Episode Guide
Season 13
Episode Guide
Rep Your Region
S13
E1
The artists tattoo their home states and face blind critiques by the judges, a competitor makes a drastic choice, and patriotic tattoos decide someone's fate in the Face Off.
Clash of the Collages
S13
E2
The South aims to unify and rebound when the teams are tasked with a postcard mural on the side of a bus, and a compass rose elimination tattoo includes a game-changing twist.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
S13
E3
Teams must unify or die in a two-day tattoo marathon that's all about collaboration, then the losers fight for survival with full-bodied American traditional fairy tattoos.
Battle Lines
S13
E4
To test legibility, the teams spin intricate designs with yarn on outdoor canvases, then get technical with schematic tattoos.
Out of Your Element
S13
E5
To test their consistency, each team must work on a single canvas at the same time to create a tattoo series representing either earth, wind, water or fire.
Off the Chain
S13
E6
After the teams create colorful murals by inserting cups into chain-linked fences, the artists are tasked with tattooing neon-light pieces.
Head Spin
S13
E7
The teams must prove their adaptability while they each work on multiple tattoos and canvasses at the same time, and the Face Off Tattoo comes with a surprise.
Sugar Rush
S13
E8
The teams put their knowledge of color theory to the test while concocting candy creations, and new school food is on the menu for the elimination tattoo challenge.
Artistry On The Line
S13
E9
Competitors must win a suspended-art flash challenge for the right to assign canvases in the notoriously difficult pinup tattoo elimination.
Every Artist for Themselves
S13
E10
The 10 remaining artists must set themselves apart from their regional teams and face off in head-to-head individual battles, and two competitors are sent home.
From Toast to Toast
S13
E11
Jerrel is chafed by his team while creating a mural out of toasted bread, then the artists are tasked with tattooing realistic U.S. landmarks.
Last Draw
S13
E12
The artists must show their versatility and tattoo line drawings created by another contestant, but an unexpected twist shakes up an alliance's strategy.
There Can Only Be One
S13
E13
Working solo to test their precision, the artists must create mural designs using only staples, then tattoo portraits of senior citizens.
Compose Yourself
S13
E14
The artists create one-of-a-kind designs on protective headgear in the Flash Challenge, and composition is key for a daunting elimination tattoo featuring Japanese cranes.
Race to the Finish
S13
E15
Five artists must tattoo a subject and style chosen by their competitors in an elimination challenge, followed by a 13-hour tattooing marathon to send a second artist home.