Ink Master Grudge Match
2019
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Episode Guide
- 10. Fifteen's Finale Dec 20, 2023
- The top three Artists reveal their Master Canvas tattoos and a surprise jury of Ink Master winners.
- 9. Instant Karma Dec 13, 2023
- The top four Artists call out their fellow competitors to earn their spot in the finale.
- 8. Competition Shattered Dec 6, 2023
- The top five Artists try not to crack under the pressure in their final Flash Challenge.
Click through our photo gallery above that highlights all of the past “Ink Master” winners, from Shane O’Neill to the most recent.-By Misty Holland. Season 1: Shane O’Neill Image Credit:...
- Season 1: Shane O’Neill
- Season 2: Steve Tefft
- Season 3: Joey Hamilton
- Season 4: Scott Marshall
- Season 5: Jason Clay Dunn
- Season 6: Dave Kruseman
- Season 7: Anthony Michaels
- Season 8: Ryan Ashley
- Season 9: Old Town Ink
- Season 10: Joshua Payne
Artist Shane O’Neill had the honor of being the first Ink Master when the show was just beginning to take off. O’Neill is best known for his realistic style of tattooing, including portraits, wildlife, and horror. The Delaware native graduated from the University of Arts in Philadelphia. He also worked as a freelance illustrator with some of his ar...
In season two, Steve Tefft won the championship title under different circumstances. This season came with a catch: The viewers and fans of the show had a say in who won the title. Tefft, who drew a full horror back tattoo depicting a woman and skull, owns his own tattoo shop, 12 Tattoos, in Gordon, Connecticut.
Season three saw the introduction of the infamous human canvas jury. The human canvases reviewed and critiqued each other’s tattoos, which led to artist Joey Hamilton taking the title of Ink Master. Hamilton’s creation of an aquatic scene depicting a partially nude mermaid is ultimately the piece that won him the title. Hamilton owns his own shop i...
For the fourth season, the show introduced the elimination challenge, where each challenge winner nominates another artist for elimination. Scott Marshall beat the odds with his piece, a multi-colored back tattoo depicting surreal imagery including a heart, serpents, and a female form. Unfortunately, Marshall passed away at the age of 41due to an a...
In the show’s fifth season, Jason Clay Dunn returned from season three to compete for the title of Ink Master. This season also brought back other rivals that duked it out, but it was Dunn won with a Japanese-inspired cartoon of a girl riding a tiger. After returning to claim the title, Dunn opened up his own shop, Tattoo Alchemy, which he still ow...
In the sixth season, Dave Kruseman won the title. This season was Master vs. Apprentice, which saw former winners of the show return to face off with their apprentices from back home. Kruseman won the season with a scene of a ship that was framed in natural imagery including roses and feathers. He is currently tattooing at Olde Line West in San Die...
Season seven brought back veterans from past seasons, giving them another chance to compete on the show. Surprisingly, the season’s underdog ended up taking the crown. Anthony Michaels from Arizona won with a full-chest dragon tattoo. Michaels has his own shop, Twenty Five Twelve, in his home state. He was previously married to beauty Youtuber Kase...
Ryan Ashley is the number one fan favorite among all the winners from Ink Master, and it’s easy to see why. The young tattoo artist won season eight with her talents in black-and-gray designs with lace detail and beadwork. Ashley was the first female competitor to winInk Master. Ashley is married to fellow tattoo artist Arlo DiCristina, and the pai...
Old Town Ink consisted of Bubba Irwin and DJ Tambe. The two won season nine, but this season was different. This season’s theme was “shop wars”, which had teams of two compete with other shops. Irwin and Tambe still run their shop, Branded Tattoo, together. Irwin also co-owns Old Town Ink, and Tambe works with Bad Apple Tattoo.
In season ten, Joshua Payne was the Ink Master. Payne was on the team of DJ Tambe, as season ten consisted of three teams of six artists that were led by former winners of Ink Master. Payne is still creating masterpieces at Long Live Tattoo Collective in Denver, Colorado.
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- 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.
- Season 1 winner: Shane O'Neill. Shane O'Neil is among the Ink Master champions who emerged as the season 1 grand winner on 6 March 2012. He comes from Middletown, Delaware, USA.
- Season 2 winner: Steve Tefft. Steve won the grade prize of $100,000 in the second season of Ink Master. Before becoming a professional tattoo artist, he would practice with his friends.
- Season 3 winner: Joey Hamilton. Joey Hamilton is one of the winners of Ink Master. He majors in realism and photo reproduction. He was raised in Woodward, USA and was a legion baseball player.
- Season 4 winner: Scott Marshall. The fourth winner of Ink Master is Scott Marshall. Unfortunately, the tattoo artist died on October 2015, a year after winning the $100,000 grand prize.
Apr 1, 2024 · From surreal designs to realistic drawings, the most popular Ink Mater winners used their unique range of talents to rise to the top spot in the competition. Browse this list of winners and vote up the best artists!
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