Ink Master: Peck Vs. Nuñez
In season eight of Ink Master, the competition features eight returning artists alongside eight top tattoo artists from around the country. Together, these sixteen contestants face a series of extreme challenges designed to test their skill and grit. Throughout the season, the participants engage in an epic battle where they must prove their abilities in order to avoid elimination. The stakes are high as living canva
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Tattoo artists compete in various challenges assessing their tattooing and related artistic skills.
- Living canvases donate their skin to be permanently marked in the competition.
- Contestants face elimination as they compete in an adrenalized environment.
- Participants battle for a prize of $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Season overview
In season eight of Ink Master, the competition features eight returning artists alongside eight top tattoo artists from around the country. Together, these sixteen contestants face a series of extreme challenges designed to test their skill and grit. Throughout the season, the participants engage in an epic battle where they must prove their abilities in order to avoid elimination. The stakes are high as living canvases donate their skin to be permanently marked during the adrenalized contest. Ultimately, the competitors vie for a cash prize of one hundred thousand dollars and the prestigious title of Ink Master.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
Weeding Out The Weak
Aug 23, 2016 · 42 min
The judges show no mercy as 30 artists fight to earn one of the 18 spots on teams Peck and Nunez.
The Game Begins
Aug 30, 2016 · 42 min
In the first Flash Challenge, Team Peck and Team Nunez must work together in an intense tattoo challenge.
Ruffled Feathers
Sep 6, 2016 · 42 min
Team Nunez seeks revenge in the next Flash Challenge and an artist betrays Team Beck in their first Elimination Tattoo.
Put On Your Armor
Sep 13, 2016 · 42 min
No Artist is safe when both Team Peck and Team Nunez must transform Canvases into Warriors in the Elimination Tattoo. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
Sparks Fly
Sep 20, 2016 · 42 min
Team Nunez fries in an electrifying Flash Challenge testing legibility. A gendered alliance has the girls out for blood. The battle intensifies for 100K and the title of Ink Master
Sticky Situation
Sep 27, 2016 · 42 min
A conflicted Team Peck fights for control of the game in a Flash Challenge testing contrast. One Artist turns the tables on the girls’ alliance. The battle continues for 100K and t
New School, Old Scars
Oct 4, 2016 · 42 min
In a powerful Flash Challenge, the artists must tattoo former smokers who have been scarred for life.
Bent Out Of Shape
Oct 11, 2016 · 42 min
The battle for the skull pick heats up in the Flash Challenge when artists must manipulate metal.
Head Games
Oct 18, 2016 · 42 min
No one is safe when the artists must use adaptability to tattoo an excruciatingly painful spot: the head.
Like Sand Through The Hour Glass
Oct 25, 2016 · 42 min
It's all in the details when the artists must create powerful designs for Dodge Chargers.
Duck and Cover Up
Nov 1, 2016 · 42 min
One artist cracks after a difficult Flash Challenge in which the artists try to rework tramp stamps.
Road To The Finale
Nov 8, 2016 · 42 min
Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final 6 artists from Team Peck and Team Nuñez.
Heavy Lifting
Nov 15, 2016 · 42 min
The artists must carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge, leading to an unexpected win.
Bio-Mechanical Failure
Nov 22, 2016 · 42 min
Stakes are at a competition-high when the artists must work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.
No One Is Safe
Nov 29, 2016 · 42 min
The battle comes to a head as the top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.
Peck Vs. Nuñez Live
Dec 6, 2016 · 42 min
The final 3 artists tattoo live for America's vote and the eliminated artists return for a confrontation.