Season 16 Episode 4
Ink Master

Episodes

10 Episodes
Divide of the Decade
Episode 1
Divide of the Decade
44m

16 new Artists enter the competition, divided into two teams based on how long they've been tattooing. The Artists must fight for a spot on their team. The Young Guns are up first and the battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master begins.

Money Where Your Mouth Is
Episode 2
Money Where Your Mouth Is
45m

With the Young Guns Team set, the OGs must now battle it out for a spot on their Team in another brutal double elimination. The battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master continues.

Out of the Box, Onto the Skin
Episode 3
Out of the Box, Onto the Skin
45m

The battle for $250,000 intensifies as the Young Guns and OGs go head to head for the first time. The team dynamics are put to the test in the first Flash Challenge and basic lettering tattoos push the Artists' creativity to the limit.

Inked in Gold
Playing
Episode 4
Inked in Gold
45m

From trash to treasure, the teams must use their ingenuity to create recycled masterpieces in the Flash Challenge; metallic tattoos have the artists struggling to shine; a shocking elimination shakes up the competition.

A Sin in Tattooing
Episode 5
A Sin in Tattooing
45m

Massive murals have the teams struggling to keep their composure in the Flash Challenge; the battle for the title of Ink Master continues with Japanese Samurai tattoos, and a backwards hand sparks a heated debate.

At Your Service
Episode 6
At Your Service
45m

Artists tattoo service dogs and face a twist battling for $250K and the title.

Monsters Ink
Episode 7
Monsters Ink
44m

Artists feel the pressure when a monstrous tattoo tests loyalties. The battle heats up.

Face Your Fears
Episode 8
Face Your Fears
44m

The Artists' loyalties become transparent in a glass painting Flash Challenge. There is nowhere to hide when the Artists must tattoo faces in a high stakes Elimination Tattoo. The battle for $250,000 continues.

Mash Up Mayhem
Episode 9
Mash Up Mayhem
45m

In the epic fight to the finale, the final five Artists battle it out with mash up tattoos. A jaw-dropping twist puts their versatility to the test. Who will be the last three artists standing in the Ink Master Finale?

OGs vs Young Gun
Episode 10
OGs vs Young Gun
45m

The 3 Finalists reveal their Master Canvas tattoos Familiar faces return in a final twist, and an unexpected surprise leaves the Artists in tears. One Artist will win $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.

Storyline

From trash to treasure, the teams must use their ingenuity to create recycled masterpieces in the Flash Challenge; metallic tattoos have the artists struggling to shine; a shocking elimination shakes up the competition.