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Episodes
13 episodes
Earn It!
A new crop of talented and cutthroat Artists learn they must first earn an Ink Master shop by tattooing hundreds of canvases Convention Style.
Bug Out
One artist snaps and is determined to leave the competition. Live poisonous scorpions, tarantulas and eyeballs are tattooed.
Tatt Ganged
Bikini clad twins try to endure the remaining 10 tattoo artists all drilling them at once. An injury sends one Artist to the emergency ward.
Nude & Tattooed
The Artists get up close and awkward with naked Canvases. The game is on when one Artist screws everyone over. New York Yankees Legend CC Sabathia is Guest Judge. Another Artist loses a shot at $100K.
X-Men's Hugh Jackman
The Artists ink X-Men superfans with iconic X-Men characters in the first ever color portrait challenge. The Ultimate authority chooses the winner...Hugh Jackman. A thrilling sneak peek of X-Men: Days of Future Past is revealed.
2 on 1 Tat-Astrophe
The Artists are forced to work in pairs and end up at each other's throats. When a Canvas passes out, one Artist takes matters into his own hands, and another loses his marbles. The Judges make a drastic decision.
Artist Slaughter
Halo hears smack talk & gets revenge. Drama erupts when broken-hearted Canvases want tattoos they got for their exes covered. Kyle starts to crack & pressure is on when the Judges announce a massacre, sending 2 Artists home.
Ink Master Explosion
Kyle can't take the heat anymore & takes it out on Nunez. The Flash Challenge gets more explosive when the Artists use Gunpowder to make Art. King of Horror Rob Zombie steps up as Guest Judge for gory tattoos of creepy Demons.
Fighting Dirty
The Artists make mouth grills for champion boxer Brandon Rios. A fight with a Canvas ends in disaster. Jay's plan to take out Scott results in an explosive critique as the final 6 battle it out for the title of Ink Master.
Tag Team Tatt
One of the biggest twists in Ink Master history has Artists depending on each other to survive. One Artist wages a full on attack. The fight for the final five is on as two Artists are forced to face off to prove themselves.
Karma's a Bitch
Artists board a yacht for a bird's eye view of the Statue of Liberty, but a surprise leaves them panicking. As the fight intensifies, one Artist uses cutthroat strategy to get ahead & top dogs end up on the chopping block.
Fight to the Finish
The artists help breast cancer survivors with tattoos that help the women reclaim their bodies; the season comes full circle in a convention tattoo cover-up challenge.
Ink Master Live
Artists and judges reflect on their experiences during the season, and America's votes are tallied. As a new "Ink Master" is crowned, the season three winner inks a canvas.