Ink Master studio.
07/29/2015
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01:13

Ink MasterS6 E6
Eliminated Artist Interview: Firing Lines

Kito feels like a fish out of water when his hard-to-please canvas's displeasure with her unusual tattoo prompts the judges and jury to send him home.
08/05/2015
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01:36

Ink MasterS6 E7
Eliminated Artist Interview: Predator/Prey

St. Marq, the self-proclaimed strongest competitor in Ink Master history, is sent home after a debate amongst the judges, but he maintains total confidence in his future success.
08/17/2015
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01:25

Ink MasterS6 E8
Eliminated Artist Interview: Composed and Exposed

Big Ceeze admits he didn't quite meet the week's challenge, and though he feels he has more talent to show, he's looking forward to heading home and reuniting with his family.
08/19/2015
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Ink MasterS6 E9
Eliminated Artist Interview: Like a Moth to the Flame

Marisa knows she made mistakes with the saturation of her Neptune tattoo because of the extreme time crunch, but she has no regrets about her efforts in the competition.
08/26/2015
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01:29

Ink MasterS6 E10
Eliminated Artist Interview: Hell on Wheels

Thinking outside the box on an anatomical heart challenge has unfortunate consequences for Dave, who feels the judges didn't fully consider the canvas's wishes.
09/02/2015
Interview
01:42

Ink MasterS6 E11
Eliminated Artist Interview: Hail Mani

Katie gets the impression(ism) she was set up for failure with her difficult Monet tattoo, but she remains proud of her uniquely creative style as she packs up her machines.
09/09/2015
Interview
01:33

Ink MasterS6 E12
Eliminated Artist Interview: Slitting Throats

Eric vows to learn from the judges' critiques, though he thinks it's unfair that the canvas jury's least favorite artist gets to stay.
09/16/2015
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