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* MTV *

[Narrator] This season on
Ink Master: Hometown Heroes...

Oh-ho-ho!
This is fucking crazy!

[Narrator] ...fifteen
new artists

entered the competition.

Time to rep where you from now.

Let the fun begin.

Everyone else can French kiss
this money goodbye.

It's coming back to Montreal
with me.

Do you think you have any
competition or anything?

If I put some money on someone,

I would put it on myself.

What is happening here?

That artist over there,
she's tattooing herself.

[Alli] Sink or swim, guys.

What is happening?

You guys are falling
under pressure.

That's what's happening.

They over there, tripping.

Everyone is gunning
for Matt right now.

[laughing]

His mouth speaks louder
than his tattoos do,

and I'm gonna do the opposite.

There's not a single challenge
that they can throw at me

that is gonna make me shake.

I wanna win that money so bad.

You and everybody here.

I think Isnard is one
of the biggest threats.

He's creative.

[Isnard]
If I think of something weird,

I'm like, "I'm gonna try
to draw this."

This is a competition.
I'm here to win.

I'm not leaving.
I'm not leaving.

[Narrator] One by one,
they were eliminated.

The judges have decided,

Nadia, Sherri, Tyler,
Emily, Mike,

Teneile, OJ, Alli, Boushee,
Kyra, Keahi.

none of you have what it takes
to be Ink Master.

Damn, you ain't gotta say that
in front of my friends.

[Narrator] In the end,
four artists

from four different countries
were left standing.

You must create
a 24-hour back piece.

-Yes!
-Yeah!

Anything you want
in any style you want.

Take these shackles off.

You must also complete
two six-hour tattoos...

Oh!

[Joel]
...in two different styles

called by your competitors.

Sick.

Three master canvases,

three different styles,
36 hours of tattooing.

Fuck!

Only one Ink Master.

So sick.

[Narrator] Tonight on
the season finale...

Let the madness begin.

[Narrator] ...the finalists
will reveal

their master canvases...

-[Luka] Good luck, guys.
-It's all about hometown pride.

I'm going for
the biggest tattoo ever.

If there's a moment
to push boundaries, this is it.

[sighs stressfully]

[Narrator] One artist will win
the $250,000 prize...

[Seth] May the best man win.

[Narrator] ...and the title
of Ink Master.

It's all happening tonight

on the season finale
of Ink Master.

[dramatic sting]

[theme music]

[dramatic strings music]

[Joel] Yo, Benj,
what's up, dude?

Yo, what's going on?

[Joel] What do you mean,
"What's going on"?

Can't you see my hat, my jacket?

I'm on the Ink Master set.
It's the finale.

-Tonight's the night.
-I know.

I've been messing with you.

I've been waiting
for this, man.

I guess I just needed
a little pep talk.

I know it's a heavy task,
because this show changes

the course
of these tattooers' lives.

You know, this just gives
such a boost

of visibility
to their businesses,

to their art.

You also just have to realize
that only one person can win.

-You're going to watch?
-[Benji] Of course.

We never miss an episode
in this house.

I hope you enjoy it.
Tell Cam I said, "What up?"

I'll call you after the show.

All right. Love you.

Peace. Love you.

-Oh, man.
-Wow.

-What's up, guys?
-Wow.

-Ready for this finale?
-Let's go, man.

-We're more than ready, man.
-Totally.

Incredible season.

Really pretty even
across the board with everybody.

-More tattoos than ever.
-Oh, yeah.

Four artists, four hometowns.

-Four different countries.
-Four different countries.

-Amazing, right?
-[DJ Tambe] Yeah.

One of these finalists
is taking home

the title of Ink Master
and the $250,000.

Let's pop this champagne.
Let's start this party.

Settle.

I love your energy, DJ.

We are going to pop champagne
as soon as we get an Ink Master.

All right. I'll wait.

Take a seat. Let's get to work.

Let's bring in the finalists.

Representing Pittsburgh, USA,

tattooing for 12 years,
Seth Holmes.

I came here to push myself
past my artistic limits.

I've earned
every single achievement

and done some
of the best tattoos

I've ever done
in my entire career.

I've been busting my ass
so I can put my wife

in the house of her dreams
and open up my dream shop.

That money is as good as mine.

Tattooing for 20 years,

representing Dublin, Ireland,
Isnard Barbosa.

[Isnard] When I started
in the competition,

I was nerve-wracked.

I worked my ass off, slowly
getting my confidence back.

My creativity
and my originality

brought me here

so I just want to show
to the world.

Dublin, don't worry.

I'm going to bring
that 250K back home.

Tattooing for 18 years,

and representing Montreal,
Canada, Luka Lajoie.

I fucking made the finale.

Even if
I'm my own worst critic,

being here at the finale

just proves to me
that I can do it,

that I can keep pushing.

I can get all the way
to the end and succeed.

Montreal, the next Ink Master
is going to be French-Canadian.

I'm bringing the title home.

And, finally, tattooing
for 17 years,

representing Melbourne,
Australia,

Matt Mooney.

[Matt] Being
a second-generation tattooer,

you're always out
to prove yourself.

I came here to show
how strong our family is

and I do want
to make my family proud.

But also, validating to myself,
I have to make sure this title

is coming home with me.

Congratulations on making it
to the finale.

-Thank you.
-Good job, man.

[Luka] Fuck, yeah.

Over the course
of the last week,

each of you had
to complete not one,

not two,

but three master canvas tattoos.

Speedrun.

In three
completely different styles.

It was all so crazy.

So intense.

36 hours of tattooing.

Best challenge so far.

[Joel] Based on all three
of your master canvases,

one of you will walk away
with $250,000

and the title of Ink Master.

-Fuck, yeah, boys.
-Let's go.

But there is one more thing...

-Oh-ho.
-[Joel] ...you should know.

You're fucking kidding, dude.

I'm not tattooing anymore.

To win the title of Ink Master,

the judges are not the only ones
you need to impress.

Of course not.

Oh, God damn it.

Tonight, we have a very special
guest judge joining us.

-Who is it gonna be now?
-Fucking hell.

This artist specializes
in large-scale tattooing.

Uh-oh.

Who could it be?

Tattooing for 27 years.

-Oh!
-[dramatic sting]

[Joel] He is a true OG.

The winner of season 16.

-Yes.
-Oh!

James Tex.

-No way.
-Holy shit.

No way.

[Joel] That means, James,

you do have what it takes
to be Ink Master.

[cheers and applause]

James, welcome back, man.

-The man.
-Big dog, what's up?

What did winning the title
of Ink Master mean to you?

It meant a lot for me.

Bittersweet because I had
to beat my son,

-unfortunately, but...
-Oh, man.

What did your wife
and your daughter think

watching you on the season?

I think they were
the biggest fans.

-[Joel] Yeah.
-[James] Especially my wife.

-She's double proud.
-[Joel] Yeah.

I truly never appreciated
a competition like this

-before I was on it.
-Right.

[James] There's no hiding here.

You have to bring your A game

and prove
that you're good enough

to take home the $250,000.

Hell, yeah.

Thank fuck he wasn't
on this season.

[contestants chuckling]

Tonight, James will join
the judges,

critiquing each
of your master canvas tattoos.

And his vote will help determine
which finalist

will bring the title
of Ink Master

back to their hometown.

Damn, boy.

For your first master canvas,
you had 24 hours

to tattoo anything you wanted
in any style you wanted.

-Back piece in two days.
-It was crazy, dude.

It was all a blur.

Let's see how it went.

[dramatic music]

[Luka] How are you, man?

-I'm your master canvas.
-Nice to meet you, man.

Got some Japanese
coming your way today, mate.

-[Man 2] Oh, hell, yeah.
-It's going to be cool.

Let me show you what I got
coming up for you.

-[Man 3] That's badass.
-[Seth] Sick, right?

-Hell yeah.
-[Seth] Yeah, man.

This is a different take on
the kind of the Grim Reaper.

She's like kind of like
the monster of death.

She's just collecting souls
kind of shit.

-Sweet.
-What I want to do

is to illustrate,
when things happen in life,

you better embrace
the situation,

-embrace your emotions.
-Awesome. It looks sick.

Finalists, you've got 24 hours

to tattoo
your master canvas back piece.

Wha!

And your time starts now.

Let the madness begin.

This is going to be a fight
to the finish.

We got four amazing artists
creating 24-hour back pieces.

[Luka] Good luck, guys.

[DJ Tambe] They got to pick
their style, their subject.

There's no limitations.

[Matt] That's her, mate.

[Isnard] Looks like it's meant
to be here.

[DJ Tambe] It's time to
find out who's got the chops.

[Seth] Fuck yeah, dude.
[laughs]

Who's got what it takes
to hold that title?

-Ready for it?
-Ready.

[metal music]

Let's do it.

Here we go.
[tattoo gun buzzing]

My plan is to buy my wife
a house.

[Man 3] Hell, yeah.

And open up a shop
in Pittsburgh.

[Man 3] Fuck, yeah.

[Seth] The best way
that I'm going to be able

to make an impact
with this back piece

is to go with something
timeless and classic.

Traditional is fucking ballsy.

There is nowhere to hide.

Every mistake is going to be out
there for the judges to see.

We're making a great team, dude.

You're fucking sitting so good.

I would have tapped out already
if it was me.

[both chuckling]

You've got 21 hours left.

[thrilling music]

This is where I started,
but I just warmed you up.

[Man 2] Yeah.

[Matt] I've done like 50
Hannya masks, easy.

I'm choosing to do
a Japanese-inspired Hannya mask

because it's
very time-efficient.

I'm going to go massive.

I really want to go swinging.

I'm going to do
something so big,

there's going to be no doubt

that I'll be
the next Ink Master.

18 hours. Let's go.

You're a fucking samurai, man.

This entire back piece is
all about my personal journey

to conquer your fears.

I have this big wolf
that represents anxiety

and this cute little rabbit

that is holding
the tongue of the wolf.

When you embrace your fears,

some good things are going
to come.

How are you going on time, Luka?

I think I'm going to go
a bit more black and gray.

It's kind of scary to not have

a specific plan
because I'm a planner,

but I want to prove to myself
that I can do it.

You're almost halfway there.
You've got 15 hours.

[tense sting and music]

[Isnard] I finished the face.

[laughing mischievously]

This piece is everything I want
to say who I am,

like from strange, weird,

complex,
to create this crazy imagery.

This siren monster dementor,

and then little fairies
around this monster.

I'm backing, backing,
backing [indistinct].

It's time to break some rules

and create something crazy,
outside of the box.

-Hey, Seth.
-Yup?

You finished outlining that yet?

Uh, about another two hours.

[Matt] 12-hour outline.

That's crazy.

50 seconds.

[Joel] That's it. Time's up.

You are
officially halfway there.

[Man 3] [groaning painfully]

[Seth] All right, dude.

I'm going to stop torturing you
for the night.

My brain
is completely cooked right now.

See you tomorrow. Give me a hug.

Dude, you're so good. Thank you.

-Okay, man.
-Thank you.

[Seth] What's up, dude?

-How you doing? Good.
-How was your night?

[Luka] You had a good sleep?

-Yeah.
-[Luka] Perfect.

I'm going to try to get
a bit easier to start with.

I might start on your shoulder.

-Bro, we did 12 hours.
-[Man 4] Yeah.

And guess what?
We're going to do it again.

You've got 12 hours left.

You're halfway there. Let's go.

Let's fucking go, dude.

Let's do this shit.

[tense music]

[Seth] Yeah. Had to.

It's all about hometown pride.

This whole competition,
I've been doing the cleanest,

most solid fucking tattoos.

So now it's time
to test everybody else

and see if they can stack up
to it.

[Man 3] Hey, let's get you
that bag.

Yeah, man.

10 hours left.

[thrilling music]

[Luka] This bunny takes forever.

It's a large piece.

I'm trying to tie the piece

all together to have something
that is cohesive.

I'm stuck in my head
with my thoughts,

and that's a dangerous place
to be for me.

I take huge risks.

I took a big step
forward for myself.

So just with that,
I feel like I'm winning.

There are seven hours left.

[dramatic music]

Travel and enjoy my life.

[Matt] I always sort of had
to take care of my dad.

The Hannya, it represents
an intense negative emotion.

Resentment, anger, all those
things I've been carrying

through a lot of the last years

of my relationship with my dad.

And I'm putting a Japanese
scroll in the Hannya's mouth

as an apology,

like the words I wish I got
to say to my dad

before he passed away.

You're killing it, dude.

I'm going for the biggest tattoo
that's ever been done.

I can't do it without you.

Size doesn't matter.
Artistry does.

Creativity does.

My hand is like,
it's already numb.

[Man 4] Yeah, I bet.

If there's a moment
to push boundaries,

this is it.

One hour left, everybody.

[Seth] Time flies
when you're having fun.

[Man 3] Or when there's
a quarter mil on the line.

Five, four, three, two, one.

That's it. Time's up.

No more ink.

That's fucking it, man.

You did it, man.
Fucking 24 hours.

Yeah, I just want to do

a badass fucking
beautiful monster, that's it.

-[both laughing]
-Yeah.

That is unbelievable.

Welcome back to
the Ink Master season finale.

Four finalists from
four different countries remain.

And tonight, one of them
will bring the title

of Ink Master
back to their hometown.

The time has come to critique
your 24-hour master canvases.

I don't know if I want
to hear this.

The style and subject were
completely up to you.

-Good luck, whatever comes.
-Isnard.

Oh, God.

[Joel] You called
color illustrative.

This was to represent
a bit of myself.

Feeling a bit like an outcast.

And I get inspired
to do the judges,

DJ, say like, "You're going
to have time for this."

Ryan, "Take your time,
take a break."

Nikko say like,
"It's cool, bro."

Clearly, you're
a great illustrator.

The face is fantastic.
The eyes are striking.

[Ryan] The neck is repetitive
of the bright pink vertebrae

coming down the back in
a really cool, cohesive way.

I just love the way the anatomy
on the skull is

with this weird, creepy hand.

But I find myself trying to pick
out what I want to look at.

The composition is a bit off.

All the energy
is flowing one way

and just heading off
in one direction.

Nothing's pulling me back
in the piece.

But other than that,
it's freaking fantastic, man.

I can't believe
you pulled this off.

-Thank you, guys.
-[Seth] Good shit, man.

-Oof.
-Good job. It was so good.

-That was easy.
-Luka.

All right.

[Joel] You also called
color illustrative.

The idea is to represent a way
to embrace your fears.

That's a little bit
about my life,

-especially being here.
-The wolf looks fun.

The energy of it,
I just think it looks wacky.

[Ryan] The line work and the
sketchiness in the wolf

is sort of anxiety provoking,

but I think that's part
of the story

because the bunny
is so perfect.

I really love the flow
and direction of this piece.

It makes me
look down the tongue

and find the rabbit
at the bottom.

-I love that.
-It's very much a payoff.

The bunny is awesome.
Cute little face.

It makes me smile.

I just wish the tongue
was solid red.

It just looks unfinished.

But I love
these exclamation points.

I like the technique
that you used inside of him

where it's almost this
kind of spray paint.

It's a great back piece.
It's different.

You don't see this every day.
It's very cool.

-Thank you very much, guys.
-[Isnard] That was cool.

That bunny was so sick.

-Seth.
-Good luck, buddy.

[Joel] You called traditional.

Everything in this piece

I wanted to represent
my experiences here.

The eagle at the top

is for me being the last
American standing here.

The chain link to represent
my hometown of Pittsburgh,

Steel City.

The eagle and the chain link
is the coolest part.

It's big. It's bold.

It's in your face.
It's purposeful.

I don't know if I love the ship
as a centerpiece.

It would have been cool to see
the biggest and boldest piece

be right up there in the middle.

You could have done it
a little bigger.

Stretch it out.
It's just too stiff.

I think you just smothered it
with too much stuff.

It's a cool traditional scorpion
on its own.

It's a cool traditional skull
on its own.

I just think it's very pasted.

I do think you gave this canvas
a timeless, bold tattoo

that will stand
the test of time.

-Thank you. Thanks, man.
-Solid shit.

-Matt.
-Here we go.

[Joel] You called Japanese.

Trying to do that tattoo
in such a small period of time,

rolling the dice on paint,

that's what I like
about tattooing.

You kind of roll the dice
all the time.

I just love it.

It's really tailor-made
to fit this back perfectly.

I mean, the sheer size
of this tattoo,

it's really impressive
that you got that much done.

The strategy of leaving
all of your negative space

-in the center--
-[DJ Tambe] It looked white.

[Ryan] It looks white.

[DJ Tambe] Like it was
packed white.

I love the vibe in the face.

Really exaggerated.

Almost looks like too many teeth
with this just shit grin.

[James] One of my favorite
things too

are the veins in the eyeballs

that push up to the top
with the horns

because everyone's looking up.

There's a lot of energy
and flow.

The flames are really stylized
and cool.

-I fucking love this piece.
-Awesome. Thank you.

So fucking sick, man.

Looks smaller than I remember.

[Joel]
Four incredible back pieces.

-Three different styles.
-That's fucking cool.

Good job, guys.

But being an Ink Master is about

more than just playing
to your strengths.

You also had to create
two six-hour leg tattoos.

Might as well do a few little
ones while you're at it.

[Joel] Each of the tattoos
had to be done

in one of the styles that
your opponent called

for their 24-hour master canvas.

Japanese, traditional,
or color illustrative.

Let's see these.
Let's see these.

Let's see how it went.

Hi, I'm your master canvas.

-I'm your master canvas.
-Hey. I'm Isnard.

We have to do
other people's styles, so...

-[Woman] Yeah, I'm so down.
-This guy went Japanese.

So, yeah,
we're mixing everything.

I love colors.

But, unfortunately, traditional
Japanese has not many colors.

[Woman 2] Aw.

We're going colorful and trippy.

-Yes. I love it.
-[Seth] You love it? Awesome.

I feel like this is going
to win me all the money, so...

Artists, versatility is
the name of the game.

You have six hours to tattoo
your second master canvas

and your time starts now.

-Yeehaw!
-Let's do it.

Each finalist has to do
two six-hour thigh tattoos.

And each one has to be
in a style

that their competitors
chose for their back piece.

[Luka] That's cool!

[DJ Tambe] This could be
a slap in the face

to the other competitors,

showing them
you can do what they do,

but you can do it better.

The linework is going to be
the worst part.

Once we get through that,
the shading is in the color.

Piece of cake, okay?

[tense industrial music]
[tattoo gun buzzing]

This little geisha have to be
immaculate to go against Matt.

Sorry if I'm not speaking
too much,

this is an area
that's, like, really precise.

This tattoo symbolizes what
my mom has been through.

She had me when she was 16.

She didn't know what to do
with her life.

She's been through a lot
of bad places

and she came back from that.

Oh, pretty. That's his.

Looks like a sticker.

There are four hours remaining.

[Woman 3] Does time fly or does
it really come down to the wire?

[Luka] Always.

Luka, he always has spare time.

Best time management here.

[Luka]
I have to out-tattoo Matt.

He specialized
in Japanese tattooing.

So I have to find my edge.

So I have a blue.

I would like to put
another darker blue

just to make it
more interesting.

Can I or it's, uh...

You can do whatever you want,
mate.

I just keep it flat.

[Luka] I'm taking a risk
with this one,

but my thing's color.

So I'm going to pack this thing
with a lot of color.

Three hours left. Let's go.

[dark and tense metal music]

[Matt] When it comes
to color illustrative work,

Isnard is the guy to beat.

We just got to build up
the transparency.

It's going to take a little bit.

I want to put in all
the illustrative tricks

and all the color tricks

that Isnard has done
in his back piece.

[Woman] Green looks so cool.

[Matt] If I can beat Isnard
at his style with a snail,

that is worth $250,000 to me.

One hour left.

[thrilling rock music]

It's such a creative design.
I love this.

[Seth] If I want to be crowned
as Ink Master,

I've got to prove to the judges
that my creativity can stack up

right there with Luka
and Isnard.

This competition has pushed me
to be way more creative

than what I can be back home.

I took a big fucking risk.

This isn't a style that I've
been perfecting for years.

This is something
that I developed here.

It's got to be able
to stand out against people

who are in their element.

Going so fast.

Five, four, three, two, one.

That's it.
Time's up. No more ink.

Good job.

I'm super happy with it.

You got a creepy worm.
I mean, snail.

I don't even know
what I'm doing anymore.

[Woman] That's awesome.

I think we got this in the bag,
honestly.

-[Seth] Hell, yeah.
-Yeah!

[Woman 2] [laughing]
That is so cool.

I'm your master canvas.
Nice to meet you.

Hey, Isnard.
Nice to meet you, bro.

Ah, we're going
to do traditional today.

-Right on.
-Sounds good.

We've already got
some Japanese stuff,

so this is going
to tie in perfectly good.

[Man 5] Oh, let's go.

The challenge today
is to do a traditional piece.

[Man 6] Awesome, man.

The final is traditional.

-The last one.
-Love it.

Artists, you have six hours

to tattoo your third
and final master canvas.

And your time starts now.

-Let's do it. Let's go.
-Yee!

[Luka] Let's rock and roll.
Last one.

This is the ultimate test
of versatility.

[Seth] Oh, that's
fucking badass.

[Nikko] I want to see
these artists take

their competitor's style
and master that, too.

That's what takes
the title home.

[Isnard] Take no prisoners.

-Ready to rock, man?
-[Man 6] I'm ready.

[music continues]
[tattoo guns buzzing]

[Matt] Fuck, yeah, finally get
to do traditional.

I feel stoked
to go up against Seth.

I mean, I saw these tattoos
all through my childhood.

This is something that my dad
did for most of my life.

Doing the various horses
just represents the past,

the present, and the future.

Doing this, I feel like it's

just kind of putting everything
to rest.

Having the opportunity

to represent our family
like this,

I can't let them down.

Four hours left.

[dramatic industrial music]

[Isnard]
I never win anything, you know.

I have to be the best on
something so people notice me.

[Isnard] These tattoos are
going to represent my granny.

All these elements creates
a fierce and strong woman.

It's hard to grow up
in a situation

that was ups
and downs, whatever.

Coming through my life
brought me here,

-you know what I mean?
-[Man 7] Absolutely.

So I'm okay with that.

-[Man 7] Now you're killing it.
-Ah! Yes, bro.

[Isnard] I'm making this
like a fucking sticker.

I'm here to risk it all.

The title Ink Master
belongs to Dublin.

Three hours left.

[industrial rock music]

-[Matt] Luka.
-[Luka] [laughing]

[Matt] You fucking need
bottles shaking over here.

[Luka] It's not me.
It's the tattoo god.

[Isnard] No more colors, Lukas.
Stop it.

My tattoo is going to be
a woman fighting a marlin.

It's to represent that you
can conquer your fears.

So it's the perfect way
to end this whole thing.

So when you say like
a limited palette,

you can have multiple tones
of red.

When I say minimal palette,
I meant five colors or less.

-Luka, come on, man.
-[Luka] It's the finale.

[both laughing]

-You going out with a bang?
-[Luka] Yeah.

[Luka] If I'm able to show
that I can be bold and simple,

-I can win this.
-You've got two hours.

[tense music]

The competition was
so fucking crazy this year,

they put four of us
in the finale.

I'm going to separate myself
from the other artists

by sticking to the rules
of Japanese,

but I'm going to play around

with the blood
and the color scheme.

It sucks that somebody's got
to lose, you know?

If this is the last tattoo

that I'm going to do
on Ink Master ,

then you're damn straight

I'm going to put my soul
into this fucking tattoo.

Between you and me,
three of them got to lose.

Five, four, three, two, one.

That's it.
Time's up. No more ink.

[high-pitched relieved sighing]

That's a fucking wrap.

Oh, dude.

Don't forget me
when you're Ink Master, man.

[laughter]

I'm stoked to have the chance
to do a trad piece like that.

[Man 6] Yeah, you killed it,
dude.

[Man 8] $250,000 tattoo
right there.

I'll be riding home on all
three of those fucking horses

with the money I got.

Isnard, you do have what it
takes to be Ink Master.

Woohoo! What's up?

Welcome back to
the Ink Master season finale.

Get ready for this.
It's going to be intense now.

[Joel] The time has come
to reveal

your two six-hour
master canvas tattoos.

-Oh, snap.
-Fuck yeah. Let's do it.

[Joel] You had to tattoo
in one of the styles

that your opponent called
for their 24-hour back piece.

This one was fun.

[Joel] Isnard and Luka
called color illustrative.

Let's see how you did. Seth.

[dramatic music]

This, like,
melty, almost vibrating style.

It's really creative and new.

[James] The tattoo itself
has lots of flow.

I love the saturation
of color going through it.

There's some movement
and energy to it.

[Nikko] It looks really loose.

Like, when you drew it,
you had fun doing it.

It's a really unique design
that I've never seen anyone do.

-So, dude, awesome.
-Thank you.

It pops.

Thanks for calling
color illustrative.

Matt.
[dramatic music]

Man, it's awesome.

The little expression
on the snail's face,

his downward little mouth.
I love the three eyes.

It makes it
super extraterrestrial.

The color choices are amazing.

I do like the depth
of the eyeball.

That has a glare
and the outside has a glare.

[DJ Tambe]
It's just a cool drawing, man.

It shows your illustrative
abilities at the drawing table

-and it's super sick.
-Awesome. Thank you.

-Pretty cool.
-That's a fun one.

[Isnard] That was pretty cool.

Seth called traditional.

-Asshole.
-Sorry. [chuckles]

-Luka, let's see how you did.
-Sir.

It has a really classic vibe.

I like that the color
isn't completely saturated.

That lends to the style.

It's funny and cool
because it's quirky.

It's interesting.

You look at all
the little details.

The blood drops, the mouth.
She's holding a knife.

I really love this tattoo.

Thank you very much, guys.

-That was awesome. Pretty cool.
-Thank you.

Isnard.

[thrilling rock music]

I love the belly of the snake
coming down.

The color palette is awesome.

My favorite part about it

is the blush on the side
of the face.

It's just classic.

But you're just putting too much
with the blade.

You should have just shaded
one side of that blade

and left the other side
of the blade negative.

Just let it breathe a bit more.

I see traditional,
but not straight-up traditional.

I think you created a new style.
Traditionard.

-Traditionard.
-[laughter]

I'll take that. I'll take that.

[music continues]
Good job, Ish.

Let's take a look at
the last traditional tattoo.

Matt.

This is a cool classic image.

-The color palette's great.
-[Nikko] And it's simple.

There's not too many colors
going on.

I love how confident
your black is.

I really love these roses.
They're really solid.

The horses are awesome.
Could use a little separation

between the first
and second horse.

But this is
a super solid clean tattoo.

-Thank you.
-Good job.

A little too much
off to the races for me.

Matt called Japanese.

Three more tattoos
to look at, boys.

-Isnard.
-[sighs stressfully]

It's so intricate and striking.

I absolutely love
the red on the eyes,

how it's blended beautifully
down onto the face.

You got these tiny little teeth
in there.

These things are awesome, man.

[James] The headset, all
the hairpins are really nice.

The gradations in the kimono
are really beautifully done.

[Joel] You couldn't
help yourself

and throw in
a weird little skull.

But it's fucking sick.
I love it.

It's traditional, but it still
has your personality in it.

Thank you, guys.

Now we gotta go after that.

Good luck.

Luka.

This is so detailed.

There's so many intricate,
tiny little pieces to this,

put in with so much precision.

[Nikko] I love the way you made

the different tones
in the kimono.

And that's one thing you know
how to do

is get that color in there,
clean.

[James] I really like
the positioning.

The hands, the placement,
the head down.

I like that flow to it.

And I like how you put
the maple leaves in there.

-A Canadian thing there.
-Good you noticed.

The problem with that
is that they're unnecessary.

It's just too much in
that little area, right?

It's tight.
But it's well applied, man.

-I love it.
-Thank you very much.

-That was cool, Luka.
-Seth.

It's a nice classic design.

I like the face expression.
I like the hair.

[DJ Tambe] I do like the
direction of the flowing hair

and how it creates
almost this circular motion.

[Ryan] I love how you brought
the golden tone into the eyes

and made those eyes yellow.

-It's weird. It's cool.
-It's a bloody severed head.

[Joel] It's super clean.

It's just fucking cool.
I love it.

-It's awesome.
-[Seth] Thanks, man.

-Good job, man.
-[Seth] Thank you, guys.

Three chances to prove
your versatility.

-And all four of you delivered.
-Awesome.

This is going to be
a very difficult decision.

I feel like it could go
either way.

Four finalists, four hometown
heroes, only one Ink Master.

[sighs stressfully]

They've got a tricky job
on their hands.

[Joel] Head to the shop
and we will call you back

when we've made a decision.

[dramatic sting]

-[Isnard] Ah.
-[Seth] Last time in the shop.

[Isnard] It's the end.
Can you smell it?

-It's the end of the road.
-[all sighing]

It's the end of the road
for all of us.

One's just taking more money
than the other.

There's no way I want
to go home second place, man.

No way, dude.

[Seth] For me, even getting
just to the finale,

to be competing against guys

like you that are fucking
phenomenal artists,

it's validating already.

But, man, the fucking title
is just like that much more.

I think this Ink Master title
will be awesome.

It will mean like, well,

I kind of made it, you know?
I proved a point.

Having the title would put
at ease the voice

I have in my head
that I'm always like,

"It's not enough."

It would be like a paper
of validation of like,

"Okay, you're good. It's okay.

Shut the fuck up."

Yeah, I mean, my game plan
was just to do good tattoos

and shit stir Seth.

I mean, I fucking nailed
my game plan.

Now it's just fucking getting
that check and sealing the deal.

[industrial rock music]

All right, judges, it's time
to deliberate.

I'm really impressed
with these four artists

that made it to the finale.

[DJ Tambe]
A lot of bold, cool imagery.

This could be
12 different tattooers.

[Nikko] Some unique styles.

You know, Isnard's back piece,
it's really different.

Matt's back piece
is fucking sick.

And then you got Seth's
over here

with this weird skeleton.

[Joel] But we need to take

two finalists out
of the running.

Seth's shining moment was
the illustrative color.

His two smaller tattoos,
for me, outweigh the back piece.

[DJ Tambe] Oh, yeah.

If you would have brought
a little of his creativity

from the skeleton
into his other pieces,

they would have been
totally different.

With Luka's, the back piece,
it's unfinished.

What makes that back piece look
so unfinished is that solid,

packed rabbit.

[Nikko]
But you like the composition.

Yeah. For me,
Isnard's 24-hour back piece

lacked a little on composition.

[James] I do have problems
with Isnard's readability.

It does get
a little bit confusing.

Luka's is like, immediately,
I know that's Wolf Fox.

-[Ryan] Unfinished?
-[James] Some sort of dog.

[Ryan] The only thing the wolf

and bunny has
is great composition.

That is it.

The Japanese ones, I definitely
like Isnard's better.

Luka crammed a lot of stuff
into there.

I mean, I like
the Japanese piece a lot.

So much little detail.

The ability to do that
is tough.

When it comes to
the traditional,

Luka totally crushed Isnard.

[James] Arguably
the best traditional tattoo

of the bunch.

But I can't look past
the quality of drawing

that Isnard put into
his back piece.

[Ryan] The creativity,
the uniqueness,

you don't come across
all the time, guys.

-You just don't--
-But if you don't do it perfect,

-it's just a mess.
-I'm hanging on that fence.

[Joel] Welcome back.

We are moments away
from naming the next Ink Master.

-Oh, shit, boys.
-Ooh, here we go.

It's real now.

But before we do, we have
one last surprise for you.

-Uh-oh.
-Damn.

The four of you left
your hometowns

to be standing here right now.

You've battled through
every challenge,

not just for the title
of Ink Master,

but for the people
at home cheering you on.

-Oh, my gosh.
-No fucking way.

Tonight, they want
to remind you exactly what

-you've been fighting for.
-Fucking hell.

First time I've been nervous
the whole time, dude.

-Let's take a look.
-Hey, Matt.

How you going?
It's your brother, Rhett,

here with the girls.

Oh, fuck, get the first one.

I'm so proud of what
you've achieved already.

You've been destined
for the greatest heights

of tattooing
ever since you were a kid.

You've worked insanely hard

your whole life
to get where you are.

And if Dad was still around
to see this,

you could imagine
the funny little grin

he'd have on his face
watching this.

You'd make him so proud.

So go out there and smash it.

Go on, Matt!

-[Luka] Beautiful, man.
-Fuck.

-That was great, man.
-That was awesome.

Held my shit together.

Hey, brother.
I'm here with the whole family.

You reached the end.
You showed heart, skill,

and that's what got you there.

Be proud. You crushed it.

You've already won in my eyes.

You stood among the best
and proved you belong.

Hello, Luka.

Mama.

Aw.

I don't know what she's saying,
but it made me emotional.

[laughter]

I can't believe
that you made it to the final.

Oh, my God.

Watching you go after
your dream fills me with pride.

You have no idea how beautiful
you are in so many ways.

-She's amazing, man.
-She is.

Hi, Ma.

Hey, babe.

Fuck.

There's a reason
that you are up there

representing Pittsburgh
right now,

the city of champions.

And we ain't called that
for nothing.

You've poured your whole self
into this journey.

And now is your time to shine.

Hi, Seth.

You've worked so hard.

And you've never been
given anything.

And I'm super proud of you.

And you just keep killing it,
dude.

-You're doing so good.
-That's awesome.

I am so incredibly proud
to call you my brother.

Now keep your meaty head
in the game and go win this.

-Meaty head?
-Good luck.

Love you guys.

-You good?
-Yeah.

That's what it's all about.

That was a nice touch.

It feels so good
just to see them.

It got me right there.

There is so much more than just
$250,000 on the line here.

Your name, your legacy,
everything you've sacrificed

-to get to this moment.
-Damn.

-It all comes down to this.
-[whistles]

The judges have deliberated.

Based on your 24-hour
master canvas

and your two six-hour
master canvas tattoos,

it is now time to take the first
finalist out of the running.

-Fuck.
-This is it, boys.

The judges have decided,

Seth, you do not have what
it takes to be Ink Master.

You didn't trust
your creativity.

I've heard you over
the whole season kind of say,

"I'm not that creative."

But, actually, man, you have
a lot of creativity in you.

Dive into that creativity
full force

because the vision you have
is unique.

Even though I'm leaving
without the money and the title,

I still got exactly
what I wanted.

I've evolved more as a tattooer
during this competition

than I have in the last 12 years
of tattooing.

You represented Pittsburgh
so well.

Thank you.

[Matt] Proud of you, man.

[Seth] Thank you.

Isnard, Luka, and Matt,

two of you will move on
to the top two.

And one of you is about
to be eliminated.

Good luck, mate.

The judges have decided,

Luka, you do not have what
it takes to be Ink Master.

-Damn, man.
-Okay, boys.

Luka, what took you out was
your back piece had a little bit

of an unfinished look.

[Joel] I love this back piece.

I wish you had another six hours
on it or whatever you'd need.

-12.
-But, man, you've been

a fierce competitor
throughout this competition.

It was a lot of pressure,
a lot of stress,

and I'm super stoked I got to be
part of it.

You are all class, man.

-And you're fucking talented.
-I think you did Canada proud.

Thanks for that.

Ah, okay.

-The fuck, man?
-Oh, shit.

I thought I was your friend.

[Joel] Matt and Isnard.

Last two.

[Joel] Based on your work,
one of you

is about to earn $250,000
and the title of Ink Master.

This is crazy.

It is time to determine
the winner.

Damn, bro. Good luck.

Yeah, you too, man.

Two wildly versatile artists.

Two incredible back pieces.

[James] I really love

where Isnard's pushing
the limits of creativity.

And that illustrative style.

But I really love Japanese also.

[Nikko] Matt's is tried
and true.

A Hannya's a really bold image.

Most of the time I see them

and I'm not impressed
by Hannyas.

But that back piece
is fucking sick.

I mean, I feel like Isnard took
a huge chance,

you know,
because he made something

that is his own vision.

[Ryan] I literally can't stop
looking at it.

Isnard's creativity, guys,
it's just so fucking cool.

[James] But Matt's snail
is pushing it

in its own
crazy illustrative way.

[DJ Tambe]
The tricks that are pulled off

and the creativity in the snail,
it's awesome.

But then we look at Isnard's
Japanese piece and it's like,

it's fucking sick, too.
It's beautiful.

It's soft. It's delicate.

[Nikko]
Super readable, striking.

Ultimately, for me, it comes
down to these back pieces.

[Nikko]
I got one that's almost like

from the future
where tattooing is going.

And then another tattoo that

is a new take
on traditional Japanese.

[Ryan] I love both.

But Matt's is a tattoo
that I would expect.

This is what Matt does.

This is what
he prides himself on.

And he's fucking good at it.

With Isnard's, I'm like, "Man,
how do you think of this shit?"

But this is what Isnard does,
too.

[James] Both of them speak
to me in different ways.

It's a tough one.

All right, judges, it's time
to vote.

What the fuck?

Isnard, I love
your big swing you took

on the back piece because I love
your creativity.

But readability is a big one
for me.

-My vote is for you, Matt.
-Thanks, man.

Matt, you're a cheeky one.

I love your fucking back piece.

I have loved every single tattoo
that you've done.

Isnard, you started out
a little bit rocky.

But the imagination
that flows through you,

it's just something special.

My vote is for Isnard.

Thank you so much.

[Nikko] This is a hard decision.

It's two different takes
on tattooing,

and my heart usually leans
towards Isnard.

I always like to look towards
the future of tattooing.

But with Matt's, efficiency
with such a size blows my mind.

Because I'm not
the fastest tattooer.

So when I see a fast tattooer,

I'm like, "Dude,
this guy's lightning."

My vote is for Matt.

Thank you.

That's two votes for Matt
and one vote for Isnard.

You guys
have both done incredible work.

I love the tried
and true tattoo.

That back piece
is fucking rock solid.

I love the innovative,
original, weird shit, Isnard.

The more I look at yours,
the more I like it.

And I'm starting to kind of love
the weird shit.

My vote is for Isnard.

Thank you so much.

That's two votes for Matt
and two votes for Isnard.

Isnard's back piece
is super creative.

Matt's back piece is bold
and striking.

Matt's snail on the thigh,
I think that's super creative

and new and refreshing.

And Isnard's Japanese piece,
super readable, striking.

[DJ Tambe] Both solid tattooers.

I'm gonna go with bold.

Striking.

And creative.

My vote's for Matt.

[Joel]
That means, Matt, you do have

what it takes to be Ink Master.

-Hey!
-Yes!

I'm fucking so stoked right now.

[Matt] I feel like a huge
weight's off my shoulders.

I set out to win this and I did.

-[Joel] Really good work, bro.
-Thank you so much, man.

You really fucking won me over.

Thank you.
It means a lot from you, man.

-Fucking amazing, bro.
-I didn't expect this at all.

-Thank you.
-Good job, buddy.

[Matt] It's not just the title.

It's like putting things to rest
that should have been put

to rest a long time ago.

My dad just passed away.

I pretty much wore
all his clothes all season

-to be him with me, so.
-Awesome, Matt.

I never got to work with my dad,

but I feel like I brought
a piece of him with me here.

And I feel like I won it
with him.

It just makes it
all the more special.

[Joel] And here's to Australia.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.

[all cheering and laughing]

[Man] Welcome to the family.

[rock music]

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