Ink Master

Eliminated Artist Interview: Head In The Game

Season 7 E 11 • 05/11/2016

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.

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Ink MasterS7 E9
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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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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.
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Host Dave Navarro and his fellow judges preview a season that features an unprecedented field of 30 tattoo artists, who share their thoughts as they enter the competition.
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Geary Morrill's tremors from Lyme disease force him to go slow on his line work, but ultimately his decision to play it creatively safe was his undoing.
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Tuff Tito stands behind his Statue of Liberty tattoo that failed to impress the judges and dashed his Ink Master dreams, so he doesn't hold back upon his departure.
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