1 00:00:01,835 --> 00:00:03,871 * MTV * 2 00:00:04,003 --> 00:00:08,609 [Announcer] This season on Ink Master: Hometown Heroes... 3 00:00:08,676 --> 00:00:11,412 Oh-ho-ho! This is fucking crazy! 4 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:15,783 [Announcer] Fifteen brand-new artists from across the globe.. 5 00:00:15,849 --> 00:00:18,152 I want one of these so badly. 6 00:00:18,219 --> 00:00:21,355 [Announcer] ...will battle it out to put their hometown 7 00:00:21,455 --> 00:00:22,923 on the map. 8 00:00:23,023 --> 00:00:24,225 Oh, snap! 9 00:00:24,358 --> 00:00:26,360 Time to rep where you from now. 10 00:00:27,361 --> 00:00:29,830 [Announcer] They'll face intense challenges. 11 00:00:29,897 --> 00:00:31,865 [Woman] Blend it like how we would in a tattoo. 12 00:00:31,965 --> 00:00:33,701 [Woman 2] Guys, I really think we got this one. 13 00:00:33,801 --> 00:00:35,503 [Man] You guys are fucked! 14 00:00:35,569 --> 00:00:36,904 Hey, shut the hell up. 15 00:00:37,004 --> 00:00:38,906 This looks like a food stall. 16 00:00:39,006 --> 00:00:40,908 Wherever Matt is, I'm not going. 17 00:00:41,575 --> 00:00:43,377 [laughing bombastically] This shit hard. 18 00:00:43,477 --> 00:00:44,978 How about you come do the highlights? 19 00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:46,347 I don't trust you doing this. 20 00:00:46,414 --> 00:00:48,048 [Woman] You're really being an asshole. 21 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:51,885 [Announcer] And push their creativity to the limit. 22 00:00:51,985 --> 00:00:54,355 I'm about to show everything I got. 23 00:00:54,422 --> 00:00:55,356 [Woman] Fuck. 24 00:00:55,456 --> 00:00:56,557 Tattooing like there's 25 00:00:56,657 --> 00:00:58,192 a quarter of a million dollars on the line. 26 00:00:58,292 --> 00:01:00,394 [indistinct] 27 00:01:00,494 --> 00:01:02,163 My canvas is not budging. 28 00:01:02,230 --> 00:01:04,232 Are you not gonna give me a chance? 29 00:01:04,331 --> 00:01:05,666 Oh, for real? 30 00:01:05,733 --> 00:01:08,001 That is a curveball I did not see coming. 31 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:11,004 [Announcer] If they wanna go home a hero... 32 00:01:11,071 --> 00:01:13,039 Armor up and be ready for a battle. 33 00:01:13,141 --> 00:01:14,708 [Announcer] They'll have to prove 34 00:01:14,775 --> 00:01:16,610 they can handle the pressure. 35 00:01:16,710 --> 00:01:18,612 This rollercoaster is crazy. 36 00:01:18,746 --> 00:01:20,080 It's mental warfare. 37 00:01:20,181 --> 00:01:21,715 You're dead to me. Fuck that shit. 38 00:01:21,782 --> 00:01:24,185 I'm not riding off into the sunset yet. 39 00:01:24,852 --> 00:01:27,221 [Announcer] Judged by industry icons. 40 00:01:27,321 --> 00:01:29,757 This is the shit that you're capable of. 41 00:01:29,857 --> 00:01:31,192 I'm shocked. There it is. 42 00:01:31,259 --> 00:01:32,393 Now I know why you're here. 43 00:01:32,493 --> 00:01:33,494 [DJ Tambe] Pretty much bullet-proof. 44 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:35,295 Great composition, so many tricks. 45 00:01:35,429 --> 00:01:36,729 [Nikko] I love the creativity. 46 00:01:36,797 --> 00:01:38,566 Honestly, it's a badass tattoo. 47 00:01:38,632 --> 00:01:40,501 This is how you do it. 48 00:01:41,969 --> 00:01:43,137 I'm not leaving. 49 00:01:43,237 --> 00:01:46,140 [Announcer] In the end, only one artist will earn 50 00:01:46,274 --> 00:01:48,809 a $250,000 prize. 51 00:01:48,942 --> 00:01:50,578 I wanna win that money so bad. 52 00:01:50,644 --> 00:01:52,045 You and everybody here. 53 00:01:52,112 --> 00:01:53,314 [Announcer] And the title... 54 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:55,649 It's balls to the wall at this point. 55 00:01:55,783 --> 00:01:57,985 [Announcer] ...of Ink Master. 56 00:02:00,321 --> 00:02:06,126 [theme music] 57 00:02:50,504 --> 00:02:55,676 [dramatic rock music] 58 00:03:05,018 --> 00:03:07,120 -[Woman] Oh, my God. -Hell, yeah. 59 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:08,689 What is this place? 60 00:03:08,822 --> 00:03:10,791 We're doing a flash challenge today. 61 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:12,860 I think we gotta draw something. 62 00:03:12,993 --> 00:03:14,562 Whiteboards, baby. 63 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:17,365 As long as we're not doing math on there, I'm fine. 64 00:03:17,498 --> 00:03:20,468 I'm scared shitless, I ain't gonna lie to you. 65 00:03:20,534 --> 00:03:23,036 But I'm still about to kick they ass. 66 00:03:23,136 --> 00:03:30,411 [dramatic music] 67 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:36,250 Welcome to Season 17 of Ink Master. 68 00:03:36,384 --> 00:03:37,885 [cheering] 69 00:03:37,985 --> 00:03:39,320 -Fuck, yeah. -Hell, yeah. 70 00:03:39,387 --> 00:03:40,888 All right, let's go. 71 00:03:40,988 --> 00:03:43,724 Throughout the history of this competition, 72 00:03:44,224 --> 00:03:46,527 artists from every corner of the globe 73 00:03:46,594 --> 00:03:48,662 have put their reputations on the line 74 00:03:48,728 --> 00:03:51,198 to bring the title of Ink Master 75 00:03:51,265 --> 00:03:53,033 back to their hometowns. 76 00:03:53,367 --> 00:03:54,735 Yeah, hell, yeah. 77 00:03:54,835 --> 00:03:57,338 [Joel] For this competition, each one of you 78 00:03:57,405 --> 00:03:59,673 will represent your hometowns. 79 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:02,443 -Shit. -Kansas City, baby. 80 00:04:02,576 --> 00:04:04,645 -Okay. -All right, Montreal. 81 00:04:04,745 --> 00:04:05,779 Let's go. 82 00:04:05,879 --> 00:04:07,114 I wanna put Hawaii on the map 83 00:04:07,214 --> 00:04:09,617 and not just in that little box on the bottom corner. 84 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:11,018 Represent. 85 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:12,553 When people think of North Dakota, 86 00:04:12,620 --> 00:04:14,187 they do not think there's good tattoo artists. 87 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:16,957 They're like, "Oh, I need to go to North Dakota for my beef." 88 00:04:17,089 --> 00:04:18,625 There's good tattooers there. 89 00:04:18,759 --> 00:04:20,628 I represent my hometown. 90 00:04:20,728 --> 00:04:23,063 Just like each one of you is unique, 91 00:04:23,130 --> 00:04:24,998 so is where you're from. 92 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:27,635 None of you are from the same town, 93 00:04:27,735 --> 00:04:29,570 none of you are from the same city, 94 00:04:29,670 --> 00:04:31,505 and none of you are from the same state. 95 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:32,640 Let's go. 96 00:04:32,740 --> 00:04:34,942 It's time to rep where you're from now. 97 00:04:35,609 --> 00:04:38,145 [Joel] It's up to you and you alone 98 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:40,348 to put your hometown on the map. 99 00:04:40,448 --> 00:04:41,382 Let's go. 100 00:04:41,449 --> 00:04:42,950 By proving you have what it takes 101 00:04:43,082 --> 00:04:47,020 to win $250,000 102 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,423 and the title of Ink Master. 103 00:04:49,523 --> 00:04:50,591 Yes! 104 00:04:50,658 --> 00:04:51,625 [contestants cheering] 105 00:04:51,759 --> 00:04:52,960 I didn't fly over here for nothing. 106 00:04:53,060 --> 00:04:56,597 Ink Master is the heavyweight championship 107 00:04:56,664 --> 00:04:57,731 of tattooing. 108 00:04:57,798 --> 00:05:00,000 I feel like I was a super soldier 109 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:01,835 made in a lab for this competition. 110 00:05:01,935 --> 00:05:03,437 And I'm here to fucking win. 111 00:05:03,537 --> 00:05:04,805 Here we go. 112 00:05:04,938 --> 00:05:08,776 There are 15 of you, but there are only... 113 00:05:08,842 --> 00:05:10,511 Here it comes. 114 00:05:11,679 --> 00:05:13,146 ...12 shops. 115 00:05:13,246 --> 00:05:15,383 Right off the bat, three going home. 116 00:05:15,483 --> 00:05:17,017 We literally just got here. 117 00:05:17,117 --> 00:05:20,854 If you wanna stay, you're going to have to earn your shop 118 00:05:20,988 --> 00:05:23,824 in a brutal three-round test. 119 00:05:23,924 --> 00:05:25,993 -[Boushee] What the fuck? -What? 120 00:05:26,126 --> 00:05:27,127 [Boushee] Hold on. 121 00:05:27,227 --> 00:05:28,496 [Luka] Three rounds or three chances? 122 00:05:28,629 --> 00:05:30,998 Maybe they need three rounds. I only need one chance. 123 00:05:31,131 --> 00:05:35,034 God damn, this is getting intense real quick. 124 00:05:35,936 --> 00:05:40,073 This competition is all about versatility. 125 00:05:41,274 --> 00:05:44,712 To get to the end, you have to be able to do it all. 126 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:45,979 No pressure. 127 00:05:46,046 --> 00:05:48,181 [Joel] Before you put needle to skin, 128 00:05:48,315 --> 00:05:51,251 we wanna see who you are as artists. 129 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:56,156 It all starts at the drawing board. 130 00:05:56,223 --> 00:05:57,691 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. 131 00:05:57,791 --> 00:05:59,126 I draw every single day. 132 00:05:59,192 --> 00:06:00,594 I believe any artist 133 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:02,696 should be able to draw from the imagination. 134 00:06:03,330 --> 00:06:06,133 You will have three hours to create 135 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:09,202 a tattoo design on a whiteboard. 136 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:10,938 -[Man] Ooh! -[Boushee] What the-- 137 00:06:11,038 --> 00:06:13,073 -Just like skin, right? -It's not. 138 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:17,511 No tablets, no reference, no excuses. 139 00:06:17,611 --> 00:06:19,212 All right, I'm ready. 140 00:06:19,312 --> 00:06:21,114 I think some artists takes the easy route. 141 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:23,751 Everyone goes to the Internet to find some photos 142 00:06:23,851 --> 00:06:25,118 and just try to replicate. 143 00:06:25,218 --> 00:06:27,087 I've kept drawing through the years, 144 00:06:27,187 --> 00:06:28,922 so, to me, it's gonna be an easy one. 145 00:06:29,022 --> 00:06:33,360 Just you, a marker, and a blank whiteboard. 146 00:06:33,427 --> 00:06:34,662 I can draw. 147 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:38,065 I'm a portrait artist. I don't pick up markers ever. 148 00:06:38,165 --> 00:06:39,032 Let's go. 149 00:06:39,132 --> 00:06:40,868 But these artists are not gonna know that. 150 00:06:41,534 --> 00:06:44,472 Your design must represent who you are 151 00:06:44,572 --> 00:06:46,474 and your hometown. 152 00:06:47,074 --> 00:06:48,709 Is that a good thing or a bad thing? 153 00:06:48,808 --> 00:06:50,077 I'm from Kansas City. 154 00:06:50,177 --> 00:06:52,913 It's all hills. We got fields, we got cows. 155 00:06:53,013 --> 00:06:55,048 What the fuck am I supposed to do with that? 156 00:06:55,115 --> 00:06:58,318 We just wanna see individuality between all of you 157 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:00,287 when you just sit down and create. 158 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:01,622 Hundred percent. 159 00:07:01,722 --> 00:07:03,657 You know where you come from and that makes you unique. 160 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:06,293 Dig down deep and use that to your advantage. 161 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:07,728 Hell, yeah. 162 00:07:07,795 --> 00:07:10,363 The entire name of the game in this competition is versatility. 163 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:13,567 So it doesn't matter if you're the most impressive replicator. 164 00:07:13,667 --> 00:07:15,636 It all has to come together for that full package, 165 00:07:15,769 --> 00:07:18,238 and it starts at this moment. 166 00:07:18,305 --> 00:07:19,372 No pressure. 167 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:21,909 This is showing how strong you are as an artist 168 00:07:22,009 --> 00:07:23,210 from the get. 169 00:07:23,276 --> 00:07:24,912 Scare these other artists. 170 00:07:25,012 --> 00:07:28,549 Let's see what you're made of and what you can do. 171 00:07:30,150 --> 00:07:32,085 I'm here, representing Wyoming. 172 00:07:32,152 --> 00:07:34,254 I gotta pull the wild west out of my ass 173 00:07:34,321 --> 00:07:35,623 and have a quick draw. 174 00:07:35,723 --> 00:07:38,025 [Joel] You have three hours 175 00:07:38,692 --> 00:07:40,894 and your time starts... 176 00:07:42,996 --> 00:07:44,297 now! 177 00:07:45,132 --> 00:07:46,900 [Woman] You guys walk so slow. 178 00:07:47,735 --> 00:07:49,002 In this first round, we really wanna see 179 00:07:49,102 --> 00:07:50,237 if these artists can draw. 180 00:07:50,303 --> 00:07:52,139 All right, let's begin this art. 181 00:07:52,239 --> 00:07:55,709 You can't get through this whole competition just replicating. 182 00:07:55,808 --> 00:07:57,778 You have to show us that you can create, 183 00:07:57,878 --> 00:08:01,314 that your artwork sets you apart from everyone else in the world. 184 00:08:01,615 --> 00:08:03,183 This look like shit already, 185 00:08:03,283 --> 00:08:05,485 but, no worries, it's gonna be better than what I think. 186 00:08:05,619 --> 00:08:07,788 [Ryan] If you produce something generic, 187 00:08:07,855 --> 00:08:10,223 fucking snooze fest, I'm already bored. 188 00:08:10,858 --> 00:08:12,292 I'm too nervous. 189 00:08:12,359 --> 00:08:14,127 [Nikko] You gotta pull something off 190 00:08:14,194 --> 00:08:15,295 because, if you can't, 191 00:08:15,395 --> 00:08:17,598 this competition's gonna eat you alive. 192 00:08:18,699 --> 00:08:20,332 [Boushee] Trying to figure some shit out. 193 00:08:20,433 --> 00:08:23,303 No reference, no tablet? I just gotta think? 194 00:08:23,370 --> 00:08:25,372 Oh, this shit's gonna be fucking terrible. 195 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:28,041 I'm a stick-figure-drawing-ass person over here. 196 00:08:28,175 --> 00:08:30,578 I can't think of shit right now. My mind is blank. 197 00:08:30,678 --> 00:08:33,346 I'm definitely banned from my city after this. 198 00:08:33,446 --> 00:08:38,318 [tense rock music] 199 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,455 It's important for a tattoo artist to be able to draw 200 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:43,957 because, if all you're good at 201 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:45,325 is drawing stick figures and shit, 202 00:08:45,392 --> 00:08:46,827 what are you doing here? 203 00:08:54,134 --> 00:08:55,235 Kind of. 204 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:56,236 Kinda not... 205 00:08:56,369 --> 00:08:57,671 As if a whiteboard wasn't bad enough, 206 00:08:57,738 --> 00:08:59,006 we have no reference. 207 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:00,874 [Seth] Just another day in the office, you know? 208 00:09:02,175 --> 00:09:03,310 -Yeah, me too. -[laughing] 209 00:09:03,376 --> 00:09:04,978 I probably should've practiced a little bit more 210 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:06,714 before I came here, honestly. 211 00:09:08,882 --> 00:09:10,150 No shit! 212 00:09:10,217 --> 00:09:11,852 Black and gray realism artist. 213 00:09:11,919 --> 00:09:13,186 It's all just reference. 214 00:09:13,253 --> 00:09:15,355 They said we couldn't use any reference. 215 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:18,291 But they didn't say we couldn't look at anything. 216 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:23,230 [music intensifies] 217 00:09:23,330 --> 00:09:25,198 [Keahi] I'm just trying to do what I can do 218 00:09:25,265 --> 00:09:26,867 and think that's enough. 219 00:09:26,934 --> 00:09:28,301 I draw all the time. 220 00:09:28,401 --> 00:09:30,437 Freehand is a skill that not a lot of artists 221 00:09:30,537 --> 00:09:31,872 are comfortable with these days. 222 00:09:31,972 --> 00:09:33,707 Everything is so easy to copy. 223 00:09:33,774 --> 00:09:34,942 But if they can't draw, 224 00:09:35,075 --> 00:09:37,044 I think I'm gonna have an advantage over them. 225 00:09:37,110 --> 00:09:41,081 [tense music] 226 00:09:41,181 --> 00:09:44,051 Artists, there are two hours left. 227 00:09:44,117 --> 00:09:51,859 [music swells] 228 00:09:51,925 --> 00:09:53,426 [Tyler] I don't think anybody else in this room 229 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:56,363 is gonna be crazy enough to pull off a perfect mandala 230 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:57,597 without a reference. 231 00:09:57,698 --> 00:09:59,066 [Alli] Are you doing math? 232 00:09:59,132 --> 00:10:00,233 [Tyler] I was. 233 00:10:00,300 --> 00:10:02,636 This motherfucker is doing the Pythagorean theorem. 234 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:04,104 [Tyler] All these other artists 235 00:10:04,237 --> 00:10:06,039 are doing these little rendered cartoons. 236 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:08,375 I am actually doing equations. 237 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:10,477 I feel like that's a new way that's gonna be impressive. 238 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:14,581 [rock music] 239 00:10:14,682 --> 00:10:15,582 Wow. 240 00:10:15,649 --> 00:10:16,917 [Alli] A frog getting hammered. 241 00:10:17,017 --> 00:10:18,719 -[OJ] Oh, that's sick. -[Alli] Thank you. 242 00:10:18,786 --> 00:10:20,087 [Alli] Growing up in Kansas City, 243 00:10:20,187 --> 00:10:22,122 I would go down to the pond in my neighborhood 244 00:10:22,222 --> 00:10:24,825 and I would catch these nasty-old bullfrogs. 245 00:10:24,925 --> 00:10:26,827 Hmm, put a little fly on his tongue. 246 00:10:26,927 --> 00:10:29,596 I like to tell a story with everything I do. 247 00:10:29,663 --> 00:10:31,665 In my head, I'm just still that little girl, 248 00:10:31,799 --> 00:10:34,167 running around in my pink cowgirl boots and bikini, 249 00:10:34,301 --> 00:10:35,602 catching bullfrogs. 250 00:10:35,703 --> 00:10:37,971 Now I am the bullfrog. 251 00:10:39,139 --> 00:10:41,274 I know that people are gonna try and underestimate me. 252 00:10:41,374 --> 00:10:43,777 But I'm ready to show 'em how it's done. 253 00:10:44,878 --> 00:10:47,881 One hour left to draw. 254 00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:53,987 [suspensive music] 255 00:10:58,625 --> 00:11:01,128 It would suck if we were both out the first round. 256 00:11:01,194 --> 00:11:03,764 Losing straight away 'cause I couldn't get it done? 257 00:11:03,831 --> 00:11:05,098 Poor Australia. 258 00:11:05,165 --> 00:11:07,100 [chuckles] 259 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:09,169 [Matt] I pride myself to be able to illustrate 260 00:11:09,269 --> 00:11:11,038 or draw things from my head. 261 00:11:11,171 --> 00:11:14,041 I wanna add some background just for shits and giggles. 262 00:11:14,174 --> 00:11:16,009 So when I'm looking at this whiteboard, I'm thinking, 263 00:11:16,109 --> 00:11:18,011 "We need to fill the whole thing." 264 00:11:18,812 --> 00:11:20,714 Can we start going around, psyching each other out yet? 265 00:11:20,848 --> 00:11:22,015 Is that a thing yet? 266 00:11:22,115 --> 00:11:23,683 We are gonna get exposed. 267 00:11:24,117 --> 00:11:26,019 I design with references 268 00:11:26,119 --> 00:11:27,988 throughout my daily life back home. 269 00:11:28,055 --> 00:11:30,057 I had to put something on this board 270 00:11:30,190 --> 00:11:32,359 that translates a garden state. 271 00:11:32,459 --> 00:11:35,162 A cornucopia, has fruits and vegetables. 272 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:37,630 But this doesn't represent anything about me. 273 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:39,399 I am making terrible decisions 274 00:11:39,499 --> 00:11:42,369 and this is the worst first impression ever. 275 00:11:43,336 --> 00:11:45,105 You have 30 minutes. 276 00:11:47,908 --> 00:11:49,810 Double-time this shit with two hands. 277 00:11:49,877 --> 00:11:52,712 I don't know why, I didn't think of this before. 278 00:11:53,180 --> 00:11:58,752 Five, four, three, two, one. 279 00:11:58,886 --> 00:12:00,020 -That's it. -Yes! 280 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,089 Time's up, markers down. 281 00:12:02,422 --> 00:12:06,927 [dramatic sting] 282 00:12:10,397 --> 00:12:12,032 It's time to critique your work. 283 00:12:12,132 --> 00:12:14,401 Here we go. 284 00:12:14,501 --> 00:12:16,770 -Alli. -Okay. 285 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:18,872 [Joel] Tell us about your design. 286 00:12:18,939 --> 00:12:20,740 This is me as a frog. 287 00:12:20,841 --> 00:12:22,910 She has all my tattoos. 288 00:12:23,010 --> 00:12:24,244 She has all my piercings. 289 00:12:24,377 --> 00:12:26,113 [Nikko] I love that you put your personality in there. 290 00:12:26,246 --> 00:12:29,783 The creativity, all the attention to the detail 291 00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:32,419 with the fishnet pantyhose, 292 00:12:32,519 --> 00:12:35,555 the one bikini top fallen down, I love it. 293 00:12:35,622 --> 00:12:37,891 [Joel] "Established 2003." You were born in 2003? 294 00:12:37,958 --> 00:12:39,292 -[Alli] Yes. -Oh, wow. 295 00:12:39,426 --> 00:12:40,527 Makes me feel so old. 296 00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:42,562 I'm 21, which is why I put the alcohol in there 297 00:12:42,629 --> 00:12:44,798 -because I can finally drink. -[Joel] You can finally drink. 298 00:12:44,898 --> 00:12:46,665 [DJ Tambe] I commend you for even stepping foot 299 00:12:46,766 --> 00:12:48,635 into this competition at your age. 300 00:12:48,735 --> 00:12:50,603 I think that's wild. 301 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,008 Isnard, you're up. 302 00:12:55,976 --> 00:12:58,078 My piece is representing the Irish fighter. 303 00:12:58,145 --> 00:13:00,413 I choose a girl to represent my mom and my granny 304 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:01,581 who raised me. 305 00:13:01,648 --> 00:13:03,616 [Nikko] I love that you represented your family 306 00:13:03,716 --> 00:13:04,684 in it like that 307 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:07,154 and portray a woman so powerful and strong. 308 00:13:07,254 --> 00:13:08,421 I love the blood on the hands, 309 00:13:08,521 --> 00:13:10,958 but one hand is a little bigger than the other, 310 00:13:11,058 --> 00:13:12,559 and it throws me off a little bit. 311 00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:14,627 [DJ Tambe] But pulling this out of your mind, 312 00:13:14,727 --> 00:13:16,997 you definitely have drawing under your belt. 313 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:18,465 Thank you. 314 00:13:20,233 --> 00:13:21,334 Kyra. 315 00:13:21,468 --> 00:13:23,170 I did an Asian dragon. 316 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:25,505 Also, I added the maple leaves 317 00:13:25,638 --> 00:13:27,340 to represent Vancouver, Canada, 318 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:28,375 where I was born and raised. 319 00:13:28,475 --> 00:13:30,177 Overall, it has a cool vibe to it. 320 00:13:30,277 --> 00:13:31,478 It has style to it. 321 00:13:31,578 --> 00:13:33,646 I don't like that there's a lot of negative 322 00:13:33,746 --> 00:13:35,748 around the head, around the leaves. 323 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:38,018 Wherever you put negative space, 324 00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:39,953 you're putting it on a separate plane. 325 00:13:40,020 --> 00:13:43,456 So having that negative space around the front leaf and claw 326 00:13:43,523 --> 00:13:44,591 is successful, 327 00:13:44,657 --> 00:13:46,359 but all the other negative space 328 00:13:46,459 --> 00:13:48,795 puts the rest on that same plane, 329 00:13:48,862 --> 00:13:50,363 and it flattens it out 330 00:13:50,463 --> 00:13:53,466 and makes it a lot less impactful. 331 00:13:55,102 --> 00:13:56,203 Sherri. 332 00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:57,537 This is a Bakunawa. 333 00:13:57,637 --> 00:13:59,639 It is a Filipino moon-eating dragon. 334 00:13:59,706 --> 00:14:01,108 What were you doing in the background? 335 00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:03,944 [Sherri] I was thinking circles would represent the moon. 336 00:14:04,011 --> 00:14:06,980 [DJ Tambe] The moon doesn't really scream like, "Moon." 337 00:14:07,047 --> 00:14:09,482 I like that you brought in the red flower. 338 00:14:09,582 --> 00:14:12,852 If, behind the dragon's head, you had a pop of red 339 00:14:12,953 --> 00:14:14,287 and push that head forward, 340 00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:16,689 it would make everything a little more cohesive. 341 00:14:18,291 --> 00:14:19,092 Nadia. 342 00:14:19,192 --> 00:14:21,361 I was a kid when I lived in Iran. 343 00:14:21,461 --> 00:14:23,263 This is the Persian Phoenix. 344 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:26,533 Calligraphy in Persian culture is so important, 345 00:14:26,633 --> 00:14:30,370 so I really wanted to show the two elements together. 346 00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:31,671 What does it say? 347 00:14:31,738 --> 00:14:33,006 [Nadia] Love and life 348 00:14:33,073 --> 00:14:35,342 because the Phoenix is symbolizing life. 349 00:14:35,442 --> 00:14:36,776 [DJ Tambe] It's something I've never seen, 350 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:38,545 but I would've loved to see the head 351 00:14:38,645 --> 00:14:41,348 a little bit tilted up, a little bit more power in it, 352 00:14:41,414 --> 00:14:42,449 like rising. 353 00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:45,352 I wish that you leaned into this awesome idea 354 00:14:45,452 --> 00:14:48,188 that you had with bringing the calligraphy in. 355 00:14:48,255 --> 00:14:50,223 But I think you could've translated that 356 00:14:50,323 --> 00:14:51,691 in a more creative way. 357 00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:53,560 I think it's just boring. 358 00:14:53,660 --> 00:14:55,762 -I fully disagree. -What? 359 00:14:55,862 --> 00:14:59,032 You should've said that about the dragon, in my opinion. 360 00:14:59,132 --> 00:15:01,268 The way it looks like calligraphy 361 00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:04,104 instead of a tail, it changed the drawing for me. 362 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:05,605 I love it. 363 00:15:06,940 --> 00:15:07,840 Luka. 364 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:09,776 Montreal is a city of squirrels. 365 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:11,211 There are squirrels everywhere. 366 00:15:11,311 --> 00:15:14,181 Sometimes, I like to think that I'm the squirrel in my life. 367 00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:15,682 I can be panicky and anxious. 368 00:15:15,748 --> 00:15:17,384 And, sometimes, I'm the bird, 369 00:15:17,450 --> 00:15:20,053 more like going for a hunt like here in Ink Master. 370 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,255 [DJ Tambe] What style do you normally specialize in? 371 00:15:22,355 --> 00:15:23,356 Color realism. 372 00:15:23,423 --> 00:15:25,825 So this is a far jump from that. 373 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:28,028 I love that you're a realism artist, 374 00:15:28,095 --> 00:15:30,063 but you did something totally illustrative. 375 00:15:30,130 --> 00:15:31,431 I love the perspective. 376 00:15:31,531 --> 00:15:33,500 [Joel] You spent a lot of time on the acorn and it's amazing, 377 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,969 but you probably could've spent more time on the bird. 378 00:15:36,069 --> 00:15:38,605 The bird, to me, isn't a character in the scene, 379 00:15:38,705 --> 00:15:41,441 -but great drawing. -Thank you. 380 00:15:41,574 --> 00:15:42,475 Seth. 381 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:44,244 I wanted to do a bird of prey, 382 00:15:44,311 --> 00:15:47,414 symbolizing that tenacity of the people of Pittsburgh. 383 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,216 That is the sweetest little bird of prey 384 00:15:49,282 --> 00:15:50,783 I've ever seen. 385 00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:53,820 [DJ Tambe] A lot of the piece is very stuffed in there. 386 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,455 Where is that claw coming from? 387 00:15:55,588 --> 00:15:57,290 It looks very placed there. 388 00:15:57,390 --> 00:16:00,093 Don't be afraid to let lose and give it some more movement. 389 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,428 I'm gonna take everything that you said 390 00:16:01,528 --> 00:16:03,130 and apply 100% of it. 391 00:16:03,230 --> 00:16:06,966 He's doing the Ink Master talk. 392 00:16:09,236 --> 00:16:10,770 -Boushee. -I designed 393 00:16:10,837 --> 00:16:14,074 a reborn rose from the concrete 394 00:16:14,141 --> 00:16:16,076 because the 1921 race riot 395 00:16:16,143 --> 00:16:17,977 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a massacre. 396 00:16:18,078 --> 00:16:19,346 The Black community was attacked. 397 00:16:19,446 --> 00:16:21,814 And now every business there 398 00:16:21,914 --> 00:16:24,151 is been rebuilt and is all Black-owned. 399 00:16:24,251 --> 00:16:27,154 [Joel] If you're going to come with that backstory, 400 00:16:27,254 --> 00:16:29,656 that's so important and heavy and strong, 401 00:16:29,756 --> 00:16:31,924 the art has to be as strong. 402 00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:34,761 And then we look at this very basic drawing, 403 00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:36,663 it doesn't back that story up. 404 00:16:36,763 --> 00:16:38,531 If you come with a rose on Ink Master, 405 00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:40,367 it's gotta be the best fucking rose 406 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:42,135 that I've ever seen in my life. 407 00:16:42,202 --> 00:16:43,170 This ain't it. 408 00:16:43,270 --> 00:16:44,604 Y'all tore me a new asshole, but it's cool. 409 00:16:44,671 --> 00:16:46,339 I'm gonna go so much harder now. 410 00:16:46,439 --> 00:16:48,441 It's time to turn up, it's time to turn up. 411 00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:49,476 Mike. 412 00:16:49,576 --> 00:16:51,544 I'm known for my black-and-gray realism. 413 00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:53,646 I know you guys are tired of roses. [chuckles] 414 00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:55,282 [Ryan] It's not that I'm tired of roses. 415 00:16:55,348 --> 00:16:57,450 It's that they have to tell some sort of story 416 00:16:57,517 --> 00:16:59,519 other than just being a rose. 417 00:16:59,652 --> 00:17:03,656 I like that you brought in your signature cowboy hat. 418 00:17:03,723 --> 00:17:06,992 But the rose isn't gonna be the same size as the cowboy hat, 419 00:17:07,060 --> 00:17:09,695 and it makes the cowboy hat look like a doll hat. 420 00:17:09,796 --> 00:17:12,098 Where you missed it is in the composition. 421 00:17:12,999 --> 00:17:13,866 Matt. 422 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,935 So I'm from Melbourne, Australia. 423 00:17:16,035 --> 00:17:18,204 Reopened my dad's first tattoo shop. 424 00:17:18,338 --> 00:17:21,808 It represents the rebirth of our family shop. 425 00:17:21,874 --> 00:17:23,343 The head is really successful. 426 00:17:23,410 --> 00:17:24,477 It's drawn really well. 427 00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:26,045 The tails get a little lost for me. 428 00:17:26,146 --> 00:17:27,880 They're randomly going everywhere. 429 00:17:27,980 --> 00:17:30,049 [Matt] Having the feathers like this is a classic move. 430 00:17:30,183 --> 00:17:31,751 I went straight traditional. 431 00:17:31,851 --> 00:17:33,486 The problem is that the tailfeathers 432 00:17:33,553 --> 00:17:36,189 are almost coming back and whipping back forward 433 00:17:36,256 --> 00:17:38,525 like there's a gust of wind that blew its skirt up 434 00:17:38,625 --> 00:17:39,592 or something. 435 00:17:39,692 --> 00:17:40,927 They should be going in the same flow 436 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,263 in the direction as everything is moving. 437 00:17:43,363 --> 00:17:45,031 I'm on the other side of the fence from Ryan. 438 00:17:45,132 --> 00:17:46,933 With traditional Japanese imagery, 439 00:17:47,033 --> 00:17:50,503 even if it's weird and wonky and things don't seem right, 440 00:17:50,570 --> 00:17:52,572 that adds to the piece itself. 441 00:17:52,672 --> 00:17:54,441 [Matt] Going back to Ryan's comment. 442 00:17:54,574 --> 00:17:56,543 There's a thing in Japanese art 443 00:17:56,609 --> 00:17:58,711 which is perfections in the imperfection. 444 00:17:58,778 --> 00:18:01,781 And they push the limits of quirkiness and weirdness 445 00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:03,283 right to the brink. 446 00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:06,119 I love that you're trying to give me an explanation 447 00:18:06,253 --> 00:18:07,954 and teach me about quirkiness. 448 00:18:08,054 --> 00:18:09,389 I'm telling you what I'm seeing. 449 00:18:09,456 --> 00:18:11,291 You're gonna take the information, 450 00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:12,959 you can do whatever you want with it. 451 00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:14,961 You could throw it in the trash on the way out, 452 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:16,263 I don't give a shit. 453 00:18:16,363 --> 00:18:18,198 I'm gonna judge what I see in front of me. 454 00:18:21,401 --> 00:18:22,269 Emily. 455 00:18:22,369 --> 00:18:24,137 I now live in North Dakota. 456 00:18:24,237 --> 00:18:26,806 It's miles and miles of sunflowers. 457 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:29,276 I wanted to do a Mother Nature 458 00:18:29,409 --> 00:18:31,578 'cause I am a mother of two boys. 459 00:18:31,644 --> 00:18:33,913 I love the big hair, the hoop earrings. 460 00:18:33,980 --> 00:18:36,916 I love that you added your state into it too with the flower. 461 00:18:37,016 --> 00:18:38,818 But the neck is a little short. 462 00:18:38,951 --> 00:18:42,489 Her chest is really close to where the clavicle would be, 463 00:18:42,589 --> 00:18:44,424 and so I would've liked to see that extended. 464 00:18:44,524 --> 00:18:46,726 It would've made her a little bit more attractive. 465 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:49,929 [Ryan] But, overall, one color of marker on a whiteboard? 466 00:18:50,029 --> 00:18:52,765 I think you achieved something really impressive. 467 00:18:52,832 --> 00:18:54,934 -Thank you. -Teneile. 468 00:18:55,001 --> 00:18:58,405 I tried to represent me growing up and Australia 469 00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:00,106 in the way that I was raised. 470 00:19:00,173 --> 00:19:02,108 Our castle is our home. 471 00:19:02,209 --> 00:19:04,344 And that's why I placed it at the heart. 472 00:19:04,444 --> 00:19:06,779 [Joel] The city and the heart are beautiful. 473 00:19:06,846 --> 00:19:08,981 I think you missed an opportunity with the face, 474 00:19:09,081 --> 00:19:11,784 doing something as interesting as a heart. 475 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:13,953 For a tattoo, it would be way too much. 476 00:19:14,020 --> 00:19:15,555 You just shoved everything in the back. 477 00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:16,856 [Teneile] It's the story of my life. 478 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:19,125 [DJ Tambe] You just tried to push and push. 479 00:19:19,192 --> 00:19:21,261 You'd have to make a lot of changes in this 480 00:19:21,328 --> 00:19:23,496 to put this on skin. 481 00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:24,631 Keahi. 482 00:19:24,697 --> 00:19:25,632 I'm from Hawaii. 483 00:19:25,732 --> 00:19:27,900 The main piece is a Hawaiian war paddle. 484 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,837 That very far piece is meant to resemble a turtle head. 485 00:19:30,937 --> 00:19:34,040 In Hawaii, we have a really strong connection to home. 486 00:19:34,140 --> 00:19:35,608 Turtles kinda represent that. 487 00:19:35,675 --> 00:19:36,843 [Nikko] I love the finger waves. 488 00:19:36,943 --> 00:19:38,345 The turtle, you see it right away. 489 00:19:38,478 --> 00:19:40,647 I knew it was a turtle before you even said it. 490 00:19:40,713 --> 00:19:42,549 This is a tattoo ready to roll. 491 00:19:42,682 --> 00:19:44,183 [indistinct] 492 00:19:44,284 --> 00:19:45,318 Tyler. 493 00:19:45,385 --> 00:19:47,654 I ran away from home from a pretty dark past. 494 00:19:47,754 --> 00:19:49,856 And when I got off the plane in Orlando, 495 00:19:49,989 --> 00:19:51,724 there was a woman that had a mandala 496 00:19:51,858 --> 00:19:53,092 tattooed over her eye. 497 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:54,694 I chose the mandala because it's continuous 498 00:19:54,827 --> 00:19:56,996 and, for me, it symbolizes that life goes on. 499 00:19:57,063 --> 00:19:58,097 [DJ Tambe] It's clean. 500 00:19:58,197 --> 00:20:00,032 There's a lot of good stipple shading in it. 501 00:20:00,132 --> 00:20:02,134 The circles around it are placed really nicely 502 00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:03,870 and even it's pretty perfect, 503 00:20:03,970 --> 00:20:05,938 but, for me, it's a little boring. 504 00:20:06,038 --> 00:20:08,841 I would've loved to see maybe something in the center 505 00:20:08,941 --> 00:20:10,042 that represents you, 506 00:20:10,142 --> 00:20:11,978 like an eye, like what you said, or something 507 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:13,913 that tells more of the story. 508 00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:16,449 OJ. 509 00:20:16,549 --> 00:20:18,385 I'm born and raised in New Jersey. 510 00:20:18,485 --> 00:20:21,388 So what I decided to go with was a cornucopia 511 00:20:21,488 --> 00:20:23,623 to represent New Jersey as the garden state. 512 00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:25,558 How many times have you drawn a cornucopia? 513 00:20:25,658 --> 00:20:26,726 Not many times. 514 00:20:26,826 --> 00:20:28,027 For a reason, though, right? 515 00:20:28,127 --> 00:20:30,229 Who wants a fucking cornucopia? 516 00:20:30,330 --> 00:20:32,532 -[laughter] -[Ryan] All right, here we go. 517 00:20:32,632 --> 00:20:36,403 This image is 70% a strange brown blob. 518 00:20:36,503 --> 00:20:38,505 The proportions of that fruit are super off. 519 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:40,273 The bananas are way too small. 520 00:20:40,373 --> 00:20:41,874 The pineapple looks shoved in there. 521 00:20:41,941 --> 00:20:44,043 Maybe a cornucopia does represent you, 522 00:20:44,110 --> 00:20:45,912 but I don't actually think it does. 523 00:20:46,045 --> 00:20:48,781 I don't see a person who loves drawing cornucopias here. 524 00:20:48,915 --> 00:20:51,351 Straight up. I think you missed. 525 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:53,586 OJ. 526 00:20:54,554 --> 00:20:56,689 Should've done some fucking orange juice, mate. 527 00:20:59,859 --> 00:21:02,462 That's it. Fifteen tattoo designs. 528 00:21:02,862 --> 00:21:03,930 That was rough. 529 00:21:04,030 --> 00:21:07,367 But there is one more thing you should know. 530 00:21:07,434 --> 00:21:08,868 There's always one more thing. 531 00:21:08,935 --> 00:21:10,269 Did you expect it to be over? 532 00:21:10,370 --> 00:21:13,340 The judges will now decide which artists 533 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,442 have earned the first opportunity 534 00:21:15,575 --> 00:21:17,076 to put ink to skin 535 00:21:17,176 --> 00:21:20,079 and tattoo their designs on a human canvas. 536 00:21:20,146 --> 00:21:21,280 Yes! 537 00:21:21,381 --> 00:21:23,282 These motherfuckers are not ready. 538 00:21:23,383 --> 00:21:25,084 There's about to be a new sheriff in town, 539 00:21:25,151 --> 00:21:26,853 so buckle up, baby. 540 00:21:26,953 --> 00:21:29,288 If you are not selected to tattoo, 541 00:21:29,389 --> 00:21:32,091 you will lose your first chance 542 00:21:32,191 --> 00:21:33,326 to secure a shop 543 00:21:33,460 --> 00:21:36,929 and must wait until round two for another shot. 544 00:21:36,996 --> 00:21:38,331 The second challenge is gonna be harder. 545 00:21:38,465 --> 00:21:39,999 This actually sucks. 546 00:21:40,132 --> 00:21:42,902 Judges, it's time to determine 547 00:21:42,969 --> 00:21:45,271 which artists will get to tattoo 548 00:21:45,372 --> 00:21:47,374 their whiteboard designs. 549 00:21:47,907 --> 00:21:49,241 Are there any, right off the bat, 550 00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:51,210 that you wanna see get tattooed? 551 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:53,613 [DJ Tambe] For me, there's a couple. 552 00:21:53,713 --> 00:21:56,215 Keahi. It's just a clean tattoo design. 553 00:21:56,315 --> 00:21:59,151 [Ryan] For as clean as it was just on the whiteboard, 554 00:21:59,251 --> 00:22:00,920 can you imagine when he's actually using 555 00:22:00,987 --> 00:22:02,822 the medium he's proficient in? 556 00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:04,524 He's got a lot to live up to now. 557 00:22:04,657 --> 00:22:07,126 [Joel] The judges have decided, Keahi, 558 00:22:07,193 --> 00:22:09,328 you get to tattoo in round one. 559 00:22:09,462 --> 00:22:11,130 [cheers] 560 00:22:11,197 --> 00:22:12,832 [Sherri] Aw, I'm so proud of you. 561 00:22:12,932 --> 00:22:14,000 Who's next, guys? 562 00:22:14,100 --> 00:22:15,167 I like Lukas. 563 00:22:15,301 --> 00:22:17,404 Cool perspective and really beautifully drawn. 564 00:22:17,504 --> 00:22:19,105 [DJ Tambe] If it's fully rendered in color, 565 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,441 I can see this as a cool new-schooley tattoo. 566 00:22:21,508 --> 00:22:23,876 The judges have decided, Luka, 567 00:22:24,010 --> 00:22:26,145 you get to tattoo in round one. 568 00:22:26,212 --> 00:22:28,314 Thank you very much. Thank you. 569 00:22:28,415 --> 00:22:29,716 Thank you, guys. 570 00:22:29,816 --> 00:22:31,984 And the next tattoo I think we should see is that frog. 571 00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:33,553 -[Nikko] Oh, yeah. -[DJ Tambe] A hundred percent. 572 00:22:33,686 --> 00:22:35,688 -[Ryan] That was the one. -[Nikko] It was mine too. 573 00:22:36,322 --> 00:22:39,526 Alli, you get to tattoo in round one. 574 00:22:39,626 --> 00:22:41,661 -Well done, well done. -Pshew. 575 00:22:41,728 --> 00:22:45,364 Judges, anyone else who have earned a shot to tattoo? 576 00:22:45,465 --> 00:22:49,736 The next design that truly deserves to be tattooed 577 00:22:49,836 --> 00:22:51,170 is Matt's. 578 00:22:51,237 --> 00:22:53,506 There's just no way anyone can debate 579 00:22:53,573 --> 00:22:55,408 how solid of a design that is. 580 00:22:55,508 --> 00:22:57,276 It follows all of the rules 581 00:22:57,376 --> 00:22:58,678 that many people care about, 582 00:22:58,745 --> 00:23:00,146 not necessarily myself. 583 00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:02,081 -But it's solid. -I agree. 584 00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:05,552 Matt, you will tattoo in round one. 585 00:23:05,652 --> 00:23:06,853 Awesome. 586 00:23:06,919 --> 00:23:08,588 -Yeah. -Well done. 587 00:23:08,688 --> 00:23:10,289 Epic, squirrel boy. 588 00:23:10,389 --> 00:23:12,358 Let's go. 589 00:23:12,459 --> 00:23:14,594 [Joel] All right, that's four artists 590 00:23:14,694 --> 00:23:16,496 tattooing in round one so far. 591 00:23:16,563 --> 00:23:19,265 Judges, is there anyone else you think 592 00:23:19,365 --> 00:23:20,567 should tattoo in round one? 593 00:23:20,667 --> 00:23:22,268 I think Isnard's has cool elements 594 00:23:22,401 --> 00:23:23,570 that would make for a great tattoo. 595 00:23:23,703 --> 00:23:25,438 [Ryan] It's obvious that he can illustrate. 596 00:23:25,572 --> 00:23:29,442 I agree. Isnard, you will tattoo in round one. 597 00:23:29,542 --> 00:23:32,344 [cheers] Good job, buddy. 598 00:23:32,445 --> 00:23:36,783 So there is one more tattoo I think really stands out. 599 00:23:36,883 --> 00:23:38,551 Which is that drawing Emily did. 600 00:23:38,618 --> 00:23:39,952 Yeah. 601 00:23:40,052 --> 00:23:42,755 [DJ Tambe] The only one that we saw that realism element in 602 00:23:42,855 --> 00:23:44,857 -with dry erase markers, right? -Totally. 603 00:23:44,957 --> 00:23:49,629 The judges have decided, Emily, you get to tattoo in round one. 604 00:23:49,729 --> 00:23:52,231 -Yeah, girl. -Good job, good job. 605 00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:53,332 Well done. 606 00:23:53,432 --> 00:23:55,101 Judges, out of the 15 designs, 607 00:23:55,201 --> 00:23:57,637 is there anyone else that should tattoo in round one? 608 00:23:57,737 --> 00:24:00,306 There's a few that could be up for debate. 609 00:24:00,406 --> 00:24:02,775 I personally think that Phoenix is badass. 610 00:24:02,842 --> 00:24:05,111 [Ryan] It's one of the coolest concepts, 611 00:24:05,177 --> 00:24:07,313 if Nadia took those Persian letters and blew them up. 612 00:24:07,413 --> 00:24:09,248 I don't think it made this round, but that's just me. 613 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:11,584 I don't think so either, unfortunately. 614 00:24:12,652 --> 00:24:14,286 What do you guys think of Seth's bird of prey? 615 00:24:14,353 --> 00:24:17,456 [Nikko] To be honest, I've seen that design over and over, 616 00:24:17,557 --> 00:24:18,991 and it's boring, dude. 617 00:24:19,091 --> 00:24:20,292 [Joel] That was the point, 618 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,428 they really had to earn it at the drawing board. 619 00:24:22,495 --> 00:24:24,163 We're not giving it to anyone. 620 00:24:24,263 --> 00:24:25,998 Kyra's dragon, 621 00:24:26,098 --> 00:24:28,635 that could be a nasty illustration on the skin. 622 00:24:28,701 --> 00:24:31,203 [DJ Tambe] The design shows a lot more ambition 623 00:24:31,337 --> 00:24:32,705 than some of the other designs. 624 00:24:32,805 --> 00:24:34,106 I agree, I like Kyra's design. 625 00:24:34,173 --> 00:24:36,008 It's super sick, the dragon's cool. 626 00:24:36,142 --> 00:24:39,445 Well, there you have it, the judges have decided, Kyra, 627 00:24:39,512 --> 00:24:41,881 you will tattoo in round one. 628 00:24:42,214 --> 00:24:43,182 [cheers] 629 00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:45,785 I don't do neo-traditional Japanese. [laughs] 630 00:24:45,852 --> 00:24:47,286 You're doing it now. 631 00:24:47,353 --> 00:24:50,823 That means, Teneile, Boushee, 632 00:24:50,890 --> 00:24:53,025 Tyler, Sherri, 633 00:24:53,125 --> 00:24:57,229 OJ, Nadia, Mike, and Seth, 634 00:24:57,329 --> 00:24:58,965 You did not earn the opportunity 635 00:24:59,031 --> 00:25:00,900 to secure a shop in round one 636 00:25:01,033 --> 00:25:04,436 and must wait until round two for another shot. 637 00:25:04,537 --> 00:25:06,005 Oh, that is awful. 638 00:25:06,072 --> 00:25:08,908 See this as an opportunity to see what these guys do. 639 00:25:09,008 --> 00:25:13,379 Study up and refine the way you do things in round two. 640 00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:18,117 Congratulations, Matt, Keahi, 641 00:25:18,217 --> 00:25:22,889 Isnard, Kyra, Alli, Luka, and Emily, 642 00:25:22,989 --> 00:25:24,423 you are all moving forward 643 00:25:24,557 --> 00:25:26,593 and will have the first opportunity 644 00:25:26,693 --> 00:25:27,927 to secure your shop. 645 00:25:28,027 --> 00:25:31,063 [excited whispering] That feels good. 646 00:25:32,064 --> 00:25:34,701 The style, the subject matter that's on your whiteboard 647 00:25:34,767 --> 00:25:36,068 has to be in your tattoo. 648 00:25:36,202 --> 00:25:39,471 You cannot add stuff, you cannot remove stuff, 649 00:25:39,572 --> 00:25:42,241 but you can rearrange it and tweak it 650 00:25:42,341 --> 00:25:46,545 to be the best possible version of that design that it could be. 651 00:25:46,613 --> 00:25:48,214 [Nikko] Every tattoo from this point on 652 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,382 needs to be your absolute best. 653 00:25:50,449 --> 00:25:52,051 Swing for the fences. 654 00:25:52,151 --> 00:25:56,723 You will have five hours to tattoo your whiteboard design. 655 00:25:56,823 --> 00:25:59,025 -Five hours, man. -Can you manage? 656 00:25:59,091 --> 00:26:00,226 We'll see. 657 00:26:00,292 --> 00:26:02,695 Head to the shop and we'll send in your canvases. 658 00:26:02,762 --> 00:26:03,963 Good luck. 659 00:26:04,063 --> 00:26:05,564 [Woman] Five hours is crazy. 660 00:26:05,665 --> 00:26:07,834 [Man] Time to get to work, man. 661 00:26:11,170 --> 00:26:18,244 [dramatic music] 662 00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:21,147 Oh-ho-ho! Yeah! 663 00:26:21,247 --> 00:26:25,317 [Contestants] Whoa! 664 00:26:26,853 --> 00:26:29,656 -[Woman] This is amazing. -Oh, my God. 665 00:26:29,789 --> 00:26:32,058 I want one of these so badly. 666 00:26:32,124 --> 00:26:35,294 I don't know if I'm more scared or more excited. 667 00:26:35,394 --> 00:26:37,964 Knowing that I'm not able to secure one of these shops 668 00:26:38,064 --> 00:26:40,633 right now is bugging the hell out of me. 669 00:26:40,767 --> 00:26:42,334 I'm ready to start working. 670 00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:44,470 I'm ready to work right now. 671 00:26:44,937 --> 00:26:46,639 So can we start tattooing or... 672 00:26:46,773 --> 00:26:47,807 I wish. 673 00:26:47,907 --> 00:26:49,375 Oh, shit, you guys, look. 674 00:26:49,475 --> 00:26:51,477 -[Contestants] Whoa. -Check it out. 675 00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:53,279 [Tyler] These are the drawings from earlier. 676 00:26:53,345 --> 00:26:55,982 Well, I guess we better get to work, guys. 677 00:26:56,082 --> 00:26:57,449 Shit, you better! [laughs] 678 00:26:57,516 --> 00:26:59,185 Oh, shit, let's do it. 679 00:26:59,318 --> 00:27:00,953 Hey, good luck, guys. 680 00:27:01,020 --> 00:27:02,454 [Teneile] Have fun, guys. 681 00:27:02,521 --> 00:27:03,489 [Man] Oh, man. 682 00:27:03,589 --> 00:27:05,024 [Man 2] It's time to get to work. 683 00:27:05,157 --> 00:27:06,793 [Woman] Do some drawing. 684 00:27:06,859 --> 00:27:09,829 [Matt] I'm just ready to fucking tattoo. 685 00:27:10,663 --> 00:27:12,331 -Hi. Oh, hi. -I'm your human canvas. 686 00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:13,700 Hi, I'm your human canvas. 687 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,002 Oh, sick, what's up, bro? Keahi. 688 00:27:16,102 --> 00:27:17,203 It is a dragon. 689 00:27:17,336 --> 00:27:19,405 Supposed to represent me and my heritage, 690 00:27:19,505 --> 00:27:21,440 -just Asian and Canadian. -That's really cool. 691 00:27:21,507 --> 00:27:22,842 -For our hometown! [laughs] -Yeah. 692 00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:24,744 -For our hometown. -Let's win this. 693 00:27:26,412 --> 00:27:27,613 -[Man] Fighting Irish? -[Isnard] Yeah. 694 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:28,981 -[Isnard] The fighting Irish. -[Man] [chuckles] 695 00:27:29,048 --> 00:27:30,917 So been tattooing for 20 years. 696 00:27:31,017 --> 00:27:32,651 -Oh, nice. -So don't worry about it. 697 00:27:32,719 --> 00:27:33,820 I got this! 698 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,789 -So this is me as a frog. -[Woman] Cool. 699 00:27:36,856 --> 00:27:39,658 -So I-- All right. -[Woman] Good one. 700 00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:43,329 That's the size and tails. Five hours. 701 00:27:43,395 --> 00:27:45,131 Don't risk it, man. Do it more. 702 00:27:45,197 --> 00:27:46,999 [Matt] But, also, this gets fiddlier too. 703 00:27:47,099 --> 00:27:49,869 If you think you can do it in the time, run it big. 704 00:27:49,969 --> 00:27:51,704 It'll be that much more impressive. 705 00:27:52,805 --> 00:27:54,640 I'm gonna go big. Fuck it. 706 00:27:57,476 --> 00:27:58,510 Fuck! 707 00:27:58,610 --> 00:27:59,846 I'm nervous. 708 00:27:59,912 --> 00:28:02,381 Artists, you proved your drawing skills. 709 00:28:02,481 --> 00:28:05,217 Now let's see if you can execute. 710 00:28:05,317 --> 00:28:07,319 You're fighting for one of these shops. 711 00:28:07,386 --> 00:28:11,690 Make your hometowns proud. You have five hours. 712 00:28:11,791 --> 00:28:14,693 And your time starts now. 713 00:28:15,194 --> 00:28:17,263 -Stress begins. -Ooh-hoo! 714 00:28:17,363 --> 00:28:18,430 All right, let's go. 715 00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:21,033 These whiteboard designs were impressive, 716 00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:23,069 but they're just a rough draft. 717 00:28:23,169 --> 00:28:25,204 [Alli] Oh, my God, this is just stressful. 718 00:28:25,304 --> 00:28:28,207 Are they going to impress us with their translation 719 00:28:28,274 --> 00:28:30,376 or are they gonna drop the bal? 720 00:28:31,510 --> 00:28:34,580 Perfect! It's never that easy. That's a great sign. 721 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,917 Man, if you can't come in and tattoo your own design, 722 00:28:38,017 --> 00:28:39,551 it ain't your time to shine. 723 00:28:39,618 --> 00:28:40,753 [Kyra] Sick! 724 00:28:40,887 --> 00:28:43,189 [Nikko] I'm looking for some hometown homeruns. 725 00:28:43,255 --> 00:28:44,957 Game time. 726 00:28:48,895 --> 00:28:50,429 -Ready? Let's do it. -[Woman] Yep. 727 00:28:50,529 --> 00:28:56,302 [thrilling music] 728 00:28:56,435 --> 00:28:57,436 You ready? 729 00:28:57,569 --> 00:28:59,105 I'm the last one starting. 730 00:28:59,205 --> 00:29:01,240 You know what? This is like a normal thing, though. 731 00:29:01,307 --> 00:29:02,809 I thrive under pressure. 732 00:29:02,909 --> 00:29:05,477 Tattooing, it's done so much for me. 733 00:29:05,577 --> 00:29:08,380 It's what puts food on the tabe for my kids, you know? 734 00:29:08,447 --> 00:29:10,649 It's really what supports me and my babies. 735 00:29:10,783 --> 00:29:13,452 I always kind of feel like I'm on a tattoo clock, 736 00:29:13,552 --> 00:29:14,320 even back home. 737 00:29:14,453 --> 00:29:15,822 'Cause I have two little boys 738 00:29:15,955 --> 00:29:19,691 and gotta make sure I get home to my babies. 739 00:29:20,292 --> 00:29:21,660 If I win this, I'll be like, 740 00:29:21,794 --> 00:29:23,762 "Look, Mommy got you guys a house. 741 00:29:23,830 --> 00:29:24,897 "Mommy did that for you, 742 00:29:24,964 --> 00:29:28,334 and she did it all for you guys." 743 00:29:28,434 --> 00:29:32,104 It would change me and my kids' lives forever. 744 00:29:34,807 --> 00:29:37,343 I can't believe I'm here. Oh, my God. 745 00:29:37,443 --> 00:29:38,945 I look little and innocent, 746 00:29:39,045 --> 00:29:41,480 but I'm here to run with the big dogs. 747 00:29:41,814 --> 00:29:43,682 I'm so glad to represent my city, 748 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:45,617 but it's so much pressure, yo. 749 00:29:45,684 --> 00:29:47,053 I love experimenting. 750 00:29:47,153 --> 00:29:48,988 And I like to mix styles. 751 00:29:49,088 --> 00:29:50,789 I love contrasted pieces. 752 00:29:50,857 --> 00:29:52,959 I love large black and gray pieces. 753 00:29:53,059 --> 00:29:54,460 That's my favorite thing to do. 754 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,462 I love that they did something where they're like, 755 00:29:56,528 --> 00:29:58,998 "You gotta make this out of your own imagination." 756 00:29:59,131 --> 00:30:00,499 [Man] Yeah, you're taking a risk. 757 00:30:00,599 --> 00:30:01,767 I am. 758 00:30:01,834 --> 00:30:04,370 This dragon that I'm tattooing has a ton of linework. 759 00:30:04,470 --> 00:30:05,872 You want risky, here's risky. 760 00:30:06,005 --> 00:30:08,107 Everyone has been tattooing longer than me here. 761 00:30:08,174 --> 00:30:10,209 Oh, wait, no, no, no. One girl's 21. 762 00:30:10,342 --> 00:30:12,178 She's tattooing a frog today. 763 00:30:13,212 --> 00:30:14,513 [Alli] Everyone is really good. 764 00:30:14,613 --> 00:30:16,782 I knew that was gonna be the case. 765 00:30:16,849 --> 00:30:18,951 My work stands out because it pulls you in 766 00:30:19,018 --> 00:30:20,652 and it makes you wanna see more, 767 00:30:20,719 --> 00:30:22,754 and, just like me, I love attention. 768 00:30:22,855 --> 00:30:24,356 And so I love it even more 769 00:30:24,456 --> 00:30:26,325 to put that attention-seekingness 770 00:30:26,392 --> 00:30:27,659 in my work. 771 00:30:27,726 --> 00:30:29,996 -Uh-oh, trouble. -[Man] Oh, yeah. 772 00:30:30,096 --> 00:30:32,331 -What's up, guys? -Don't look. 773 00:30:32,398 --> 00:30:33,632 [Mike] How's your frog? 774 00:30:33,699 --> 00:30:36,468 I still have to pull a shit-ton of color lines. 775 00:30:36,535 --> 00:30:39,838 I'm obviously far younger than anyone else here. 776 00:30:39,906 --> 00:30:43,275 But I know that I'm just as good as all these old fuckers. 777 00:30:48,881 --> 00:30:50,749 -[Alli] Ego. -[Woman] Mmm. 778 00:30:53,219 --> 00:30:54,887 Shit, you went big, dude. 779 00:30:55,021 --> 00:30:56,855 Scales are such a dumb idea. 780 00:30:56,956 --> 00:31:00,426 I'm doing a fucking Phoenix on my first freaking day here. 781 00:31:00,526 --> 00:31:02,061 It's like the dumbest idea ever. 782 00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:03,362 What happened to the wing? 783 00:31:03,429 --> 00:31:05,597 I've been trying to hide the fucking tails. 784 00:31:06,265 --> 00:31:08,167 I grew up in a tattoo shop. 785 00:31:08,234 --> 00:31:10,869 My family's been in the tattoo industry in Melbourne 786 00:31:10,937 --> 00:31:12,204 for 40 years. 787 00:31:12,304 --> 00:31:13,705 Back home, all I do 788 00:31:13,805 --> 00:31:16,042 is large-scale traditional Japanese. 789 00:31:16,108 --> 00:31:18,978 They're like multiple session tattoos. 790 00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:21,747 When I grew up, my dad had a tattoo shop 791 00:31:21,847 --> 00:31:24,984 and I reopened it years later because my dad got really sick. 792 00:31:25,084 --> 00:31:26,418 [Woman] It's pretty cool that you reopened it. 793 00:31:26,518 --> 00:31:27,987 [Matt] The representation of a Phoenix 794 00:31:28,087 --> 00:31:29,255 is rising from the ashes, 795 00:31:29,355 --> 00:31:31,924 and this thing is gonna fucking kill me. 796 00:31:32,024 --> 00:31:33,960 I don't know if I'm even gonna finish this tattoo, 797 00:31:34,093 --> 00:31:36,828 so, at this point, I have to pivot real quick. 798 00:31:36,929 --> 00:31:38,597 Just... tchoo, tchoo, tchoo. 799 00:31:38,697 --> 00:31:40,766 Ryan didn't like the tails going that way. 800 00:31:40,866 --> 00:31:42,935 Fair enough. Fucking get rid of them. 801 00:31:43,035 --> 00:31:44,903 Gonna have to do it like that, all right. 802 00:31:44,971 --> 00:31:46,305 I'm gonna pretend they're there 803 00:31:46,438 --> 00:31:48,407 by hiding it behind the clouds 804 00:31:48,474 --> 00:31:50,642 and delete half this freaking tattoo 805 00:31:50,776 --> 00:31:51,810 that I'm supposed to do. 806 00:31:51,944 --> 00:31:54,213 It's gonna be a one-winged Phoenix. 807 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:55,581 [laughing] 808 00:31:55,647 --> 00:31:58,450 The other one can rise from the dead later. 809 00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:01,653 How you feeling with time? 810 00:32:01,787 --> 00:32:02,921 Uh, short. 811 00:32:03,022 --> 00:32:04,790 I'm a perfectionist, so I wanna make sure 812 00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:06,758 all the details are perfect. 813 00:32:06,858 --> 00:32:08,427 I bring a lot of that French-Canadian 814 00:32:08,527 --> 00:32:09,761 personality in my work. 815 00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:13,332 It's bright, bold, energetic, and colorful. 816 00:32:13,432 --> 00:32:15,134 [Matt] If you need to go to the toilet, 817 00:32:15,234 --> 00:32:17,836 you can take as much time out of your tattoo for sure. 818 00:32:17,936 --> 00:32:20,806 Time's definitely not crucial at all today. 819 00:32:20,906 --> 00:32:22,108 [Luka] The flying color, 820 00:32:22,174 --> 00:32:24,476 it's technically more time-consuming. 821 00:32:24,576 --> 00:32:26,145 But I'm gonna use everything I can. 822 00:32:26,245 --> 00:32:27,446 I want my shop. 823 00:32:27,546 --> 00:32:29,315 You've got two hours. 824 00:32:29,415 --> 00:32:34,486 [tense music] 825 00:32:35,721 --> 00:32:38,157 Are you stoked to be chosen in the first round? 826 00:32:38,290 --> 00:32:40,359 [Isnard] It was a relief, it was like a weight 827 00:32:40,492 --> 00:32:41,994 getting off my shoulder. 828 00:32:42,094 --> 00:32:45,131 I'm originally from Brazil, but I represent Ireland 829 00:32:45,197 --> 00:32:46,265 all the way. 830 00:32:46,332 --> 00:32:47,799 [Ryan] I see you made a few changes here. 831 00:32:47,866 --> 00:32:50,269 I fixed a couple things, tried to apply everything. 832 00:32:50,336 --> 00:32:52,904 Hey, and if you fuck this up, you got two more rounds, right? 833 00:32:53,005 --> 00:32:55,541 Uh, I don't wanna fuck it up, I don't wanna fuck it up. 834 00:32:55,641 --> 00:32:57,143 I'm gonna get it right on the first go. 835 00:32:57,209 --> 00:32:59,811 I'm here to represent the anime culture. 836 00:32:59,878 --> 00:33:01,847 People take anime too lightly. 837 00:33:01,947 --> 00:33:02,981 This is a style. 838 00:33:03,082 --> 00:33:05,384 I'm ready to prove to everybody that anime art 839 00:33:05,484 --> 00:33:07,386 is not something you should take lightly. 840 00:33:08,387 --> 00:33:10,189 No pressure. 841 00:33:12,024 --> 00:33:14,493 Oh, how was that feeling of having your name 842 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:15,661 called first out there? 843 00:33:15,727 --> 00:33:17,663 Dude, I hate being the center of attention. 844 00:33:17,729 --> 00:33:19,731 -It's so weird to me. -[DJ Tambe] Right. 845 00:33:19,865 --> 00:33:21,967 [Keahi] I might come off as a chill island guy, 846 00:33:22,034 --> 00:33:23,902 but I don't think anyone here should underestimate me. 847 00:33:24,036 --> 00:33:26,638 I specialize in blending both Polynesian 848 00:33:26,705 --> 00:33:28,840 and Japanese tattooing together. 849 00:33:28,940 --> 00:33:30,909 It's not just combining images, 850 00:33:31,043 --> 00:33:32,644 but being able to combine stories 851 00:33:32,711 --> 00:33:34,880 that actually make sense together. 852 00:33:35,314 --> 00:33:37,249 Whiteboard to white leg. 853 00:33:37,349 --> 00:33:39,251 That's something we don't get much back home. 854 00:33:42,321 --> 00:33:43,655 We've got one hour. 855 00:33:43,722 --> 00:33:45,023 You're out of time. 856 00:33:45,124 --> 00:33:47,059 Home stretch. 857 00:33:49,395 --> 00:33:52,364 How many minutes? Two? Fuck! 858 00:33:53,699 --> 00:33:55,067 [Matt] Are you freaking out? 859 00:33:55,167 --> 00:33:56,802 It's like half freak out. 860 00:33:58,070 --> 00:34:00,572 Not supposed to be this close. 861 00:34:03,409 --> 00:34:08,246 Five, four, three, two, one. 862 00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:11,717 That's it, time's up, no more ink. 863 00:34:11,783 --> 00:34:13,219 Pshew. 864 00:34:13,284 --> 00:34:16,455 What a ride. 865 00:34:16,722 --> 00:34:18,357 Down to the wire. We did it! 866 00:34:18,424 --> 00:34:20,226 Oh, first one down. 867 00:34:20,292 --> 00:34:21,960 Well done, everybody. 868 00:34:22,793 --> 00:34:25,630 One of you suckers probably have to do it again. [laughs] 869 00:34:25,731 --> 00:34:28,100 -You did it. -[Woman] You did it. [laughs] 870 00:34:28,234 --> 00:34:29,735 My God. 871 00:34:29,801 --> 00:34:31,469 It's so vibrant. 872 00:34:33,339 --> 00:34:34,806 [chuckles excitedly] 873 00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:38,476 I feel like I have to like... [laughs] 874 00:34:39,110 --> 00:34:41,713 I just really appreciate you not fucking tapping out. 875 00:34:41,780 --> 00:34:43,081 Is it even a tattoo 876 00:34:43,149 --> 00:34:44,815 if you're not wiping your client's tears? 877 00:34:44,949 --> 00:34:46,652 -[laughing] -[Woman] Right? 878 00:34:46,752 --> 00:34:48,286 Beautiful. 879 00:34:48,420 --> 00:34:50,255 I love how you incorporated the mountain-- 880 00:34:50,356 --> 00:34:51,590 -Into the wind? -[Luka] Yeah. 881 00:34:51,690 --> 00:34:54,560 I just had no option 'cause I had to do mountains. 882 00:34:54,626 --> 00:34:55,761 [Luka] It's massive. 883 00:34:55,860 --> 00:34:57,263 -[Matt] is it big? -[Luka] It's great. 884 00:34:57,329 --> 00:34:58,730 I wish I did something smaller. 885 00:34:58,797 --> 00:35:01,967 Shouldn't have picked a Phoenix for five hours. 886 00:35:04,870 --> 00:35:11,310 [dramatic music] 887 00:35:13,011 --> 00:35:20,619 [action music] 888 00:35:23,222 --> 00:35:25,724 Seven of you proved your drawing skills 889 00:35:25,824 --> 00:35:28,126 and were selected to tattoo. 890 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:29,895 Let's see how you did. 891 00:35:30,929 --> 00:35:33,532 Keahi. You're up. 892 00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:35,267 [drum and bass music] 893 00:35:35,334 --> 00:35:38,470 You designed this on a whiteboard and it was huge. 894 00:35:38,570 --> 00:35:40,506 You showed us a giant clean design 895 00:35:40,639 --> 00:35:43,609 and you showed us a precise small design. 896 00:35:43,675 --> 00:35:44,876 You show a lot of tricks here. 897 00:35:45,010 --> 00:35:46,745 I love that negative transparency, 898 00:35:46,845 --> 00:35:49,114 and, also, the gradients of your gray shade 899 00:35:49,181 --> 00:35:50,649 are really subtle and soft. 900 00:35:50,716 --> 00:35:52,851 [Ryan] It's not all the time artists have 901 00:35:52,951 --> 00:35:56,855 such a strong control on tiny line work like that 902 00:35:56,955 --> 00:35:59,191 with no blowouts, no inconsistencies. 903 00:35:59,291 --> 00:36:02,261 -That in itself is a feat. -Cool, mahalo. 904 00:36:08,734 --> 00:36:10,602 [Joel] Isnard. 905 00:36:11,903 --> 00:36:13,205 I didn't know how on the whiteboard 906 00:36:13,339 --> 00:36:15,907 you would end the background 'cause it trailed off. 907 00:36:16,007 --> 00:36:17,843 Making that background a lot more minimal 908 00:36:17,909 --> 00:36:19,278 helped the piece a lot. 909 00:36:19,378 --> 00:36:20,546 You tightened up her face 910 00:36:20,646 --> 00:36:22,147 and it changed it up drastically. 911 00:36:22,214 --> 00:36:24,149 You have these nice shadows under her chest, 912 00:36:24,216 --> 00:36:26,385 under her chin, and it really makes everything pop. 913 00:36:26,518 --> 00:36:29,154 But a lot of the color looks like it was put in rushed. 914 00:36:29,221 --> 00:36:31,156 Some of your lines are all over the place. 915 00:36:31,223 --> 00:36:32,958 There's nowhere on this tattoo 916 00:36:33,058 --> 00:36:34,893 where that red line is consistent. 917 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:36,828 Them lines ain't good, bro. 918 00:36:37,596 --> 00:36:38,930 [Ryan] Put it in solid, don't put it in sloppy. 919 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:40,766 We're gonna call that shit right out. 920 00:36:40,866 --> 00:36:43,935 [drum and bass music] 921 00:36:44,035 --> 00:36:45,904 God, I'm so stupid. 922 00:36:46,037 --> 00:36:47,273 Emily. 923 00:36:47,373 --> 00:36:50,376 [techno pop music] 924 00:36:50,476 --> 00:36:51,610 The face is really nice. 925 00:36:51,710 --> 00:36:53,712 I like the eye that's not behind the hair. 926 00:36:53,812 --> 00:36:55,614 Would've been cool if you would've committed 927 00:36:55,747 --> 00:36:57,182 to covering the eye completely. 928 00:36:57,249 --> 00:36:58,917 [DJ Tambe] Just cover it because now you're trying 929 00:36:59,017 --> 00:37:01,186 to figure out where exactly her pupil is. 930 00:37:01,253 --> 00:37:04,290 And you start making judgements that might not be right. 931 00:37:04,390 --> 00:37:06,392 There are some anatomy issues with it. 932 00:37:06,458 --> 00:37:08,694 I still think the chest is too high. 933 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:11,096 You definitely needed to bring it down a little bit. 934 00:37:11,196 --> 00:37:14,400 There's no foreground, middle ground, and background. 935 00:37:14,466 --> 00:37:16,067 Make her hair black. 936 00:37:16,167 --> 00:37:18,870 That way, the hair is not gonna compete with the veil 937 00:37:18,937 --> 00:37:20,539 and the flowers, 'cause, right now, 938 00:37:20,606 --> 00:37:22,541 your eye doesn't really know where to look. 939 00:37:22,608 --> 00:37:25,043 I kinda like it, but I kinda don't. 940 00:37:27,379 --> 00:37:28,447 Luka. 941 00:37:28,547 --> 00:37:31,783 [tense music] 942 00:37:31,883 --> 00:37:34,119 I really like the composition of this one better. 943 00:37:34,219 --> 00:37:36,054 If it's the bird and a squirrel fighting, 944 00:37:36,121 --> 00:37:39,090 they really do have to both be present in the scene. 945 00:37:39,157 --> 00:37:40,992 It really wasn't in the last drawing. 946 00:37:41,092 --> 00:37:42,828 The animation style of the squirrel 947 00:37:42,961 --> 00:37:46,231 is much more impressive than the animation of the bird. 948 00:37:46,298 --> 00:37:49,468 The squirrel is looking at the acorn that he's chasing. 949 00:37:49,568 --> 00:37:50,936 Where's the bird looking? 950 00:37:51,002 --> 00:37:52,938 Isn't he trying to catch the squirrel? 951 00:37:53,038 --> 00:37:54,139 Yeah. Yeah, I understand. 952 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:55,974 This tattoo is supposed to be color, right? 953 00:37:56,074 --> 00:37:57,343 [Luka] The five-hour thing, 954 00:37:57,476 --> 00:38:00,512 it was impossible to even think about doing it color. 955 00:38:00,646 --> 00:38:02,614 Tattoos like this, I think, just call for color. 956 00:38:02,681 --> 00:38:04,983 It loses a little bit of that cartoony feel. 957 00:38:05,083 --> 00:38:07,218 Yeah, time is an issue. 958 00:38:09,821 --> 00:38:11,122 Kyra. 959 00:38:11,189 --> 00:38:13,825 [tense music] 960 00:38:13,925 --> 00:38:16,027 I love the eye. The teeth look really cool. 961 00:38:16,161 --> 00:38:19,097 But one of my favorite parts of a dragon is its claws. 962 00:38:19,164 --> 00:38:22,300 That feeling of the talon and how it's grabbing 963 00:38:22,368 --> 00:38:23,669 doesn't look that aggressive. 964 00:38:23,769 --> 00:38:25,971 It was just so hard pulling a mythical beast 965 00:38:26,037 --> 00:38:27,038 from my head. 966 00:38:27,172 --> 00:38:29,641 Your color is blended really smooth. 967 00:38:29,708 --> 00:38:32,110 Your line work is really, really clean. 968 00:38:32,177 --> 00:38:33,979 It just falls a little flat 969 00:38:34,079 --> 00:38:36,582 because it's a lot of open skin 970 00:38:36,682 --> 00:38:40,018 with nothing really complementing that open skin. 971 00:38:40,118 --> 00:38:43,021 You guys liked the negative that I put on the whiteboard. 972 00:38:43,121 --> 00:38:44,956 [Ryan] I don't think anyone liked the negative. 973 00:38:45,023 --> 00:38:46,492 No, we told you get rid of all that. 974 00:38:46,558 --> 00:38:48,494 Oh, I think it was to use it too much? 975 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:49,661 Way too fucking much. 976 00:38:49,761 --> 00:38:51,630 You missed the mark on understanding 977 00:38:51,697 --> 00:38:53,198 what negative does. 978 00:38:53,298 --> 00:38:54,800 Damn! 979 00:38:54,866 --> 00:38:56,167 Alli. 980 00:38:56,234 --> 00:38:58,670 [tense music] 981 00:38:58,737 --> 00:39:00,672 I love it, and I love that you showed 982 00:39:00,739 --> 00:39:02,808 all of this really delicate linework. 983 00:39:02,874 --> 00:39:04,075 It shows a lot of confidence. 984 00:39:04,209 --> 00:39:07,413 I love how you pulled the sun behind the "K.C." 985 00:39:07,546 --> 00:39:10,516 It's a cooler interaction and seems much more purposeful. 986 00:39:10,616 --> 00:39:14,185 I did what I could with the 25 fucking elements 987 00:39:14,252 --> 00:39:15,821 that I did on the whiteboard. 988 00:39:15,887 --> 00:39:17,322 [Ryan] I love the creativity. 989 00:39:17,389 --> 00:39:19,425 I love the ballsy approach. 990 00:39:19,525 --> 00:39:21,126 I love it. 991 00:39:22,093 --> 00:39:23,361 Crushed it. 992 00:39:23,429 --> 00:39:24,563 Matt. 993 00:39:24,663 --> 00:39:26,231 [tense music] 994 00:39:26,331 --> 00:39:27,533 I like the overall shape. 995 00:39:27,633 --> 00:39:30,536 I like the angle, clean lines, solid filled in. 996 00:39:30,602 --> 00:39:32,871 I like the transparency in the leg. 997 00:39:32,938 --> 00:39:34,773 In your critique of the whiteboard, 998 00:39:34,906 --> 00:39:36,408 the issue I had was the tailfeathers 999 00:39:36,508 --> 00:39:38,243 and the direction they were going in. 1000 00:39:38,343 --> 00:39:40,446 Then when it was translated into the tattoo, 1001 00:39:40,579 --> 00:39:42,714 those tailfeathers you felt so strongly about 1002 00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:44,049 are not even included. 1003 00:39:44,115 --> 00:39:45,751 If I did what I did on the whiteboard, 1004 00:39:45,851 --> 00:39:47,218 would it taken forever? 1005 00:39:47,318 --> 00:39:49,254 Right now, you got a traditional Japanese turkey. 1006 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:50,856 [Joel] You fucked up on the feathers. 1007 00:39:50,922 --> 00:39:52,558 We spent so much time talking about them, 1008 00:39:52,658 --> 00:39:53,859 and then they're gone. 1009 00:39:53,925 --> 00:39:55,627 You could've just took that exactly how you had it 1010 00:39:55,727 --> 00:39:56,795 on that whiteboard, 1011 00:39:56,928 --> 00:39:58,196 smacked it on the side of her calf. 1012 00:39:58,263 --> 00:39:59,898 There would be a lot less questions. 1013 00:39:59,965 --> 00:40:02,734 [tense sting] 1014 00:40:02,834 --> 00:40:06,204 All right, seven tattoos, a shop in this competition 1015 00:40:06,271 --> 00:40:07,439 is on the line. 1016 00:40:07,539 --> 00:40:08,774 All right, all right... 1017 00:40:08,874 --> 00:40:12,444 We have to decide who is going to get shops, if anyone. 1018 00:40:12,544 --> 00:40:13,779 Fuck! 1019 00:40:13,879 --> 00:40:15,947 Head to the lounge, and we'll call you back 1020 00:40:16,081 --> 00:40:17,749 when we've made a decision. 1021 00:40:22,053 --> 00:40:24,656 [dramatic sting] 1022 00:40:24,790 --> 00:40:28,126 After seeing how everybody did, I was like, "Oh, 1023 00:40:28,226 --> 00:40:30,128 people can actually tattoo pretty well here." 1024 00:40:30,261 --> 00:40:31,763 Yeah, even the fucking young ones. 1025 00:40:31,863 --> 00:40:32,998 -Yeah. -Twenty-one-year-old. 1026 00:40:33,098 --> 00:40:35,734 They can. I was having way too much fun 1027 00:40:35,801 --> 00:40:37,669 and maybe not taking it too serious. 1028 00:40:37,803 --> 00:40:39,571 It's just like the first day of school. 1029 00:40:39,638 --> 00:40:41,139 It kinda bites you on the ass 1030 00:40:41,272 --> 00:40:42,674 when you realize it's a competition. 1031 00:40:42,774 --> 00:40:45,977 It's like you can't fuck up, period, really. 1032 00:40:47,212 --> 00:40:52,718 [dramatic music] 1033 00:40:59,758 --> 00:41:03,194 This week, you were being tested on your ability to draw 1034 00:41:03,328 --> 00:41:05,230 and execute. 1035 00:41:06,164 --> 00:41:08,333 Round one was your first opportunity 1036 00:41:08,433 --> 00:41:11,069 to secure a shop in this competition. 1037 00:41:12,137 --> 00:41:14,439 Based on your work, the judges have decided 1038 00:41:14,940 --> 00:41:17,876 the first artist to secure their shop is... 1039 00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:23,248 Alli. 1040 00:41:23,982 --> 00:41:25,884 -[Man] Yeah! -[Man 2] Good job. 1041 00:41:26,017 --> 00:41:28,987 -Well done, well done. -Yeah, good job. 1042 00:41:29,054 --> 00:41:29,988 Well deserved. 1043 00:41:30,088 --> 00:41:31,456 Alli, your tattoo was super clean. 1044 00:41:31,523 --> 00:41:34,526 You were really honest, and that takes a lot of guts. 1045 00:41:34,626 --> 00:41:35,827 And I think that's badass. 1046 00:41:35,894 --> 00:41:40,198 Alli, you have earned the first shop in Season 17. 1047 00:41:40,331 --> 00:41:42,968 I've been struggling with the fact 1048 00:41:43,034 --> 00:41:44,703 that I do deserve to be here. 1049 00:41:44,836 --> 00:41:46,838 This just solidifies that for me. 1050 00:41:46,905 --> 00:41:49,541 Earning the first shop here, that's a huge accomplishment. 1051 00:41:49,641 --> 00:41:52,477 -It's an extra little gold star. -Thank you. 1052 00:41:53,745 --> 00:41:56,181 The judges have decided the second artist 1053 00:41:56,247 --> 00:41:58,383 to earn their shop is... 1054 00:41:59,751 --> 00:42:01,386 Keahi. 1055 00:42:02,387 --> 00:42:04,389 [applause] 1056 00:42:04,489 --> 00:42:06,524 Good job, buddy. Good job. 1057 00:42:06,592 --> 00:42:08,994 [Ryan] You really showed us who you are 1058 00:42:09,060 --> 00:42:12,063 as a person and as a tattooer. 1059 00:42:13,198 --> 00:42:14,232 Thanks. 1060 00:42:14,332 --> 00:42:17,502 [Joel] Two artists have secured their shops. 1061 00:42:17,569 --> 00:42:20,071 Ten shops remain. 1062 00:42:20,872 --> 00:42:23,742 Judges, is there anyone else from round one 1063 00:42:23,842 --> 00:42:25,243 who has earned their shop? 1064 00:42:27,746 --> 00:42:29,715 What do you guys think about Isnard? 1065 00:42:29,781 --> 00:42:32,317 [Ryan] The number one thing we look for is always technical. 1066 00:42:32,417 --> 00:42:33,885 That was my problem with this one. 1067 00:42:33,952 --> 00:42:37,623 Kyra's tattoo misses the mark with blacks and high contrast. 1068 00:42:37,756 --> 00:42:40,892 Emily's got a little bit tonal. 1069 00:42:40,992 --> 00:42:42,360 Luka had a great design. 1070 00:42:42,427 --> 00:42:43,962 Man, if that thing would've been in color, 1071 00:42:44,095 --> 00:42:45,831 would've been a whole different story. 1072 00:42:45,931 --> 00:42:47,766 So if none of them earned a shot. 1073 00:42:47,899 --> 00:42:49,701 That brings us to Matt. 1074 00:42:49,768 --> 00:42:51,469 [Ryan] Parts of Matt's tattoo 1075 00:42:51,603 --> 00:42:54,740 showcased some of the strongest tattooing that happened. 1076 00:42:54,806 --> 00:42:56,608 The problem that I'm having with it is, 1077 00:42:56,742 --> 00:42:58,109 did he meet the challenge? 1078 00:42:58,209 --> 00:42:59,878 I heard him fight for those tails 1079 00:42:59,945 --> 00:43:01,947 and I don't see anything like that. 1080 00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:03,915 [Ryan] It didn't hit the challenge. 1081 00:43:03,982 --> 00:43:05,751 -I'm with you. -I agree. 1082 00:43:05,817 --> 00:43:07,919 The decision is final. 1083 00:43:07,986 --> 00:43:11,489 Alli and Keahi are safe from elimination. 1084 00:43:12,290 --> 00:43:14,092 The rest of you are not. 1085 00:43:14,826 --> 00:43:17,462 I don't think anybody should on the first round. 1086 00:43:17,562 --> 00:43:19,464 Just because you are a badass 1087 00:43:19,564 --> 00:43:21,399 doesn't mean you show up on the day 1088 00:43:21,466 --> 00:43:23,234 and can do whatever you want. 1089 00:43:23,301 --> 00:43:26,137 You're getting a real first look 1090 00:43:26,271 --> 00:43:28,073 at what this competition feels like. 1091 00:43:28,139 --> 00:43:31,442 Y'all are competing for a quarter of a million dollars. 1092 00:43:31,542 --> 00:43:32,711 Gotta earn it. 1093 00:43:32,811 --> 00:43:34,145 We're not gonna let no one slide by. 1094 00:43:34,279 --> 00:43:35,681 They're not fucking around. 1095 00:43:35,781 --> 00:43:37,716 We're looking for the 12 best 1096 00:43:37,816 --> 00:43:40,952 so that we can have the best competition yet. 1097 00:43:41,019 --> 00:43:43,955 Round two and your next opportunity 1098 00:43:44,022 --> 00:43:46,792 to earn a shop starts tomorrow. 1099 00:43:46,858 --> 00:43:48,593 Earn it, motherfucker. 1100 00:43:49,661 --> 00:43:52,097 Get some rest. You're gonna need it. 1101 00:43:53,531 --> 00:43:59,104 [dramatic music] 1102 00:43:59,938 --> 00:44:01,807 [Announcer] On the next episode of Ink Master... 1103 00:44:01,907 --> 00:44:04,475 [Boushee] I'm about to show everything I got. 1104 00:44:04,575 --> 00:44:05,877 We only get awarded two shots. 1105 00:44:05,977 --> 00:44:08,814 I'm seeing For Rent signs all over the place. 1106 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:11,016 Diving into this fucking ocean, 1107 00:44:11,149 --> 00:44:14,252 I need to ride the wave, fucking go all in. 1108 00:44:14,686 --> 00:44:16,154 It looks unfinished. 1109 00:44:16,254 --> 00:44:17,655 [DJ Tambe] It just looks really chaotic. 1110 00:44:17,723 --> 00:44:19,090 [Matt] You don't know what my best is. 1111 00:44:19,190 --> 00:44:21,392 Next challenge, people are fucked. 1112 00:44:21,492 --> 00:44:24,896 [exhales stressfully] 1113 00:44:25,030 --> 00:44:33,739 [rock music] 1114 00:44:49,387 --> 00:44:52,090 [music] 1115 00:44:52,390 --> 00:44:54,926 [music]