1 00:00:01,969 --> 00:00:03,737 * MTV 2 00:00:09,643 --> 00:00:11,845 OGs versus Young Guns. 3 00:00:11,945 --> 00:00:14,215 Sixteen brand-new artists 4 00:00:14,315 --> 00:00:18,652 will form two teams based solely on experience. 5 00:00:18,752 --> 00:00:21,489 There's not a single weak artist here. 6 00:00:21,589 --> 00:00:23,291 This is tattoo bootcamp. 7 00:00:23,391 --> 00:00:24,592 Fucking bring it. 8 00:00:25,259 --> 00:00:26,994 [Narrator] They'll push their creativity... 9 00:00:27,095 --> 00:00:29,563 [Woman] Let's fucking go, bitches! 10 00:00:29,663 --> 00:00:31,532 [Narrator] And their experience... 11 00:00:31,965 --> 00:00:33,067 [Cat] Oh, no. 12 00:00:33,167 --> 00:00:34,502 Well, that's why you're a Young Gun. 13 00:00:34,602 --> 00:00:36,036 [Narrator] To the limit. 14 00:00:36,137 --> 00:00:39,140 Make that shit look good. 15 00:00:40,074 --> 00:00:41,609 I hope they shit that bad. 16 00:00:42,676 --> 00:00:43,711 Fuck me. 17 00:00:43,811 --> 00:00:45,379 [Woman 3] You're not a fucking genius, 18 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:46,614 so don't be an asshole. 19 00:00:46,714 --> 00:00:47,915 "Make this more simple" or "Make this like that." 20 00:00:48,015 --> 00:00:49,550 -I was correct. -Whoo! 21 00:00:49,650 --> 00:00:53,687 Today, you must battle it out, tattooing the face. 22 00:00:54,622 --> 00:00:58,226 [Woman 4] This could go wrong in so many ways. 23 00:00:59,593 --> 00:01:01,629 [Man] Tattooing for our lives right now. 24 00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:03,063 [Pained moan] [whispers] Oh, my God. 25 00:01:03,164 --> 00:01:04,532 I fucked myself over. 26 00:01:04,632 --> 00:01:06,400 Things go sideways really fast. 27 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:07,901 Battle to the death. 28 00:01:08,001 --> 00:01:10,871 [Narrator] Only the strongest will survive. 29 00:01:10,971 --> 00:01:12,940 If we're gonna do this, we're gonna battle. 30 00:01:13,039 --> 00:01:14,408 I'm fucking scared shitless. 31 00:01:14,508 --> 00:01:17,745 There's no fucking way that you're gonna expect a free ride. 32 00:01:17,845 --> 00:01:19,447 This is an emotional battle for me. 33 00:01:19,547 --> 00:01:21,914 Does anybody else wanna progress to the end? 34 00:01:22,015 --> 00:01:24,152 Why the fuck else are we here? 35 00:01:24,518 --> 00:01:27,054 [Narrator] Judged by industry icons. 36 00:01:27,155 --> 00:01:29,957 The small transitions in hue, that's crazy. 37 00:01:30,057 --> 00:01:32,059 I haven't seen any tattoo pull that off. 38 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,695 Super-clean, solid-ass tattoo 39 00:01:34,795 --> 00:01:36,096 and you should be fucking stoked. 40 00:01:36,197 --> 00:01:38,899 Nailed every little piece of that tattoo. 41 00:01:38,999 --> 00:01:39,933 It's badass. 42 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:41,935 They're so fucking good. 43 00:01:42,035 --> 00:01:43,837 He nailed it. You took a swing 44 00:01:43,937 --> 00:01:45,939 and you absolutely hit it out of the park. 45 00:01:47,074 --> 00:01:49,543 [Narrator] In the end, only one artist 46 00:01:49,643 --> 00:01:52,979 will earn a $250,000 prize... 47 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:54,682 This shit is fucking bananas. 48 00:01:54,782 --> 00:01:55,783 The game is afoot. 49 00:01:55,883 --> 00:01:56,984 Gear up and get ready. 50 00:01:57,084 --> 00:02:01,355 [Narrator] And a title of Ink Master. 51 00:02:03,724 --> 00:02:09,630 [rock music] 52 00:02:53,906 --> 00:03:00,013 [dramatic music] 53 00:03:08,422 --> 00:03:10,591 Woah! Shit! 54 00:03:10,691 --> 00:03:12,693 Let's go! 55 00:03:13,794 --> 00:03:15,529 [Love] [laughs] Not the fame. 56 00:03:15,629 --> 00:03:17,731 Whoo, I wonder who's gonna be right here. 57 00:03:17,831 --> 00:03:19,367 This feels like a dream. 58 00:03:19,466 --> 00:03:21,101 I cannot believe I'm on Ink Master right now. 59 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:22,169 This is crazy. 60 00:03:22,270 --> 00:03:24,004 I do like the orange. 61 00:03:24,103 --> 00:03:25,105 Yellow is not bad. 62 00:03:25,204 --> 00:03:26,607 -[Love] Uh-huh. -[Jade] I could do it. 63 00:03:26,707 --> 00:03:28,341 [Pony] What's happening, man? How you doing? How's everybody? 64 00:03:28,442 --> 00:03:31,312 There's not a single weak artist here. 65 00:03:31,412 --> 00:03:32,613 Pony Paloni. 66 00:03:32,713 --> 00:03:33,781 Hey, Jade, how are you? 67 00:03:33,881 --> 00:03:35,683 [Alena] Pony, are you serious? 68 00:03:35,783 --> 00:03:36,984 Who doesn't know Pony? 69 00:03:37,084 --> 00:03:39,753 He's on every social media platform, 70 00:03:39,853 --> 00:03:40,754 killing it. 71 00:03:40,853 --> 00:03:42,189 I am a huge fan of you. 72 00:03:42,290 --> 00:03:43,591 -[Pony] No, you're not. -Yes. 73 00:03:43,691 --> 00:03:45,959 [Tony] James Tex. Dude, it's an absolute pleasure. 74 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:47,428 I've been following your stuff for a long time. 75 00:03:47,528 --> 00:03:50,598 I call someone like James a visionary. 76 00:03:50,698 --> 00:03:52,900 Someone who just has this concept, this idea 77 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,270 and he can just draw it up on the fly. 78 00:03:56,370 --> 00:03:59,740 I heard so much about you. I admire your work. 79 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,141 [James] It's probably all lies. 80 00:04:01,241 --> 00:04:02,810 I'm here, competing with my son. 81 00:04:04,044 --> 00:04:05,112 Against my son. 82 00:04:05,212 --> 00:04:07,047 You guys, that's so cute. 83 00:04:07,147 --> 00:04:08,416 Doing this competition with my dad. 84 00:04:08,516 --> 00:04:09,283 [chuckling] 85 00:04:09,383 --> 00:04:11,285 I'm here to fucking beat him. 86 00:04:11,385 --> 00:04:14,588 There are so many good tattooers here, it's crazy. 87 00:04:14,688 --> 00:04:15,823 Stacked. 88 00:04:17,124 --> 00:04:23,130 [rock music] 89 00:04:24,332 --> 00:04:25,733 [Woman] Hell, yeah. 90 00:04:25,832 --> 00:04:27,034 Let's go! 91 00:04:27,134 --> 00:04:28,536 Bring it in. 92 00:04:30,170 --> 00:04:32,072 Welcome. Are you excited? 93 00:04:32,172 --> 00:04:34,308 [contestants] Yeah! 94 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:37,010 For more than a decade, hundreds of artists 95 00:04:37,110 --> 00:04:39,279 with different specialties and strengths 96 00:04:39,380 --> 00:04:41,148 have entered this competition, 97 00:04:41,248 --> 00:04:43,216 hoping to prove that they have what it takes 98 00:04:43,317 --> 00:04:44,784 to be an Ink Master. 99 00:04:44,885 --> 00:04:46,119 That's wild. 100 00:04:46,219 --> 00:04:48,622 Only the best have succeeded. 101 00:04:48,722 --> 00:04:49,790 Best of the best. 102 00:04:49,890 --> 00:04:52,259 In that elite group of Ink Master winners, 103 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:53,594 were artists like DJ 104 00:04:53,694 --> 00:04:56,296 who have been tattooing for more than a decade. 105 00:04:57,531 --> 00:04:59,367 The first time I won Ink Master, 106 00:04:59,467 --> 00:05:01,469 I had already been tattooing for 20 years. 107 00:05:01,569 --> 00:05:04,572 So I was super confident in knowing every style 108 00:05:04,672 --> 00:05:07,007 and having to do whatever walked in the door. 109 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:08,542 And artists like Ryan 110 00:05:08,642 --> 00:05:10,611 who have been tattooing for far less than that. 111 00:05:10,711 --> 00:05:14,214 I won this competition with only four years of experience. 112 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:17,117 Being so fresh in the industry, you're hungry. 113 00:05:17,217 --> 00:05:18,352 You wanna learn. 114 00:05:18,452 --> 00:05:20,954 [Nikko] Yeah, you have classic craftsmanship 115 00:05:21,254 --> 00:05:23,190 and you have modern mastery. 116 00:05:23,290 --> 00:05:25,693 It leads us to an interesting question. 117 00:05:26,727 --> 00:05:29,963 To be crowned Ink Master, what's more important? 118 00:05:30,464 --> 00:05:35,235 Years of experience or a fresh new view of the craft? 119 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:36,470 [Man] Debatable. 120 00:05:36,570 --> 00:05:37,671 -It could go either way. -Anything goes. 121 00:05:37,771 --> 00:05:42,042 For this competition, you will form two teams 122 00:05:42,409 --> 00:05:46,447 based solely on how long you've been tattooing. 123 00:05:50,683 --> 00:05:53,754 The OGs, tattooing for more than a decade... 124 00:05:53,854 --> 00:05:55,656 -Oh, wow. -Heavy hitters. 125 00:05:55,756 --> 00:05:57,324 Versus the Young Guns. 126 00:05:57,425 --> 00:05:59,793 Tattooing for 10 years or less. 127 00:05:59,893 --> 00:06:01,228 Our backs are still fine. 128 00:06:01,328 --> 00:06:03,764 [Love] There you go. Shoulders intact. 129 00:06:04,131 --> 00:06:05,165 [Joseph] Just got real. 130 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:07,267 To get to the end, you must battle it out 131 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:10,404 alongside your team until only the strongest remain. 132 00:06:10,738 --> 00:06:13,240 Wait, I'll warm up your little milk bottles. 133 00:06:14,141 --> 00:06:16,076 Being a Young Gun has its advantages. 134 00:06:16,176 --> 00:06:19,480 We're totally open to accepting new things, 135 00:06:19,580 --> 00:06:21,449 learning new things, and trying new things. 136 00:06:21,549 --> 00:06:23,884 The OGs might stick to what they know 137 00:06:23,984 --> 00:06:26,987 so much that it's not gonna benefit them in the competition. 138 00:06:27,087 --> 00:06:30,357 But, ultimately, no matter how long you've been tattooing, 139 00:06:30,457 --> 00:06:32,560 only one artist will walk away 140 00:06:32,659 --> 00:06:36,263 with $250,000... 141 00:06:37,164 --> 00:06:39,132 -Jeez. -That's a whole lot of cheese. 142 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:41,969 And the title of Ink Master. 143 00:06:42,069 --> 00:06:43,637 That's why we're here. 144 00:06:45,272 --> 00:06:48,241 There is one more thing you should know. 145 00:06:49,076 --> 00:06:50,944 [contestants] Here goes. 146 00:06:51,311 --> 00:06:52,880 There are eight OGs... 147 00:06:57,317 --> 00:06:59,219 and eight Young Guns. 148 00:07:03,423 --> 00:07:07,160 But there are only six spots on each team. 149 00:07:07,260 --> 00:07:09,296 Oh, no. 150 00:07:10,598 --> 00:07:14,434 That means four of you will be packing your machines 151 00:07:14,535 --> 00:07:17,538 before you even moved into a shop. 152 00:07:17,638 --> 00:07:18,906 Oh, my God. 153 00:07:19,006 --> 00:07:20,707 We just got here, dude. 154 00:07:21,041 --> 00:07:22,242 Shit. 155 00:07:22,342 --> 00:07:24,177 Yeah, no doubt. Four people right off the rib. 156 00:07:24,277 --> 00:07:27,014 Before you get to battle the opposing team, 157 00:07:27,114 --> 00:07:29,582 you must first battle your own. 158 00:07:29,683 --> 00:07:30,851 Oh, my God. 159 00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:32,119 That's fucked up. 160 00:07:32,219 --> 00:07:34,688 It's time to weed out the weak one team at a time. 161 00:07:34,788 --> 00:07:36,356 Sink or swim. 162 00:07:36,456 --> 00:07:39,026 Please tell me the OGs are gonna go first. 163 00:07:39,292 --> 00:07:41,929 Young Guns, you're up first. 164 00:07:42,195 --> 00:07:43,430 Oh, no. 165 00:07:43,531 --> 00:07:45,599 Oh, my God, I'm gonna throw up. 166 00:07:45,699 --> 00:07:47,134 Why? 167 00:07:47,234 --> 00:07:49,637 For your first elimination tattoo, 168 00:07:49,737 --> 00:07:52,673 the subject matter is completely up to you. 169 00:07:53,607 --> 00:07:55,042 Speaking my language, let's go. 170 00:07:55,142 --> 00:07:57,310 The style is not. 171 00:07:59,146 --> 00:08:03,250 You must tattoo in one of these three distinct styles. 172 00:08:03,350 --> 00:08:08,055 American traditional, Japanese, or new school. 173 00:08:08,155 --> 00:08:09,189 [Man] Good luck. 174 00:08:09,289 --> 00:08:12,425 Those are three scariest styles. 175 00:08:12,526 --> 00:08:14,394 I don't do color. I don't do lines. 176 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:17,364 I don't do any of that. Oh, my God. 177 00:08:17,464 --> 00:08:20,467 Make sure your tattoo speaks for itself 178 00:08:20,568 --> 00:08:24,838 because these tattoos will be judged completely blind. 179 00:08:26,039 --> 00:08:28,909 I wanna know exactly what style I'm looking at. 180 00:08:29,009 --> 00:08:30,177 This is Ink Master. 181 00:08:30,277 --> 00:08:32,044 You need to be able to take a swing at everything. 182 00:08:32,145 --> 00:08:36,448 Young Guns, today, you will have five hours to tattoo. 183 00:08:36,549 --> 00:08:37,885 Let's go. I'm ready. 184 00:08:37,985 --> 00:08:41,020 This is your chance to prove to the rest of the Young Guns 185 00:08:41,121 --> 00:08:43,056 that you deserve a spot on the team 186 00:08:43,724 --> 00:08:45,959 because two of you will be going home. 187 00:08:46,927 --> 00:08:48,261 It got serious. 188 00:08:48,796 --> 00:08:51,765 Start designing and we'll sit in your canvases. 189 00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:53,033 Good luck. 190 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:54,501 Good luck, kids. 191 00:08:54,602 --> 00:08:56,069 It's gonna be magic. 192 00:08:56,837 --> 00:08:58,538 All right, what are we doing? 193 00:08:58,839 --> 00:09:00,473 I think I might do some Japanese. 194 00:09:00,574 --> 00:09:01,842 -Japanese? -Yeah. 195 00:09:01,942 --> 00:09:05,545 Luckily, I did a traditional tattoo recently-ish. 196 00:09:05,646 --> 00:09:07,347 You've been training, huh? 197 00:09:07,447 --> 00:09:08,749 Not even. 198 00:09:08,849 --> 00:09:10,217 I actually should've been on the old team 199 00:09:10,317 --> 00:09:11,752 just because of my age. 200 00:09:11,852 --> 00:09:14,087 -Now I'm just sitting here. -[Woman] How old are you? 201 00:09:14,187 --> 00:09:15,322 Forty-three. 202 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:17,157 I picked up a tattoo machine on a whim, 203 00:09:17,257 --> 00:09:18,325 and I fell in love with it, 204 00:09:18,425 --> 00:09:20,628 and it literally changed my whole life. 205 00:09:20,728 --> 00:09:23,463 Every time I sit down and I put that machine in my hand, 206 00:09:23,563 --> 00:09:24,932 I'm just so fucking happy. 207 00:09:25,032 --> 00:09:28,468 I've lived an entire life, I wasn't happy what I was doing. 208 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:29,703 And now I'm fucking happy. 209 00:09:29,803 --> 00:09:31,538 Every day, I wake up and I go to work. 210 00:09:31,639 --> 00:09:33,273 And I'm super pumped to be there, 211 00:09:33,373 --> 00:09:35,042 and I'm so happy to hang out with my clients. 212 00:09:35,142 --> 00:09:36,710 And I'm just so grateful. 213 00:09:36,810 --> 00:09:39,346 And I'm not only here, but I'm here. 214 00:09:39,446 --> 00:09:41,148 This is crazy. 215 00:09:41,481 --> 00:09:43,450 It's looking really funky, but it'll make sense 216 00:09:43,550 --> 00:09:45,152 when it's all done. 217 00:09:45,252 --> 00:09:48,121 Look at me, trying to draw my design 218 00:09:48,221 --> 00:09:50,691 after seven months of not tattooing. 219 00:09:50,790 --> 00:09:52,425 [Jenna] Why were you not tattooing? 220 00:09:52,525 --> 00:09:53,761 Because I'm having a baby, girl. 221 00:09:53,861 --> 00:09:57,898 Five months ago, I had my beautiful little baby boy. 222 00:09:57,998 --> 00:10:00,533 And it was everything I've ever wanted. 223 00:10:00,634 --> 00:10:02,736 I love being a mom. 224 00:10:02,836 --> 00:10:05,773 Towards the last trimester of pregnancy, 225 00:10:05,873 --> 00:10:08,008 it was really rough and I wasn't able to tattoo. 226 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:10,678 It was hard 'cause I was so used to working all the time. 227 00:10:10,778 --> 00:10:13,681 I'm here to show myself, what I can do, 228 00:10:13,781 --> 00:10:16,516 that I can find my creative spark again 229 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:19,419 and produce work the way I used to produce work, 230 00:10:19,519 --> 00:10:20,921 and even better. 231 00:10:21,021 --> 00:10:24,925 And now here I am, trying to get back into tattooing. 232 00:10:25,025 --> 00:10:27,427 Everybody else is competing against each other, 233 00:10:27,527 --> 00:10:30,163 but this is me in a competition against myself. 234 00:10:30,263 --> 00:10:31,531 All right. 235 00:10:31,631 --> 00:10:33,466 [Jenna] We already agreed we're sending boys home. 236 00:10:33,566 --> 00:10:35,368 -Yes. Absolutely. -So we're fine. 237 00:10:35,468 --> 00:10:37,370 [Cat] Being the first to be sent home 238 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:39,372 before we even unpack our machines 239 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:41,074 is like [imitates disgruntled cat]. 240 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:43,276 [Love] It'll be the worst to be sent home, period. 241 00:10:43,376 --> 00:10:44,411 [laughing] 242 00:10:44,511 --> 00:10:45,979 [Cat] That's true, that's true. 243 00:10:46,413 --> 00:10:52,485 [dramatic stinger] 244 00:10:56,589 --> 00:10:58,458 [Man] Hey, I'm gonna be your human canvas today. 245 00:10:58,558 --> 00:11:00,761 -I'm your human canvas. -Hello. Nice to meet you. 246 00:11:00,861 --> 00:11:03,563 He's a cute little cowboy and his dead frog. 247 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:05,833 Young Guns, there are eight of you 248 00:11:05,933 --> 00:11:09,269 and only six spots on the team. 249 00:11:09,369 --> 00:11:10,537 [Jenna] You gotta win this. 250 00:11:10,637 --> 00:11:12,205 [Joel] If you want one of those spots, 251 00:11:12,305 --> 00:11:13,807 you're going to have to prove it. 252 00:11:13,907 --> 00:11:19,646 You have five hours to tattoo and your time starts now. 253 00:11:20,247 --> 00:11:21,214 It's go time. 254 00:11:21,314 --> 00:11:23,350 Let's fucking go, bitches. 255 00:11:23,450 --> 00:11:24,651 [Woman] Oh, my God. 256 00:11:24,752 --> 00:11:27,087 We wanna test the Young Guns right out of the gate. 257 00:11:28,055 --> 00:11:29,289 [Cat] Oh, no. 258 00:11:29,689 --> 00:11:32,659 Three styles that are staples in tattoo history. 259 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:34,161 American traditional. 260 00:11:34,261 --> 00:11:35,695 Yeah, this looks awesome. 261 00:11:35,796 --> 00:11:38,431 [DJ] Clean lines, solid saturation, 262 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:42,035 a really simple color palette, Japanese. 263 00:11:42,135 --> 00:11:43,303 [Joseph] And it's perfect. 264 00:11:43,403 --> 00:11:45,672 [DJ] Clean lines, solid saturation. 265 00:11:45,773 --> 00:11:48,675 It's a lot of the same things as American traditional 266 00:11:48,776 --> 00:11:50,944 with a little bit more modern take. 267 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:52,279 Or new school. 268 00:11:52,379 --> 00:11:54,281 You need to know a lot of trics to do new school. 269 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:57,417 If you don't know how to draw and skew proportions correctly, 270 00:11:57,517 --> 00:11:58,518 you'll fall short. 271 00:11:58,618 --> 00:11:59,820 I like that placement right there. 272 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,589 If one of these Young Guns want their name on a shop, 273 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:05,058 they gotta impress us right off the bat. 274 00:12:05,158 --> 00:12:07,928 [Love] I'm pushing towards you. Try to hold your bearings. 275 00:12:08,028 --> 00:12:10,063 [DJ] If you can't hit one of these styles, 276 00:12:10,163 --> 00:12:11,331 then hit the road. 277 00:12:11,431 --> 00:12:13,066 We're testing out a new machine today. 278 00:12:13,166 --> 00:12:15,803 -[Man] Perfect. Nice. -Risky business. 279 00:12:16,169 --> 00:12:18,338 All right, we are on this journey together. 280 00:12:18,638 --> 00:12:24,744 [rock music] 281 00:12:28,916 --> 00:12:31,518 [Johnny] So sick seeing the stencil on the skin. 282 00:12:31,618 --> 00:12:33,954 It's like when my brain starts to see it all. 283 00:12:34,054 --> 00:12:35,288 I see the future. 284 00:12:35,388 --> 00:12:40,260 I'm gonna do a new school crazy fucking squid creature. 285 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:41,728 Like if you took some mushrooms 286 00:12:41,829 --> 00:12:44,197 and you've seen a fucking squid come out of the ocean. 287 00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:46,499 The leg can sometimes get a little twitchy 288 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:48,068 so don't freak yourself out over it. 289 00:12:48,168 --> 00:12:50,537 I grew up being taught do it how you feel. 290 00:12:50,904 --> 00:12:54,074 I tattoo from a space that feels authentic 291 00:12:54,174 --> 00:12:55,442 and organic as fuck. 292 00:12:55,542 --> 00:12:57,077 In my own head, there's a little cowboy 293 00:12:57,177 --> 00:12:59,646 lassoing all my ideas, and then pulling them in, 294 00:12:59,746 --> 00:13:02,482 and like, "Get back here, you crazy." 295 00:13:02,582 --> 00:13:03,616 I've been doing stuff like this 296 00:13:03,716 --> 00:13:05,252 a little bit more often now. 297 00:13:06,887 --> 00:13:09,589 Young Guns, there are four hours left. 298 00:13:15,762 --> 00:13:17,464 [Man] Look who's here, guys. 299 00:13:17,564 --> 00:13:20,067 Right, oh, right, what do we got here? 300 00:13:20,167 --> 00:13:21,835 The OGs. 301 00:13:22,369 --> 00:13:23,470 [Cat] Here they come. 302 00:13:23,570 --> 00:13:24,737 How are y'all doing? 303 00:13:24,838 --> 00:13:26,539 [Cat] To blow up our spot. 304 00:13:26,639 --> 00:13:28,341 I'm all for it. That's what we're here for. 305 00:13:28,441 --> 00:13:30,343 Everybody, look. 306 00:13:32,179 --> 00:13:34,814 This isn't nerve-wracking or anything. [giggles nervously] 307 00:13:35,515 --> 00:13:37,851 People have said, in their three years of tattooing, 308 00:13:37,951 --> 00:13:40,120 they were nowhere near where I am now. 309 00:13:40,220 --> 00:13:43,723 My technical abilities are so sharp and precise, 310 00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:45,492 that, no matter the challenge, I'll be able 311 00:13:45,592 --> 00:13:47,760 to produce a clean piece of work. 312 00:13:47,861 --> 00:13:49,796 She hasn't finished the outline yet. 313 00:13:49,897 --> 00:13:51,865 [Jade] Give me chills. 314 00:13:51,965 --> 00:13:55,735 I'm just trying to get clean lines. 315 00:13:56,003 --> 00:13:57,737 Looks can be deceiving. 316 00:13:57,837 --> 00:14:00,373 I might pull up in a little skirt and a crop top, 317 00:14:00,473 --> 00:14:02,742 but I can tattoo my ass off. 318 00:14:06,179 --> 00:14:08,115 -How you shading that heart? -Red. 319 00:14:08,215 --> 00:14:09,549 -Just solid? -No. 320 00:14:10,017 --> 00:14:11,818 More shadow where the snake overlaps. 321 00:14:12,585 --> 00:14:16,756 My name is Love and so I wanna go with a heart-centered design. 322 00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:19,960 Hearts are a staple in American traditional tattoos. 323 00:14:23,196 --> 00:14:25,032 That's my new tag, "Done with Love." 324 00:14:25,132 --> 00:14:26,166 I love that. 325 00:14:26,266 --> 00:14:28,201 I'm a plus-size queer black tattoo artist. 326 00:14:28,301 --> 00:14:30,971 I want to make sure that people who look like me 327 00:14:31,071 --> 00:14:32,605 and identify the way that I do 328 00:14:32,705 --> 00:14:34,741 have access to amazing, beautiful, 329 00:14:34,841 --> 00:14:37,344 life-changing, body-complementing work. 330 00:14:37,444 --> 00:14:39,512 This right here, hot fire. 331 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:42,149 I've chosen to carry my communities on my back 332 00:14:42,249 --> 00:14:45,085 and if I don't win, I'll feel like I'm letting them down. 333 00:14:45,618 --> 00:14:47,020 Just go. 334 00:14:49,689 --> 00:14:52,259 Kitsune mask, smart choice. 335 00:14:53,093 --> 00:14:54,761 Does it need more shading? 336 00:14:55,362 --> 00:14:58,765 I'm from a region in Siberia, Asian part of Russia. 337 00:14:58,865 --> 00:15:01,801 It's the coldest inhabited place on Earth. 338 00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:05,205 It wasn't easy. We didn't have basic human needs. 339 00:15:05,305 --> 00:15:08,241 Boiling water, we didn't have a bathroom. 340 00:15:08,341 --> 00:15:11,778 I literally had to struggle to survive. 341 00:15:12,212 --> 00:15:14,714 Do you think I should do thicker lines on the mask? 342 00:15:14,814 --> 00:15:16,749 Yes. Just to make it look a little stronger. 343 00:15:16,849 --> 00:15:17,784 [Alena] Yeah, yeah. 344 00:15:17,884 --> 00:15:19,552 I only do black and gray realism. 345 00:15:19,652 --> 00:15:21,321 I had fucking balls big enough 346 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:23,756 to go for Japanese and color tattoo. 347 00:15:23,856 --> 00:15:26,059 None of the things I do on a regular basis. 348 00:15:26,459 --> 00:15:29,496 Winning Ink Master is not gonna be easy. 349 00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:32,432 But it won't be the hardest thing I've ever done. 350 00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:40,207 Whip it, whip it, whip it, lali, lali, lali. 351 00:15:40,307 --> 00:15:43,243 Much of the older generation tattoo artists, 352 00:15:43,343 --> 00:15:46,213 they don't wanna give a chance to the new guys. 353 00:15:46,779 --> 00:15:48,148 You like it? 354 00:15:49,716 --> 00:15:50,817 Do better? 355 00:15:50,917 --> 00:15:52,519 Wanna show him how it's done? 356 00:15:53,420 --> 00:15:55,288 It wasn't easy for me in Puerto Rico. 357 00:15:55,388 --> 00:15:57,924 I would knock on doors, tattoo shops, 358 00:15:58,025 --> 00:16:00,027 just begging for apprenticeships. 359 00:16:00,127 --> 00:16:02,729 And I would just constantly get shut down. 360 00:16:02,829 --> 00:16:04,397 I'm completely self-taught. 361 00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,700 For this challenge, I tried to maintain it 362 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,036 as simple as possible, 363 00:16:09,136 --> 00:16:11,704 making sure it's really solid, hacked to the brim. 364 00:16:11,804 --> 00:16:14,007 All of the work I've done by myself. 365 00:16:14,107 --> 00:16:16,709 To get to Ink Master is on the line. 366 00:16:17,144 --> 00:16:18,111 [Pony] We might have some competition. 367 00:16:18,211 --> 00:16:19,779 They're not doing half-bad. 368 00:16:21,248 --> 00:16:23,483 This is what they wanted. They wanted traditional. 369 00:16:23,583 --> 00:16:25,318 They want straightforward. 370 00:16:25,418 --> 00:16:27,054 -[Jorell] You went big. -[Andy] Oh, he's cruising. 371 00:16:27,387 --> 00:16:29,022 Almost done, he's touching the color. 372 00:16:29,122 --> 00:16:30,257 [Jorell] Yeah, it's crispy. 373 00:16:30,357 --> 00:16:31,924 [Trevor] I just wanna get a spot in the shop. 374 00:16:32,025 --> 00:16:34,127 I really discovered art in my senior year of high school. 375 00:16:34,227 --> 00:16:37,030 I had to take an art class. My father just passed away. 376 00:16:37,564 --> 00:16:40,967 Having my dad die from cancer, it was hard. 377 00:16:41,068 --> 00:16:42,802 I had a lot of things going on in my head. 378 00:16:43,170 --> 00:16:45,672 And it was just something I could use 379 00:16:45,772 --> 00:16:47,540 to process my emotions 380 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:48,775 and just let things go, 381 00:16:48,875 --> 00:16:50,277 and letting my feelings out on a paper 382 00:16:50,377 --> 00:16:52,045 and stuff like that really helped me 383 00:16:52,145 --> 00:16:54,847 to become a better artist and just grow. 384 00:16:55,248 --> 00:16:58,585 I'm waiting till later on to unleash some of my own style. 385 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:02,922 All right, everybody, there is one hour left on the clock. 386 00:17:03,022 --> 00:17:05,358 You have one hour. 387 00:17:05,692 --> 00:17:11,498 [rock music] 388 00:17:11,598 --> 00:17:15,034 You just question so much when you're put on the spot. 389 00:17:15,135 --> 00:17:18,105 [Man] Always second-guessing, looking for perfection. 390 00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:20,772 I haven't tattooed in seven months. 391 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:22,642 It feels foreign. 392 00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:26,313 I have to constantly keep adjusting my hand speed, 393 00:17:26,413 --> 00:17:28,681 how much pressure I'm applying. 394 00:17:28,781 --> 00:17:31,251 I am terrified. 395 00:17:36,856 --> 00:17:41,728 Five, four, three, two, one. 396 00:17:41,828 --> 00:17:44,731 That's it. Time's up. No more ink. 397 00:17:44,831 --> 00:17:45,898 [Alena] Ooh, we did it. 398 00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:47,500 [Man] We did it! 399 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,068 Yay. On the wire. 400 00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:51,171 This thing looks amazing. What you think? 401 00:17:51,271 --> 00:17:53,906 -[Man] No, that's sick. Yeah. -[Love] You like it? Hell, yeah. 402 00:17:54,006 --> 00:17:55,442 I feel like we nailed it. 403 00:17:55,542 --> 00:17:57,944 [Man] Yeah, I think you did it good. Absolutely. 404 00:17:58,044 --> 00:17:59,479 [Jenna] Now we just have to win, man. 405 00:17:59,579 --> 00:18:00,980 [Man] Yeah, good luck. 406 00:18:08,921 --> 00:18:10,590 So as far as technical ability goes, 407 00:18:10,690 --> 00:18:12,759 I think they're all shitting the bed here. 408 00:18:13,260 --> 00:18:15,328 [Jorell] I feel like that's what the challenge was asking. 409 00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:18,064 What is the complaint that OGs would have 410 00:18:18,165 --> 00:18:19,432 to Young Guns? 411 00:18:19,532 --> 00:18:22,034 You don't fucking know the fundamentals. 412 00:18:22,135 --> 00:18:23,536 And it matters. 413 00:18:24,271 --> 00:18:25,438 There are six spots. 414 00:18:25,538 --> 00:18:28,107 Who are the two that are going home? 415 00:18:28,208 --> 00:18:29,409 Based on what you guys saw. 416 00:18:29,509 --> 00:18:30,843 From what I saw from Jade, 417 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:33,079 it takes you two hours to do a line work. 418 00:18:33,180 --> 00:18:35,682 You should be able to do it in 10 to 15 minutes. 419 00:18:35,782 --> 00:18:38,251 If it's gonna take her two days to color in a rose, 420 00:18:38,351 --> 00:18:40,086 you could do it in fucking 15 minutes. 421 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,489 If it comes down to hitting the mark, 422 00:18:42,589 --> 00:18:43,956 I have to put Trevor on the bottom, 423 00:18:44,056 --> 00:18:46,226 because he did what he wanted to do. 424 00:18:46,326 --> 00:18:48,395 He didn't do traditional. 425 00:18:48,495 --> 00:18:49,629 His color palette was weird. 426 00:18:49,729 --> 00:18:52,665 Opaque greens, traditional doesn't have that. 427 00:18:52,765 --> 00:18:56,536 Did anybody know what Johnny's image was? 428 00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:57,937 I just couldn't connect 429 00:18:58,037 --> 00:18:59,506 what was happening with the tentacles and the hea. 430 00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:02,275 There's two different things in Johnny's put together, 431 00:19:02,375 --> 00:19:03,710 which it should be one. 432 00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:05,312 I think all Young Bucks should go home 433 00:19:05,412 --> 00:19:08,080 and we should all stay 'cause we're all way better than them. 434 00:19:08,381 --> 00:19:09,782 [Pony] You're not wrong. 435 00:19:11,284 --> 00:19:14,887 [rock music] 436 00:19:19,826 --> 00:19:21,561 All right, blind critique. You guys ready for this? 437 00:19:21,928 --> 00:19:23,463 Ready as I'll ever be, yeah, yeah. 438 00:19:23,563 --> 00:19:25,097 We'll find out. 439 00:19:25,198 --> 00:19:28,134 [Man] Oh! Here we go! 440 00:19:28,468 --> 00:19:32,272 The Young Guns had five hours to tattoo 441 00:19:32,372 --> 00:19:34,474 in one of three distinct styles. 442 00:19:34,574 --> 00:19:39,178 American traditional, Japanese, or new school. 443 00:19:39,512 --> 00:19:41,080 This is a blind critique. 444 00:19:41,614 --> 00:19:43,283 Let's see how they did. 445 00:19:43,383 --> 00:19:45,652 Let's bring up the first tattoo. 446 00:19:46,553 --> 00:19:48,588 Oh, no, it's mine. 447 00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:50,457 Overall, I think this tattoo's adorable. 448 00:19:50,557 --> 00:19:51,824 Look at this thing, guys. 449 00:19:51,924 --> 00:19:54,361 Look at the little teeth and the little lips 450 00:19:54,461 --> 00:19:55,862 and the cute little button nose. 451 00:19:55,962 --> 00:19:58,565 I love the illustration. This little boy, 452 00:19:58,665 --> 00:20:00,833 this cold look, coming out of the graveyard. 453 00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:03,470 But that almost coffin shape behind the tattoo 454 00:20:03,570 --> 00:20:06,005 is a little bit confusing to where the boy comes out of t 455 00:20:06,105 --> 00:20:08,241 in certain areas but doesn't in others. 456 00:20:08,341 --> 00:20:10,877 The frog is amazing. I really love the frog. 457 00:20:10,977 --> 00:20:12,912 It really captures my imagination. 458 00:20:13,012 --> 00:20:15,014 Then everything else is an afterthought. 459 00:20:15,114 --> 00:20:16,749 I did do it at the end 460 00:20:16,849 --> 00:20:19,352 of when I had already designed everything. 461 00:20:19,452 --> 00:20:21,454 So he nailed it, he nailed it, yeah. 462 00:20:21,554 --> 00:20:23,155 [Joel] Bring up the next tattoo. 463 00:20:23,256 --> 00:20:24,891 [group moans bewilderedly] 464 00:20:24,991 --> 00:20:25,925 That was me. 465 00:20:26,025 --> 00:20:27,159 [Nikko] It's a super bold tattoo. 466 00:20:27,260 --> 00:20:29,729 It's super American traditional. It's clean. 467 00:20:29,829 --> 00:20:30,997 The color choices are good. 468 00:20:31,097 --> 00:20:33,065 It wasn't overdone with any weird colors 469 00:20:33,165 --> 00:20:35,101 that weren't too out of the ordinary. 470 00:20:35,201 --> 00:20:37,737 [Ryan] The saturation is really, really nice. 471 00:20:37,837 --> 00:20:41,207 All of the negative space around each petal is dope. 472 00:20:41,308 --> 00:20:42,742 It's dope. It's solid. 473 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:44,511 [James] I was literally scared for you. 474 00:20:44,611 --> 00:20:46,746 I thought this was going south real quick. 475 00:20:46,846 --> 00:20:48,781 Or real slow. [group laughing] 476 00:20:49,482 --> 00:20:51,117 [Jade] I was literally just trying to take the challenge 477 00:20:51,217 --> 00:20:52,819 word for word and what they wanted. 478 00:20:53,252 --> 00:20:56,289 Clean, simple, and to the point, American traditional. 479 00:20:56,923 --> 00:20:58,725 [Joel] Let's see the next tattoo. 480 00:20:59,326 --> 00:21:00,660 It's me. 481 00:21:01,227 --> 00:21:03,763 [Joel] It doesn't scream American traditional to me. 482 00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:05,632 The line weight should've been a little heavie, 483 00:21:05,732 --> 00:21:07,099 a little less going on. 484 00:21:07,199 --> 00:21:09,201 Honestly, I really like this tattoo. 485 00:21:09,302 --> 00:21:11,571 But, come on, it's not American traditional. 486 00:21:11,671 --> 00:21:12,972 It's not. 487 00:21:13,072 --> 00:21:14,774 When you have different angles and different flips, 488 00:21:14,874 --> 00:21:16,943 mandalas, and all these trips, 489 00:21:17,043 --> 00:21:20,079 it takes away from the beauty of the simplicity 490 00:21:20,179 --> 00:21:21,648 of American traditional. 491 00:21:21,748 --> 00:21:22,882 I know I took a lot of risks. 492 00:21:22,982 --> 00:21:24,651 I pushed it. I was trying to do my own thing. 493 00:21:24,751 --> 00:21:27,086 It was a nice neo-traditional tattoo, though. 494 00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:30,690 Let's bring up the next tattoo. 495 00:21:32,224 --> 00:21:33,460 That's me. 496 00:21:33,893 --> 00:21:36,363 [Joel] I think it hits the mark for American traditional. 497 00:21:36,463 --> 00:21:37,864 This has some design issues. 498 00:21:37,964 --> 00:21:41,568 The most important parts of the heart are covered up. 499 00:21:41,668 --> 00:21:44,270 This has a balloon appearance. 500 00:21:44,871 --> 00:21:46,573 It looks like, when the stencil was put on, 501 00:21:46,673 --> 00:21:48,741 it was pushed one way on the top 502 00:21:48,841 --> 00:21:50,910 and then pushed one way on the very bottom 503 00:21:51,010 --> 00:21:53,713 so the dagger doesn't look exactly straight to me. 504 00:21:53,813 --> 00:21:55,582 And these are the Young Guns doing it, right? 505 00:21:55,682 --> 00:21:57,116 This is where experience comes in. 506 00:21:57,517 --> 00:21:58,618 I stand by that tattoo. 507 00:21:58,718 --> 00:21:59,752 It's my first American traditional. 508 00:21:59,852 --> 00:22:01,253 I'm proud of it. I don't feel like 509 00:22:01,354 --> 00:22:03,089 it's a tattoo where someone in the back of the grocery store 510 00:22:03,189 --> 00:22:06,158 is gonna go, "What the fuck is that?" 511 00:22:06,959 --> 00:22:09,028 [Joel] Let's bring up the next tattoo. 512 00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:11,498 That's mine. 513 00:22:11,898 --> 00:22:13,733 [Joel] Nice lines, nice colors. 514 00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:17,169 [Ryan] It's readable, bold, saturated. 515 00:22:17,269 --> 00:22:19,372 I think this person is a technician. 516 00:22:19,472 --> 00:22:20,507 Hell, yeah. 517 00:22:20,607 --> 00:22:21,808 [Joel] On the artistic side of it, 518 00:22:21,908 --> 00:22:23,943 the ropes could've benefitted from separation 519 00:22:24,043 --> 00:22:25,445 from the mask itself. 520 00:22:25,545 --> 00:22:26,846 They hug it a bit too hard. 521 00:22:26,946 --> 00:22:29,416 But, overall, beautiful tattoo. 522 00:22:29,882 --> 00:22:32,318 Japanese, for sure, and straight to the point. 523 00:22:32,985 --> 00:22:35,422 I'm very happy, I think. 524 00:22:35,522 --> 00:22:37,189 Your tattoo was sick. 525 00:22:38,324 --> 00:22:40,793 [Joel] Moving on, let's see the next tattoo. 526 00:22:40,893 --> 00:22:42,328 [Man] Who dat? 527 00:22:42,429 --> 00:22:44,130 Oh. That's mine. 528 00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:46,232 [Joel] New school. It's vibrant. 529 00:22:46,332 --> 00:22:49,368 I don't really understand what's going on on the bottom. 530 00:22:49,469 --> 00:22:50,737 They look like suction cups. 531 00:22:50,837 --> 00:22:52,038 I feel like it's a squid. 532 00:22:52,138 --> 00:22:54,807 But then I think that's a crab claw 533 00:22:54,907 --> 00:22:56,042 at the top. 534 00:22:56,142 --> 00:22:57,577 Look, if you cover those bottom tentacles, 535 00:22:57,677 --> 00:22:58,778 it's a cool tattoo. 536 00:22:58,878 --> 00:23:00,012 [Man] It's a cool tattoo like that. 537 00:23:00,112 --> 00:23:01,414 [DJ] And if you cover the face, 538 00:23:01,514 --> 00:23:04,050 it's its own cool little charactery tentacley dude. 539 00:23:04,150 --> 00:23:05,952 But together, it was two pieces 540 00:23:06,052 --> 00:23:07,787 that look like they were just stuck together. 541 00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:09,489 [Man] It wasn't transitioned cohesive, 542 00:23:09,589 --> 00:23:10,823 not to feel like one piece. 543 00:23:10,923 --> 00:23:14,461 I just tried to design something that was like me. 544 00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:16,429 [Joel] Let's see the next tattoo. 545 00:23:17,764 --> 00:23:19,899 Oh, that's my turn now. 546 00:23:20,433 --> 00:23:22,635 [Joel] I like this one. It's super clean. 547 00:23:22,735 --> 00:23:24,871 It's crispy. Great composition. 548 00:23:25,304 --> 00:23:27,674 The way the petals for, where the flowers are. 549 00:23:27,774 --> 00:23:29,942 The way the ropes frame the piece 550 00:23:30,042 --> 00:23:31,243 and flow with the body. 551 00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:33,713 Some of this linework could cut a fucking tomato. 552 00:23:33,813 --> 00:23:35,081 It is sharp. 553 00:23:35,181 --> 00:23:37,650 They showed us bold lines, thin lines, 554 00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:39,452 beautiful clean saturation, 555 00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:43,490 and a really lovely, simple, sophisticated design. 556 00:23:43,590 --> 00:23:45,725 I was worried about the linework. 557 00:23:45,825 --> 00:23:47,894 I took the longest time on the lines. 558 00:23:47,994 --> 00:23:51,698 I guess it paid off. Oh, my God. Ooh! 559 00:23:51,798 --> 00:23:54,266 [Joel] Let's see the last tattoo. 560 00:23:57,203 --> 00:23:59,038 [Ryan] This person is a true artist 561 00:23:59,138 --> 00:24:01,874 who really understands how to illustrate 562 00:24:01,974 --> 00:24:03,943 in a really impressive way. 563 00:24:04,043 --> 00:24:05,912 The shapes of the shadows, 564 00:24:06,012 --> 00:24:07,814 the facial expression, 565 00:24:07,914 --> 00:24:10,550 so many things about this tattoo 566 00:24:10,650 --> 00:24:12,885 are really, really impressive. 567 00:24:12,985 --> 00:24:15,087 I just think the technical ability 568 00:24:15,187 --> 00:24:16,523 isn't there. 569 00:24:16,623 --> 00:24:18,725 You can tell when tattoos are just overdone and overworked. 570 00:24:18,825 --> 00:24:19,992 Like they kept going over it. 571 00:24:20,092 --> 00:24:21,994 It was punching too much of an area at once 572 00:24:22,094 --> 00:24:23,295 and too fast of a rate. 573 00:24:23,395 --> 00:24:25,264 And that's where experience comes in. 574 00:24:25,364 --> 00:24:29,235 And that's where Young Guns sometimes tend to overdo it. 575 00:24:29,335 --> 00:24:31,771 This tattoo is a big deal for me 576 00:24:31,871 --> 00:24:36,475 because it's my first time back, doing what I love. 577 00:24:38,545 --> 00:24:41,614 There are only six spots on the Young Guns team. 578 00:24:41,714 --> 00:24:43,115 It's going to be interesting 579 00:24:43,215 --> 00:24:44,784 to see how this shakes out. 580 00:24:45,251 --> 00:24:47,520 Artists, it's time to get in here. 581 00:24:48,454 --> 00:24:53,025 [dramatic stinger] 582 00:24:56,495 --> 00:25:02,602 [dramatic music] 583 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:15,347 Young Guns, today, you had five hours 584 00:25:15,447 --> 00:25:18,751 to tattoo in one of three distinct styles. 585 00:25:19,485 --> 00:25:21,387 Based only on your work, 586 00:25:21,487 --> 00:25:23,355 each of your tattoos have been ranked 587 00:25:23,455 --> 00:25:24,924 by the judges. 588 00:25:28,294 --> 00:25:31,831 One by one, the top four artists 589 00:25:31,931 --> 00:25:33,566 will be revealed. 590 00:25:33,666 --> 00:25:36,435 If you made it into the top four, 591 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:38,971 you are safe from elimination 592 00:25:39,706 --> 00:25:43,643 and you've secured a spot on the team of Young Guns. 593 00:25:45,377 --> 00:25:48,114 Please reveal the highest rank tattoo. 594 00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:51,684 Who's it gonna be? 595 00:25:58,557 --> 00:26:00,559 [Joel] Congratulations, Elina. 596 00:26:01,728 --> 00:26:04,496 You have the highest-ranked tattoo for the Young Guns 597 00:26:04,597 --> 00:26:06,699 and you have the first spot on the team. 598 00:26:07,099 --> 00:26:08,234 Well done. 599 00:26:08,334 --> 00:26:09,936 Why did you decide to do Japanese? 600 00:26:10,036 --> 00:26:12,905 'Cause it was the scariest thing out of the three. 601 00:26:13,005 --> 00:26:14,073 Good answer. 602 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:15,675 With a tattoo this clean, 603 00:26:15,775 --> 00:26:17,443 I think you're ready for this competition. 604 00:26:17,543 --> 00:26:18,878 That's a beautiful tattoo. 605 00:26:18,978 --> 00:26:20,012 Thank you so much. 606 00:26:20,112 --> 00:26:21,580 [DJ] Have a seat. 607 00:26:25,517 --> 00:26:28,821 Please reveal the second-highest rank tattoo. 608 00:26:34,260 --> 00:26:35,762 That's mine. 609 00:26:36,729 --> 00:26:37,830 [Joel] Congratulations, Joseph. 610 00:26:37,930 --> 00:26:40,867 You have the second-highest rank tattoo. 611 00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:43,169 [Ryan] It was a perfect sticker. 612 00:26:43,269 --> 00:26:44,270 Thank you. Nice. 613 00:26:44,370 --> 00:26:45,905 Go ahead and join your team. 614 00:26:46,973 --> 00:26:48,975 -[Love] Good job. -[Joseph] Thank you. 615 00:26:49,776 --> 00:26:52,645 [Joel] Please reveal the third-highest rank tattoo. 616 00:26:58,050 --> 00:26:59,485 Congratulations, Jade. 617 00:26:59,585 --> 00:27:01,320 You have the third-highest rank tattoo. 618 00:27:01,420 --> 00:27:02,454 Thank you. 619 00:27:02,554 --> 00:27:03,589 [Joel] How long you been tattooing? 620 00:27:03,690 --> 00:27:04,691 [Jade] Just over three years. 621 00:27:04,791 --> 00:27:06,258 [Joel] Three years. Wow. 622 00:27:06,358 --> 00:27:07,794 This tattoo is bold and solid, 623 00:27:07,894 --> 00:27:09,595 really impressive for someone 624 00:27:09,696 --> 00:27:11,731 that's been tattooing only three years. That's crazy. 625 00:27:11,831 --> 00:27:13,299 [Joel] Congratulations, Jade. 626 00:27:13,399 --> 00:27:15,267 You have the third spot on the team. 627 00:27:15,367 --> 00:27:16,736 Thank you. 628 00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:22,574 Please reveal the fourth highest-rank tattoo. 629 00:27:30,649 --> 00:27:31,884 Congratulations, Jenna. 630 00:27:31,984 --> 00:27:34,253 You have the fourth-highest rank tattoo. 631 00:27:34,353 --> 00:27:35,554 Thank you. 632 00:27:35,654 --> 00:27:38,390 [Joel] This is just a great cute little sad guy. 633 00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:40,059 -This is a great tattoo. -Thank you. 634 00:27:40,159 --> 00:27:42,862 [Joel] You have the fourth spot on the team. 635 00:27:43,362 --> 00:27:45,698 Congratulations, top four artists. 636 00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:48,167 You are safe from elimination. 637 00:27:48,267 --> 00:27:52,171 And you've all secured your spot on the Young Guns. 638 00:27:54,774 --> 00:27:56,542 Four Young Guns remain. 639 00:27:56,642 --> 00:27:59,578 And there are only two spots left on the team. 640 00:28:01,981 --> 00:28:04,483 The artist with the lowest-rank tattoo 641 00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:07,153 will be eliminated from the competition. 642 00:28:08,454 --> 00:28:10,990 Reveal the lowest rank tattoo. 643 00:28:16,228 --> 00:28:17,864 Damn. 644 00:28:20,833 --> 00:28:22,434 Hi, Love. How you doing? 645 00:28:22,534 --> 00:28:23,770 Could be better. 646 00:28:24,203 --> 00:28:25,437 Do you usually do American traditional? 647 00:28:25,537 --> 00:28:26,638 [Love] Absolutely not. 648 00:28:26,739 --> 00:28:28,674 That's my first American traditional piece, 649 00:28:28,775 --> 00:28:29,976 plus-sized black female tattoo artist, 650 00:28:30,076 --> 00:28:31,443 I didn't have a traditional apprenticeship. 651 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:34,580 But I wanted to show you guys I value the opportunity, 652 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:35,948 so I did my research 653 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:37,784 and I gave you the subject matter, the color palette. 654 00:28:37,884 --> 00:28:40,219 I didn't have a mentor either. I taught myself everything. 655 00:28:40,319 --> 00:28:42,088 And you're a three-time winner so say less. 656 00:28:42,188 --> 00:28:43,890 [Nikko] It's a great traditional tattoo. 657 00:28:43,990 --> 00:28:45,224 You can tell it's traditional. 658 00:28:45,324 --> 00:28:48,494 And to do your first one here in front of everyone 659 00:28:48,795 --> 00:28:49,929 takes guts. 660 00:28:50,029 --> 00:28:51,497 [DJ] You're early in, so just stick with it. 661 00:28:51,597 --> 00:28:53,265 Get the experience, keep studying. 662 00:28:53,365 --> 00:28:54,600 And you're gonna be great. 663 00:28:54,700 --> 00:28:56,402 Yeah, I learned so much from all of you. 664 00:28:56,502 --> 00:28:57,536 I'm hella grateful. 665 00:28:57,870 --> 00:29:00,706 Love, you do not have what it takes 666 00:29:00,807 --> 00:29:02,141 to be Ink Master. 667 00:29:02,241 --> 00:29:05,111 Just pack your machines and head home. 668 00:29:05,644 --> 00:29:07,646 Thank y'all again for the opportunity. 669 00:29:08,948 --> 00:29:10,549 I'm really sad to be leaving, 670 00:29:10,917 --> 00:29:12,919 but I'm still really proud of my tattoo. 671 00:29:13,019 --> 00:29:15,855 This opportunity is once-in-a-lifetime for me. 672 00:29:15,955 --> 00:29:17,489 And I'm gonna learn, I'm gonna grow. 673 00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:19,658 This won't be the last time you see me. 674 00:29:21,393 --> 00:29:24,196 [Joel] Trevor, Johnny, and Cat, 675 00:29:24,296 --> 00:29:27,533 you will have one final chance to save yourself 676 00:29:27,633 --> 00:29:29,001 from elimination. 677 00:29:29,902 --> 00:29:31,637 -Oh, shit. -[Cat] I already blew it once 678 00:29:31,737 --> 00:29:32,972 and you're giving me another shot? 679 00:29:33,072 --> 00:29:35,474 You get to fight it out to stay. 680 00:29:35,574 --> 00:29:36,742 Oh, my God. 681 00:29:36,843 --> 00:29:40,279 To earn one of the final two spots on your team, 682 00:29:40,612 --> 00:29:44,083 you must face off in a five-hour tattoo. 683 00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:46,652 Here we go. Another five hours. 684 00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:51,357 For this face off, the power is in the hands 685 00:29:51,457 --> 00:29:53,059 of your potential teammates. 686 00:29:53,159 --> 00:29:54,961 Oh, shit. 687 00:29:56,762 --> 00:30:00,232 [Joel] Elina, Joseph, Jade, and Jenna, 688 00:30:00,332 --> 00:30:04,036 because you have the four highest rank tattoos, 689 00:30:04,136 --> 00:30:07,206 you now have the power to assign the style 690 00:30:07,306 --> 00:30:10,943 and subject of the face off tattoo. 691 00:30:17,516 --> 00:30:19,685 All right, what style and subject 692 00:30:19,785 --> 00:30:20,953 do they have to tattoo? 693 00:30:21,253 --> 00:30:24,723 They must tattoo a neo-traditional face. 694 00:30:25,691 --> 00:30:27,860 [Joel] A neo-traditional face. 695 00:30:28,260 --> 00:30:29,761 Human face or... 696 00:30:29,862 --> 00:30:32,031 Doesn't matter. You guys are artists. 697 00:30:32,131 --> 00:30:35,968 We wanna see your artistic. You guys decide. 698 00:30:37,069 --> 00:30:40,072 This is definitely not how I was planning 699 00:30:40,172 --> 00:30:43,342 to make my debut back from maternity leave. 700 00:30:43,442 --> 00:30:45,945 You're entering this competition from maternity leave? 701 00:30:46,045 --> 00:30:47,313 -Yeah. -[Ryan] How old is your baby? 702 00:30:47,413 --> 00:30:48,380 Five months. 703 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:49,648 First of all, congratulations. 704 00:30:49,748 --> 00:30:52,584 -In the trenches. -In the trenches, babe. 705 00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:55,321 You have to hone in, compartmentalize, 706 00:30:55,421 --> 00:30:56,788 and trust the skin. 707 00:30:56,889 --> 00:30:58,124 You need to feel it. 708 00:30:58,224 --> 00:30:59,825 This is not the place to be afraid. 709 00:31:00,292 --> 00:31:02,261 If I don't nail this, just send me home. 710 00:31:02,361 --> 00:31:04,130 -It's fine. -We will. 711 00:31:04,230 --> 00:31:05,764 Damn. 712 00:31:06,966 --> 00:31:08,367 The face off is set. 713 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:12,071 Tomorrow, you will have five hours to tattoo. 714 00:31:12,171 --> 00:31:16,342 This is your last chance to secure your spot 715 00:31:16,442 --> 00:31:17,809 in the competition. 716 00:31:17,910 --> 00:31:20,312 There is no room for error. 717 00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:22,548 One of you will be going home. 718 00:31:23,015 --> 00:31:25,084 Head out and good luck. 719 00:31:45,037 --> 00:31:49,341 I need to show the judges that I can take their critiques 720 00:31:49,441 --> 00:31:51,243 and I can apply them. 721 00:31:51,343 --> 00:31:53,579 If I went home before even getting a shop, 722 00:31:53,679 --> 00:31:55,214 I would feel like I failed 723 00:31:55,314 --> 00:31:56,782 and I can't let that happen. 724 00:31:57,783 --> 00:31:59,618 -Hey, I'm your human canvas. -[Johnny] Johnny. 725 00:31:59,718 --> 00:32:00,987 -Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 726 00:32:01,087 --> 00:32:03,289 This is your tattoo today, dude. This what I got for you. 727 00:32:03,389 --> 00:32:04,556 -Doug. -I'm Cat. 728 00:32:04,656 --> 00:32:06,658 Hopefully, we can give you a cool tattoo today. 729 00:32:07,159 --> 00:32:10,062 Just start already on the hot spot. 730 00:32:10,596 --> 00:32:11,930 I'm just trying to get into a shop 731 00:32:12,031 --> 00:32:13,465 so I can even have a chance. 732 00:32:13,565 --> 00:32:14,733 We only get five hours, 733 00:32:14,833 --> 00:32:16,702 so this is probably the biggest I'd wanna go, 734 00:32:16,802 --> 00:32:18,004 'cause I'm still gonna get in there 735 00:32:18,104 --> 00:32:20,672 and do all the cool shading and effects and stuff. 736 00:32:21,407 --> 00:32:25,711 Cat, Trevor, and Johnny. 737 00:32:26,445 --> 00:32:28,614 This is your last chance 738 00:32:28,714 --> 00:32:30,849 to save yourself from elimination 739 00:32:31,350 --> 00:32:34,586 and earn your spot on the Young Guns team. 740 00:32:35,387 --> 00:32:37,089 You have five hours to tattoo. 741 00:32:38,024 --> 00:32:43,629 -And your time starts now. -Let's do this thing. 742 00:32:43,729 --> 00:32:44,563 All right. 743 00:32:44,663 --> 00:32:45,864 Yeah, that's fucking tight. 744 00:32:45,964 --> 00:32:48,400 This face off is going to be extremely difficult 745 00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:50,702 because it's more of a head-to-head battle. 746 00:32:51,370 --> 00:32:52,971 In new-traditional tattooing, 747 00:32:53,072 --> 00:32:55,607 we're really looking for multiple line leads, 748 00:32:55,707 --> 00:32:58,577 Solid saturation, really elegant blends 749 00:32:58,677 --> 00:32:59,945 from one color to the next, 750 00:33:00,046 --> 00:33:03,182 and a creative approach that fits the body beautifully. 751 00:33:03,282 --> 00:33:04,716 Stand naturally. 752 00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:07,686 Neo-traditional tattoos are tough. 753 00:33:08,687 --> 00:33:11,157 Stripping out the details, keeping it clean, 754 00:33:11,257 --> 00:33:13,092 readable, very difficult to do. 755 00:33:13,692 --> 00:33:15,861 [Trevor] This is definitely my signature style. 756 00:33:15,961 --> 00:33:18,664 This is their last shot. This tattoo better show 757 00:33:18,764 --> 00:33:21,300 they wanna be there and it's their best. 758 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:22,668 Stoked to do this design. 759 00:33:22,768 --> 00:33:25,504 I love doing bold lines, colors. 760 00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:27,873 That's my specialty right there. 761 00:33:27,973 --> 00:33:29,808 Are you ready? 762 00:33:37,383 --> 00:33:40,819 My tattoo is a reflection of how I'm feeling. 763 00:33:41,353 --> 00:33:44,190 It's broken. It is cut-up. 764 00:33:44,523 --> 00:33:46,725 But she's still hanging in there. 765 00:33:47,826 --> 00:33:49,228 Hi, guys. 766 00:33:49,328 --> 00:33:51,797 [Man] Oh, shit! 767 00:33:51,897 --> 00:33:52,931 Oh, hey. 768 00:33:53,031 --> 00:33:54,266 How are you feeling, Cat? 769 00:33:54,633 --> 00:33:56,502 [Cat] Uh, I'm nervous. 770 00:33:57,569 --> 00:33:59,105 Do you think I should go more bold 771 00:33:59,205 --> 00:34:01,807 or is it okay a little bit thinner for neo-trad? 772 00:34:01,907 --> 00:34:04,009 [Elina] I would do a different size line. 773 00:34:04,110 --> 00:34:06,278 -[Cat] I'm so scared of... -Don't be scared. 774 00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:08,147 [Cat] Bolding a line, so it's like, ugh, 775 00:34:08,246 --> 00:34:10,349 like I'm not going bold. 776 00:34:10,449 --> 00:34:11,750 [Eliza] Stop doubting yourself. 777 00:34:11,850 --> 00:34:14,985 Fear is not real. You're just making it up in your head. 778 00:34:17,789 --> 00:34:19,625 Freaking lines hecka hard. 779 00:34:22,628 --> 00:34:26,232 [Joseph] Trevorewskie. How you doing, bud? 780 00:34:26,331 --> 00:34:28,934 [Trevor] I'm thankful that you guys lobbed me a softball. 781 00:34:29,034 --> 00:34:30,869 Yeah, you're supposed to kill this, bro. 782 00:34:30,969 --> 00:34:32,471 [Trevor] I wanna make this team so badly, 783 00:34:32,571 --> 00:34:33,839 I'm gonna do whatever it takes. 784 00:34:33,938 --> 00:34:35,474 I've always been told that I'm neo-trad, 785 00:34:35,574 --> 00:34:37,376 so I'm just gonna do what I always do right now 786 00:34:37,476 --> 00:34:38,976 and come out and do a sick tattoo. 787 00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:42,248 Would you be up to changing the color palette in the flower? 788 00:34:42,348 --> 00:34:43,449 [Trevor] Why would I do that? 789 00:34:43,549 --> 00:34:45,417 [Jenny] They're not classic neo-trad tones. 790 00:34:45,516 --> 00:34:47,319 Especially that lime green, right? 791 00:34:47,418 --> 00:34:49,388 I've used this color palette so many times. 792 00:34:49,487 --> 00:34:51,257 It looks fucking sick when it's done. 793 00:34:51,357 --> 00:34:52,690 You don't do neo-trad tattoos, 794 00:34:52,791 --> 00:34:55,261 so why're you trying to tell me to do a neo-trad tattoo? 795 00:34:55,627 --> 00:34:57,129 It's probably gonna be loud as shit. 796 00:34:57,229 --> 00:34:58,664 It's gonna be good, right? 797 00:34:58,764 --> 00:35:00,132 I wanna prove it to myself 798 00:35:00,232 --> 00:35:02,401 that I can stack up against the best artists in the world. 799 00:35:02,501 --> 00:35:04,570 This is for $250,000. 800 00:35:05,271 --> 00:35:06,738 It's a big deal. 801 00:35:07,873 --> 00:35:11,042 [Joel] All right, guys, there are three hours left. 802 00:35:11,143 --> 00:35:12,678 [Cat] Oh, no. 803 00:35:13,011 --> 00:35:16,382 [pulsing music] 804 00:35:16,482 --> 00:35:17,783 -You having fun over here? -Yeah. 805 00:35:17,883 --> 00:35:19,618 [Johnny] I think I had a little bit too much fun 806 00:35:19,718 --> 00:35:21,119 yesterday with my design. 807 00:35:21,220 --> 00:35:22,554 [Nikko] Hey, that's all right. 808 00:35:22,654 --> 00:35:23,922 You got a second chance at life. 809 00:35:24,022 --> 00:35:26,258 [Johnny] So I'm trying to keep it a little simpler. 810 00:35:26,358 --> 00:35:29,461 I wanna make sure everything has 811 00:35:29,561 --> 00:35:31,963 those little neo-trad aspects, like a flower. 812 00:35:32,063 --> 00:35:34,366 And then there's this gnarly eyeball 813 00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:35,934 that's just chilling at the bottom. 814 00:35:36,034 --> 00:35:37,503 It's risky, but just put it there 815 00:35:37,603 --> 00:35:39,405 because it looks neo-trad. 816 00:35:39,771 --> 00:35:40,906 I don't wanna get too crazy. 817 00:35:41,006 --> 00:35:42,874 Just do it how it should be done. 818 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:44,376 That's how my brother would say it, for sure. 819 00:35:44,476 --> 00:35:46,878 He'd be like, "You don't always gotta go crazy all the time." 820 00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:49,381 I work alongside my two brothers, so I work... 821 00:35:49,481 --> 00:35:50,882 [Nikko] Your brothers tattoo as well. 822 00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:53,151 That's cool, though. So a family of artists, huh? 823 00:35:53,252 --> 00:35:54,786 [Johnny] I came to Ink Master to show 824 00:35:54,886 --> 00:35:56,455 that you can follow your dreams 825 00:35:56,555 --> 00:36:00,091 and not be scared to jump through that portal 826 00:36:00,192 --> 00:36:01,660 of freaking going for it. 827 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,462 I get that courageousness from my mom. 828 00:36:03,962 --> 00:36:06,498 She supported us, told us we could do anything 829 00:36:06,598 --> 00:36:08,700 and chase our dreams, and I believe that. 830 00:36:09,034 --> 00:36:10,369 She made it believable for me. 831 00:36:10,469 --> 00:36:13,372 And I hope my little brother does the same one day. 832 00:36:13,472 --> 00:36:15,006 Takes the risks. 833 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:20,078 How's it going? 834 00:36:20,178 --> 00:36:21,613 [Cat] I'm a little nervous, a little shaky, 835 00:36:21,713 --> 00:36:24,683 but I'm trying not to overwork. I'm like... 836 00:36:24,783 --> 00:36:27,185 [Ryan] You just went through this huge transformation 837 00:36:27,286 --> 00:36:28,520 and this huge evolution, right? 838 00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:29,955 And now you're coming back in 839 00:36:30,055 --> 00:36:32,858 looking for the same person that you were before. 840 00:36:33,659 --> 00:36:34,993 And what you should be looking for 841 00:36:35,093 --> 00:36:36,928 is the new evolved version of you. 842 00:36:37,863 --> 00:36:40,232 Maybe now is the perfect time to come out like a Phoenix, 843 00:36:40,332 --> 00:36:41,833 bigger and stronger. 844 00:36:41,933 --> 00:36:42,934 Yes. 845 00:36:43,034 --> 00:36:45,003 I know what to do and I just need to do it. 846 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,343 All right, guys, you have one hour. 847 00:36:51,443 --> 00:36:56,248 [dramatic music] 848 00:36:56,348 --> 00:36:57,916 [moans nervously] 849 00:36:58,250 --> 00:36:59,951 Scary. 850 00:37:05,824 --> 00:37:10,429 [Joel] Five, four, three, two, one. 851 00:37:10,529 --> 00:37:12,898 That's it. Time's up. No more ink. 852 00:37:13,832 --> 00:37:15,434 All right, we did it. 853 00:37:15,534 --> 00:37:17,235 Good shit, dude. 854 00:37:17,703 --> 00:37:19,338 [Man] That looks fucking insane. 855 00:37:19,438 --> 00:37:20,539 You fucking did it. 856 00:37:20,639 --> 00:37:21,673 You're awesome, dude. 857 00:37:21,773 --> 00:37:23,208 Hopefully, it'll be good enough 858 00:37:23,309 --> 00:37:25,277 to get me on the team. 859 00:37:25,611 --> 00:37:27,713 I think I like it. 860 00:37:29,815 --> 00:37:31,116 [Trevor] Dude, that was brutal in there. 861 00:37:31,216 --> 00:37:32,851 Especially with only being three tattooers 862 00:37:32,951 --> 00:37:35,754 and knowing that one of you three that are going home? 863 00:37:35,987 --> 00:37:38,424 It's $250,000 on the line. 864 00:37:38,524 --> 00:37:39,858 Yeah, you could cut the tension in there 865 00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:41,760 with a fucking knife, bro. 866 00:37:42,728 --> 00:37:44,430 I tried listening to all the things 867 00:37:44,530 --> 00:37:45,697 that you guys told me. 868 00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:48,600 Anywhere that I could pivot, I did. 869 00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:50,235 You better get on the team. 870 00:37:50,336 --> 00:37:53,805 I was going through this identity crisis 871 00:37:53,905 --> 00:37:57,976 of being a tattoo artist and being somebody's mommy. 872 00:37:58,076 --> 00:38:00,312 I feel guilty that I'm enjoying this 873 00:38:00,412 --> 00:38:01,913 because I'm not with him. 874 00:38:02,314 --> 00:38:05,584 I have two kids, right? It gets better 875 00:38:05,684 --> 00:38:07,853 because you have so much more motivation 876 00:38:07,953 --> 00:38:10,021 because you have to do it for your baby. 877 00:38:10,389 --> 00:38:11,790 You don't wanna come home... 878 00:38:11,890 --> 00:38:14,125 And say, "Mommy sucked 'cause she didn't give it her all. 879 00:38:14,225 --> 00:38:15,561 She gave up." 880 00:38:15,661 --> 00:38:17,829 [Jenny] And we want you to be a kickass member of our team. 881 00:38:17,929 --> 00:38:20,131 We need your drawing skills. You can't leave us. 882 00:38:20,231 --> 00:38:22,468 You are so amazing. 883 00:38:22,801 --> 00:38:24,403 I wanna be on the team. 884 00:38:24,503 --> 00:38:26,338 I have a lot to prove. 885 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:33,745 [music] 886 00:38:46,392 --> 00:38:48,560 Today, you had to face off 887 00:38:48,660 --> 00:38:51,697 tattooing neo-traditional human faces. 888 00:38:52,431 --> 00:38:53,699 Let's see how you did. 889 00:38:53,799 --> 00:38:55,767 Johnny, you're up first. 890 00:38:58,870 --> 00:39:00,572 This one's a lot more readable. 891 00:39:00,672 --> 00:39:02,541 And you can really tell what's going on. 892 00:39:02,641 --> 00:39:04,476 But this piece looks a little stiff. 893 00:39:04,576 --> 00:39:05,811 [Ryan] Since you pulled the hair 894 00:39:05,911 --> 00:39:08,414 in such a compartmentalized sort of way, 895 00:39:08,514 --> 00:39:10,649 I think you missed a lot of movement in the tattoo. 896 00:39:10,749 --> 00:39:12,818 I took that route to go 897 00:39:12,918 --> 00:39:15,220 a little bit more sticker and flat. 898 00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,956 I do think it's a lot of stuff crammed together. 899 00:39:18,056 --> 00:39:21,226 You got the halo, the flower, the jewel, the eye. 900 00:39:21,326 --> 00:39:23,261 There's a lot going on in a small tattoo. 901 00:39:23,361 --> 00:39:26,965 There's a lot of tricks in there that could've been simplified. 902 00:39:29,568 --> 00:39:31,737 -Cat. -No. Sorry. 903 00:39:31,837 --> 00:39:33,805 -You two were corrected. -[Joel] You're up next. 904 00:39:36,442 --> 00:39:37,709 Hi, guys. 905 00:39:37,809 --> 00:39:39,845 You are a very talented illustrator. 906 00:39:40,245 --> 00:39:41,813 I love the shine on the nose. 907 00:39:41,913 --> 00:39:43,148 The lips are great. 908 00:39:43,248 --> 00:39:45,884 I love the eyebrows. The eyebrows are crispy. 909 00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:48,286 Any female comes out the eyebrow place 910 00:39:48,386 --> 00:39:50,956 looking like that, she's like, "Damn, these are perfect." 911 00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:52,458 [Nikko] But it looks unfinished to me. 912 00:39:52,558 --> 00:39:55,594 It looks more illustrated to me than neo-traditional. 913 00:39:56,127 --> 00:39:58,964 That's where you maybe added stuff in 914 00:39:59,064 --> 00:40:00,932 that wasn't as necessary 915 00:40:01,032 --> 00:40:04,035 for things that would've screamed more neo-traditional. 916 00:40:04,135 --> 00:40:06,672 [Ryan] You fixed the problem we had with you yesterday 917 00:40:06,772 --> 00:40:08,039 when it comes to overworking it. 918 00:40:08,139 --> 00:40:10,809 But I think you're really overthinking it. 919 00:40:15,013 --> 00:40:17,215 And last up, Trevor. 920 00:40:20,385 --> 00:40:21,553 The ask was a face. 921 00:40:21,653 --> 00:40:23,388 I think you could've focused a little more on that. 922 00:40:23,489 --> 00:40:25,957 This face is playing peekaboo right now. 923 00:40:26,057 --> 00:40:27,292 Like, "Here I am." 924 00:40:27,392 --> 00:40:29,260 But I really like the style of this one. 925 00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:31,630 It has that good darkness coming into the light 926 00:40:31,730 --> 00:40:32,998 where the rose is glowing. 927 00:40:33,098 --> 00:40:34,399 There's only two eyelashes. 928 00:40:34,500 --> 00:40:36,768 What it seems like is you stuck one eyelash in there 929 00:40:36,868 --> 00:40:38,203 and wasn't sure. 930 00:40:38,303 --> 00:40:39,738 Either fully commit to eyelashes 931 00:40:39,838 --> 00:40:41,239 or commit to one beautiful one. 932 00:40:41,339 --> 00:40:42,641 Color choices are awesome. 933 00:40:42,741 --> 00:40:44,743 Obviously, you do it neo-traditional. 934 00:40:44,843 --> 00:40:46,411 And you hit the mark with that. 935 00:40:49,848 --> 00:40:51,116 [Joel] Based on your work, 936 00:40:51,216 --> 00:40:53,485 two of you will secure your spot 937 00:40:53,585 --> 00:40:55,086 on the Young Guns team. 938 00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:58,256 One of you will be packing your machines. 939 00:40:59,224 --> 00:41:01,092 I think we have a tough decision. 940 00:41:01,192 --> 00:41:02,260 I know that I'm versatile. 941 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:04,062 I can do a bunch of different styles 942 00:41:04,162 --> 00:41:05,997 that will lend me to the team well. 943 00:41:06,464 --> 00:41:08,433 Trevor, he can bang on a solid tattoo. 944 00:41:08,534 --> 00:41:10,101 Playing the game already. 945 00:41:11,236 --> 00:41:12,037 I like that. 946 00:41:12,137 --> 00:41:13,705 We're trying to secure somebody 947 00:41:13,805 --> 00:41:15,874 who makes up for some of our weaknesses 948 00:41:15,974 --> 00:41:18,544 so that these guys don't whoop us. 949 00:41:18,844 --> 00:41:20,345 It's hard to argue with that. 950 00:41:20,445 --> 00:41:21,713 He's a solid tattooer. 951 00:41:21,813 --> 00:41:23,281 I think my biggest pro was that I got 952 00:41:23,381 --> 00:41:25,951 outside the box, creative mentality. 953 00:41:26,051 --> 00:41:27,853 I'm always trying to think about something 954 00:41:27,953 --> 00:41:29,955 a little bit different or maybe something 955 00:41:30,055 --> 00:41:31,356 that you never thought of. 956 00:41:31,456 --> 00:41:34,726 They can also find a lot of value in drawing abilities 957 00:41:34,826 --> 00:41:36,728 and design and dimension, 958 00:41:36,828 --> 00:41:38,530 and somebody who can bust that out 959 00:41:38,630 --> 00:41:41,600 and I think that's something that I can really contribute. 960 00:41:45,170 --> 00:41:48,039 It's time to determine who's going home. 961 00:41:48,139 --> 00:41:51,176 I think Trevor absolutely hit neo-traditional. 962 00:41:51,276 --> 00:41:54,012 Even though it has issues, that's 100% neo-traditional. 963 00:41:54,112 --> 00:41:57,549 Cat's tattoo, I personally loved the face. 964 00:41:57,649 --> 00:41:59,484 I loved the illustration. 965 00:41:59,585 --> 00:42:00,819 It looks unfinished to me. 966 00:42:00,919 --> 00:42:02,087 It looks a little unfinished to me. 967 00:42:02,187 --> 00:42:04,089 -[DJ] I can see that. -And then Johnny's. 968 00:42:04,189 --> 00:42:05,356 [Nikko] It does look finished. 969 00:42:05,456 --> 00:42:07,258 I will say the tattoo looks finished. 970 00:42:07,358 --> 00:42:10,128 But I do think it's a lot of stuff crammed together. 971 00:42:10,228 --> 00:42:11,897 And it just falls a little flat for me. 972 00:42:11,997 --> 00:42:13,231 [Ryan] As opposed to Cat 973 00:42:13,331 --> 00:42:15,767 who brought what we loved about her artistry yesterday 974 00:42:15,867 --> 00:42:17,969 fixed some of the technical mistakes, 975 00:42:18,069 --> 00:42:20,405 and so I think Johnny took a step back. 976 00:42:20,505 --> 00:42:22,007 Cat took a step forward. 977 00:42:22,107 --> 00:42:26,344 And so, for me, my vote is for Johnny to go home. 978 00:42:28,246 --> 00:42:30,381 Cat, I think you did a great illustration. 979 00:42:30,481 --> 00:42:33,619 And, Johnny, I think you like to do everything you got 980 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:35,020 in one tattoo. 981 00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:37,222 It's hard for you to just reel it back in a little bit. 982 00:42:37,589 --> 00:42:39,390 My vote's for you, Johnny. 983 00:42:39,758 --> 00:42:41,559 My vote is for Johnny. 984 00:42:42,227 --> 00:42:44,830 The judges have decided Johnny. 985 00:42:45,396 --> 00:42:48,700 You do not have what it takes to be Ink Master. 986 00:42:51,002 --> 00:42:52,971 I just wanna say thank you to everyone. 987 00:42:53,071 --> 00:42:55,206 I'm taking my notes and I'm gonna make sure 988 00:42:55,306 --> 00:42:57,843 I apply everything that I've learned here 989 00:42:57,943 --> 00:42:59,177 and continue to learn, so... 990 00:42:59,277 --> 00:43:01,613 You're super early in on your career. 991 00:43:01,713 --> 00:43:02,948 It all just takes time. 992 00:43:03,048 --> 00:43:04,515 [Nikko] It takes a lot of guts to come in here, 993 00:43:04,616 --> 00:43:06,752 taking that swing. You're gonna go far, bro. 994 00:43:06,852 --> 00:43:10,055 Please pack your machines and head home. 995 00:43:13,324 --> 00:43:14,592 I'm beyond proud of myself. 996 00:43:14,693 --> 00:43:17,462 Even though I left earlier than I wanted to, 997 00:43:17,562 --> 00:43:19,330 chase your dreams. 998 00:43:19,430 --> 00:43:21,299 I have a 12-year-old brother. 999 00:43:21,399 --> 00:43:23,001 I want him to be able to see this 1000 00:43:23,101 --> 00:43:25,370 and know he can go for it too, 1001 00:43:25,470 --> 00:43:27,773 so go for your dreams. Make your dreams come true. 1002 00:43:28,206 --> 00:43:30,141 [Joel] Congratulations, Cat, and Trevor, 1003 00:43:30,241 --> 00:43:33,011 you have secured your spot on the Young Guns team. 1004 00:43:33,111 --> 00:43:34,713 Thank you, guys. 1005 00:43:36,381 --> 00:43:40,285 OGs, hopefully, you've all been paying attention. 1006 00:43:40,385 --> 00:43:41,519 Ready to go. 1007 00:43:41,619 --> 00:43:44,890 Tomorrow, all of you will be battling for a place 1008 00:43:44,990 --> 00:43:46,424 on the OG team. 1009 00:43:47,225 --> 00:43:48,694 -Let's do it. -Do it. 1010 00:43:50,428 --> 00:43:52,630 Get some rest. You're gonna need it. 1011 00:44:02,273 --> 00:44:05,176 [Narrator] On the next episode of Ink Master... 1012 00:44:05,276 --> 00:44:06,477 [Man] The cobra is in a pit. 1013 00:44:06,577 --> 00:44:09,815 Don't talk the talk until you've walked the walk, OGs. 1014 00:44:10,181 --> 00:44:12,517 You're going in huge with your tattoo. 1015 00:44:12,617 --> 00:44:14,820 If they don't kill it, there's no excuse. 1016 00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:17,322 It was a ballsy move and I don't think you pulled it off. 1017 00:44:17,689 --> 00:44:20,792 You used a crutch to keep yourself safe. 1018 00:44:21,492 --> 00:44:23,094 Holy shit. 1019 00:44:26,564 --> 00:44:32,503 [music]