Ink Master season 12
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox television season
| season_name = Ink Master: Battle of the Sexes
| bgcolour = #FF5F5F
| num_episodes = 16
| network = Paramount Network
| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|6|11}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2019|9|24}}
| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season
| host = Dave Navarro
| judges = Chris Núñez
Oliver Peck
| num_contestants = 18
| winner = Laura Marie
}}
| prev_season = Grudge Match —
Cleen vs. Christian
| next_season = Turf War
}}
Ink Master: Battle of the Sexes is the twelfth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on Paramount Network on June 11, 2019, with a total of 16 episodes. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, with accomplished tattoo artists Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck serving as series regular judges. The winner received $100,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of Ink Master.
The premise of this season was having two teams of 9 artists, split based on their gender, competing as teams until the finale. This season also featured Ink Master winners and veterans coaching the teams in individual episodes, with the males coaching the women's team and the females coaching the men's team. And depending on which gender was eliminated, one coach advanced to the live finale where they competed in the Clash of the Coaches Face-Off for $25,000. This was the last season to have a live finale.
The winner of the twelfth season of Ink Master was Laura Marie, with Dani Ryan being the runner-up. The winner of the Clash of the Coaches Face-Off was Ryan Ashley, with DJ Tambe being the runner-up.
Judging and ranking
=Judging Panel=
The judging panel is a table of three or more primary judges in addition to the coaches. The judges make their final decision by voting to see who had best tattoo of the day, and who goes home.
=Jury of Peers=
In Season 12, the artist who wins best tattoo of the day gives their respective team the power to put up one artist for elimination.
Contestants
Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Contestant Name
! Years of ! Hometown ! Outcome |
|---|
| Laura Marie (Laura Marie Wachholder)
|6 |Winner |
| Dani Ryan
|21/2 |Runner-up |
| Creepy Jason (Jason Lynn)
|13 |3rd place |
| Jake Ross
|9 |4th place |
| Pon (Antonio DeCaro)
|19 |5th place |
| Cam Pohl (Cameron Pohl)
|6 |6th place |
| Holli Marie
|5 |7th place |
| Janelle Hanson
|4 |8th place |
| Alexis Kovacs
|18 |9th place |
| Ash Mann
|6 |10th place |
| Fon (Taquan Carr)
|5 |11th place |
| Tito Zambrano
|12 |12th place |
| Ashley Anoneison (Ashley McNamara)
|4 |13th place |
| Pony Wave
|6 |14th place |
| Justin Nordine
|10 |15th place |
| Big Jaz
|24 |16th place |
| Elva Stefanie
|7 |17th place{{efn|Stefanie quit the competition.}} |
| Tim Lease
|5 |18th place |
;Notes
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Clash of the Coaches Face-Off
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Coach
! Original Season ! Original Placement ! Outcome |
|---|
| Ryan Ashley
|Winner |Winner |
| DJ Tambe
|Winner |Runner-up |
| Nikki Simpson
|Season 8 |5th place |3rd place |
| rowspan="2"|Aaron "Bubba" Irwin
|{{sort|03|11th/12th place}} |rowspan="2"|4th place |
| Season 9
|{{sort|03|Winner}} |
| Duffy Fortner
|5th place |5th place |
| rowspan="2"|Jime Litwalk
|{{sort|03|Runner-up}} |rowspan="2"|6th place |
| Season 7
|{{sort|03|8th place}} |
| Megan Jean Morris
|Season 7 |9th place |7th place |
=Eliminated=
| class="wikitable" |
| Coach
!Original Season !Original Placement |
|---|
| Joey Hamilton
|Season 3 |Winner |
| rowspan="2"|Sarah Miller
|{{sort|03|Runner-up}} |
| Season 7
|{{sort|03|10th place}} |
| rowspan="2"|Katie McGowan
|Season 6 |{{sort|03|8th place}} |
| Season 9
|{{sort|03|Runner-up}} |
| rowspan="2"|Walter "Sausage" Frank
|Season 4 |{{sort|03|Runner-up}} |
| Season 7
|{{sort|03|7th place}} |
| Kelly Doty
| Season 8 | 3rd place |
| rowspan="2"|James Vaughn
|{{sort|03|3rd place}} |
| Season 7
|{{sort|03|4th place}} |
| Josh Payne
| Winner |
Contestant progress
{{Color box|#008000|border=darkgray}} Indicates the contestant was a part of the Men's team.
{{Color box|#800080|border=darkgray}} Indicates the contestant was a part of the Women's team.
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| rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Contestant
! colspan=16 | Episode |
|---|
| 1{{efn|Creepy Jason and Tito defeated Tim in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.}}
!2 !3 !4 !5{{efn|Alexis, Ash and Tito defeated Pony in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.}} !6 !7{{efn|Ash, Creepy Jason, Dani, Janelle and Pon defeated Tito in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.}} !8 !9 !10 !11 !12{{efn|Cam, Dani, Jake, Laura and Pon defeated Holli in the Face-Off challenge to determine who would stay in the competition.}} !13 !14 !15 !16 |
| style="background:#800080"|
!Laura Marie |style="background:#D0F0C0;"|SAFE |SAFE |style="background:yellow ;"|TOP2 |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |SAFE |style="background:#3EB489;"|{{Font color|black|WIN}} |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:#FFFF99;"|ADV |style="background: #D4AF37" nowrap| Winner |
| style="background:#800080"|
!Dani Ryan |style="background:#D0F0C0;"|SAFE |style="background:yellow ;"|TOP2 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |SAFE |style="background:yellow ;"|TOP2 |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |style="background:yellow ;"|TOP2 |style="background:yellow ;"|TOP2 |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |style="background:silver" nowrap|Runner-up |
| style="background:#008000"|
!Creepy Jason |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |SAFE |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:#997A8D;"|BTM3 |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |SAFE |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:#997A8D;"|BTM3 |style="background:#FFFF99;"|ADV |style="background:sienna;"|Eliminated |
| style="background:#008000"|
!Jake Ross |style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:#3EB489;"|{{Font color|black|WIN}} |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |SAFE |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:yellow ;"|TOP2 |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#008000"|
!Pon |style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |SAFE |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:yellow ;"|TOP2 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |SAFE |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="1"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#008000"|
!Cam Pohl |style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:pink;"|LOW |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |style="background:#3EB489;"|{{Font color|black|WIN}} |style="background:#997A8D;"|BTM3 |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |style="background:#86608E;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="2"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#800080"|
!Holli Marie |style="background:#D0F0C0;"|SAFE |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:#3EB489;"|{{Font color|black|WIN}} |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |SAFE |style="background:#997A8D;"|BTM3 |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="3"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#800080"|
!Janelle Hanson |style="background:#D0F0C0;"|SAFE |SAFE |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:pink;"|LOW |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="4"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#800080"|
!Alexis Kovacs |style="background:#D0F0C0;"|SAFE |style="background:#997A8D;"|BTM3 |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:tomato;"|BTM4 |SAFE |style="background:#3EB489;"|{{Font color|black|WIN}} |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="5"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#800080"|
!Ash Mann |style="background:#D0F0C0;"|SAFE |SAFE |style="background:#997A8D;"|BTM3 |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:tomato;"|BTM4 |style="background:#997A8D;"|BTM3 |style="background:tomato;"|BTM6 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="6"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#008000"|
!Fon |style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |style="background:royalblue;"|{{Font color|white|WIN}} |SAFE |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:#3EB489;"|{{Font color|black|WIN}} |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="7"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#008000"|
!{{nowrap|Tito Zambrano}} |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:tomato;"|BTM4 |SAFE |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="8"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#800080"|
!{{nowrap|Ashley Anoneison}} |style="background:#D0F0C0;"|SAFE |style="background:pink;"|LOW |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:#997A8D;"|BTM3 |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="9"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#800080"|
!Pony Wave |style="background:#D0F0C0;"|SAFE |SAFE |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:lightblue;" |HIGH |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="10"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#008000"|
!Justin Nordine |style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE |SAFE |SAFE |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="11"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#008000"|
!Big Jaz |style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE |style="background:tomato;"|BTM3 |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="12"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#800080"|
!Elva Stefanie |style="background:#D0F0C0;"|SAFE |style="background:black;"|{{fontcolor|white|QUIT}} | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
| style="background:#008000"|
!Tim Lease |style="background:red;"|ELIM | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="14"| | bgcolor="gainsboro" | Guest |
{{notelist}}
:{{Color box|#D4AF37|border=darkgray}} The contestant won Ink Master.
:{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} The contestant was the runner-up.
:{{Color box|sienna|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated during the finale.
:{{Color box|#FFFF99|border=darkgray}} The contestant advanced to the finale.
:{{Color box|#D0F0C0|border=darkgray}} The contestant was exempt from the first elimination.
:{{Color box|royalblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day.
:{{Color box|navy|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the Tattoo Marathon.
:{{Color box|#3EB489|border=darkgray}} The contestant won their Head-to-Head challenge.
:{{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} The contestant was among the top.
:{{Color box|lightblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant received positive critiques.
:{{Color box|cornsilk|border=darkgray}} The contestant received mixed critiques.
:{{Color box|lightpink|border=darkgray}} The contestant received negative critiques.
:{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was in the bottom.
:{{Color box|#997A8D|border=darkgray}} The contestant was put in the bottom by the Jury of Peers
:{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
:{{Color box|#86608E|border=darkgray}} The contestant was put in the bottom by the Jury of Peers and was eliminated from the competition.
:{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} The contestant quit the competition.
:{{Color box|Gainsboro|border=darkgray}} The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.
Episodes
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| EpisodeNumber = 156
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Ink Will Speak for Itself
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|6|11}}
| ShortSummary = 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
:*Winning Team: Women's Team
:*Face Off Tattoo: Creepy Jason, Tim Lease, Tito Zambrano
:*Eliminated: Tim Lease
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 157
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = A Storm is Brewin'
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|6|18}}
| ShortSummary = 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.
- Skill of the Week: Shading
- Flash Challenge: For their first flash challenge, Ryan Ashley, winner of season 8, and Joey Hamilton, winner of season 3, coached the men's and women's team to construct art made entirely of coffee beans.
:*Winner: Men's Team
- Elimination Tattoo: In their first elimination tattoo as individuals, the artist are tasked with tattooing in their coach's (Ashley and Hamilton) specialty, black & grey. During the elimination, Elva admits to the judges that her biopolar disorder was too much to handle. And due to her withdrawal, Ryan earned the first spot to compete at the live finale for $25,000.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Fon
:*Bottom: Alexis Kovacs, Big Jaz, Elva Stefanie
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 158
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Down to the Wire
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|6|25}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Legibility
- Flash Challenge: Bubba Irwin of season 4 and winner of season 9, and Sarah Miller of season 2 and season 7 return to help coach the men's and women's team to construct a 3D sculpture made entirely of different colored electrical wire.
:*Winner: Women's Team
- Elimination Tattoo: The contestants created surrealistic tattoos. With Big Jaz's elimination, Bubba advances as the second coach for the Clash of the Coaches Face-Off in the live finale.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Fon
:*Bottom: Janelle Hanson, Big Jaz, Ash Mann
:*Eliminated: Big Jaz
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 159
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Hunter & The Hunted
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|02}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Contrast
- Flash Challenge: 2-time winner DJ Tambe from seasons 9 and 10 and Katie McGowan of seasons 6 and 9 help coach the men's and women's team for the episode. For this flash challenge, the teams must work with their respective coaches to create a masterpiece that hits contrast. They must paint an image on walls that are staggered so that when you view the image from a certain angle you see the completed picture.
:*Winner: Women's Team
- Elimination Tattoo: The artists are challenged to tattoo neo-traditional animals. With Justin's elimination, DJ becomes the third coach to advance in the Coaches Face-Off in the live finale.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Creepy Jason
:*Bottom: Ashley Anoneison, Ash Mann, Justin Nordine
:*Eliminated: Justin Nordine
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 160
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Art Stands Alone
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|09}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Artistic Ability
- Elimination Tattoo: The artists create a tattoo to show their artistic ability.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Pon
:*Bottom: Pony Wave, Alexis Kovacs
:*Called Down into Face-Off: Ash Mann, Tito Zambrano
:*Eliminated: Pony Wave
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 161
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Art of War
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|16}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Consistency
- Flash Challenge: Sausage from seasons 4 and 7 coaches the women's team while Duffy from season 6 coaches the men's team. For this flash challenge, the teams must work with their respective coaches to engrave suits of armor.
:*Winner: Men's Team
- Elimination Tattoo: To show consistency, the artists are challenged with creating cross-stitch tattoos. With Ashley's elimination, Duffy advances into the Coaches Face-Off in the live finale.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Cam Pohl
:*Bottom: Ash Mann, Ashley Anoneison, Jake Ross
:*Eliminated: Ashley Anoneison
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 162
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Sabotage
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|23}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Technical Application
- Elimination Tattoo: There were no teams this week and the artists faced off against one another. Each artist chose skulls which determined if they would get to choose their opponent or what they tattooed. There would be one winner of each face off. The loser would be up for elimination. All the artists that lost their face off tattooed Japanese traditional color hannya masks.
:*Bottom: Ash Mann, Tito Zambrano, Dani Ryan, Creepy Jason, Janelle Hanson, Pon
:*Eliminated: Tito Zambrano
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 163
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Pins & No Needles
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|30}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Color Theory
- Flash Challenge: Jime from seasons 3 and 7 coaches the women's team while Kelly from season 8 coaches the men's team. The teams must create an image showing color theory by filling a field of ink caps with tattoo ink. They are only given the primary colors, black, and white. They must mix their other colors.
:*Winner: Women's Team
- Elimination Tattoo: In order to show color theory, the artists are tasked with tattooing a style that both of their coaches specialize in: New School. The women successfully made a comeback thanks to their coach Jime Litwalk, and they even managed to give a couple men some of the toughest canvases including frontrunner Fon. Men's team coach Kelly Doty was unable to participate in the critique due to family emergency. With Fon's elimination, Jime advances into the Coaches Face-Off in the live finale.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Alexis Kovacs
:*Bottom: Cam Pohl, Fon, Jake Ross
:*Eliminated: Fon
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 164
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Drawing Alliances
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|6}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Composition
- Flash Challenge: Coaching each team respectively are James Vaughn of season 1 and 7 as well as Megan Jean Morris of season 7. The teams are challenged to create a 3-D sculpture with half a million toothpicks.
:*Winner: Women's Team
- Elimination Tattoo: The artists must create freehand tattoos, creating designs that flow with the area they are tattooing. With Ash eliminated, Megan advances to the Coaches Face-Off in the live finale.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Laura Marie
:*Bottom: Alexis Kovacs, Creepy Jason, Ash Mann
:*Eliminated: Ash Mann
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 165
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = By Accident or By Design
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|13}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Adaptability
- Elimination Tattoo: Each team must tattoo a design done by the opposing team. After they were also tasked with tattooing their own design as well.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Creepy Jason
:*Bottom: Jake Ross, Janelle Hansen, Alexis Kovacs
:*Eliminated: Alexis Kovacs
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 166
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Roll of the Dice
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|20}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Detail
- Flash Challenge: Nikki Simpson of season 8 and Josh Payne, winner of season 10, coach both men's and women's teams respectively. The teams are challenged with creating a mosaic out of dice.
:*Winner: Women's Team
- Elimination Tattoo: The artists are challenged to create cover up tattoos whilst showing detail. With Janelle's elimination, Nikki advances into the Coaches Face-Off in the live finale.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Creepy Jason
:*Bottom: Holli Marie, Janelle Hanson, Cam Pohl
:*Eliminated: Janelle Hanson
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 167
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|8|27}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Marketability
- Elimination Tattoo 1: Each canvas was interviewed by the artists about the tattoo the canvas wanted done. Going by order in where they stood in line, the canvas picked the artist they wanted to tattoo them and if multiple canvas' wanted that artist, the artist picked who they tattooed.
- Elimination Tattoo 2: The previous tattoo each artist had done were displayed to four canvases and the three artists who weren't picked were up for elimination. Afterwards, the judges looked at the two tattoos done by each artist to determine if they were safe from elimination and only Creepy Jason was granted immunity.
:*Artists Not Chosen: Laura Marie, Pon, Cam Pohl
:*Artists Chosen: Dani Ryan, Jake Ross, Holli Marie, Creepy Jason
:*Safe from Elimination: Creepy Jason
- Elimination Tattoo 3: The remaining artists were tasked with creating two tattoos with different styles, preferably styles the artists hadn't already done in the competition.
:*Eliminated: Holli Marie
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 168
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Moving Pictures
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|3}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Finesse
- Flash Challenge: The artists get the chance to design custom wheelchair spoke guards.
:*Winner: Pon
- Elimination Tattoo: The remaining artists are challenged to tattoo the back of the neck.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Laura Marie
:*Bottom: Cam Pohl, Dani Ryan, Creepy Jason
:*Eliminated: Cam Pohl
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 169
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Unfriendly Fire
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|10}}
| ShortSummary =
- Skill of the Week: Precision
- Flash Challenge: Create a work of art using paintball marker and seven different colors of paintballs.
:*Winner: Men's Team
- Elimination Tattoo: The final five had to carefully apply precision in traditional illustrative portrait tattoos.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Dani Ryan
:*Bottom: Creepy Jason, Pon, Laura Marie
:*Eliminated: Pon
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 170
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Step Up or Shut Up
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|17}}
| ShortSummary =
- Tattoo Marathon: The artists must compete in a tattoo marathon. Each artist designed a tattoo and style must be completed in 90 minutes. All the artists were required to tattoo each design. At the end of the marathon the judges determined that no artist had earned a spot in the finale.
- Elimination Tattoo: Each artist had to tattoo a design one of their fellow artists had completed and the judges deemed was their best work so far in the competition.
:*Best Tattoo of the Day: Dani Ryan
:*Bottom: Creepy Jason, Jake Ross, Laura Marie
:*Eliminated: Jake Ross
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 171
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Battle of the Sexes Finale
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|24}}
| ShortSummary =
The three finalists reveal their 36 hour Master Canvas.
- Coaches Face Off Winner: Ryan Ashley
- 3rd Place: Creepy Jason
- Runner-Up: Dani Ryan
- Winner: Laura Marie
| LineColor = FF5F5F
}}
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References
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External links
- {{official website|www.spike.com/shows/ink-master}}
- {{IMDb episodes|1865740}}
- {{TV Guide|339229}}
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