Best Ink

Best Ink

Oxygen Media gets under the skin of the art of tattooing in Best Ink, a new competition reality series laying bare the cutthroat and wildly unpredictable world of tattoo artistry. Every rose or dragon tattoo tells a story - not only of the person wearing it, but of the artist who created it. The contestants are guided through the competition by television host and rec... Read all

Genre: Reality-TV

Cast:Sabina KelleyJoe CapobiancoPete WentzHannah AitchisonTeresa SharpeRomeo LacosteKimberly CaldwellJordan Dollarz Tatu GinsbergAllie BerginGlenn HetrickTiffany TattoozAaron CarterKristen Rae MyersChris PardalElizabeth LloydA.J. McLeanTravie McCoyJustin Bua


1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Bigger and Badder

Wed, Apr 3, 2013

New host Pete Wentz welcomes 12 of the country's best tattoo artists to compete for the cover and feature spread in Tattoo Magazine and $100,000.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ I've Got a Secret

Wed, Apr 10, 2013

The artists discover that there is more than one way to tell a story when they're faced with creating a tattoo using a controversial medium. Music recording artist Ray J drops by in the mysterious Flash Challenge.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ A Family Affair

Wed, Apr 17, 2013

In their third challenge, the artists are paired up to create tattoos for family members who want to commemorate a shared emotional experience. Guest stars Angela and Vanessa Simmons push the artists to put their best foot forward, challenging them to ink shoe designs in the Flash Challenge.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Live Out Loud

Wed, Apr 24, 2013

The artists are forced out of their comfort zones when they are asked to create abstract tattoos for music loving clients. Pete Wentz and Sabina Kelley judge the musically charged Flash Challenge in which the artists design Fender guitars.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ A Good Laugh

Wed, May 1, 2013

Halfway to $100,000 dollars and the title of Best Ink, the artists must tickle their creative funny bone and create a humorous tattoo for their clients. Justin Bua returns to judge the artists in a hilarious Flash Challenge.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ I'm Sexy and I Know It

Wed, May 8, 2013

Judge Joe Capobianco's famous style of "Blood Puddin" tattoos are featured in this week's Ink Challenge as the artists attempt to impress him. Hannah Aitchison is lead judge in a sky-high Flash Challenge where the artists ink their work on airplanes.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Brand New Life

Wed, May 15, 2013

The artists must envision a tattoo that literally comes to life using cutting edge animation technology. Famed tattooer Miya Bailey meets the artists at Universal Studios for a Flash Challenge that's larger than life.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Be Ready for Anything

Wed, May 22, 2013

The remaining five artists have to elevate their game as this week's Ink Challenge forces them to create a photorealistic tattoo. Award winning artist Jason Seiler guides the artists through a "fast and furious" Flash Challenge they'll never forget.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ True Love

Wed, May 29, 2013

The final four artists are put through a rigorous Flash Challenge guest judged by Tattoo Magazine's Larry Law. The artists have to put strong emotions aside when it is revealed that their clients for the Ink Challenge are their family members.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Full Body of Work

Wed, Jun 5, 2013

The three remaining artists tattoo familiar skins as old customers return to the chair. After a surprise elimination, the final two artists ink masterpieces on celebrity guests Travie McCoy and AJ McLean, but only one artist will be crowned Best Ink.