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- PREVIOUSLY ON BEST INK,
TEAMWORK WAS THE NAME OF THE GAME
AS THE ARTISTS WERE PAIRED UP TO CREATE TATTOOS
REPRESENTING THEIR SKINS' FAMILY BOND.
- THIS COULD BE GREAT, OR IT COULD BE HORRIBLE.
- WHILE ALLI AND TERESA PUT ALL OF THE PIECES TOGETHER...
- I LOVE MY TATTOO. THANK YOU.
- BRITTANY AND KELLY'S PAIRING FRACTURED QUICKLY.
- IT SEEMED TO ME LIKE KELLY
WAS A LITTLE BIT STANDOFFISH TOWARDS ME.
- ACTUALLY, I HAVE THE EXACT SAME FEELING ABOUT BRITTANY.
- BUT AFTER THE DUST SETTLED, RALPH, DEREK, AND TERESA
INKED THEIR WAY INTO THE TOP THREE...
- THERE WAS ONE THAT REALLY WAS A STANDOUT: TERESA.
- BUT IT WAS TERESA WHO WAS CROWNED THE WINNER,
GRANTING HER IMMUNITY IN THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE.
- YOU GUYS READY TO DO THIS?
- IN DELIBERATION, THE TOP THREE
PUT THE FATES OF DOLLARZ, KELLY, AND JEROD
IN THE JUDGES' HANDS.
- KELLY, NONE OF US WANT TO SEE A FOURTH WEEK FROM YOU.
WE'RE GONNA BE SENDING YOU HOME.
- TONIGHT, NINE ARTISTS REMAIN.
THE ARTISTS ARE COMPETING FOR A COVER AND FEATURE SPREAD
IN TATTOO MAGAZINE, $100,000...
[cheering]
AND THE COVETED TITLE OF "BEST INK."
- ♪ EVERY TIME I TRY TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES ♪
♪ I GET SO HUNG UP, STAR STRUCK ♪
♪ BUT NOW IS MY TIME ♪
♪ I'M SINGING HEY, NOW, HEY ♪
♪ LIGHT IT UP LIKE THE SUN ♪
♪ WE'RE SINGING ♪
♪ LET'S SHOOT FROM THE HIP ♪
♪ AND FIND A SMOKING GUN ♪
♪ THIS GUN IS SMOKIN', SMOKIN' ♪
♪ SMOKIN', SMOKIN' ♪
♪ HEY, THIS GUN IS SMOKIN', SMOKIN' ♪
♪ SMOKIN', SMOKIN' ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ THIS GUN IS SMOKIN' ♪
[up-tempo rock]
♪ ♪
- THIS MORNING, I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER.
I'M KIND OF PUTTING THIS LAST INK CHALLENGE IN THE PAST,
AND I'M 21 YEARS OLD, ONLY TWO YEARS' EXPERIENCE.
MY MOTIVATION RIGHT NOW IS GAINING THE RESPECT
OF SOME OF MY PEERS AND SHOWING THAT I DO DESERVE TO BE HERE.
- WHAT'S UP, ARTISTS?
- SO WE ARRIVE FOR THE FLASH CHALLENGE,
AND WE SEE A RECORDING STUDIO AND GUITARS.
ALL OF OUR MINDS ARE WORKING IN CRAZY WAYS,
LIKE, THINKING OF WHAT WE COULD POSSIBLY BE DOING,
AND I'M STOKED TO FIND OUT.
- WELCOME TO THE LEGENDARY PARAMOUNT RECORDING STUDIOS
WHERE EVERYONE FROM KATY PERRY TO TUPAC HAS RECORDED.
THE THEME OF TODAY'S FLASH CHALLENGE
IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART
BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT MUSIC,
PLAYING GUITAR, PLAYING BASS, MAKING MUSIC IS MY PASSION.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY,
AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THE WAY TATTOOING IS TO YOU.
- YOU GUYS HAVE PROBABLY NOTICED
THESE NINE WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER GUITARS HERE.
WE ARE SUPPLYING YOU WITH PAINTS
TO DESIGN YOUR ART ON THESE GUITARS.
- I WANT TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
WHEN YOU LET LOOSE ON SOMETHING FROM MY WORLD.
SABINA AND MYSELF ARE GONNA BE THE JUDGES.
I DESIGN MY OWN SIGNATURE FACES AND GUITARS WITH FENDER,
AND A GUITAR IS AN EXTENSION OF YOU,
THE LOUDEST VERSION OF YOURSELF.
I WANT YOU TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD WANT
TO PICK UP, AND TAKE ON STAGE, AND PLAY.
THE WINNER OF TODAY'S FLASH CHALLENGE
IS GONNA GET THE ROCK STAR TREATMENT
TO THE TUNE OF 2,500 BUCKS.
- ALL RIGHT.
- I WANT TO WIN A FLASH CHALLENGE MORE THAN ANYTHING.
I FEEL LIKE NOBODY CAN REALLY SEE MY RANGE AS AN ARTIST,
AND I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN $2,500 FOR A PICTURE THAT I DID.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
- RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS ARE EACH GONNA GET ONE HOUR
TO DESIGN YOUR GUITARS.
LET'S GO.
- EVERY TIME I COME INTO THE FLASH CHALLENGE,
I DO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
I IMMEDIATELY START COMING UP WITH STRATEGIES.
I LIKE THIS MOTIF. THIS COULD PROBABLY WORK.
THIS'LL FIT A GUITAR SHAPE.
'CAUSE IT'S CASH MONEY. YES, I WANT TO TAKE THAT HOME.
[laughs]
- MY STRATEGY FOR THE GUITAR IS KIND OF UTILIZE THE SHAPE.
I'M THINKING ABOUT DOING LIKE A DEVIL,
SOMETHING JAPANESE-Y,
MAYBE--MAYBE SOME KIND OF ONI OR A HANNYA MASK,
UTILIZE THOSE HORNS.
YOU KNOW, MAKE IT STAND OUT.
- I'M TRYING TO STEP OUTSIDE MY ELEMENT A LITTLE BIT
TO TRY TO WIN THIS THING.
MAYBE THROW, LIKE, "ROCK STAR" ON THE BACK,
THROW A SKULL IN THERE, JUST REAL ROCK AND ROLL.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT I DON'T PAINT
AND MOST OF THESE GUYS DO.
- TERESA, DID YOU ALREADY PAINT THE WHOLE FRONT OF YOURS?
- YEAH. - YOU'RE THE WORST.
- SORRY. - I HATE YOU.
I'M RIGHT NEXT TO DJ, AS USUAL, IN THE CHALLENGE.
AND I CAN SEE TERESA'S PAINTING,
AND IT'S JUST SUPER DISCOURAGING FOR ME
BECAUSE I KNOW THEY PAINT ON A DAILY BASIS AT HOME.
SO I'M JUST DOING MY BEST AND MOVING ALONG.
- DOES IT DESCRIBE MY ANGER ENOUGH?
- DOES IT HAVE REAL BLOOD? NO REAL BLOOD, NOT METAL ENOUGH.
- [laughs]
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - OH, GOSH.
- IT'S THE WRONG SIDE OF THE GUITAR.
- I CAN'T PAINT THE BACK FIRST?
- NO. NO, NO, NO. IT'S JUST--IT'S INTERESTING.
I LIKE IT.
- DOLLARZ IS REALLY INTO HIP-HOP,
AND I THINK MAYBE HE'S JUST UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FACT
THAT THE STRINGS ARE ON THE FRONT OF THE GUITAR.
- LOOK AT THIS: NO MATTER HOW I'M PLAYING IT,
NO ONE SEES IT.
- IT DEFINITELY HAD ME BEWILDERED
WHEN PETE CAME BY AND HE WAS LIKE,
"YOU'RE PAINTING THE BACK."
'CAUSE I FIGURED I ONLY HAD TO PAINT ONE SIDE.
- YOU BETTER MAKE THIS LOOK REALLY DAMN GOOD
'CAUSE IT'D BE HARD TO WIN WITH A PAINTING
ON THE BACK OF THE GUITAR.
IT BETTER BE THE BEST PAINTING I HAVE EVER SEEN.
- I NEED TO FLIP IT OVER,
AND I GOT TO PAINT BOTH SIDES OF THIS THING.
- HOW'S IT GOING, ALLI?
I HAVEN'T HEARD A PEEP OUT OF YOU.
- YEAH. - [giggles]
YEAH. - WEIRD.
- ABOUT THAT. - YEAH.
- I ALWAYS FREAK OUT DURING A FLASH CHALLENGE
BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S A RUSH PROJECT
AND I AM A METHODICAL ARTIST.
I TAKE MY TIME.
HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE,
WATCH MY DOGS PLAY IN THE BACKYARD.
YEAH, SO THIS IS NOT MY ELEMENT AT ALL.
- ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEFT.
START WRAPPING UP. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEFT.
- AS THE TIME'S CLICKING DOWN, I REALIZE
THAT I WOULD HAVE NEEDED AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR
TO MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN THE WAY I WANTED IT TO.
IT WORKS, IT LOOKS CLEAN,
BUT EVERYBODY ELSE'S JUST LOOKS
SO MUCH MORE COMPLETE THAN MINE DOES.
- ♪ SO YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT A MASTER PLAN ♪
♪ YOU'LL BE BEGGING FOR IT IN THE END ♪
♪ VICTORIOUS, VICTORIOUS ♪
♪ COUNT IT DOWN NOW, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE ♪
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS. TIME'S UP!
PAINTBRUSHES DOWN.
SABINA AND I ARE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR GUYS' WORK,
AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE THINK.
SABINA AND I HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT YOUR WORK.
THERE'S A BUNCH OF GREAT STUFF IN THERE.
JEROD, WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR PIECE.
- WHEN I LOOK AT THE BODY OF A GUITAR,
I AUTOMATICALLY JUST SEE CURVES.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK OF WHEN I LOOK AT A PINUP ALSO,
THE CURVATURE.
- I THOUGHT THE CURVES WERE AWESOME.
I DID FEEL IT WAS A LITTLE BIT SLOPPY, THOUGH.
IF YOU JUST HAD, LIKE, YOUR LINES A LITTLE MORE CRISP,
IT WOULD HAVE JUST POPPED SO MUCH MORE.
- TYLOR, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE WORK YOU DID?
- YOU MEAN THAT MESS OVER THERE?
[laughter]
I HAVE, LIKE, THESE GREAT VISIONS,
BUT I CAN'T APPLY THEM UNLESS I'M TATTOOING.
I MEAN, THE WHOLE THING IS BACKGROUND, AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE.
- THERE'S SO MUCH THERE AGAIN,
BUT YOU DID STEP OUTSIDE THE BOX
AND DO SOMETHING I WOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED YOU TO DO.
- COOL. - DJ.
- I HAVEN'T REALLY BROUGHT ANY KIND OF TATTOO ELEMENTS
INTO MY FLASH CHALLENGES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT YET,
SO I WANTED TO DO A LITTLE, LIKE, NEW SCHOOL-Y JAPANESE.
- I LIKE IT.
IT'S SOMETHING I WOULD DEFINITELY SEE
HANGING ON A WALL.
DOLLARZ, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR WORK?
- I KIND OF WENT ROCK AND ROLL AND JUST HAD FUN WITH IT.
THE DESIGN IS KIND OF SOMETHING
THAT I COULD SEE FROM A DISTANCE,
AND KIND OF POINT IT OUT, AND IT JUST BE COOL.
- YOU DECIDED TO GIVE IT A FRONT.
- OH, YEAH. - I LIKE THAT.
I APPRECIATE IT. - [laughs]
I HAD-- I HAD TO PULL IT OUT.
- LET'S HEAR FROM RALPH.
- I THOUGHT OF WHAT'S THE MOST ANIMATED CHARACTER IN MY LIFE,
WHICH IS MY FRENCH BULLDOG.
- I LIKE THE WORK YOU DID.
YOUR GUITAR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE PLAYED
BECAUSE THE PICKUPS ARE OPEN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS ON PURPOSE, OR YOU WERE JUST--
- ABSOLUTELY. - [laughs]
GREAT. I LIKE IT.
TIME TO HEAR FROM YOU, BRITTANY.
- I AM, OBVIOUSLY, THE HEAVY METAL CHICK OF THE GROUP,
AND JUST MADE IT LOOK KIND OF LIKE IT'S IN HELL.
AND I JUST WANTED IT TO LOOK LIKE SOMETHING THEY COULD SHRED.
- I KNOW IT SAYS "METAL," BUT AT FIRST,
YOU LOOK AT IT, AND IT'S, LIKE, IT SAYS "NEAL."
- [laughs]
- GREAT JOB USING THE WHOLE GUITAR FOR SURE.
WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE FRETS, I WAS LIKE,
"OH, IT LOOKS LIKE THE SCALES OF THE SNAKE ARE ON FIRE."
THE EXECUTION'S GREAT.
I FEEL LIKE YOU DID A--THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ENTIRE PIECE.
IT'S AWESOME. - THANK YOU.
- DEREK.
- I GOT A LOT OF FLAMES, GOT A LOT OF SKULLS,
A LOT OF BRIGHT, POPPY ELEMENTS.
- I FEEL LIKE YOU NEED MORE BRIGHT COLORS MAYBE IN THE SKULL
'CAUSE IT ALL KIND OF BLENDS IN BEING SO DARK.
BUT OVERALL, I THINK
YOUR LAYOUT'S REALLY GOOD ON THAT GUITAR.
- THANK YOU. - ALLI.
- I DID A TRADITIONAL-STYLE DESIGN,
ROSES AND, LIKE, STUCK WITH RED, BLACK, AND WHITE.
- ALLI, I LOVE YOUR ROSES.
I FEEL LIKE SOME OF THE EXTRA ADDED STUFF
ALMOST LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING YOU WOULD DRAW ON,
LIKE, YOUR FOLDER IN, LIKE, HIGH SCHOOL OR SOMETHING.
WAS TIME A FACTOR?
- YEAH, TIME WAS DEFINITELY THE FACTOR IN MINE.
- TERESA.
- I REALLY, REALLY LIKE RAVENS AND CROWS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS
IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT CULTURES.
- THIS COULD BE IN A GUITAR STORE.
THIS COULD BE SOMETHING
THAT I WOULD WALK OUT OF HERE AND PLAY.
THERE'S, LIKE, ONE HUMONGOUS, HUMONGOUS PROBLEM.
THE BIRD'S DEAD.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT LEFT-HANDED,
THAT'S, LIKE, SERIOUSLY A THING.
THIS WOULD BE "BRING OUT PETE'S DEAD BIRD."
- AW.
- I TOTALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT WHEN I WAS DOING THE PAINTING.
I WAS LIKE, "I SHOULD PUT SOME CLAWS ON HIM
SO THAT WHEN IT'S UPSIDE DOWN, HE LOOKS LIKE A DEAD BIRD."
AND NOW, I'M TOTALLY REGRETTING
THAT I DIDN'T DO THE FEET IN THE AIR.
[laughs]
- OKAY, PETE AND I HAVE PICKED OUR TOP TWO ARTISTS.
THE FIRST ARTIST THAT WE'D LIKE TO ASK TO COME DOWN
IS DJ.
AND THE SECOND ARTIST THAT WE'D LIKE TO CALL DOWN IS...
DOLLARZ.
- SO, ARTISTS, THERE WAS A BUNCH OF INTERESTING PIECES
IN THIS WEEK'S FLASH CHALLENGE.
DOLLARZ, I LIKE THE BASIC IDEAS HERE,
BLOOD DRIPPING DOWN ON THIS BLACKNESS, AND THERE'S A SKULL.
I THINK THAT WILL ALWAYS BE ROCK AND ROLL.
DJ, WHEN WE WALKED IN HERE,
I DIDN'T KNOW WHOSE THAT ONE WAS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL. I THOUGHT IT WAS DIFFERENT.
- HONESTLY, I WAS IMPRESSED BY BOTH OF 'EM.
SO IT'S A VERY HARD DECISION
FOR PICKING THE WINNER OF THIS ONE.
- COMING UP...
YOUR CHALLENGE IS TO CREATE ABSTRACT TATTOOS.
- [bleep], I'VE NEVER DONE AN ABSTRACT TATTOO IN MY LIFE.
- I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF HOW I'M GOING TO FIX IT LATER.
- PLEASE LET ME JUST FINISH IT THE WAY I WANT TO.
IT'S MY FAULT.
I'M THE ONE WHO PICKED THE SCHIZOPHRENIC CLIENT.
- HONESTLY, I WAS IMPRESSED BY BOTH OF 'EM.
DOLLARZ PLAYED IT A LITTLE MORE SAFE
BUT IS A LITTLE MORE MARKETABLE ON SOME ASPECTS,
AND I FEEL LIKE YOURS IS SUCH AN ART PIECE.
SO IT'S A VERY HARD DECISION.
- DOLLARZ, I LOVE HOW SIMPLE IT IS.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST DOING THE BACK.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
THEN TO SEE THAT THE FRONT
WAS THAT MUCH BETTER THAN THE BACK,
I WAS REALLY STOKED TO SEE THAT.
YOU'RE THE WINNER OF THE FLASH CHALLENGE THIS WEEK, DOLLARZ.
- WHOO! [applause]
- CONGRATULATIONS.
NOT ONLY DO YOU WIN $2,500 IN FLASH CASH,
BUT YOU HAVE AN ADDITIONAL DECISION TO MAKE.
RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN PICK 500 EXTRA DOLLARS,
BRINGING YOUR TOTAL TO $3,000 FLASH CASH,
OR YOU CAN HAVE 30 ADDITIONAL MINUTES IN THE INK CHALLENGE.
- I DO HAVE A NAME, AND IT'S DOLLARZ.
[laughter]
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE MONEY.
- I'M NOT TOO SURPRISED THAT HE TOOK THE MONEY.
HIS NAME IS DOLLARZ.
I MEAN, I WOULD HAVE GONE A DIFFERENT ROUTE.
BUT, I MEAN, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS, I'LL SEE YOU BACK AT THE TATTOO SHOP.
[hip-hop music]
♪ ♪
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. - WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP?
[cheering]
ARTISTS, EARLIER TODAY IN THE FLASH CHALLENGE,
I TALKED ABOUT HOW MUSIC MAKES ME WANT TO PUSH MY BOUNDARIES.
NOW, IN THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE,
WE WANT TO SEE YOU GUYS TEST THE OUTER LIMITS
IN YOUR OWN CREATIVITY.
HOWEVER, YOU'RE STILL GONNA HAVE MUSIC AS A GUIDING INSPIRATION.
FOR THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE,
ALL YOUR SKINS HAVE DEEP TIES TO MUSIC.
THEY WANT TATTOOS THAT TELL A STORY OF THAT BOND
IN ONE OF THE MOST CUTTING-EDGE STYLES OF TODAY:
ABSTRACT TATTOOS.
- OH, MAN.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M IN FOR.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL AN ABSTRACT TATTOO IS.
SO I'M PRETTY BUMMED OUT ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE.
- WE DON'T WANT TO SEE A STRAIGHT-UP, TRADITIONAL TATTOO.
I WANT TO SEE SOME REAL ARTISTIC VISION.
I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT CUBISM. WE'RE LOOKING AT SURREALISM.
WE'RE LOOKING AT STRAIGHT-UP ABSTRACT.
- AS SOON AS I HEAR THE WORD "ABSTRACT,"
ALL I'M THINKING TO MYSELF IS, "DON'T MESS IT UP."
I'VE NEVER DONE AN ABSTRACT TATTOO IN MY LIFE.
- ALL RIGHT. SKINS, COME ON IN.
BEFORE YOU START WORKING WITH YOUR CLIENTS,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HEAR THEIR STORIES.
- HOW'S IT GOING, GUYS? I'M TYE MOHAWK. I'M A DRUMMER.
I'VE BEEN IN MUSIC FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
HARD TIME WHEN I WAS YOUNG.
MY MOM COMMITTED SUICIDE,
AND IT TORE ME APART.
I DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, JUST MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES.
- MY GRANDFATHER WAS MY FATHER.
HE WAS-- HE WAS MY IDOL.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE JUST PASSED.
HAVING THAT FOUNDATION AND THAT LOVE IN MUSIC
THAT HE INSTILLED IN ME SINCE I WAS A YOUNG KID,
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT,
THE LOVE AND THE SUPPORT THAT MY GRANDFATHER GAVE ME,
THROUGH MY TATTOO.
- GETTING THIS ABSTRACT TATTOO
WOULD REMIND ME EVERY DAY
ABOUT THE TIME I SPENT WITH MY DAD.
WE WOULD BE LISTENING TO CLASSIC ROCK.
WHEN I LISTEN TO THAT, I THINK ABOUT MY DAD.
- I AM A DANCER AND AN ENTERTAINER.
I HAD REALLY BAD PNEUMONIA, AND I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SICK
BECAUSE I WAS DEALING WITH AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP.
AND MUSIC HELPED ME A LOT.
- HI, GUYS. I'M BREANA.
MY TATTOO I WANT TO GET IS INSPIRED BY MY GRANDPA,
AND THE LOVE I HAVE FOR HIM AND MUSIC.
HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO DANCE.
IF YOU SEE ME, YOU KNOW I'M DANCING.
IF I'M NOT, IT'S LIKE, "SOMEBODY TURN ON THE MUSIC
'CAUSE SHE'S GONNA START SINGING," YOU KNOW?
SO I JUST-- I LOVE IT.
- LISTENING TO THE STORIES THAT THE SKINS HAVE,
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF US, AS ARTISTS,
COME FROM SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS, ME INCLUDED.
SO IT'S THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND ALL OF US.
- HELLO, MY NAME IS JASON "SENSATION."
I'M A B-BOY/ACTOR/STUNTMAN/ I DO IT ALL.
"SENSATION" IS NOT JUST A WORD TO ME.
IT'S KIND OF THE PERSONA THAT I'VE TAKEN ON.
- I AM DEFINITELY YOUR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
GROWING-UP-ALONG-THE-BEACH-COAST KIND OF CHICK.
ANYTIME I DANCE, IT TAKES ME AWAY.
- MOST PEOPLE SEE ME AS, LIKE, THIS BADASS,
BUT I DO HAVE A SOFT SIDE.
MUSIC MEANS A LOT TO ME. IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.
I'M A REBEL. I RIDE A CHOPPER.
I'M ALL ABOUT BEING AN AMERICAN
AND ABOUT--YOU KNOW, I SEE YOU OVER THERE,
AND WE KIND OF ROCKING THE SAME THING, YOU KNOW?
AND THIS--AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS--IS MY INSPIRATION.
- THIS DUDE IS AWESOME.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE BOTH IN LEATHER AND AMERICAN FLAGS.
SO I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW,
HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME LIKE, "I HOPE I GET HER."
- SO I HAD TO HAVE MY JAW WIRED SHUT.
I WAS, LIKE, LAYING IN BED FOR THREE MONTHS.
SO I TAUGHT MYSELF HOW TO PLAY GUITAR.
MY GRANDPA, HE'S ALWAYS BEEN, LIKE, MORE OF MY FATHER FIGURE.
LIKE, HE BROUGHT ME THIS LITTLE DUCK, DAISY,
THAT I HAD WHEN I WAS LITTLE.
AND I WANT TO GET, LIKE, AN ABSTRACT TATTOO
THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE DUCK AND THE GUITAR
AND OVERCOMING THINGS, AND EXPRESSING MYSELF THROUGH MUSIC.
- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, GUYS, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR STORIES.
NOW, ARTISTS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A TOUGH CHALLENGE
THAT WILL PUSH YOUR CREATIVE LIMITS.
BUT IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED,
THAT'S WHAT THIS SEASON IS ALL ABOUT.
YOU'RE BEING GIVEN FOUR HOURS TO COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE.
AND TERESA, AS YOU WON LAST WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE,
YOU ARE IMMUNE FROM ELIMINATION THIS WEEK.
ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS, AFTER YOU PICK YOUR SKINS,
YOU'LL START YOUR CONSULTATIONS.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN TOMORROW.
- SO I WANT TO MAKE IT SOMETHING LIKE A GUARDIAN ANGEL, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH
TO GET OUT OF ALL THOSE SITUATIONS I WAS IN.
AND WITH LOSING MY MOM,
AND THEN ALL OF THE STRUGGLES THAT I WENT THROUGH,
I'VE HAD TO HAVE SOMEBODY LOOKING OVER ME.
- I WAS SUPER EXCITED TO FIND OUT THIS WEEK
THAT WE ARE DOING ABSTRACT TATTOOS.
I MEAN, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE STYLES.
AND WE CAME UP WITH THE CONCEPT OF DOING THE GUARDIAN ANGEL.
I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT HE'S GONNA GET
THE BEST TATTOO OF HIS LIFE.
NAH, DUDE, TRUST ME, THE DESIGN I'M GONNA DO ON YOU
IS GONNA LAST FOREVER.
- I'M WITH THAT. - ALL RIGHT?
I'M GONNA--I'M GONNA KICK SOME *** ON THIS DESIGN.
- DIG IN THERE.
- OH, YEAH, MAN, DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT THAT, BRO.
MY [bleep]'S LEGIT, ALL RIGHT? - I'M WITH IT.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY I ROLL! - JUST PREPARE TO WIN.
- TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT, AND THEN I-I'LL RUN WITH IT.
- IF I CAN--WE CAN GET THE HELMET WITH, LIKE,
NO--NO LINES, KIND OF BRUSH-STROKED, YOU KNOW?
WITH RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.
- IN MY BOOK, TATTOOS NEED TO BE LEGIBLE,
CLEAN, BOLD LINES,
BRIGHT COLOR, LOTS OF BLACK SHADING,
AND ABSTRACT ISN'T LEGIBLE.
AND I COULD REALLY STRUGGLE ON THIS CHALLENGE.
- I WANT TO PUT IT IN YOUR HANDS
'CAUSE I SEE YOUR VIBE, AND I SEE THAT, YOU KNOW--
I-I'M GONNA PUT MY TRUST IN YOU.
- [sighs]
IF THIS WASN'T AN ABSTRACT CHALLENGE,
I COULD MAKE THIS THE MOST BADASS TATTOO OF YOUR LIFE.
BUT I'M GONNA-- I'M DEFINITELY GONNA, YOU KNOW,
SKETCH SOME [bleep] UP TONIGHT.
- I JUST WANTED TO GET SOMETHING
THAT COMMEMORATES THE CONNECTION.
- YEAH, SO HE BROUGHT YOU EVERYWHERE,
AND YOU WERE THE SIDEKICK KIND OF.
both: YEAH.
- YEAH, DEFINITELY, I HAVE A 10--10-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER.
SO I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT. - OH, YEAH?
[laughs] - I ALSO HAVE A SON TOO.
I'M A FAMILY MAN, SO I UNDERSTAND.
HER DAD PASSED AWAY, AND HER FONDEST MEMORIES OF HIM
ARE LISTENING TO CLASSIC ROCK,
SO I HAD TO KIND OF CAPTURE THAT MUSIC ELEMENT.
BUT TELLING A STORY WITHOUT IMAGES
IS GONNA BE A LITTLE TRICKY FOR ME.
- SO THE PIECE IS ABSTRACT.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT ARE KEY ELEMENTS.
BOLD IMAGES ARE FLASHING IN MY MIND.
AND, LIKE, THE NUMBER ONE IMAGE WAS A CROWN.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? - I DIG THAT.
- SENSATION HAS A STORY THAT I CAN DEFINITELY FEEL.
HE'S INTO MUSIC HOW I'M INTO ART.
- AS LONG AS "SENSATION" IS THERE, THE WORD ITSELF.
'CAUSE IT MEANS SO MUCH FROM HOW FAR--
- I CAN WORK THAT WORD IN, MAN, AND MAKE IT WORK.
I FEEL LIKE BEING COMFORTABLE WITH ABSTRACT TATTOOING
DEFINITELY GIVES ME AN ADVANTAGE THIS TIME.
I'M LOOKING FOR A TOP THREE OUT OF THIS,
IF NOT THE TOP SPOT.
- I WANT TO GET THE WORDS "BAILA CONMIGO."
- ANY JOE OFF THE STREETS CAN DO LETTERING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? - YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
- SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN GET
IN A DIFFERENT TATTOO?
AND I CAN JUST, LIKE, SHOW YOU WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
MAYBE WE CAN INCORPORATE, LIKE, THE SHOE
ON THE TOP OF YOUR FOOT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LIKE, ALMOST AS IF YOU'D BE CARRYING HIM NOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? - YEAH.
- I THINK THAT WOULD BE COOL, AND THEN THE MARACAS.
AND THEN I THINK JUST A-AN EYE
WOULD BE A SUPER POWERFUL IMAGE WITH IT FOR SOME REASON.
- MM-HMM.
- I WANT SOMETHING THAT INCORPORATES MUSIC, OF COURSE,
AND THE PEACOCK FEATHERS FROM MY--MY GRANDMA'S HOUSE.
- MAYBE WE CAN DO, LIKE, A WAVE SHAPE,
LIKE, THE BLUES WITH SOME CURLS IN IT
TRANSFORMING INTO THE PEACOCK,
WHICH TRANSFORMS INTO THE MUSIC NOTES.
- THAT'D BE PRETTY. - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
- I LIKE THAT.
- THE CONSULTATION WITH MY SKIN IS GOING REALLY GOOD.
SHE SEEMS TO BE FLOWING WITH EVERYTHING THAT I WANNA DO.
SO I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT
THAT I CAN PULL OUT A GOOD ONE THIS TIME.
- YOU KNOW?
AND DURING HIS FUNERAL, YOU KNOW, I WROTE THIS SONG
THAT I PLAYED AT THE-- THE RECEPTION
CALLED "STEAL YOU FROM HEAVEN."
I'M SORRY, IT'S JUST-- - NO, NO.
- LISTEN, MAN, IF I HAD THE CHANCE,
I'D CLIMB UP TO THE CLOUDS, MAN,
AND I'D STEAL HIM FROM HEAVEN, MAN, AND BRING HIM BACK.
JUST--I MEAN, I'D TRADE EVERYTHING,
LIKE, JUST FOR ONE MOMENT WITH HIM.
- I DEFINITELY RELATE TO HIM.
I LOST BOTH OF MY GRANDFATHERS.
AND I KNOW IT'S DEFINITELY HARD,
AND IT'S A FRESH WOUND, AND THEY WERE VERY CLOSE.
SO, HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THIS FOR HIM.
- YOU'RE THINKING SOMETHING LIKE A DUCK?
- LIKE, OKAY-- YEAH, A DUCK WITH...
A DUCK, BUT THE BODY IS A GUITAR
AND THE NECK IS REALLY LONG.
- YEAH, 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING PRETTY ABSTRACT,
AND I WANT IT TO FIT YOUR BODY RIGHT.
TALKING TO MARYLYN, SHE'S GOT A LOT OF INTERESTING IDEAS.
GRAND SCALE OF THINGS IS VERY ABSTRACT.
LIKE, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY IMAGERY.
IT'S MORE OF, LIKE, DESIGN-BASED.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE.
- SO I WANT IT TO BE, LIKE, BE--BEAUTY,
LIKE, OVERCOMING THE UGLY THINGS IN LIFE.
- OKAY. UM...
YOU KNOW, IT'LL JUST BE A MATTER OF TAKING THESE IDEAS
AND THEN MAKING THEM SOME MORE OF A--
PAINTING THIS ABSTRACT DESIGN IS PROBABLY GONNA BE
THE MOST COMPLICATED PART DURING THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.
- SO WHAT DO YOU DO NORMALLY? YOU SAID YOU WERE A DJ?
YEAH? - UH, YEAH.
- DO YOU ROCK HEADPHONES WHEN YOU--
- NOT REALLY. I DON'T REALLY USE THEM.
- OKAY.
THEN OBVIOUSLY, I ALSO THINK OF,
LIKE, THE RECORDS AND TURNTABLES, BUT...
- I GOT A--IT'S, LIKE, A 45 ADAPTER ALREADY, SO...
- SO YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE RECORDS.
- PROBABLY NOT. - THAT'S COOL.
ALICIA DOESN'T GIVE ME VERY MUCH AT ALL.
EVERYTHING I'M SUGGESTING, SHE'S JUST NOT FEELING.
YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING, "I HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING IN THERE
TO DO WITH MUSIC."
SHE JUST WASN'T GIVING ME ANYTHING.
LIKE, YOU HAVE MARACAS. - RIGHT.
- THAT'S MUSIC. - OH.
- SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER DJ STUFF, BASICALLY.
- SO YOU DIDN'T EVEN TALK HER INTO IT?
COME ON, GIRL. - SHE DOESN'T WANT IT.
I'M JUST GONNA GO WITH COLOR CHOICES, YOU KNOW?
- IT'S FUNNY TO ME THAT THESE PEOPLE FEEL
THAT THEY NEED TO PREP SO MUCH FOR THE TATTOO AT HAND
INSTEAD OF RELYING ON THEIR TALENT
AND THEIR ABILITY TO DO A GREAT TATTOO RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
TO ME, THAT'S FUNNY.
I DRAW EVERY TATTOO THAT DAY ON THE SPOT
RIGHT THEN AND THERE BECAUSE I'M CONFIDENT IN MYSELF.
[hip-hop music]
♪ ♪
- ALICIA, SHE DOESN'T LEAVE ME WITH MUCH.
I HAVE VERY LITTLE IMAGERY TO GO BY
TO COME UP WITH THIS TATTOO.
IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE A REALLY LONG NIGHT
OF DRAWING IN MY ROOM ALONE.
PROBABLY 15 DIFFERENT PAGES OF IDEAS.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
- COMING UP...
- LET ME CHANGE OUT MY MACHINE REAL QUICK.
OF COURSE, MY MACHINES ARE RUNNING DRY.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG FOR ME.
GOD, JESUS.
- IT'S MY OPINION THAT IF YOU GO HOME,
IT SHOULD BE FOR A [bleep] TATTOO.
- I THINK WE HAVE DISCOVERED YOUR ACHILLES' HEEL.
- [groans excitedly]
SEE, IF I MAKE IT MORE AMBIGUOUS AND ADD MORE CIRCLES,
I MEAN, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE COOL.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS DRAWING AN ABSTRACT TATTOO
BECAUSE I LOVE STUFF THAT'S BENT AND DISTORTED AND WEIRD.
AND I THINK THAT TODAY, IT'S GONNA COME DOWN
TO JUST DOING A NICE, CLEAN TATTOO
REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS
BECAUSE ABSTRACT IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.
- DOES THAT LOOK LIKE A DUCK?
- IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT'S ABSTRACT.
- YOU WANT IT TO LOOK AS WEIRD AS YOU CAN, ALLI.
THAT'S THE POINT. - YOURS LOOKS SUPER '80s.
- [snickers] IT DOES.
- I LOVE TERESA. - QUIT KISSING ***, TYLOR.
- I'LL KISS YOUR ***, BRITTANY.
[laughter]
[groans] - I WANTS TO HOLD THAT THING.
- OH, MY GOD, I CAN'T WORK IN THESE CONDITIONS.
- YOU COULD CUT THE SENSUAL TENSION WITH A BUTTER KNIFE.
- NO, WE'RE JUST JOKING AROUND. COME ON.
- I COULD DEFINITELY TELL THAT BRITTANY AND TYLOR
GOT SOME KIND OF SENSUAL TENSION GOING ON.
DOLLARZ KNOWS ALL ABOUT SENSUAL TENSION.
- THAT'S WHY WE'RE BOTH
OBNOXIOUS AND RIDICULOUS, I THINK.
- AND MEANT TO BE TOGETHER. - I GUESS SO.
- I GOT GUARDIAN ANGELS, BROTHER.
- THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH.
I PUT TWO TIRE TREADS BECAUSE THAT KIND OF SYMBOLIZES,
LIKE, YOU AND YOUR DAD RIDING TOGETHER,
LIKE, THE SPIRIT OF YOUR DAD, LIKE, RIDING WITH YOU.
- IT'S AWESOME. - THAT'S BEAST, MAN.
- YEAH, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
- I APPROVE OF THIS. I LIKE IT A LOT.
- NICE, YEAH. - IT'S PRETTY SPOT ON, MAN.
I DIG IT A LOT.
- ALL RIGHT, SO I WENT ALL OUT ON IT, MAN.
- I LIKE HOW IT'S-- THAT YOU CAN'T SEE WHO IT IS.
- I'M SO EXCITED. - YEAH, RIGHT? ME TOO.
I JUST WANT TO GET TO-- START TATTOOING.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE TODAY.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OUT OF MY ELEMENT
AS FAR AS TATTOOING GOES,
BUT IT SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.
THESE WILL LOOK LIKE PAINTBRUSH STROKES WHEN I TATTOO 'EM.
I'M GOING TO USE EVERY BRIGHT COLOR I CAN ON YOU.
I'M TAKING DARK AND TURNING IT INTO THE GOOD MEMORIES.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE--
- I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
- ME TOO. - YEAH?
- MY CONCERNS FOR THIS CHALLENGE
ARE THAT J ANGEL MIGHT NOT LIKE THE DESIGN,
OR IT'S GONNA END UP BEING SOMETHING
THAT'S NOT ABSTRACT ENOUGH.
YOU'RE GONNA KIND OF SEE, LIKE, THE ANGEL
KIND OF FAINTLY PULLING YOU BACK, AND THEN THE HAND.
- I LOVE THE IDEA. IT'S GREAT WORK.
- OKAY, OKAY. PERFECT.
- YOU READY?
I AM DEFINITELY A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT SHOWING HER THIS DRAWING.
I JUST HOPE THAT WHEN SHE SEES IT,
SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT 'CAUSE I LOVE IT.
- OH, WOW! I REALLY LIKE THAT A LOT.
- I FEEL LIKE IT CAPTURES ALL YOUR STORY.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THE DEEJAY ON WITH THE RECORD.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT FLOWERS, A LITTLE BIT OF ORGANIC STUFF
COMING IN TO TALK ABOUT NEW LIFE,
YOU KNOW, FINDING YOURSELF, FINDING WHO YOU ARE
AFTER THIS TRAUMATIC EVENT THAT YOU WENT THROUGH.
- THIS CAPTURES IT PERFECTLY.
- YEAH. I'M TOTALLY EXCITED FOR IT.
- SO AM I. - SIGH OF RELIEF.
I GOT THIS.
- SO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH HOW THIS WILL FIT.
- COULD YOU DO IT SMALLER THAN THAT?
- I CAN'T GO TOO SMALL BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE DETAIL.
- I WANT TO DO IT HERE.
- OH. WELL, THAT WOULD CHANGE THAT.
- IT'S A LITTLE MORE TRIBAL THAN I WANTED IT TO BE.
- IT'S NOT GONNA BE TRIBAL AT ALL.
IT'S MOSTLY GONNA BE PURPLES, BLUES, AND GREENS
'CAUSE THIS IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE A PAINTING.
MY SKIN IS A DIFFERENT PERSON THAN I SPOKE TO LAST NIGHT.
SHE'S SAYING IT'S TRIBAL, AND I'M TELLING HER,
"THIS IS THE SAME GAME PLAN THAT WE HAD LAST NIGHT.
YOU WANTED A DUCK. YOU WANTED A GUITAR."
AND SHE SEEMS TO JUST BE, LIKE, COMPLETELY CONFUSED.
- IT'S COOL, I LIKE IT. I TRUST YOU.
YEAH, I THINK IT'LL BE GOOD.
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT! WE READY?
- WHAT'S UP, PETEY?
- ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS, YOU GUYS HAVE HAD A CHANCE
TO CONSULT WITH YOUR SKINS.
AND HOPEFULLY, BY NOW, YOU GUYS HAVE COME UP
WITH AN ABSTRACT DESIGN THAT CONNECTS
WITH THEIR PASSION FOR MUSIC.
NOW IT'S TIME TO GET THE INK ROLLING AND THE NEEDLES GOING.
YOU GUYS WILL HAVE FOUR HOURS TO COMPLETE THIS INK CHALLENGE.
AND START!
- GOD, I THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA HURT.
I'M, LIKE, SO SOOTHED AND RELAXED.
- IT'S JUST ME. - IT IS.
- STAY RIGHT THERE IN THAT LITTLE HAPPY PLACE.
- SHE DON'T LOOK TOO HAPPY OVER THERE.
- MY STRATEGY TO TRY TO WIN THIS CHALLENGE
IS TO USE GOOD CHOICE IN COLOR.
COLORS REPRESENT THE EMOTION.
LIKE, RED AND ORANGE WOULD BE MORE, LIKE, A HEATED SCENARIO.
BLUE AND GREEN ARE MAYBE, LIKE, LOST
OR JADED FEELINGS TOWARDS SOMETHING.
- SOME OF THE COOLEST TATTOOS ARE SOMETHING
THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU, YOU KNOW?
- MM-HMM.
- MY TATTOO IS GOING GREAT.
I'M USING A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING I KNOW
TO CAPTURE THAT MUSIC ELEMENT.
I'LL START OUT WITH DARK INK, SPLATTER-Y BLACK
THAT KIND OF TURNS INTO COLOR AND TURNS INTO LOUD MUSIC.
ALL RIGHT, COOL. - [laughs]
- MY FATHER PASSED AWAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
AND MY MOM GOT HEAVILY INTO DRUGS.
FAMILY SERVICES CAME IN AND TOOK US AWAY.
- I CAN RELATE, DUDE. I TOTALLY CAN RELATE.
MY MOM DIED IN APRIL, AND IT WAS, LIKE--AHH!
I'M TEARING UP RIGHT NOW TALKING ABOUT IT.
BUT IT WAS, LIKE, SINGLE-HANDEDLY,
LIKE, THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH IN MY LIFE
'CAUSE MY MOM WAS A DRUG ADDICT.
SHE OD'd. - OH, MY GOD.
- HOLD ON, I GOTTA WIPE MY EYES. I'M BEING A TOTAL SAP.
I AM HAVING A DIFFICULT DAY EMOTIONALLY.
LIKE, RANDY AND I ARE BONDING
ABOUT SOME SERIOUSLY HEAVY [bleep].
- YOU'RE MAKING ME CRY. - SORRY.
I'M, LIKE, TOTALLY BUMMED OUT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT MY MOM
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT JUST HAPPENED.
IT'S VERY FRESH, AND THERE'S SO MUCH
I WANTED TO SAY TO HER.
I DO MY BEST TATTOOS WHEN I'M, LIKE, SUPER EMOTIONAL.
LIKE, I WANT TO TATTOO MY *** OFF.
THAT'S WHAT I DO. THAT'S MY DRUG.
[needle buzzes]
- ABOUT AN HOUR GOES BY AND I REALIZE
I'M TAKING TOO MUCH TIME ON ALL OF THIS.
I DIDN'T PRE-THINK WHERE I'M PUTTING WHAT COLORS
OTHER THAN, LIKE, THE EYE AREA.
THAT'S THE ONLY AREA THAT I KNOW
I'M DOING, LIKE, SOME BLUES AND GREENS.
I NEED TO MOVE A LITTLE FASTER
BECAUSE I'M DEFINITELY WORRIED ABOUT TIME.
- I REALLY DON'T-- I REALLY DON'T LIKE THIS PART,
AND I DON'T WANT IT TO COME TO THIS PART OF MY ARM.
- OKAY.
- I DON'T WANT SOMETHING THAT I'M GONNA BE,
LIKE, SUPER UNHAPPY WITH.
- THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE PAINT TO YOU?
THIS SPOT.
- NO, IT LOOKS LIKE STRAIGHT LINES.
- ALL I CAN THINK IS, "PLEASE LET ME JUST FINISH IT
"THE WAY I WANT TO 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME
BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON."
THE DESIGN IS BEAUTIFUL.
TURNING OUT JUST HOW I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA TURN OUT.
AND I WISH SHE WOULD JUST TRUST ME
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
[needle buzzes]
- HOW YOU GUYS MAKING OUT?
- PRETTY GOOD, MAN. - GOOD.
DO YOU FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS KIND OF ABSTRACT ENOUGH?
IT IS LOOKING REAL FIGURATIVE.
- YEAH, I'M TRYING TO-- TRYING TO GIVE IT
MORE ABSTRACTING, YOU KNOW,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE SWOOSHES AND STUFF.
SO I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN WITH WHAT I GOT.
- ALL RIGHT, COOL.
- HOW DO YOU PORTRAY HAVING A GUARDIAN ANGEL
WITH A BUNCH OF BOXES, A BUNCH OF DOTS,
AND A BUNCH OF SWOOSHES, YOU KNOW? YOU CAN'T.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WENT ABSTRACT
AS MUCH AS I COULD.
DO I FEEL THAT IT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE WINNING ONES?
ABSOLUTELY. - HOW'S IT GOING, FELLAS?
- IT'S GOING ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA JUST KIND OF LAYER THINGS
INTO MAKING THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE AND MORE ABSTRACT.
- MAKE SURE YOU'RE WORKIN' ON FILLING OUT THE SPACE.
YOU CAN GET A LOT MORE ABSTRACT BY TAKING ADVANTAGE.
HE'S GOT A BIG ARM, MAN. - DEFINITELY.
I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE--THE CONCEPT OF ABSTRACT.
HOWEVER, BASED ON WHAT JOE SAID,
I DEFINITELY KNOW THIS ISN'T THE ABSTRACT HE WANTS.
- AND OUR FIRST-TIMER. HOW YOU DOING, MAN?
- GOOD. HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON, JOE?
- BEATING HIM UP. - HOW YOU MAKING OUT?
- BEATING HIM UP. - KILLING HIM, HUH?
- WE'RE MOVING ALONG, THOUGH.
- YOU THINK YOU TOOK HIS IDEA
AND WENT A LITTLE TOO LITERAL WITH IT?
- I'M HOPING THAT I CAN ADD ENOUGH ABSTRACT ELEMENTS
THAT EVEN THE LITERARY PART IS BROKEN UP.
I WAS IN--IN THE BOTTOM THREE LAST CHALLENGE.
I NEED TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT
I'M IN CONTENTION FOR THIS THING.
I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW, IF I CAN DO THIS TATTOO
HOW I WOULD LIKE IT TO END UP,
I WILL BE IN THE TOP THREE AND POSSIBLY THE TOP SPOT.
I WILL DO MY BEST. - GOOD LUCK, GUYS.
- I THOUGHT I ASKED YOU TO CUT IT OFF AT THIS PART.
- YEAH, WELL, WE PUT THE STENCIL ON,
AND YOU WERE COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH THE SIZE OF THE STENCIL.
- I KNOW, BUT YOU WENT OVER THAT.
YOU DIDN'T DO THAT.
- WELL, THIS IS THE SIZE OF THE STENCIL THAT WE PUT ON.
YOU SEE?
- YOU SAID, "I CAN'T DO ANY SMALLER THAN THAT
OR YOU'RE GONNA LOSE DETAIL."
BUT THERE'S NO DETAIL IN HERE.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT DETAIL I WOULD HAVE LOST.
- THERE IS A LOT OF DETAIL IN THERE.
MY SKIN IS UNHAPPY, AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S GONNA PLAY A PART IN THE CHALLENGE.
- I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK OF HOW I'M GONNA FIX IT LATER.
- I HOPE TO GOD THAT THE JUDGES LOOK PAST HER
AND SEE THE BEAUTIFUL TATTOO THAT SHE'S WEARING.
- IT'S JUST NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND.
- GUYS, YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES LEFT.
[needles buzz]
- MAN, I LOVE THIS.
- IT JUST BRINGS OUT MY-- [trills tongue]
- EXACTLY.
- [bleep]. - WHAT?
- I'M GONNA CHANGE OUT MY MACHINE REAL QUICK.
OF COURSE, MY MACHINES ARE RUNNING RIOT.
I'M TRYING TO PACK THIS BLUE IN.
IT'S NOT GOING IN SOLID.
I DON'T WANT TO CHEW UP HIS SKIN.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING'S GOING WRONG FOR ME.
GOD, JESUS.
- FIVE! FOUR!
THREE! TWO!
ONE! TIME'S UP.
MACHINES DOWN!
ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS, IT'S TIME TO LET YOUR SKINS GO.
AND THE JUDGES AND I WILL SEE YOU GUYS
TOMORROW AT ELIMINATION.
- YOU WENT ALL OUT, MAN.
- I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I TOLD HER EVERYTHING I COULD SAY.
IT'S MY FAULT.
I'M THE ONE WHO PICKED THE SCHIZOPHRENIC CLIENT.
- I'VE BEEN GIVEN SOME NOT-GREAT IDEAS.
I MEAN, THE CLIENT I JUST HAD
GAVE ME ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO WORK WITH.
- I WOULD HAVE RATHER HAVE HAD YOUR--YOUR CLIENT.
I'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT THEY WANT,
AND THEN I DO IT, AND THEN, THEY'RE LIKE,
"OH, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT."
I WAS LIKE, "THIS LOOKS, LIKE, BETTER
"THAN ANY OF YOUR OTHER STUFF, YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE THE LINES ARE SHAKY AND THE COLOR'S FALLING OUT."
AND SHE GOES, "THAT'S HOW I WANTED IT TO LOOK."
I'M SORRY, BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD
WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE A FALLEN-OUT,
SCARRED-UP PIECE OF [bleep] TATTOOED ON THEIR ARM.
- ALLI IS DEFINITELY SKATING ON THIN ICE RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, HER TATTOOS ARE DEFINITELY NOT UP TO PAR
WITH A LOT OF THE OTHER TATTOOERS LIKE MYSELF.
- WHO'S DREADING ELIMINATION? - ME.
- I MEAN, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF SHE WENT HOME
BECAUSE OF LACK OF CONFIDENCE.
- YOU MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THERE'S MUCH
THAT A TATTOO SHOP CAN DO
TO PITCH IN TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
BUT NOT FOR NOTHING, YOU'D BE WRONG.
PITCHING IN AND RECYCLING LEFTOVER PAPER
LIKE THESE SKETCHES HERE CAN REALLY DO WONDERS
TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
FOR EVERY TON OF PAPER RECYCLED,
IT SAVES 3.3 YARDS OF LANDFILL SPACE.
THIS YEAR'S GOAL FOR THE PAPER INDUSTRY
IS TO COLLECT 60% OF THE PAPER
USED BY AMERICANS FOR RECYCLING.
SO DON'T BE A KNUCKLEHEAD.
DO YOUR PART IN YOUR SHOP AND YOUR HOME,
AND WE'LL ALL BE BETTER OFF FOR IT.
[indistinct chatter]
- IT'S ELIMINATION DAY.
I LOOK AT EVERYBODY ELSE'S ART.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED THAT MY ANGELS-FROM-HEAVEN TATTOO
WASN'T ABSTRACT ENOUGH.
- WELL, DOLLARZ, YOU WORKED WITH WHAT YOU HAD.
- DID THE BEST TO TRY TO FIT THE--THE COMPOSITION.
I MEAN... - MM-HMM.
- OH.
I LOOK AT DEREK'S TATTOO. I MEAN, IT'S SOLID.
IT'S SOLID COLOR, BUT IT'S COMPLETELY
NOT AN ABSTRACT TATTOO.
- THEY SEEM TO LIKE WHAT I DO.
I'VE MADE IT TO THE TOP THREE TWICE NOW, SO...
- I'M SICK OF DEREK BEING SO COCKY ALL THE TIME.
I HOPE THEY KICK HIM IN HIS *** FOR THIS ONE.
- ARTISTS, IT'S TIME FOR YOUR NEXT ELIMINATION.
IN A MOMENT, THE JUDGES WILL CRITIQUE YOUR WORK,
AND THE ARTIST THAT DID THE BEST TATTOO
WILL BE NAMED THE WINNER OF THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE
AND GAIN IMMUNITY FOR NEXT WEEK.
THIS WEEK, YOU GUYS ALL WORKED ON SKINS
THAT WANTED ABSTRACT TATTOOS TO SHOW THEIR PASSION FOR MUSIC.
YOU WERE TOLD TO PUSH YOUR CREATIVE BOUNDARIES
IN THE CHALLENGE THIS WEEK.
PLAYING IT SAFE WAS NOT AN OPTION.
EARLIER, THE JUDGES
INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED YOUR WORK.
LET'S HEAR WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT.
TERESA, YOU HAD THE DEEJAY THAT SURVIVED A HORRIBLE ILLNESS
AND WANTED A TATTOO TO SYMBOLIZE HOW SHE OVERCAME IT.
- TECHNICALLY, THIS THING IS ROCK FRICKIN' SOLID.
IT'S GORGEOUS. - THANK YOU.
- I REALLY LIKE THE IMAGE ITSELF.
I THINK THAT YOU CAPTURED EXACTLY
WHAT YOUR SKIN WAS LOOKING FOR.
I LOVE THE DEEJAY ELEMENT OF IT.
I AM HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE EYE.
IT JUST DRAWS SO MUCH ATTENTION.
I JUST WISH IT WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABSTRACT FOR MY TASTE.
- RALPH, YOU WORKED ON A DANCER WHO WANTED A TATTOO
THAT SHOWED HER LOVE OF MUSIC
AND HER GRANDMOTHER'S INSPIRATION.
- THIS IS ONE OF THOSE IMAGES
THAT KIND OF WALKS THAT LINE BETWEEN ABSTRACT AND TRIBAL.
THE THING THAT KEEPS IT LOOKING TRIBAL
IS THE FACT THAT IT'S DONE IN USUALLY A SOLID COLOR.
YOU DO HAVE SEVERAL COLORS PLAYING OFF EACH OTHER.
EVERYTHING LOOKS JUST SUPER SOLID.
- BRITTANY, YOUR SKIN WAS AN ALL-AMERICAN ROCKER
WHO WANTED A TATTOO TO HELP HIM COPE
WITH THE PASSING OF HIS FATHER.
- THE OVERALL IDEA HAD SUCH A GREAT VIBE.
TECHNICALLY, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?
- MY EVERYDAY SHADER WAS RUNNING LIKE [bleep],
AND I WAS, LIKE, FREAKING OUT ABOUT IT.
I HAD JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS
WHERE IT WAS JUST LIKE, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?"
- I HAVE ALWAYS SAID, "IT'S NOT THE EQUIPMENT,
IT'S THE PERSON," AND I STAND BY THAT.
THE TECHNICAL ASPECT OF THE TATTOO
JUST DID NOT KEEP UP WITH YOUR IDEA.
- THE BIRDS AND THE MUSIC NOTES ARE JUST TINY.
YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST DONE 'EM BIGGER
OR JUST NOT HAD THEM AT ALL.
IT JUST BLOWS IT RIGHT THERE.
- TYLOR, YOU WORKED ON A SALSA DANCER
THAT WANTED A TATTOO THAT HONORED HER GRANDFATHER
WHO TAUGHT HER HOW TO MOVE.
- I LIKE ANYTHING THAT KIND OF DRAGS YOUR EYE AROUND.
WHILE THE DOTS AT THE TOP WERE CLEVER,
THOSE DOTS DO NOT FOLLOW THE SAME PATTERN OF MOTION
THAT THE REST OF THE TATTOO SEEMS TO DO.
THAT'S THE TRUE MEANING OF CLUNKINESS IN THIS TATTOO.
- JEROD, YOU HAD A STREET PERFORMER WHO WAS INSPIRED
BY HIS FAMILY TO PURSUE HIS LOVE OF MUSIC.
LET'S HEAR WHAT THE JUDGES THOUGHT.
- I HAVE TO SAY WITH THIS TATTOO,
I THINK WE HAVE DISCOVERED YOUR ACHILLES' HEEL.
THE SOLID AREAS OF COLOR IN THIS WERE NOT SOLID.
THEY WERE PRETTY BLOTCHY.
THIS IS VERY UNPLEASANT ON THE BODY.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GO
FOR KIND OF A GRAFFITI QUALITY, MAYBE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WORKS SO WELL IN AN ABSTRACT FORM.
- I AGREE WITH HANNAH.
I DON'T CONSIDER THIS TO BE ABSTRACT ART AT ALL.
TO ME, THIS LOOKS MORE LIKE STENCIL WORK
THAT'S JUST POORLY DONE.
I-I THOUGHT OUT OF EVERYBODY THERE,
YOU WERE GONNA BE THE ONE TO BE LIKE,
"OH, I GOT THIS NOW."
- DOLLARZ, YOU WORKED ON A SINGER THAT WANTED
A TRIBUTE TO HIS GRANDFATHER THAT INSPIRED HIM.
- I THINK THIS WOULD HAVE READ MORE AS HEAVEN AND EARTH
IF THAT SPIRALLY EFFECT WOULD HAVE EMANATED FROM THE TOP.
RIGHT NOW, IT BASICALLY JUST LOOKS
LIKE THEY'RE ALL KIND OF PULLED INTO THIS HURRICANE.
AND I'M KIND OF LOOKING FOR DOROTHY AND TOTO.
- IF YOU HAD JUST DROPPED YOUR BACKGROUND
IN THE BACKGROUND, YOU COULD HAVE MADE THAT WORK FOR YOU.
- I PROBABLY COULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY
WITH CREEPING IT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
I JUST DIDN'T REALLY ANALYZE IT PROPERLY.
- DJ, YOU WORKED ON A SKIN THAT WANTED A TATTOO
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF HER FATHER
AND THEIR SHARED PASSION FOR MUSIC.
- THE TEXTURES ON THERE ARE INCREDIBLE,
AND THE COLORS, GOOD CHOICES.
- DO YOU HAVE A TRUE MEANING ON WHY YOU USED
EVERYTHING THAT YOU USED?
- I THINK OF INK SPLATTERS, I THINK OF AGGRESSION.
THE BOTTOM OF THE TORNADO, THAT'S HER FATHER PASSING AWAY.
AND MUSIC CARRIED THEM THROUGH LIFE.
THAT'S WHAT SHE REMEMBERS,
SO I WANTED TO CREATE MUSIC FROM DARKNESS.
OVERALL, I THINK I CAPTURED HER STORY,
AND SHE WAS SUPER HAPPY WITH IT.
- THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
A REALLY NICE TATTOO, MAN. GOOD JOB.
- THANK YOU, SIR.
- DEREK, YOU WORKED ON A DRUMMER THAT TOLD A POWERFUL STORY
OF OVERCOMING A CHILDHOOD TRAGEDY.
- I CAN SEE YOU WERE TRYING TO GO
FOR THIS ETHEREAL, SOFT ANGEL KIND OF THING.
HAVING SAID THAT, IT'S ALMOST LIKE
THE CENTRAL FIGURE IS A LITTLE BLOBBY.
- MY BIGGEST ISSUE WITH THIS
IS THE COLORS THAT YOU CHOSE TO USE.
YOU USED SUCH AN OPAQUE GRAY IN THE BACKGROUND
AND ON THE MAIN FIGURE, IT ALMOST LOSES ALL ASPECTS
OF AN ANGEL OR A FIGURE, WHICH YOU COULD SAY,
"HEY, MAN, IT'S ABSTRACT."
BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS YOUR INTENTION.
- ALLI, YOUR SKIN USED MUSIC TOOME A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE JUDGES THOUGHT.
- YOU KNOW, WHEN THE CLIENTS COME IN,
I'M NOT REALLY QUITE SURE SOMETIMES.
LIKE, ABSTRACT CAN BE SEEN FROM PERSON TO PERSON.
I WANTED TO DO A LOT MORE,
BUT GIVEN MY SKIN'S SITUATION,
IT WASN'T ABLE TO HAPPEN.
- ALL RIGHT, ALLI, YOU NEED TO WORK ON YOUR CONFIDENCE.
ALL I'M SEEING FROM YOU IS BELLYACHING AND EXCUSES.
WE'VE ALL HAD IT HAPPEN TO US.
EVERYBODY UP THERE HAS HAD IT HAPPEN TO THEM.
SO WE'RE PRETTY MUCH WILLING TO IGNORE THE FACT
THAT YOU DIDN'T GET ALONG WITH YOUR SKIN
AND LOOK AT THE TATTOO ITSELF.
I PERSONALLY LIKE THE TATTOO.
I LIKE THE TECHNICAL ASPECT OF THE TATTOO.
I THINK THAT YOU KIND OF CAPTURED THE IDEA
OF THIS BEING AN ABSTRACT IMAGE.
- EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE GIVEN A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH THIS,
YOU STILL MANAGED TO DO SOMETHING PRETTY.
- THANK YOU.
- THE COLORS ON HERE ARE REALLY GOOD.
THE WAY YOU HAD IT PLACED, ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
- ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS.
YOU GUYS HEARD WHAT THE JUDGES THOUGHT OF YOUR WORK THIS WEEK.
NOW, LET'S HEAR WHO'S IN THE TOP THREE.
- THE FIRST ARTIST THAT WE'D LIKE TO CALL DOWN IS...
TERESA.
THE SECOND ARTIST IS DJ.
AND THE LAST ARTIST: ALLI.
- ALL THREE OF YOU REALLY STEPPED OUTSIDE
OF YOUR COMFORT ZONES FOR THIS ONE
AND DELIVERED BEAUTIFUL TATTOOS.
- THANK YOU.
- TERESA, WE ALL LOVED HOW TECHNICALLY SOLID IT WAS.
ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A GORGEOUS PIECE OF WORK.
DJ, YOU GAVE YOUR CLIENT SOMETHING
THAT WORKED WITH HER BODY, AND IT LOOKED SENSATIONAL.
- THANK YOU.
- AND ALLI, DESPITE SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES,
YOU STILL PUT TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL TATTOO.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- THERE WAS ONE ABOVE THE REST,
AND THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE WINNER...
IS DJ.
[applause] - THANK YOU, GUYS.
- CONGRATULATIONS, DJ.
YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE,
WHICH MEANS YOU'RE SAFE FROM ELIMINATION NEXT WEEK.
- IMMUNITY DEFINITELY FEELS GOOD,
BUT I TRY TO PUSH IT TO HIGHER LEVELS EVERY TATTOO.
I'M IN IT TO WIN IT. IMMUNITY IS JUST A BONUS FOR ME.
- NOW, TERESA, DJ, ALLI,
THE THREE OF YOU NEED TO HEAD BACK TO THE TATTOO SHOP
AND CHOOSE YOUR BOTTOM THREE.
OUT OF THOSE BOTTOM THREE, THE JUDGES
WILL PICK ONE TO GO HOME.
WHEN YOU'VE DECIDED ON YOUR BOTTOM THREE,
THE THREE OF YOU WILL RETURN TO THE STAGE.
- YOU GUYS READY TO DO THIS?
- SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF JEROD'S?
- THEY DESTROYED HIM. YEAH.
BUT IT WASN'T STUFF I THOUGHT ABOUT A LOT
WHEN WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT PHOTOS.
- DOLLARZ, IT LOOKED LIKE A TRIBAL TIRE TRACK.
- THE DRAWING BEFORE THE TATTOO SHOULD BE SOLID.
- I WANT TO SAY TYLOR.
- I THINK THAT HE REALLY TRIED
TO FIT THAT BODY SHAPE AND MAKE HIS CLIENT HAPPY.
- I WAS GONNA SAY BRITTANY.
- I FEEL RELUCTANT TO PUT BRITTANY IN THE BOTTOM.
I MEAN, HER MACHINE'S NOT WORKING.
- I KNOW, BUT WOULD YOU HAVE SAID,
IN THE END, IT'S THE ARTIST OVER THE MACHINES?
- IT IS. - MY THIRD IS DEREK.
HE'S GIVEN AN ANGEL IDEA.
YOU CAN GO SO MANY WAYS.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE HAD THAT.
- IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO BE IN THE TOP THREE
AND PICK OUT PEOPLE
THAT YOU ARE DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH.
BUT I'M GLAD THAT THEY'RE WEEDING OUT PEOPLE
THAT SHOULDN'T BE HERE FUNDAMENTALLY.
- WELCOME BACK.
DJ, TERESA, AND ALLI
HAVE MADE A DECISION ON THEIR BOTTOM THREE.
THE FIRST ARTIST IN THE BOTTOM THREE IS DEREK.
THE SECOND ARTIST IN THE BOTTOM THREE IS DOLLARZ.
AND THE FINAL ARTIST IN OUR BOTTOM THREE IS JEROD.
YOU THREE ARTISTS ARE IN THE BOTTOM THREE.
NOW THE JUDGES WILL DECIDE WHICH ONE OF YOU IS GOING HOME.
- SO THE THREE OF YOU FIND YOURSELVES IN THE BOTTOM THREE.
DEREK, YOUR PIECE DID KIND OF BORDER
ON WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE ABSTRACT.
YOU SHOWED SOME REALLY SOLID PARTS OF THE TATTOO,
BUT YOU ALSO SHOWED SOME WEAK POINTS.
DOLLARZ, YOUR PIECE LACKED INSPIRATION,
SOMETHING TO KIND OF BRING IT
TO THE FOREFRONT OF A DECENT TATTOO.
AND JEROD, YOUR PIECE WAS NOT THE MOST ABSTRACT OF TATTOOS.
ALL THAT BEING SAID, DEREK, YOURS WAS THE LEAST IN LACKING
WHEN IT CAME TO THE ABSTRACT
AND THE QUALITY IN WHICH THE TATTOO WAS DONE.
YOU'RE STAYING. PLEASE GET BACK UP ON STAGE.
NOW, YOU TWO GUYS.
THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH BOTH OF YOUR TATTOOS,
BOTH OF THEM WERE SADLY LACKING IN THE FUNDAMENTALS
OF WHAT WE CONSIDER A GOOD TATTOO,
WHICH, WHEN IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO IT,
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS COMPETITION.
JEROD, NONE OF US COULD SEE WHERE YOU FELT
YOU PULLED OFF A PROPER ABSTRACT TATTOO.
THAT COMPLETELY FAILS IN THE CHALLENGE.
DOLLARZ, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PUSH THINGS FURTHER.
CONFIDENCE IS WHAT'S GOING TO ALLOW YOU
TO REALLY SIT DOWN AND DO A TECHNICALLY SOLID TATTOO.
IT'S THESE THINGS THAT ARE THE FOUNDATION OF OUR INDUSTRY.
NOW, JEROD, IT'S MY OPINION THAT IF YOU GO HOME,
IT SHOULD BE FOR A [bleep] TATTOO.
AND IN ALL HONESTY, YOU DID NOT DO THE WORST TATTOO HERE TODAY.
DOLLARZ, I DO NOT WANT TO SEE A FIFTH TATTOO OUT OF YOU.
YOU'RE GOING HOME.
YOU'RE NO LONGER COMPETING IN THIS COMPETITION.
I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.
- DOLLARZ, PLEASE HEAD BACK TO THE TATTOO SHOP
AND CLEAR OUT YOUR STATION.
- THANK YOU, GUYS.
- WELL, JEROD, WE WERE ALL COMPLETELY LET DOWN
BY WHAT WE SAW TODAY,
AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT AGAIN.
- FOR NOW, THE REST OF YOU GUYS CAN RELAX
AND HEAD BACK TO YOUR LOUNGE.
- I'M DEFINITELY PROUD OF WHERE I MADE IT.
WITH ONLY TWO YEARS' EXPERIENCE,
I WAS THE UNDERDOG FROM THE START.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD HAVE CHANGED
IS I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WANTED TO DO IT LATER IN MY CAREER
WHEN I HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCE UNDER MY BELT.
- AND SO, THERE WAS EIGHT.
- HERE'S THE THING, THOUGH.
THE NEXT COMPETITION IS GONNA BE A LOT HARDER.
WE HAVE FINALLY WEEDED OUT EVERYBODY
WHO WAS DOING MEDIOCRE TATTOOS.
- RIGHT.
- WE ARE DOWN TO THE CORE ARTISTS
THAT I FEEL ARE REALLY HERE TO TRY AND WIN.
I REALLY HOPE THAT I CAN KEEP MYSELF
FROM MAKING ANY KIND OF SMALL MISTAKES
BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, ANY SMALL THING YOU DO,
PEOPLE ARE GONNA TRY AND TAKE YOU OUT FOR IT.
- THE WHOLE THING OF THIS COMPETITION
IS THAT YOU HAVE TO ADAPT TO A SITUATION
THAT THEY'RE GONNA THROW YOU INTO.
- I EXPECTED A LOT MORE OUT OF YOUR TATTOO.
I MEAN, YOU WENT TO ART SCHOOL, RIGHT?
SO I EXPECTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND ABSTRACT,
AND THAT IS THE ONLY REASON THAT I PUT YOU IN THE BOTTOM.
- YEAH.
- DEREK JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE.
HE JUST SEEMS TO BE LIKE, "I'VE GOT THIS WHOLE THING PEGGED,
AND I'M GONNA WIN."
HE'S HAD SOME ROUGH REVIEWS.
I WOULD BE WORRIED IF I WAS HIM.
- THEY NEVER HAVE ISSUES WITH MY TECHNIQUE
OR MY SATURATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
- OKAY, I HEARD DIFFERENT, BUT ALL RIGHT.
- I KNEW TERESA WOULD DEFINITELY PUT ME IN THE BOTTOM THREE
BECAUSE SHE'S THREATENED BY ME.
SHE KNOWS THAT I'M GONNA BE THE ONE
THAT SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO GO UP AGAINST.
JUST WATCH OUT.
I'M GONNA START DOING SOME SHINING.
- NEXT WEEK ON BEST INK...
- I THINK WHEN WE ALL SEE DEREK, WE SEE A ***.
- [laughs]
- FOR YOUR NEXT INK CHALLENGE,
IT'S YOUR JOB TO BRING THEIR HUMOR TO LIFE.
IT'S YOUR JOB TO BRING THEIR HUMOR TO LIFE.
- THE TATTOO I WANT TO GET IS A BACON GARTER BELT.
- THE TATTOO I WANT TO GET IS A BACON GARTER BELT.
- MY SKIN IS A BACON LOVER,
- MY SKIN IS A BACON LOVER,
WHICH IS VERY IRONIC BECAUSE I AM A VEGETARIAN.
WHICH IS VERY IRONIC BECAUSE I AM A VEGETARIAN.
- [bleep] FOR REAL,
- [bleep] FOR REAL,
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE A [bleep] CHINESE FORTUNE?
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE A [bleep] CHINESE FORTUNE?
- I'M GONNA HAVE AN ULCER BY THE END OF THIS.
- I'M GONNA HAVE AN ULCER BY THE END OF THIS.
- DEREK'S POTATO FACE, IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ***.
- DEREK'S POTATO FACE, IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ***.
DEREK, YOU BETTER PACK YOUR BAGS 'CAUSE YOU'RE GOING HOME.
DEREK, YOU BETTER PACK YOUR BAGS 'CAUSE YOU'RE GOING HOME.
- IF YOU WORKED FOR ME, [BLEEP],
- IF YOU WORKED FOR ME, [BLEEP],
I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FIRED HALF OF YOU RIGHT NOW.
I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FIRED HALF OF YOU RIGHT NOW.
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