Ink Master
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: War and Ink
Season 9 E 5 • 07/11/2017

Think Before You Ink may have been voted down to the bottom by the other artists, but it was their poor technical application that got them eventually sent home.
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Ink MasterS9
A Typical Day at the Tattoo Shop

To a tattoo artist, a tattoo shop is like a home away from home: they get to do what they love, spend time with friends, and be themselves.
05/23/2017
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Ink MasterS9 E1
Flash Challenge: Ice Sculptures - Part I

The judges break the ice by having 18 new tattoo artists create immaculate sculptures that represent their respective tattoo shops - using blocks of ice.
05/25/2017
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Ink MasterS9 E1
Flash Challenge: Ice Sculptures - Part II

Dave starts the timer as the artists are off to pick and saw away at massive blocks of ice to represent their shops.
05/25/2017
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Ink MasterS9 E1
Flash Challenge: Ice Sculptures - Part III

The ice sculpting comes to a halt when Dave tells the artists to put down their tools and take a breather. A few artists get the cold shoulder when it comes to critiques.
05/25/2017
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Ink MasterS9
The Artists Reveal Their Tattoos

The first tattoo, the worst tattoo, the best tattoo, the most meaningful tattoo - all art tells tales. Let the artists from this season of Ink Master tell you all of theirs.
05/25/2017
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Ryan Ashley: An Ink Master on Elm Street

After being crowned the very first female ‘Ink Master’, winning a guest spot in Oliver Peck’s tattoo shop, and a $100,000 prize, Ryan Ashley Malarkey has some advice for all of the aspiring tattoo artists out there.
06/06/2017
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Ink MasterS9 E1
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Fire & Ice

Thicker Than Blood was the first to go in the competition by going outside of the box with a simple live reference tattoo. If you don’t follow the judges’ instructions, you get the boot!
06/06/2017
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01:45

Ink MasterS9 E2
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Crossing the Line

Stricken with family grief as well as the pressure of the competition, The Marked Society’s illustrative black work piece came out rough and had them sent home.
06/13/2017
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01:32

Ink MasterS9 E3
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Unnatural Disasters

It was a shocker to everyone when renowned tattoo shop Black Anchor Collective got the boot, but their disastrous natural disaster tattoo left Chris, Dave, and Oliver with no other choice.
06/20/2017
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01:30

Ink MasterS9 E4
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Lend Me Your Ear

After receiving an awful flash challenge critique, Tri-Cities Tattoo blew a second chance with their elimination tattoo with their black and grey cherub – and so it was time to head home.
06/27/2017
Interview
01:38

Ink MasterS9 E5
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: War and Ink

Think Before You Ink may have been voted down to the bottom by the other artists, but it was their poor technical application that got them eventually sent home.
07/11/2017
Interview
01:36

Ink MasterS9 E6
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Get the Flock Outta Here

For a pair of tattoo artists like Lalo and Picasso who are so artistically gifted, the competition’s restrictions just could not let them rise to the top.
07/18/2017
Interview
01:41

Ink MasterS9 E7
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: On the Bubble

Boneface Ink humbly admits that it had the worst tattoo of the day, and knew it was in trouble. Like real troopers, these guys close shop while embracing their mistakes.
07/25/2017
Interview
01:45

Ink MasterS9 E8
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Masterpiece Mayhem

Black Spade Tattoo has two talented artists, but they butt heads just one too many times and couldn’t collaborate successfully to produce challenge-winning tattoos this time around.
08/01/2017
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02:21

Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part II

Instead of using tattoo machines to puncture skin, the artists are given drills to puncture wood in order to create elaborate designs. Precision is absolutely crucial this week.
08/08/2017
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02:18

Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part IV

The Flash Challenge critiques pour in as one veteran tattoo shop leaves the judges unmoved while another has Tommy Montoya praising its clever use of a light source.
08/08/2017
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02:24

Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part I

With Tommy Montoya as a guest judge this week and a renowned veteran artist stepping into the competition, things heat up quickly.
08/08/2017
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Ink MasterS9 E10
Flash Challenge: Drill Baby, Drill - Part III

Ulyss and Eva bicker over design details as time ticks away while a confident Cleen is unimpressed by his fellow artists’ drill designs.
08/08/2017
Interview
01:38

Ink MasterS9 E9
Eliminated Tattoo Shop Interview: Pin-Up Panic Attack

Pinz & Needlez definitely gave the big dogs in the competition a run for their money, but once everyone had to face the dread pin-up challenge, it was them who got sent home.
08/08/2017
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02:22

Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part I

Adaptability is tested this week as Dave lets the artists know that they must ink in groups of 4 on the same canvas at the same time. The subject matter? The four horsemen of the apocalypse, of course.
08/15/2017
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01:48

Ink MasterS9 E11
Elimination Tattoo: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Part III

Tommy is confident he’s paired with competent and easygoing teammates while April Nicole tries to ignore a hurricane of criticism from the big dogs she’s stuck with.
08/15/2017
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