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Ink Master (season 2)
Country of origin United States
Release
Original network Spike
Original release October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09) – December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)
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Ink Master (season 2) is the second season of the Spike tattooing competition series, Ink Master.

Season two follows sixteen tattoo artists competing against each other in an elimination-style competition leaving the last person standing with the title of Ink Master, a $100,000 grand prize, and a feature in Inked Magazine. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. Other judges include former Miami Ink cast member Chris Núñez and accomplished tattoo artist Oliver Peck.

Season 2 contestants Sarah Miller and Jesse Smith returned for Ink Master: Revenge (season 7). Sarah Miller was introduced in Episode 6. She was then eliminated in Episode 7. Jesse Smith was introduced in Episode 7 and was eliminated in Episode 10.

Judges, guest judges and special appearances

Judges

Guest judges

  • Terrell Suggs (Ep. 2 Elimination)
  • Richard Stell (Ep. 3 Elimination)
  • Matt Barnes (Ep. 4 Flash Challenge and Elimination)
  • Freddy Negrete (Ep. 8 Elimination)
  • Mike Rubendall (Ep. 9 Elimination)
  • Forrest Cavacco (Ep. 10 Elimination)
  • Bob Tyrrell (Ep. 11 Elimination)

Special Appearances

Contestants and Progress

Flash Challenge Progress

Episode Number 1 2 3 4 5 6f1 7 8f2 9 10 11 12 Most wins
Flash Challenge
Winner		 Jesse Kay Kutta Kay Kutta Tray Clint Steve Clint Jesse
Tatu Baby		 Jamie Jesse Steve None Jesse
3 wins
^Note f1 : Kay Kutta did not compete in this flash challenge due to terms of his probation regarding proximity to firearms.
^Note f2 : The flash challenge was a team challenge with multiple winners.

Elimination Challenge Progress

Artist Name Years
Experience		 Residence 1 2 3c2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Steve Tefft 20 Groton, Connecticut WIN IN IN IN WIN WIN LOW HIGH LOW WIN HIGH WIN INK MASTER
Sarah Miller 9 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania IN HIGH IN WIN IN IN HIGH LOW IN LOW WIN IN RUNNER UP
Sebastian Murphy 17 Detroit, Michigan HIGH IN IN IN IN LOW IN IN IN IN LOW IN FINALIST
Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores 9 Miami, Florida IN IN LOW IN IN IN WIN WIN LOW HIGH HIGH OUT
Jesse Smith 18 Richmond, Virginia IN WIN LOW HIGH HIGH LOW IN IN WIN HIGH OUT
Jamie Davies 20 Redding, California IN IN IN IN IN HIGH HIGH IN HIGH OUT
Clint Cummings 20 Dallas, Texas IN HIGH LOW IN IN IN IN LOW OUT
Mark Matthews 17 San Francisco, California IN IN IN LOW LOW LOW LOW OUT
Steven "Kay Kutta" Givens 6 Fayetteville, North Carolina LOW IN HIGH IN LOW LOW OUT
Lalo Yunda 23 Brooklyn, New York IN LOW LOW LOW IN OUT
"Big Daddy" Tray Benham 23 Brandenburg, Kentucky IN LOW LOW IN OUTc3
Nick D'Angelo 7 Buffalo, New York IN IN LOW OUT
La Ron "Ron" Givens 10 Dallas, Texas IN IN OUT
Mike Tacij 17 White Plains, New York IN OUT
Thomas "TJ" Halvorsen 10 Bronx, New York IN QUITc1
Cee Jay Jones 17 Detroit, Michigan OUT

Credit Order: Mark, Ron, Tatu Baby, Lalo, Kay Kutta, Steve, Jesse, Clint, Jamie, Sarah, TJ Hal, Sebastian, Nick, Mike, Tray, Cee Jay

    Legend
 INKMASTER  The contestant won the competition and was named Ink Master.
 RUNNER UP  The contestant was the runner-up on Ink Master.
 WIN  The contestant won best tattoo of the week.
 HIGH  The contestant was given a honorable mention in the judges recall.
 LOW  The contestant was among the bottom group in the judges recall.
 QUIT  The contestant quit the competition.
 OUT  The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
 HIGH  The contestant was considered to be given an honorable mention.
 LOW  The contestant was considered to be in the bottom.

^Note c1 : TJ quit the competition due to an aggravated injury.
^Note c2 : The judges were not impressed this week and did not choose a winner.
^Note c3 : Tray was not present for his elimination since he was at the hospital handling a preexisting condition.

Episodes

Episodes begin with a Flash Challenge, a simple task that usually does not deal with tattooing itself, but has contestants utilize skills related to tattooing in an unusual way. Most of the time the skills highlighted in the Flash Challenge will be needed to complete the Elimination Tattoo. The winner of the Flash Challenge gets to pick which human canvas they would like to tattoo during the elimination tattoo and, as a new twist from the first season, assign each contestant their canvas. The contestants are then given a chance to meet with their canvas before tattooing them the next day when they will be given a set amount of time to do the tattoo. A judging panel then commences where the best tattoos of the week are recognized, the weak tattoos are pointed out and one contestant is eliminated from the competition.[1]

Episode 1: Tattooing the Dead

First aired October 9, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Fundamentals
  • Flash Challenge: Tattoo a snake and dagger design on silicon mannequins.
    • Winner: Jesse
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo "tattoo virgins" with a design of their choice.
    • Winner: Steve
    • Eliminated: Cee Jay — The judges could not overlook the fact that she misspelled Corinthians (tattooed as "Cortnthians") as well as having a sketchy outline.

Episode 2: Semi Nude 911

First aired October 9, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Ingenuity
  • Flash Challenge: Camouflage semi-nude women to blend into the side of a building.
    • Winner: Kay Kutta
  • Elimination Challenge: Cover up an unwanted tattoo on their human canvas.
    • Winner: Jesse
    • Eliminated: Mike — While both Lalo and Tray had numerous mistakes on their cover-ups, the judges felt Mike took the easy way out and had a limited color palate.
    • Quit: TJ
  • Notes: TJ left the competition due to an aggravated injury.

Episode 3: The 80 Year Old Virgin

First aired October 16, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Lines
  • Flash Challenge: Shave a design on the head of a human canvas that emphasizes line work.
    • Winner: Kay Kutta
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo a military veteran with an American Traditional tattoo which must include an eagle and a flag.
    • Winner: N/A
    • Eliminated: Ron — Although everyone did a bad tattoo, Ron was eliminated because his sketch was too rough in many areas.
  • Notes: The judges were not impressed with any tattoos this week and chose no winner.

Episode 4: Tattoo Her What?

First aired October 23, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Color
  • Flash Challenge: A two-round competition with the contestants divided first into groups of six with the top contestant from each group competing head-to-head to determine the winner. Each group tattooed the same design based on tattoo flashes.
    • Winner: Tray
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo a fantastical new school design.
    • Winner: Sarah
    • Eliminated: Nick — Nick failed to handle his client, and his tattoo was badly executed despite being colorful.
  • Notes: For the flash challenge, the contestants were randomly divided as follows:
    • Group 1 (Lotus and Water): Clint, Jamie, Kay Kutta, Steve, Tatu Baby, and Tray
    • Group 2 (Skull with a Top Hat): Lalo, Jesse, Mark, Nick, Sarah, and Sebastian
The top contestant from each group, Tray and Sarah respectively, competed head-to-head tattooing a gypsy woman design.

Episode 5: Trick or Freak

First aired October 30, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Texture
  • Flash Challenge: Tattoo the inside of the mouth of a human canvas.
    • Winner: Clint
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo in the horror style.
    • Winner: Steve
    • Eliminated: Tray — While Kay's tattoo was badly executed and Mark's looked like a cover-up, Tray's tattoo had no texture despite being more solid.
    • Notes: Tray was not present at his elimination due to being at the hospital handling a pre-existing condition.

Episode 6: Half Naked and Fully Loaded

First aired November 6, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Attention to Detail
  • Flash Challenge: Etch a detailed design into the buttstock of a rifle.
    • Winner: Steve
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo a pin-up design based on photographs taken during a session with burlesque performer Darenzia.
    • Winner: Steve
    • Eliminated: Lalo — While Mark's tattoo had similar mistakes; Lalo's tattoo was less detailed, and he had been up for elimination more times than Mark.
  • Notes: Kay Kutta did not compete in the flash challenge due to terms of his probation.

Episode 7: Star Wars Forever

First aired November 13, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Contrast
  • Flash Challenge: Paint a Clone Trooper helmet with an emphasis on contrast.
    • Winner: Clint
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo a Star Wars inspired design.
    • Winner: Tatu Baby
    • Eliminated: Kay Kutta — While the judges praised his fight and passion, they felt his lack of experience was becoming too apparent to ignore.
  • Notes: All helmets from the flash challenge were auctioned off with the winning helmet signed by George Lucas; all proceeds went to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[2]

Episode 8: Holy Ink

First aired November 20, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Gradation & Adaptability
  • Flash Challenge: Work in teams of two to create a collaborative design on a 7' x 7' scratchboard that was later viewed under a blacklight.
    • Winners: Jesse & Tatu Baby
  • Elimination Challenge: Work in teams of two to create a black-and-gray tattoo (on the same human canvas) with a good-and-evil theme.
    • Winner: Tatu Baby
    • Eliminated: Mark — After being up for elimination four times in a row, the judges felt his tattoo was not good enough for him to continue.
  • Notes: For the flash challenge, the teams were determined by the winner of the previous week's elimination challenge, Tatu Baby. The teams for the flash challenge were:
    • Clint & Jamie
    • Jesse & Tatu Baby
    • Mark & Sarah
    • Sebastian & Steve
For the elimination challenge, the pairs were:
  • Clint & Sarah
  • Jamie & Steve
  • Jesse & Tatu Baby
  • Mark & Sebastian

Episode 9: Buck Off

First aired November 27, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Balance
  • Flash Challenge: Burn a design into a cowgirl's chaps.
    • Winner: Jamie
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo a Japanese design.
    • Winner: Jesse
    • Eliminated: Clint — In trying too hard to get lots of detail in his tattoo, Clint's design became unreadable.

Episode 10: Blowing Chunks

First aired December 4, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Dimension
  • Flash Challenge: Customize one of Dave Navarro's guitars.
    • Winner: Jesse
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo a design that includes an animal.
    • Winner: Steve
    • Eliminated: Jamie — The tattoo lacked dimension. Jamie was also criticized for not having any visible tattoos himself; which led to drama with the judges.[3]

Episode 11: Better Than Words?

First aired December 11, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: Precision
  • Flash Challenge: Tattoo a mini-tattoo of the Jägermeister logo.
    • Winner: Steve
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo a portrait design.
    • Winner: Sarah
    • Eliminated: Jesse — The face of the tattoo did not match the reference photo and his inexperience in black & grey was too obvious to ignore.

Episode 12: The Bigger They Are

First aired December 18, 2012

  • Skill of the Week: All skills previously tested.
  • Flash Challenge: None
  • Elimination Challenge: Tattoo a design for a professional athlete.
    • Winner: Steve
    • Eliminated: Tatu Baby
  • Notes: The athletes met with each artist and chose who would tattoo them based on a random order. The order and pickings were as follows:

Episode 13: Ink Master Live

First aired December 18, 2012

  • Final Challenge: Complete a 24-hour tattoo in four six-hour sittings.
    • Ink Master: Steve
    • First Runner-Up: Sarah
    • Second Runner-Up: Sebastian
  • Notes: The first tattoo artist eliminated, Sebastian, was due to receiving the fewest votes on the show's site.
Based on viewer votes, Tatu Baby was voted to return to season 3 of Ink Master.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ink-master-review-dave-navarro-spike-281361
  2. ↑ http://www.spike.com/articles/vqbef4/ink-master-ink-master-storm-trooper-helmets-are-up-for-auction
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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