Ink Master: Master Vs. Apprentice
In season six of Ink Master, the competition focuses not only on the rivalries the artists create during the show, but also on the personal tattoo rival each contestant brings with them in the form of their master or apprentice. As part of an American reality competition television series that premiered on Spike on January 17, 2012, a group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete against one
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Tattoo artists compete in a series of extreme challenges assessing their tattooing and related artistic skills.
- Contestants vie for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master.
- Living canvases donate their skin to be permanently marked in an adrenalized competition elimination.
- The series is an American reality competition television series that premiered on Spike on January 17, 2012.
Season overview
In season six of Ink Master, the competition focuses not only on the rivalries the artists create during the show, but also on the personal tattoo rival each contestant brings with them in the form of their master or apprentice. As part of an American reality competition television series that premiered on Spike on January 17, 2012, a group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete against one another. Throughout the season, these contestants participate in various challenges assessing their tattooing and related artistic skills, with the stakes heightened by living canvases donating their skin to be permanently marked in an adrenalized competition elimination. The competitors battle for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master, proving their skill and grit in an epic series of extreme challenges.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Meet Your Maker
Jun 23, 2015 · 42 min
In the season premiere, apprentices battle their masters to prove they are the best.
Fight or Flight
Jun 30, 2015 · 42 min
Oliver Peck's mentor guest judges, delivering a smack down when the artists take on his specialty.
Sink or Swim
Jul 7, 2015 · 42 min
It's sink or swim when the artists team up to ink underwater ocean scenes on the back of canvas' hands.
Tut for Tat
Jul 14, 2015 · 42 min
Teams adorn sarcophaguses while an artist's vicious skull picks for Egyptian tattoos angers the rest.
Problem Parts
Jul 28, 2015 · 42 min
Naked models are used to create mind-blowing illusions and a cutthroat artist gets a chance at vengeance.
Firing Lines
Aug 4, 2015 · 42 min
Heads roll when artists must take on a legend in the elimination challenge.
Predator/Prey
Aug 11, 2015 · 42 min
In the most insane challenge yet, the artists must tattoo 4 on 1 to transform canvases into wild animals.
Composed and Exposed
Aug 18, 2015 · 42 min
A new tattoo style pushes the artists' limits, resulting in mind-blowing masterpieces and mistakes.
Like a Moth to the Flame
Aug 25, 2015 · 42 min
The artists find themselves painting with fire in the Flash Challenge. A romance between a couple of the artists tests loyalties.
Hell on Wheels
Sep 1, 2015 · 42 min
The stakes soar when the artists paint their most valuable canvas and one artist's lies raise suspicions.
Hail Mani
Sep 8, 2015 · 42 min
The artists give religious tattoo virgins their first ink - on their fingernails.
Slitting Throats
Sep 15, 2015 · 42 min
The artists work with guests in a high stakes challenge and Chris forces an artist to prove loyalty.
Player's Choice
Sep 22, 2015 · 42 min
Professional football players call the shots in the elimination tattoo, knocking artists off their game.
Active Duty
Sep 29, 2015 · 42 min
Artists fight for a spot in the top four and must tattoo portraits of active military and their loved ones before they are separated for deployment.
Go Big Or Go Home
Oct 6, 2015 · 42 min
The last four artists standing fight for a spot in the live finale, but first must survive a tattoo marathon.
Master Vs. Apprentice Live
Oct 14, 2015 · 42 min
The final three artists tattoo live for $100K while eliminated artists return to confront each other.