Ink Master Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

The top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.

The artists must carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge; head-to-head portraits in the Elimination Tattoo adds to the fire.

One artist cracks under pressure after one of the most difficult Flash Challenges ever; artists must tastefully cover up lower back tattoos.

The artists quickly adapt before tattooing an excruciatingly painful spot on the head.

The artists tattoo former smokers who have been scarred for life in the Flash Challenge; the six artists on Team Nuñez battle for a spot in the team's top five.

Team Nunez has their legibility tested in an electrifying Flash Challenge; a gendered alliance has the women out for blood.

Team Nunez is out for revenge in the Flash Challenge; an artist betrays Team Peck in the elimination.

The judges show no mercy as 30 artists fight to earn one of the 18 spots on teams Peck and Nunez.

The tables are turned on the veterans when the new artists call the shots in the Elimination Tattoo and finally get their revenge; the battle for a spot in the live finale is more intense than ever before

Alliances are tested for the remaining six artists when they have to complete tattoos in teams of three.

The artists are pushed to their limits in the Flash Challenge; the final veteran artist returns to the competition for a challenge in legibility.

Bonds are tested and new alliances are formed during an intense Flash Challenge; a veteran joins the New Artist Alliance to take down a common enemy.

The artists face the most extreme test of detail ever attempted; a veteran artist returns and sparks old rivalries.

Egos collide when the artists get their hands dirty in a team Flash Challenge; another veteran returns.

Bili Vegas, Clint Cummings, Cleen Rock One, and St. Marq return to make some trouble as they battle it out for $10,000, inking gruesome tattoos on Halloween-obsessed canvases.

The last four artists standing fight for a spot in the live finale, but first must survive a tattoo marathon. A huge twist is announced that lets America call the shots in the finale.

Professional football players call the shots in the elimination tattoo, knocking the artists off their game. The loft lights up when Tyler is warned about Chris' dirty strategy.

The artists give religious tattoo virgins their first fingernail tattoos. Enemies go head to head tattooing works of art and the smallest errors turn masterpieces into failures.

The flash challenge gets explosive when the artists paint with fire. As the competition tightens, strategy kicks into high gear and the pressure causes major mishaps.

In the most insane challenge yet, Artists must tattoo 4 on 1 to transform Canvases into wild animals. An unexpected twist surprises the judges and results in a shocking elimination.

Naked models are used to create mind-blowing illusions, and a cutthroat artist gets a chance at vengeance. Tattoos on challenging body parts causes panic amongst the competition.

It's sink or swim when the artists team up to ink underwater ocean scenes on the back of canvas' hands. Then, an outrageous head-to-head style sparks an explosive elimination.

In the season premiere, apprentices battle their masters to prove they are the best – and for the first tattoo, the playing field is level as the Judges will critique blind.

The final 3 artists reveal their 35 hour back pieces and the sparks fly when all 18 rival artists return to give the lowdown on whose rivalries still burn.

It's down to the wire as the artists battle for a top 4 spot - to survive they must impress 3 tattoo heavyweights criticizing their every move.

The artists fight for an opportunity to ink NFL star DeAngelo Williams as he honors his mother who died of breast cancer. Head tattoos send one human canvas over the edge.

In the flash challenge, the artists use a different kind of ink to make art...blood. Then, they go head-to-head against guest judge Tommy Montoya while Emily goes over the edge.

The artists are taken out of their comfort zone when they must scrimshaw walrus penises. One artist totally loses their cool while another artist loses their shot at $100K.

In one of the craziest challenges ever, the artists must ink 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos. A medical emergency may cost one artist the competition.

Vendettas have the artists at each others' throats. The skull pick gets personal and the pressure is on when the artists tattoo Nunez's specialty.

Semi-nude models bring the heat and a game changing twist is revealed. Jacked pin ups make the critique a bloodbath & rivalries flare.

Artists and judges reflect on their experiences during the season, and America's votes are tallied. As a new Ink Master is crowned, the season three winner inks a canvas.

A boat trip is no cruise when the artists are tasked with a life study of the Statue of Liberty. Japanese tattooing expert Taki helps to judge snake-themed Elimination Tattoos.

Champion boxer Brandon Rios tasks the artists with designing him new mouth grills; words between an artist and canvas ends badly. An artist is accused of plagiarizing images.

The artists' ability to adapt is tested when they must cover-up images that remind canvases of their exes. Guest judge Freddy Corbin helps eliminate two more competitors.

'X-Men' superfans are tough customers when the artists must tattoo mutant superpowers in the Flash Challenge. Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman, helps judge Elimination Tattoos.

A trip to Coney Island tests the artists' consistency in a team-based Flash Challenge on a single pair of twin canvasses; an injury sends a competitor to the emergency room.

The artists learn they must earn their spot in the 'Ink Master' competition in a convention-style challenge, but that is only the beginning of their fight for the house.

America's vote brings two artists back for a live tattoo face-off; a new 'Ink Master' is crowned.

Veterans are honored in the Flash Challenge. Guest judge Twig Sparks evaluates the Elimination Tattoos.

The artists etch designs into human skulls; Marvel Comics artist Greg Capullo serves as guest judge.

Dave Navarro offers himself as a human canvas. Nikko Hurtado is a guest judge in the elimination round.

Artists cover scars; a Day of the Dead challenge leaves everyone spooked. Guest judge: Chuey Quintanar.

Lingerie-clad ladies are canvasses in a Flash Challenge; a tough canvas leads to a shocking elimination.

Artists ink inmates prison-style; cover-up tattoos welcome competitors to the house.

A live finale event. Master canvases are revealed, and America's votes help crown the next 'Ink Master.'

The artists customize Dave Navarro's guitars; animal-style tattoo expert Forrest Cavacco guest judges.

The artists pair up for team-based challenges. Featuring tattooing legend Freddy Negrete as guest judge.

The artists carve designs into guns; pin-up girls prove to be disastrous for some in the elimination round.

A canvas demands a tattoo on her private parts. The NBA's Matt Barnes guest judges.

The artists camouflage bikini-clad women. NFL star Terrell Suggs serves as guest judge.

The finalists prove their grit and determination on master canvasses. An 'Ink Master' is chosen.

The artists tattoo pin-up girls on their canvasses. Featuring NBA star Chris Andersen as guest judge.

Photo realism tattoos turn disastrous when Bili has difficulty with muscle structure and Heather's art goes up in flames. Todd Weinberger of 'Inked Magazine' serves as guest judge.

A head tattoo becomes a medical emergency, and tempers explode when Heather challenges the judges. Ton Jones serves as guest judge, and helps eliminate the second contestant.