- You really have two options. You can tattoo yourself, or you can grab someone in
this room and then tattoo them. - What other canvas do I
know better than my own body? - Hey, I'm takin' one for the team, yo. Let's just do this. Let's show these people what's popping. Whoo (beep) - This week, we're testing contrast. - Contrast in a tattoo
is extremely important because if you have no
really deep shadows, and no really nice highlights, you really lose a lot
of life in your piece. - Today, you must tattoo a Neo Traditional lady or gentlemen. - Yes. Neo Traditional is
what I do and what I love. It's my passion. Finally something I know I can destroy. This is my day to shine. - These tattoos feature
elegant aristocrats with monocles, pipes,
pearls, top hats and bowlers. However, here is the twist, your canvases want a lady and a gentleman. So you must tattoo as a team, on the same canvas at the same time. - Come on. - (beep) That sucks. Tattooing is not a team sport. - It's the worst. - That changes everything. Now I just hope I don't get
one of the weak artists. - You'll be judged separately, but it's up to you and your partner to make sure your designs work together. - I think it'd be cooler if
you did like a jawbone exposed. - [Canvas] No. Here's the deal, side
profile, not portrait style. Throw in a hint of romance. - This kid's a know it all. - No, no. No hats. - I'm pissed. I don't
like this dude's idea. This is gonna be a (beep)show, I can tell, right from the gate. Instead of keeping it all inside- - Wait. Are you talking about him or are you talking about me? I'm not sure. I'm feeling very annoyed. If it doesn't come out
the way I want it to look, we're gonna have problems. (suspenseful music) (upbeat music) - There he is Keith and I's canvas, it's bad already. What are you thinking? - I'm not into it at all.
- No? - No. - I want to punch this dude in his face. He's a sucker and he's burning me out. What, is it the face?
You don't like the face? What are you... - That's not even, at all.
You know what I'm saying? - [Ruck] What are you talking about, man? - This is not-
- [Ruck] You mean these lines? - It's like like two different
frames, is my concern. - I don't want to play with this dude. All these shenanigans. It's just not working for me. You just want this to be the same? - Yeah. I want them the same. - You have six hours to
tattoo a lady or a gentleman. And your time starts now. - Let's get it on. - You good with this too?
- Yeah. - In order to create a
great traditional tattoo, you have to have contrast. Contrast in tattooing really
makes a tattoo come to life. Using light and dark, it's something that's gonna make that
tattoo jump up off the skin. (upbeat music) - How'd that go? - Good. - Everyone else tattooing, while I'm over here playing with this guy. I'm like a little concerned. Like, it's like half an hour
and we haven't even started. Are we gonna be all right? - [Ruck] Don't worry about it, man. - Dude, chill out, man. Put
your head on that pillow. Ruck's pissed, I'm pissed. This kid is breaking my balls. - You need to handle
some of these canvases with baby gloves. You don't tell a customer to shut up. You just lost the battle
right there, dude. - I'm starting. (tattoo machine buzzing) (upbeat music)
(tattoo machine buzzing) - [Canvas] I'm gonna pass out, bro. - [Keith] Don't, don't say that. - I'm not even joking though. Yeah, I'm seeing colors. - Medic. Medic. - This is really bad. Oh (beep) me. - Feeling dizzy or anything like that? - Yes. - I've accomplished
nothing with this tattoo. My outline's not even finished. - [James] Sit first
before you stand, okay? - Because this kid can't handle the pain, I can't do my damn job. (intense music) - Keith and King Ruck are
tattooing way to rough. My guess is they were just shredding the (beep) out of his legs. That's what's causing this guy to tap out. - Hang in there, you
know? You're doing great. If that's the case, one
or both of these guys are going home today. - Two hours remain, everyone. - All right, buddy. Come on, back up. - All right. - Let's try this again. (tattoo machines buzzing) - Hey man, are you all right? Buddy, buddy, you all right dude? You're starting to shake a lot here, bro. - The shakes I'm having right now are super uncontrollable,
you know what I mean? - Time is not on my side and this situation is only getting worse. You might be sending me
home. You a sucker man. - I'm gonna use the bathroom. Can you show me where the bathroom is? - Okay. Come on, man. (intense music) You okay? You all right? Whoa, whoa, whoa. Come here (beep). He just passed out can you
get James here, please. Immediately. Damn it. (intense music) - [James] Look straight at me.
- My head... - [James] I need you to stop talking and just look straight at me. - This is the worst possible scenario. This kid's tapping out unfinished. Yo Ruck, (indistinct) went psht. - [Ruck] He just passed out out there? - [Keith] Yeah. - [James] Just tell me
if you're gonna fall over and say it loud, okay? - He's not gonna come
back at all. He's done. - Naw, he's (beep) done. I'm going home. - Naw, I don't know about that. How about tattooing yourself? - One hour to go every
one. One hour remaining. - I'm not going home off
of a chump tapping out. I don't get down like that. What the (beep), man. I guess Ruck got to tattoo himself. You know what? I'm not
scared to tattoo myself. Let's get it cracking. I'm gonna tattoo a traditional style rose. I just need to show the judges I can saturate some black
and I can show contrast. - This (beep)'s real. - Right now. (tattoo machine buzzing) The fact that Ruck's is
willing to tattoo himself shows that he still wants to compete. Keith doesn't want to
compete. Keith wants to cry. He's a bitch. Pack his (beep) bags and let him go home. (intense music) - 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. That's it machines down, no more ink. - How'd you do Ruck? - Okay, tattooed a rose. - Can I see it?
- Yeah. I know that I can still be going home, but I also know that I did everything that I could do to stay
in this competition. I'm here to compete. - Good for you man. Good for you. - Today you had to use contrast to make a Neo Traditional
lady or gentleman, that pops. King Ruck and Keith. Tell me what happened. - It was a bad canvas from the beginning. - But you turned in outlines.
- Yes. - And King Ruck, you've
also tattooed yourself. - I still wanted to show you guys that I still want to compete. - Well we appreciate that. So let's start with you, King. - [Oliver] You have a lot of
really rough outlines here. - [Ruck] As we started
hitting him with the lines, he would freak out, he would
jump, he would move around. - If that leg's moving
and push on him, man. Hold it down. You have this huge oval line
that's going around the side and it really shows a
lot of imperfections. - All right, King, let's take a look at the tattoo you did on yourself. - [Oliver] It's a very
small, very simple tattoo, but you do show contrast. And really, it's probably
the cleanest tattoo you've done since you've been here. - Thank you. - [Dave] So, let's move on to Keith. - [Oliver] This is a tough call. You gave us very little to look at. The most that I have the judge on is what area you colored solid black. This area is very rough,
and it's just not there. - It's not there because I wasn't able to (beep) go into it and do (beep). I mean, it's easy for you
to say up here, "Like yeah, you know, you're gonna..." - [Oliver] I'm mean we're
saying the black area that you have, is not solid. - I heard ya.
- [Oliver] Yeah. - I hear you bro. - Listen, man, you're crazy on edge. You're just stewing, and mad, and you're not confident in you. If you can't be confident
in you, then how can we? - Today, you had to tattoo
one of the most popular styles of tattooing, Neo Traditional. Keith, you're here because Sausage put you up for elimination. Sausage, why Keith? - It's nothing against
you, but ultimately, there's people here that
are hungry to stay here. Ruck (beep) tattooed himself. - I definitely have what
it takes to be here. And every time you guys
judge me, I'm judging myself. I'm punching myself in the throat. - Keith, you're also here because the human canvases determined that you have the worst tattoo of the day. - (beep) man. It's been one thing after the other, it's been like a domino effect. And the dominoes have been falling over and over and over again. It's just so hard for me to focus. King, you're here because the judges felt that you had one of the
worst tattoos of the day. - [Oliver] You have a lot of
really rough outlines here. - I don't want to make excuses, but I still wanted to compete. I still wanted to show the
essentials of the challenge. - [Oliver] You tattooing yourself, that to me, says a lot about
what your dedication is to be in this competition. If every line you did was this smooth, all the past tattoos you've
done would have been better. - The judges have decided, (intense music) Keith, you do not have what
it takes to be Ink Master. - [Oliver] Under any circumstance, a professional tattooer should be able to do cleaner lines in this. - Please pack your
machines and close shop. - This week, we're testing detail. - Detail is all the little textures, all the little fine lines and shading that brings a tattoo to life. - You must all create
a biomechanical tattoo. - Man. - (beep) - Having the godfather
Bio-Mec judge my tattoos, it puts so much pressure on you. - I don't do biomechanical. I'm absolutely terrified right now - This is not gonna be fun. - Biomechanical tattoos,
are free flowing forms that either grow or come together in a mechanical, organic way. - Detail is really important
in biomechanical tattoos because it enhances all
the little tiny crevices and gives it that pop to make
it that much more exciting. - I want a metal plate that bolts, like a PCB circuit board. - Some of the stuff you want will not work for this challenge. If I give my canvas the
tattoo that he wants, I'm going home today. - I definitely want the machine screws. You know, like a real robot. - [Julia] That's not
considered biomechanical. - Sure it is. Of course it is. - It's considered mechanical- - [Canvas] Right, biomechanical. - But not Biomechanical. I'm not going to risk my livelihood for your stupid tattoo idea that has nothing to do with the challenge. If we do not follow the
challenge, it'll send me home. Robots are not biomechanical,
what I showed you originally- - Are robots mechanical or not? Yes. - [Julia] If you don't
meet the challenge... - It meets the challenge. - Can you let me finish? My canvas is as straight up ass(beep). You need to have some respect right now. - I'm trying to be respectful,
but you're not compromising. - You're just telling me what to do. - I'm willing to move a little bit, but you've got to come
and move with me too. - I'm getting so frustrated. - You're getting frustrated? - This guy is not receptive at all. He's stressing me out so bad. - You could do that style, some... - The challenge is this style. So how can I do it some, if
the challenge is this style? Give me some direction, or go. - Punch in some- - (mocking) Don't be like
punching some, uh, uh... My children are depending on me right now. And his things he wants in this tattoo are going to send me home. And I can't let that happen. You need to go so I can get to work. - Right, but I want to see what you're... - Go. - [Canvas] How you doing? - All right. So this is
what I've come up with. I got the cables coming around, and then we have the vial part, which is what they're looking for. If you don't like it, I'm just
gonna tattoo it on myself. - Yeah, I'm not really feeling it. - All right, go on. - I mean, it's just nothing... - [Julia] Peace. Bye. - It's my tattoo. It's on my body. So I want ideas that I had too. I'm trying to work with her, and she's not willing to
work with me, not one bit. Are you willing to
compromise a little bit? - Nope. - 'Cause you really didn't
put anything that I wanted. - [Julia] I put cables of metal in there. Don't worry about it. - You don't want to compromise? - I'm tattooing myself. - I compromised a lot on this. - [Julia] You didn't compromise. - And I really (beep)
you'd do a great tattoo. - [Julia] No you don't. You kept saying all
kinds of stupid (beep). I'm not putting pistons (indistinct) - I didn't want (beep) pistons. - (indistinct) and cables. - No, no, no. I didn't say that. I said some metal- - Good bye. Have a nice life. Go (beep) yourself. (door opening) (intense music) I don't want to tattoo myself, but at this point I have no choice. I'm not going to let some ass(beep) be responsible for me going home today. - See what ya doing here. Is this the design that
the guy didn't want? - He didn't want any of
the biomechanical in it. He just wanted only mechanical. - Okay. - So it wouldn't have met that challenge. I know I have to do this for my children. I have everything on the line right now. (intense music)
(tattoo machines buzzing) - So what's your take?
Did you hear any of that? - She was just going off
on the guy, you know? - Would you have bounced that guy? - No. I woulda gave him
exactly what he wanted. Julia is a dumb ass. She should've just tattooed her canvas. But I think her art
abilities caught up to her and she couldn't provide what he wanted. - My tattoo is so awesome. I really showed today
that I deserve to be here. - What are you thinking, Julia? You sent your canvas home. You told this giant-ass dude to F off. Plus it looks like you did a
coverup on your own leg, girl. You're going home. - Hey guys, - What's up? - [Emily] What's up squeaks?
- Not much. I'm super tired. - I think you coulda came up with something to tattoo the guy. I would have drawn exactly
what the guy wanted. - He just wanted metal and cables. - I was listening. I heard
exactly what he wanted. - But this guy would not budge. - No, I think you were
just trying to give him a style that he totally didn't want. - No, I was trying to compromise
with him the whole time. And he's a disrespectful dick, who was unwilling to compromise. - Well, after he found
out you weren't going to give him what he wanted. - I did everything I could. - I don't know. What do you think? Think she copped out? - If you can say I copped out after just tattooing myself for six hours. I didn't want to tattoo myself. I really did not want to do that. That was the last thing I wanted to do. - Today, all of you went head-to-head creating biomechanical tattoos. Julia. There were some unusual circumstances with you and your canvas. Before we get into that, let's discuss the work that
you have presented for us. - [Chris] This is probably
the strongest thing, as a judge, I've seen you do. It has a lot of contrast.
It has a lot of depth. - So Julia, now let's
talk about what happened in your consult. - The guy just kept cutting me off, and I was just like, "I'm
trying to work with you. I'm trying to do what you want." And then at one point he shushed me. So I was just like,
"Look, this is the design. And if you don't want to do it I'm just going to tattoo it
on myself, at this point." - There are two sides to every story, maybe we should hear from your canvas. - (beep) (intense music) - I bet you're not happy to see me. Should I F-off now? - [Dave] Hey buddy, thanks for joining us. - [Canvas] No problem. - What is your side of the story? - She hated every idea that I had. She said they were all crap. She said, they're all so outdated. She just said, I have to do her tattoo or I wasn't getting a tattoo. And I said, "Well, can't
you just change anything?" She's like, "I will not change nothing." - I was on the computer the whole time, just like, "Well, let me show you this. Let me show you this." And I was like, "Just
tell me the components you want then." - Yeah, but you were super rude about it. - You have to always work with that client or starve and not feed your family, okay? - Exactly. Because that is how we make our money, is working with our clients. - Everyone that know me- - [Chris] At this point- - As an artist knows how I am- - [Chris] Listen. Just stop. Stop. Don't dig it deeper. - Mark, Thank you very much. - Okay.
- [Dave] Good luck, buddy. - That's (beep) (beep) - Earl, Chris, Kito, Brian, Duffy, Matt, Miami, Ryan, Marissa, you lost your head-to-head competitions. You must now prove that
you deserve to be here. - (beep)
- Woo. - This is your first elimination tattoo. This week, you're being
judged on overall ability. - Overall ability is showing that you have the bones of tattooing, solid
line work and saturated color. How to make it look good on the body. - To survive the first elimination, you must tattoo, whatever your canvas wants. - (beep) - But that is not all.
- What? - Your canvases are very
familiar with this competition, because they have all been tattooed on past seasons of "Ink Master." - Wow. - God damn.
- That sucks. - That means they know
exactly what they want and what they don't want. - (beep) - Crazy man. - Let's bring out the canvases. (intense music) - Traditional pharaoh's horses on my back. - What? - Flag on my left ass cheek. - What are the odds of me talking you out of getting it on your ass? - Do you have any other
open areas that you'd want? - Um, no. - You're just covered completely. - Yep. - Okay artists, you will
have six hours to tattoo whatever your canvas wants. If your tattoo is the worst, you will be the first artist
to pack your machines. Good luck. - How'd the last time turned out? - Not as it should have. I'm really nervous, because I don't have a lot of spaces left and I don't want to burn them. - [Kito] Here's my portfolio, you can take a look at some stuff. And the idea you were looking
for is Traditional, right? - Yes. Very traditional. - If I lose this challenge,
I'm blaming Big Ceeze. He taught me. I'm pretty confident about this, man. - Here's the problem, I hate to do this to you, but the more I thought
about it, I gotta go. - Don't, don't. - Because on the chance
that you can't pull it off, I can't deal with that. - Yeah, but it's traditional though, man - I don't think you can do it, the stuff that I was looking at. There's like no hard black in
there. That's the key thing. - I feel like whooping his ass. Ain't no changing your mind then? - Nah, man. - That's bull(beep) to the
highest level of bull(beep). - I'm sorry. - This dude just cost me
a hundred thousand dollars just because he's some old sissy. All odds are against me right now. - You really have two options, you can tattoo yourself, or you can grab someone in
this room and then tattoo them. - What other canvas do I
know better than my own body? Hey man, I'm taking one for the team, yo. - Let's just do this. - Let's show these people what's popping. - Woo. (beep) - Looks like your boy's tattooing himself. - Oh no. That would suck. - Today, nine of you needed
to prove your overall ability tattooing your canvases with the subject and style they chose. Kito, you're up first. Tell us what happened
with your original canvas. - Looking at my portfolio, he said he didn't see
enough American Traditional, and became risky. - [Dave] And you were left with an option of tattooing yourself. - [Oliver] You did turn in the tattoo, and it is very smooth. Clean lines, solid black, smooth shading. - Overall, I know for a
fact, you can do a nice rose. You've convinced me now. Now what do you got? (upbeat music)
