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In an unexpected twist, 4 Ink Masters show up to keep the Artists on their toes. The Master of Chaos stops by and flips the competition on its head.

Some of the remaining artists botch their portrait tattoos by screwing up important features, leaving their human canvasses with bad art. 4 artists remain but only 1 will take home $100K and the title of Ink Master.

In the epic fight to the finale, the final five Artists battle it out with mash up tattoos. A jaw-dropping twist puts their versatility to the test. Who will be the last three artists standing in the Ink Master Finale?

The artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back pieces testing texture...and each other’s nerves.

In the season finale, human canvasses blindly agree to let the remaining artists tattoo anything they want on their skin. A grueling 18 hours of tattooing with a shocking twist! Who will take home $100K & the title of Ink Master?

The tables are turned when the new artists call the shots in the elimination tattoo and get revenge.

The artists are on their own in a test of finesse as the six remaining competitors fight for the cash prize and the title of Ink Master.

Hosted by rock legend Dave Navarro and judged by icons of the tattoo world, Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck, a group of the country’s most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes couldn’t be higher with “living canvasses” donating their skin to be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.

Photo Realism tattoos turn disastrous when Bili has difficulty with muscle structure and Heather’s art goes up in flames. A fourth artist is eliminated from the competition.

Tattoos are forever and so are the mistakes! The artists are plagued with massive mistakes while tattooing pinups on their canvasses. A sixth artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K.

Christian Buckingham and Cleen Rock One return to settle the grudge match once and for all; the battle concludes as the top three artists reveal their 35-hour master canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.

The last four artists remaining battle it out in a tattoo marathon to secure their spot in the season finale.

Seven veteran artists battle it out in the "Clash of the Coaches Face Off"; the battle of the sexes comes to an end as the three finalists reveal their 35-hour Master Canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.

The competition is more intense than ever as the top four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for the three spots in the live finale, $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.

A game-changing turn of events elevates the competition. Insane Mash Up tattoos puts the Artists artistry skills to the test and a skull pick backfires.

Alliances are tested as the remaining artists must tattoo in teams of three.

The Artists' loyalties become transparent in a glass painting Flash Challenge. There is nowhere to hide when the Artists must tattoo faces in a high stakes Elimination Tattoo. The battle for $250,000 continues.

Four artists remain but only three earn a spot in the finale where they battle it out for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master; Cleen and Christian are one step closer to settling the score in the ultimate grudge match.

The artists fight for survival in an "Ink Master" staple: portraits; a shocking skull pick threatens the team dynamic; one artist shows precisely who they're looking out for.

Emotional outbursts, explosive fights, incredible tattoos and epic fails. It’s the end of the line and the sparks fly as the last 4 Artists standing battle it out for a spot in the Live Finale and a shot at $100K.

In the Flash Challenge, working in teams of two leaves some of the Artists feeling salty and a Veteran Artist schemes to take back control. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master.

It's a battle of the sexes as the men's team takes aim at the women during an illustrative portrait challenge.

With the Young Guns Team set, the OGs must now battle it out for a spot on their Team in another brutal double elimination. The battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master continues.

The top 4 Artists take on the most intense final tattoo in the history of the competition. Mind-blowing tattoos lead to a heated debate. One Artist wins $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.

A Team Challenge takes the Artists for a spin leaving them dizzied and out of control; the Turf War grows more intense than ever as the battle continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

It's every man and woman for themselves when the artists tattoo any design in any style before a blind critique from the judges.

The top four Artists call out their fellow competitors to earn their spot in the finale, but if they dish it out, they had better be able to take it, because Karma is one tricky lady.

Stakes are at a competition-high when the artists must work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.

The top five Artists try not to crack under the pressure in their final Flash Challenge and a twist on portrait day puts their drawing skills to the test.

The last 4 Artists endure an epic tattoo marathon to earn a spot in the Live Finale. An insane twist has all four finalists tattooing the same Canvas at the same time. Tensions are high & one more Artist loses a shot at 100K.

This season's artists and human canvases confront each other live. America's votes and insane twists are announced, master canvases are revealed, and the judges choose the next Ink Master.

There's nowhere to hide when the artists are tested in precision portraiture; one artist misses the mark and is sent packing; the battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

Competition turns cut-throat when Josh calls out Shane for only doing black & grey. Shane fights to prove his color skills and impress the judges. A fifth artist is eliminated from the competition.

The final three artists reveal two master canvases; eliminated artists return and confront each other for the first time since the competition; a winner is crowned.

The artists lose control when pro-athlete canvases choose them. Tattoo pain has these NFL and MMA pros on the floor. The judges choose the final three and the unbelievable final challenge is revealed. Live finale follows.

Just as the Teams think they've figured out the Turf War, a shocking twist lights the competition ablaze and burns it down to its very core.

The artists must use their creativity to transform an ordinary object into an intricate sculpture in the Flash Challenge; the artists show their true colours with hybrid beast Elimination Tattoos.

The pressure is on when the artists take on Oliver's specialty - and it’s tripled when they have to work in teams.

Pressure grows as the Turf War ranks run thin and the Artists' versatility is tested when an alliance strategy backfires, putting an unexpected frontrunner on the chopping block.

The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves when the power is in the hands of the canvases.

The competition puts the old saying, "the customer is always right," to the test when the artists must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.

The 3 Finalists reveal their Master Canvas tattoos Familiar faces return in a final twist, and an unexpected surprise leaves the Artists in tears. One Artist will win $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.

With only six artists remaining, the power to control the game is everything; the battle for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master is more intense than ever before when the artists must collaborate to create powerful tattoos.

The judges test the artists' understanding of color theory; two coaches take the artists to school; the battle intensifies for $100K and the title of "Ink Master."

The artists burn designs onto skin tight chaps worn by smokin' hot cowgirls. The pressure is on when the artists try to impress Nunez by tattooing in his style, Japanese. Another artist is forced to close shop.

Eyelid tattoos have the Artists in tears. Joshua attacks and Tatu Baby bites back. The Artists ink portraits and one Canvas gets a portrait of Dave Navarro. The Human Canvas Jury ends in tears and another Artist loses a shot at $100K grand.

In the flash challenge, the artists use a different kind of ink to make art... blood. Then, they go head-to-head against guest judge Tommy Montoya while Emily goes over the edge.

One artist cracks after a difficult Flash Challenge in which the artists try to rework tramp stamps.

Alliances are broken during a white-knuckled flash challenge.

A flash challenge using electrical tape forces the teams to test their creativity, and the artists face challenging placements on their canvases during the elimination tattoo.

The battle comes to a head as the top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.

It's down to the wire as the artists battle for a top 4 spot - to survive they must impress 3 tattoo heavyweights criticizing their every move.

No one is safe when the artists must use adaptability to tattoo an excruciatingly painful spot: the head.

The artists go head-to-head in a test of technical application, and the losers fight for their survival in an elimination tattoo challenge dictated by the victors.

The artists find themselves in a dicey situation with confrontational coaches Josh Payne and Nikki Simpson.

Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham, two of Ink Master's most legendary rivals, return to the ring, and 22 new artists compete for spots on their teams.

Alliances are made and betrayed when the artists team up to work in pairs and one team must ink priest. Tatu Baby gets a surprise advantage that angers the rest of the artists. Tattoo legend Freddy Negrete is guest judge.

The artists help breast cancer survivors with tattoos that help the women reclaim their bodies; the season comes full circle in a convention tattoo cover-up challenge.

The competition gets personal when the Artists must tattoo each other. Then, last season's Artists become the most brutal group of Canvases yet when they return to get inked. Tatu Baby cracks and faces elimination.

Picky virgin canvases get inked and Jason's anxiety threatens to take him out. The artists battle head to head and Josh plays dirty, putting his opponent on the chopping block.

The Artists step aside and put faith in their Coaches as Cleen and Christian each tattoo four Canvases in a head-to-head marathon. The Artists must then tattoo galaxies and one is sent to outer space.

The coaches face off to save their artists from elimination; mermaid tattoos take the grudge match to the sea; the battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

The final 6 Artists must take on 2 epic tattoo challenges to secure their place in the Top 4. Blind Judging shakes up the competition, and an emotional Elimination leaves the Artists feeling rattled.

Stakes are at a competition high when the artists must ink the ultimate in-your-face tattoo.

In the most insane challenge yet, the artists must tattoo 4 on 1 to transform canvases into wild animals.

Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final 6 artists from Team Peck and Team Nuñez.

Massive murals have the teams struggling to keep their composure in the Flash Challenge; the battle for the title of Ink Master continues with Japanese Samurai tattoos, and a backwards hand sparks a heated debate.

Team Nunez fries in an electrifying Flash Challenge testing legibility. A gendered alliance has the girls out for blood. The battle intensifies for 100K and the title of Ink Master.

The artists find themselves painting with fire in the Flash Challenge. A romance between a couple of the artists tests loyalties.

Precision skills are put to the test when the Artists must create masterpieces with hole punches. Will one of the Coaches put his own skin on the line for the chance of $100K and the title of Ink Master?

Teams adorn sarcophaguses while an artist's vicious skull picks for Egyptian tattoos angers the rest.

Heads roll when artists must take on a legend in the elimination challenge.

Artists tattoo service dogs and face a twist battling for $250K and the title.

The final three artists tattoo live for $100K while eliminated artists return to confront each other.

The artists tattoo their home states and face blind critiques by the judges, a competitor makes a drastic choice, and patriotic tattoos decide someone's fate in the Face Off.

A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts relationships to the test.

The judges unveil a new twist and bring in heavy-hitting veterans Joey Hamilton and Ryan Ashley to coach the teams, whose black-and-gray shading skills are put to the test.

Naked models are used to create mind-blowing illusions and a cutthroat artist gets a chance at vengeance.

It's sink or swim when the artists team up to ink underwater ocean scenes on the back of canvas' hands.

Artists and judges reflect on their experiences during the season, and America's votes are tallied. As a new "Ink Master" is crowned, the season three winner inks a canvas.

The artists give religious tattoo virgins their first ink - on their fingernails.

A new crop of talented and cutthroat Artists learn they must first earn an Ink Master shop by tattooing hundreds of canvases Convention Style.

A botched American flag and a backwards eagle tattoo cause veterans' patriotic tempers to flare and a third artist loses their shot at $100,000 dollars and the title of Ink Master.

The Artists must rely on their Coaches in the Flash Challenge to design for a very special Human Canvas. There's nowhere to hide with 360 degree Elimination Tattoos testing adaptability.

The artists tattoo head-to-head against Oliver in the Flash Challenge. The portrait challenge leaves some canvases with unrecognizable family members permanently inked on their skin. Another artist is forced to close shop.

Two-time veterans Bubba Irwin and Sarah Miller return to coach the men's and women's teams, and the artists showcase their knack for legibility by inking surrealistic tattoos.

Artists tattoo over serious scars and they try to beat Tatu Baby at her own game - Day of the Dead tattoos. A Canvas wants Tatu Baby's face permanently inked on his skin.

Egos collide when the artists get their hands dirty in a team Flash Challenge; another veteran returns.

In the season premiere, tattooing is a team sport as artists from nine of America’s best shops arrive ready to battle it out for a massive $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.

The stakes soar when the artists paint their most valuable canvas and one artist's lies raise suspicions.

Cleen and Christian battle it out in their first grudge match to see whose team will have to compete in a wristband elimination tattoo challenge.

A new tattoo style pushes the artists' limits, resulting in mind-blowing masterpieces and mistakes.

Team Nunez seeks revenge in the next Flash Challenge and an artist betrays Team Beck in their first Elimination Tattoo.

The final 3 Artists battle it out Live on their toughest canvas yet. America’s vote on who will get a second chance to come back next season is revealed & one Artist is crowned the Ink Master, taking home the $100K grand prize.

To test legibility, the teams spin intricate designs with yarn on outdoor canvases, then get technical with schematic tattoos.

The artists must scour the depths of their imagination to create mind-bending masterpieces with sidewalk chalk; the grudge match continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

The stakes are higher than ever when the artists match the designs of their coaches; in a freehand face off, one artist falls out of the competition for good.

Halo hears smack talk & gets revenge. Drama erupts when broken-hearted Canvases want tattoos they got for their exes covered. Kyle starts to crack & pressure is on when the Judges announce a massacre, sending 2 Artists home.

The Artists get up close and awkward with naked Canvases. The game is on when one Artist screws everyone over. New York Yankees Legend CC Sabathia is Guest Judge. Another Artist loses a shot at $100K.

An emotional flash challenge brings the artists to tears, and the alliance becomes a target when a bullet-proof pair of veterans return to battle it out for the title.

The Competition is fierce and the Masters must coach their team in season 10’s first Flash Challenge, testing fundamentals. Some artists find their way in the Elimination Tattoo, but one hits a dead end and is sent packing.

In the first Flash Challenge, Team Peck and Team Nunez must work together in an intense tattoo challenge.

The artists work with guests in a high stakes challenge and Chris forces an artist to prove loyalty.

The Artists try not to lose their composure when they must paint with fire in the Flash Challenge, and a Science-themed Elimination Tattoo puts their skills under a microscope.

10 legends return to the Ink Master Shop and must immediately battle it out in an epic three round tattoo gauntlet for survival. The battle begins for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.

A layered Flash Challenge has the Artists testing their composure. The pressure is on as Japanese tattoos give the Artists a run for their money and a special Guest Judge stops by.

Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.

The artists must carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge, leading to an unexpected win.

It all comes down to this! The top three Artists reveal their Master Canvas tattoos and a surprise jury of Ink Master winners raise the pressure. One Artist earns $250,000 and the title of Ink Master in the epic season finale.

The artists fight for an opportunity to ink NFL star DeAngelo Williams as he honors his mother who died of breast cancer. Head tattoos send one human canvas over the edge.

Naked women heat up the competition and another head tattoo sparks a fight between Al and Bili. A third artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K

Halloween gets freaky when the artists tattoo inside mouths. One artist reveals shocking news that lands him in in the hospital fighting for his life. Human canvases want tattoos of dismembered bodies and zombies. Another artist loses their shot at $100K dollars.

In the season premiere, apprentices battle their masters to prove they are the best.

A face-off leaves Sarah in tears and the artists are pushed to their limits when one canvas demands a tattoo on her private parts and another has a meltdown, which causes a fight in the loft. The NBA's Matt Barnes guest judges.

The final veteran artist arrives with a challenge in legibility that has the judges out for blood.

The Artists are forced to work in pairs and end up at each other's throats. When a Canvas passes out, one Artist takes matters into his own hands, and another loses his marbles. The Judges make a drastic decision.

Hot models and jungle animals make for a wild Flash Challenge. When the Artists ink Asian tattoos, a severed head and a buttcrack tattoo send the Judges reeling. Jime gives Joshua a taste of his own medicine and another Artist is eliminated.

The coaches must lead by example when they’re forced to tattoo the under chin in a Master’s Face off. The Artists’ adaptability is tested with undead tattoos as rivalries heat up in the battle for 100K and the title of Ink Master.

The competition gets even tougher when the artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos. Not one but two veteran artists return.

The devil is in the details when the artists must tattoo intricate Technicolor hot-air balloons. The battle is heating up for 100K and the title of Ink Master.

With only 5 shops left, the fight for $200K and the title of Master Shop intensifies. In a deity Elimination Tattoo, some shops reach for the heavens while one is sent packing to hell.

One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.

Oliver Peck's mentor guest judges, delivering a smack down when the artists take on his specialty.

Nine men and nine women kick off an epic battle of the sexes by going head to head in a team collaboration tattoo to prove they have what it takes to be the next Ink Master.

The Turf War is more intense than ever before and to survive the Artists must fight for every possible advantage and ally; cross-team alliance takes shape, and a glowing elimination challenge leaves one team burned.

Artists feel the pressure when a monstrous tattoo tests loyalties. The battle heats up.

Skimpy lingerie heats up the flash challenge and a major twist leaves the Artists fighting for their lives. A difficult human canvas leads to the most shocking elimination in Ink Master history.

It's survival of the fittest when Teams Christian and Cleen must tattoo epic battle scenes head-to-head. The grudge match continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

When the artists must assemble a tattoo machine from scratch, canvases end up with totally crooked bar code tattoos. The house turns on Joshua and another artist loses a shot at 100K.

The Masters face off to ensure the survival of their team; proportion skills are put to the test when the artists tattoo Greek deities.