Ink Master

Eliminated Artist Interview - Checkmate

Season 8 E 5 • 09/21/2016

Sirvone Smith sees this competition as a big chess game in which he's making all the right moves, but even though his final solid plaque sends him home, he holds his head high.

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Ink MasterS8 E5
Eliminated Artist Interview - Checkmate

Sirvone Smith sees this competition as a big chess game in which he's making all the right moves, but even though his final solid plaque sends him home, he holds his head high.
09/21/2016
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Ink MasterS8 E6
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Ink MasterS8 E7
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Ink MasterS8 E8
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Ink MasterS8 E9
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When Kevin Laroy's photorealistic toddler portrait winds up in the bottom three, and Nikki Simpson beats him for the last competing spot, he shares some scornful parting words.
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Ink MasterS8 E14
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According to the judges, Nate Beavers's final new-school Statue of Liberty tattoo paled in comparison to Gian Karle's, but Nate theorizes about the real reason why Gian came out on top.
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