Teams built with artists from the country's four regions -- West, South, Midwest and East -- arrive to battle; only the strongest artist will survive the turf war, earning a $100,000 prize and the title of Ink Master.
The judges test the regional artist teams' fundamentals and reveal a game-changing turf war twist; the battle continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
Ride or die, team tensions run high when the artists endure a tattoo marathon with the others from their home turf; the artists who fail to collaborate risk $100K and the title of Ink Master.
The artists must rely on the strength of their teamwork and line work in a painstaking test of legibility; the Turf War intensifies for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Just as the teams think they've figured out the turf war, a twist sets the competition ablaze and burns it down to its very core.
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.
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.
The Artists hunger for the win, now more than ever before, when they tattoo sweet full color new school food tattoos; one Artist bites off more than they can chew.
The teams are put to the test in artistry with an Ink Master favorite: pin-ups.
The artists have to prove that they are tough enough to battle in the Turf War.
After last week's surprising elimination, the Artists' shading skills are tested in a monumentally hard Elimination Tattoo.
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.
The Turf War heats up as the artists are tested on composition; with a meticulous elimination tattoo, some artists spread their wings to take flight while some never get off the ground.
The road to the finale begins with a 13-hour tattoo marathon; the artists must prove they have the endurance and skill to outlast their competitors and are worthy of the title of Ink Master.
Eighteen artists arrive ready to fight for themselves but instead find they must work in teams divided by gender; battle lines are drawn, then tested, in the "Ink Master" Battle of the Sexes; in the end, only one will win $100,000.
Team leaders emerge in a shocking new season-long twist that sends the Artists a wake-up call and shakes up the competition; The Battle of the Sexes continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
The artists must fight even harder to win the Battle of the Sexes as the field thins and the competition intensifies; one artist is not wired properly for the competition and must pack up and close shop.
The judges are looking for color contrast and the artists are out for blood with full color neo-traditional animal tattoos.
It's every man or woman for themselves when the artists are subject to a blind critique.
The artists must put needle to skin consistently to take out their competitors; the battle of the sexes continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
The artists must prove their strength by facing off against each other.
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 teams are out of balance as the artists cross enemy battle lines to pick secret alliances; a freehand drawing challenge tests the competitors' artistic ability.
The battle for the grand prize and title of Ink Master continues as the judges test the artist's adaptability.
The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves when the power is in the hands of the canvases.
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.
It's a battle of the sexes as the men's team takes aim at the women during an illustrative portrait challenge.
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 smaller the tattoo, the harder the coaches might fall in a micro Masters Face Off; in the Elimination Tattoo, one artist takes a blow to the chest and is sent packing.
The competition gets heated up when the artists test composition using melted wax.
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.
With a spot in the final three on the line, the artists push themselves to the limit in a grueling tattoo challenge; the masters must also fight to gain their own advantage for the finale.
The top three artists reveal their 24-hour battle royale chest tattoos; the eliminated artists return to confront each other for the first time; one artist and master are crowned winners.