Ink Master Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

Seven veteran artists battle it out in the 'Clash of the Coaches Face Off'; the battle of the sexes comes to an end as the three finalists reveal their 35-hour Master Canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.

The final five artists are tasked with creating murals using paintball guns, then must work across disciplines in a traditional illustrative portrait elimination challenge.

The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves when the power is in the hands of the canvases.

The battle continues as the judges test the artist's adaptability.

The judges test the artists' understanding of color theory; two coaches take the artists to school; the battle intensifies.

In a test of consistency, the teams must engrave full suits of armor, then a cross-stitch style elimination tattoo throws all the artists for a loop.

The judges are looking for color contrast and the artists are out for blood with full color neo-traditional animal tattoos.

The judges unveil a new twist and bring in heavy-hitting veterans Joey Hamilton and Ryan Ashley to coach the teams, whose black-and-gray shading skills are put to the test.

Christian Buckingham and Cleen Rock One return to settle the grudge match once and for all; the battle concludes as the top three artists reveal their 35-hour master canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.

There's nowhere to hide when the artists are tested in precision portraiture; one artist misses the mark and is sent packing.

The tools are hot but the competition is on fire as the artists battle for control in the flash challenge.

Pitting the artists against the opposing coach, the competition puts the artists' finesse to the test.

The artists must scour the depths of their imagination to create mind-bending masterpieces with sidewalk chalk.

It's survival of the fittest when Teams Christian and Cleen must tattoo epic battle scenes head-to-head; the grudge match continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.

Cleen and Christian battle it out in their first grudge match to see whose team will have to compete in a wristband elimination tattoo challenge.

Team Cleen and Team Christian go head to head in a flash challenge that tests their fundamentals, and time flies when the artists tackle a difficult elimination tattoo.

The top 3 Artists reveal their 24-hour battle royale chest tattoos. The battle moves off the chest and onto the stage as the eliminated Artists return to confront each other for the first time since the Competition. One Artist and one Master each win $100K.

One team shines during a wood staining Flash Challenge, and 1 artist packs their machine and leaves the competition for good.

The heat of the competition is higher than ever when the artists test composition using melted wax.

Teamwork is the name of the game in a series of Tag Team Tattoo challenges; a massive twist forces one team's artists to turn on their own.

Teamwork is essential in a glass painting Flash Challenge testing dimension; Artists create stone tattoos in the Elimination Tattoo and one cracks under the pressure; the rest keep fighting for 100K and the title of Ink Master.

The coaches must lead by example when they're forced to tattoo the under chin in a Master's face off; the artists' adaptability is tested with undead tattoos.

The coaches step in during a team flash challenge; the artists' ingenuity is tested with mash-up tattoos.

The competition is fierce and the Masters coach their team in the season's first flash challenge, which tests fundamentals; some artists find their way in the elimination tattoo, but one hits a dead end and is sent packing.

The final three shops battle it out for the first Master Shop title.

With the field down to only five shops, the fight for the first title of Master Shop intensifies; in a deity elimination, some shops aim for a high bar while one shop gets sent packing.

A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.

The final Veteran shop returns to fight for the first ever title of Master Shop. Skull picks are key to the precision strike leveled at the opposing alliance as the battle for 200K continues.

An emotional Flash Challenge brings the Artists to tears, and the Alliance becomes a target when a bullet-proof pair of Veterans return to battle it out for the title.

Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.

The competition gets even tougher when the artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos; two veteran artists return.

A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts relationships to the test.

The final three artists tattoo for America's vote, and the eliminated artists return for a fiery confrontation; a 24-hour chest tattoo determines the winner.

Stakes are high when the artists work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.

Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final six artists in the Peck vs. Nunez competition; with new footage a a deeper look at the season's most talked about moments

It's all in the details when the artists create powerful designs for Dodge Chargers; the clock is ticking in the Elimination Tattoo.

The artists must manipulate metal in the Flash Challenge; the remaining Team Peck artists fight for the final spot in their team's top five.

A conflicted Team Peck fights for control in a Flash Challenge that tests contrast; one artist turns the tables on the girls' alliance.

No artist is safe when both teams must transform canvases into warriors.

In the first Flash Challenge this season, Team Peck & Team Nunez must work together in one of the most intense tattoo challenges the competition has seen. The losing team must battle each other in the Elimination Tattoo.

The final three Artists reveal two 24-hour master canvases. Eliminated Artists return to confront each other live for the first time since the competition. America helps crown the winner of $100k and the title of Ink Master.

The stakes are high when the artists must ink the ultimate in-your-face tattoo; rival alliances vie for control of the game.

The remaining artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back tattoos, testing texture and each other's nerves.

Alliances are broken during an intense Flash Challenge; a veteran artist returns to prove his merit through the ultimate precision test.

The artists use plenty of color during a contortionist body painting Flash Challenge; a veteran artist returns and adds a new-school twist to an old subject.

Some of the artists have a tough time working in teams of two for the Flash Challenge; a veteran artist schemes to take back control.

The battle for $100,000 begins as new artists compete in the most intense Flash Challenge to date; the competition heats up when the first veteran artist returns seeking revenge.

For the first time ever, the final three artists tattoo live for $100K. Eliminated artists return to confront each other and fierce former artists return for a huge announcement.

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.

The artists join forces with inspiring guests in a high stakes challenge and Chris forces an artist to prove loyalty. Painful throat tattoos throw artists off their game.

The stakes soar when the artists paint their most valuable canvas yet and one artist's lies raise suspicions. Judges lay the smackdown when drawing skills are put to the test.

An insane new tattoo style pushes the Artists' limits, resulting in mind-blowing masterpieces and mind-boggling mistakes. Tension soars between two top dogs as allies and enemies are made.

Heads roll when artists must take on a legend in the elimination challenge. A Skull pick heats up the competition, forcing an artist to face an insanely demanding canvas.

Teams get cutthroat adorning sarcophaguses and one artist's vicious skull picks for Egyptian tattoos infuriates the competition. TUT star, Avan Jogia, guest judges.

Oliver Peck's mentor guest judges, delivering a smack down when the artists take on his specialty. A massive twist puts the power in the hands of the Artists and tests loyalties.

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.

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.

Josh causes a controversy that could get him kicked out of the competition for good. The artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were.

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.

The pressure is on when the artists take on Oliver's specialty - and it's tripled when they have to work in teams.

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.

Josh ignites rivalries while two artists receive an advantage no one in the competition has ever had and their cutthroat strategy has tension soaring.

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.

The artists help breast cancer survivors with tattoos that help the women reclaim their bodies; the season comes full circle in a convention tattoo cover-up challenge.

Relationships between competing artists are tested with a collaboration challenge. Traditional tattoo expert Luke Wessman is on hand to send the next artist packing.

An artist reaches his breaking point; the Flash Challenge explodes when the artists use gunpowder to make art. Rob Zombie judges gory and horror Elimination Tattoos.

Artists are forced to work together in teams of two in the elimination challenge, and things get tense when a canvas passes out. Guest judge: Greg Christian.

Canvases bare all in a highly revealing Flash Challenge. New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia judges artists' tattoo placement in the Elimination Challenge.

Live poisonous scorpions and tarantulas are muses in a dimension Flash Challenge, and one artist is eyeing the exit. Black and White expert Tommy Montoya serves as guest judge.

The last four artists face a simultaneous tattoo challenge in their quest for the title of 'Ink Master.'

Eyelid tattoos have the artists in tears. Veteran artist Corey Miller judges a portrait challenge.

Things get personal when the artists tattoo each other. Special guest judge: NFL star NaVorro Bowman.

Hot models meet jungle animals in the Flash Challenge; Troy Denning serves as a special guest judge.

Artists must assemble their own tattoo machines. Machine builder Seth Ciferri serves as guest judge.

Artists tackle anatomical tattoos. Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson serves as guest judge.

NFL and MMA stars pick their tattoo artists, and finalists advance to the last, epic challenge.

A portrait Elimination Tattoo featuring guest judge Bob Tyrrell ups the ante on the remaining artists.

The artists are pitted against Oliver; Some human canvases are given unrecognizable family portrait tattoos.

The artists burn designs into cowgirl's chaps. Japanese-style legend Mike Rubendall is the guest judge.

The artists use The Force to ink super-fans with 'Star Wars' tattoos. George Lucas awards a special prize.

Human canvases get tattoos inside their mouths; an artist's medical emergency results in a hospital stay.

The artists tattoo American Classic tats on veterans, Tattoo legend Richard Stell guest judges.

Tattoo artists take a trip to the morgue, and tattoo virgins experience their first taste of ink.

Some artists mess up their portrait tattoos and screw up important features, leaving permanent bad art on their human canvases; four artists remain. The remaining four artists take on portrait tattoos and realize they have no room for error.

Josh calls out Shane on only doing black and grey tattoos and Shane fights to prove his skills to his competition and impress the judges in color tattoo challenges.

Artists are tested on their shading skills, and ink naked female canvases in the flash challenge. Words get tense between Al and Bili.

Ten of the best tattoo artists on the planet tattoo tackle extreme challenges on human canvases with the hopes of earning a $100,000 prize and the title of 'Ink Master.'