Ink Master
Eliminated Artist Interview: New School, Old Artist
Season 7 E 5 • 03/30/2016
St. Marq loves tattooing, loves competition, and loves the game – and the judges know that. The self-proclaimed Tattoo God says he’ll continue to strike fear into the hearts of tattoo artists everywhere.
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Eliminated Artist Interview: New School, Old Artist
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St. Marq loves tattooing, loves competition, and loves the game – and the judges know that. The self-proclaimed Tattoo God says he’ll continue to strike fear into the hearts of tattoo artists everywhere.
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05/03/2016
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Steady hands and ingenuity are the words of the day when artists have three hours to ink the foreheads of random human canvases.
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