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Eliminated Artist Interview: Salt In The Wound

Season 7 E 3 • 03/16/2016

Ashley may have been booted out after her favorite challenge of the season, but she still believes that drive and passion for art can outweigh technical experience.

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Eliminated Artist Interview: Composed and Exposed

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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.
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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.
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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
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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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Ink MasterS6 E13
Eliminated Artist Interview: Player's Choice

While it's painful to be eliminated so close to the final round, Tyler takes comfort in his two newfound relationships: canvas-turned-buddy Kaseem and fellow artist/love interest Marisa.
09/23/2015
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Ink MasterS6 E14
Eliminated Artist Interview: Active Duty

Portraits aren't Duffy's thing and she's heartbroken by her canvas's dissatisfaction with her work, but she's happy to see a close friend make it to the finale.
09/30/2015
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Ink MasterS6 E15
Eliminated Artist Interview: Go Big or Go Home

$100,000 is quite a prize, but Craig decides he can't put a price on the fans' strong support or the respect of the judges, so he's leaving with his head held high.
10/07/2015
Interview
01:17

Ink MasterS7 E1
Eliminated Artist Interview: Initiation

It's always a bummer being the first person eliminated from the competition, but Corey Davis is no sore loser and vows to use the loss as motivation in his future efforts.
03/02/2016
Interview
01:02

Ink MasterS7 E2
Eliminated Artist Interview: One Man's Trash

Despite the support of his canvas, talented Transylvanian tattoo artist Cris Gherman is voted out by the judges and must tip his hat farewell to the competition.
03/09/2016
Interview
01:03

Ink MasterS7 E3
Eliminated Artist Interview: Salt In The Wound

Ashley may have been booted out after her favorite challenge of the season, but she still believes that drive and passion for art can outweigh technical experience.
03/16/2016
Interview
01:04

Ink MasterS7 E4
Eliminated Artist Interview: The Devil's In The Details

Picasso's artistic ability blew the judges away this season, but his technical ability just couldn't measure up to some of the other tattoo artists in the house.
03/23/2016
Interview
01:13

Ink MasterS7 E5
Eliminated Artist Interview: New School, Old Artist

Veteran artist and "tattoo god" St. Marq knows his rivals teamed up to take him down, and he departs the Ink Master house confident that he's still the best around.
03/30/2016
Interview
01:16

Ink MasterS7 E6
Eliminated Artist Interview: Under Pressure

Even though Alex tried to give every single canvas his all this season, the judges -- and his unhappy final client -- felt his journey had come to an end.
04/06/2016
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01:15

Ink MasterS7 E7
Eliminated Artist Interview: Knuckle Sandwich

Sarah Miller fumbles a challenging portrait tattoo and is the second veteran artist sent home, but no one can take away her knowledge that she can do amazing work.
04/13/2016
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01:12

Ink MasterS7 E8
Eliminated Artist Interview: Breathing Fire

When veteran James Vaughn challenged everyone to ink Japanese dragons, Megan Jean's rigid design couldn't hold up compared to the more experienced artists' pieces.
04/20/2016
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01:12

Ink MasterS7 E9
Eliminated Artist #2 Interview: Sink Or Soar

Jime challenged his impressive rival Cleen Rock One to a face-off and ultimately lost his to a photorealistic human heart, but he leaves the competition with his head held high.
04/27/2016
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01:20

Ink MasterS7 E9
Eliminated Artist Interview: Sink Or Soar

Finding himself up for elimination, Sausage gives the fans what they want and challenges his rival Matti to a one-on-one face-off -- in fact, a zombie face-off.
04/27/2016
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01:22

Ink MasterS7 E10
Eliminated Artist Interview: Shipwrecked

Jesse Smith pulled out all his cool tricks as he faced off against Anthony Michaels in an epic six-hour test of their adaptability, but in the end, his signature moves weren't enough to win.
05/04/2016
Interview
01:10

Ink MasterS7 E11
Eliminated Artist Interview: Head In The Game

Even though he outlasted his rival, the judges felt it was closing time for Matti when his poor stylistic choices resulted in an unfinished tattoo.
05/11/2016
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01:23

Ink MasterS7 E12
Eliminated Artist Interview: Turning The Tables

It was a sad goodbye when James Vaughn was told to close shop, but his overcomplicated Japanese design left the judges with no choice.
05/18/2016
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