1 00:00:02,089 --> 00:00:03,525 ♪ MTV ♪ 2 00:00:04,178 --> 00:00:07,616 Previously on Ink Master: Hometown Heroes . 3 00:00:08,312 --> 00:00:09,835 This looks like a food stall. 4 00:00:09,966 --> 00:00:11,228 In the Flash Challenge, 5 00:00:11,359 --> 00:00:14,014 the artists foiled the competition. 6 00:00:14,144 --> 00:00:16,016 I did not want to be on a team with Matt. 7 00:00:16,190 --> 00:00:18,279 I'm glad I chose. Wherever Matt is, I'm not going. 8 00:00:18,757 --> 00:00:19,845 It's a hard decision because-- 9 00:00:19,976 --> 00:00:21,630 They show artistry in different ways. 10 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,415 - That's the thing. - Oh, scorpions are so original. 11 00:00:24,546 --> 00:00:26,113 Do you know how many fingers and bones we got? 12 00:00:26,243 --> 00:00:27,810 We can't see all the bones you have 13 00:00:27,984 --> 00:00:29,290 because there's tin foil covering them. 14 00:00:30,378 --> 00:00:33,381 The winner of the Flash Challenge is Team Mike. 15 00:00:33,685 --> 00:00:35,078 - Yes! - We leveled up today. 16 00:00:35,209 --> 00:00:37,254 In the elimination tattoo... 17 00:00:38,429 --> 00:00:39,517 I can't put that on me. 18 00:00:39,604 --> 00:00:41,084 So you're not gonna give me a chance? 19 00:00:41,215 --> 00:00:42,129 No. 20 00:00:44,261 --> 00:00:46,133 That artist over there, she's tattooing herself. 21 00:00:46,307 --> 00:00:48,831 - Weird position for the leg. - Pretty crazy. 22 00:00:48,918 --> 00:00:51,051 Sink or swim, guys. 23 00:00:52,269 --> 00:00:53,749 Every second matters. 24 00:00:53,836 --> 00:00:56,839 I might add a touch more blue just to give it a little pop. 25 00:00:57,796 --> 00:01:00,190 Definitely an unexpected approach. 26 00:01:00,321 --> 00:01:01,974 I'm definitely playing it safe. 27 00:01:02,149 --> 00:01:03,585 In the Elimination, 28 00:01:03,715 --> 00:01:08,242 OJ, Keahi, and Mike were in the bottom. 29 00:01:08,372 --> 00:01:12,289 Keahi's lacks contrast. OJ's has half a bottle. 30 00:01:12,420 --> 00:01:13,638 That's a big deal. 31 00:01:13,769 --> 00:01:17,729 Mike's is lacking cohesion, creativity. I'm bored! 32 00:01:17,860 --> 00:01:19,862 The judges have decided, Mike, 33 00:01:20,036 --> 00:01:22,734 you do not have what it takes to be Ink Master. 34 00:01:25,128 --> 00:01:26,608 Ten artists remain. 35 00:01:26,738 --> 00:01:31,482 But only one will earn a $250,000 prize... 36 00:01:31,613 --> 00:01:33,223 This shit real as hell now. 37 00:01:33,789 --> 00:01:36,183 ...and the title of Ink Master. 38 00:01:47,542 --> 00:01:49,979 - The man of the hour. - Angel of death. 39 00:01:50,066 --> 00:01:52,155 - This room's looking small. - Yeah, it is. 40 00:01:58,770 --> 00:02:01,382 I told you I was gonna fight. I told you I was gonna fight. 41 00:02:02,339 --> 00:02:04,036 I knew you was coming back, my boy! 42 00:02:04,167 --> 00:02:07,257 Oh my god. My heart's racing. 43 00:02:13,829 --> 00:02:16,005 I'm gonna say this, it is real down there. 44 00:02:16,092 --> 00:02:17,920 How was Mike during this? 45 00:02:18,050 --> 00:02:19,487 Mike's whole strategy was that it just 46 00:02:19,661 --> 00:02:23,143 make it as clean as possible. And it's not enough anymore. 47 00:02:23,317 --> 00:02:24,927 There's literally no room for error. 48 00:02:25,101 --> 00:02:26,929 You're either shooting for the top spot, 49 00:02:27,103 --> 00:02:28,931 or you could be on the bottom. 50 00:02:29,061 --> 00:02:30,411 Did anyone get emotional? 51 00:02:30,541 --> 00:02:32,804 Look at his eyes. He was fucking watering off. 52 00:02:32,935 --> 00:02:34,154 Matt, were you crying? 53 00:02:34,284 --> 00:02:35,894 Yeah, but like, let's just move on. 54 00:02:36,025 --> 00:02:37,200 Be grateful where we are. 55 00:02:37,331 --> 00:02:38,723 And then you're all fucked tomorrow 56 00:02:38,897 --> 00:02:40,072 when we start another challenge. 57 00:02:48,907 --> 00:02:50,822 Uh-oh, they're back. 58 00:02:51,345 --> 00:02:56,480 Welcome. Each week, the battle for $250,000 59 00:02:56,654 --> 00:02:58,047 gets more intense. 60 00:02:58,178 --> 00:02:59,048 It does. 61 00:02:59,179 --> 00:03:01,355 In the end, only one of you 62 00:03:01,485 --> 00:03:04,749 will bring home the title of Ink Master. 63 00:03:04,923 --> 00:03:06,751 We all know who it's gonna be, right? 64 00:03:06,882 --> 00:03:08,710 It's not over till it's over, man. 65 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,191 This week, the game changes. 66 00:03:11,321 --> 00:03:13,410 - What? - So what are we doing? 67 00:03:13,541 --> 00:03:17,893 - What is this? - This is a double elimination. 68 00:03:18,023 --> 00:03:19,460 God damn! 69 00:03:19,895 --> 00:03:21,288 The stress is up now. 70 00:03:21,418 --> 00:03:23,159 Two people going home versus one? 71 00:03:23,290 --> 00:03:24,595 - Awesome. - That mean you have to 72 00:03:24,726 --> 00:03:26,554 really be the best at this point. 73 00:03:26,728 --> 00:03:28,469 You got to text me that next time, bro. 74 00:03:28,599 --> 00:03:30,122 I don't need you to be saying it out loud, bro. 75 00:03:30,253 --> 00:03:31,602 You got my stress levels high. 76 00:03:31,950 --> 00:03:33,996 This week, you are being tested 77 00:03:34,126 --> 00:03:35,911 on one of the most important skills 78 00:03:36,041 --> 00:03:38,305 any tattoo artist must possess. 79 00:03:39,958 --> 00:03:41,525 Adaptability. 80 00:03:43,745 --> 00:03:44,746 Okay, okay, okay. 81 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,182 Bro, you're a tattoo artist. 82 00:03:46,313 --> 00:03:47,531 People are gonna ask you a few different things. 83 00:03:47,662 --> 00:03:48,793 You have to adapt. 84 00:03:48,924 --> 00:03:53,145 This week, you must survive a flash marathon. 85 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,757 - A marathon? - What the fuck? 86 00:03:55,931 --> 00:03:57,541 - Awesome. Awesome. - So good! 87 00:03:57,976 --> 00:04:00,762 Today, you will have six hours 88 00:04:00,849 --> 00:04:04,940 to create as many four-inch by four-inch flash designs 89 00:04:05,027 --> 00:04:08,639 - as you can or want to create. - Let's go. 90 00:04:08,770 --> 00:04:11,425 Tomorrow, your flash sheets will be displayed, 91 00:04:11,555 --> 00:04:13,731 and you will have 12 hours 92 00:04:13,818 --> 00:04:17,605 to tattoo as many of those designs as possible. 93 00:04:17,779 --> 00:04:20,608 - 12 hours! - This is so sick. 94 00:04:20,695 --> 00:04:22,392 Oh my god! 95 00:04:22,523 --> 00:04:25,047 How many people are gonna be here? It just sounds like chaos. 96 00:04:25,134 --> 00:04:27,267 Canvases will flood the shop, 97 00:04:27,397 --> 00:04:30,444 choosing designs based only on your artwork on the wall, 98 00:04:30,574 --> 00:04:34,012 and your ability to sell your skills. 99 00:04:34,143 --> 00:04:36,537 - All right. - Your boy got this. 100 00:04:36,667 --> 00:04:38,974 I'm funny as hell, I'm charming as shit, 101 00:04:39,104 --> 00:04:40,976 and I have a major personality. 102 00:04:41,150 --> 00:04:42,630 This shit gonna be a cakewalk. 103 00:04:42,804 --> 00:04:44,414 This is so fucking sick. 104 00:04:44,501 --> 00:04:46,808 Fast, quick, efficient tattooing. 105 00:04:46,982 --> 00:04:48,113 Get them in, get them out. 106 00:04:48,244 --> 00:04:50,290 This is what I was fucking made for. 107 00:04:50,464 --> 00:04:52,074 You'll probably only be working a few hours, Seth. 108 00:04:52,248 --> 00:04:53,162 No one's gonna even want your tattoos. 109 00:04:53,336 --> 00:04:54,946 - Wow. - You calm down over there. 110 00:04:56,383 --> 00:04:57,949 - But there's a catch. - Of course. 111 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,126 - Oh my god. - Every canvas wants their tattoo 112 00:05:01,257 --> 00:05:06,393 in an extremely difficult and painful part of the body. 113 00:05:06,784 --> 00:05:08,003 Fuck! 114 00:05:08,830 --> 00:05:13,356 From the head to the armpit to the butt or the kneecap, 115 00:05:13,443 --> 00:05:15,445 adaptability is crucial. 116 00:05:15,619 --> 00:05:18,230 Forget about your bold lines under the armpit. 117 00:05:18,361 --> 00:05:20,624 Oh, I'm going bold now. Fuck yeah. 118 00:05:21,364 --> 00:05:23,975 You don't know who is walking through that door, 119 00:05:24,062 --> 00:05:25,890 or where they want their tattoo. 120 00:05:26,064 --> 00:05:27,544 I really need to make sure 121 00:05:27,675 --> 00:05:29,111 that I have something for everybody on this flash sheet. 122 00:05:29,285 --> 00:05:30,634 For all I know, my grandma's book club 123 00:05:30,808 --> 00:05:32,114 could be walking through the door. 124 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:36,292 You will be judged not only on how many tattoos you do, 125 00:05:36,423 --> 00:05:40,035 - but how well you tattoo them. - I'm glad I'm fast. 126 00:05:40,557 --> 00:05:43,473 We are looking for quality and quantity. 127 00:05:43,604 --> 00:05:45,649 Yo, you gonna have to get busy. 128 00:05:45,780 --> 00:05:48,260 Back in the day, even when you worked with other tattooers, 129 00:05:48,391 --> 00:05:49,523 you were competing next to them. 130 00:05:49,653 --> 00:05:50,828 Hell yeah. 131 00:05:50,915 --> 00:05:52,874 You really want to sell yourself to these canvases, 132 00:05:53,004 --> 00:05:54,745 because that's how you you're gonna edge out the competition. 133 00:05:54,876 --> 00:05:56,312 Here we go. 134 00:05:56,443 --> 00:05:59,184 Set yourself up for success by doing designs 135 00:05:59,315 --> 00:06:01,099 that will be versatile enough 136 00:06:01,230 --> 00:06:03,406 to fit on these hard parts of the body. 137 00:06:05,147 --> 00:06:07,236 And really think about time when you're designing these pieces. 138 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:09,543 - You have to be efficient. - Yes. 139 00:06:09,673 --> 00:06:11,980 Slap the Vaseline, stick those ink caps down, 140 00:06:12,110 --> 00:06:13,590 and ride this thing out. 141 00:06:13,721 --> 00:06:15,549 Some people are gonna start crumbling. 142 00:06:15,679 --> 00:06:18,465 But there is one more thing you should know. 143 00:06:18,639 --> 00:06:20,031 - Why wouldn't there be? - Fuck! 144 00:06:20,684 --> 00:06:23,165 Your tattoos must speak for themselves, 145 00:06:23,295 --> 00:06:26,037 because these tattoos will be judged together 146 00:06:26,168 --> 00:06:27,865 as a complete body of work 147 00:06:27,996 --> 00:06:31,521 without the judges knowing who did which design. 148 00:06:31,695 --> 00:06:32,957 - Fuck yeah! - That's awesome! 149 00:06:33,044 --> 00:06:34,785 I like the fairness. 150 00:06:34,916 --> 00:06:37,397 The judges will then rank your complete body of work, 151 00:06:37,832 --> 00:06:41,357 and the two artists with the lowest rankings 152 00:06:41,488 --> 00:06:43,185 will be eliminated. 153 00:06:43,533 --> 00:06:45,274 - Damn! - That's rough. 154 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:47,711 Just like that. Out, out. 155 00:06:47,842 --> 00:06:51,759 You have six hours to create your flash designs. 156 00:06:52,107 --> 00:06:54,675 - Good luck. - Oh boy. 157 00:07:00,332 --> 00:07:01,943 It's too damn quiet in here, man. 158 00:07:02,073 --> 00:07:05,947 I thought y'all was my family. We can't let this divide us! 159 00:07:06,077 --> 00:07:07,383 It's not gonna divide us, 160 00:07:07,514 --> 00:07:09,472 but it's gonna throw some people home, man. 161 00:07:11,126 --> 00:07:12,997 How many birds do y'all think Matt is drawing? 162 00:07:13,128 --> 00:07:15,696 Oh, Matt, please tell me all of your flash has wings. 163 00:07:17,349 --> 00:07:18,307 I should do that, though. 164 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:19,787 Small tattoos aren't easy. 165 00:07:19,917 --> 00:07:21,876 When you've got less lines and less detail, 166 00:07:21,963 --> 00:07:24,095 they expose more problems. So it takes a skill 167 00:07:24,182 --> 00:07:26,228 to know what to put in and what not to put in. 168 00:07:26,358 --> 00:07:27,969 What style you going, Seth? 169 00:07:28,099 --> 00:07:29,361 Just a few different ones. 170 00:07:29,492 --> 00:07:30,928 Oh, that's very vague. 171 00:07:31,015 --> 00:07:32,582 Coming from a street shop background, 172 00:07:32,669 --> 00:07:35,193 I used to design flash sheets all the time. 173 00:07:35,324 --> 00:07:36,934 We had walk-ins every day. 174 00:07:37,021 --> 00:07:39,763 Maybe a few Neo, maybe a couple American Traditional. 175 00:07:39,937 --> 00:07:42,374 I'm doing flowers, I'm doing lady faces, 176 00:07:42,505 --> 00:07:43,941 I'm doing big traditional cats. 177 00:07:44,028 --> 00:07:46,814 These are tattoos that have been done a million times, 178 00:07:46,988 --> 00:07:48,206 and they have to be done right. 179 00:07:48,903 --> 00:07:51,819 - Luka, where you at? - Going hard, man. 180 00:07:51,906 --> 00:07:55,605 I'm not too sure if I go super different every flash, 181 00:07:55,736 --> 00:07:57,694 so I could get more people. 182 00:07:57,825 --> 00:07:59,870 I'm gonna make sure I make the design pretty small, 183 00:08:00,001 --> 00:08:02,743 so I can do more. They want quality and quantity. 184 00:08:02,830 --> 00:08:05,093 I can do a lot of them if they want to get tattooed. 185 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:08,662 - OJ, what's up, my boy? - Chillin'. 186 00:08:08,792 --> 00:08:11,491 OJ got a couple of oranges over there. 187 00:08:11,665 --> 00:08:13,144 I'm doing some delicate designs, 188 00:08:13,231 --> 00:08:14,711 I'm doing some bolder designs. 189 00:08:14,885 --> 00:08:17,409 My strategy is to appeal to as many people as possible. 190 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:19,934 You got to put the cornucopia basket. 191 00:08:20,021 --> 00:08:22,240 - I should do that. - Ha! 192 00:08:23,024 --> 00:08:26,810 Probably add some Polynesian pieces just to mix it up. 193 00:08:30,814 --> 00:08:32,903 Trying to throw me off my game, man. 194 00:08:38,039 --> 00:08:39,693 I'm going to be like, "I'm flexible. What do you want? 195 00:08:39,823 --> 00:08:43,261 All right. Realistic? We'll mix styles. I don't care." 196 00:08:43,435 --> 00:08:47,004 I think I'm just stressing out 'cause, like, with my... 197 00:08:47,135 --> 00:08:48,528 like, line work. 198 00:08:48,658 --> 00:08:51,008 I think it's easier to pull thicker lines than thin. 199 00:08:51,095 --> 00:08:52,836 That's kind of what I've been trying to think about, 200 00:08:53,010 --> 00:08:55,839 like what are my favorite liners and fastest ones to use? 201 00:08:55,970 --> 00:08:58,059 I love that one that you're doing right now. 202 00:08:59,451 --> 00:09:00,540 I've already got ten done. 203 00:09:00,627 --> 00:09:02,063 How many are you gonna do? 204 00:09:02,193 --> 00:09:03,194 Dude, I'm a fucking beast. 205 00:09:03,281 --> 00:09:04,413 I'll do as many as I want. 206 00:09:24,651 --> 00:09:26,478 That's his special move. 207 00:09:26,609 --> 00:09:27,958 Boushee putting his sales hat on today. 208 00:09:28,089 --> 00:09:32,006 Hell yeah. Come over here. Come over here. Come over here. 209 00:09:32,441 --> 00:09:33,877 Oh, here they come. 210 00:09:36,358 --> 00:09:39,143 What's up? Come on, take a little step down this way. 211 00:09:39,317 --> 00:09:41,319 I specialize in everything, man. 212 00:09:41,450 --> 00:09:42,799 Fast, clean, solid tattoos. 213 00:09:42,930 --> 00:09:45,367 We got, you know, just some simple stuff. 214 00:09:45,497 --> 00:09:46,934 I'm kind of limited, but, you know. 215 00:09:47,064 --> 00:09:49,327 - What do you specialize in? - Black and gray. Photorealism. 216 00:09:49,501 --> 00:09:50,894 What do you specialize in? 217 00:09:50,981 --> 00:09:53,244 Anything with colors. Black and gray. Whatever you want. 218 00:09:53,375 --> 00:09:54,942 I can see you got really great stuff, man. 219 00:09:55,116 --> 00:09:56,073 You know where to find me now. 220 00:09:56,204 --> 00:09:57,509 Yeah, I do know where to find you now. 221 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:58,815 What's your background in? 222 00:09:58,946 --> 00:10:00,512 Polynesian and Japanese, mostly. 223 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,865 - It's all about the flow, babe. - Yes! I was looking at this one. 224 00:10:04,995 --> 00:10:07,432 - Or this one. - That'd be sick. 225 00:10:07,563 --> 00:10:09,130 As you can see, I do like, a lot of 226 00:10:09,260 --> 00:10:10,522 heavy black and gray, super saturated work. 227 00:10:10,653 --> 00:10:12,307 I did a bunch of different designs to, 228 00:10:12,437 --> 00:10:14,352 you know, accommodate a bunch of different people. 229 00:10:14,483 --> 00:10:16,528 And then from them, we can go either black and gray. 230 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:19,706 We can go color. I do both. I can show you a bunch of stuff. 231 00:10:20,358 --> 00:10:21,403 I'm watching you sell it. 232 00:10:21,577 --> 00:10:22,926 I want to know how you're selling it. 233 00:10:23,318 --> 00:10:25,494 I got you first. I got you second. 234 00:10:25,581 --> 00:10:28,279 If you need me third with the cake, let's do this, bro. 235 00:10:28,758 --> 00:10:32,544 Artists, you've got 12 hours to prove your adaptability 236 00:10:32,675 --> 00:10:35,112 in a flash tattoo marathon. 237 00:10:35,591 --> 00:10:38,768 And your time starts now! 238 00:10:39,203 --> 00:10:41,641 - All right, let's do it. - Let's go. 239 00:10:41,815 --> 00:10:44,948 Flash tattoos are meant to be wham, bam, thank you, ma'am 240 00:10:45,122 --> 00:10:47,777 Just look straight. Perfect. 241 00:10:47,864 --> 00:10:49,474 They're banging out as many as they can, 242 00:10:49,605 --> 00:10:50,911 while keeping that quality. 243 00:10:51,781 --> 00:10:53,783 This is a double elimination. 244 00:10:53,957 --> 00:10:55,306 That looks sick. 245 00:10:55,393 --> 00:10:57,134 You got to not just tattoo today, 246 00:10:57,221 --> 00:10:59,180 you got to be able to hustle. 247 00:10:59,789 --> 00:11:02,096 Oh, that's fucking dope. 248 00:11:02,183 --> 00:11:03,967 - You ready? - Let's do it. 249 00:11:08,145 --> 00:11:09,843 - How's that? You OK? - Yeah. 250 00:11:09,973 --> 00:11:12,193 Nice and easy. OK. 251 00:11:12,367 --> 00:11:14,630 - I'm ready to work. - All right. 252 00:11:15,022 --> 00:11:16,980 I'm focusing more on quantity than quantity, 253 00:11:17,154 --> 00:11:20,767 but I definitely need to do a fair amount. 254 00:11:20,897 --> 00:11:25,772 It's also a double elimination. It's like, no one's really safe. 255 00:11:28,252 --> 00:11:29,776 How did you get into tattooing? 256 00:11:29,906 --> 00:11:30,777 I was 11. 257 00:11:30,907 --> 00:11:34,432 And I saw my big brother getting a tattoo, 258 00:11:34,606 --> 00:11:37,697 and I just thought it was the best fucking thing ever. 259 00:11:37,871 --> 00:11:40,395 I became completely obsessed about it, 260 00:11:40,525 --> 00:11:43,833 and did this now for 18 years. 261 00:11:44,486 --> 00:11:46,009 Ever since I was a kid, 262 00:11:46,140 --> 00:11:49,099 I've struggled with the feeling of doing enough. 263 00:11:49,230 --> 00:11:53,669 Now, critiquing my own work, it's never enough. 264 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:55,627 I have this reach for perfection. 265 00:11:55,758 --> 00:11:57,412 It takes a lot of balls to do what you do. 266 00:11:57,586 --> 00:11:58,979 It takes something, for sure. 267 00:11:59,501 --> 00:12:02,591 Here, everything on steroids, the bar gets lower, 268 00:12:02,678 --> 00:12:04,854 so it fucks with my head a bit. 269 00:12:04,985 --> 00:12:07,248 - So good. - You like it? I'm good? 270 00:12:10,077 --> 00:12:11,818 If I can stop the little voice in my head 271 00:12:11,905 --> 00:12:15,038 telling me that things have to be perfect, 272 00:12:15,169 --> 00:12:16,953 I think I can go a long way. 273 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:25,179 Sorry if I go into my zone a little bit here, babe. 274 00:12:25,309 --> 00:12:26,658 Oh, go ahead. 275 00:12:29,183 --> 00:12:33,317 Literally from the moment I get one inch away from the skin, 276 00:12:33,491 --> 00:12:35,885 I realize how shaky my hands are. 277 00:12:36,016 --> 00:12:39,323 I'm trying to do the teeniest fine line 278 00:12:39,497 --> 00:12:40,585 in the ditch of an arm 279 00:12:40,716 --> 00:12:43,675 with the most uncontrollable shakes of my life. 280 00:12:45,112 --> 00:12:46,896 I'm just trying to wing it through this, 281 00:12:47,027 --> 00:12:48,985 and hope that my shakes calm down. 282 00:12:49,116 --> 00:12:51,118 I don't know what the fuck is going on with me. 283 00:13:05,088 --> 00:13:07,525 I hope you guys have at least one tattoo done. 284 00:13:07,656 --> 00:13:09,571 There are ten hours remaining. 285 00:13:09,919 --> 00:13:11,442 Does anyone want to get tattooed? 286 00:13:12,313 --> 00:13:15,533 I feel like maybe a skull might match with what you have. 287 00:13:15,664 --> 00:13:17,231 I don't think so. 288 00:13:17,405 --> 00:13:19,015 I feel like the mushroom theme you were going with. 289 00:13:19,146 --> 00:13:20,887 You know, I have, you know, you've seen them. 290 00:13:21,017 --> 00:13:22,323 But then if you think about quality, 291 00:13:22,497 --> 00:13:23,890 these guys just don't do it. 292 00:13:24,020 --> 00:13:26,109 Okay, okay, Montreal. 293 00:13:26,196 --> 00:13:29,678 Are you gonna sway me? I was kind of looking at this one. 294 00:13:29,809 --> 00:13:32,289 - Awesome, awesome. - But it's the armpit. 295 00:13:32,420 --> 00:13:33,377 Yeah, perfect. 296 00:13:33,551 --> 00:13:36,859 - OJ, are you gentle? - Gentle? 297 00:13:37,164 --> 00:13:38,687 OJ, gentle? No, let me tell you something. 298 00:13:38,861 --> 00:13:40,471 - OJ is the butcher. - No, no. What? 299 00:13:40,602 --> 00:13:41,690 Are we kidding? 300 00:13:42,299 --> 00:13:44,301 OJ, you want to go? I don't want to wait. 301 00:13:44,475 --> 00:13:45,912 Ooh, look at this! 302 00:13:46,086 --> 00:13:47,696 - You want to do it? - Let's do it. 303 00:13:47,783 --> 00:13:49,698 What you looking to get? What placements? 304 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:51,613 - One on my butt. Spooky. - Spooky. 305 00:13:51,743 --> 00:13:53,093 Spooky butt. 306 00:13:53,528 --> 00:13:55,573 - The poison apple. - Let's do the apple. 307 00:14:01,188 --> 00:14:03,277 What are you going to do when you win? 308 00:14:03,407 --> 00:14:07,063 I would definitely give, like, a large chunk to my parents 309 00:14:07,150 --> 00:14:10,110 to help them pay off the house. 310 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,807 Initially, when I told my parents that I was 311 00:14:11,938 --> 00:14:14,679 getting into tattooing, they were on the fence about it 312 00:14:14,810 --> 00:14:16,681 because they're very traditional. 313 00:14:16,812 --> 00:14:18,379 Work your job, get your paycheck, 314 00:14:18,509 --> 00:14:19,771 save for your retirement. 315 00:14:20,163 --> 00:14:23,079 Why, why, why did I put all these lines in here? 316 00:14:23,253 --> 00:14:26,474 I hope that them just seeing me here is enough 317 00:14:26,604 --> 00:14:30,739 to really prove that I have what it takes to be a great artist. 318 00:14:33,220 --> 00:14:35,613 For me, everything is a surprise. I love it. 319 00:14:37,224 --> 00:14:39,617 Since I was a kid, I used to draw everywhere. 320 00:14:39,791 --> 00:14:43,665 The walls, the floor. My granny gave me a sketchbook, 321 00:14:43,795 --> 00:14:45,406 and then everything started. 322 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:55,068 That's it, girl. All in. Love that. 323 00:14:58,201 --> 00:14:59,986 You've got eight hours. 324 00:15:02,510 --> 00:15:04,425 I always feel like I have to prove myself as a new artist. 325 00:15:04,599 --> 00:15:06,993 Who's the competition here, other than you? 326 00:15:07,123 --> 00:15:09,647 I would say probably the most experienced artists, you know? 327 00:15:09,778 --> 00:15:11,606 But I'm trying to give them a run for their money. 328 00:15:11,693 --> 00:15:15,392 Dude, fight me. I'm an aggressive little Asian girl. 329 00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:26,012 I do love pit bulls, so if that helps. 330 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,492 This is a tough tattoo to have on your butt. 331 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,886 Ah, so happy. 332 00:15:31,017 --> 00:15:33,584 This is my first memory of a tattoo. 333 00:15:33,671 --> 00:15:35,021 As we walked into my dad's shop, 334 00:15:35,195 --> 00:15:36,805 it's the first flash sheet there. 335 00:15:36,892 --> 00:15:39,373 And that's, as a kid, that's the first thing I saw. 336 00:15:40,026 --> 00:15:42,637 Every piece of flash on the wall was a story to be told. 337 00:15:42,724 --> 00:15:46,597 Like, my dad would have tattooed this, like, thousands of times. 338 00:15:46,684 --> 00:15:48,164 My dad passed away, 339 00:15:48,295 --> 00:15:50,340 so it's kind of cool to be able to do a tribute like this. 340 00:15:50,471 --> 00:15:52,255 Taking something that he was well known for, 341 00:15:52,386 --> 00:15:55,084 that was lost as he got sicker and sicker, 342 00:15:55,215 --> 00:15:56,694 and to come back around 343 00:15:56,825 --> 00:15:59,610 and use tattooing to make it positive again, 344 00:15:59,697 --> 00:16:01,743 to, like, heal everyone else as well. 345 00:16:01,873 --> 00:16:03,136 I think that's really cool. 346 00:16:03,310 --> 00:16:05,747 That's the coolest thing I could put on my butt today. 347 00:16:05,921 --> 00:16:08,141 We are halfway there. Six hours. 348 00:16:14,538 --> 00:16:16,018 - How are you, man? - Good, man. 349 00:16:17,019 --> 00:16:18,803 No one available right now? 350 00:16:18,934 --> 00:16:20,675 I don't know. I haven't gone over to check. 351 00:16:20,762 --> 00:16:23,895 Man, there's still so much more to do, man. 352 00:16:24,026 --> 00:16:25,636 - There's five hours. - It's crazy. 353 00:16:26,376 --> 00:16:27,682 My daughter's 11. She gonna say, 354 00:16:27,812 --> 00:16:29,771 "Daddy, when I get older, I want to get a tattoo." 355 00:16:29,901 --> 00:16:30,946 Goddamn it, you gonna wait. 356 00:16:32,208 --> 00:16:33,818 This 'S' on my chest stands for my daughter. 357 00:16:33,949 --> 00:16:35,081 I gotta carry her everywhere I go. 358 00:16:35,211 --> 00:16:36,691 And I want her to understand that, 359 00:16:36,778 --> 00:16:39,389 you know, if your daddy can fight to survive, you can too. 360 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,305 I was thinking black and gray scale for the dagger. 361 00:16:42,479 --> 00:16:45,004 And then, like, some color added to the leaves. 362 00:16:45,134 --> 00:16:47,267 I had to rob opportunity, and take the shit 363 00:16:47,397 --> 00:16:48,790 that he was gonna give to somebody else. 364 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:49,878 Right here? 365 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:51,271 Like, where you'd smack it. 366 00:16:51,749 --> 00:16:53,751 Yeah, right here. 367 00:16:53,925 --> 00:16:55,797 I'm determined and I'm fighting for the life 368 00:16:55,884 --> 00:16:57,668 that my family deserves. 369 00:16:59,105 --> 00:17:00,367 Why you not tattooing? 370 00:17:00,497 --> 00:17:02,325 Go sell that shit. Be cool, be funny. 371 00:17:02,499 --> 00:17:04,414 Go tell them some jokes. Tell them you got kids. 372 00:17:04,545 --> 00:17:07,026 Go do something. Bro, you better go live. 373 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,767 Artists, there are four hours left on the clock. 374 00:17:09,941 --> 00:17:12,944 I really like her. 375 00:17:13,858 --> 00:17:15,425 See? The bond. 376 00:17:15,556 --> 00:17:17,210 Last week, I tattooed myself. 377 00:17:17,340 --> 00:17:20,039 I felt really defeated after feeling like 378 00:17:20,213 --> 00:17:21,953 I wasn't worthy of tattooing somebody. 379 00:17:22,084 --> 00:17:23,912 I feel all this pressure now. 380 00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:27,089 Like, oh, do good. Show your hometown what's up. 381 00:17:27,220 --> 00:17:28,917 As long as you're happy with what you're doing, 382 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:30,397 - that's what really matters. - Yeah. 383 00:17:30,832 --> 00:17:32,138 I'm pretty sure that I proved 384 00:17:32,268 --> 00:17:33,835 some fucking adaptability last week. 385 00:17:33,965 --> 00:17:35,010 And I'm ready to show some more. 386 00:17:36,185 --> 00:17:38,927 - You did three? - Three. How many did you? 387 00:17:39,014 --> 00:17:39,754 - Five. - Five. Yeah. 388 00:17:39,928 --> 00:17:41,973 We're gonna go back in strong. 389 00:17:42,409 --> 00:17:45,107 I work fast, and I'm extremely gentle. 390 00:17:45,803 --> 00:17:48,023 You guys are good, right? Locked in. 391 00:17:48,154 --> 00:17:49,807 - What number you on, OJ? - Not a lot. 392 00:17:52,419 --> 00:17:54,203 My wife has a business of her own, 393 00:17:54,334 --> 00:17:57,772 so to run that and then also have the girls with her 394 00:17:57,946 --> 00:17:59,469 kind of takes a toll. 395 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,254 Being away from my wife, it's tough. 396 00:18:01,384 --> 00:18:04,605 But I'm also here to pay her back in a way. 397 00:18:04,735 --> 00:18:05,823 Being a young tattooer, 398 00:18:05,997 --> 00:18:07,695 she was always there to kind of support me, 399 00:18:07,825 --> 00:18:10,437 when my career wasn't as strong as it is now. 400 00:18:10,524 --> 00:18:13,396 This is a chance to really show her that it was all worth it. 401 00:18:13,527 --> 00:18:14,832 I love it. 402 00:18:15,006 --> 00:18:16,269 Yeah. Glad I got to do that for you. 403 00:18:18,358 --> 00:18:20,447 Oh, yeah. We still got over three hours, man. 404 00:18:20,577 --> 00:18:22,318 - We got plenty of time. - You're not beat? 405 00:18:22,492 --> 00:18:24,451 No. With everything that we have on the line, man, 406 00:18:24,581 --> 00:18:25,887 12 hours ain't shit. 407 00:18:26,017 --> 00:18:27,758 If they told me to tattoo for 24 hours, I would do it. 408 00:18:27,845 --> 00:18:29,412 Each of these tattoo flash designs, 409 00:18:29,543 --> 00:18:32,241 I know that I could get done in an hour and 15. 410 00:18:32,372 --> 00:18:34,287 Time is not an issue today. 411 00:18:34,417 --> 00:18:36,115 So you excited to win all that money? 412 00:18:36,245 --> 00:18:37,768 Oh, dude, you have no idea. 413 00:18:37,899 --> 00:18:40,075 First thing I'm doing is buying my wife a house. 414 00:18:40,206 --> 00:18:42,469 This is the longest that my wife and I have ever spent apart. 415 00:18:42,599 --> 00:18:45,472 Just knowing that she's there and she's so supportive, 416 00:18:45,602 --> 00:18:47,256 that drives me harder than anything. 417 00:18:49,867 --> 00:18:52,087 - I know. I'm behind. - No, no bullshit. After him? 418 00:18:52,261 --> 00:18:55,960 Come on. All right? Don't make me come back over, bro. 419 00:18:56,091 --> 00:18:58,833 Time has always been my enemy since being here, 420 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,617 and today is not making that any better. 421 00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:04,491 You can tell, like, you're very, like, cool, calm, collected. 422 00:19:04,578 --> 00:19:06,188 Relaxed. 423 00:19:06,319 --> 00:19:07,668 And you know, it's so funny because this competition is, 424 00:19:07,798 --> 00:19:09,060 like, the complete opposite of that. 425 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:12,063 Keep hustling, guys. There's only two hours left, 426 00:19:12,151 --> 00:19:13,717 and there are canvases out here waiting. 427 00:19:14,065 --> 00:19:15,458 How much do you want it? 428 00:19:15,589 --> 00:19:20,637 Just say, I'm gauging, I'm gauging. Ooh. Ooh. 429 00:19:20,724 --> 00:19:22,073 Calm down. Okay! 430 00:19:23,466 --> 00:19:25,381 Oh my god. Are you looking at the cat? 431 00:19:25,555 --> 00:19:26,904 - I'm looking at the cat. - Oh my god. 432 00:19:27,078 --> 00:19:28,819 Come on. She's moving on, she's moving on. 433 00:19:28,950 --> 00:19:32,083 Yeah yeah, go look, there's some trash traditional right here. 434 00:19:32,214 --> 00:19:36,044 Go on. Do that one. Get a tiger. Get a tiger! 435 00:19:36,175 --> 00:19:37,654 I'm not into traditional. 436 00:19:37,741 --> 00:19:39,439 Ooh, it could be Neo. You can move it. 437 00:19:39,526 --> 00:19:42,442 Ooh, your style just got fucking shot down! 438 00:19:42,572 --> 00:19:43,834 Aaahhh! 439 00:19:43,921 --> 00:19:48,099 - Last chance. Last two hours. - I just want to tattoo. 440 00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:53,235 Oh, you've got her. Get away from it. Ooh! 441 00:19:53,322 --> 00:19:54,671 Who are you going to get tattooed by? 442 00:19:54,758 --> 00:19:59,850 - Boushee. - Oh what the fuck? Fucking hell. 443 00:19:59,981 --> 00:20:02,766 How do you think you've been doing so far in the competition? 444 00:20:02,897 --> 00:20:05,160 - I think I've been doing good. - Nice. 445 00:20:05,334 --> 00:20:07,249 You know, the reason I came here, you know, 446 00:20:07,336 --> 00:20:09,469 'cause I think life is about experience, 447 00:20:09,556 --> 00:20:11,210 and I think anything that's worth anything 448 00:20:11,297 --> 00:20:12,950 is on the other side of fear, 449 00:20:13,124 --> 00:20:15,126 and if I would have let my fear got to me, 450 00:20:15,301 --> 00:20:16,911 I would never have even made it here. 451 00:20:17,041 --> 00:20:18,434 My hands have stopped shaking. 452 00:20:18,521 --> 00:20:20,480 It must have been a nerves thing. 453 00:20:21,089 --> 00:20:22,960 The last couple of days have been really hard. 454 00:20:23,047 --> 00:20:25,180 This is actually the longest I've been away from home, ever. 455 00:20:25,311 --> 00:20:27,400 I'm really, honestly, I'm missing my kids. 456 00:20:27,530 --> 00:20:29,924 They are so fucking proud that I'm here. 457 00:20:30,054 --> 00:20:32,709 I don't want to let anyone down, you know? 458 00:20:36,626 --> 00:20:38,324 My dog would be, like, very pleased with me 459 00:20:38,454 --> 00:20:40,413 if I came home with a tattoo of him on my ribs. 460 00:20:40,543 --> 00:20:41,849 - You can think about it. - I'll think about it. 461 00:20:41,979 --> 00:20:44,068 You can stew on Boushee for a while. 462 00:20:50,249 --> 00:20:53,295 - So hurry up. Wrap it up. - I am. Shut the fuck up. 463 00:20:53,426 --> 00:20:55,210 Are you not done? They're all waiting on you! 464 00:20:55,341 --> 00:20:56,951 They waiting on me? 465 00:20:57,038 --> 00:20:59,649 Yeah, they're waiting on you. Girls are loyal to Boushee. 466 00:20:59,997 --> 00:21:02,609 You can't get them. You can't get them. You can't snake them. 467 00:21:02,696 --> 00:21:05,699 I hope you can get one more in. You got one hour left. 468 00:21:05,829 --> 00:21:09,311 You gonna do it? It's for your dog. Come on. 469 00:21:09,398 --> 00:21:11,270 - He's stealing me? - Do it. 470 00:21:11,705 --> 00:21:14,577 - Are you switching up? - I'm bringing you a new person. 471 00:21:14,664 --> 00:21:16,275 You got another one, though, instead. 472 00:21:16,579 --> 00:21:18,277 All right, all right, all right, all right. 473 00:21:18,407 --> 00:21:19,669 We got one hour. 474 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,410 We're probably gonna have to do this thing black and gray. 475 00:21:21,541 --> 00:21:23,934 I'd rather do a black and gray tattoo 476 00:21:24,065 --> 00:21:25,153 than an unfinished tattoo. 477 00:21:25,327 --> 00:21:26,720 I'm just worried about time. 478 00:21:26,850 --> 00:21:29,288 I don't know if we'll finish this, because it's-- 479 00:21:29,462 --> 00:21:32,247 Can we try? I waited a long time today. 480 00:21:32,378 --> 00:21:33,553 Uh... 481 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,294 I really wanted something, like, bigger on my knee. 482 00:21:35,424 --> 00:21:37,034 Yeah. I got you. 483 00:21:41,474 --> 00:21:43,476 Oh, man. We are cutting it close. 484 00:21:43,606 --> 00:21:44,694 It's all right, though. It's all right. 485 00:21:44,781 --> 00:21:46,087 30 minutes left. 486 00:21:46,261 --> 00:21:48,437 I'm fighting time right now. Let's go. 487 00:21:48,611 --> 00:21:53,312 Nearly done. Damn! Surprising myself at this point. 488 00:21:53,399 --> 00:21:56,184 - Hell yeah! - 120 seconds. 489 00:21:56,358 --> 00:21:57,881 Couple more lines. 490 00:21:58,534 --> 00:22:03,278 Five, four, three, two, one. 491 00:22:03,409 --> 00:22:05,672 That's it. Time's up! No more ink. 492 00:22:05,846 --> 00:22:07,021 All right. We're done. 493 00:22:07,151 --> 00:22:08,544 - Did we do it? - Yeah, we did. 494 00:22:08,631 --> 00:22:10,677 That was crazy. Oh my god. 495 00:22:10,851 --> 00:22:12,156 - We did it. - Yes. 496 00:22:12,243 --> 00:22:13,462 Awesome. 497 00:22:13,636 --> 00:22:14,855 Didn't see that coming, did you? 498 00:22:15,029 --> 00:22:17,597 No. You're a talented little Aussie 499 00:22:36,703 --> 00:22:38,313 Anybody in here feeling nervous? 500 00:22:38,444 --> 00:22:40,315 Yeah, as usual. I expect the worst. 501 00:22:40,576 --> 00:22:43,449 There's no middle anymore. You're either on the top, 502 00:22:43,579 --> 00:22:44,885 or you're in trouble of going home. 503 00:22:45,015 --> 00:22:46,669 Y'all definitely just fucked it up for me, 504 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,845 - and my confidence is over with. - No, no, no. 505 00:22:48,932 --> 00:22:52,458 All right, judges. The artists had to prove their adaptability 506 00:22:52,588 --> 00:22:55,722 by competing in a flash tattoo marathon. 507 00:22:55,809 --> 00:22:59,203 12 solid hours? Yeah, it'll weed out the week really quick. 508 00:22:59,334 --> 00:23:02,511 - Damn. - This is a double elimination. 509 00:23:05,035 --> 00:23:09,170 As a group, the artists created 71 tattoos. 510 00:23:09,344 --> 00:23:11,172 - 71? - That's crazy. 71? 511 00:23:11,302 --> 00:23:12,869 Good job, guys. 512 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,915 So we gotta critique 71 tattoos. 513 00:23:15,002 --> 00:23:18,875 To be clear, none of us have any idea who tattooed what. 514 00:23:19,006 --> 00:23:21,487 Let's see how they did. 515 00:23:22,618 --> 00:23:23,750 Who's first? Who's first? 516 00:23:23,924 --> 00:23:26,970 Bring up the first artist's body of work. 517 00:23:31,105 --> 00:23:33,150 - Wow. - Seven designs. 518 00:23:33,237 --> 00:23:35,022 - That's me. - A lot of different styles. 519 00:23:35,196 --> 00:23:37,938 The traditional tattoo looks super traditional. 520 00:23:38,068 --> 00:23:40,810 I like this dagger, the way it fits the head. 521 00:23:40,897 --> 00:23:42,943 All of those colors play so well together. 522 00:23:43,073 --> 00:23:46,686 Cool little deer. I like the illustrative, bold shadow look. 523 00:23:46,816 --> 00:23:48,644 I love the way the antlers are done. 524 00:23:48,775 --> 00:23:51,604 - I love the outline around it. - It's so basic. 525 00:23:51,691 --> 00:23:54,911 Same kind of style. Big blocky shadows, heavy outline. 526 00:23:55,042 --> 00:23:57,044 Cool little tattoo that's gonna age well. 527 00:23:57,174 --> 00:23:58,872 I love armpit tattoos. They're fun. 528 00:23:59,002 --> 00:24:00,700 I do like this scenery. The mountains look cool. 529 00:24:00,830 --> 00:24:02,136 I like the light source. 530 00:24:02,266 --> 00:24:03,746 Little birds. It's classic. 531 00:24:03,833 --> 00:24:05,008 They fit good on the body. 532 00:24:05,139 --> 00:24:07,141 This artist killed two birds with one machine. 533 00:24:07,271 --> 00:24:08,142 Had to go there. 534 00:24:09,186 --> 00:24:11,188 It's a rose. Lacks a little contrast. 535 00:24:11,275 --> 00:24:13,016 The center looks unfinished to me. 536 00:24:13,147 --> 00:24:14,670 Every time I was touching the skin, 537 00:24:14,801 --> 00:24:16,411 it was getting super crazy red. 538 00:24:16,585 --> 00:24:18,848 Pizza? Who doesn't love pizza? 539 00:24:18,935 --> 00:24:20,850 I like the outline. I like the colors. 540 00:24:20,981 --> 00:24:22,722 I like the melty cheese dripping off it. 541 00:24:22,852 --> 00:24:24,419 I think this is probably my favorite one in the group. 542 00:24:24,593 --> 00:24:26,421 I like all these, except for the rose. 543 00:24:26,508 --> 00:24:28,205 I'm super happy 'cause I thought they would 544 00:24:28,336 --> 00:24:30,251 - fucking destroy everything. - You can breathe now. 545 00:24:32,296 --> 00:24:34,647 All right, let's see the next artist's body of work. 546 00:24:35,648 --> 00:24:39,434 God damn it. It's me! Shit! 547 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,262 It's a wide variety of stuff. 548 00:24:41,436 --> 00:24:43,220 Shows some colors, some black and gray. 549 00:24:43,351 --> 00:24:46,876 I'm not shocked that two people chose the UFO 'cause it's cool. 550 00:24:47,050 --> 00:24:48,356 Oh, look, the alien. 551 00:24:48,487 --> 00:24:49,966 It's cool that he's hiding in there, you know? 552 00:24:50,097 --> 00:24:52,273 I love how they brought in the red from the lights 553 00:24:52,447 --> 00:24:55,102 inside to put it up against the beam that comes out. 554 00:24:55,276 --> 00:24:56,930 It's cool to see it in black and gray. 555 00:24:57,060 --> 00:24:58,671 I liked it better in color for sure. 556 00:24:59,541 --> 00:25:01,717 I like the expression on the little cat's face. 557 00:25:01,891 --> 00:25:03,980 But man, this line work is not good. 558 00:25:04,111 --> 00:25:06,156 It gets fatter and it just wobbles. 559 00:25:07,506 --> 00:25:09,856 The eye is rendered so well. 560 00:25:09,986 --> 00:25:12,206 It's a cool tattoo for the armpit. 561 00:25:12,336 --> 00:25:13,729 The placement is so good. 562 00:25:13,860 --> 00:25:16,123 The purple spiral is kind of cool. 563 00:25:16,253 --> 00:25:18,255 I'm impressed, being able to do these nice gradations 564 00:25:18,386 --> 00:25:19,822 - without anything. - Is this no lines? 565 00:25:19,953 --> 00:25:21,215 There might be, but they're hidden really well. 566 00:25:21,345 --> 00:25:23,130 I don't even do color. 567 00:25:23,217 --> 00:25:25,219 This one's cool. I like the contrast in this piece. 568 00:25:25,306 --> 00:25:28,527 I like how heavy the blacks are. It's really bold and dark. 569 00:25:29,310 --> 00:25:31,007 I don't like the shattered glass. 570 00:25:31,138 --> 00:25:33,009 - Is it a heart? - It is a heart. 571 00:25:33,140 --> 00:25:34,533 For me, it's gonna look like armpit hair. 572 00:25:34,663 --> 00:25:37,187 - Oh my god! - Next. 573 00:25:37,318 --> 00:25:40,843 - Boo! - It looks like a cabbage. 574 00:25:40,974 --> 00:25:42,584 It doesn't have any kind of highlights. 575 00:25:42,715 --> 00:25:44,760 This one just goes dark, dark, dark, 576 00:25:44,934 --> 00:25:46,719 and then a background in there that's dark. 577 00:25:46,806 --> 00:25:48,677 Looks like this person has a bruise on their ass. 578 00:25:48,764 --> 00:25:52,289 I'm pretty sure you fought over me to get that last rose. 579 00:25:52,420 --> 00:25:53,508 I did, and I regret it. 580 00:25:53,682 --> 00:25:55,031 Aaah! 581 00:25:55,118 --> 00:25:57,860 - Let's bring up the next artist. - Who's it gonna be? 582 00:25:59,253 --> 00:26:00,733 Oh, shit. That's me. 583 00:26:00,907 --> 00:26:02,735 I like how it has one color palette 584 00:26:02,822 --> 00:26:04,606 that goes across all of these different designs. 585 00:26:04,693 --> 00:26:06,869 Yeah. I want to see these up close. 586 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:08,654 Thick lines, solid. 587 00:26:08,784 --> 00:26:10,960 Teeny, teeny, tiny little thin lines 588 00:26:11,091 --> 00:26:13,006 on all the rope and everything are just as solid. 589 00:26:13,136 --> 00:26:14,355 Another flower box. 590 00:26:14,485 --> 00:26:16,531 I like the way the rope stands out. 591 00:26:16,618 --> 00:26:18,054 It's really clean and delicate. 592 00:26:18,228 --> 00:26:20,187 I think this is my favorite one of the flowers. 593 00:26:20,317 --> 00:26:23,059 I like how they shaded that dark background into the flower. 594 00:26:23,146 --> 00:26:24,800 - Off to a good start. - Yeah. 595 00:26:24,974 --> 00:26:27,194 If you're gonna do a black-and-gray panther, 596 00:26:27,368 --> 00:26:30,501 solid, dark, clean, bold, this is the way to do it. 597 00:26:30,676 --> 00:26:32,286 - It's super readable. - Yes! 598 00:26:32,416 --> 00:26:34,897 I like the mouth of this tiger. This tiger is badass. 599 00:26:35,028 --> 00:26:37,857 I really like the flip in the tongue. Super dope. 600 00:26:37,987 --> 00:26:39,032 I love this one. 601 00:26:39,162 --> 00:26:41,382 Solid saturation, cool color palette. 602 00:26:41,512 --> 00:26:44,037 These classic designs are so cool. 603 00:26:44,211 --> 00:26:45,995 That little bit of pop of red in the cheeks, 604 00:26:46,126 --> 00:26:48,824 simple gray shading with a bold-ass line. 605 00:26:48,955 --> 00:26:50,347 Absolutely on point. 606 00:26:50,478 --> 00:26:52,349 - I got an adrenaline rush. - Good job, Seth. 607 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:53,916 Thank you so much. 608 00:26:54,482 --> 00:26:56,310 All right. Moving on to the next. 609 00:26:57,311 --> 00:27:00,183 - That's me! - Black and gray and color. 610 00:27:00,357 --> 00:27:02,359 It shows adaptability to all styles. 611 00:27:02,446 --> 00:27:05,188 - Spider on the head. - The web is too thick. 612 00:27:05,319 --> 00:27:07,843 Spider webs are not black. They're white. 613 00:27:07,974 --> 00:27:09,410 You can do it with tight lines in gray. 614 00:27:09,584 --> 00:27:10,977 I ain't never did a spider before. 615 00:27:11,107 --> 00:27:12,413 For real? 616 00:27:12,587 --> 00:27:13,893 - Another spider. - More webs. 617 00:27:13,980 --> 00:27:15,721 Literally nothing changed. 618 00:27:15,851 --> 00:27:17,070 God damn it. 619 00:27:17,940 --> 00:27:19,899 - I like it. - It's a cake. 620 00:27:20,247 --> 00:27:21,901 The strawberry seeds need help. 621 00:27:22,075 --> 00:27:24,251 There's shading on the top of one, not on the bottom. 622 00:27:24,381 --> 00:27:25,426 They just look like 623 00:27:25,556 --> 00:27:26,645 they've been in the fridge for a week. 624 00:27:26,819 --> 00:27:28,864 - They do. - Or out of the fridge. 625 00:27:28,995 --> 00:27:30,387 I didn't know what the fuck I was doing 626 00:27:30,518 --> 00:27:31,475 with that piece of cake. 627 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:33,260 The cowboy is a lot different. 628 00:27:33,347 --> 00:27:36,045 That looks like it's on paper. Super nice. The teeth are sick. 629 00:27:36,176 --> 00:27:37,351 What's up? Yo. 630 00:27:38,178 --> 00:27:40,093 Dagger with a rose? 631 00:27:40,267 --> 00:27:41,964 Yeah, I think it's a dagger with a rose, 632 00:27:42,095 --> 00:27:43,313 but I can't tell what's going on. 633 00:27:43,444 --> 00:27:44,619 The silhouette is camouflaged 634 00:27:44,793 --> 00:27:45,794 with these leaves in the back. 635 00:27:45,925 --> 00:27:47,709 We got to go past this rose shit. 636 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:49,276 Traditional skull and rose. 637 00:27:49,450 --> 00:27:51,017 The leaves could have definitely been 638 00:27:51,147 --> 00:27:53,019 in a more flattering shape. It looks like it's on a platter. 639 00:27:53,149 --> 00:27:55,717 - Damn, son. - Goldfish. 640 00:27:55,848 --> 00:27:57,284 The scales get a little weird. 641 00:27:57,458 --> 00:27:59,068 They should be more uniform. Flush it. 642 00:27:59,242 --> 00:28:00,853 Damn! 643 00:28:01,027 --> 00:28:02,463 The scorpion. 644 00:28:02,593 --> 00:28:05,422 It looks metallic. The lights and darks are awesome. 645 00:28:05,553 --> 00:28:06,859 I like the tail. 646 00:28:06,946 --> 00:28:08,861 The way the white highlights kind of follow the body. 647 00:28:09,035 --> 00:28:10,601 It's a really good-looking scorpion. 648 00:28:10,732 --> 00:28:12,038 It's cool that they didn't pick it up, 649 00:28:12,212 --> 00:28:13,604 the scorpion, with the four legs. 650 00:28:13,735 --> 00:28:15,084 - It was three, right? - No, it was four. 651 00:28:15,215 --> 00:28:16,607 - Oh, each side? - There's four! 652 00:28:16,738 --> 00:28:18,479 Don't worry about it. We're moving forward. There's four. 653 00:28:18,609 --> 00:28:20,394 - That was their favorite one. - Don't bring it up. 654 00:28:20,481 --> 00:28:22,004 All right, let's see the next artist. 655 00:28:23,049 --> 00:28:24,006 It's me. 656 00:28:24,137 --> 00:28:25,573 This is a fun group of tattoos. 657 00:28:25,704 --> 00:28:28,184 And three tattoos were repeated. 658 00:28:28,271 --> 00:28:29,708 - Wow. - The skulls are cool. 659 00:28:29,882 --> 00:28:31,840 I really love the color palette. 660 00:28:31,971 --> 00:28:33,320 Teeth on it's cool, right? 661 00:28:33,450 --> 00:28:35,888 Losing that one eye throws it off a bit for me. 662 00:28:36,018 --> 00:28:37,628 Do both or do none. 663 00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:40,327 I thought it was really cool to do the cyborg kind of thing. 664 00:28:40,457 --> 00:28:42,242 - Oh, that's on the butt. - Woo! 665 00:28:42,372 --> 00:28:44,331 I like the stem a lot and the line weight on it. 666 00:28:44,461 --> 00:28:46,072 But the red is not packed in there. 667 00:28:46,202 --> 00:28:47,421 Great. 668 00:28:47,551 --> 00:28:49,205 Comparing apples to apples, I like this one better. 669 00:28:49,379 --> 00:28:50,903 This thing pops. 670 00:28:50,990 --> 00:28:52,252 Everything looks a lot more intentional. 671 00:28:52,382 --> 00:28:53,732 Even the contrast with the shadows. 672 00:28:53,906 --> 00:28:56,735 - Thank you, Nikko. - Cool little cat. 673 00:28:56,909 --> 00:29:01,174 I love the shape of those planes going up the forehead. 674 00:29:01,348 --> 00:29:04,351 I like this one better. The nose is cute. 675 00:29:04,525 --> 00:29:05,656 I like the green eyes. 676 00:29:05,787 --> 00:29:07,658 They fixed all the little mistakes. 677 00:29:08,877 --> 00:29:10,096 The bandages. 678 00:29:10,226 --> 00:29:12,446 The scrape is cool, like the way it's bleeding through. 679 00:29:12,576 --> 00:29:14,883 I like this little stoned devil. 680 00:29:15,057 --> 00:29:17,190 It's like a cereal box character. 681 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:18,800 I'm putting all my money on Isnard. 682 00:29:18,887 --> 00:29:20,062 Damn. 683 00:29:20,193 --> 00:29:21,585 We haven't seen black and gray from Isnard before, 684 00:29:21,716 --> 00:29:22,848 if it is Isnard. 685 00:29:22,978 --> 00:29:24,545 That's my favorite one up there. 686 00:29:24,719 --> 00:29:26,808 He was just here playing it cool the whole day, 687 00:29:26,939 --> 00:29:30,159 knowing he had all this shit in his pocket. Come on, dude! 688 00:29:30,333 --> 00:29:31,334 I'm not gonna wait for anything. 689 00:29:31,508 --> 00:29:32,771 I'm just gonna throw everything on the table 690 00:29:32,901 --> 00:29:34,424 and be like, "Hey, guys, that's it." 691 00:29:34,555 --> 00:29:36,644 Let's bring up the next artist's work. 692 00:29:37,514 --> 00:29:40,082 That's me. Rip the Band-Aid off, please. 693 00:29:40,213 --> 00:29:41,388 This artist only did black and gray, 694 00:29:41,562 --> 00:29:42,737 which is interesting. 695 00:29:42,868 --> 00:29:44,173 - The people pick what they want. - I like the sparrow. 696 00:29:44,304 --> 00:29:47,786 I think a clean, bold, traditional sparrow is classic. 697 00:29:47,916 --> 00:29:49,483 I like the boldness, the heavy black. 698 00:29:49,613 --> 00:29:52,181 - Thanks, guys. - It's a cool flower. 699 00:29:52,355 --> 00:29:54,749 The flips on the petals themselves, 700 00:29:54,836 --> 00:29:55,794 they don't make too much sense. 701 00:29:55,924 --> 00:29:57,404 It looks like a color tattoo 702 00:29:57,534 --> 00:29:58,666 that doesn't yet have color in it. 703 00:29:58,797 --> 00:30:00,276 Damn, that was rough, guys. 704 00:30:00,407 --> 00:30:02,191 And this design's not my favorite. 705 00:30:02,365 --> 00:30:03,540 There's a lot going on. 706 00:30:03,671 --> 00:30:05,804 If you're gonna go with those slightly heavier lines 707 00:30:05,934 --> 00:30:08,197 down the middle, you should go around the outside. 708 00:30:08,371 --> 00:30:10,243 - Goddamn. - Another Mandala. 709 00:30:10,373 --> 00:30:12,985 This one looks better to me. Like, there's more black. 710 00:30:13,115 --> 00:30:14,160 Sometimes the second time around, 711 00:30:14,290 --> 00:30:15,204 you make better decisions. 712 00:30:15,378 --> 00:30:16,858 But are they missing lines 713 00:30:17,032 --> 00:30:18,468 on the right-hand side on the leaf? 714 00:30:18,599 --> 00:30:20,253 I was rushing. 715 00:30:20,383 --> 00:30:22,255 Quick little rose banger. I really like the placement. 716 00:30:22,385 --> 00:30:25,780 - It frames the kneecap out. - Nice shading in the rose. 717 00:30:25,911 --> 00:30:27,390 All right, thank you. 718 00:30:27,521 --> 00:30:30,263 Woof. Every single one of those legs are super choppy, 719 00:30:30,393 --> 00:30:31,960 super wonky. 720 00:30:32,047 --> 00:30:33,962 Hopefully this centipede doesn't cent-him-home, you know? 721 00:30:34,136 --> 00:30:36,530 I wish I didn't put those mandalas on there. 722 00:30:36,660 --> 00:30:38,314 Why do you do it? 723 00:30:38,445 --> 00:30:39,968 I feel like I forgot the whole placement thing, you know? 724 00:30:40,099 --> 00:30:41,056 At some point, the line work 725 00:30:41,187 --> 00:30:42,797 is gonna catch up to you, you know? 726 00:30:43,406 --> 00:30:47,541 All right, let's bring up the next artist's body of work. 727 00:30:48,194 --> 00:30:51,023 - I guess that's me. - Six tattoos. 728 00:30:51,153 --> 00:30:52,894 Looks like two people got the rat. 729 00:30:53,025 --> 00:30:55,679 - It's not. - Oh, on the neck. 730 00:30:55,810 --> 00:30:57,420 The neck is so curved, 731 00:30:57,551 --> 00:30:59,683 it makes the snout look really short. 732 00:30:59,814 --> 00:31:01,555 That's why you're getting more of a rat vibe. 733 00:31:02,077 --> 00:31:03,818 This is more foxlike. 734 00:31:03,949 --> 00:31:05,472 I like the browns in the fox. 735 00:31:05,646 --> 00:31:07,039 Real smooth, nice transitions. 736 00:31:07,213 --> 00:31:09,650 - Cobra! - On the head! 737 00:31:09,824 --> 00:31:11,608 I wish the pattern on the top of the head 738 00:31:11,695 --> 00:31:13,001 was a little more uniform. 739 00:31:13,132 --> 00:31:14,960 The way the tongue crosses, I don't love. 740 00:31:15,090 --> 00:31:16,178 I wish they would have been separate. 741 00:31:16,265 --> 00:31:18,659 - I like that part. - Tribal turtle. 742 00:31:18,789 --> 00:31:20,661 It has some style to it. It has some flow. 743 00:31:20,791 --> 00:31:22,619 It's a hard place to tattoo the armpit. 744 00:31:22,750 --> 00:31:23,969 You know, to get these lines 745 00:31:24,099 --> 00:31:26,667 this clean and the gaps that perfect. 746 00:31:26,797 --> 00:31:28,103 Whoever did this does these a lot. 747 00:31:28,234 --> 00:31:30,584 - I think I have a guess. - Maybe in Hawaii? 748 00:31:31,019 --> 00:31:32,499 Another turtle I like. 749 00:31:32,629 --> 00:31:34,718 The face in the middle is drawn really well. 750 00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:36,198 And it looks like it has volume 751 00:31:36,285 --> 00:31:37,896 and doesn't have no shading in it, 752 00:31:38,026 --> 00:31:39,027 which is really cool to pull off. 753 00:31:39,767 --> 00:31:41,116 - I like it. - Really cool placement. 754 00:31:41,247 --> 00:31:42,465 I like how the horns 755 00:31:42,639 --> 00:31:44,467 perfectly fit up the sides with the tendon. 756 00:31:44,641 --> 00:31:47,862 - This is a great tattoo. - The dragon's so cool. 757 00:31:47,993 --> 00:31:50,256 - Thanks, man. - That dragon is nuts. 758 00:31:50,386 --> 00:31:51,692 It was solid. 759 00:31:51,866 --> 00:31:54,173 Let's bring up the next artist's body of work. 760 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:57,524 - Oh, these are cool. - That's mine. 761 00:31:57,698 --> 00:31:58,655 Eight tattoos. 762 00:31:58,786 --> 00:32:00,440 Two people chose the seahorse. 763 00:32:00,570 --> 00:32:03,312 I like the line weight on it. It's real heavy and bold. 764 00:32:03,486 --> 00:32:04,966 The shading's really solid in there. 765 00:32:05,053 --> 00:32:06,794 This is a really nice tattoo. 766 00:32:07,447 --> 00:32:09,492 Black-and-gray seahorse. 767 00:32:09,623 --> 00:32:11,320 I really like the control of the grays. 768 00:32:11,494 --> 00:32:12,887 The chest is cool, too. 769 00:32:13,018 --> 00:32:14,584 Just that solid black, kind of bring your eyes through it. 770 00:32:14,845 --> 00:32:16,282 A little sacred heart. 771 00:32:16,456 --> 00:32:18,762 It's bold, clean, straight to the point. 772 00:32:18,893 --> 00:32:21,156 - It's a sticker. - That was my favorite. 773 00:32:21,504 --> 00:32:24,725 It's a great face. Look at that cool hair! 774 00:32:24,855 --> 00:32:27,249 I like these exaggerated, whimsical curls. 775 00:32:27,380 --> 00:32:29,338 It's a really cool stylized tattoo. 776 00:32:29,425 --> 00:32:31,297 - Triple sevens. - I really like 777 00:32:31,427 --> 00:32:33,995 how the tip of the seven overlaps the body of the seven. 778 00:32:34,126 --> 00:32:35,431 That's my least favorite part of it. 779 00:32:35,605 --> 00:32:36,867 What? 780 00:32:36,998 --> 00:32:38,652 The one all the way to the left 781 00:32:38,782 --> 00:32:41,046 doesn't look like that overlaps as much as the two on the right. 782 00:32:41,133 --> 00:32:43,178 I did that for DJ, too, so that's funny. 783 00:32:43,309 --> 00:32:45,702 Three different people chose the butterfly. 784 00:32:46,051 --> 00:32:47,574 Fine line. Delicate. 785 00:32:47,748 --> 00:32:49,880 I wish there was some more punchy black in there. 786 00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:51,882 They'd get away with all of it 787 00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:54,973 if they had the eye really feel like it was a thing. 788 00:32:55,147 --> 00:32:58,237 This eye just feels not important enough in the design. 789 00:32:58,367 --> 00:32:59,760 Shit. 790 00:32:59,890 --> 00:33:02,502 Just adding that punched-in heavier color, 791 00:33:02,632 --> 00:33:03,807 it looks a lot better. 792 00:33:03,938 --> 00:33:05,331 The third time's a charm, you know? 793 00:33:05,461 --> 00:33:07,681 It gets better each time it was done. 794 00:33:07,768 --> 00:33:09,204 I still feel like I'm going home. 795 00:33:09,378 --> 00:33:11,815 Come on, the seahorse is good. Shut up. 796 00:33:11,946 --> 00:33:13,556 No, actually, the seahorse looks much better 797 00:33:13,687 --> 00:33:14,644 than I remember it looking. 798 00:33:15,210 --> 00:33:16,995 Let's bring up the next artist. 799 00:33:18,344 --> 00:33:19,736 Oh, shit, that's me. 800 00:33:19,910 --> 00:33:21,434 These tattoos are tough. 801 00:33:21,564 --> 00:33:22,739 Nothing but tough tattoos up there, you know? 802 00:33:23,001 --> 00:33:24,872 The skeleton's trippy weird. 803 00:33:25,003 --> 00:33:27,396 I love that eyeball. The teeth, they're great. 804 00:33:27,527 --> 00:33:31,009 This thing is wonky and weird, and I like it. 805 00:33:31,139 --> 00:33:32,706 I like it. It's not Japanese. 806 00:33:33,272 --> 00:33:35,100 - Panther. - Just black and open skin. 807 00:33:35,230 --> 00:33:37,189 I think that was the way to go on this one. 808 00:33:37,276 --> 00:33:39,147 This shows adaptability and versatility, 809 00:33:39,278 --> 00:33:40,583 working on darker skin. 810 00:33:40,714 --> 00:33:42,803 - Snake head. - I love the flames. 811 00:33:42,933 --> 00:33:44,674 Nice line work. I like the scales. 812 00:33:44,805 --> 00:33:47,112 Classic weird pit bull head. 813 00:33:47,242 --> 00:33:49,375 I love the contrast between all the shading 814 00:33:49,462 --> 00:33:51,942 and the face of the dog and then this flat collar. 815 00:33:52,117 --> 00:33:53,379 It makes the collar pop. 816 00:33:53,553 --> 00:33:55,294 I can't believe I did three pit bull tattoos, though. 817 00:33:55,424 --> 00:33:56,556 That's insanity. 818 00:33:56,686 --> 00:33:58,993 This one's cool. I don't like it as much. 819 00:33:59,124 --> 00:34:01,561 This one to me gets a little tiger stripy. 820 00:34:01,691 --> 00:34:04,520 Portrait style. He did a straight-up realism dog. 821 00:34:04,607 --> 00:34:06,044 - What? - This thing's sick. 822 00:34:06,174 --> 00:34:08,263 I like the texture of all the folds. 823 00:34:08,394 --> 00:34:12,180 Talk about adaptability. This is so different 824 00:34:12,311 --> 00:34:14,052 from every other approach that they've shown us. 825 00:34:14,182 --> 00:34:15,966 I've never tattooed it, and being able to do it 826 00:34:16,097 --> 00:34:18,317 three times in one day was a nice moment. 827 00:34:18,447 --> 00:34:20,580 Yeah, but you also did it fucking good. 828 00:34:20,667 --> 00:34:23,017 Holy shit. Every one of them was solid. 829 00:34:24,453 --> 00:34:26,977 Let's bring up the next artist's body of work. 830 00:34:27,674 --> 00:34:29,458 - I wonder who! - Oh yeah. 831 00:34:29,589 --> 00:34:31,373 This one's definitely more feminine. 832 00:34:31,460 --> 00:34:33,027 Got a bit of a girly touch to it. 833 00:34:33,158 --> 00:34:34,289 Let's see this fish. 834 00:34:34,420 --> 00:34:38,119 None of the line work is consistent. 835 00:34:38,250 --> 00:34:41,688 There's absolutely no areas of solid black. 836 00:34:41,862 --> 00:34:43,385 I was shaking real bad. 837 00:34:43,951 --> 00:34:46,606 I definitely prefer this one to the black and gray. 838 00:34:46,736 --> 00:34:48,956 The body is the most confident part, where it comes 839 00:34:49,087 --> 00:34:51,611 off of dark black and then fades up and shades around. 840 00:34:51,785 --> 00:34:53,003 I'll take this fish. 841 00:34:54,092 --> 00:34:55,832 This is a peacock feather, yeah? 842 00:34:55,963 --> 00:34:57,921 I don't know, because peacock feathers are longer. 843 00:34:58,052 --> 00:35:00,533 The actual head of the feather is confusing, 844 00:35:00,663 --> 00:35:03,492 because it almost looks like a tiger eye or something. 845 00:35:03,623 --> 00:35:05,103 That's what it's supposed to look like. 846 00:35:05,277 --> 00:35:07,496 If you're gonna do a feather like this, 847 00:35:07,670 --> 00:35:10,238 at least bring in those thin feather lines 848 00:35:10,369 --> 00:35:13,067 to create some sort of texture inside the feather. 849 00:35:14,634 --> 00:35:15,678 See, I like this. 850 00:35:15,852 --> 00:35:17,506 I like the heart. I like how dark it is. 851 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:19,421 I like the contrast within it. 852 00:35:19,769 --> 00:35:22,032 - The jewel looks cool. - My problem is in 853 00:35:22,163 --> 00:35:24,296 all of the other stuff cluttering up the skull. 854 00:35:24,426 --> 00:35:26,385 They stuck a random thing in the forehead 855 00:35:26,515 --> 00:35:28,126 and put some flowers around it. 856 00:35:28,300 --> 00:35:29,301 They shouldn't just be stuck 857 00:35:29,475 --> 00:35:31,172 like they're glued to the skull. It was a bad move. 858 00:35:33,479 --> 00:35:34,784 And a flower. 859 00:35:34,915 --> 00:35:37,396 It has nice flow, fits the ribs really nice. 860 00:35:37,526 --> 00:35:40,964 Delicate, smooth, soft gray in there as well. 861 00:35:41,095 --> 00:35:43,228 Definitely my favorite tattoo out of the pack. 862 00:35:43,358 --> 00:35:44,490 That was not fun. 863 00:35:44,664 --> 00:35:47,014 When I started that first beta fish, 864 00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:50,539 I could not stop shaking. My hands were like this, man. 865 00:35:50,670 --> 00:35:52,454 I think this challenge got a lot of us. 866 00:35:52,628 --> 00:35:53,673 No excuse. 867 00:35:54,456 --> 00:35:58,286 All right, that's it. Ten artists, 71 tattoos. 868 00:35:58,460 --> 00:35:59,418 Yeah! 869 00:35:59,548 --> 00:36:00,636 Two artists are going home. 870 00:36:01,333 --> 00:36:03,248 Judges, it's time to rank the tattoos. 871 00:36:03,378 --> 00:36:05,163 I wonder how they're gonna score this. 872 00:36:05,641 --> 00:36:07,208 Artists, we'll call you in 873 00:36:07,382 --> 00:36:08,470 when the results have been tallied. 874 00:36:08,601 --> 00:36:11,430 - Oh, man. - There's two people going home. 875 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:12,953 Feels surreal. 876 00:36:13,127 --> 00:36:15,303 Sometimes, even if you feel like you did enough work, 877 00:36:15,434 --> 00:36:17,131 you don't know if it's enough for them. 878 00:36:17,697 --> 00:36:19,786 So, uh, I'm still stressed. 879 00:36:35,149 --> 00:36:37,934 This week, you had to prove your adaptability. 880 00:36:38,587 --> 00:36:39,719 Tough challenge. 881 00:36:39,893 --> 00:36:41,373 Based on your work, 882 00:36:41,503 --> 00:36:43,462 each of your tattoos have been ranked by the judges. 883 00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:47,248 The two artists with the lowest-ranked tattoos 884 00:36:47,335 --> 00:36:48,510 will be eliminated. 885 00:36:53,559 --> 00:36:56,779 Please reveal the highest-ranked tattoos. 886 00:37:03,090 --> 00:37:04,700 Oh, shit. Thank you. 887 00:37:04,874 --> 00:37:06,441 - Wow. - Dang. 888 00:37:06,615 --> 00:37:09,052 I did not think that these were yours for fucking sure. 889 00:37:09,183 --> 00:37:10,706 Three pit bulls out of the whole sheet. 890 00:37:10,837 --> 00:37:13,927 - For me, that design is like a-- - Classic. 891 00:37:14,057 --> 00:37:15,798 It's a classic, right? 892 00:37:15,929 --> 00:37:18,627 You showed us three completely different tattoos 893 00:37:18,758 --> 00:37:20,890 where every single aspect was rendered differently, 894 00:37:21,021 --> 00:37:23,023 and on a day where we're testing you on that, 895 00:37:23,153 --> 00:37:24,894 I think that's really fucking cool. 896 00:37:25,025 --> 00:37:26,983 As you walked into my dad's first tattoo shop, 897 00:37:27,114 --> 00:37:28,637 it's the first flash sheet you'd see. 898 00:37:28,811 --> 00:37:30,465 It's like my earliest memory of a tattoo. 899 00:37:30,639 --> 00:37:33,251 So, I was just like, "Dude, this is so fun." 900 00:37:33,381 --> 00:37:36,645 Congratulations, Matt. You are safe from elimination. 901 00:37:40,867 --> 00:37:42,347 Big Dog's back. 902 00:37:44,653 --> 00:37:48,309 There was a tie for the second-highest-ranked tattoos. 903 00:37:49,092 --> 00:37:52,661 - Damn. That's crazy. - I didn't expect a tie. 904 00:37:52,835 --> 00:37:55,708 Please reveal the first artist 905 00:37:55,838 --> 00:37:59,059 that was tied for the second-highest-ranked tattoos. 906 00:38:02,236 --> 00:38:05,631 - Yes, sir. Good job. - Big dog. 907 00:38:05,761 --> 00:38:08,677 - Thanks, guys. - These tattoos are sick, Seth. 908 00:38:08,764 --> 00:38:11,506 All these are really consistent and really nice. 909 00:38:11,637 --> 00:38:14,683 Congratulations, you are safe from elimination. 910 00:38:15,336 --> 00:38:17,251 - Welcome to safety. - Yes. 911 00:38:21,168 --> 00:38:24,214 Please reveal the second artist that tied 912 00:38:24,302 --> 00:38:25,999 for the second-highest-ranked tattoos. 913 00:38:31,091 --> 00:38:34,224 - Hell yeah. - I love these. 914 00:38:34,834 --> 00:38:38,316 Every single one of these tattoos is fun, vibrant, bright. 915 00:38:38,446 --> 00:38:39,839 Each one was cool and unique across the board. 916 00:38:40,013 --> 00:38:41,536 Thank you. 917 00:38:41,667 --> 00:38:44,670 Congratulations, Isnard. You are safe from elimination. 918 00:38:45,410 --> 00:38:47,499 - Thank you. - Good job, Isnard. 919 00:38:47,586 --> 00:38:50,240 - Well done, well done. - What's up, big dog? 920 00:38:50,806 --> 00:38:54,027 Please reveal the fourth-highest-ranked tattoos. 921 00:39:02,252 --> 00:39:04,254 Luka can do traditional? 922 00:39:07,127 --> 00:39:08,911 You showed us everything on the entire spectrum. 923 00:39:09,042 --> 00:39:12,262 Traditional, black and gray realism, full color. 924 00:39:12,393 --> 00:39:14,526 It was amongst the most versatile. 925 00:39:14,656 --> 00:39:16,136 Thank you very much. 926 00:39:16,266 --> 00:39:18,878 Congratulations, you are safe from elimination. 927 00:39:19,052 --> 00:39:20,662 Big Luka... 928 00:39:20,793 --> 00:39:23,491 - I didn't know that was him. - Big dog, what's up? 929 00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:28,670 Please reveal the fifth-highest-ranked tattoos. 930 00:39:33,501 --> 00:39:36,069 - Ooh... - Oh! 931 00:39:36,939 --> 00:39:38,288 Yes, ma'am. 932 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:41,770 You killed it. Solid line work, nice shading. 933 00:39:41,857 --> 00:39:44,817 Just an overall cool vibe throughout all your pieces. 934 00:39:44,991 --> 00:39:47,907 Congratulations, Alli, you are safe from elimination. 935 00:39:52,999 --> 00:39:56,655 Please reveal the sixth-highest-ranked tattoos. 936 00:40:03,270 --> 00:40:05,707 Boom. Stop playing with me, boy! 937 00:40:05,794 --> 00:40:06,926 I knew it! I knew it! 938 00:40:07,013 --> 00:40:08,971 What y'all talking about? Stop playing. 939 00:40:09,145 --> 00:40:13,323 I knew it was you because of the dagger on the ass. 940 00:40:13,846 --> 00:40:16,718 - Sound about right. - Eight tattoos in 12 hours? 941 00:40:16,805 --> 00:40:19,939 This whole set shows a ton of versatility. 942 00:40:20,026 --> 00:40:21,941 You adapted to the challenge really, really well. 943 00:40:22,115 --> 00:40:23,769 This is a win, man! 944 00:40:24,073 --> 00:40:27,076 Congratulations, Boushee, you are safe from elimination. 945 00:40:27,207 --> 00:40:30,471 What? Hey, what? That's what I'm talking about! 946 00:40:35,215 --> 00:40:38,436 Six artists are safe from elimination. 947 00:40:39,219 --> 00:40:40,742 Four artists remain. 948 00:40:41,351 --> 00:40:44,180 Two of you will be packing your machines. 949 00:40:44,659 --> 00:40:46,879 It's now time to reveal the artists 950 00:40:47,009 --> 00:40:49,359 with the lowest-ranked tattoos. 951 00:40:50,535 --> 00:40:53,189 The artists whose tattoos appear on the screen 952 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:54,582 will be eliminated. 953 00:41:05,375 --> 00:41:06,855 I seen it coming. 954 00:41:06,942 --> 00:41:10,859 I just got so in my head about which way to go with everything. 955 00:41:11,033 --> 00:41:13,471 In this competition, it's really hard, 956 00:41:13,601 --> 00:41:15,864 because we get thrown things that we never do. 957 00:41:15,951 --> 00:41:17,953 This is something that I'm sure you don't do 958 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:19,346 back at home with doing walk-ins. 959 00:41:19,433 --> 00:41:21,479 This competition's a bitch, dude. 960 00:41:21,653 --> 00:41:24,394 It takes a lot of good artists out before their time. 961 00:41:24,830 --> 00:41:27,397 It's been an amazing experience, and that, for me, 962 00:41:27,528 --> 00:41:29,617 was the main thing that I wanted. 963 00:41:29,704 --> 00:41:33,665 Teneile, you do not have what it takes to be Ink Master. 964 00:41:33,752 --> 00:41:36,537 You're an incredible artist with an immense amount of talent. 965 00:41:36,668 --> 00:41:37,582 Thanks, Ryan. 966 00:41:37,712 --> 00:41:40,410 Please pack your machines and close shop. 967 00:41:40,541 --> 00:41:42,848 Not without a hug. 968 00:41:45,328 --> 00:41:47,243 I think I definitely got in my head, 969 00:41:47,417 --> 00:41:49,463 but I don't believe in regrets. 970 00:41:49,594 --> 00:41:51,117 And it's better to regret something you've done 971 00:41:51,291 --> 00:41:52,466 than something you haven't done. 972 00:41:52,553 --> 00:41:54,555 - Love you, Teneile. - See yous. 973 00:41:55,295 --> 00:41:57,645 I'm excited to get back home, to take everything 974 00:41:57,776 --> 00:41:59,908 that I've learned and start applying it. 975 00:42:00,779 --> 00:42:02,868 I'm gonna become an even better artist 976 00:42:02,998 --> 00:42:05,131 than I was before I left to come here. 977 00:42:11,877 --> 00:42:17,404 OJ, Kyra, and Keahi, based on your tattoos, 978 00:42:17,535 --> 00:42:19,754 one of you will be eliminated. 979 00:42:21,321 --> 00:42:22,714 It is now time to reveal 980 00:42:22,888 --> 00:42:26,456 the artist with the second lowest-ranked tattoos. 981 00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:33,333 The artist whose tattoos appear on the screen 982 00:42:33,463 --> 00:42:34,987 will be eliminated. 983 00:42:46,607 --> 00:42:47,869 Oh, man. 984 00:42:51,569 --> 00:42:56,791 That means, OJ, you do not have what it takes to be Ink Master. 985 00:42:56,922 --> 00:42:59,925 You know, it sucks to go out on something like this. 986 00:43:00,055 --> 00:43:03,058 I had a strategy of appealing to as many people as possible. 987 00:43:03,232 --> 00:43:06,584 It didn't work out the way I anticipated. It's tough, but... 988 00:43:06,758 --> 00:43:08,237 you're not going out on bad tattoos. 989 00:43:08,368 --> 00:43:10,022 This was a tough challenge. 990 00:43:10,152 --> 00:43:13,503 Keep killing that black and gray, man, and just do you. 991 00:43:14,026 --> 00:43:16,550 Please pack your machines and close shop. 992 00:43:16,637 --> 00:43:18,073 This competition definitely 993 00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:19,379 takes you out of your comfort zone. 994 00:43:19,509 --> 00:43:20,946 I'm proud of myself for even coming. 995 00:43:21,033 --> 00:43:23,339 I did something I never thought I would ever do. Ever. 996 00:43:23,513 --> 00:43:25,515 I love you guys. I'll see you. 997 00:43:27,387 --> 00:43:29,737 I know I have the skill, and I know I have the vision, 998 00:43:29,911 --> 00:43:31,739 and I know I have the confidence now. 999 00:43:31,870 --> 00:43:33,262 Whatever challenge comes next in my life, 1000 00:43:33,349 --> 00:43:34,699 I'm ready to take it on. 1001 00:43:41,183 --> 00:43:43,577 On the next episode of Ink Master . 1002 00:43:44,230 --> 00:43:45,318 I didn't know it took three brains 1003 00:43:45,448 --> 00:43:46,449 to fuck something up! 1004 00:43:46,841 --> 00:43:48,669 I'm about to make you eat sand. 1005 00:43:48,756 --> 00:43:50,105 Oh my god! 1006 00:43:50,192 --> 00:43:51,672 How about you come do the highlights? 1007 00:43:51,803 --> 00:43:53,456 I don't trust you doing this. 1008 00:43:53,587 --> 00:43:54,980 They over there tripping. 1009 00:43:55,067 --> 00:43:58,461 - Artists, the heat is on! - Oh, how the mighty have fallen. 1010 00:43:58,592 --> 00:44:01,377 - I mean, I seen that coming. - Fuck!