Seasons & episodes
S5 · E1Inking With The Enemy 2014-09-02 · 42 min
18 Rival Artists enter for $100k and the Ink Master title. It's their worst nightmare as they're forced to ink with their enemy.
S5 · E2Pin Up Pittfalls 2014-09-09 · 42 min
Semi-nude models bring the heat and a game changing twist is revealed. Jacked pin ups make the critique a bloodbath & rivalries flare.
S5 · E3Head to Headache 2014-09-16 · 42 min
Josh ignites rivalries while two artists receive an advantage no one in the competition has ever had and their cutthroat strategy has tension soaring.
S5 · E4Geishas Gone Wrong 2014-09-23 · 42 min
Vendettas have the artists at each others' throats. The skull pick gets personal and the pressure is on when the artists tattoo Nunez's specialty.
S5 · E5Glass On Blast 2014-09-30 · 42 min
The artists must make incredible art by sand blasting glass while trying to survive working in teams. Rivalries explode when they tattoo head to head.
S5 · E6Cheek To Cheek 2014-10-07 · 42 min
In one of the craziest challenges ever, the artists must ink 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos. A medical emergency may cost one artist the competition.
S5 · E7Three's A Crowd 2014-10-14 · 42 min
The pressure is on when the artists take on Oliver's specialty - and it’s tripled when they have to work in teams.
S5 · E8Ink My Oosik 2014-10-21 · 42 min
The artists are taken out of their comfort zone when they must scrimshaw walrus penises. One artist totally loses their cool while another artist loses their shot at $100K.
S5 · E9Virgin Blood 2014-10-28 · 42 min
Picky virgin canvases get inked and Jason's anxiety threatens to take him out. The artists battle head to head and Josh plays dirty, putting his opponent on the chopping block.
S5 · E10Cold Blooded 2014-11-04 · 42 min
In the flash challenge, the artists use a different kind of ink to make art... blood. Then, they go head-to-head against guest judge Tommy Montoya while Emily goes over the edge.
S5 · E11Up In Smoke 2014-11-11 · 42 min
Josh causes a controversy that could get him kicked out of the competition for good. The Artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were.
S5 · E12Heads Will Roll 2014-11-18 · 42 min
The artists fight for an opportunity to ink NFL star DeAngelo Williams as he honors his mother who died of breast cancer. Head tattoos send one human canvas over the edge.
S5 · E13Painstaking Portraits 2014-11-25 · 42 min
Artists go head to head tattooing the same portrait on two family members. Some family members are left with jacked tattoos as the portrait subject overlooks.
S5 · E14Firing Squad 2014-12-02 · 42 min
It's down to the wire as the artists battle for a top 4 spot - to survive they must impress 3 tattoo heavyweights criticizing their every move.
S5 · E15Fight To The Finale 2014-12-09 · 42 min
Emotional outbursts, explosive fights, incredible tattoos and epic fails. It’s the end of the line and the sparks fly as the last 4 Artists standing battle it out for a spot in the Live Finale and a shot at $100K.
S5 · E16Ink Live 2014-12-16 · 42 min
The final 3 artists reveal their 35 hour back pieces and the sparks fly when all 18 rival artists return to give the lowdown on whose rivalries still burn.