Ink Master (season 3)

Ink Master (season 3)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 13
Release
Original network Spike
Original release July 16 (2013-07-16) – October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)

Ink Master (season 3) is the third season of the Spike tattooing competition series, Ink Master. Its premise and rules mimic those of season two, with some changes to make it unique from the previous season.

Season three followed sixteen tattoo artists competing against each other in an elimination-style competition leaving the last person standing with the title of Ink Master, a $100,000 grand prize, and a feature in Inked Magazine. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. Other judges include former Miami Ink cast member Chris Núñez and accomplished tattoo artist Oliver Peck.

Season three is the first time in the series a contestant has been brought back for another season. Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores was eliminated in season two, but was voted to return via Ink Master's Facebook poll.[1]

Runner-Up Jime Litwalk returned for Ink Master: Revenge (season 7). He was introduced in Episode 5 and was eliminated in Episode 9.

Judges, guest judges, and special appearances

Judges

Guest judges

Special appearances

Judging and ranking

The way Ink Master ranking works is similar in each season. The artist with the best tattoo, as deemed by the judges, wins the challenge. The artist with the worst tattoo is eliminated. The number of wins combined does not affect overall ranking. A contestant can be on the verge of elimination the entire season and still theoretically win the title of Ink Master, so long as they produce a better tattoo than the other artists up to the final challenge.

Minor changes in the judging and associated rules have occurred throughout the seasons in order to increase suspense and keep audience interest.

The judge listing types are:

The judging panel is the table of three primary judges, and any guest judges for that episode if applicable.
A guest judge is selected for appearance and participation in some episodes, and is usually an expert in the skill the contestants are being tested on in the particular challenge. He or she collaborates with the Judging Panel to finalize the voting decision. A guest judge's vote carries an equal weight to that of the regular judges.
Audience voting, introduced in season 2, is done through Facebook. The audience vote directly affected the contestant lineup for season 3. Based on highest vote count, the audience decided on the return of Tatu Baby.
Audience voting returned and expanded to include Twitter in season 3.[1] Through the audience poll, Kyle Dunbar was voted to return for season 4.
After the tattoos are completed, the canvases for the challenge gather and vote on the best and worst of that day's tattoos. While the primary judges have the final say, the weight of the canvas vote does affect the judging panels final decision. This was a new twist for the Ink Master series.

Win or lose

Winning and Losing

Contestants compete to display their strength in various aspects of the art of tattooing. Each week's Elimination Challenge features a particular skill that the artists must display their mastery of. To determine the winner, the judges must decide who has the best tattoo, which must also follow the guidelines for the skill being tested. A contestant risks elimination if they create a technically solid tattoo that does not meet the style or subject criteria for the week.

To win, a contestant must outperform the other artists while adhering to the skill chosen for the challenge. The artist whose tattoo is judged to be the worst of the week will be eliminated.

Contestants and progress

Sixteen tattoo artists were selected to compete in season 3. Names, residences, and years of experience are in the table below.[2]


Flash Challenge Progress

Episode Number 1 2f1 3f2 4f3 5 6 7 8f4 9 10 11 Most wins
Flash Challenge
Winner		 Joey Jackie
Joey
James		 Joshua Craig Tatu Baby Kyle Jason Joshua
Kyle		 Joshua Jime Jime Joshua
3 wins

^Note f1 : This flash challenge was performed in groups of 3.
^Note f2 : This flash challenge eliminated the artist with the worst tattoo.
^Note f3 : This flash challenge required assembly of a new tattoo machine. Some artists did not complete this task.
^Note f4 : This flash challenge was in teams of 2. The winners won a special trip to tour the Jägermeister brewery in Germany.

Elimination challenge progress

Artist Name Years
Experience 		Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Joey "Hollywood" Hamilton 19 Las Vegas, Nevada IN HIGH IN HIGH IN HIGH WIN HIGH WIN IN HIGH HIGH INK MASTER
Jime Litwalk 24 Orlando, Florida HIGH IN IN IN WIN IN IN WIN LOW LOW WIN WIN RUNNER UP
Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores 9 Miami, Florida WIN IN HIGH IN IN IN LOW LOW IN WIN LOW IN FINALIST
Kyle Dunbar 20 Flint, Michigan IN IN IN IN IN IN HIGH IN IN LOW LOW OUT
Joshua Hibbard 12 Portland, Oregon IN IN IN WIN IN LOW LOW LOW HIGH IN OUT
Jason Clay Dunn 22 Montclair, California IN IN IN LOW IN IN IN IN LOW OUT
Jackie "Ink Bitch" Jennings 13 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania IN IN IN IN HIGH LOW IN IN OUT
Craig Foster 20 Carrollton, Georgia HIGH WIN WIN HIGH LOW IN IN OUT
Yovan "E.S." Barraza 18 Bridgeport, Connecticut IN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
Richard "Made Rich" Parker 7.5 Queens, New York IN IN IN IN LOW OUT
Chris May 18 Dekalb, Illinois IN LOW IN IN OUT
Ally Lee 11 Santa Cruz, California IN IN IN OUT
James "Danger" Harvey 10 Sacramento, California IN IN OUT
Madison "Maddie la Belle" Loftis 7 Greensboro, North Carolina LOW LOW OUT
"Mystical" Mike Paterek 10 Bronx, New York LOW OUT
Frank McManus 8 New Cumberland, Pennsylvania OUT

Credit Order: Ally, Chris, Craig, E.S., Frank, Jackie, Jason, Jime, Joey, James Danger, Joshua, Kyle, Maddie, Made Rich, Mystical Mike, Tatu Baby

<span style="background-color:white "legend"; color:; border:1px solid darkgray; text-align:center;">    Legend
 INKMASTER  The contestant won the competition and was named Ink Master.
 RUNNER UP  The contestant was the runner-up on Ink Master.
 WIN  The contestant won best tattoo of the week.
 HIGH  The contestant was given a honorable mention in the judges recall.
 LOW  The contestant was among the bottom group in the judges recall.
 LOW  The contestant rank voted by the human canvas jury.
 OUT  The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
 OUT  The contestant was eliminated in the flash challenge.
 HIGH  The contestant was considered to be among the top.

Episodes

Episodes begin with a Flash Challenge, a task that usually does not deal with tattooing itself, but has contestants utilize skills related to tattooing in an unusual way. Most of the time the skills highlighted in the Flash Challenge will be needed to complete the Elimination Tattoo. The winner of the Flash Challenge gets to pick which human canvas they would like to tattoo during the elimination challenge and, as a new twist from the first season, assign each contestant their canvas. The contestants are then given a chance to meet with their canvas before tattooing them the next day when they will be given a set amount of time to do the tattoo. A judging panel then commences where the best tattoos of the week are recognized, the weak tattoos are pointed out and one contestant is eliminated from the competition.[3]

Episode 1: Baby Got Back

Episode 1

First aired July 16, 2013

The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Madison.

Episode 2: Thrills for Grills

Episode 2

First aired July 23, 2013

The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Mystical Mike.

Episode 3: Tattoos and Lace (aka Fire and Lace)

Episode 3

First aired July 30, 2013

There was no official human canvas vote for this challenge.

^Note 1A : The winner was not officially confirmed during the show but on the Ink Master website.

Episode 4: Elysium Challenge

Episode 4

First aired August 6, 2013

Ally and Tatu Baby failed to assemble their machines.
The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Ally.

Episode 5: Baby Beats Down

Episode 5

First aired August 13, 2013

The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Craig.

Episode 6: Animal Instinct

Episode 6

First aired August 20, 2013

The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Joshua.

Episode 7: Monumental Mistakes

Episode 7

First aired August 27, 2013

The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Tatu Baby.
The Episode 8 teaser showed previous artists from Ink Master Season 2, leading everyone to believe they may be in the canvas pool for the next episode. It also depicted Tatu Baby stating she may drop from the competition, seeking council from the judges.

Episode 8: Baby Don't Go

Episode 8

First aired September 3, 2013

The winners of the flash challenge receives a fully paid trip to Germany to visit the Jägermeister facility and receive a private tour.

The teams are

Tatu Baby and Jime; Joey and Craig; Joshua and Kyle; Jackie and Jason
The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Joshua.
The Episode 9 teaser indicated the group would do engraving into skulls. Conflicts were shown between the artists as the field dwindled down.

^Note 2A : Jessie Smith, Mike Tacij, Lalo Yunda, Steve Tefft, Jamie Davies and Tray Benham, contestants from Season 2, were not present in this episode.

Episode 9: Skulls and Villains

Episode 9

First aired September 10, 2013

The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Jime.
With Ink Master LIVE fast approaching, Episode 10 depicts a narrowing road of contestants, destined to face off for the title. There were hints that eyelid tattoos are on the table, as someone is sent packing with no deliberation from the judges.

Episode 10: Eyes of the Beholder

Episode 10

First aired September 17, 2013

The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Kyle.
The next episode displayed tribute to US soldiers, and presented a statement of a fallen soldier.

Episode 11: Heroes and Heads

Episode 11

First aired September 24, 2013

The worst artist, as voted by the human canvas jury, was Tatu Baby.
Episode 12 will reveal the finalists for season 3. The teaser indicated something surprising will happen during the next episode and that all artists will learn of their fate in the Live finale.

Episode 12: Enduring the Pain

Episode 12

First aired October 1, 2013

There was no human canvas jury for this challenge.
Episode 13 will reveal the Winner for season 3.

Episode 13: Ink Master Live: The Epic Finale

Episode 13

First aired October 8, 2013

The live 2-hour finale started with a quick recap. It transitioned into the 2 artists who received the highest number of audience votes: Chris May and Kyle Dunbar. These two artists had the opportunity to apply a tattoo live in a battle to be the returning contestant for season 4. The time limit was 6 hours to complete the tattoo.
It was announced that "Madison Maddie la Belle" Loftis will not return to season 4 and was excluded from the voting due to pregnancy. James "Danger" Harvey also opted not to return due to personal reasons, and was excluded from the voting process. He was not present during the finale.
The remaining artists and finalists were brought on stage, and the judges offered the chance to discuss their reasons for participating in Ink Master. Josh was given solemn advice by other contestants and judges regarding his attitude. The canvases throughout the season were also given a voice, and some returned to the finale to make comments, which ranged from praise to arguments with the artists and judges.
The judges decided to produce the vote tally for the various artist levels of popularity during the live finale. They also reviewed some of the controversial eliminations and season tattoos. The person with the highest number of votes throughout the season received a guest artist spot at Oliver Peck's and Chris Nunez's respective shops. Joey Hamilton was the winner and most popular artist of the season.
By this time in the episode, the time limit for Chris and Kyle's tattoos had expired. Kyle's tattoo was liked by the judges, with the one criticism of needing to use more black. Chris's piece received a positive review as well, and both artists were asked why this quality of work was not produced during the season. Chosen solely by the audience, the winner and recipient of a season 4 contestant seat was Kyle with over 170,000 votes.
The show lead to interviewing the three finalists, starting with Tatu Baby. She discussed her challenges and thoughts during the season, and was glad she did not quit. Joey Hamilton expressed his joy to have made it to the finale and in classic competitive fashion, compared himself to the other two finalists. Jime rounded out the trio with his comments and expression of excitement.
  • The Critique
Tatu Baby's back tattoo was first up: a partially nude Native American woman with a wolf. The judges found it satisfactory overall, but had issues on its placement and continuity, and pointed out some areas that should have been tighter. Joey's design was a partially nude mermaid in an aquatic environment on a leg. The design was missing some contrast and would have benefitted from additional black to bring out the emotion and depth, but the time spent showed through. Jime did a full chest/stomach tattoo of a traditional battle royale; however it appeared dull and lacked punch. The coloring could have been better, and the background overcrowded and overshadowed his primary artwork. Despite a rebuttal, the judges' criticism remained, and he was chastised for not sticking to his area of expertise for this open challenge. After deliberation, Joey was decided to have done the best tattoo.
There was no official human canvas vote for this episode.
Season 4 will see the return of Kyle.

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "Ink Master Facebook Voting Page". SpikeTV.
  2. ↑ "Ink Master | Tattoo Competition Reality Show | Full Episodes | Spike | Bios | Spike". spike.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Ink Master: TV Review - The Hollywood Reporter". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
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