Sixteen new Artists enter the competition, divided into two teams based on how long they've been tattooing; the Artists must fight for a spot on their team; the Youngballoons are up first and the battle for 0,000 and the title of Ink Master begins.

With the Youngballoons Team set, the OGs must now battle it out for a spot on their Team in another brutal double elimination; the battle for 0,000 and the title of Ink Master continues.

The battle for 0,000 intensifies as the Youngballoons and OGs go head to head for the first time; the team dynamics are put to the test in the first Flash Challenge and basic lettering tattoos push the Artists' creativity to the limit.

From trash to treasure, the teams must use their ingenuity to create recycled masterpieces in the Flash Challenge; metallic tattoos have the artists struggling to shine; a shocking elimination shakes up the competition.

Massive murals have the teams struggling to keep their composure in the Flash Challenge; the battle for the title of Ink Master continues with Japanese Samurai tattoos, and a backwards hand sparks a heated debate.

Artists tattoo service dogs and face a twist battling for 0K and the title.

Artists feel the pressure when a monstrous tattoo tests loyalties. The battle heats up.