On the fifth episode of “Ink Master,” Season 3 Veteran E.S. and Season 4 Veteran King Ruck of Black Spade Tattoo (Las Vegas, NV) entered the competition.
Following a team collaboration flash challenge in which contestants had to translate feelings into a tattoo, which had tested composition, they then had to create realistic battle scene tattoos. In the end, the judges felt that Think Before You Ink (Queens, NY) did not have what it takes to be the next “Ink Master Master Shop.”
After the fifth week of competition the shops left competing are:
• Allegory Arts – Florence, AL
o Ulyss Blair (@Ulyss_Blair) – Co-owner/Artist
o Eva Huber (@eva_jean) – Co-owner/Artist
• Artistic Skin Designs – Indianapolis, IN
o April Nicole (@April_Nicole) – Artist
o Dane Smith (@danesmithtattoo) – Artist
• Black Spade Tattoo – Las Vegas, NV
o E.S. (@estattoos_) – Owner/Artist
o King Ruck (@TheRealKingRuck) – Owner/Artist
• Classic Trilogy Tattoo – Syracuse, NY
o Thom Bulman (@Bulman_Tattoos) – Owner/Artist
o Derek Zielinski (@derek_zielinski_artist) – Artist
• House of Monkey Tattoo – Brooklyn, NY
o Lalo Yunda (@lalotattoos) – Artist
o Picasso (@picassodularart) –Artist
• Old Town Ink – Scottsdale, AZ
o Bubba Irwin (@Bubbaitattoos) – Artist
o DJ Tambe (@djtambe) – Artist
• Pinz and Needles – Baltimore, MD
o Jessy Knuckles (@jessyknuckles) – Artist
o Allisin Riot (@allisintattoos) – Artist
• Unkindness Art – Richmond, VA
o Erin Chance (@ErinChanceTattoo) – Owner/Artist
o Doom Kitten (@doomkitten) – Artist
Coming up on the next episode of “Ink Master” on Tuesday, July 18 at 10 pm ET/PT – Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.