1 00:00:01,835 --> 00:00:03,571 * MTV * 2 00:00:03,671 --> 00:00:07,575 [Narrator] Previously on Ink Master: Hometown Heroes... 3 00:00:07,675 --> 00:00:10,144 Armor up and be ready for a battle. 4 00:00:10,444 --> 00:00:12,180 [Narrator] Life-changing tattoos 5 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,382 transform the competition. 6 00:00:14,482 --> 00:00:15,783 This is a fucking feel good day. 7 00:00:15,849 --> 00:00:18,052 You must transform a scar. 8 00:00:18,652 --> 00:00:21,021 I'm looking to get my, sorry, 9 00:00:21,155 --> 00:00:23,457 preventative double mastectomy scars 10 00:00:23,524 --> 00:00:24,858 covered on my chest. 11 00:00:24,958 --> 00:00:26,527 We got your back, we here for you. 12 00:00:26,627 --> 00:00:28,162 -[tattoo gun buzzing] -Ah, fuck. 13 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:30,464 -I know, it's quick, quick-- -Yep. 14 00:00:30,531 --> 00:00:33,167 [Narrator] Safety from elimination was on the line. 15 00:00:33,267 --> 00:00:35,336 [Matt] Can you imagine trying to fix the scar 16 00:00:35,403 --> 00:00:37,505 and then leaving him with a half-finished tattoo? 17 00:00:37,605 --> 00:00:39,006 [exhales stressfully] 18 00:00:39,073 --> 00:00:42,143 [Narrator] One by one, their tattoos were ranked. 19 00:00:42,543 --> 00:00:45,045 There was a tie for the highest-ranked tattoo. 20 00:00:45,179 --> 00:00:46,547 Kyra. 21 00:00:46,647 --> 00:00:49,049 [DJ Tambe] Maybe the best rose that Ink Master has seen. 22 00:00:49,150 --> 00:00:50,851 -[Man] Dang! -Let's go! 23 00:00:50,951 --> 00:00:52,086 [Ryan] Oh, Matt! 24 00:00:52,220 --> 00:00:54,155 [Nikko] How the fuck did you do that in six hours? 25 00:00:54,455 --> 00:00:57,325 [Narrator] The three artists with the lowest-ranked tattoos 26 00:00:57,391 --> 00:01:00,328 had to face off for their lives. 27 00:01:00,428 --> 00:01:01,429 May the best man win. 28 00:01:01,562 --> 00:01:02,896 Damn, I was just going to say good luck. 29 00:01:03,030 --> 00:01:04,063 I don't need luck. 30 00:01:04,198 --> 00:01:05,233 [Boushee] This is a test. 31 00:01:05,366 --> 00:01:07,601 You better fight to the death. That's it. 32 00:01:07,701 --> 00:01:09,737 I'm not fucking going nowhere. 33 00:01:09,870 --> 00:01:11,105 [Narrator] In the elimination... 34 00:01:11,205 --> 00:01:12,840 I really like Seth's ingenuity. 35 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:13,874 It's unique. 36 00:01:13,974 --> 00:01:16,210 I also love Isnard's bubblegum skeleton. 37 00:01:16,277 --> 00:01:17,578 [DJ Tambe] The drawing's super cool. 38 00:01:17,678 --> 00:01:20,781 Boushee putting that lady face inside a crystal ball 39 00:01:20,914 --> 00:01:21,982 was really unexpected. 40 00:01:22,082 --> 00:01:23,384 But I wish there was just one 41 00:01:23,451 --> 00:01:27,121 stark, big highlight that really defined that glare. 42 00:01:27,255 --> 00:01:28,456 Flattens out a bit. 43 00:01:28,589 --> 00:01:30,691 The judges have decided, Boushee, 44 00:01:30,791 --> 00:01:33,627 you do not have what it takes to be Ink Master. 45 00:01:33,727 --> 00:01:35,795 Thank y'all for the opportunity, man. 46 00:01:35,896 --> 00:01:38,299 -Your boy out of here. -[all laughing] 47 00:01:38,966 --> 00:01:40,601 [Narrator] Six artists remain, 48 00:01:40,734 --> 00:01:45,273 but only one will earn a $250,000 prize... 49 00:01:45,372 --> 00:01:46,940 -All right, let's get it. -Yes. 50 00:01:47,039 --> 00:01:50,678 [Narrator] ...and the title of Ink Master. 51 00:01:53,146 --> 00:01:58,985 [theme music] 52 00:02:44,232 --> 00:02:46,367 -How you guys feel? -Top six! 53 00:02:46,466 --> 00:02:47,668 That was fucking brutal, man. 54 00:02:47,768 --> 00:02:49,770 [Isnard] I'm used to bullshit already, that's all. 55 00:02:49,837 --> 00:02:52,640 Yeah, I'm not gonna lie, watching that was scary, dude. 56 00:02:52,740 --> 00:02:55,243 Seeing all of you guys do the best pieces 57 00:02:55,343 --> 00:02:58,346 I've seen this whole competition is wild. 58 00:02:58,446 --> 00:03:01,181 I think you rattled a few people by doing that tattoo. 59 00:03:01,282 --> 00:03:03,951 It's a good reminder that this is fucking it. 60 00:03:04,051 --> 00:03:05,553 This is top six, we're fucking rolling 61 00:03:05,653 --> 00:03:07,788 right into the endgame at this point. 62 00:03:07,855 --> 00:03:10,991 Right now is where it really starts to heat up. 63 00:03:11,058 --> 00:03:15,028 It's either our best shit of our lives or we could be going home. 64 00:03:16,196 --> 00:03:22,403 [dramatic industrial music] 65 00:03:26,139 --> 00:03:31,412 [surging industrial music] 66 00:03:31,512 --> 00:03:33,514 -Oh shit. -[Seth] Okay. 67 00:03:36,116 --> 00:03:37,184 [Joel] Welcome. 68 00:03:37,285 --> 00:03:38,652 -What's up? -[mixed greetings] 69 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:40,954 The six of you have outlasted 70 00:03:41,054 --> 00:03:46,660 nine other artists in the battle for $250,000. 71 00:03:47,761 --> 00:03:48,696 Still standing. 72 00:03:48,796 --> 00:03:51,999 But now you must fight harder than ever 73 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:54,835 because only one of you will bring the title 74 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:57,938 of Ink Master back to your hometown. 75 00:03:59,273 --> 00:04:01,575 Everyone else can French kiss this money goodbye. 76 00:04:01,709 --> 00:04:03,411 It's coming back to Montreal with me. 77 00:04:03,511 --> 00:04:07,047 [Joel] This is your final Flash Challenge. 78 00:04:07,114 --> 00:04:08,316 -Oh. -Yes. 79 00:04:08,416 --> 00:04:10,518 [Joel] This week, we're testing... 80 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:12,486 [music crescendos] 81 00:04:12,586 --> 00:04:13,721 Precision. 82 00:04:13,821 --> 00:04:15,423 -All right. -Okay. 83 00:04:15,523 --> 00:04:18,759 Precision is the perfect blend of accuracy and control. 84 00:04:19,159 --> 00:04:22,463 A boxer using perfectly placed jabs and feints 85 00:04:22,563 --> 00:04:24,832 can set their opponent up for a knockout blow. 86 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:27,000 [Joel] Today, you must create 87 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:29,603 a colorful work of art using only... 88 00:04:31,672 --> 00:04:33,173 packing tape. 89 00:04:33,273 --> 00:04:34,642 -Fuck! -[laughter] 90 00:04:34,742 --> 00:04:36,510 I don't think it's gonna be easy, bro. 91 00:04:36,610 --> 00:04:38,712 How can we make art with tape, bro? 92 00:04:38,779 --> 00:04:41,749 Tape is tape. It's not art. 93 00:04:42,049 --> 00:04:43,216 [sucks air] Fuck. 94 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:46,387 Working on a four foot by eight foot sheet 95 00:04:46,454 --> 00:04:47,921 of clear Plexiglas, 96 00:04:47,988 --> 00:04:52,460 you must precisely apply layer after layer of various colors 97 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,596 of packing tape to bring your image to life. 98 00:04:57,097 --> 00:04:58,632 [Matt] There's so much tape. 99 00:04:58,732 --> 00:05:01,068 There's enough for Seth to pack his bags on this one. 100 00:05:01,168 --> 00:05:03,303 -Precision is key. -Of course. 101 00:05:03,437 --> 00:05:05,706 [Joel] Or every crooked line, every bubble, 102 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:09,477 and every misstep will be illuminated for all to see. 103 00:05:09,743 --> 00:05:10,944 Whoa. Wait. 104 00:05:11,044 --> 00:05:13,146 Just gonna shine a light on every mistake. 105 00:05:13,246 --> 00:05:14,515 For this Flash Challenge, 106 00:05:14,615 --> 00:05:17,751 you will be working in teams of two. 107 00:05:17,851 --> 00:05:18,752 Ooh. 108 00:05:18,852 --> 00:05:20,621 -Okay. -Okay. That's different. 109 00:05:20,688 --> 00:05:23,256 -Kyra and Matt. -Oh. 110 00:05:23,557 --> 00:05:26,994 Last week, your tattoos tied for the highest ranked. 111 00:05:27,094 --> 00:05:28,261 [blows raspberry] 112 00:05:28,362 --> 00:05:30,831 You will now each get the power to pick your teams. 113 00:05:30,931 --> 00:05:32,165 Yeah, a little bit of a reward. 114 00:05:32,299 --> 00:05:33,767 Well, we can't be together. 115 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:35,002 Oh, poor you. 116 00:05:35,102 --> 00:05:37,805 The picking order has been randomly assigned. 117 00:05:37,871 --> 00:05:39,840 Kyra, you're up first. 118 00:05:39,940 --> 00:05:42,776 Which artist other than Matt do you want on your team? 119 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:45,446 [suspensive hip-hop music] 120 00:05:45,513 --> 00:05:48,115 Um. I choose Isnard. 121 00:05:48,516 --> 00:05:51,051 I work really well with Isnard. He's so creative, 122 00:05:51,151 --> 00:05:53,687 and he's really good at listening to my ideas. 123 00:05:53,787 --> 00:05:55,355 Big dog. 124 00:05:55,489 --> 00:05:57,491 Matt, you're next. 125 00:05:59,026 --> 00:06:00,260 I'm gonna pick Luka. 126 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,630 -You're on color theory, buddy. -Yeah, color. 127 00:06:02,696 --> 00:06:05,065 We've been on so many challenges together that we speak 128 00:06:05,165 --> 00:06:07,000 the same language when it comes to Flash Challenges. 129 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:08,402 We got this. 130 00:06:08,536 --> 00:06:12,339 That means, Seth and Keahi, you will form the third team. 131 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:13,974 -Seth, man. -Fuck, yeah. 132 00:06:14,074 --> 00:06:15,008 Fucking awesome. 133 00:06:15,108 --> 00:06:16,577 He's so laid back and easy to work with. 134 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:18,278 This is gonna be fucking sick. 135 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:20,614 All right. The teams are set. 136 00:06:22,215 --> 00:06:24,518 The winners of this Flash Challenge 137 00:06:24,585 --> 00:06:27,488 will have the power to assign all the human canvases 138 00:06:27,555 --> 00:06:30,023 in the elimination tattoo together. 139 00:06:30,123 --> 00:06:31,425 Let's go get it. 140 00:06:31,525 --> 00:06:34,127 -You have four hours... -Whoa. 141 00:06:34,227 --> 00:06:37,665 ...and your time starts now. 142 00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:39,166 -[Isnard] All right, you guys. -[Luka] Go. 143 00:06:39,232 --> 00:06:41,168 -All right. -[Keahi] Let's figure this out. 144 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:43,070 Did you have any ideas first? 145 00:06:43,203 --> 00:06:46,574 [Keahi] Uh, not anything super solid. 146 00:06:46,674 --> 00:06:48,408 Precision is everything in this challenge. 147 00:06:48,542 --> 00:06:52,913 I think if we just create with some straight lines, 148 00:06:53,013 --> 00:06:54,715 it's gonna help us to be precise. 149 00:06:54,815 --> 00:06:57,384 Tape is difficult. That shit is sticky. 150 00:06:57,451 --> 00:06:59,453 You should see me try to wrap a present at home. 151 00:06:59,553 --> 00:07:01,922 Making art with this stuff, it's gonna be ridiculous. 152 00:07:02,022 --> 00:07:04,424 I only did the crocodile because we could layer, like, 153 00:07:04,525 --> 00:07:05,626 dark leaves in the front, 154 00:07:05,726 --> 00:07:07,628 and then things can get way lighter in the back. 155 00:07:07,728 --> 00:07:08,962 You have to think about the time, too. 156 00:07:09,096 --> 00:07:10,598 [Luka] My first thought was buildings 157 00:07:10,698 --> 00:07:12,232 with the lights through the windows, 158 00:07:12,332 --> 00:07:14,101 and then you go to something more mountain and sun. 159 00:07:14,234 --> 00:07:15,769 That's a lot of detail. I mean, so detailed. 160 00:07:15,869 --> 00:07:18,138 This is the last Flash Challenge. 161 00:07:18,238 --> 00:07:20,841 I'm looking for something different, so, hopefully, 162 00:07:20,941 --> 00:07:23,276 they ain't packing their boxes and going home. 163 00:07:23,376 --> 00:07:24,978 What about the snail? 164 00:07:25,546 --> 00:07:27,080 If we're gonna make just the snail, 165 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:30,117 let's make it, like, the coolest graffiti snail we've ever seen. 166 00:07:30,217 --> 00:07:31,151 [Isnard] Okay. 167 00:07:31,284 --> 00:07:32,419 Because if it's wonky, 168 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:33,987 they're gonna stop thinking about precision, right? 169 00:07:34,121 --> 00:07:35,556 They're gonna be like, "Oh, you meant to do that, right?" 170 00:07:35,656 --> 00:07:37,791 [Luka] So sunset, super high contrast, 171 00:07:37,891 --> 00:07:39,459 and everything that is front is super dark. 172 00:07:39,593 --> 00:07:40,794 Well, that's why I was thinking trees 173 00:07:40,928 --> 00:07:41,962 because all you do is layer. 174 00:07:42,062 --> 00:07:43,831 I know me and Matt struggled in the past. 175 00:07:43,931 --> 00:07:45,332 I know how to work with him. 176 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:46,534 [Matt] Do mountains and a river. 177 00:07:46,634 --> 00:07:48,401 Anything that is closer to us, 178 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:51,004 fully black, and then go full color behind it. 179 00:07:51,138 --> 00:07:52,305 [Matt] Slow down on me, Luka. 180 00:07:52,439 --> 00:07:53,841 I can see your lightbulb light up. 181 00:07:53,941 --> 00:07:56,409 -You're not the one to tell me. -[Matt] [chuckles] I know. 182 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:57,811 I'm sure we can pull this off. 183 00:07:57,911 --> 00:08:00,147 I think Seth and that are gonna do some tattoo design 184 00:08:00,247 --> 00:08:01,481 -that's really clean. -[Luka] Yep. 185 00:08:01,682 --> 00:08:04,317 [Seth] Maybe you had, like, a hannya mask with the eyes open 186 00:08:04,417 --> 00:08:05,953 so that, as the light shines through, 187 00:08:06,019 --> 00:08:07,187 the eyes are glowing. 188 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,922 For me, I was even thinking, you know, 189 00:08:08,989 --> 00:08:10,758 how sometimes those neo-lotuses 190 00:08:10,858 --> 00:08:13,360 will have, like, the light from the inside. 191 00:08:13,460 --> 00:08:14,528 Oh, dude. 192 00:08:14,628 --> 00:08:15,996 You know me with neo flowers, man. 193 00:08:16,129 --> 00:08:17,164 I fucking love it. 194 00:08:17,264 --> 00:08:19,933 Seth and I are known for being more executors 195 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:21,501 than creative leaders. 196 00:08:21,602 --> 00:08:23,704 The hannya mask is cool, but if the eyes are 197 00:08:23,804 --> 00:08:25,438 the only part that's interacting with the light, 198 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:27,941 then I would almost say lotus over the hannya mask. 199 00:08:28,008 --> 00:08:29,209 We have to come up with something 200 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:31,044 that we can be super precise with. 201 00:08:31,178 --> 00:08:32,412 I think you talked me into the lotus. 202 00:08:32,511 --> 00:08:34,014 [Keahi] We're gonna do it. We're gonna do it. 203 00:08:34,147 --> 00:08:35,182 It's time to roll. 204 00:08:35,315 --> 00:08:37,084 Think we need a ruler now. Fuck it. 205 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:39,787 [Matt] Pause, stretch, pause, stretch. 206 00:08:39,852 --> 00:08:41,188 [Luka] [whistles faintly] 207 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:44,558 Dude, precision is gonna be sick. 208 00:08:46,126 --> 00:08:47,494 -Okay. -[Kyra] [laughing] 209 00:08:47,595 --> 00:08:50,197 Dude, it's so hard to get it fucking flat on here. 210 00:08:50,463 --> 00:08:52,833 Artists! Don't get stuck. 211 00:08:52,900 --> 00:08:54,134 You have three hours. 212 00:08:54,234 --> 00:09:00,440 [tense music] 213 00:09:01,341 --> 00:09:03,944 So we go the mountains up to here 214 00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:05,245 and maybe not equal. 215 00:09:05,345 --> 00:09:06,747 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. We gotta cut them out now. 216 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,650 We can't have a flat, boring fucking landscape. 217 00:09:09,750 --> 00:09:12,552 We have to win by precision and color theory. 218 00:09:12,686 --> 00:09:14,387 It's gonna be the water and the sky 219 00:09:14,487 --> 00:09:15,723 that's gonna be translucent, 220 00:09:15,823 --> 00:09:17,057 and the rest is gonna be super solid. 221 00:09:17,157 --> 00:09:18,659 We've gotta push back the mountains, 222 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:21,261 and we've gotta pull out the translucent in the water. 223 00:09:21,394 --> 00:09:23,563 And the way to do that is to layer on both sides. 224 00:09:23,664 --> 00:09:25,365 That one line has to be straight. 225 00:09:25,432 --> 00:09:26,466 There's no coming back. 226 00:09:26,566 --> 00:09:28,201 -We're ripping this stuff off. -Yep. 227 00:09:28,268 --> 00:09:30,771 [rock music] 228 00:09:30,904 --> 00:09:32,572 [Seth] Oh, God, dude. 229 00:09:32,673 --> 00:09:34,107 Dude, I am losing my mind. 230 00:09:34,207 --> 00:09:36,409 I can't get this fucking tape off the glass. 231 00:09:36,543 --> 00:09:37,911 It is so sticky. 232 00:09:38,011 --> 00:09:40,714 I'm trying to peel off corners. Nothing is working. 233 00:09:40,914 --> 00:09:44,251 Damn, this shit is crazy to work with. 234 00:09:44,384 --> 00:09:46,053 [Kyra] It's easy for us to see the line work 235 00:09:46,119 --> 00:09:47,154 when we know the shape. 236 00:09:47,254 --> 00:09:49,122 It is so hard to line up this tape. 237 00:09:49,222 --> 00:09:50,257 [Isnard] It doesn't matter, actually-- 238 00:09:50,357 --> 00:09:51,558 [Kyra] It doesn't actually matter. 239 00:09:51,625 --> 00:09:53,393 If we cover it with line work, we're safe, right? 240 00:09:53,460 --> 00:09:54,361 [Isnard] Uh-huh. 241 00:09:54,427 --> 00:09:55,629 There's so many layers to this piece. 242 00:09:55,763 --> 00:09:56,830 All right, I'm gonna shake this. 243 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:59,332 It's like fixing mistakes as we go. 244 00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:00,868 So I think, like, throw an eye there. 245 00:10:00,968 --> 00:10:02,970 [Kyra] I'm getting the idea. If we get the thick line work, 246 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:04,604 it looks so cool and comical. 247 00:10:05,538 --> 00:10:07,540 There are two hours left. 248 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:09,242 [Matt] Yeah, we gotta move. 249 00:10:09,342 --> 00:10:13,413 [tense music] 250 00:10:13,513 --> 00:10:15,749 We gotta do the mountains first. I reckon we do a tree each, 251 00:10:15,849 --> 00:10:17,818 and we do mountains each, and we go over the top. 252 00:10:17,951 --> 00:10:19,953 -So, white? -Yep. 253 00:10:22,455 --> 00:10:23,891 [Keahi] What else do you think we need? 254 00:10:23,991 --> 00:10:25,926 Do we go just, like, two small orange ones? 255 00:10:25,993 --> 00:10:27,394 Like, one, two? 256 00:10:27,627 --> 00:10:29,462 I'm gonna let you make the decision. 257 00:10:29,562 --> 00:10:34,567 It's definitely a struggle not having a very big creative voice 258 00:10:34,668 --> 00:10:35,836 in this Flash Challenge. 259 00:10:36,336 --> 00:10:38,972 It's like we put the two, like, workhorses together, 260 00:10:39,106 --> 00:10:40,240 and it's like, "Ah, shit." 261 00:10:40,307 --> 00:10:42,042 Because our image is a little bit more simple, 262 00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:43,510 we really need to make sure 263 00:10:43,610 --> 00:10:45,779 that we're applying it as clean as possible. 264 00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:48,782 It's fucking looking good, dude. Crushing it on that side. 265 00:10:48,882 --> 00:10:51,351 -There is one hour left. -Fuck. 266 00:10:51,484 --> 00:10:53,020 Better book ass now. 267 00:10:56,957 --> 00:10:58,458 [Keahi] They all have full boards. 268 00:10:58,525 --> 00:10:59,893 Yeah. Fuck. 269 00:11:00,493 --> 00:11:01,862 [Kyra] We gotta finish this background. 270 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:03,997 [Isnard] I thought it would be cool to do a lot of them, 271 00:11:04,131 --> 00:11:06,533 -but I think it's too much. -There's not enough time. 272 00:11:06,633 --> 00:11:08,969 It has, like, a stained glass kind of feel. 273 00:11:09,069 --> 00:11:10,270 [Seth] Yeah. 274 00:11:10,337 --> 00:11:12,039 [Luka] Starting to panic. 275 00:11:12,305 --> 00:11:13,941 [Kyra] Oh, chill. 276 00:11:14,241 --> 00:11:15,608 It's coming. 277 00:11:15,709 --> 00:11:18,879 From the sounds of it, we're not the only ones feeling the heat. 278 00:11:18,979 --> 00:11:22,883 Five, four, three, two, one. 279 00:11:22,983 --> 00:11:25,518 That's it. Time's up. No more tape. 280 00:11:25,652 --> 00:11:27,554 -Shit. -Good stuff, man. 281 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:31,091 -[Keahi] Sheesh. -Simple, but precise. 282 00:11:31,191 --> 00:11:32,826 [Keahi] Dang, you guys went for it. 283 00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:34,828 -We tried to do too much. -We did way more 284 00:11:34,928 --> 00:11:36,063 -than we should've. -Nice thing for us. 285 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:38,031 We're gonna have to sell the cleanliness. 286 00:11:38,131 --> 00:11:39,399 Sell the shit out it, yep. 287 00:11:39,499 --> 00:11:41,668 How long does it take to use tape? 288 00:11:41,735 --> 00:11:43,971 -Forever. -[blows raspberry] 289 00:11:46,406 --> 00:11:49,009 [Joel] All right. It's time to critique your work. 290 00:11:49,076 --> 00:11:50,243 Kyra and Isnard. 291 00:11:50,377 --> 00:11:51,578 We chose to do a snail, 292 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:53,713 and, honestly, I think we snailed it. 293 00:11:55,015 --> 00:11:56,349 I like the snail. Looks fun. 294 00:11:56,449 --> 00:11:59,519 I like the precision in the shading in the shell. 295 00:11:59,586 --> 00:12:01,922 It's cool that you put different layers of purple. 296 00:12:02,022 --> 00:12:03,290 [DJ Tambe] The shell having that light source 297 00:12:03,390 --> 00:12:04,724 and then jumping to the snail's body, 298 00:12:04,858 --> 00:12:06,794 I think it flattens out. I would have liked to see 299 00:12:06,894 --> 00:12:08,528 some kind of texture in the snail. 300 00:12:08,595 --> 00:12:11,164 I do like the crumpled-up effect on the snail's belly, 301 00:12:11,264 --> 00:12:14,101 how it's all weird snail texture coming up, 302 00:12:14,234 --> 00:12:15,535 forming that cool little shape. 303 00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:17,537 But that doesn't repeat anywhere either. 304 00:12:17,604 --> 00:12:19,739 I don't know really what's going on with the mouth. 305 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,141 [Isnard] It's like little antennas. 306 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:22,609 It looks like you got his mouth like, 307 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:25,512 you know, I don't know, like making a face or something. 308 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:26,746 [DJ Tambe] You guys tried to do 309 00:12:26,847 --> 00:12:28,215 this nice black outline around it, 310 00:12:28,315 --> 00:12:29,749 but I don't think it's super precise. 311 00:12:29,850 --> 00:12:33,821 Is this snail a fail, or will this snail prevail? 312 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:36,423 I guess we'll find out. 313 00:12:37,958 --> 00:12:39,126 [Joel] Matt and Luka. 314 00:12:39,226 --> 00:12:41,194 There's precision all over the place in this. 315 00:12:41,294 --> 00:12:43,463 Using the black as the tree silhouettes 316 00:12:43,563 --> 00:12:45,032 in the foreground was so smart 317 00:12:45,132 --> 00:12:47,134 because they can be absolutely solid. 318 00:12:47,267 --> 00:12:49,136 You've even brought some texture into the trees, 319 00:12:49,236 --> 00:12:50,904 almost like the light is hitting it. 320 00:12:50,971 --> 00:12:53,306 I love the sunset colors in the background. 321 00:12:53,406 --> 00:12:55,742 Even though it's flat lines of tape, 322 00:12:55,809 --> 00:12:57,444 it gives the effect that it's not. 323 00:12:57,544 --> 00:12:58,678 It's very smooth-looking. 324 00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:01,614 I love how you precisely created the reflection 325 00:13:01,714 --> 00:13:03,650 of the mountains and the water, 326 00:13:03,750 --> 00:13:04,918 which is really cool with tape. 327 00:13:04,985 --> 00:13:06,954 I never thought I would say I liked a landscape, 328 00:13:07,054 --> 00:13:10,290 but I think you guys hit precision on this one. 329 00:13:10,423 --> 00:13:12,725 I think it's really boring. 330 00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:13,726 Damn. 331 00:13:13,827 --> 00:13:15,795 But it's very precise. 332 00:13:16,529 --> 00:13:17,730 [Luka] Good job, dude. 333 00:13:17,831 --> 00:13:19,833 -Yeah, I had so much fun. -[Joel] Keahi and Seth. 334 00:13:19,967 --> 00:13:21,768 I like how precisely it's cut out, man. 335 00:13:21,835 --> 00:13:23,103 It's so clean. 336 00:13:23,170 --> 00:13:24,604 [DJ Tambe] The way you cut out these lines 337 00:13:24,671 --> 00:13:27,640 in between everything to create an outline, that was smart. 338 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:30,844 Using a perfect circle is really impressive. 339 00:13:30,978 --> 00:13:34,214 I love how precise you were in the shapes of the shadows 340 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:35,582 that you put in the purple. 341 00:13:35,682 --> 00:13:38,118 I do think it should have been symmetrical. 342 00:13:38,185 --> 00:13:40,453 That leaf on the bottom left is missing. 343 00:13:40,553 --> 00:13:43,290 [Ryan] It just looks a little lopsided, a little unbalanced. 344 00:13:43,356 --> 00:13:45,825 [Joel] It does do something that's interesting to look at, 345 00:13:45,959 --> 00:13:48,461 which is the cast shadow that it creates on the floor. 346 00:13:48,528 --> 00:13:49,963 [Nikko] It almost looks better in the reflection. 347 00:13:50,063 --> 00:13:53,366 That's a really cool touch, different from what we've seen. 348 00:13:55,102 --> 00:13:58,005 There's nothing going on. It's just like a sticker. 349 00:13:59,006 --> 00:14:00,640 Judges, it's time to determine 350 00:14:00,707 --> 00:14:02,775 the winner of the flash challenge. 351 00:14:03,510 --> 00:14:05,545 [Ryan] On a day where we're testing precision, 352 00:14:05,645 --> 00:14:09,349 the snail can escar-go home, guys. 353 00:14:09,449 --> 00:14:10,650 [all chuckling] 354 00:14:10,717 --> 00:14:13,253 I enjoyed looking at the snail more than the others. 355 00:14:13,353 --> 00:14:15,388 -[Ryan] What? -I did. It was more fun. 356 00:14:15,522 --> 00:14:17,224 I mean, I thought there was a lot of precision 357 00:14:17,324 --> 00:14:19,026 in Seth's and Keahi's piece. 358 00:14:19,126 --> 00:14:20,793 You know what I mean? As far as cutting it out 359 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:22,896 and, like, the gaps in between the petals. 360 00:14:22,996 --> 00:14:25,065 The lotus definitely had more precision. 361 00:14:25,165 --> 00:14:28,401 But I do think it was missing a petal on that left side. 362 00:14:28,535 --> 00:14:30,637 And you have to be precise with your composition as well. 363 00:14:30,737 --> 00:14:33,373 For me, the landscape showed precision all over the place. 364 00:14:33,473 --> 00:14:35,042 [Nikko] The precision in the trees I thought 365 00:14:35,142 --> 00:14:36,509 was really cool in the silhouette. 366 00:14:36,609 --> 00:14:39,046 Everything had texture to it, and it was different textures. 367 00:14:39,146 --> 00:14:40,847 To create that with tape was pretty cool. 368 00:14:40,914 --> 00:14:44,884 So my vote is absolutely for the landscape. 369 00:14:45,018 --> 00:14:46,219 Awesome. 370 00:14:46,319 --> 00:14:47,554 My vote's for Matt and Luka. 371 00:14:47,654 --> 00:14:50,090 They created a foreground, middle ground, background, 372 00:14:50,190 --> 00:14:52,692 and had a lot of precision shown in their piece. 373 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:53,893 Good job, bro. 374 00:14:53,994 --> 00:14:58,898 My vote is for Team Seth and Keahi. 375 00:14:59,466 --> 00:15:02,602 The cast shadow needs to be recognized. 376 00:15:02,735 --> 00:15:03,703 No one else did it. 377 00:15:03,803 --> 00:15:06,106 And I think that feature was strong enough 378 00:15:06,239 --> 00:15:07,840 to put it over the line. 379 00:15:07,941 --> 00:15:09,242 [Matt] Congratulations. 380 00:15:09,342 --> 00:15:11,278 That's two votes for Matt and Luka, 381 00:15:11,378 --> 00:15:13,746 and one vote for Team Seth and Keahi. 382 00:15:13,846 --> 00:15:14,914 Cool. 383 00:15:15,015 --> 00:15:16,549 My vote is for... 384 00:15:16,649 --> 00:15:18,751 [dramatic music] 385 00:15:18,851 --> 00:15:20,653 -...Matt and Luka. -Thank you. 386 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:21,955 -Yes. -Good job, buddy. 387 00:15:22,089 --> 00:15:23,256 The judges have decided 388 00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:24,624 the winner of the flash challenge 389 00:15:24,724 --> 00:15:25,758 is Matt and Luka. 390 00:15:25,858 --> 00:15:27,660 -Last one together, mate. -Yeah, last one. 391 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,196 Congratulations, Matt and Luka. 392 00:15:29,296 --> 00:15:32,099 You will have the power to assign all the human canvases 393 00:15:32,199 --> 00:15:34,634 in the elimination tattoo together. 394 00:15:34,734 --> 00:15:36,436 -Ooh. -That's going to be interesting. 395 00:15:37,704 --> 00:15:38,671 Feeling cheeky. 396 00:15:38,771 --> 00:15:39,973 [Joel] Head back to the shop 397 00:15:40,073 --> 00:15:42,209 and get ready for the next elimination tattoo. 398 00:15:42,309 --> 00:15:44,044 -Yes. -All right. 399 00:15:44,111 --> 00:15:45,478 Now I'm finally back on top. 400 00:15:45,578 --> 00:15:47,080 [Kyra] Good job, landscape boys. 401 00:15:47,147 --> 00:15:48,781 You do not want to be on the other side 402 00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:50,750 of those skulls this week. 403 00:15:54,287 --> 00:15:57,657 [tense music] 404 00:15:57,757 --> 00:15:59,359 The last skull pick. 405 00:15:59,459 --> 00:16:01,761 This feels like the most important moment 406 00:16:01,861 --> 00:16:02,862 of the competition. 407 00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:04,464 Absolutely. Everyone is strong. 408 00:16:04,564 --> 00:16:05,798 Isnard's one of the biggest threats 409 00:16:05,932 --> 00:16:07,467 just because he's one of the strongest. 410 00:16:07,567 --> 00:16:08,635 He's creative. 411 00:16:08,735 --> 00:16:10,637 And I think he can adapt to most challenges. 412 00:16:10,737 --> 00:16:13,773 On precision day, we know that, sometimes, 413 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,143 Isnard is lacking in the technical side. 414 00:16:16,276 --> 00:16:17,510 Yeah. Then we go for Seth. 415 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:20,747 Seth's pretty precise in what he does, 416 00:16:20,813 --> 00:16:23,316 but then with a bad skull pick, 417 00:16:23,416 --> 00:16:24,751 it could be pretty fucked. 418 00:16:24,851 --> 00:16:27,420 We can be so naughty with this. Oh, it's going to be so fun. 419 00:16:27,487 --> 00:16:29,189 Oh, it'll be fun. 420 00:16:29,622 --> 00:16:37,297 [dramatic music] 421 00:16:37,664 --> 00:16:39,099 -Welcome. -What's up? 422 00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:42,269 [Joel] As the number of artists in this competition falls, 423 00:16:42,602 --> 00:16:43,770 the pressure rises. 424 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:45,338 Ain't that the fucking truth? 425 00:16:45,472 --> 00:16:47,207 In a competition this tight, 426 00:16:47,340 --> 00:16:49,008 even the tiniest misstep 427 00:16:49,109 --> 00:16:51,378 could send you home empty-handed. 428 00:16:51,811 --> 00:16:54,714 I hope some people start tripping the fuck up. 429 00:16:54,847 --> 00:16:58,551 Today, you must tattoo not one, 430 00:16:58,685 --> 00:17:03,690 but two micro-realistic postage stamps. 431 00:17:04,057 --> 00:17:06,059 -Oh! [laughs] Fuck! 432 00:17:06,159 --> 00:17:07,194 Oh, you're fucked! 433 00:17:07,327 --> 00:17:09,462 Micro-realism is very hard. 434 00:17:09,729 --> 00:17:11,931 Not only is realism by itself 435 00:17:12,031 --> 00:17:13,866 one of the hardest styles that you can tattoo, 436 00:17:13,965 --> 00:17:17,304 but now you have to do it with really teeny tiny details. 437 00:17:17,369 --> 00:17:20,807 For this elimination tattoo, each of your postage stamps 438 00:17:20,906 --> 00:17:26,146 must be smaller than two inches by two inches on the forearm. 439 00:17:26,213 --> 00:17:28,248 -Oh, my goodness. -Damn. 440 00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:30,517 Two by two is like the tiniest thing 441 00:17:30,583 --> 00:17:32,752 probably I ever have done in my life. 442 00:17:32,852 --> 00:17:34,321 It's like this size. 443 00:17:34,421 --> 00:17:35,722 Oh, my God. 444 00:17:35,822 --> 00:17:37,457 Micro-realism requires you 445 00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:40,059 to use really tiny needle groupings. 446 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:41,228 The tinier the needle, 447 00:17:41,328 --> 00:17:43,363 the more likely you have to rip up the skin. 448 00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:46,032 Bringing the scale way down and having 449 00:17:46,133 --> 00:17:49,001 a real legible, readable tattoo at the same time, 450 00:17:49,102 --> 00:17:49,902 it's difficult. 451 00:17:50,002 --> 00:17:51,571 You got to keep it simple, clean, 452 00:17:51,671 --> 00:17:54,073 and make sure not to over detail. 453 00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:55,742 [Nikko] Just make sure these tattoos 454 00:17:55,875 --> 00:17:57,810 don't send you like the postmark home. 455 00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:59,078 Oh, shit. 456 00:17:59,179 --> 00:18:00,513 Honestly, I don't feel great about micro-realism. 457 00:18:00,613 --> 00:18:03,082 I'm used to doing these huge, elaborate sleeves, 458 00:18:03,216 --> 00:18:06,719 and this is the exact opposite of what I do on a daily basis. 459 00:18:06,786 --> 00:18:08,788 I'm so happy to have skull picks for stamps. 460 00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:11,558 -Such an advantage. -Zero room for error now. 461 00:18:11,658 --> 00:18:15,094 Remember, the artist that wins tattoo of the day 462 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:17,430 will join the judges' deliberation 463 00:18:17,564 --> 00:18:19,666 and have the power to help decide 464 00:18:19,766 --> 00:18:22,269 which three artists to put up for elimination. 465 00:18:22,369 --> 00:18:24,571 50-50 chance of being in the bottom right now. 466 00:18:24,637 --> 00:18:25,972 Let's meet your canvases. 467 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:31,278 [thrilling rock music] 468 00:18:31,378 --> 00:18:34,046 Matt and Luka, you won the flash challenge. 469 00:18:34,147 --> 00:18:36,516 You have the power to assign the canvases together. 470 00:18:36,616 --> 00:18:38,218 Wow, that's going to be so fun. 471 00:18:38,285 --> 00:18:39,786 [Joel] Make sure to aim with precision 472 00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:42,189 or your shot could go undelivered. 473 00:18:43,055 --> 00:18:43,923 Awesome. 474 00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:45,124 We've got the power, 475 00:18:45,225 --> 00:18:47,194 but I have a fucking memory like a goldfish. 476 00:18:47,294 --> 00:18:49,396 For my first tattoo, a jaguar. 477 00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:50,930 And for my second tattoo, 478 00:18:50,997 --> 00:18:54,066 a Scottish castle with a storm rolling in. 479 00:18:55,067 --> 00:18:57,069 I don't know what's harder, this micro-realism tattoo 480 00:18:57,170 --> 00:18:59,206 or having to remember all this shit that they want 481 00:18:59,306 --> 00:19:00,507 in these little tattoos. 482 00:19:00,607 --> 00:19:03,243 Black-and-gray pyramids in a desert. 483 00:19:03,343 --> 00:19:05,077 And a cityscape 484 00:19:05,178 --> 00:19:06,613 with some mountains in the background. 485 00:19:06,679 --> 00:19:11,351 Mount Fuji covered in snow with a red torii gate and a pagoda 486 00:19:11,451 --> 00:19:13,686 and Whistler Mountain during winter. 487 00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:14,987 That's a good one, yeah. 488 00:19:15,087 --> 00:19:18,491 A Hawaiian beach sunset with sea turtles, 489 00:19:18,591 --> 00:19:20,893 palm trees, and hibiscus. 490 00:19:20,993 --> 00:19:25,031 And a European deli meat window display. 491 00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:26,899 [Luka] You can have a couple of ham, 492 00:19:26,999 --> 00:19:29,135 maybe a salami, but you're definitely not going 493 00:19:29,202 --> 00:19:30,437 to get the whole market. 494 00:19:30,537 --> 00:19:33,206 Black and gray London street scene with pops of red. 495 00:19:33,306 --> 00:19:36,142 And for my second, a colorful rocky mountain scene. 496 00:19:36,209 --> 00:19:39,679 Some pine trees in there, like a stream going down. 497 00:19:41,481 --> 00:19:44,684 A color realistic Maui beach sunset. 498 00:19:44,817 --> 00:19:45,985 Damn, that's cool. 499 00:19:46,052 --> 00:19:50,022 For my second one, a ornate Thai Buddhist temple. 500 00:19:50,657 --> 00:19:51,791 You good? 501 00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:55,228 I'm going to send the worst tattoo to the best guys. 502 00:19:55,328 --> 00:19:57,163 All right, that was a blur. I don't remember anything. 503 00:19:57,230 --> 00:19:58,565 [Luka] Yeah, it's tough. 504 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,700 Isnard, Seth, for sure they're going to get the worst pick. 505 00:20:09,276 --> 00:20:10,643 [Matt] Yeah. 506 00:20:10,743 --> 00:20:12,144 -And if you want to save Kyra... -[Matt] Yeah, I'll save Kyra. 507 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:14,481 -[Luka] Go black and gray. -[Matt] All right, let's go. 508 00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:17,884 Let's see what we got. 509 00:20:17,984 --> 00:20:19,452 [Luka] Kyra and Keahi, 510 00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:21,688 we're going to give them really good skull picks. 511 00:20:21,754 --> 00:20:23,155 -[Matt] Black and gray. -Black and gray, yeah. 512 00:20:23,256 --> 00:20:25,558 If Keahi and Kyra's tattoos are good. 513 00:20:25,658 --> 00:20:26,926 -[Matt] Maui beach. -Yeah. 514 00:20:27,026 --> 00:20:28,895 Isnard and Seth have nowhere to hide. 515 00:20:29,028 --> 00:20:30,663 [music crescendos] 516 00:20:30,730 --> 00:20:34,133 Canvases, one by one, please read the artist's name 517 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:36,803 -on the bottom of your skull. -Matt. 518 00:20:38,338 --> 00:20:40,340 -Kyra. -Hi. 519 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,542 No, Luka, Matt. 520 00:20:42,609 --> 00:20:44,143 You fucked me. 521 00:20:46,813 --> 00:20:48,781 I really don't want a black and gray tattoo. 522 00:20:48,881 --> 00:20:49,916 That's what I've been doing 523 00:20:50,016 --> 00:20:51,584 predominantly throughout this competition. 524 00:20:51,684 --> 00:20:54,086 And that could definitely send me into the bottom. 525 00:20:54,186 --> 00:20:56,489 I thought I was throwing a bone there on that one. 526 00:20:56,889 --> 00:20:59,158 -Luka. -Yes. I'm excited. 527 00:21:02,562 --> 00:21:03,696 Seth. 528 00:21:03,796 --> 00:21:05,432 Yeah, awesome. 529 00:21:09,101 --> 00:21:11,438 He's a silly sausage. He deserves it. 530 00:21:11,538 --> 00:21:13,606 -Okay. -Isnard. 531 00:21:13,706 --> 00:21:14,874 What up? 532 00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:16,343 Ugh! 533 00:21:17,143 --> 00:21:18,578 There's a lot of little detail. 534 00:21:18,645 --> 00:21:20,580 But, again, I'm going to prove them wrong and I'm going 535 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,483 to do something so kick-ass, they'll be like, "What?" 536 00:21:23,950 --> 00:21:26,252 -Keahi. -How's it? 537 00:21:29,221 --> 00:21:31,123 [thrilling music] 538 00:21:31,223 --> 00:21:35,395 You will have six hours to create two perfectly precise 539 00:21:35,495 --> 00:21:38,297 postage stamps on your canvas's forearm. 540 00:21:38,398 --> 00:21:39,566 Hell, yeah. 541 00:21:39,666 --> 00:21:42,802 Sign, seal, and deliver expert precision 542 00:21:42,902 --> 00:21:44,671 or you'll be packing your machines. 543 00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:45,972 [exhales stressfully] 544 00:21:46,072 --> 00:21:47,407 Good luck, guys. 545 00:21:47,507 --> 00:21:48,908 [rock music] 546 00:21:49,008 --> 00:21:51,177 All right. I'm Kyra. Nice to meet you. 547 00:21:51,277 --> 00:21:54,313 You want to come with me? Let's talk about your ideas. 548 00:21:54,414 --> 00:21:57,484 The Egyptian pyramids and the other one, Vancouver. 549 00:21:57,584 --> 00:21:59,318 You go to the beach, you can see downtown. 550 00:21:59,419 --> 00:22:00,587 You can see the mountains. 551 00:22:00,687 --> 00:22:03,390 Mountains, a beach, the city skyline. 552 00:22:03,490 --> 00:22:04,557 We need to simplify. 553 00:22:04,657 --> 00:22:06,092 I do like how you want to represent Vancouver. 554 00:22:06,192 --> 00:22:08,027 -The planes are kind of cool. -[Man] Yeah, the sea planes. 555 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,529 -Sea planes? -I've been on a sea plane. 556 00:22:09,629 --> 00:22:12,499 -That's pretty cool. Okay. -I like that a lot, actually. 557 00:22:12,599 --> 00:22:14,367 Black and gray is the hardest part. 558 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:16,703 [Seth] The one was the delicatessen. 559 00:22:16,836 --> 00:22:17,670 What was the other one? 560 00:22:17,804 --> 00:22:19,772 Like, a Hawaiian sunset beach scene. 561 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:20,840 Okay. 562 00:22:20,940 --> 00:22:23,443 And then sea turtles, palm tree, hibiscus. 563 00:22:23,543 --> 00:22:26,679 Because it is micro, each one has to fit within this. 564 00:22:26,779 --> 00:22:29,682 If you try to put too many details in too small a space, 565 00:22:29,782 --> 00:22:33,285 the details can blur together. It won't be that good anymore. 566 00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:36,689 This Hawaiian tattoo is really for my mom 567 00:22:36,789 --> 00:22:39,158 and I think the hibiscus represents her the most. 568 00:22:39,225 --> 00:22:40,493 [Seth] Oh, okay. 569 00:22:40,593 --> 00:22:42,662 [Woman] If we have to pick, like, one element, it's that. 570 00:22:42,762 --> 00:22:44,397 -for sure. Yes. -Yes. 571 00:22:44,531 --> 00:22:45,632 [chuckles] 572 00:22:45,698 --> 00:22:47,333 [Isnard] You say you want a London. 573 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,102 I would like it to have a taxi in there if possible. 574 00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:53,039 And then also, of course, that iconic telephone booth. 575 00:22:53,139 --> 00:22:54,273 Don't forget, if you start 576 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:56,576 putting a lot of things, it looks like a mess. 577 00:22:58,277 --> 00:23:00,980 Oh, okay. What happened to the turtle? 578 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,115 She said the hibiscus is more important. 579 00:23:03,215 --> 00:23:05,117 I would have done the turtle, personally. 580 00:23:05,217 --> 00:23:06,753 I would have done the turtle. 581 00:23:07,086 --> 00:23:08,688 [Woman] Does he always talk that much shit? 582 00:23:08,755 --> 00:23:11,891 Oh, yeah, his ego does the talking for him. 583 00:23:11,991 --> 00:23:14,827 -All good, Isnard? -Yeah. 584 00:23:15,662 --> 00:23:17,430 Just thinking about the... 585 00:23:18,565 --> 00:23:19,799 Yeah, it's all good. 586 00:23:19,899 --> 00:23:22,401 -Oh, you sound nervous. -Pssh. 587 00:23:22,502 --> 00:23:25,672 Let the games of the mini tattoos commence. 588 00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:37,283 [surging industrial music] 589 00:23:38,751 --> 00:23:40,453 No one else is doing black and grey. 590 00:23:40,587 --> 00:23:43,590 It's crazy to me that something so small takes so long. 591 00:23:43,656 --> 00:23:45,057 I'm just gonna start pouring out some colors. 592 00:23:45,124 --> 00:23:46,626 We're at the point now where it's like 593 00:23:46,726 --> 00:23:47,827 even good tattoos go home. 594 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:48,928 It's like, "Oh, shit." 595 00:23:48,995 --> 00:23:52,965 Artists, you have six hours to deliver 596 00:23:53,065 --> 00:23:56,803 two perfectly precise postage stamp tattoos. 597 00:23:57,003 --> 00:24:00,006 And your time starts now. 598 00:24:00,106 --> 00:24:02,074 -Here we go. -All right. 599 00:24:02,141 --> 00:24:03,543 Okay, this is the moment. 600 00:24:03,643 --> 00:24:05,111 Hopefully, these artists are wearing 601 00:24:05,177 --> 00:24:06,946 their prescription glasses today, 602 00:24:07,013 --> 00:24:09,749 because they got a two-by-two square to work with. 603 00:24:09,849 --> 00:24:11,518 Oh, that's a lot of lines to decipher. 604 00:24:11,618 --> 00:24:13,820 Don't freak me out like that. [laughs] 605 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,322 Micro-realistic tattoos are hard. 606 00:24:17,490 --> 00:24:19,258 Just got a little smudgy at the bottom. 607 00:24:19,358 --> 00:24:20,426 You're taking something 608 00:24:20,493 --> 00:24:21,994 that would be in a highly detailed big image, 609 00:24:22,128 --> 00:24:23,663 and you're shrinking it all the way down. 610 00:24:23,763 --> 00:24:25,431 [Keahi] Today is not a good day for smudge. 611 00:24:25,498 --> 00:24:26,766 [Man] [chuckles] No. 612 00:24:26,866 --> 00:24:29,168 So you gotta be mindful of where to put that detail 613 00:24:29,268 --> 00:24:30,737 and when to take it out. 614 00:24:31,203 --> 00:24:32,471 Here it is, man. 615 00:24:32,539 --> 00:24:34,841 If you're an artist that likes doing these huge back pieces... 616 00:24:34,941 --> 00:24:36,976 [Matt] I love the detail of that face. It's weird. 617 00:24:37,043 --> 00:24:38,310 [DJ Tambe] Get ready. 618 00:24:38,377 --> 00:24:40,012 Today, you're creating a back piece for a hamster. 619 00:24:40,580 --> 00:24:42,815 -[Man 2] Perfect. -All right, let's go. 620 00:24:42,915 --> 00:24:46,586 [rock music] 621 00:24:46,686 --> 00:24:48,888 Starting with the more technical, detailed one. 622 00:24:49,021 --> 00:24:50,657 [Man] I noticed that, yeah. Make sense. 623 00:24:50,723 --> 00:24:53,225 Just to like fucking make sure we get it, you know? 624 00:24:53,325 --> 00:24:54,226 With bigger tattoos, 625 00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:55,494 you have a little bit of wiggle room. 626 00:24:55,595 --> 00:24:56,896 You can hide some of your mistakes, 627 00:24:56,996 --> 00:24:59,666 but the opposite is true for micro-realism. 628 00:24:59,766 --> 00:25:01,467 You have nowhere to hide with this tattoo. 629 00:25:01,701 --> 00:25:03,936 Mr. Montreal over there, he does realism. 630 00:25:04,036 --> 00:25:07,273 So, if anyone's gonna be comfortable, it's probably him. 631 00:25:08,140 --> 00:25:11,410 [tense music] 632 00:25:11,544 --> 00:25:13,212 [Matt] How much have you got done, Luka? 633 00:25:13,312 --> 00:25:15,848 80% done on the first one. 634 00:25:15,915 --> 00:25:17,784 -[Matt] What? -[Isnard] Nah. 635 00:25:17,884 --> 00:25:19,719 We've not even hit one hour. 636 00:25:19,819 --> 00:25:21,988 Okay, just come on now. 637 00:25:22,088 --> 00:25:25,024 I'm gonna put every realistic trick that I have 638 00:25:25,091 --> 00:25:26,092 into this piece. 639 00:25:26,225 --> 00:25:27,727 Folds, rips, because I want 640 00:25:27,827 --> 00:25:30,597 to show the judges that I can be on top. 641 00:25:30,997 --> 00:25:32,331 What? 642 00:25:32,398 --> 00:25:34,967 You're going for it already. Take it easy. 643 00:25:35,067 --> 00:25:36,736 The other one's gonna be more tricky. 644 00:25:36,836 --> 00:25:39,572 This is what I do, so if I end up in the bottom 645 00:25:39,706 --> 00:25:40,940 for something like this, 646 00:25:41,073 --> 00:25:43,375 that would feel fucking horrible. 647 00:25:43,442 --> 00:25:44,744 It's so small. 648 00:25:45,144 --> 00:25:48,280 Artists, there are four hours left on the clock. 649 00:25:48,414 --> 00:25:53,152 [tense industrial music] 650 00:25:53,252 --> 00:25:55,622 The micro part of it is the part that is like, 651 00:25:55,755 --> 00:25:57,757 -"Whoa, this is intense." -[tattoo gun buzzing] 652 00:25:57,890 --> 00:26:00,292 I've got to fit in all of these cheese wheels, 653 00:26:00,392 --> 00:26:03,395 organ meats, sausages hanging like garland, 654 00:26:03,495 --> 00:26:05,765 all within this tiny little space. 655 00:26:05,865 --> 00:26:07,967 It could go wrong really quickly. 656 00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:09,301 Oh, dang. 657 00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:12,271 You got the meat market. Tiny, tiny, wow. 658 00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:13,773 -Little sausages. -[Seth] Precision, right? 659 00:26:13,873 --> 00:26:15,274 Precision, man. Right on. 660 00:26:15,374 --> 00:26:16,609 [Seth] I mostly just wanted to get 661 00:26:16,743 --> 00:26:18,277 the German deli stuff done first, 662 00:26:18,410 --> 00:26:20,412 and now the flower's gonna fly by. 663 00:26:20,479 --> 00:26:23,582 There's no fucking way I'm going home on a deli tattoo. 664 00:26:27,820 --> 00:26:29,488 [Man 3] Nervous right now? Is this like-- 665 00:26:29,622 --> 00:26:30,589 [Kyra] Absolutely not. 666 00:26:30,690 --> 00:26:32,158 I do realism, so I can do micro-realism. 667 00:26:32,291 --> 00:26:33,726 Yeah, I guess it's just like realism, 668 00:26:33,826 --> 00:26:35,494 but on a smaller scale and more detailed. 669 00:26:35,628 --> 00:26:37,196 [Kyra] Yeah, kind of like that. 670 00:26:38,130 --> 00:26:40,599 I'm really worried that I'm at a disadvantage. 671 00:26:40,833 --> 00:26:43,502 Color, kind of, like, to the eye, beats black and gray, 672 00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:46,839 so I have to do the best black and gray I can possibly do 673 00:26:46,973 --> 00:26:49,075 just to get that edge, I guess. 674 00:26:49,141 --> 00:26:50,910 And then you kind of warped one a little bit? 675 00:26:51,010 --> 00:26:54,080 Yeah, I just didn't want things to look so static. 676 00:26:54,180 --> 00:26:55,447 To actually do a tattoo 677 00:26:55,547 --> 00:26:57,817 representing my hometown is really cool. 678 00:26:57,917 --> 00:27:00,352 "Vancouver girl wins Ink Master." 679 00:27:00,486 --> 00:27:02,388 That sounds kind of nice, yeah? 680 00:27:04,156 --> 00:27:05,491 [tattoo gun buzzing] 681 00:27:05,591 --> 00:27:07,359 You feel like they threw you a bone a little bit, though, 682 00:27:07,493 --> 00:27:08,828 with giving you Hawaii and all that? 683 00:27:08,928 --> 00:27:11,530 You know, working in Waikiki, we've definitely done 684 00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:13,766 a few of these little sunset tattoos. 685 00:27:13,866 --> 00:27:15,768 But that temple's the one that got me. 686 00:27:15,835 --> 00:27:18,504 'Cause it's so intricate on such a little scale. 687 00:27:19,005 --> 00:27:20,506 I'm in the top six right now. 688 00:27:20,606 --> 00:27:22,274 I've fought every step of the way 689 00:27:22,341 --> 00:27:24,310 to keep myself in this competition, 690 00:27:24,410 --> 00:27:26,645 but I still haven't won tattoo of the day, 691 00:27:26,746 --> 00:27:28,881 and I'm really pushing for it with this tattoo. 692 00:27:28,981 --> 00:27:30,649 I need to make Hawaii proud 693 00:27:30,717 --> 00:27:32,484 and prove that I deserve to be here. 694 00:27:32,551 --> 00:27:33,820 [tense music] 695 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,223 Wow, is that the smallest little animal portrait you've done? 696 00:27:37,356 --> 00:27:40,426 -It's 100% the smallest. -Wow. 697 00:27:40,693 --> 00:27:41,861 [Matt] I have to do a castle, 698 00:27:41,994 --> 00:27:43,896 and what they are made of is fucking bricks. 699 00:27:44,030 --> 00:27:45,131 Thousands of them. 700 00:27:45,197 --> 00:27:46,532 I try not to overcomplicate it. 701 00:27:46,632 --> 00:27:49,168 When it's so small, you've got to pick your battles 702 00:27:49,268 --> 00:27:51,003 on which bricks you want to pull out. 703 00:27:51,070 --> 00:27:53,472 There's so much room for error to not know what it is. 704 00:27:53,539 --> 00:27:55,007 It can be a fucking muddy mess. 705 00:27:55,107 --> 00:27:56,776 I'm trying to figure out what I want to do 706 00:27:56,876 --> 00:27:58,210 with the edge of the paper. 707 00:27:58,310 --> 00:27:59,779 I just gotta make it look real. 708 00:28:00,212 --> 00:28:04,083 You've got two hours for two stamps. 709 00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:06,819 [dramatic music] 710 00:28:06,919 --> 00:28:08,888 How is it working with this tiny stuff? 711 00:28:09,021 --> 00:28:11,724 Man, like, I'm, like, uh, freaking out. 712 00:28:11,824 --> 00:28:14,994 My normal style, I draw lines to give some dimensions to it. 713 00:28:15,294 --> 00:28:17,797 In realism, you don't have no outlines anywhere. 714 00:28:17,897 --> 00:28:19,165 This is wild for me. 715 00:28:19,231 --> 00:28:20,566 I was just worried about finishing this one, 716 00:28:20,666 --> 00:28:22,501 but I'm finished now. I'm familiar with this. 717 00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:27,173 [Ryan] Is that a little tack holding it down? 718 00:28:27,273 --> 00:28:29,575 Yeah, I was like, "How can I stand out?" 719 00:28:29,675 --> 00:28:30,743 [Ryan] Yeah, half of you guys 720 00:28:30,877 --> 00:28:32,244 are going to be in the bottom today, 721 00:28:32,344 --> 00:28:33,445 probably on good tattoos. 722 00:28:33,579 --> 00:28:34,814 Thanks for the positivity, you guys. 723 00:28:34,914 --> 00:28:37,416 Well, no. Just a friendly reminder. 724 00:28:37,516 --> 00:28:39,118 [chuckles] Oh, my God. 725 00:28:39,251 --> 00:28:40,887 I'm going to nail this. 726 00:28:42,088 --> 00:28:45,424 There is precisely one hour left. 727 00:28:46,258 --> 00:28:47,760 [Seth] Hey, guys, remember when we all said 728 00:28:47,894 --> 00:28:49,762 we were going to be done in like a few hours? 729 00:28:49,862 --> 00:28:51,798 Yo, I don't remember saying shit about that. 730 00:28:51,898 --> 00:28:53,132 [laughing] 731 00:29:00,172 --> 00:29:01,974 -[Man 3] I love the red. -[Kyra] Right? 732 00:29:02,108 --> 00:29:04,243 [Man 3] It's like so subtle, but it's so good. 733 00:29:04,310 --> 00:29:06,578 I can't believe that half of these artists are going 734 00:29:06,645 --> 00:29:08,280 to have to be in the bottom three this week 735 00:29:08,380 --> 00:29:10,282 because I don't see a single bad tattoo being done. 736 00:29:10,416 --> 00:29:11,984 [DJ Tambe] This one's going to be real hard. 737 00:29:12,118 --> 00:29:13,252 Oh, yeah. 738 00:29:13,319 --> 00:29:14,453 I mean, who's going to make it to their destination? 739 00:29:14,586 --> 00:29:15,888 Who's going to get lost in the mail? 740 00:29:15,988 --> 00:29:17,990 -You know what I mean? -Send with a kiss. 741 00:29:19,525 --> 00:29:20,626 You good, Luka? 742 00:29:20,726 --> 00:29:22,328 -[Luka] No. -[laughs] 743 00:29:22,428 --> 00:29:23,495 [Matt] Here we go. 744 00:29:23,595 --> 00:29:24,530 [Luka] Oh! 745 00:29:24,630 --> 00:29:29,101 Five, four, three, two, one. 746 00:29:29,168 --> 00:29:30,970 That's it. Time's up. 747 00:29:31,070 --> 00:29:33,739 -No more ink. -Yee-haw! 748 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,041 Done, buddy. 749 00:29:35,141 --> 00:29:37,776 -That is micro. -[Man 3] Sick. 750 00:29:37,844 --> 00:29:39,711 [Woman] I can literally just like pluck them off 751 00:29:39,812 --> 00:29:41,147 and put them on a piece of mail. 752 00:29:41,247 --> 00:29:42,514 [laughs] 753 00:29:42,648 --> 00:29:43,950 [Woman 2] I absolutely love it. 754 00:29:44,016 --> 00:29:45,651 -[Isnard] Yeah! -[Woman 2] Yep. [chuckles] 755 00:29:45,751 --> 00:29:47,286 Final five, here we come. 756 00:29:47,353 --> 00:29:48,487 Did you see Isnard's? 757 00:29:48,587 --> 00:29:51,057 From what I saw, it wasn't looking realistic. 758 00:29:51,657 --> 00:29:53,192 He went more illustrative. 759 00:29:53,325 --> 00:29:54,927 So maybe it was a good strategy. 760 00:29:54,994 --> 00:29:56,996 -[Matt] Yeah. -[Luka] We'll see. 761 00:29:58,097 --> 00:30:05,071 [surging industrial music] 762 00:30:07,206 --> 00:30:13,079 [dramatic music] 763 00:30:13,846 --> 00:30:16,115 Today, you had to show precision 764 00:30:16,182 --> 00:30:18,717 with micro-realistic postage stamps. 765 00:30:18,851 --> 00:30:19,886 [exhales stressfully] 766 00:30:20,019 --> 00:30:20,987 Let's see how you did. 767 00:30:21,087 --> 00:30:22,354 All right. Here we go. 768 00:30:22,454 --> 00:30:23,555 Matt. 769 00:30:23,890 --> 00:30:25,858 [Matt] Far out, straight out of the gate. 770 00:30:27,026 --> 00:30:28,194 I like the edges of the stamps. 771 00:30:28,294 --> 00:30:32,331 That perforation and that realistic stamp edge 772 00:30:32,431 --> 00:30:34,300 tells the story of it being a stamp 773 00:30:34,366 --> 00:30:36,635 without having to explain it too much. 774 00:30:36,735 --> 00:30:40,072 This portrait of this jaguar, all these cool textures. 775 00:30:40,206 --> 00:30:41,540 You pulled off this detail. 776 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,409 Tiny. It's really amazing. 777 00:30:43,509 --> 00:30:46,278 The castle and the hills on top are really nice. 778 00:30:46,378 --> 00:30:47,479 I like the water. 779 00:30:47,579 --> 00:30:48,981 [Ryan] I mean, talk about precision. 780 00:30:49,048 --> 00:30:51,550 You have actual little blocks indicated in there. 781 00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:54,153 These tattoos are awesome. 782 00:30:54,220 --> 00:30:55,922 You fucking crushed. 783 00:30:58,490 --> 00:30:59,725 Seth. 784 00:30:59,825 --> 00:31:01,160 [tense music] 785 00:31:01,260 --> 00:31:04,063 You had one of the hardest asks doing all this meat. 786 00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:05,697 You know, you pulled it off successfully. 787 00:31:05,764 --> 00:31:09,168 It reads as like, you know, sausages and meat and cleaver. 788 00:31:09,235 --> 00:31:11,103 [Ryan] The little wheels of cheese, 789 00:31:11,203 --> 00:31:14,040 I love the gray tones in them to really make them look white, 790 00:31:14,106 --> 00:31:15,207 bright, and pop. 791 00:31:15,307 --> 00:31:17,443 But the flower could have been a little punchier. 792 00:31:17,576 --> 00:31:20,012 Some of the greens get a little washy in areas 793 00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:22,048 and doesn't have that solid vibrancy. 794 00:31:22,114 --> 00:31:24,984 One thing that I don't love is the fold. 795 00:31:25,084 --> 00:31:26,685 It doesn't look realistic to me. 796 00:31:26,785 --> 00:31:28,320 It kind of just folds over completely. 797 00:31:28,420 --> 00:31:31,924 It's a little exaggerated. It loses that realistic feel. 798 00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:34,493 Kyra. 799 00:31:34,593 --> 00:31:36,795 [industrial music] 800 00:31:36,895 --> 00:31:38,931 These remind me of old stamps. 801 00:31:39,031 --> 00:31:41,433 The realism part is the red stamp on top. 802 00:31:41,533 --> 00:31:43,602 That is just like the perfect little addition 803 00:31:43,735 --> 00:31:46,272 with the little half of the city's names on there. 804 00:31:46,372 --> 00:31:49,575 The depiction of Egypt in the bottom is super cool. 805 00:31:49,641 --> 00:31:50,909 It's super successful. 806 00:31:50,977 --> 00:31:53,980 These camels have shading in them and textures. 807 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:56,482 I love the reflection of the shadow of them walking. 808 00:31:56,582 --> 00:31:58,317 It's just a great little photo. 809 00:31:58,417 --> 00:31:59,585 The plane reads really well. 810 00:31:59,685 --> 00:32:02,888 I do see that the top one's a little skewed, 811 00:32:02,955 --> 00:32:04,623 warped a little bit. What was-- 812 00:32:04,723 --> 00:32:06,959 I curved the whole stamp at the top 813 00:32:07,059 --> 00:32:08,995 because I thought it would be fun and different. 814 00:32:09,095 --> 00:32:11,730 [Nikko] It kind of takes away from it a little bit. 815 00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:13,765 [DJ Tambe] But you killed these tiny details. 816 00:32:13,865 --> 00:32:15,901 Super precise. These are great tattoos. 817 00:32:15,968 --> 00:32:17,403 Thank you. 818 00:32:18,404 --> 00:32:20,006 Keahi. 819 00:32:20,106 --> 00:32:21,307 [industrial music] 820 00:32:21,407 --> 00:32:23,976 That little temple is very, very impressive. 821 00:32:24,076 --> 00:32:25,411 Cropping it and choosing 822 00:32:25,511 --> 00:32:27,746 a really recognizable view of this 823 00:32:27,846 --> 00:32:30,016 was the smartest way to go, and you crushed. 824 00:32:30,149 --> 00:32:32,451 The top sunset is sick. 825 00:32:32,518 --> 00:32:35,654 You nailed the tones in it and the reflection. 826 00:32:35,754 --> 00:32:37,156 It looks like a postcard. 827 00:32:37,256 --> 00:32:38,357 [DJ Tambe] I love the tear. 828 00:32:38,490 --> 00:32:42,028 Really tiny detail, but it looks realistic. 829 00:32:42,161 --> 00:32:43,695 But coming off of that tear, 830 00:32:43,829 --> 00:32:45,497 the stamp gets a little unrealistic. 831 00:32:45,864 --> 00:32:47,866 They look like they're too close to the skin tone. 832 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,135 [Ryan] Paper is white. 833 00:32:49,235 --> 00:32:51,870 You have the white in that little three cents. 834 00:32:52,004 --> 00:32:54,340 So if you show white in one area, 835 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,642 it makes the border of the stamp look flat. 836 00:32:56,742 --> 00:32:58,510 [Nikko] You hit precision in the centers of them, 837 00:32:58,610 --> 00:33:00,746 but, on the outside, they could have been a little bit 838 00:33:00,846 --> 00:33:02,514 more clean and just deliberate. 839 00:33:04,516 --> 00:33:05,751 Isnard. 840 00:33:05,851 --> 00:33:07,686 [suspensive music] 841 00:33:07,786 --> 00:33:10,356 I love the color and the white and the balance 842 00:33:10,456 --> 00:33:12,791 of gray and everything that you put in those borders. 843 00:33:12,891 --> 00:33:14,860 It's awesome. The landscape is great. 844 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:18,030 The trees and the reflection are really, really lovely. 845 00:33:18,130 --> 00:33:21,367 Pulling off this intricate phone booth shows precision. 846 00:33:21,467 --> 00:33:24,136 That's a lot of little details to render that small. 847 00:33:24,203 --> 00:33:27,539 I like the way the red repeats itself from the phone box 848 00:33:27,639 --> 00:33:28,874 to the stamp to the pin. 849 00:33:29,007 --> 00:33:31,510 That little thumbtack is crazy realistic, 850 00:33:31,577 --> 00:33:34,012 even the little metallic stem that goes in. 851 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,315 I personally think you hit the ball on this one. 852 00:33:36,415 --> 00:33:38,684 Solid, clean, colorful. 853 00:33:38,784 --> 00:33:41,087 -You did a great job. -Thank you, guys. 854 00:33:41,753 --> 00:33:43,889 -Pushpin! -[imitates light pistol fire] 855 00:33:43,989 --> 00:33:46,392 -Luka. -[industrial music] 856 00:33:46,525 --> 00:33:51,263 You put in so many little tricks to make the eye believe 857 00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:54,600 that these are folded and crumpled and torn, 858 00:33:54,733 --> 00:33:56,068 which is really impressive. 859 00:33:56,202 --> 00:33:57,403 I really love the mountain. 860 00:33:57,536 --> 00:33:58,837 The color with the shadows 861 00:33:58,904 --> 00:34:00,406 looks really cool with the trees. 862 00:34:00,506 --> 00:34:02,874 The top one, Mount Fuji, I feel like I'm there. 863 00:34:02,974 --> 00:34:04,876 It has that perfect lighting. 864 00:34:04,943 --> 00:34:06,278 I love the perforation. 865 00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:08,179 It has a really realistic look to it, 866 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:09,547 like a stamp would be. 867 00:34:09,648 --> 00:34:11,449 I guess if I'm being honest, the safety pin just kind 868 00:34:11,550 --> 00:34:13,784 of gives me the creeps because it looks like it hurts. 869 00:34:13,885 --> 00:34:15,554 Maybe that means it's really good. 870 00:34:15,621 --> 00:34:17,188 This is what it means. 871 00:34:17,255 --> 00:34:18,489 [laughter] 872 00:34:18,590 --> 00:34:20,692 The fact that I look at it and keep going like, "Ah..." 873 00:34:20,792 --> 00:34:22,328 [DJ Tambe] It does look like there's a bump, right? 874 00:34:22,428 --> 00:34:24,496 It looks like it's red, right? It looks like it hurts. 875 00:34:24,596 --> 00:34:26,297 -[Joel] Good job. -Thank you very much, guys. 876 00:34:29,900 --> 00:34:31,670 Judges, it's time to determine 877 00:34:31,770 --> 00:34:33,572 who had the best tattoo of the day. 878 00:34:34,039 --> 00:34:35,440 I think Matt's was pretty amazing. 879 00:34:35,541 --> 00:34:38,076 The closer you get to that Scottish castle, 880 00:34:38,143 --> 00:34:40,712 the more you're like, "Holy shit!" 881 00:34:40,779 --> 00:34:42,181 Every single brick 882 00:34:42,281 --> 00:34:44,750 is absolutely indicated, and it's near perfect. 883 00:34:44,815 --> 00:34:46,784 -[DJ Tambe] Yeah. -Matt's a killer, man. 884 00:34:46,885 --> 00:34:48,786 It definitely looks more stylized 885 00:34:48,887 --> 00:34:50,088 than realistic, though. 886 00:34:50,156 --> 00:34:53,659 Luka hit micro-realism in the folds and the glares 887 00:34:53,759 --> 00:34:55,960 and the perforations and the shadows. 888 00:34:56,061 --> 00:34:58,797 My vote for tattoo of the day goes to Luka. 889 00:34:58,897 --> 00:35:01,867 -Thank you. -My vote is for Matt. 890 00:35:03,001 --> 00:35:04,470 This is a hard choice, 891 00:35:04,570 --> 00:35:07,105 but my vote goes for Luka. 892 00:35:07,206 --> 00:35:10,008 It's a little bit closer to micro-realism. 893 00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:12,744 That's two votes for Luka, one vote for Matt. 894 00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:15,681 Both super precise, great tattoos. 895 00:35:15,814 --> 00:35:18,650 Going back to the challenge, micro-realistic. 896 00:35:19,818 --> 00:35:21,353 My vote is for Luka. 897 00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:22,788 Thank you very much. 898 00:35:22,854 --> 00:35:26,192 The judges have decided the best tattoo of the day goes to Luka. 899 00:35:26,292 --> 00:35:27,826 [Matt] You got one in the bag, buddy. 900 00:35:27,926 --> 00:35:31,497 That means, this week, you will join the judges' deliberation 901 00:35:31,630 --> 00:35:33,832 to help decide which three artists 902 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:35,534 to put up for elimination. 903 00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:36,868 Matt's gone. 904 00:35:36,968 --> 00:35:38,837 [laughter] 905 00:35:38,937 --> 00:35:40,772 Everyone else can head back to the lounge, 906 00:35:40,872 --> 00:35:43,342 and we will call you back when we have a decision. 907 00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:45,577 [Keahi] Good job, bud. 908 00:35:49,114 --> 00:35:51,317 [surging industrial music] 909 00:35:51,383 --> 00:35:53,018 [Keahi] Everyone is so good at this point. 910 00:35:53,118 --> 00:35:55,654 It's only going to get closer. It's only going to get harder. 911 00:35:55,721 --> 00:35:56,988 I'm not ready to go home. 912 00:35:57,088 --> 00:35:58,890 My wife is super strong. 913 00:35:58,990 --> 00:36:01,059 Like, she's holding it down for us. 914 00:36:01,193 --> 00:36:03,229 My girls are pretty young. I miss them. 915 00:36:03,329 --> 00:36:04,796 I'm sure they miss me, but it's like-- 916 00:36:04,896 --> 00:36:05,964 I knew you missed them. 917 00:36:06,031 --> 00:36:08,166 I miss them so much, but if I were to go home 918 00:36:08,234 --> 00:36:11,370 and not accomplish everything that I set out to accomplish, 919 00:36:11,470 --> 00:36:13,239 I feel like I would have wasted the time 920 00:36:13,372 --> 00:36:14,506 that I'm away from them. 921 00:36:14,606 --> 00:36:16,275 That's the whole reason I'm here, to get this money, 922 00:36:16,375 --> 00:36:17,509 to give them a better life. 923 00:36:17,609 --> 00:36:19,945 It definitely reminds me of my own dad. 924 00:36:20,045 --> 00:36:21,880 My parents provided so much for me, 925 00:36:21,980 --> 00:36:23,315 and like, growing up, 926 00:36:23,415 --> 00:36:26,151 the Asian stereotype around tattooing, you know how it is. 927 00:36:26,218 --> 00:36:28,086 Yeah, always kind of a toss-up if we're going 928 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,221 to get our parents' backings. 929 00:36:29,355 --> 00:36:31,890 When I said, "Hey, look, I'm going to tattoo," 930 00:36:31,990 --> 00:36:34,092 -they actually supported me. -Wow. 931 00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:37,763 I want to prove to my parents that I'm going to be okay, 932 00:36:37,863 --> 00:36:39,731 that they didn't make a mistake by trusting me. 933 00:36:39,865 --> 00:36:40,832 Yeah. 934 00:36:40,932 --> 00:36:42,334 [Kyra] That's why I'm so competitive. 935 00:36:42,434 --> 00:36:44,770 I want to prove to them that I made it here, 936 00:36:44,903 --> 00:36:46,272 but I also made it to the end. 937 00:36:46,405 --> 00:36:48,707 -It's getting real, man. -Yeah. 938 00:36:52,678 --> 00:36:57,749 [rock music] 939 00:36:58,750 --> 00:37:00,886 All right, so, today, the artists had to do 940 00:37:00,986 --> 00:37:03,088 micro-realistic postage stamps. 941 00:37:03,422 --> 00:37:05,190 Luka, who would you put in the bottom? 942 00:37:05,291 --> 00:37:09,261 My brain goes straight away to techniques and fundamentals. 943 00:37:09,395 --> 00:37:11,963 Technically, Keahi maybe was lacking a bit. 944 00:37:12,063 --> 00:37:13,932 It's a bit light on the outside. 945 00:37:14,032 --> 00:37:15,434 -I could see that, too. -I see that. 946 00:37:15,534 --> 00:37:16,735 In that top one, he's got 947 00:37:16,802 --> 00:37:19,104 all this really punchy, nice, bright color. 948 00:37:19,204 --> 00:37:21,273 It makes the bottom look really washy. 949 00:37:21,407 --> 00:37:23,141 I just don't see the confidence in Keahi's 950 00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:24,443 on the outside of the stamp. 951 00:37:24,543 --> 00:37:26,778 -[Joel] The outlines? -Yeah, they just look too light. 952 00:37:26,912 --> 00:37:28,447 I'm leaning towards Kyra. 953 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:32,984 The top stamp is skewed in an entirely unrealistic way. 954 00:37:33,084 --> 00:37:34,486 [Nikko] Inside, they're really successful. 955 00:37:34,586 --> 00:37:35,987 Really realistic black and gray. 956 00:37:36,121 --> 00:37:37,823 How come she didn't do that on the outside? 957 00:37:37,956 --> 00:37:39,024 Yeah, there's a big difference 958 00:37:39,124 --> 00:37:40,759 between the borders and the inside. 959 00:37:40,826 --> 00:37:42,160 It's solid, though. 960 00:37:42,294 --> 00:37:46,298 And I think it's a better tattoo than Seth for the technique. 961 00:37:46,665 --> 00:37:49,134 [DJ Tambe] The flower could have been way more punched in. 962 00:37:49,234 --> 00:37:50,602 Lacks tons of saturation. 963 00:37:50,669 --> 00:37:52,904 The fold at the bottom kind of killed the realism for me. 964 00:37:52,971 --> 00:37:54,039 [DJ Tambe] Yeah. 965 00:37:54,139 --> 00:37:56,241 There's something I can't place that's missing. 966 00:37:56,342 --> 00:37:58,877 I think we don't know if it's stamps or photos. 967 00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:00,479 [DJ Tambe] Yeah, I think they could be postcards. 968 00:38:00,579 --> 00:38:03,014 [Ryan] If you're not going to make it look entirely realistic 969 00:38:03,114 --> 00:38:05,183 with all of the textures, and the rips, and the folds, 970 00:38:05,317 --> 00:38:07,519 something has to indicate that they're stamps. 971 00:38:07,619 --> 00:38:10,121 It's very hard to try and split hairs here. 972 00:38:10,221 --> 00:38:12,524 [Ryan] Half of the competitors are going to be in the bottom. 973 00:38:12,624 --> 00:38:14,092 And all six tattoos are awesome. 974 00:38:14,192 --> 00:38:16,395 All right, Luka, why don't you go get them? 975 00:38:21,900 --> 00:38:27,806 [tense music] 976 00:38:27,906 --> 00:38:29,741 The judges have decided 977 00:38:29,841 --> 00:38:33,111 that the three artists up for elimination are... 978 00:38:35,313 --> 00:38:36,815 Keahi. 979 00:38:38,183 --> 00:38:39,551 Kyra. 980 00:38:43,188 --> 00:38:44,423 Seth. 981 00:38:44,956 --> 00:38:47,025 Fuck, I didn't see that last one. 982 00:38:47,125 --> 00:38:49,695 -I'm shocked. -You fucking struck lucky, huh? 983 00:38:49,795 --> 00:38:51,129 Somebody had to go, so... 984 00:38:51,196 --> 00:38:52,931 [Isnard] Hey, guys, good luck. 985 00:38:53,031 --> 00:38:54,466 [Matt] Good luck. 986 00:38:54,566 --> 00:38:56,602 I have no idea what's going to happen. 987 00:38:58,770 --> 00:39:04,710 [dramatic rock music] 988 00:39:09,180 --> 00:39:12,217 Today, you were being tested on precision. 989 00:39:12,784 --> 00:39:14,052 Yep. 990 00:39:14,152 --> 00:39:17,723 Based on your work, one of you will be packing your machines. 991 00:39:20,258 --> 00:39:21,893 Good luck, fam. 992 00:39:22,293 --> 00:39:23,395 Good luck, guys. 993 00:39:23,529 --> 00:39:26,364 Keahi, the reason you're on the bottom three 994 00:39:26,465 --> 00:39:29,367 is because the outside border wasn't readable, 995 00:39:29,435 --> 00:39:31,837 didn't seem as confident as the inside. 996 00:39:31,937 --> 00:39:34,272 That outer border definitely got away from me a bit. 997 00:39:34,372 --> 00:39:37,075 I thought it would be kind of weird to just pack white. 998 00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:39,210 Just having, like, an outline on the bottom 999 00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:41,279 would have really helped in just putting white 1000 00:39:41,379 --> 00:39:42,548 as, like, a beveled edge. 1001 00:39:42,648 --> 00:39:44,583 Realism, it's not something that I do very often. 1002 00:39:44,683 --> 00:39:46,518 But I definitely put a lot 1003 00:39:46,585 --> 00:39:48,787 into the micro-realism portion of it. 1004 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,757 It's not bad tattoos, man. Just missing those little parts. 1005 00:39:52,591 --> 00:39:56,695 Kyra, you're in the bottom today because the choice to skew 1006 00:39:56,795 --> 00:40:00,899 the top stamp was a little off when we're testing realism. 1007 00:40:00,966 --> 00:40:03,034 Maybe I was just trying to be a little too creative, 1008 00:40:03,101 --> 00:40:04,503 especially when I should have just stuck 1009 00:40:04,603 --> 00:40:06,204 to what I knew as a realism artist. 1010 00:40:06,304 --> 00:40:09,274 You also outlined the entire top stamp 1011 00:40:09,374 --> 00:40:12,611 and made it look like it has an illustrative sort of effect. 1012 00:40:12,711 --> 00:40:13,812 I do stand by this piece. 1013 00:40:13,945 --> 00:40:15,914 I do think it'll stand the test of time. 1014 00:40:15,981 --> 00:40:17,949 And if I was to add a drop shadow, 1015 00:40:18,083 --> 00:40:19,918 I feel like I could make this make sense. 1016 00:40:21,953 --> 00:40:24,790 Seth, you're in the bottom because of your lack 1017 00:40:24,890 --> 00:40:27,425 of saturation in that top stamp. 1018 00:40:27,526 --> 00:40:29,094 [Seth] I was a little bit surprised. 1019 00:40:29,194 --> 00:40:31,897 Even though there was some issues with the tattoo, 1020 00:40:31,963 --> 00:40:34,432 I don't think that this was bad enough to send me home. 1021 00:40:34,533 --> 00:40:36,568 It's a hair between you guys right now. 1022 00:40:36,802 --> 00:40:37,936 [Joel] Bottom three. 1023 00:40:38,003 --> 00:40:40,338 Coulda, shoulda, woulda. 1024 00:40:40,839 --> 00:40:43,942 Judges, this is not going to be an easy decision. 1025 00:40:44,042 --> 00:40:45,677 All three of these are good tattoos. 1026 00:40:45,777 --> 00:40:47,979 Seth's reads as the most realistic. 1027 00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:50,849 You obviously know it's a 3D paper object 1028 00:40:50,949 --> 00:40:52,150 that's sitting on top of skin. 1029 00:40:52,250 --> 00:40:53,485 [DJ Tambe] I totally agree. 1030 00:40:53,619 --> 00:40:56,555 Looking at Kyra and Keahi together, 1031 00:40:56,655 --> 00:40:58,156 the problem is the outside border. 1032 00:40:58,289 --> 00:41:00,425 [Nikko] Keahi's, the bottom outline on the top stamp, 1033 00:41:00,492 --> 00:41:03,629 it's not even consistent. At least Kyra's looks confident. 1034 00:41:03,695 --> 00:41:04,930 [DJ Tambe] But it doesn't look realistic. 1035 00:41:05,030 --> 00:41:07,566 [Ryan] Why would you skew a rectangle 1036 00:41:07,666 --> 00:41:10,636 to make it have a shape that it doesn't actually have? 1037 00:41:10,702 --> 00:41:12,571 [DJ Tambe] They don't look like realistic stamps 1038 00:41:12,671 --> 00:41:13,772 stuck to the skin, 1039 00:41:13,839 --> 00:41:15,874 like you pulled them off an envelope. 1040 00:41:17,008 --> 00:41:18,243 [Ryan] Keahi's has some of 1041 00:41:18,343 --> 00:41:20,178 the coolest micro-realism tricks 1042 00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:22,548 that were done today. The rip at the bottom. 1043 00:41:22,648 --> 00:41:24,382 The corner folds up on the bottom. 1044 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:26,718 Whereas Kyra tried to make her tattoo unique. 1045 00:41:26,818 --> 00:41:28,053 It looks like the stencil 1046 00:41:28,153 --> 00:41:30,155 got fucked up when it was placed on the arm. 1047 00:41:30,255 --> 00:41:31,890 Why would you do that? 1048 00:41:32,658 --> 00:41:35,561 [thrilling music] 1049 00:41:35,661 --> 00:41:38,764 My vote is for Kyra to go home. 1050 00:41:40,699 --> 00:41:44,770 My vote is Keahi. 1051 00:41:45,103 --> 00:41:47,873 He executed the colors and the pictures 1052 00:41:48,006 --> 00:41:49,274 in the stamps really well. 1053 00:41:49,374 --> 00:41:52,410 But the borders of the stamps, they get lost. 1054 00:41:52,744 --> 00:41:54,713 Keahi's decisions to lean 1055 00:41:54,846 --> 00:41:57,482 more into realism hit the challenge more. 1056 00:41:57,883 --> 00:41:59,818 My vote's for Kyra to go home. 1057 00:42:00,652 --> 00:42:03,555 [Joel] That's one vote for Keahi and two votes for Kyra. 1058 00:42:04,289 --> 00:42:07,325 Look, I'm at that point where I'm splitting hairs. 1059 00:42:07,392 --> 00:42:09,728 My vote originally was going to be for Keahi. 1060 00:42:10,228 --> 00:42:13,264 But I will agree that that skewed part of Kyra's 1061 00:42:13,398 --> 00:42:15,266 makes me wonder what's going on. 1062 00:42:15,667 --> 00:42:17,102 My vote 1063 00:42:19,370 --> 00:42:21,072 is for Kyra to go home. 1064 00:42:21,172 --> 00:42:23,975 [dramatic music] 1065 00:42:24,075 --> 00:42:25,577 [Joel] The judges have decided, 1066 00:42:25,677 --> 00:42:29,547 Kyra, you do not have what it takes to be Ink Master. 1067 00:42:29,615 --> 00:42:30,916 [indistinct] 1068 00:42:31,016 --> 00:42:33,318 But, yeah, I mean, I'm just happy 1069 00:42:33,418 --> 00:42:34,620 to have competed. 1070 00:42:34,753 --> 00:42:36,121 This was like the challenge I wanted. 1071 00:42:36,254 --> 00:42:38,690 And it was so cool to have it at this point in my career. 1072 00:42:38,790 --> 00:42:40,058 You're a beast. 1073 00:42:40,125 --> 00:42:42,393 You did some of the most amazing tattoos in this competition. 1074 00:42:42,460 --> 00:42:45,831 But it only takes one challenge to take some of the best out. 1075 00:42:45,931 --> 00:42:47,766 I wish you all the luck in your career. 1076 00:42:47,866 --> 00:42:49,534 -Keep doing what you do. -Thank you. 1077 00:42:49,635 --> 00:42:52,704 Please pack your machines and close shop. 1078 00:42:53,271 --> 00:42:55,340 [Kyra] I learned a lot during this competition. 1079 00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:57,976 I'm coming back to Vancouver a stronger artist. 1080 00:42:58,543 --> 00:43:00,445 I mean, I'm six years in. 1081 00:43:00,912 --> 00:43:03,481 You don't want to see me six years later. 1082 00:43:04,482 --> 00:43:06,284 Don't worry. I got that big dog in me. 1083 00:43:06,384 --> 00:43:07,919 I still got it. [chuckles] 1084 00:43:13,058 --> 00:43:15,761 [Narrator] On the next episode of Ink Master... 1085 00:43:15,861 --> 00:43:18,830 [DJ Tambe] Who wants that finale spot that bad? 1086 00:43:20,231 --> 00:43:22,167 [Man 4] How's the pressure been this season? 1087 00:43:22,300 --> 00:43:23,434 Pretty fucking rough. 1088 00:43:23,534 --> 00:43:26,972 This is the first time I feel like I can go home. 1089 00:43:27,605 --> 00:43:28,606 [laughs] 1090 00:43:28,674 --> 00:43:31,442 There is one last thing you should know. 1091 00:43:31,509 --> 00:43:33,745 -Didn't see this one coming. -Holy shit. 1092 00:43:33,812 --> 00:43:37,082 There's no fucking way that I'm going home. 1093 00:43:40,351 --> 00:43:46,892 [rock music] 1094 00:44:03,508 --> 00:44:05,744 [music] 1095 00:44:06,144 --> 00:44:08,880 [music]