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- DJ Tambe. 423 votes. Winner: Season 14 (2022) Winning Tattoo: Black and Gray Realism head with new school cartoons popping out its head and eyes.
- Ryan Ashley Malarkey. 3,758 votes. Winner: Season 8 (2016) Winning Tattoo: Chest tattoo featuring a skull, racing flags, and cars.
- Anthony Michaels. 3,182 votes. Winner: Season 7 (2016) Winning Tattoo: Full chest dragon tattoo.
- Joey Hamilton. 1,847 votes. Winner: Season 3 (2013) Winning Tattoo: Aquatic scene depicting partially nude mermaid.
- Shane O'Neill. Season 1 kicked off in 2012, and taking home the $100,000 prize money was Shane O'Neill, a fixture in the tattooing scene of the Northeast.
- Steven Tefft. Steven Tefft took home the S eason 2 win from "Ink Master," and then returned for Season 10's masters face-off. He spoke with 247 Ink Magazine ahead of it, saying "I loved the concept, I thought it was cool.
- Joey Hamilton. Season 3 winner Joey Hamilton was an Air Force veteran-turned-tattooist, and he had a little bit of a different take on the grueling nature of the show.
- Scott Marshall. Not all stories of the "Ink Master" winners have a happy ending, and in 2015, Variety reported that Season 4 winner Scott Marshall had been found dead in Chicago.
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In an attempt to find more ways to reinvent the show's format, season 8 was titled Ink Master: Peck vs Nuñezand divided the contestants into two teams coached by either Oliver Peck or Chris Nuñez. The winning contestant, fan-favorite Ryan Ashley, received a guest spot at her coach's tattoo shop. The theme for the season is a good idea, but the show...
In an attempt to synthesize the themes of previous seasons, Ink Master: Shop Warsfeatured teams of two from various tattoo shops competing against each other in a tag-team style competition with some of the teams made up of new contestants and some made up of returning veterans. Unfortunately, the theme got muddled. Mixing the shop teams with retur...
Continuing with the team format, season 12 was known as Ink Master: Battle of the Sexesand saw the contestants split into two teams based on gender. The teams were coached by returning veterans Ryan Ashley and DJ Tambe. Many of the previous seasons had been predominantly focused on male contestants, with Ryan Ashley as the only previous female winn...
Season 5 shook up the format of the show and introduced the concept of themed seasons, a trend that the show would continue to incorporate into future seasons. This season was branded Ink Master: Rivalsand pitted rival tattoo artists against one another. By season 5, the show had become overly formulaic and was in need of tweaking. The season provi...
The latest iteration of Ink Master was branded as a triumphant return. The lead vocalist of Good Charlotte, Joel Madden, stepped in as a replacement for Dave Navarro. Additionally, three new judges replaced Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck: Ryan Ashley, Ami James, and Nikko Hurtado. The twists in this season included ten returning tattoo artists, four w...
Season 4 mostly adhered to the familiar format established in the first three seasons and continued to feature new and returning challenges. One of the highlights is an episode in which Hugh Jackman guest judges X-Men tattoos. Season 4 was the last season before the show moved to brand each season as a specific theme. As a result, it does not feel ...
Subtitled Ink Master: Master vs. Apprentice, season 6 saw masters and their apprentices compete with and against each other. The show also increased the prize package by gifting a new car to the top artist, giving an extra incentive for winning. Like season 5, bringing contestants with history on the show led to more fighting and drama than other s...
Season 13, Ink Master: Turf War, found yet another way to divide contestants into teams, this time splitting up the artists by geographical region with a returning veteran coaching each of the different regions. Unfortunately, this season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic before the live finale occurred, resulting in the season concluding with...
Season 10, Ink Master: Return of the Masters, revisited the concept of teams introduced in season 8, but this time, the teams were coached by previous Ink Masterchampions. The season also had the coaches competing against each other, ending with a Master Face-Off during the finale. Ink Master: Return of the Masterswas a much better execution of the...
Following up on the success of the team format in season 10, Ink Master: Grudge Match - Cleen vs. Christian once again divided the contestants into competing teams. This time, the teams were coached by returning veterans and rivals Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham, both of whom are among the most talented contestants on Ink Master. Season 11...
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- 180 VOTES. Kelly Doty. Kelly Doty stands out as one best and versatile artists that Ink Master has ever seen, specializing in New School she has strong creative skills that is matched with her enthusiasm to tattoo something jaw dropping.
- 144 VOTES. Walter "Sausage" Frank. When Sausage first competed in season four, he stood out for his strong technical application and professionalism, by playing the game with honor and integrity, he has made it very close to achieving the title of Ink Master on multiple occasions.
- 106 VOTES. Tommy Helm. The first runner up for Ink Master, Tommy Helm is an all around type of tattoo artist whose adaptability and originality shows in every single piece he does.
- 117 VOTES. James Vaughn. All the way back from season one, James Vaughn stands out as one of the fastest and most versatile tattoo artist that the competition has ever seen.
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- Shane O’Neill won Season 1 on March 6, 2012. Shane specializes in portraits and realism. The runners-up were Tommy Helm and James Vaughn.
- Steve Tefft won Season 2 on December 18, 2012. Steve specializes in black and grey portraits and horror images. The runners-up were Sarah Miller and Sebastian Murphy.
- Joey Hamilton won Season 3 on October 8, 2013. Joey specializes in realism and photo reproduction. The runners-up were Jime Litwalk and Katherine “Tatu Baby” Flores.
- Scott Marshall won Season 4 on May 20, 2014. Scott considered himself to be proficient in all types of tattooing. He tragically passed away on October 24, 2015.
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May 28, 2022 · Due to his extreme versatility and talent, Delaware-native Shane O’Neill was crowned with the coveted title of Ink Master, making him the first winner ever in the television series! Since his victory in 2012, Shane O’Neill has accomplished a plethora of things in his tattoo career.
