Season 10

Episode Guide

Pick Your Side

S10 E1
Three of the most skilled Ink Masters return to coach teams of the nation's top tattoo artists for a chance at $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

Fill'er Up

S10 E2
The Masters must coach their team through the season's first Flash Challenge, and a maze Elimination Tattoo puts the artists' grasps of the fundamentals to the test.

Divine Proportion

S10 E3
The coaches face off to ensure the survival of their team, and proportion skills are put to the test when the artists must tattoo Greek deities.

Step It Up

S10 E4
The coaches step in during a team-based Flash Challenge, and ingenuity is tested when the artists are tasked with mash-up tattoos.

Ink On The Dotted Line

S10 E5
Precision is tested when the artists must create designs using hole punches, and one coach steps up when a difficult canvas bows out of the Elimination Tattoo.

Chin Up

S10 E6
The coaches must lead by example when they're tasked to ink beneath the chin in the Flash Challenge, and the artists push the envelope with undead-style Elimination Tattoos.

Eye of the Tiger

S10 E7
Team dynamics are tested in a collaborative tag-team Elimination Tattoo focusing on anatomy and consistency, and the coaches make a difficult decision.

Pane in the Glass

S10 E8
Teamwork is essential in a glass painting Flash Challenge, and the artists create stone-themed Elimination Tattoos, causing one artist to crack under the pressure.

Ink Raider

S10 E9
The devil is in the details when the artists must tattoo intricate, technicolor hot-air balloons.

Some Assembly Required

S10 E10
The artists must work together in a series of tag-team tattoo challenges, and a massive twist forces one team's artists to turn on one another.

Quit Buggin' Me

S10 E11
The coaches step up to create micro insect tattoos, the artists tackle painful sternum Elimination Tattoos, and one artist's technical mistake seals their fate.

Total Meltdown

S10 E12
The artists must use melted wax to showcase their composition skills, and a negative space elimination tattoo leaves some artists scratching their heads.

Monkey See, Monkey Do

S10 E13
The artists must match their coaches' designs in the Elimination Tattoo, and an intense freehand face-off sends one more artist home.

No Stain, No Gain

S10 E14
The artists must match their coaches' designs in the Elimination Tattoo, and an intense freehand face-off sends one more artist home.

Final Exam

S10 E15
The artists push themselves to the limit in a grueling 12-hour Elimination Tattoo challenge, and the masters fight to gain an advantage in the finale.

Return of the Masters Finale

S10 E16
The coaches face off live onstage, eliminated artists return to help the judges deliberate over the artists' 24-hour master canvases, and a new Ink Master is crowned.