Ink Master (season 8)

Ink Master (season 8)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 16
Release
Original network Spike
Original release

August 23 (2016-08-23) – December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)

Additional information
Host(s) Dave Navarro
Judges Oliver Peck
Chris Núñez
No. of contestants 18

The eighth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master (subtitled as Ink Master: Peck vs. Nuñez) premiered on August 23, 2016 on Spike. A sneak peek premiered during the live season 7 finale.

Unlike the previous seasons, this season features Oliver Peck and Chris Núñez going head-to-head for the first time in Ink Master history where thirty artists battle for a spot on either Peck's team or Núñez's team with both teams consisting a total of 9 artists each. Major changes were also included for season 8. Not only does the winner receive the usual prizes which includes $100,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of Ink Master, but will also receive a guest spot at their team captain's shop.

The first seven episodes will feature each team battling their own members in an elimination-style competition for a spot in the top five. Then, both teams battle each other until its down to one artist on Team Peck and one artist on Team Núñez.

Judges, guest judges, and special appearances

The judging panel consists of three primary judges. During the final decision, the judges will vote for one of the bottom artists and the artist with two or three votes will be eliminated from the competition. Same rules apply to when choosing the winner of Ink Master.

Judges

The judges for season eight are host Dave Navarro, and team captains Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck.

Guest judge

Guest judges for this season were Von Miller (Episode 10), Robert Atkinson (Episode 11), Tim Hendricks (Episode 14) and Chris Garver (Episode 15).

Special appearances

Judging and ranking

The judge listing types are:

The judging panel is the table of three primary judges.
The team that is safe from elimination will put one artist from the opposing team up for elimination. They will then explain to the judges why that artist was chosen. Beginning with episode 10, all the artists will critique each other's work.

Contestants

Team Peck Team Núñez
Ryan Ashley Malarkey Eric Gonzalez
Mike McAskill Nikki Simpson
Gian Karle Cruz Jason "Sketchy Lawyer" Lawyer
Gia Rose Kelly Doty
Nate Beavers Kevin La Roy
Geary Morrill Tito “Tuff Tito” Velez
Dave Robinowitz John Collins
Matt Murray Sirvone Smith
Anwon "Boneface" Johnson Carolyn Elaine

Progress

Flash Challenge Progress

Episode Number 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 Most Wins
Flash Challenge
Winner		 Team Peck Dave None Kevin Gian Karle Nikki Ryan Ashley
Gia		 None Team Peck Nikki Kevin
Nate		 None None Gian Karle
Nate
Ryan Ashley
3 wins

Elimination Challenge progress

Artist Name Years
Experience 		Residence 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16
Gian Karle Cruz 7 Puerto Rico & Boston, Massachusetts IMM WIN IN IMM HIGH IMM WIN IN HIGH HIGH IN- WIN WIN
Kelly Doty 8 Salem, Massachusetts WIN IMM HIGH HIGH IMM WIN IMM IN LOW HIGH HIGH+ F/O WIN
Ryan Ashley Malarkey 4 Kingston, Pennsylvania IMM LOW HIGH IMM WIN IMM HIGH WIN WIN IN LOW+ WIN WIN
Nate Beavers 24 Houston, Texas IMM IN F/O IMM IN IMM LOW LOW IN LOW WIN+ WIN OUT
Nikki Simpson 5 Los Angeles, California HIGH IMM HIGH WIN IMM LOW IMM IN HIGH WIN LOW- OUT
Kevin La Roy 10 Dallas, Texas LOW IMM IN LOW IMM LOW IMM IN LOW LOW OUT-
Anwon "Boneface" Johnson 17 Pensacola, Florida IMM HIGH IN IMM LOW IMM LOW IN IN OUT
Jason "Sketchy Lawyer" Lawyer 9 Senoia, Georgia HIGH IMM HIGH IN IMM IN IMM LOW IN QUIT
Eric Gonzalez 18 Lynwood, California IN IMM HIGH IN IMM HIGH IMM HIGH OUT
Mike McAskill 8 Riverside, California IMM IN HIGH IMM IN IMM LOW OUT
Gia Rose 13 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania IMM LOW IN IMM LOW IMM OUT
Tito "Tuff Tito" Velez 22 Belleair, Florida LOW IMM IN LOW IMM OUT
Matt Murray 4 Beverly, Massachusetts IMM IN IN IMM OUT
Sirvone Smith 6 Fredericksburg, Virginia LOW IMM F/O OUT
Dave Robinowitz 11 Boynton Beach, Florida IMM IN OUT
John Collins 14 Atlanta, Georgia IN IMM OUT
Geary Morrill 17 Richmond, Virginia IMM OUT
Carolyn Elaine 6 Chicago, Illinois OUT
<span style="background-color:white "legend"; color:; border:1px solid darkgray; text-align:center;">    Legend
     The contestant is on Team Peck.
     The contestant is on Team Núñez.
 INKMASTER  The contestant won the competition and was named Ink Master.
 RUNNER UP  The contestant was the runner-up on Ink Master.
 3RD PLACE  The contestant was 3rd place on Ink Master.
 WIN  The contestant won best tattoo of the day.
 F/O  The contestant won the face-off.
 IMM  The team was immune from the elimination tattoo.
 (IN)+  The contestant won the Head to Head Challenge.
 (IN)-  The contestant lost the Head to Head Challenge.
 HIGH  The contestant was given an honorable mention in the judges recall.
 HIGH  The contestant was considered to be among the top.
 LOW  The contestant was among the bottom group in the judges recall.
 LOW  The contestant was voted worst by the jury of peers.
 LOW  The contestant was considered to be in the bottom.
 OUT  The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
 OUT  The contestant was voted worst by the jury of peers and eliminated from the competition.
 OUT  The contestant won the flash challenge and was eliminated from the competition.
 OUT  The contestant won the flash challenge but was voted worst by the jury of peers and was eliminated from the competition.
 QUIT  The contestant quit the competition.

Episodes

Episode 1: Weeding Out the Weak

First aired August 23, 2016

Episode 2: The Games Begin

First aired August 30, 2016

Episode 3: Ruffled Feathers

First aired September 6, 2016

Episode 4: Put Your Armor On

First aired September 13, 2016

Episode 5: Sparks Fly

First aired September 20, 2016

Episode 6: Sticky Situation

First aired September 27, 2016

Episode 7: New School, Old Scars

First aired October 4, 2016

Skill of the week: Artistry

Flash challenge: Each member of Team Núñez worked with a former smoker that was assigned to them by Team Peck to cover up their scars.

Episode 8: Bent Out of Shape

First aired October 11, 2016

Episode 9: Head Games

First aired October 18, 2016

Episode 10: Like Sand Through the Hour Glass

First aired October 25, 2016

Episode 11: Duck and Cover Up

First aired November 1, 2016

Episode 12: Road to the Finale

First aired November 8, 2016

Dave interviews the final six artists featuring never before seen footage of this season.

Episode 13: Heavy Lifting

First aired November 15, 2016

Episode 14: Bio-Mechanical Failure

First aired November 22, 2016

Episode 15: No One is Safe

First aired November 29, 2016

Tattoo marathon: round 1: The final four artists must survive a 15-hour tattoo marathon with each day consisting a total of five hours. They must tattoo a style each team did not do when they acted as the jury of peers but were previously critiqued by the judges. The artist who wins best tattoo of the day from each day will earn a spot in the live finale while the other artists continue tattooing. The first five hours featured Team Peck tattooing a Medusa and Kelly tattooing a peacock.

Best tattoo of the day: Kelly Doty

Tattoo marathon: round 2: Team Peck tattooed a watercolor design.

Best tattoo of the day: Ryan Ashley Malarkey

Tattoo marathon: round 3: For the final hour, Nate and Gian tattooed a New School landmark.

Best tattoo of the day: Gian Karle Kruz
Eliminated: Nate Beavers

Episode 16: Peck vs. Nuñez

First aired December 6, 2016

Finale tattoo: Ryan, Kelly and Gian had 24 hours to tattoo a chest piece in the style each team was given to them by the opposing team. Team Peck assigned Kelly with an American Traditional that showcases a ship, anchors and mermaids. Kelly challenges Ryan to design two huge new school dueling hot rods with big outlines, despite their alliance throughout the competition, while Gian was given a watercolor coral reef.

Live tattoo: The final three had seven hours to tattoo a style each artist was assigned to by the viewers. The audience will also get to tune into their progress online.

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