Ink Master

S01E02: Botched Head Tattoo

A head tattoo becomes a medical emergency and tempers explode when Heather challenges the judges. Ton Jones serves as Guest Judge and a second artist is eliminated from the competition, losing the chance to win $100K.

Overview

A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes couldn't be higher with "living canvasses" donating their skin to be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.

Episodes

Fresh Meat

S01E01 Fresh Meat

January 17, 2012 6.8 42 min
Ten of the best tattoo artists on the planet tattoo Human Canvases in a series of extreme challenges. The first Artist is eliminated on the path to determining who will earn a $100,000 prize and...
Botched Head Tattoo

S01E02 Botched Head Tattoo

January 24, 2012 6.5 42 min
A head tattoo becomes a medical emergency and tempers explode when Heather challenges the judges. Ton Jones serves as Guest Judge and a second artist is eliminated from the competition, losing the chance to win...
Pasties and a Cameltoe

S01E03 Pasties and a Cameltoe

January 31, 2012 6.5 42 min
Naked women heat up the competition and another head tattoo sparks a fight between Al and Bili. A third artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K
Ink Disaster Piece

S01E04 Ink Disaster Piece

February 7, 2012 5.0 42 min
Photo Realism tattoos turn disastrous when Bili has difficulty with muscle structure and Heather’s art goes up in flames. A fourth artist is eliminated from the competition.
Game On

S01E05 Game On

February 14, 2012 5.0 42 min
Competition turns cut-throat when Josh calls out Shane for only doing black & grey. Shane fights to prove his color skills and impress the judges. A fifth artist is eliminated from the competition.
Permanent Mistakes

S01E06 Permanent Mistakes

February 21, 2012 5.0 42 min
Tattoos are forever and so are the mistakes! The artists are plagued with massive mistakes while tattooing pinups on their canvasses. A sixth artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K.
Picture Imperfect

S01E07 Picture Imperfect

February 28, 2012 6.5 42 min
Some of the remaining artists botch their portrait tattoos by screwing up important features, leaving their human canvasses with bad art. 4 artists remain but only 1 will take home $100K and the title of...
Ink Master Revealed

S01E08 Ink Master Revealed

March 6, 2012 7.0 42 min
In the season finale, human canvasses blindly agree to let the remaining artists tattoo anything they want on their skin. A grueling 18 hours of tattooing with a shocking twist! Who will take home $100K...

Cast

Joel Madden
Joel Madden
Self - Host

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