Season 1
Which generation will conquer the competition?
Synopsis
Ink Master (2012), Season 1 is the Spike tattoo competition you can watch online on iFILM — eight episodes that launch the whole franchise. Ten artists move in to fight for $100,000 and the title.
The judging panel is set from day one: Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro alongside working tattooers Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck. Every week a new challenge tests the field on real human canvases. A head tattoo turns into a near medical emergency. Photo-realism falls apart on muscle, color skills get called out, and portraits punish anyone who botches a face — ink is permanent, and so are the mistakes. One artist goes home each round until four remain and a brutal eighteen-hour final decides it.
This is the rawest season of the show, before later years tightened the formula. Watch it for the craft and the studio feuds rather than polish. Stream Ink Master Season 1 online on iFILM.
8 episodes
S1·E1Fresh Meat
Ten of the best tattoo artists on the planet tattoo Human Canvases in a series of extreme challenges. The first Artist is eliminated on the path to determining who will earn a $100,000 prize and the title of Ink Master.
S1·E2Botched Head Tattoo
A head tattoo becomes a medical emergency and tempers explode when Heather challenges the judges. Ton Jones serves as Guest Judge and a second artist is eliminated from the competition, losing the chance to win $100K.
S1·E3Pasties and a Cameltoe
Naked women heat up the competition and another head tattoo sparks a fight between Al and Bili. A third artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K
S1·E4Ink Disaster Piece
Photo Realism tattoos turn disastrous when Bili has difficulty with muscle structure and Heather’s art goes up in flames. A fourth artist is eliminated from the competition.
S1·E5Game On
Competition turns cut-throat when Josh calls out Shane for only doing black & grey. Shane fights to prove his color skills and impress the judges. A fifth artist is eliminated from the competition.
S1·E6Permanent Mistakes
Tattoos are forever and so are the mistakes! The artists are plagued with massive mistakes while tattooing pinups on their canvasses. A sixth artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K.
S1·E7Picture Imperfect
Some of the remaining artists botch their portrait tattoos by screwing up important features, leaving their human canvasses with bad art. 4 artists remain but only 1 will take home $100K and the title of Ink Master.
S1·E8Ink Master Revealed
In the season finale, human canvasses blindly agree to let the remaining artists tattoo anything they want on their skin. A grueling 18 hours of tattooing with a shocking twist! Who will take home $100K & the title of Ink Master?
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