1 00:00:01,835 --> 00:00:03,271 ♪ MTV ♪ 2 00:00:03,704 --> 00:00:07,641 Previously on Ink Master: Hometown Heroes, 3 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:11,479 15 new artists entered the competition... 4 00:00:11,579 --> 00:00:13,181 It's time to rep where you from now. 5 00:00:13,281 --> 00:00:16,650 ... to put their hometowns on the map. 6 00:00:17,051 --> 00:00:20,320 If you want to stay, you're going to have to earn your shop. 7 00:00:20,321 --> 00:00:22,523 - What the fuck? Hold on. - What? 8 00:00:22,623 --> 00:00:24,692 Can we start going around, psyching each other out yet? 9 00:00:24,792 --> 00:00:26,993 I'm definitely banned from my city after this. 10 00:00:26,994 --> 00:00:28,628 Fuck. 11 00:00:28,629 --> 00:00:31,332 I'm seeing For Rent signs all over the place. 12 00:00:31,432 --> 00:00:32,832 I'm nervous. 13 00:00:32,833 --> 00:00:34,634 Everyone is really good. 14 00:00:34,635 --> 00:00:36,904 I'm looking for some hometown home runs. 15 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:38,839 Oh, first one down. 16 00:00:39,073 --> 00:00:42,243 One of you suckers is probably-- have to do it again. 17 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:44,878 Three of you will be eliminated. 18 00:00:45,012 --> 00:00:46,179 Shit. 19 00:00:46,180 --> 00:00:48,416 - We all want this shop. - We all want a shop. 20 00:00:48,549 --> 00:00:50,050 - Yes. - Got to be ready for anything. 21 00:00:50,151 --> 00:00:51,952 Out of the six of us, they're getting rid of three. 22 00:00:52,052 --> 00:00:54,488 - And it's not going to be me. - No pressure. No pressure. 23 00:00:54,588 --> 00:00:58,926 If I win this, it would change me and my kids' life forever. 24 00:00:59,026 --> 00:01:00,527 I want a shop more than anything. 25 00:01:00,528 --> 00:01:01,629 I'm here to prove it. 26 00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:02,995 In the elimination... 27 00:01:02,996 --> 00:01:07,034 The judges have decided, Nadia, Sherri, Tyler, 28 00:01:07,135 --> 00:01:09,903 you do not have what it takes to be Ink Master. 29 00:01:10,003 --> 00:01:12,306 Twelve artists earned a shop. 30 00:01:12,406 --> 00:01:17,411 But only one will win a $250,000 prize... 31 00:01:17,511 --> 00:01:18,979 That's so much fucking money. 32 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:22,783 ...and the title of Ink Master. 33 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:38,399 - Welcome. - What's up? 34 00:01:38,499 --> 00:01:39,767 It's a new day. 35 00:01:39,867 --> 00:01:43,069 Each of you came here to put your hometown on the map. 36 00:01:43,070 --> 00:01:45,037 - Oh, yeah. - Let's roll. 37 00:01:45,038 --> 00:01:47,741 The first step was proving your versatility 38 00:01:47,841 --> 00:01:48,942 and earning your shop. 39 00:01:49,076 --> 00:01:50,210 Made it this far. 40 00:01:50,211 --> 00:01:52,680 But this competition is just getting started. 41 00:01:52,780 --> 00:01:54,782 - Back to square one. - It's beginning. 42 00:01:54,882 --> 00:01:56,284 Make it to the end, 43 00:01:56,384 --> 00:02:01,021 and one of you will bring home $250,000... 44 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,990 That's a lot of money, man. 45 00:02:03,090 --> 00:02:05,993 ...and the title of Ink Master. 46 00:02:06,126 --> 00:02:07,528 Just gotta knock off 11 more. 47 00:02:07,628 --> 00:02:11,031 Your first flash challenge starts right now. 48 00:02:11,131 --> 00:02:12,666 - Boom. - Oh, hell, yeah. 49 00:02:12,766 --> 00:02:13,634 Let's get it. 50 00:02:13,767 --> 00:02:17,305 This week, we're testing contrast. 51 00:02:17,405 --> 00:02:19,273 - Oh, let's go. - All right, that's perfect. 52 00:02:19,373 --> 00:02:22,443 Most people think contrast is only light and dark. 53 00:02:22,543 --> 00:02:24,478 But contrast could be tall, it could be short, 54 00:02:24,578 --> 00:02:26,414 It could be beautiful, it could be ugly. 55 00:02:26,514 --> 00:02:27,780 They all help each other 56 00:02:27,781 --> 00:02:29,417 to create something well-balanced. 57 00:02:29,517 --> 00:02:31,319 Today, you must create 58 00:02:31,452 --> 00:02:35,689 a high-contrast work of art by painting... 59 00:02:35,823 --> 00:02:37,057 All right, I love that. 60 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:39,960 ...with multi-colored smoke grenades. 61 00:02:40,060 --> 00:02:42,196 - Grenades? - My God. 62 00:02:44,131 --> 00:02:45,699 What the fuck? 63 00:02:45,799 --> 00:02:46,800 Who the hell paints with smoke? 64 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:49,102 Using clouds of colorful smoke, 65 00:02:49,203 --> 00:02:53,541 you must stain the surface of your 8-foot by 12-foot canvas 66 00:02:53,641 --> 00:02:55,876 to bring your masterpiece to life. 67 00:02:55,976 --> 00:02:57,711 It's time to blow some shit up. 68 00:02:57,811 --> 00:03:00,714 You really want contrast to be bold and stark. 69 00:03:00,814 --> 00:03:02,615 You want it to read from a distance. 70 00:03:02,616 --> 00:03:05,386 These canvases are really like a tattoo. 71 00:03:05,486 --> 00:03:08,021 Whatever you put on these boards, you can't take away. 72 00:03:08,121 --> 00:03:10,122 Show us something we've never seen before. 73 00:03:10,123 --> 00:03:11,659 Shit. 74 00:03:12,260 --> 00:03:13,694 For this flash challenge, 75 00:03:13,794 --> 00:03:16,463 you will work in three teams of four. 76 00:03:16,464 --> 00:03:18,832 Teamwork makes the dream work. 77 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:23,135 Emily, Seth, and Isnard, the three of you 78 00:03:23,136 --> 00:03:25,606 were the last artists to earn a shop. 79 00:03:26,674 --> 00:03:29,243 - What's gonna happen? - Ho-ho! Hell yeah! 80 00:03:29,343 --> 00:03:33,680 You will now get the power to pick your teams. 81 00:03:33,681 --> 00:03:35,048 What? 82 00:03:35,516 --> 00:03:36,984 From last to first. 83 00:03:37,084 --> 00:03:38,184 Oh, hell, yeah. 84 00:03:38,185 --> 00:03:39,852 I had to work the hardest to even get a shop 85 00:03:39,853 --> 00:03:40,987 in the first place. 86 00:03:40,988 --> 00:03:43,056 Damn right I get to pick this time. 87 00:03:43,557 --> 00:03:45,693 The picking order has been randomly assigned. 88 00:03:45,793 --> 00:03:47,695 Emily, you're up first. 89 00:03:48,161 --> 00:03:50,898 Who is the first artist you want on your team? 90 00:03:51,932 --> 00:03:53,567 Luka. 91 00:03:53,867 --> 00:03:55,569 - Of course. - Thanks. 92 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:58,204 Isnard, you're up next. 93 00:03:58,205 --> 00:04:00,073 Uh... 94 00:04:01,041 --> 00:04:04,244 - Matt. - Let's go. This is perfect. 95 00:04:05,746 --> 00:04:08,214 Seth, who do you want on your team? 96 00:04:08,215 --> 00:04:09,349 I'll take Alli. 97 00:04:09,350 --> 00:04:11,352 Alli was the first one to get a shop. 98 00:04:11,452 --> 00:04:13,052 Get the fuck over here. 99 00:04:13,053 --> 00:04:14,422 Emily. 100 00:04:16,256 --> 00:04:18,659 - Keahi. - I like that team. 101 00:04:19,126 --> 00:04:20,227 Isnard. 102 00:04:20,328 --> 00:04:22,463 Uh. Teneile. 103 00:04:23,897 --> 00:04:25,466 Seth, who's next? 104 00:04:25,599 --> 00:04:27,134 My man, Boushee. 105 00:04:27,901 --> 00:04:30,103 Emily, this is your last pick. 106 00:04:31,138 --> 00:04:32,506 OJ. 107 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:35,676 Isnard. 108 00:04:37,878 --> 00:04:39,112 Mike. 109 00:04:39,447 --> 00:04:41,949 Now I know how everybody feels about each other. 110 00:04:42,049 --> 00:04:43,083 - Yeah. - Awesome. 111 00:04:43,183 --> 00:04:44,485 It's a tricky one because you're trying 112 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:45,886 to find who's good at different things 113 00:04:45,986 --> 00:04:47,621 - to put together. - Fucked up. 114 00:04:47,955 --> 00:04:50,890 Seth, that means Kyra is on your team. 115 00:04:50,891 --> 00:04:52,793 That's who we wanted. Come on over. 116 00:04:52,893 --> 00:04:54,594 All right. Y'all will regret this. 117 00:04:54,595 --> 00:04:56,228 I'ma say that. 118 00:04:56,229 --> 00:04:58,265 Nobody wants me on their team? Fine. 119 00:04:58,366 --> 00:05:00,100 I love when people underestimate me. 120 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,602 - I'ma come back stronger. - We got this. 121 00:05:02,603 --> 00:05:05,373 The teams are set for the flash challenge. 122 00:05:06,774 --> 00:05:08,909 The winners of this flash challenge 123 00:05:09,009 --> 00:05:11,078 will have all the power 124 00:05:11,178 --> 00:05:15,516 to assign the human canvases in the elimination tattoo together. 125 00:05:17,418 --> 00:05:21,522 In this competition, control of the game is power. 126 00:05:21,922 --> 00:05:24,024 I'm just so excited. 127 00:05:24,124 --> 00:05:28,862 You have five hours and your time starts now. 128 00:05:28,996 --> 00:05:30,531 Ooh-hoo-hoo! Let's go! 129 00:05:30,664 --> 00:05:32,500 Let's see what we got. 130 00:05:32,966 --> 00:05:34,668 Okay, so who has an idea? 131 00:05:34,802 --> 00:05:36,268 Why don't we start talking ideas? 132 00:05:36,269 --> 00:05:38,137 This is the first time these artists are on teams. 133 00:05:38,138 --> 00:05:39,740 They really gotta work together and get their head out 134 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:42,475 of the clouds to create an amazing piece of art. 135 00:05:42,476 --> 00:05:43,677 - Contrast. - Yeah. 136 00:05:43,811 --> 00:05:45,779 To make it clean is gonna be a fucking challenge. 137 00:05:45,879 --> 00:05:48,516 These advantages are everything. These artists should be trying 138 00:05:48,616 --> 00:05:50,551 to smoke each other out of the competition. 139 00:05:50,684 --> 00:05:51,785 Should we talk about it first? 140 00:05:51,885 --> 00:05:52,986 No. Trust me, trust me. 141 00:05:53,086 --> 00:05:55,055 Biomechanical will be cool. No one's done bio. 142 00:05:55,155 --> 00:05:56,456 I was actually thinking bio too. 143 00:05:56,457 --> 00:05:57,990 Can I say something about that, though? 144 00:05:57,991 --> 00:05:59,291 No, no, you trust me. 145 00:05:59,292 --> 00:06:01,995 There's nothing more high contrast than street art. 146 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:04,364 That will look legible clean from so far. 147 00:06:04,465 --> 00:06:06,033 - Yeah. - Okay, but here, look. 148 00:06:06,166 --> 00:06:07,834 - We could do something-- - Is it a burger? 149 00:06:07,835 --> 00:06:09,703 Yeah, but we could make it like a monster, 150 00:06:09,803 --> 00:06:10,838 like a hamburger monster. 151 00:06:10,938 --> 00:06:12,138 The bacon could be the tongue coming out. 152 00:06:12,139 --> 00:06:13,507 - That's sick. - Okay. 153 00:06:13,607 --> 00:06:14,674 Let's do that. 154 00:06:14,675 --> 00:06:15,808 All right. They did say get weird. 155 00:06:15,809 --> 00:06:17,911 I think keeping it simple and goofy 156 00:06:18,045 --> 00:06:21,715 could be also a good thing for them to look and laugh at. 157 00:06:21,849 --> 00:06:25,118 Well, you could do like an elephant and a mouse. 158 00:06:26,420 --> 00:06:27,387 That'd be nice. 159 00:06:27,521 --> 00:06:30,356 Super mean and super scary. Again, contrast. 160 00:06:30,357 --> 00:06:31,391 Yeah. 161 00:06:31,525 --> 00:06:33,060 Are we going to be able to do it precisely? 162 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,596 Remember, we can use stenciling. We can use cardboard. 163 00:06:35,729 --> 00:06:36,997 We got to think of our tools. 164 00:06:37,698 --> 00:06:39,165 Don't let me take the reins too much. 165 00:06:39,166 --> 00:06:40,901 I know that I can be a control freak, so... 166 00:06:41,001 --> 00:06:42,603 I'll do whatever the hell you need me to do. 167 00:06:42,703 --> 00:06:43,904 Just tell me to do something. 168 00:06:44,004 --> 00:06:45,873 I already know, today, my back is going to fucking hurt 169 00:06:45,973 --> 00:06:47,374 from carrying this team. 170 00:06:47,475 --> 00:06:48,541 - Seth? - Yep. 171 00:06:48,542 --> 00:06:49,643 Could you, because you're the best at it, 172 00:06:49,743 --> 00:06:50,778 - figure out the color palette? - Gotcha. 173 00:06:50,878 --> 00:06:52,279 For everything? Yeah. 174 00:06:52,379 --> 00:06:53,313 Oh, because Seth's the best. 175 00:06:53,413 --> 00:06:55,348 Sorry, Alli. Alli, no, look at him. 176 00:06:55,449 --> 00:06:56,750 Ah, yeah, hey, no, I like 177 00:06:56,850 --> 00:06:58,519 how you have this bottom bun, though, a lot. 178 00:06:58,619 --> 00:07:02,054 I'm not 100% sold on Alli's idea to do a burger, 179 00:07:02,055 --> 00:07:05,024 but I'm hoping we can play with the textures in a burger. 180 00:07:05,025 --> 00:07:06,594 Would cheese go under onions? 181 00:07:06,694 --> 00:07:07,795 It doesn't matter. 182 00:07:07,895 --> 00:07:08,929 - It's your burger. - Have it your way. 183 00:07:09,029 --> 00:07:10,263 I'm just going to trust her on it. 184 00:07:10,363 --> 00:07:11,932 I'm going to put the patty skewed like this. 185 00:07:12,032 --> 00:07:13,867 We're going to fuck with the perspective a little. 186 00:07:13,967 --> 00:07:14,902 Yeah. 187 00:07:15,002 --> 00:07:16,504 Alli's a fucking weapon, dude. 188 00:07:16,604 --> 00:07:18,370 She's going to come up with something real cool. 189 00:07:18,371 --> 00:07:19,740 It ain't going to be this, though, 190 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,709 I'm telling you, no one's going to expect bio, bro. 191 00:07:21,809 --> 00:07:23,977 You get to use all the sharp lines with textures. 192 00:07:24,111 --> 00:07:25,479 No one's going to do it. 193 00:07:25,613 --> 00:07:26,780 Because it's a smoke challenge, 194 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:28,616 I think it's smarter for us to have something 195 00:07:28,716 --> 00:07:30,818 that's more loose or more organic. 196 00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:32,319 You need power. You need to be powerful. 197 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:34,788 Sorry, I thought it was like little flow things going behind. 198 00:07:34,888 --> 00:07:36,456 I know I'm pushing. I'm just really excited. 199 00:07:36,557 --> 00:07:39,092 We're putting the focal point straight in the middle, 200 00:07:39,192 --> 00:07:40,160 which is an eye. 201 00:07:40,293 --> 00:07:41,294 And that's moving the wrong direction. 202 00:07:41,394 --> 00:07:42,429 Okay, okay, I trust you. 203 00:07:42,530 --> 00:07:43,797 I did lessons in this before I got here. 204 00:07:43,897 --> 00:07:45,765 - We get it, we get it. - We'll just do it. 205 00:07:45,766 --> 00:07:47,334 Go fix that corner then. 206 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:49,269 Matt definitely loves to take charge. 207 00:07:49,369 --> 00:07:50,871 He thinks he's the boss, but he's not. 208 00:07:50,971 --> 00:07:52,540 Well, it's like this. It's spraying-- 209 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:54,074 Okay. Yeah, we trust you, dude. 210 00:07:54,174 --> 00:07:57,177 He's got such good ideas that we kind of just let him go with it. 211 00:07:57,277 --> 00:07:59,278 We're going to do purple and black in the background 212 00:07:59,279 --> 00:08:00,814 and we're going to leave a key line black. 213 00:08:00,948 --> 00:08:03,050 But you have a beacon inside of the yellow. 214 00:08:03,150 --> 00:08:04,351 Them arguing about colors. 215 00:08:04,451 --> 00:08:05,452 We're not going to do yellow. 216 00:08:05,553 --> 00:08:06,654 You never do yellow in the background. 217 00:08:06,787 --> 00:08:08,155 I'm just here to look good. 218 00:08:08,288 --> 00:08:09,756 A few more minutes to play with this 219 00:08:09,757 --> 00:08:10,923 and then we got to start moving. 220 00:08:10,924 --> 00:08:12,292 We got to start cutting. 221 00:08:12,392 --> 00:08:14,762 I may be from Canada, but today I'm Switzerland. 222 00:08:14,862 --> 00:08:16,095 It's going to be fucking sick. 223 00:08:16,096 --> 00:08:17,597 Hey, guys, that looks sick. 224 00:08:17,598 --> 00:08:19,667 I'm treating this as a democracy. 225 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,102 It's really cool to be working with you guys. 226 00:08:22,202 --> 00:08:24,204 No matter the result, we're having fun. 227 00:08:24,304 --> 00:08:26,674 Yeah, fucking stressful fun! 228 00:08:26,807 --> 00:08:28,107 They went with an elephant. 229 00:08:28,108 --> 00:08:30,644 So we're going up against a burger and an elephant. 230 00:08:30,744 --> 00:08:31,945 Are you fucking kidding? 231 00:08:32,045 --> 00:08:34,682 A burger and an elephant? 232 00:08:34,815 --> 00:08:37,050 - Hey, shut the hell up. - Hey. 233 00:08:37,150 --> 00:08:38,018 We just heard your idea 234 00:08:38,151 --> 00:08:39,720 and we thought you guys are fucked. 235 00:08:41,121 --> 00:08:43,557 You gotta talk big with your loud-ass mouth. 236 00:08:43,991 --> 00:08:45,726 Matt, stop talking. Fucking work. 237 00:08:45,826 --> 00:08:47,060 He doesn't know how. 238 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:48,361 Do all this blue, 239 00:08:48,461 --> 00:08:50,363 take this off, and then we can go, oh, okay. 240 00:08:50,463 --> 00:08:51,732 Remember the bread is right there. 241 00:08:51,832 --> 00:08:53,033 Here's the lettuce. 242 00:08:53,133 --> 00:08:56,002 If we keep those colors what they are without mixing, 243 00:08:56,003 --> 00:08:57,104 we're safe. 244 00:08:57,204 --> 00:08:58,872 Yeah. It'll still be easy to read, yeah. 245 00:08:58,972 --> 00:08:59,907 It'll be legible. 246 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,841 I say we just fucking go for it. 247 00:09:10,483 --> 00:09:11,585 I can't see anything. 248 00:09:11,685 --> 00:09:12,685 Just focus on one area, 249 00:09:12,686 --> 00:09:14,922 blend it like how we would in a tattoo. 250 00:09:15,055 --> 00:09:16,724 You've got two hours. 251 00:09:20,961 --> 00:09:22,095 I'm just having some textures in the middle 252 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:23,230 slowly going to an edge. 253 00:09:28,368 --> 00:09:30,570 Oh, that looks cool, Kyra! 254 00:09:30,904 --> 00:09:33,607 Oh, fuck yeah, Kyra. God damn! 255 00:09:33,707 --> 00:09:35,208 Oh, boy! 256 00:09:35,676 --> 00:09:37,410 I think maybe we rushed it. 257 00:09:37,510 --> 00:09:39,712 It's a matter of how the stencil was applied. 258 00:09:39,713 --> 00:09:41,682 Yeah, I think we needed to tape the edges more. 259 00:09:41,782 --> 00:09:44,618 With some tape, we can do some magic for sure. 260 00:09:46,453 --> 00:09:48,756 We're doing shapes first, details later, yeah? 261 00:09:48,856 --> 00:09:49,923 Yeah. 262 00:09:50,023 --> 00:09:51,591 Guys, I really think we got this one. 263 00:09:51,692 --> 00:09:52,592 I fucking know it, bro. 264 00:09:52,726 --> 00:09:53,927 Good, I fucking trust you guys. 265 00:09:54,027 --> 00:09:55,528 I'm just going to go for it, guys. 266 00:09:55,629 --> 00:09:58,530 We just got to stop overthinking and just let our artistry go. 267 00:09:58,531 --> 00:09:59,767 It's your transition, right? 268 00:09:59,867 --> 00:10:00,934 - Yeah. - It's really good, man. 269 00:10:01,068 --> 00:10:02,435 It's really cool what you're doing right now. 270 00:10:02,569 --> 00:10:03,971 That's fucking sick, bro. 271 00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:14,682 We need to get on this eye. 272 00:10:14,782 --> 00:10:16,383 We're going to do double colors? 273 00:10:16,483 --> 00:10:17,917 Yeah, you got to put these along first. 274 00:10:17,918 --> 00:10:19,019 Yeah. 275 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:20,419 I think these are going to save us here. 276 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:22,022 Just on the outside. Just on the outside. 277 00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:23,957 That's it. We want that effect, man. 278 00:10:25,292 --> 00:10:28,528 You've got one hour to finish these paintings. 279 00:10:29,763 --> 00:10:31,098 We may have fucked up already. 280 00:10:31,464 --> 00:10:34,134 These stencils are not even keeping things clean. 281 00:10:34,234 --> 00:10:35,302 Oh, fuck. 282 00:10:35,402 --> 00:10:36,804 Dude, that green got all up in there. 283 00:10:36,904 --> 00:10:37,905 Oh, shit. 284 00:10:38,271 --> 00:10:40,573 It's like the most contrasted shit ever here. 285 00:10:40,674 --> 00:10:42,574 Actually, that shit might be kind of cool. 286 00:10:42,575 --> 00:10:44,011 Yeah, this is why I'm like, 287 00:10:44,111 --> 00:10:47,681 I might as well try to see if that does something cool. 288 00:10:48,581 --> 00:10:50,617 Be careful. Do not overdo it. 289 00:10:50,951 --> 00:10:55,756 Five, four, three, two, one. 290 00:10:55,856 --> 00:10:57,758 That's it. Time's up. 291 00:10:57,858 --> 00:10:58,992 No more smoke. 292 00:10:59,092 --> 00:11:00,092 We did what we did! 293 00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:01,695 You did a hamburger, son. 294 00:11:01,795 --> 00:11:02,796 Did what we were supposed to do. 295 00:11:02,896 --> 00:11:03,964 It's called a contrast challenge. 296 00:11:04,064 --> 00:11:06,033 You got blue in a bun. 297 00:11:09,336 --> 00:11:10,970 It's time to critique your work. 298 00:11:10,971 --> 00:11:12,840 Seth's team, you're up. 299 00:11:13,173 --> 00:11:15,776 Ladies and gentlemen, this is an American cheeseburger. 300 00:11:15,876 --> 00:11:16,877 Correct me if I'm wrong, 301 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:19,112 but is this not a double cheeseburger? 302 00:11:19,947 --> 00:11:22,182 We're ready to get grilled. 303 00:11:22,315 --> 00:11:24,384 I think there's contrast all over the place. 304 00:11:24,517 --> 00:11:25,518 Warm and cool colors. 305 00:11:25,618 --> 00:11:27,687 And you have contrasting textures. 306 00:11:27,788 --> 00:11:29,256 I like the textures of the pickles. 307 00:11:29,356 --> 00:11:31,623 The ridges on the pickles look really cool. 308 00:11:31,624 --> 00:11:33,260 The seeds on the bun are really cool. 309 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,494 If you guys would have stuck another piece 310 00:11:35,495 --> 00:11:37,797 of cheese in between those two burgers, 311 00:11:37,798 --> 00:11:40,033 it would have been more light on dark, light on dark. 312 00:11:40,133 --> 00:11:42,702 There was a piece of cheese, but it all bled. 313 00:11:42,803 --> 00:11:45,672 Dude, that smoke just fucking got everywhere. 314 00:11:45,773 --> 00:11:47,407 I'm a burger connoisseur 315 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:48,909 and this burger is right up my alley. 316 00:11:49,009 --> 00:11:51,411 That's what I'm talking about. That's what I was saying. 317 00:11:51,511 --> 00:11:52,579 They went, like, easy on them. 318 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:54,547 I think there's a lack of contrast. 319 00:11:54,681 --> 00:11:56,616 Isnard's team, you're up. 320 00:11:56,950 --> 00:11:59,552 You guys really pulled off heavy contrast. 321 00:11:59,652 --> 00:12:01,121 You guys have a lot of different textures 322 00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:02,688 and contrasting colors in there. 323 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:04,057 The center of the eye 324 00:12:04,157 --> 00:12:07,027 with all of the cool little stamped patterns 325 00:12:07,127 --> 00:12:09,897 and the contrast of how crisp that is, 326 00:12:09,997 --> 00:12:12,866 compared to how weird and loose everything else is, 327 00:12:12,966 --> 00:12:15,534 make the center of the eye really the focal point. 328 00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:19,005 I love how you got that almost greenish hue in the eyeball. 329 00:12:19,006 --> 00:12:21,241 It's not just a white, flat eye. 330 00:12:21,341 --> 00:12:23,110 To pull that off with smoke, it's crazy. 331 00:12:23,210 --> 00:12:25,846 Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy. 332 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:28,014 Emily's team, you're up. 333 00:12:28,015 --> 00:12:30,682 This is really fun. Get the emotion right away. 334 00:12:30,683 --> 00:12:33,787 The tusk is amazing. The lines are really good. 335 00:12:33,887 --> 00:12:35,722 The green and the red, opposite colors, 336 00:12:35,823 --> 00:12:37,124 shows major contrast. 337 00:12:37,224 --> 00:12:38,826 I love the light source of this piece. 338 00:12:38,926 --> 00:12:40,427 I like the contrast of the trunk, 339 00:12:40,527 --> 00:12:42,361 like the way it turns and like the textures. 340 00:12:42,362 --> 00:12:45,698 I'm curious how you guys got this texture down the trunk. 341 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:47,835 It looks like fingerprints or something. 342 00:12:47,935 --> 00:12:49,937 - That's exactly what it is. - That's exactly what it is. 343 00:12:50,037 --> 00:12:51,403 I love that part right there. 344 00:12:51,404 --> 00:12:53,841 - We did it, we did it. - Good job. 345 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:56,542 It's time to determine 346 00:12:56,543 --> 00:12:59,012 the winner of this flash challenge. 347 00:13:00,948 --> 00:13:02,315 The elephant's really beautiful. 348 00:13:02,415 --> 00:13:03,383 I love the colors, 349 00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:06,186 but I love the contrast of the starfish. 350 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:08,088 It just hit every mark for me. 351 00:13:08,188 --> 00:13:10,657 My vote is for Isnard's team. 352 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:14,995 My vote is for Isnard's team. 353 00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:16,329 Yes! 354 00:13:16,463 --> 00:13:18,431 Contrast is all over the place 355 00:13:18,531 --> 00:13:21,301 from the most obvious of color choices 356 00:13:21,434 --> 00:13:23,536 down to how crisp the details are. 357 00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:27,407 You guys created something that is really fucking cool. 358 00:13:28,241 --> 00:13:32,212 My vote is for Emily's team. 359 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:34,347 It's all right. 360 00:13:35,248 --> 00:13:37,484 The amount of detail put in there, 361 00:13:37,584 --> 00:13:39,652 the emotion, you did a great job. 362 00:13:39,752 --> 00:13:40,921 - Thank you. - Thank you very much. 363 00:13:41,021 --> 00:13:43,690 There are two votes for Isnard's team 364 00:13:43,790 --> 00:13:45,993 and one vote for Emily's team. 365 00:13:46,093 --> 00:13:47,160 For me, there's one piece 366 00:13:47,260 --> 00:13:48,828 that hit three levels of contrast. 367 00:13:49,229 --> 00:13:52,199 Background, middle ground, foreground. 368 00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:56,536 My vote's for Isnard's team. 369 00:13:57,370 --> 00:13:59,606 Yes, for a skull pick. 370 00:14:00,007 --> 00:14:02,109 Oh... 371 00:14:02,209 --> 00:14:04,011 The winner of the flash challenge 372 00:14:04,111 --> 00:14:06,013 is Isnard's team. 373 00:14:06,479 --> 00:14:08,447 - Awesome! - Congratulations. 374 00:14:08,448 --> 00:14:12,085 You will have the power to assign all the human canvases 375 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:15,022 in the elimination tattoo together. 376 00:14:15,255 --> 00:14:16,556 Uh-oh. 377 00:14:16,656 --> 00:14:18,658 I think some people are getting a bit nervous over there. 378 00:14:18,758 --> 00:14:21,728 Alli on the top last week, on the bottom this week. 379 00:14:21,828 --> 00:14:23,530 - Aw. - Bring it. 380 00:14:23,663 --> 00:14:24,965 Head back to the shop 381 00:14:25,065 --> 00:14:28,368 and get ready for the first elimination tattoo. 382 00:14:28,501 --> 00:14:30,703 Game time now. It's game time. 383 00:14:30,803 --> 00:14:33,106 Be nice to us. Please be nice to us. 384 00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:40,647 Well, you make good choices 385 00:14:40,747 --> 00:14:42,681 with picking who was on your team, right? 386 00:14:42,682 --> 00:14:43,750 The big dogs. 387 00:14:43,883 --> 00:14:45,052 Well, we won it. 388 00:14:45,185 --> 00:14:46,954 So we got the power now. So what are we doing with it? 389 00:14:47,054 --> 00:14:48,788 The one person we can agree on 390 00:14:48,888 --> 00:14:50,823 to take down a peg would be Alli. 391 00:14:50,924 --> 00:14:53,726 She's 21 years old, coming in here like full force. 392 00:14:53,826 --> 00:14:55,562 If Alli gets a chance to be on the model, 393 00:14:55,662 --> 00:14:57,064 she'll have a different mentality. 394 00:14:57,164 --> 00:14:57,965 Yeah. 395 00:14:58,065 --> 00:14:59,198 I personally think Emily 396 00:14:59,199 --> 00:15:00,567 is just going to keep doing the same stuff. 397 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:02,668 I'm already bored at this point. So give her color. 398 00:15:02,669 --> 00:15:04,304 Give her something that she's going to over-saturate. 399 00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:05,405 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 400 00:15:05,538 --> 00:15:06,839 She already over-saturates black. 401 00:15:06,940 --> 00:15:08,108 What about Kyra? 402 00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:09,576 Kyra's, I don't think, versatile enough. 403 00:15:09,709 --> 00:15:11,043 She's going to fall flat on her face. 404 00:15:11,044 --> 00:15:14,581 I don't know, I think Kyra is a little secret weapon. 405 00:15:14,714 --> 00:15:16,816 Have you seen her color work? I don't know. 406 00:15:17,384 --> 00:15:19,086 Oh, it's going to be fun. 407 00:15:22,122 --> 00:15:24,958 Oh! 408 00:15:25,092 --> 00:15:27,726 Oh, shit! This is fire. 409 00:15:27,727 --> 00:15:30,263 No way! Let's go! 410 00:15:30,397 --> 00:15:33,366 Damn, dude. Look at these tattoos. 411 00:15:33,466 --> 00:15:34,434 Love it. 412 00:15:34,534 --> 00:15:36,103 Oh, Emily, this looks sick. 413 00:15:36,203 --> 00:15:37,437 You see the city right here? 414 00:15:37,570 --> 00:15:38,771 I got Tulsa on the wall. 415 00:15:38,871 --> 00:15:41,074 I got my work on the wall. My name is in lights. 416 00:15:41,174 --> 00:15:43,977 I literally just put the hood on the map. 417 00:15:44,111 --> 00:15:45,345 We here now. 418 00:15:45,445 --> 00:15:47,647 - Yeah! - This is crazy. 419 00:15:47,747 --> 00:15:49,249 It's really happening. 420 00:15:50,483 --> 00:15:53,653 Welcome to your first elimination tattoo. 421 00:15:53,753 --> 00:15:55,322 - Hell, yeah. - Here we go. 422 00:15:55,422 --> 00:15:56,623 In this competition, 423 00:15:56,756 --> 00:15:59,192 only the strongest artists survive, 424 00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:00,759 no matter where you call home. 425 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,330 - That's right. - Let's see who's the strongest. 426 00:16:03,896 --> 00:16:06,166 Today, you must create... 427 00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:10,870 ...glitter tattoos. 428 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:12,305 Ooh. 429 00:16:12,672 --> 00:16:13,740 - Oh. - What? 430 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,441 - Shit. - On the stomach. 431 00:16:15,442 --> 00:16:18,311 - Oh, my goodness. - Oh, my God. 432 00:16:18,878 --> 00:16:21,714 I have done work on my stomach and that's not easy. 433 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:24,151 It sounds like a knife stabbing you. 434 00:16:24,251 --> 00:16:25,418 Shit. 435 00:16:25,518 --> 00:16:27,253 Your stomach has a ton of nerve endings in there. 436 00:16:27,254 --> 00:16:30,523 If you approach the stomach with a sharp needle, 437 00:16:30,657 --> 00:16:33,460 your brain automatically says, "Get the fuck off of me." 438 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:36,628 For every elimination tattoo this season, 439 00:16:36,629 --> 00:16:39,499 all of the canvases want their tattoos 440 00:16:39,632 --> 00:16:42,669 on the exact same part of the body. 441 00:16:42,769 --> 00:16:44,003 Woah! 442 00:16:44,137 --> 00:16:48,075 No negotiating, no moving the placement, no excuses. 443 00:16:48,175 --> 00:16:49,676 Direct comparison. 444 00:16:49,776 --> 00:16:51,178 I fucking dig this, dude. 445 00:16:51,311 --> 00:16:54,013 Everybody can pull beautiful lines 446 00:16:54,114 --> 00:16:56,183 on a forearm or on a thigh. 447 00:16:56,283 --> 00:16:58,685 We want to see the most well-rounded artist 448 00:16:58,818 --> 00:17:02,789 who could do the best tattoo on every part of the body. 449 00:17:02,889 --> 00:17:03,990 Hell, yeah. 450 00:17:04,091 --> 00:17:06,526 It's still a huge advantage to have the skull pick. 451 00:17:06,659 --> 00:17:09,661 There's still strategy. There's going to be crazy ideas. 452 00:17:09,662 --> 00:17:12,965 There's going to be a million ways you guys can dish it out. 453 00:17:13,066 --> 00:17:15,435 And glitter tattoos on the stomach, really tough. 454 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:17,837 As artists, you guys are optical illusionists. 455 00:17:17,937 --> 00:17:19,706 And when you step away from this tattoo, 456 00:17:19,806 --> 00:17:22,341 you have to ask yourself, does it look like glitter? 457 00:17:22,342 --> 00:17:23,376 Does it shimmer? 458 00:17:23,510 --> 00:17:24,911 How are you supposed to show that, though? 459 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:28,180 Contrast is the biggest part of this challenge. 460 00:17:28,181 --> 00:17:30,015 If you want that glitter effect, 461 00:17:30,016 --> 00:17:32,752 you have to do hundreds of different dots 462 00:17:32,885 --> 00:17:34,787 at the right value to make them pop. 463 00:17:34,887 --> 00:17:35,987 Without the darks, 464 00:17:35,988 --> 00:17:37,524 the highlights are not going to be there. 465 00:17:37,624 --> 00:17:40,160 And without the highlights, the dark are not going to show. 466 00:17:40,260 --> 00:17:42,061 Fuck it, twinkle, twinkle, bitch. 467 00:17:42,362 --> 00:17:45,998 But there is one more thing you should know. 468 00:17:46,099 --> 00:17:46,966 - Oh! - Oh! 469 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:48,568 Glitter on a stomach's not enough, huh? 470 00:17:48,668 --> 00:17:49,902 Come on. 471 00:17:50,002 --> 00:17:53,773 Winning tattoo of the day is more important than ever. 472 00:17:53,873 --> 00:17:55,207 What does that mean? 473 00:17:55,208 --> 00:17:58,511 Each week, the artist who wins tattoo of the day 474 00:17:58,611 --> 00:18:02,449 in the elimination tattoo will join the judges' deliberation 475 00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:04,617 and have the power to help determine 476 00:18:04,717 --> 00:18:08,121 which three artists to put up for elimination. 477 00:18:08,221 --> 00:18:10,257 Oh, my fucking God. 478 00:18:10,357 --> 00:18:12,459 Oh, that's so fun. 479 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:15,495 We're about to find out people's personalities real quick. 480 00:18:16,896 --> 00:18:18,798 Keep Matt off that table. 481 00:18:18,898 --> 00:18:20,399 Get my seat ready. 482 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:21,968 Let's meet your canvases. 483 00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:30,443 Isnard, Matt, Teneile, Mike, you won the flash challenge. 484 00:18:30,577 --> 00:18:33,780 You now have the power to assign the canvases together. 485 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,182 Suckers. 486 00:18:38,751 --> 00:18:39,986 What are you looking to get? 487 00:18:40,086 --> 00:18:42,822 A glittery centipede monster. 488 00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:46,159 - I am looking to get a wizard. - Yes. 489 00:18:46,259 --> 00:18:49,462 - A glittery Japanese dragon. - What? 490 00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:51,763 To do a full dragon takes so much time. 491 00:18:51,764 --> 00:18:53,599 This is a bit of a kill shot, this one. 492 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:54,766 Black and gray Pegasus 493 00:18:54,767 --> 00:18:57,569 with glittery phoenix wings and tail. 494 00:18:57,570 --> 00:18:58,738 Come on, horse boy. 495 00:18:58,838 --> 00:19:01,573 - Upside-down bat. - That's kind of cool. 496 00:19:01,574 --> 00:19:03,775 Color realism motorcycle. 497 00:19:03,776 --> 00:19:04,844 Jesus. 498 00:19:04,944 --> 00:19:08,147 Motorcycle in glitter? Nah. 499 00:19:08,248 --> 00:19:12,385 A neo-traditional glittery Medusa with glittery snakes. 500 00:19:12,485 --> 00:19:15,087 In six hours? Absolutely fucking not. 501 00:19:15,188 --> 00:19:17,456 A black and silver train locomotive 502 00:19:17,457 --> 00:19:19,359 with the cherry blossoms. 503 00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:22,595 Bouquet of neon flowers. 504 00:19:23,129 --> 00:19:24,331 Eh, that's not bad. 505 00:19:24,431 --> 00:19:28,435 A glittery, colorful, illustrative wizard hedgehog. 506 00:19:28,535 --> 00:19:29,536 That's good. 507 00:19:29,636 --> 00:19:32,004 Glittery Japanese Daruma doll 508 00:19:32,138 --> 00:19:36,075 with glittery sticker-style origami cranes. 509 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:41,281 Glittery neo-traditional brachiosaurus. 510 00:19:41,381 --> 00:19:42,314 Like a dinosaur? 511 00:19:42,315 --> 00:19:43,750 I don't even know what the fuck that is. 512 00:19:43,850 --> 00:19:47,019 Dinosaurs is extinct. Let's keep it that way. 513 00:19:48,855 --> 00:19:50,155 This is so exciting. 514 00:19:50,156 --> 00:19:51,824 I can just stir the pot a little bit. 515 00:19:51,924 --> 00:19:54,627 I actually get to play the game with my own team. 516 00:19:54,727 --> 00:19:56,363 I want to keep them guessing too. 517 00:19:56,496 --> 00:19:58,365 They're still my competition in the end of the day. 518 00:19:58,498 --> 00:20:00,767 I'm okay with the brachiosaurus, the last one. 519 00:20:00,867 --> 00:20:03,168 - I'm going the bat. - What should I do? 520 00:20:03,169 --> 00:20:05,505 I don't know. I've already picked mine. 521 00:20:05,605 --> 00:20:06,672 Yeah, but help me now. 522 00:20:06,673 --> 00:20:08,275 I don't even know what fucking glitter is. 523 00:20:08,375 --> 00:20:09,508 I'm going the bat. 524 00:20:09,509 --> 00:20:10,842 Dude, I'm talking about me right now. 525 00:20:10,843 --> 00:20:12,445 - No, no. - We know you want the bat. 526 00:20:12,545 --> 00:20:14,281 Pegasus. In my brain I' say Pegasus. 527 00:20:14,381 --> 00:20:17,216 - With phoenix wings? - You know horses. 528 00:20:17,317 --> 00:20:20,520 Horses are normally the tattoos that I love to do most, 529 00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:23,923 but realism and glitter doesn't really sound like it's going 530 00:20:24,023 --> 00:20:25,892 to work together in a tattoo. 531 00:20:26,025 --> 00:20:27,360 What you wanna do? 532 00:20:28,261 --> 00:20:29,362 Probably the Pegasus. 533 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:34,233 Uh-oh. 534 00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:35,201 Uh oh. 535 00:20:35,302 --> 00:20:36,403 I don't feel safe at all. 536 00:20:36,536 --> 00:20:37,904 Being the first one to earn a shop, 537 00:20:38,037 --> 00:20:40,273 that immediately put a target on my back. 538 00:20:40,373 --> 00:20:42,108 - That's yours. - Thank you. 539 00:20:42,208 --> 00:20:43,709 People don't want to be embarrassed 540 00:20:43,710 --> 00:20:45,677 by getting beat by the 21-year-old girl again. 541 00:20:45,678 --> 00:20:46,979 Whew. 542 00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:49,916 So of course they're going to try and take me out early. 543 00:20:50,016 --> 00:20:51,784 - Thank you. - That was intentional. 544 00:20:51,884 --> 00:20:54,086 And I get the vibe from Isnard that he's just going 545 00:20:54,186 --> 00:20:55,355 to try and protect himself 546 00:20:55,455 --> 00:20:57,890 and fuck up whoever gets caught in the crossfire. 547 00:21:00,527 --> 00:21:04,363 Canvases, one by one, please read the artist's name 548 00:21:04,364 --> 00:21:06,666 - on the bottom of your skull. - Centipede? 549 00:21:07,367 --> 00:21:09,569 - Seth? - Yes. 550 00:21:10,370 --> 00:21:11,738 Teneile. 551 00:21:13,906 --> 00:21:15,408 That's the dragon. 552 00:21:16,476 --> 00:21:17,710 Emily. 553 00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:22,782 Come on, a glitter dragon on the stomach in six hours? 554 00:21:23,883 --> 00:21:25,752 Better brush up on your Japanese. 555 00:21:25,852 --> 00:21:28,220 - I'm excited. - Are you though? 556 00:21:29,155 --> 00:21:30,457 Mike. 557 00:21:31,257 --> 00:21:34,193 - Matt. The bat. - The bat? There we go. 558 00:21:35,462 --> 00:21:37,296 - Keahi? - How's it? 559 00:21:38,431 --> 00:21:41,167 Well, it's what I got, so let's go. 560 00:21:41,734 --> 00:21:42,802 Alli. 561 00:21:42,902 --> 00:21:44,136 I should have known. 562 00:21:44,236 --> 00:21:45,805 Of course I would get the fucking Medusa. 563 00:21:45,905 --> 00:21:48,140 That was the one that I didn't want. 564 00:21:50,443 --> 00:21:52,845 - Boushee. - Right here. 565 00:21:52,979 --> 00:21:55,014 - OJ. - That's me. 566 00:21:58,518 --> 00:22:00,487 - Luka. - Hey. 567 00:22:01,187 --> 00:22:02,921 - Kyra. - Hi. 568 00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:04,524 It's the Japanese Daruma. 569 00:22:04,624 --> 00:22:07,159 - Oh, that's sick. - Isnard. 570 00:22:11,230 --> 00:22:15,702 You will have six hours to outshine the competition 571 00:22:15,835 --> 00:22:18,304 with a glitter tattoo on the stomach. 572 00:22:18,405 --> 00:22:21,007 I'm going to need all six of those hours. 573 00:22:21,140 --> 00:22:22,341 That's what I was thinking. 574 00:22:22,475 --> 00:22:25,912 If your tattoo doesn't sparkle, you will be going home. 575 00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:28,748 Good luck. 576 00:22:29,616 --> 00:22:31,149 Hey, darling. I'm Teneile. 577 00:22:31,150 --> 00:22:32,885 You ready? Let's do it, man. 578 00:22:32,985 --> 00:22:36,389 I was thinking a realistic black-and-silver locomotive. 579 00:22:36,489 --> 00:22:38,458 Just make sure that you do get enough glitter 580 00:22:38,558 --> 00:22:40,192 - on the train itself. Yeah. - 100%. 100% 581 00:22:40,292 --> 00:22:42,495 All of the light sources, I'm going to slap glitter in. 582 00:22:42,595 --> 00:22:43,996 I don't want to scare you with this one, 583 00:22:44,096 --> 00:22:46,933 but I'm about to look up how the hell do you tattoo glitter. 584 00:22:48,468 --> 00:22:51,538 Red-and-teal Japanese dragon tattoo. 585 00:22:51,638 --> 00:22:54,441 I mean, this will be my first glitter tattoo, 586 00:22:54,541 --> 00:22:56,075 but a lot of the stuff I've done 587 00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:57,710 is like I've done it for the first time, 588 00:22:57,810 --> 00:22:59,446 but I make sure I fucking kill it. 589 00:22:59,546 --> 00:23:02,415 I think they thought they're going to throw a curveball. 590 00:23:02,515 --> 00:23:05,084 But, I mean, I'm all for it. 591 00:23:06,052 --> 00:23:07,386 I definitely want like a snake 592 00:23:07,487 --> 00:23:09,388 and snake head on the top and on the bottom. 593 00:23:09,522 --> 00:23:10,590 Okay. 594 00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:13,092 I got the canvas that wants the glittery Medusa. 595 00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:14,494 Face wise, like, sad. 596 00:23:14,594 --> 00:23:16,062 - Definitely. - Not cute. 597 00:23:16,162 --> 00:23:17,464 Snakes are super dynamic. 598 00:23:17,564 --> 00:23:19,899 They've got 10,000 fucking scales on them. 599 00:23:19,999 --> 00:23:21,768 You have to focus on how they turn, 600 00:23:21,901 --> 00:23:23,903 how they wrap. I got to draw 20 of them. 601 00:23:24,036 --> 00:23:25,638 The artist that assigned me, 602 00:23:25,772 --> 00:23:27,273 I think that he was trying to fuck me, 603 00:23:27,406 --> 00:23:30,241 but I am not going to be the first one to win the shop 604 00:23:30,242 --> 00:23:31,743 and the first one to go fucking home. 605 00:23:31,744 --> 00:23:34,146 - It is not the day. - No, it's not, girl. 606 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:37,884 It is not the day. 607 00:23:53,733 --> 00:23:55,802 What else did I need? What else did I need? 608 00:23:55,902 --> 00:23:59,539 Artists, it's time to shine. 609 00:24:01,474 --> 00:24:05,177 You have six hours to create a glitter tattoo 610 00:24:05,311 --> 00:24:09,982 on the stomach, and your time starts now. 611 00:24:10,082 --> 00:24:11,818 - Let's go. - Time to dance. 612 00:24:11,951 --> 00:24:13,019 Yes, let's do it. 613 00:24:13,152 --> 00:24:14,554 Put your skirt down to your waistline. 614 00:24:14,654 --> 00:24:16,188 Glitter tattoos are all about 615 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:17,857 creating the illusion of something 616 00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:20,660 textured and sparkly on a surface. 617 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:23,095 The wings are going to have the glitter in. 618 00:24:23,195 --> 00:24:24,163 It'll flow out. 619 00:24:24,296 --> 00:24:26,765 There's no sparkly ink. There's no glitter ink. 620 00:24:26,766 --> 00:24:30,803 It's all about combining the correct amount of contrast 621 00:24:30,903 --> 00:24:34,640 and color to create this overall illusion of glitter. 622 00:24:34,641 --> 00:24:36,108 Looks nice, man. 623 00:24:37,209 --> 00:24:40,780 Glitter is supposed to be happy, but on the stomach, it is not. 624 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,313 That shit is painful. 625 00:24:42,314 --> 00:24:44,450 It's go time. Let's do it. 626 00:24:46,653 --> 00:24:48,921 We are dipping and ripping. 627 00:24:56,796 --> 00:24:59,498 The goal is to win it, you know, be in it to win it, 628 00:24:59,599 --> 00:25:02,535 but it definitely challenges me as an artist. 629 00:25:02,635 --> 00:25:05,204 I've never done glitter. Don't do glitter. 630 00:25:05,304 --> 00:25:06,472 But I need to start making things 631 00:25:06,573 --> 00:25:08,007 sparkle and twinkle, twinkle, bitch, 632 00:25:08,107 --> 00:25:10,276 because it's either you make it or you break it, 633 00:25:10,376 --> 00:25:11,778 and you're going home, honey. 634 00:25:12,211 --> 00:25:14,180 Definitely got me out of my comfort zone. 635 00:25:14,581 --> 00:25:17,249 I need to show my boys, like, "Look, you guys were little, 636 00:25:17,383 --> 00:25:20,052 and I still, like, fucking took that opportunity," you know? 637 00:25:20,186 --> 00:25:22,221 "Look how cool I am." 638 00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:24,924 I just want to show them that they have a strong mother. 639 00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:26,192 It's a tough fucking world. 640 00:25:26,292 --> 00:25:28,160 I want to show them, like, "Don't give up," you know? 641 00:25:28,260 --> 00:25:29,729 "Your mama's never going to give up. 642 00:25:29,829 --> 00:25:31,397 "She's never going to give up on herself, 643 00:25:31,497 --> 00:25:33,465 and she's never going to give up on you." 644 00:25:34,601 --> 00:25:36,402 You have four hours left. 645 00:25:37,169 --> 00:25:39,772 Do you think you have, like, competition or anything? 646 00:25:39,872 --> 00:25:41,539 Look at this guy just beside me. 647 00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:42,474 Mm-hmm. 648 00:25:42,575 --> 00:25:43,843 He's really fucking good. 649 00:25:43,943 --> 00:25:47,413 But if I would have to put some money on someone, 650 00:25:47,513 --> 00:25:49,248 I would put it on myself. 651 00:25:52,518 --> 00:25:55,121 So do you have any competition yet? 652 00:25:55,221 --> 00:25:56,422 I'm pretty cocky. 653 00:25:56,522 --> 00:25:59,425 I'm a bit of a cheeky little redhead kid, you know? 654 00:25:59,525 --> 00:26:00,960 Good money would be nice, though. 655 00:26:01,060 --> 00:26:02,061 What would you do? 656 00:26:02,161 --> 00:26:03,895 I haven't had many holidays in my life. 657 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:05,832 I just take care of my dad a lot. 658 00:26:05,932 --> 00:26:08,400 Yeah. Like, paranoid schizophrenic. 659 00:26:09,035 --> 00:26:11,938 My dad, he established himself in Melbourne 660 00:26:12,038 --> 00:26:15,675 as one of the top-tier tattooers of his generation. 661 00:26:15,775 --> 00:26:17,309 Unfortunately, he got sick, 662 00:26:17,443 --> 00:26:19,646 so I had to literally support him from that time on. 663 00:26:19,746 --> 00:26:22,448 It was, you know, a tricky scenario. 664 00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:25,917 There's just so much pressure to live up to his name. 665 00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:29,021 If I ruin that, that's like, would be one of the worst things 666 00:26:29,121 --> 00:26:30,489 to happen for me. 667 00:26:30,623 --> 00:26:32,591 But that's cool as fuck. 668 00:26:32,692 --> 00:26:34,026 Yeah! 669 00:26:35,962 --> 00:26:37,129 I actually thought I was going 670 00:26:37,229 --> 00:26:38,897 to get fucked up with the skull picks. 671 00:26:38,898 --> 00:26:39,966 Oh. 672 00:26:40,099 --> 00:26:41,834 Because they know I don't do color too much, 673 00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:43,335 but just because I don't advertise it 674 00:26:43,469 --> 00:26:45,471 doesn't mean I don't do it. 675 00:26:46,572 --> 00:26:48,574 Daruma dolls represent perseverance 676 00:26:48,675 --> 00:26:49,941 just because, when you knock them over, 677 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:52,111 because they're so round and cute, 678 00:26:52,211 --> 00:26:54,612 they can kind of roll back up. It kind of sounds like me. 679 00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:57,083 Yeah, a lot to prove being a realism artist, 680 00:26:57,183 --> 00:26:58,985 here especially, man. 681 00:26:59,085 --> 00:27:01,888 People just think I'm just this cute little Asian girl. 682 00:27:01,988 --> 00:27:03,255 But I can show up, 683 00:27:03,355 --> 00:27:05,191 and I can give you a pretty gangster piece. 684 00:27:10,797 --> 00:27:13,032 Oh, my gosh, the glitter chopper? 685 00:27:13,132 --> 00:27:14,333 The glitter chopper? 686 00:27:14,466 --> 00:27:16,768 This was definitely one of the hardest ones up there. 687 00:27:16,769 --> 00:27:18,637 I think you got shot at a little bit. 688 00:27:18,738 --> 00:27:22,041 Yeah, you know, I didn't really expect that to happen. 689 00:27:22,141 --> 00:27:24,343 Being the first one picked with the whiteboard, 690 00:27:24,443 --> 00:27:27,346 you should have expected a giant target on your back. 691 00:27:27,613 --> 00:27:30,082 - I guess we're doing it now. - Let's do it. 692 00:27:31,784 --> 00:27:33,219 Ooh, the Pegasus. 693 00:27:33,319 --> 00:27:35,221 Trying to figure it out as I go. 694 00:27:35,354 --> 00:27:36,622 That's always fun. 695 00:27:36,723 --> 00:27:38,858 I have four hooves on my horse this time. 696 00:27:38,991 --> 00:27:40,860 - Whoa, dude. - Look at you. 697 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:42,528 Didn't go for the realistic horse. 698 00:27:42,628 --> 00:27:45,698 I'd like to do the whole thing sparkled, but we'll see. 699 00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:47,599 The whole horse glittered? 700 00:27:49,936 --> 00:27:51,637 I haven't decided yet. 701 00:27:52,504 --> 00:27:55,541 My grandpa was my main father figure when I was a kid. 702 00:27:55,641 --> 00:27:58,810 He's a real cowboy, and he never backs down from a challenge. 703 00:27:58,811 --> 00:28:01,613 This challenge is fucking brutal, dude. 704 00:28:01,714 --> 00:28:03,681 If I've learned anything from my grandpa, 705 00:28:03,682 --> 00:28:05,952 it's you've got to take those challenges head on, 706 00:28:06,052 --> 00:28:08,087 and you've got to go until the job is done. 707 00:28:10,923 --> 00:28:12,391 Oh, you got the Medusa. 708 00:28:12,491 --> 00:28:14,359 - Got the Medusa. - Medusa. 709 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:15,627 A lot to pull off, huh? 710 00:28:15,728 --> 00:28:17,328 Yeah, I think Ish thought he was fucking me. 711 00:28:17,329 --> 00:28:19,565 I feel like, because I'm the youngest 712 00:28:19,665 --> 00:28:21,233 and I was the first one to earn my shop, 713 00:28:21,367 --> 00:28:24,570 that added a lot of pressure for me to prove myself 714 00:28:24,670 --> 00:28:27,239 and to be this underdog that everyone expects me to be. 715 00:28:27,506 --> 00:28:29,809 You chose no tongues on the snakes? 716 00:28:30,676 --> 00:28:33,379 - Um-- - Was that a choice? 717 00:28:33,479 --> 00:28:35,247 I forgot that snakes even have tongues. 718 00:28:35,347 --> 00:28:37,716 I'll probably go back and add the tongue. 719 00:28:45,524 --> 00:28:48,060 You've got one hour left. 720 00:28:51,330 --> 00:28:53,132 Oh. 721 00:28:53,265 --> 00:28:54,333 Oh, my God. 722 00:28:54,433 --> 00:28:56,602 I do high contrast every single day. 723 00:28:56,702 --> 00:28:59,305 I know where to put my darks at. This tattoo is lacking that, 724 00:28:59,405 --> 00:29:01,774 and I'm just so frustrated in myself. 725 00:29:01,874 --> 00:29:04,243 Just need more time, man. 726 00:29:07,313 --> 00:29:09,816 I didn't want to go out on a glitter challenge, man. 727 00:29:09,916 --> 00:29:11,818 Don't count yourself out yet, man. 728 00:29:11,951 --> 00:29:15,287 I swear, I hope it's enough to, like, just keep me in, man. 729 00:29:18,925 --> 00:29:19,792 Ow. 730 00:29:19,892 --> 00:29:21,727 I know, I know, I know. Stay there. 731 00:29:21,828 --> 00:29:23,963 - Oh, my gosh. - We came this far. 732 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:32,504 Five, four, three, two, one. 733 00:29:32,638 --> 00:29:34,640 That's it. Time's up. 734 00:29:34,740 --> 00:29:37,543 No more ink. 735 00:29:39,245 --> 00:29:40,813 Oh! 736 00:29:40,913 --> 00:29:44,283 And we done! Yeah! 737 00:29:45,217 --> 00:29:46,919 I'm going home, man. 738 00:29:47,019 --> 00:29:50,322 - I'm going home. - Oh. 739 00:29:50,422 --> 00:29:52,158 It was nice to know you. 740 00:29:52,258 --> 00:29:53,592 I'm right behind you, buddy. 741 00:29:53,692 --> 00:29:55,862 First time doing glitter, this is amazing, man. 742 00:29:55,995 --> 00:29:58,197 Yeah, no, that's definitely amazing, bro. 743 00:29:58,297 --> 00:29:59,999 Choo choo. 744 00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:18,184 Today, you had to show contrast 745 00:30:18,317 --> 00:30:20,786 with glitter tattoos on the stomach. 746 00:30:20,887 --> 00:30:22,421 Let's see how you did. 747 00:30:23,722 --> 00:30:25,024 Kyra, you're up. 748 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:31,563 This is how a glitter tattoo should be done. 749 00:30:31,663 --> 00:30:34,066 You showed us multiple colors of glitter. 750 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:35,167 Glitter around the eyes. 751 00:30:35,267 --> 00:30:37,003 And look at the reflective light. 752 00:30:37,103 --> 00:30:39,205 You actually made it look 3D. 753 00:30:39,338 --> 00:30:40,739 I love the expression on its face. 754 00:30:40,839 --> 00:30:44,076 It shows great contrast with the softness of the shadow. 755 00:30:44,210 --> 00:30:45,476 It's a beautiful tattoo. 756 00:30:45,477 --> 00:30:49,048 This is exactly what we were looking for on Glitter Day. 757 00:30:50,649 --> 00:30:52,051 - Big dog. - What? 758 00:30:52,184 --> 00:30:54,853 - That's a big dog. - That's impressive. 759 00:30:54,954 --> 00:30:57,655 Luka. 760 00:30:57,656 --> 00:30:59,857 This is a cool little character. 761 00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:01,093 I really like the contrast 762 00:31:01,227 --> 00:31:03,562 between this glowing bowl up into the face. 763 00:31:03,662 --> 00:31:05,231 But the glitter, to me, isn't there. 764 00:31:05,364 --> 00:31:09,801 Maybe doing something to have it read more that it's glitter 765 00:31:09,902 --> 00:31:12,071 and not just fantasy dust. 766 00:31:12,204 --> 00:31:14,440 But this character is definitely magical 767 00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:16,108 because he's slowly disappearing, 768 00:31:16,208 --> 00:31:17,709 starting with his right arm. 769 00:31:17,809 --> 00:31:19,578 Where's his right arm? 770 00:31:19,912 --> 00:31:22,114 - Oh, wow. - Whoa! 771 00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:24,783 I can't tell you where it is. 772 00:31:24,883 --> 00:31:26,953 Animals definitely need their arms. 773 00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:28,454 Thank you. 774 00:31:29,455 --> 00:31:30,589 You didn't know? 775 00:31:30,722 --> 00:31:34,260 I was fucking running and I was like, "Oh, I'm good." 776 00:31:34,393 --> 00:31:35,962 Isnard. 777 00:31:38,797 --> 00:31:40,432 I like the contrast and the color play. 778 00:31:40,532 --> 00:31:42,101 You have really nice blues and oranges 779 00:31:42,201 --> 00:31:44,470 that play off each other, which are high contrast. 780 00:31:44,603 --> 00:31:47,773 You actually focused on a light source. 781 00:31:47,873 --> 00:31:51,242 And you rendered the glitter to have an actual shine to it. 782 00:31:51,243 --> 00:31:53,512 And that creates a perfect illusion 783 00:31:53,612 --> 00:31:54,613 when it comes to glitter. 784 00:31:54,713 --> 00:31:57,083 - I like this tattoo. - Thank you. 785 00:31:57,849 --> 00:32:00,419 - Good glitter tattoo, mate. - Good job, Glitter Boy. 786 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:01,919 OJ. 787 00:32:03,855 --> 00:32:06,692 Did you really hit contrast or glitter? 788 00:32:06,792 --> 00:32:09,361 Not so much. It's missing a lot of darks. 789 00:32:09,461 --> 00:32:11,063 The pink orchids, they look flat. 790 00:32:11,163 --> 00:32:13,332 Looks like a discarded tissue or something. 791 00:32:13,432 --> 00:32:15,234 Time definitely got away from me. 792 00:32:15,334 --> 00:32:17,236 I am bored, looking at this. 793 00:32:17,336 --> 00:32:18,904 It is so boring. 794 00:32:22,408 --> 00:32:24,076 Teneile. 795 00:32:26,778 --> 00:32:28,480 This tattoo is fucking sick. 796 00:32:28,580 --> 00:32:30,816 I love the contrast. It's really striking. 797 00:32:30,916 --> 00:32:32,851 You can tell where the light source is coming from. 798 00:32:32,985 --> 00:32:34,285 And it's really magical. 799 00:32:34,286 --> 00:32:36,622 But does it say glitter? 800 00:32:36,722 --> 00:32:37,923 Not really. 801 00:32:38,024 --> 00:32:39,691 These bubbles kind of throw it off a little bit. 802 00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:42,494 If the challenge wasn't glitter, 803 00:32:42,594 --> 00:32:44,830 I would say that you fucking nailed it. 804 00:32:46,865 --> 00:32:48,034 Seth. 805 00:32:50,336 --> 00:32:51,469 This tattoo is sick. 806 00:32:51,470 --> 00:32:54,306 It's definitely a cool monster centipede take. 807 00:32:54,406 --> 00:32:56,442 I can tell it was glitter on the back of the body 808 00:32:56,542 --> 00:32:57,976 and the way it rolled around. 809 00:32:58,077 --> 00:33:00,712 But you kind of lose it for me up top in the crown. 810 00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:03,215 Missed opportunity. It's a crown. 811 00:33:03,349 --> 00:33:04,850 Could have done it a lot more sparkly. 812 00:33:04,950 --> 00:33:07,953 But it's a cool, weird tattoo. And it's solid. 813 00:33:10,289 --> 00:33:11,523 Emily. 814 00:33:13,325 --> 00:33:15,493 It doesn't show high contrast to me. 815 00:33:15,494 --> 00:33:18,663 It's like not speckled enough to read as glitter. 816 00:33:18,664 --> 00:33:20,799 But the main issues are in the anatomy. 817 00:33:20,899 --> 00:33:22,034 You got these front legs, 818 00:33:22,134 --> 00:33:23,668 they're bent back, and they got an elbow. 819 00:33:23,669 --> 00:33:26,538 And then you totally discarded that on the back legs. 820 00:33:26,672 --> 00:33:28,139 They almost look like a dragon woke up 821 00:33:28,140 --> 00:33:29,641 and his back legs were asleep. 822 00:33:29,741 --> 00:33:31,243 Dragons are difficult to pull off. 823 00:33:31,377 --> 00:33:35,181 And then glitter, you know, that's a double-ended sword. 824 00:33:38,050 --> 00:33:39,785 - Keahi. - Crush it. 825 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:42,554 This tattoo is crazy, man. 826 00:33:42,654 --> 00:33:44,390 How big the wheel is, the perspective. 827 00:33:44,523 --> 00:33:47,059 It's really hard to get circles in tires. 828 00:33:47,159 --> 00:33:48,660 I think it fits the anatomy really well. 829 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,529 The glitter side of it, you lose me a little bit. 830 00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:53,399 Probably what it took is exaggerating those dots 831 00:33:53,499 --> 00:33:56,835 and, instead of pulling that nice line highlight in there, 832 00:33:56,935 --> 00:33:58,002 breaking that up a bit, 833 00:33:58,003 --> 00:33:59,738 but really show that it's kind of glittery. 834 00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:03,040 What you accomplished, though, is a clean motorcycle. 835 00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:05,477 You got handed a really hard tattoo. 836 00:34:05,577 --> 00:34:07,613 And you executed. 837 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:09,547 Boushee. 838 00:34:11,583 --> 00:34:14,453 I like the angle you chose that it's kind of coming at you. 839 00:34:14,586 --> 00:34:15,720 I really like the soft steam 840 00:34:15,721 --> 00:34:17,055 that you brought up from underneath. 841 00:34:17,156 --> 00:34:19,825 But that part at the bottom that meets the tracks 842 00:34:19,925 --> 00:34:22,261 where you have all those consecutive lines, 843 00:34:22,361 --> 00:34:23,895 some of that gets away from me a little bit. 844 00:34:23,995 --> 00:34:26,332 I was so focused on, like, what am I doing with this glitter? 845 00:34:26,432 --> 00:34:28,800 It looks glittery. It doesn't flatten out. 846 00:34:28,900 --> 00:34:31,536 It doesn't blur together and create one solid color. 847 00:34:31,537 --> 00:34:33,605 You laid in a beautiful tattoo. 848 00:34:33,705 --> 00:34:36,142 - That's what I'm talking about. - What? 849 00:34:36,275 --> 00:34:38,009 That's what I'm talking about, my boy! 850 00:34:39,044 --> 00:34:40,112 Matt. 851 00:34:42,581 --> 00:34:43,815 I love the face on this bat. 852 00:34:43,949 --> 00:34:46,118 The three eyes. I love that the head's tilted 853 00:34:46,218 --> 00:34:48,287 and that it still feels symmetrical. 854 00:34:48,387 --> 00:34:50,322 But I don't see the glitter in this tattoo. 855 00:34:50,422 --> 00:34:51,890 It's more of a texture of the wing. 856 00:34:51,990 --> 00:34:53,659 There's just way too much black in this 857 00:34:53,759 --> 00:34:56,295 to pull off that iridescent, glittery look. 858 00:34:56,395 --> 00:34:57,963 You missed it on this one. 859 00:35:00,599 --> 00:35:02,234 Mike. 860 00:35:03,335 --> 00:35:06,071 It looks like a black and gray tattoo that's half finished. 861 00:35:06,172 --> 00:35:07,339 It's not saturated. 862 00:35:07,473 --> 00:35:09,708 It's a bunch of random colored dots. 863 00:35:09,808 --> 00:35:10,976 The glitter is not great. 864 00:35:11,076 --> 00:35:13,011 I don't know if it's standing or it's flying. 865 00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:15,247 It's landing. It's not taking off. 866 00:35:15,347 --> 00:35:17,149 You want it mid-flight. You don't want it landing. 867 00:35:17,249 --> 00:35:19,551 You overthought the glitter side of things, 868 00:35:19,651 --> 00:35:21,153 and it kicked you in the ass. 869 00:35:23,355 --> 00:35:24,490 Alli. 870 00:35:26,492 --> 00:35:28,394 There is a lot going on here. 871 00:35:28,494 --> 00:35:30,662 You got the whole pet store on this lady's head. 872 00:35:30,762 --> 00:35:33,464 There's not a single snake that has correct anatomy. 873 00:35:33,465 --> 00:35:36,168 The only tail that you have comes up into a belly 874 00:35:36,302 --> 00:35:38,770 that goes into multiple different bodies. 875 00:35:38,870 --> 00:35:40,472 The snakes, for sure, got away from me. 876 00:35:40,572 --> 00:35:42,139 I am glad you put the tongues in. 877 00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:43,175 No way, dude. 878 00:35:43,309 --> 00:35:44,343 It's like they were like, 879 00:35:44,443 --> 00:35:45,844 "One, two, three, put your tongues out." 880 00:35:45,944 --> 00:35:48,479 A snake without teeth or tongues is a worm. 881 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,182 For me, it's just from the chin down. 882 00:35:50,316 --> 00:35:52,317 The head is not bad. It's a beautiful face. 883 00:35:52,318 --> 00:35:55,020 The contrast, I really wished, instead of doing gray washes, 884 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:56,654 you would have just used straight black. 885 00:35:56,655 --> 00:35:58,890 This is an outline with some gray shading thrown in. 886 00:35:59,024 --> 00:36:01,360 This doesn't pass as finished at all. 887 00:36:05,864 --> 00:36:07,699 Judges, it's time to determine 888 00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:09,800 who had the best tattoo of the day. 889 00:36:09,801 --> 00:36:11,903 What about Kyra's tattoo? Wow. 890 00:36:12,037 --> 00:36:14,139 What dimension and what glitter! 891 00:36:14,240 --> 00:36:16,375 And then the extra little origami? 892 00:36:16,475 --> 00:36:17,543 Yeah. Amazing. 893 00:36:17,643 --> 00:36:19,578 This heavy shadow coming off the side 894 00:36:19,711 --> 00:36:21,679 really sets this thing off and makes it look 895 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:23,249 like you can pick it up off the skin. 896 00:36:23,349 --> 00:36:26,618 My vote for tattoo of the day goes to Kyra. 897 00:36:26,718 --> 00:36:28,420 Stepped her game up. 898 00:36:28,687 --> 00:36:30,088 Kyra killed it with this tattoo. 899 00:36:30,222 --> 00:36:32,591 My vote goes to Kyra. 900 00:36:32,724 --> 00:36:35,159 My vote goes to Kyra. 901 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:41,567 The judges have decided the best tattoo of the day goes to Kyra. 902 00:36:41,700 --> 00:36:44,403 That means, Kyra, this week, you will join 903 00:36:44,503 --> 00:36:47,105 the judges' deliberation to help determine 904 00:36:47,205 --> 00:36:49,874 which three artists to put up for elimination. 905 00:36:49,875 --> 00:36:50,976 Don't look at me. 906 00:36:51,076 --> 00:36:53,043 Don't make eye contact with me at all. 907 00:36:53,044 --> 00:36:55,346 Everyone else, head to the lounge, 908 00:36:55,347 --> 00:36:57,882 and we'll call you back when we have made a decision. 909 00:36:57,883 --> 00:37:00,452 - Big dog. - Big dog. 910 00:37:06,258 --> 00:37:08,026 - Man, that was rough. - Yeah, dude. 911 00:37:08,126 --> 00:37:10,262 I mean, I'm definitely feeling the fucking pressure. 912 00:37:10,362 --> 00:37:12,230 I'm sure that Isnard was taking shots. 913 00:37:12,331 --> 00:37:13,932 It means they're taking you seriously. 914 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:15,634 It's hard because I don't know if that's true 915 00:37:15,767 --> 00:37:19,638 or if that's just me psyching myself out or I don't know. 916 00:37:19,771 --> 00:37:22,740 I have to kind of push a lot of that doubt out of the way. 917 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:25,076 This is a competition. People slip up all the time. 918 00:37:25,176 --> 00:37:28,045 It would really suck to be the first one to earn a shop 919 00:37:28,046 --> 00:37:30,616 and the first one to lose it. 920 00:37:38,690 --> 00:37:41,993 All right, judges and Kyra, we're here to decide 921 00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:44,129 which artists are in the bottom three. 922 00:37:44,262 --> 00:37:45,331 - Kyra? - Ugh. 923 00:37:45,464 --> 00:37:46,897 Who would you put in the bottom one? 924 00:37:46,898 --> 00:37:48,599 Hold up. Let me think. 925 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:49,635 Takes a minute, right? 926 00:37:49,768 --> 00:37:52,838 I would probably say Mike. 927 00:37:52,938 --> 00:37:55,641 I'm a big fan of Mike's realism. 928 00:37:55,741 --> 00:37:57,976 It's hard to compare when we know what he can do. 929 00:37:58,076 --> 00:37:59,778 The anatomy and those back hooves, 930 00:37:59,878 --> 00:38:01,513 I don't know what's happening there. 931 00:38:01,613 --> 00:38:02,648 He almost, like, bent them. 932 00:38:02,781 --> 00:38:04,149 The wings look unfinished. 933 00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:06,685 You don't just put dots all over the place and say, 934 00:38:06,818 --> 00:38:08,754 "Eh, it's glitter." It's just a mess. 935 00:38:08,854 --> 00:38:10,788 All right, who else should we consider for the bottom three? 936 00:38:10,789 --> 00:38:13,492 Alli's tattoo is just not finished at all. 937 00:38:13,592 --> 00:38:15,060 You got three snakes that are colored. 938 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:17,329 They're supposed to be glitter, but they're not glitter at all. 939 00:38:17,429 --> 00:38:18,597 Following the snakes, 940 00:38:18,697 --> 00:38:20,499 it gets lost, especially where the tail is. 941 00:38:20,632 --> 00:38:22,901 You think one of them would be correct anatomically? 942 00:38:23,001 --> 00:38:23,969 Just one. 943 00:38:24,069 --> 00:38:26,872 For me, number one on that list is Emily. 944 00:38:26,972 --> 00:38:29,841 It didn't hit the mark of contrast and glitter. 945 00:38:29,975 --> 00:38:32,744 Boring design with tons of anatomical issues. 946 00:38:32,844 --> 00:38:35,481 - It's just ugly, man. - What about OJ? 947 00:38:35,581 --> 00:38:37,482 If you're going to go this simple on flowers, 948 00:38:37,483 --> 00:38:38,684 make the base cool. 949 00:38:38,784 --> 00:38:39,918 It's stiff. It's boring to look at. 950 00:38:40,018 --> 00:38:41,553 Donate that thing to the thrift store, dude. 951 00:38:41,687 --> 00:38:43,188 I almost think it might be better than Mike's, 952 00:38:43,288 --> 00:38:44,489 to be honest. 953 00:38:44,490 --> 00:38:46,491 At least there's lines around everything. 954 00:38:46,492 --> 00:38:48,394 With Mike's, it just feels underwhelming. 955 00:38:48,494 --> 00:38:51,697 - Is OJ's better than Mike's? - Oh, yeah. 956 00:38:51,797 --> 00:38:54,466 - Is OJ's better than Alli's? - For sure. 957 00:38:54,566 --> 00:38:57,235 I think OJ's is better. 958 00:38:58,069 --> 00:38:59,905 All right, Kyra, the decision's been made. 959 00:39:00,038 --> 00:39:01,172 Head back to the lounge, 960 00:39:01,272 --> 00:39:04,476 get the bottom three, and bring them back here. 961 00:39:05,644 --> 00:39:08,279 If you say so. 962 00:39:08,647 --> 00:39:09,748 Okay. 963 00:39:09,848 --> 00:39:12,718 - The bearer of bad news. - Phew. 964 00:39:15,987 --> 00:39:18,890 Do you think Kyra's going to be strategic with it? 965 00:39:18,990 --> 00:39:20,058 I don't know, man. 966 00:39:20,158 --> 00:39:22,360 I don't envy her at all, because now you hold 967 00:39:22,461 --> 00:39:24,396 someone's life in your hands, in a way. 968 00:39:26,632 --> 00:39:29,134 Ooh. 969 00:39:33,004 --> 00:39:34,673 The judges have determined 970 00:39:35,273 --> 00:39:40,245 the three artists that are up for elimination are... 971 00:39:43,014 --> 00:39:44,416 Emily, 972 00:39:45,250 --> 00:39:46,752 Mike, 973 00:39:50,589 --> 00:39:52,090 and Alli. 974 00:39:54,460 --> 00:39:56,595 - Let's get it over with. - Good luck. 975 00:39:56,695 --> 00:39:58,263 Fight for it. 976 00:40:07,439 --> 00:40:11,076 Today, you were being tested on contrast. 977 00:40:12,878 --> 00:40:15,280 Mike, you're in the bottom three, 978 00:40:15,380 --> 00:40:18,484 because this horse's anatomy fell really short. 979 00:40:18,617 --> 00:40:21,553 This is not a great representation of my work, 980 00:40:21,653 --> 00:40:23,622 but I feel like I hit the contrast, 981 00:40:23,755 --> 00:40:25,890 and I had quite a bit more glitter in mine, 982 00:40:25,891 --> 00:40:27,292 and I'm going to do whatever I can 983 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,360 to never have to be on the bottom again. 984 00:40:30,261 --> 00:40:32,297 Emily, you were in the bottom three 985 00:40:32,397 --> 00:40:35,432 because it was lacking contrast and the glitter. 986 00:40:35,433 --> 00:40:36,635 I mean, I'll be honest. 987 00:40:36,735 --> 00:40:38,504 Japanese dragons are not my style, 988 00:40:38,604 --> 00:40:40,738 but I will stand by it. I mean, it's 989 00:40:40,739 --> 00:40:42,974 a small, simple tattoo with clean lines. 990 00:40:43,074 --> 00:40:45,276 It's definitely something I had to pull out the bag, 991 00:40:45,376 --> 00:40:47,345 so I did play it safe. 992 00:40:48,346 --> 00:40:50,581 Alli, you're in the bottom three 993 00:40:50,582 --> 00:40:54,452 because your tattoo had anatomical issues, 994 00:40:54,553 --> 00:40:57,287 and it had an overall unfinished look. 995 00:40:57,288 --> 00:41:00,659 To me, I think that this one might be the most attractive, 996 00:41:00,759 --> 00:41:04,696 but I've never faced the level of imposter syndrome 997 00:41:04,796 --> 00:41:07,131 and a feeling of unworthiness, 998 00:41:07,132 --> 00:41:08,800 you know, in my artistry since being here. 999 00:41:08,900 --> 00:41:13,270 But I've got so much more fire. It would be a real fucking shame 1000 00:41:13,271 --> 00:41:15,874 to go out over something like this. 1001 00:41:18,043 --> 00:41:22,581 Based on your work, one of you will be packing your machines. 1002 00:41:22,681 --> 00:41:24,049 This one's a hard one 1003 00:41:24,149 --> 00:41:26,317 because you have two tattoos that are, like, unfinished. 1004 00:41:26,417 --> 00:41:28,887 Mike's tattoo, the wings aren't a complete thought. 1005 00:41:28,987 --> 00:41:30,221 Alli's feels the same way. 1006 00:41:30,321 --> 00:41:31,690 I actually don't agree with you 1007 00:41:31,823 --> 00:41:33,692 that those other two tattoos aren't finished, 1008 00:41:33,825 --> 00:41:39,197 whereas the dragon is very flat, no contrast. 1009 00:41:39,297 --> 00:41:41,032 Okay, but finished, sure. 1010 00:41:41,132 --> 00:41:43,034 Where's the belly coming into the neck? 1011 00:41:43,134 --> 00:41:44,903 Where's the belly in the middle loop? 1012 00:41:45,003 --> 00:41:46,538 It's also a made-up being. 1013 00:41:46,638 --> 00:41:48,206 That's where Emily's gets away with it for me. 1014 00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:50,742 Mike's anatomy on that horse is killing me. 1015 00:41:50,842 --> 00:41:53,144 Drawing a wing, that's got to be in the bag. 1016 00:41:53,244 --> 00:41:55,581 I mean, you've got to be able to draw a snake, too. 1017 00:41:55,714 --> 00:41:58,884 Ten snakes on Alli's tattoo. Not a single one is correct. 1018 00:41:58,984 --> 00:41:59,885 Not one. 1019 00:41:59,985 --> 00:42:01,086 I also think about the challenge, 1020 00:42:01,219 --> 00:42:02,487 the contrast and the glitter. 1021 00:42:02,588 --> 00:42:03,589 You know, Alli's tattoo, 1022 00:42:03,722 --> 00:42:05,523 there is a glittery part with the mouth. 1023 00:42:05,624 --> 00:42:08,358 Mike's tattoo, you know, the horse has some contrast. 1024 00:42:08,359 --> 00:42:10,929 With Emily's, I don't see much contrast 1025 00:42:11,029 --> 00:42:12,864 and I don't see the glitter. 1026 00:42:13,865 --> 00:42:16,067 So my vote is for Emily to go home. 1027 00:42:17,669 --> 00:42:20,071 There's no way I could look at those snakes 1028 00:42:20,205 --> 00:42:24,676 and see any area that's correct, anatomically. 1029 00:42:24,776 --> 00:42:27,145 So my vote is for Alli. 1030 00:42:28,747 --> 00:42:30,816 My vote for who should go home, 1031 00:42:33,084 --> 00:42:34,620 it's Mike. 1032 00:42:36,054 --> 00:42:38,857 I know you're the most comfortable with doing horses. 1033 00:42:38,957 --> 00:42:40,357 For you to do something 1034 00:42:40,358 --> 00:42:42,327 that you're the most comfortable with 1035 00:42:42,427 --> 00:42:43,762 and have it fail, 1036 00:42:43,862 --> 00:42:47,165 pushing through this competition might be pretty difficult. 1037 00:42:47,265 --> 00:42:49,566 So that's one vote for Emily, 1038 00:42:49,567 --> 00:42:53,138 one vote for Alli, and one vote for Mike. 1039 00:42:54,072 --> 00:42:57,342 My vote for who should go home is... 1040 00:43:02,047 --> 00:43:03,414 Emily. 1041 00:43:04,750 --> 00:43:06,852 The dragon is not up to par. 1042 00:43:06,952 --> 00:43:09,788 The judges have decided, Emily, 1043 00:43:09,888 --> 00:43:13,792 you do not have what it takes to be Ink Master. 1044 00:43:13,892 --> 00:43:15,627 I appreciate everything that you guys told me. 1045 00:43:15,727 --> 00:43:17,595 It's only going to make me a better artist. 1046 00:43:17,696 --> 00:43:20,231 And, hey, I get to go back to my babies. 1047 00:43:20,766 --> 00:43:22,100 I'm looking forward to that. 1048 00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:25,270 The person that you presented in this competition is a person 1049 00:43:25,370 --> 00:43:29,540 that both of your babies are forever going to be so proud of. 1050 00:43:29,641 --> 00:43:30,909 This isn't the end of my story. 1051 00:43:31,009 --> 00:43:34,079 Please pack your machines and close shop. 1052 00:43:37,816 --> 00:43:39,450 Jumping into this competition 1053 00:43:39,550 --> 00:43:42,453 has helped me not be afraid of anything. 1054 00:43:44,289 --> 00:43:45,523 Yeah, you got it. 1055 00:43:45,657 --> 00:43:47,125 Put yourself out there. 1056 00:43:47,993 --> 00:43:50,829 Even though I didn't take that title of Ink Master, 1057 00:43:50,929 --> 00:43:52,898 I want to show my boys that, no matter what, 1058 00:43:52,998 --> 00:43:55,166 your mama tried, your mama fought. 1059 00:43:56,501 --> 00:43:58,804 Mommy and Teddy are coming home, babies. 1060 00:44:05,476 --> 00:44:08,013 On the next episode of Ink Master... 1061 00:44:08,279 --> 00:44:10,916 This looks like a food stall. 1062 00:44:11,016 --> 00:44:12,784 It's time to battle it out 1063 00:44:12,884 --> 00:44:15,186 with bottle tattoos on the calf. 1064 00:44:15,286 --> 00:44:16,788 I can't put that on me. 1065 00:44:16,888 --> 00:44:18,523 So you're not going to give me a chance? 1066 00:44:18,623 --> 00:44:19,657 Nooo! 1067 00:44:21,059 --> 00:44:22,828 Oh, for real?