Ink Master
All-star artists return to compete in the ultimate tattoo competition.
Inking with the Enemy
S5 E1
Rival artists are forced to ink with their enemy; pressure is very high and one rival gets sent packing.
Pin up Pittfalls
S5 E2
Semi-nude models and a game changing twist mix things up for the artists; Josh is back with a vengeance, and rivalries flare.
Geishas Gone Wrong
S5 E4
Artists feel the pressure when they tattoo Nunez's specialty; one artist loses his cool, while the others move closer to $100,000.
Glass on Blast
S5 E5
The artists must make art by sand blasting glass while trying to survive working in teams; when the artists tattoo head-to-head, rivalries explode; Emily makes a new enemy; another artist loses a shot at 100K.
Cheek to Cheek
S5 E6
Artists must complete 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos, but when they must finish each others' tattoos Emily plays dirty. Also, one artist experiences a medical emergency.
Three's a Crowd
S5 E7
Artists must work in teams to take on Oliver's specialty and put one of their own on the chopping block.
Ink My Oosik
S5 E8
The artists must scrimshaw walrus penises and face their pickiest canvases to date; one artist loses their cool and another is eliminated.
Virgin Blood
S5 E9
Jason's anxiety threatens to take him out when virgin canvases get their first tattoos; Josh plays dirty and puts his opponent on the chopping block; another artist is eliminated.
Cold Blooded
S5 E10
Artists use blood for ink in the Flash Challenge, then go head to head against guest judge Tommy Montoya; Emily goes over the edge.
Up in Smoke
S5 E11
Artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were; Josh causes controversy that could get him kicked out of the competition.
Heads Will Roll
S5 E12
The opportunity to ink football player Deangelo Williams as he honors his mother who died of breast cancer; a medical emergency after head tattoos send a canvas over the edge.
Painstaking Portraits
S5 E13
Artists tattoo the same portrait on two family members; Jason fights to survive as the last six artists move closer to the prize.
Firing Squad
S5 E14
Artists battle for the top four spots; a top artist designs the tattoo that determines who stays and gets a shot at $100,000.
Fight to the Finale
S5 E15
The last four artists battle it out with emotional outbursts, explosive fights, incredible tattoos and total fails.
Ink Finale
S5 E16
The final three artists reveal their 35-hour back tattoos; all 18 rival artists return to spill details on rivalries and one artist becomes Ink Master.