Ink Master
Eliminated Artist Interview: Standing by the Work
Season 11 E 12 • 11/20/2018
Even though his over-detailed designs were his demise, this eliminated artist is happy to have made his family proud.

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Interview
02:00
Ink MasterS11 E1
Eliminated Artist Interview: Embarrassed and Angry
Eliminated Artist Interview: Embarrassed and Angry
The first four artists eliminated from Season 11 vent their frustrations at biting off more than they could chew and making rookie mistakes that put them out so early.
08/28/2018
Exclusive
03:45
Ink MasterS11 E1
Meet the Cast
Meet the Cast
Before the Grudge Match between Christian Buckingham and Cleen Rock One begins, the artists' teams introduce themselves and size up their competition.
08/29/2018
Interview
02:00
Ink MasterS11 E1
Eliminated Artist Interview: Opening Shots
Eliminated Artist Interview: Opening Shots
After falling short in a knockout round, the four eliminated artists -- Jennifer, Matt, Desi and Devonne -- discuss the work that's sending them home.
08/29/2018
Exclusive
02:00
Ink MasterS11 E1
Meet Team Cleen
Meet Team Cleen
Coach Cleen Rock One and his team discuss their strategy for the Grudge Match and talk about their tattoo expertise.
08/29/2018
Exclusive
02:00
Ink MasterS11 E1
Meet Team Christian
Meet Team Christian
The artists behind Coach Christian Buckingham weigh in on how their tattoo styles could give them the upper hand in the Grudge Match.
08/29/2018
Interview
01:32
Ink MasterS11 E2
Eliminated Artist Interview: Heartbreak and Disappointment
Eliminated Artist Interview: Heartbreak and Disappointment
The latest artist to go home reflects on the judges' expectations and who's lucky when it comes to this elimination.
09/04/2018
Interview
01:36
Ink MasterS11 E3
Eliminated Artist Interview: From the Top to the Bottom
Eliminated Artist Interview: From the Top to the Bottom
After impressive showings in the first few rounds of competition, eliminated artist Tiara feels she should have been given a shot at redemption instead of being sent home.
09/11/2018
Interview
01:02
Ink MasterS11 E4
Eliminated Artist Interview: High-Pressure Competition
Eliminated Artist Interview: High-Pressure Competition
Due to a pre-existing heart condition exacerbated by mounting pressure from the competition, Oba is forced out of the race.
09/18/2018
Interview
01:50
Ink MasterS11 E4
Eliminated Artist Interview: It's All in the Details
Eliminated Artist Interview: It's All in the Details
Jamie is sent packing after flubbing the anatomy of a colorful Japanese-style dragon wrist tattoo.
09/18/2018
Highlight
06:32
Ink MasterS11 E5
Flash Challenge: Getting Creative with Tape
Flash Challenge: Getting Creative with Tape
While creating massive murals using only multicolored electrical tape, Amanda and Angel refuse to be pushed around by their teammates.
09/18/2018
Highlight
06:00
Ink MasterS11 E5
Elimination Tattoo: A Hip Is Not an Ass
Elimination Tattoo: A Hip Is Not an Ass
The artists are challenged to create tattoos on difficult parts of the body, but some try to get away with placing butt tattoos on hips instead.
09/25/2018
Interview
01:50
Ink MasterS11 E5
Eliminated Artist Interview: It Wasn’t My Time to Go Home
Eliminated Artist Interview: It Wasn’t My Time to Go Home
Eliminated artist JP thinks that it was Team Cleen’s cunning strategy (and not his own work) that caused him to be sent home.
09/25/2018
Highlight
10:11
Ink MasterS11 E6
Elimination Tattoo: Epic Tag Team Battle
Elimination Tattoo: Epic Tag Team Battle
To test consistency, the teams must collaborate on an epic battle design and execute the tattoo in pairs, rotating artists every hour.
09/25/2018
Highlight
06:38
Ink MasterS11 E6
Face Off Tattoo: Sudden Biomechanical Death
Face Off Tattoo: Sudden Biomechanical Death
The bottom two members of Team Cleen, Austin and Stacy, face off in a sudden-death elimination that puts them both out of their comfort zones.
10/02/2018
Interview
01:58
Ink MasterS11 E6
Eliminated Artist Interview: No Babysitter Required
Eliminated Artist Interview: No Babysitter Required
Stacy is disappointed to be eliminated, but she finds some comfort in the fact that she didn’t need as much assistance as her rival.
10/02/2018
Highlight
09:03
Ink MasterS11 E7
Flash Challenge: No Room for Error
Flash Challenge: No Room for Error
Cleen and Christian face off as they create four one-hour tattoos, and their teams get to decide the subjects and styles.
10/02/2018
Highlight
05:09
Ink MasterS11 E7
Elimination Tattoo: Cosmic Concerns
Elimination Tattoo: Cosmic Concerns
The artists have six hours to tattoo a galaxy inside an everyday object while displaying technical precision as well as cosmic integration.
10/09/2018
Interview
01:52
Ink MasterS11 E7
Eliminated Artist Interview: A Learning Experience
Eliminated Artist Interview: A Learning Experience
Though Austin came into the competition with a lot of confidence, the eliminated artist learned that it isn’t enough.
10/09/2018
Highlight
06:16
Ink MasterS11 E8
Elimination Tattoo: Team Cleen's Time to Shine
Elimination Tattoo: Team Cleen's Time to Shine
Team Cleen gets revenge on Team Christian by assigning nature-scape tattoos that challenge Christian's artists' skill sets.
10/16/2018
Interview
01:59
Ink MasterS11 E8
Eliminated Artist Interview: Falling on a Sword for the Canvas
Eliminated Artist Interview: Falling on a Sword for the Canvas
Despite being eliminated, Angel holds her head high and doesn’t have any regrets looking back on her Ink Master experience.
10/16/2018
Highlight
05:08
Ink MasterS11 E9
Elimination Tattoo: Mermaids
Elimination Tattoo: Mermaids
When the artists are challenged to ink mermaids onto their human canvasses, some get swept up in overcomplicated details, while others take a simpler approach.
10/23/2018
Interview
01:59
Ink MasterS11 E9
Eliminated Artist Interview: Sometimes You Just Get a Bad Skull Pick
Eliminated Artist Interview: Sometimes You Just Get a Bad Skull Pick
This eliminated artist defends his final tattoo and claims he did the best he could with the tough canvas he was given.
10/23/2018
Highlight
09:53
Ink MasterS11 E10
Elimination Tattoo: Testing Finesse
Elimination Tattoo: Testing Finesse
While showcasing their ability to demonstrate flow, the coaches are given the opportunity to single out an artist from the opposing team and knock them out of the competition.
10/23/2018
Highlight
07:02
Ink MasterS11 E10
Face-Off Tattoo: Survival of the Fittest Time
Face-Off Tattoo: Survival of the Fittest Time
The artists must push their abilities to the limit when they’re tasked with drawing their designs directly onto the canvas without using a stencil.
10/30/2018
Interview
01:52
Ink MasterS11 E10
Eliminated Artist Interview: A Second Guess Is a Ticket Home
Eliminated Artist Interview: A Second Guess Is a Ticket Home
The eliminated artist reflects on their mistake of second-guessing the challenge and the motivation that comes with not being named Ink Master.
10/30/2018
Highlight
06:05
Ink MasterS11 E11
Flash Challenge: Painting in the Dark
Flash Challenge: Painting in the Dark
Using water-repellent paint, the teams are tasked to create a work of art that will remain invisible until it’s time to reveal their masterpieces for critiques.
10/30/2018
Highlight
05:13
Ink MasterS11 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Japanese Temples
Elimination Tattoo: Japanese Temples
While inking structurally complicated Japanese temples, the artists must demonstrate their composition skills, but with cracked foundations, some crumble under the pressure.
11/13/2018
Interview
01:26
Ink MasterS11 E11
Eliminated Artist Interview: When the Pressure Gets to You
Eliminated Artist Interview: When the Pressure Gets to You
The latest artist to go home reflects on his Ink Master experience, and, despite his disappointment, he is proud to lose to people he respects and looks up to.
11/13/2018
Highlight
06:15
Ink MasterS11 E12
Flash Challenge: The Devil's in the Details
Flash Challenge: The Devil's in the Details
The teams have six hours to focus on details as they create dynamic works of art by burning designs into wooden slabs.
11/13/2018
Highlight
06:23
Ink MasterS11 E12
Elimination Tattoo: Details in Reflections
Elimination Tattoo: Details in Reflections
The artists have six hours to show their attention to details with reflection tattoos.
11/20/2018
Exclusive
01:28
Ink MasterS11 E12
Eliminated Artist Interview: Standing by the Work
Eliminated Artist Interview: Standing by the Work
Even though his over-detailed designs were his demise, this eliminated artist is happy to have made his family proud.
11/20/2018
Highlight
08:36
Ink MasterS11 E13
Flash Challenge: Power Play
Flash Challenge: Power Play
The coaches help their artists with tag-team tattoos depicting the open-ended concept of power, and Team Christian gets annoyed by Chris’s pouty attitude.
11/20/2018
Highlight
04:19
Ink MasterS11 E13
Elimination Tattoo: Lone Wolf in the Wild
Elimination Tattoo: Lone Wolf in the Wild
During a head-to-head grudge match, Chris reveals that he’s kept his prowess for color realism hidden from the rest of his team.
11/27/2018
Interview
01:20
Ink MasterS11 E13
Eliminated Artist Interview: My Biggest Downfall Was Joining Team Christian
Eliminated Artist Interview: My Biggest Downfall Was Joining Team Christian
Looking back on his Ink Master experience, the eliminated artist admits he feels betrayed by his teammates but has no regrets about the tattoos he created.
11/27/2018
Highlight
07:17
Ink MasterS11 E14
Flash Challenge: The Tip of the Crayon
Flash Challenge: The Tip of the Crayon
With only five artists remaining, precision is key when the teams must create pixel-perfect images by stacking crayons.
11/27/2018
Highlight
05:05
Ink MasterS11 E14
Elimination Tattoo: Photocopiers
Elimination Tattoo: Photocopiers
Most of the remaining artists are pushed outside their comfort zones when tasked with recreating photorealistic animal portraits.
12/04/2018
Interview
01:13
Ink MasterS11 E14
Eliminated Artist Interview: The Tattoo Just Fell a Little Bit Short
Eliminated Artist Interview: The Tattoo Just Fell a Little Bit Short
The latest artist to go home reflects on her personal growth throughout the competition despite falling short so close to the finale.
12/04/2018
Highlight
08:30
Ink MasterS11 E15
Elimination Tattoo: The Power to Sabotage Another Artist
Elimination Tattoo: The Power to Sabotage Another Artist
Skipping the Flash Challenge, the remaining artists are tasked with tattooing a competitor's line drawing.
12/04/2018
Highlight
03:51
Ink MasterS11 E15
A Head-to-Head Tattoo Marathon
A Head-to-Head Tattoo Marathon
To earn their place in the finale, the remaining artists must tattoo a fine-line script, a new-school apple and a single-needle sacred heart.
12/11/2018
Interview
01:42
Ink MasterS11 E15
Eliminated Artist Interview: Leaving with a Head Held Very High
Eliminated Artist Interview: Leaving with a Head Held Very High
The last artist eliminated before the finale can’t deny the flaws in his work but takes comfort in knowing he’s grown as an artist throughout the competition.
12/11/2018
Highlight
03:57
Ink MasterS11 E16
Team Loyalty
Team Loyalty
Team Christian addresses strategically backstabbing Chris, and Dave reveals that, in the final grudge match, the fates of the competitors are in the eliminated artists' hands.
12/18/2018
Highlight
03:57
Ink MasterS11 E16
You Do Have What It Takes to Be Ink Master
You Do Have What It Takes to Be Ink Master
Based on both the finalists' tag-team tattoos and their 35-hour master canvases, the judges crown an Ink Master.
12/18/2018
Highlight
03:54
Ink MasterS11 E16
The Finalists' Master Canvases
The Finalists' Master Canvases
To prove they have what it takes to be Ink Master, Tiffer, Teej and Tony showcase their top techniques with elaborate back pieces.
12/18/2018
Highlight
02:52
Ink MasterS11 E16
Swinging for the Fences
Swinging for the Fences
Before narrowing down the final two artists, the judges critique the tag-team tattoos.
12/18/2018
Highlight
03:25
Ink MasterS11 E16
Christian vs. Cleen
Christian vs. Cleen
Christian and Cleen's seasons-long grudge match finally ends when the judges choose an overall winner.
12/18/2018
Exclusive
07:29
Ink MasterS11 E16
Master Canvas: Tony Medellin
Master Canvas: Tony Medellin
Tony believes his warrior Viking skull could be the most important tattoo he'll ever do.
12/21/2018
Exclusive
07:24
Ink MasterS11 E16
Master Canvas: Cleen Rock One
Master Canvas: Cleen Rock One
Cleen uses speed to his advantage as he tackles his massive snake and skull master canvas tattoo.
12/21/2018
Exclusive
09:15
Ink MasterS11 E16
Master Canvas: Tiffer Wright
Master Canvas: Tiffer Wright
Tiffer honors his battle through the competition with his bold neo-traditional back piece.
12/21/2018
Exclusive
10:07
Ink MasterS11 E16
Master Canvas: Teej Poole
Master Canvas: Teej Poole
From detail to finesse to composition, Teej wants his tiger tattoo to include every facet the artists have focused on in the competition.
12/21/2018
Exclusive
07:09
Ink MasterS11 E16
Master Canvas: Christian Buckingham
Master Canvas: Christian Buckingham
Christian is determined to crush myths about his artistic capabilities with his new-school vampire tattoo.
12/21/2018
Exclusive
01:45
Ink MasterS11
Grudge Match - Christian vs. Cleen
Grudge Match - Christian vs. Cleen
Christian Buckingham and Cleen Rock One have faced each other twice on Ink Master and are back to settle their rivalry once and for all.
08/07/2018
Exclusive
01:45
Ink MasterS11
Why I’m the Next Ink Master
Why I’m the Next Ink Master
Every artist on Season 11 thinks they’ll go home the winner, but only one of them will actually claim the title of Ink Master.
08/15/2018
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06:00
Ink MasterS11
Before the Battle with Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham
Before the Battle with Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham
Before competing as coaches, Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham go head to head in a battle where the fans determine the winner -- and one fan will receive a tattoo.
08/21/2018
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