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 Kelley , Joe Capobianco , Pete Wentz , Hannah Aitchison , Teresa Sharpe , Romeo Lacoste , Kimberly Caldwell , Jordan Dollarz Tatu Ginsberg , Allie Bergin , Glenn Hetrick , Tiffany Tattooz , Aaron Carter , Kristen Rae Myers , Chris Pardal , Elizabeth Lloyd , A.J. McLean , Travie McCoy , Justin Bua
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.