On the first episode of “Ink Master,” the artists were introduced to the competition and faced off as teams of two, representing their hometown shops.
After an ice carving flash challenge, contestants had to create tattoos using live animal references. Ultimately the judges felt that Thicker Than Blood (White Plains, NY) did not have what it takes to be the next “Ink Master Master Shop”
After the first 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 Anchor Collective – Hesperia, CA
- o Carlos Rojas (@Crojasart) – Artist
- o Aric Taylor (@Aric_Taylor) – Artist
• Classic Trilogy Tattoo – Syracuse, NY
- o Thom Bulman (@Bulman_Tattoos) – Owner/Artist
- o Derek Zielinski (@derek_zielinski_artist) – Artist
• Pinz and Needles – Baltimore, MD
- o Jessy Knuckles (@jessyknuckles) – Artist
- o Allisin Riot (@allisintattoos) – Artist
• The Marked Society Tattoo – McDonough, GA
- o Wes Hogan (@awesomehogan) – Artist
- o Mike P (@tattoosbymikep) – Co-Owner/Artist
• Tri-Cities Tattoo – Atlanta, GA
- o Bang (@chabangna) – Artist
- o Danger Dave (@dangerdaveink) – 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, June 13 at 10 pm ET/PT – A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts Shop relationships to the test.
