Ink Master (season 9)

Ink Master (season 9)
Country of origin	United States
Release
Original network	Spike
Original release	June 6, 2017 (2017-06-06) –
Additional information
Host(s)	Dave Navarro
Judges	Oliver Peck Chris Nunez
No. of contestants	36

Season chronology

Ink Master: Shop Wars is the ninth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on June 6, 2017 on Spike at 10/9c. Host Dave Navarro returned alongside co-judges Oliver Peck and Chris Nunez. Season 9 features teams of two sorted by their tattoo shops going head-to-head in a tag team elimination-style competition. The winning shop will receive $200,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of "Ink Master". In addition, the winning shop will also receive the title of "Master Shop".

Similar to Season 7, This season features nine rookie shops battling nine veteran shops each week while tackling a skill that exposes each veterans' shortcoming from the last time they competed.

Judging and ranking

The judge listing types are:

Judging Panel

The judging panel is a table of three or more primary judges. The judges make their final decision by voting to see who had best tattoo of the day, whose going home and who wins the competition. For this season, a new variation of "You do not have what it takes to be Ink Master" line features Dave saying to the eliminated shop "You do not have what it takes to be Master Shop" in addition to "Please pack your machines and move out".

Jury of Peers

The shops critique each other's work to see who had the worst tattoo of the day that will send one of them to the bottom.

Shops

Tattoo Shop Name	Located	Contestant 1	Job	Contestant 2	Job
Allegory Arts	Florence, Alabama	Ulyss Blair	Co-Owner/Artist	Eva Huber	Co-Owner/Artist
Artistic Skin Designs	Indianapolis, Indiana	April Nicole	Artist	Dane Smith	Artist
Black Anchor Collective	Hesperia, California	Carlos Rojas	Artist	Aric Taylor	Artist
Classic Trilogy Tattoo	Mattydale, New York	Thom Bulman	Owner/Artist	Derek Zielinski	Artist
The Marked Society Tattoo	McDonough, Georgia	Wes Hogan	Artist	Mike P	Co-Owner/Artist
Pinz & Needlez	Edgewood, Maryland	Jessy Knuckles	Artist	Allisin Riot	Artist
Thicker Than Blood	White Plains, New York	Jhon Campuzano	Artist	Babiery Hernandez	Artist
Tri-Cities Tattoo	Atlanta, Georgia	Chavonna "Bang" Rhodes	Artist	Danger Dave	Artist
Unkindness Art	Richmond, Virginia	Erin Chance	Owner/Artist	Jerrett "Doom Kitten" Querubin	Artist

Veterans

Tattoo Shop Name	Located	Contestant 1	Job	Contestant 2	Job
Basilica Tattoo	Las Vegas, Nevada	Christian Buckingham	Artist	Noelin Wheeler	Artist
Black Cobra Tattoos	Sherwood, Arkansas	Katie McGowan	Artist	Matt O'Baugh	Artist
Black Spade Tattoo	Las Vegas, Nevada	Yovan "E.S." Barraza	Artist	Josh "King Ruck" Glover	Owner/Artist
Boneface Ink Tattoo Shop	Pensacola, Florida	Anwon "Boneface" Johnson	Owner/Artist	Brandon "Hobo Ink" Allen	Artist
Empire State Studio	Amityville, New York	Tommy Helm	Owner/Artist	Marvin Silva
Golden Skull Tattoo	Las Vegas, Nevada	Aaron "Aaron Is" Michalowski		James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke
House of Monkey Tattoo	Brooklyn, New York	Lalo Yunda	Artist	Picasso Dular	Artist
Old Town Ink	Scottsdale, Arizona	Aaron "Bubba" Irwin	Owner/Artist	DJ Tambe	Artist
Think Before You Ink	Queens, New York	Richard "Made Rich" Parker	Owner/Artist	Derrick "Dtatstar" Verley	Artist

Shop progress

No.	Shops	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
No.	Flash Challenge Winner	Allegory Arts Unkindness Art	Old Town Ink	Unkindness Art	Old Town Ink	Artistic Skin Designs	Old Town Ink	Black Spade Tattoo	Unkindness Art	Black Cobra Tattoos
	Allegory Arts	IMM	HIGH	IN	LOW	IN	IN	IN	LOW	LOW
	Artistic Skin Designs	WIN	WIN	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	LOW	WIN	HIGH
	Classic Trilogy Tattoo	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOW	LOW	LOW	HIGH	HIGH
	Unkindness Art	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	IN
	Old Town Ink		H/L	HIGH	IN	WIN	LOW	WIN	IN	LOW
	Basilica Tattoo							IN	IN	WIN
	Black Cobra Tattoos								HIGH	HIGH
	Empire State Studio									LOW
	Golden Skull Tattoo
10	Pinz & Needlez	IN	LOW	WIN	HIGH	LOW	WIN	IN	IN	OUT
11	Black Spade Tattoo					LOW	LOW	LOW	OUT
12	Boneface Ink Tattoo Shop						IN	OUT
13	House of Monkey Tattoo				IN	IN	OUT
14	Think Before You Ink			LOW	LOW	OUT
15	Tri-Cities Tattoo	LOW	LOW	LOW	OUT
16	Black Anchor Collective	HIGH	IN	OUT
17	The Marked Society Tattoo	LOW	OUT
18	Thicker Than Blood	OUT

The shop won the competition and was named Master Shop.

The shop was the runner-up.

The shop finished third.

The shop won best tattoo of the day.

The shop was immune from the Elimination Tattoo.

The shop was given an honorable mention by the judges.

The contestant was considered to be among the top.

The shop was among the bottom group in the judges recall.

The shop was voted worst tattoo of the day.

The shop was considered to be in the bottom.

The shop won the Flash Challenge and was given an honorable mention but was voted worst tattoo of the day.

The shop was eliminated from the competition.

The shop was voted worst tattoo of the day and was eliminated.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
109	1	"Fire & Ice"	June 6, 2017 (2017-06-06)	0.90^[1]
Flash Challenge – Part 1: After the artists meet Dave, Peck and Nunez at Skylands Stadium, they go into their very first Flash Challenge where they had four hours to create an ice sculpture that represents their respective shop. But that of course is not the only Flash Challenge they faced. Winner: Allegory Arts Flash Challenge – Part 2: The rest of the shops, except for Allegory Arts, carve out their custom logo before molding it out of molten lava. Another shop will also be safe from elimination. Winner: Unkindness Art Elimination Tattoo: The shops drew one of the animals as their live reference. They will then tattoo their animal in the style they picked. Thicker Than Blood, however, took a different approach and drew their tattoo without incorporating the live snake. Top Shops: Artistic Skin Designs and Black Anchor Collective Best Tattoo of the Day: Artistic Skin Designs Bottom: Tri-Cities Tattoo, The Marked Society Tattoo and Thicker Than Blood Eliminated: Thicker Than Blood
110	2	"Crossing the Line"	June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13)	0.77^[2]
Returning Veteran: Bubba Irwin Skill of the Week: Fundamentals Flash Challenge: The shops had five hours to create an original design out of colored Post-it notes. Winner: Old Town Ink Elimination Tattoo: The shops put their fundamental skills to the test when they have to tattoo an illustrative blackwork design. Top Shops: Allegory Arts, Old Town Ink and Artistic Skin Designs. Best Tattoo of the Day: Artistic Skin Designs Jury of peers: old town ink Bottom: Old Town Ink, Tri-Cities Tattoo and The Marked Society Tattoo Eliminated: The Marked Society Tattoo
111	3	"Unnatural Disasters"	June 20, 2017 (2017-06-20)	0.89^[3]
Returning Veteran: Made Rich Skill of the Week: Detail Flash Challenge: The shops had five hours to turn one image into another with one artist working on one side while their partner worked on the other. Winner: Unkindness Art Elimination Tattoo: The shops must show detail in their natural disaster tattoo. Best Tattoo of the Day: Pinz & Needlez jury of peers:Think Before You Ink Bottom: Think Before You Ink, Black Anchor Collective and Tri-Cities Tattoo Eliminated: Black Anchor Collective
112	4	"Lend Me Your Ear"	June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)	0.89^[4]
Returning Veterans: Lalo and Picasso Skill of the Week: Technical Application Flash Challenge: The shops had two hours to create identical micro ear tattoos. Since winning the last Elimination Tattoo, Pinz and Needles picked their canvas first while the rest of the canvases handled their skull picks. Winner: Old Town Ink Elimination Tattoo: The shops tattoo a pair of black and grey cherubs at the same time. Since the judges were divided in choosing the winner, it was clear that one individual from each shop were the standouts in this Elimination Tattoo. Top Shops: Unkindness Art and Pinz & Needlez Best Tattoo of the Day: Unkindness Art jury of peers:Think Before You Ink Bottom: Think Before You Ink, Tri-Cities Tattoo and Allegory Arts Eliminated: Tri-Cities Tattoo
113	5	"War and Ink"	July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11)	N/A
Returning Veterans: King Ruck and E.S. Skill of the Week: Composition Flash Challenge Inspired by Corona Extra, the shops had four hours to help give the canvas the moment they lived. Winner: Artistic Skin Designs Elimination Tattoo: The shops go to war with color realistic battle scenes. But the battle for survival arises near the end when Pinz And Needles' canvas second guessing the design of her tattoo while Classic Trilogy Tattoo's canvas passed out. Best Tattoo of the Day: Old Town Ink jury of peers: Think Before You Ink Bottom: Think Before You Ink, Classic Trilogy Tattoo and Pinz & Needlez Eliminated: Think Before You Ink
114	6	"Get the Flock Outta Here"	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	TBD
Returning Veteran: Boneface Skill of the Week: Artistry Flash Challenge: The shops had five hours to create a work of art by first drawing on a black inhesive board before using one of the colored velvet powder over their design. Winner: Old Town Ink Elimination Tattoo: Each shop must show their true artistry by doing a freehand tattoo. Each artist had three hours to draw the design on skin. Then, its respective partner will tattoo the drawn piece for six hours. Top Shops: Unkindness Art and Pinz & Needlez Best Tattoo of the Day: Pinz & Needlez jury of peers:Black Spade Tattoo Bottom: Black Spade Tattoo, House of Monkey Tattoo and Classic Trilogy Tattoo Eliminated: House of Monkey Tattoo
115	7	"On the Bubble"	July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)	TBD
Returning Veteran: Christian Buckingham Skill of the Week: Ingenuity Flash Challenge: The shops had five hours to create a design on a giant sheet of bubble wrap by carefully injecting ink into each bubble Winner: Black Spade Tattoo Elimination Tattoo: Each shop worked on a new school tattoo with one artist tattooing the first three hours and the other tattooing the last three hours. Top Shops: Unkindness Art and Old Town Ink Best Tattoo of the Day: Old Town Ink Jury of peers:Boneface Ink Tattoo Shop Bottom: Bone Face Ink Tattoo Shop, Black Spade Tattoo and Artistic Skin Designs Eliminated: Bone Face Ink Tattoo Shop
116	8	"Masterpiece Mayhem"	August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)	TBD
Returning Veterans: Matt O'Baugh and Katie McGowan Skill of the Week: Consistency Flash Challenge: An emotional flash challenge has the shops tattooing a replica of a little loved ones' condition onto its respective human canvas for three hours. Winner: Unkindness Art Elimination Tattoo: Matt and Katie's past comes back to haunt them as they and the remaining shops must to use consistency by tattooing a famous work of art. Top Shops: Classic Trilogy Tattoo and Artistic Skin Designs Best Tattoo of the Day: Artistic Skin Designs Jury of peers: Allegory Arts Bottom: Allegory Arts, Black Spade Tattoo and Unkindness Art Eliminated: Black Spade Tattoo
117	9	"Pin-Up Panic Attack"	August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)	TBD
Returning Veteran: Tommy Helm Skill of the Week: Proportion Flash Challenge: The shops had five hours to create a sculpture by adding more or less of their own plaster on to a canvas. Winner: Black Cobra Tattoos Elimination Tattoo: The shops tackle Tommy's least favorite design that exposed his weakness in proportion, a Pin-Up tattoo. The artist and its partner were each given 30 minutes to tattoo the same canvas. Peck did not co-judge the critique due to medical emergency but thats not the only problem the critique in this episode faced as Ulyss suffered a panic attack during the elimination that puts Allegory Arts in jeopardy. Top Shops: Basilica Tattoo and Black Cobra Tattoos Best Tattoo of the Day: Basilica Tattoo Jury of peers: Empire State Studio Bottom: Empire State Studio, Allegory Arts and Pinz & Needlez Eliminated: Pinz & Needlez
118	10	"Drill Baby, Drill"	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)	TBD
Returning Veterans: Cleen Rock One and Aaron Is Skill of the Week: Flash Challenge: The shops create a design by drilling holes. Winner: Elimination Tattoo: Best Tattoo of the Day: Bottom: Eliminated:
119	11	"Grim Inker"	August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)	TBD
Elimination Tattoo: The shops fight for survival when they have to tattoo the Four Horseman.
120	12	"Pit Fall"	August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)	TBD
Elimination Tattoo:
121	13	"Sell Out"	September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)	TBD
122	14	TBA	September 12, 2017 (2017-09-12)	TBD
123	15	TBA	September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)	TBD

References

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↑ Mitch Metcalf (June 14, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 6.13.2017". Showbuzzdaily. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (June 21, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 6.20.2017". Showbuzzdaily. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
↑ Mitch Metcalf (June 28, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 6.27.2017". Showbuzzdaily. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

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