"Gentle" Jay Blondel

A fresh group of artists must tattoo hundreds of canvases, convention style, in order to earn an Ink Master shop of their own.

The competition heats up with live poisonous scorpions and tarantulas, eyeballs are tattooed and one artist is determined to leave the competition after snapping.

Halo decides to get revenge when she hears gossiping about her. Broken-hearted canvasses request cover-ups for tattoos they have from past relationships, and two artists get eliminated.

The artists work with naked canvasses, one artist stands in the way of another, and another artist misses out on the $100,000 prize. New York Yankees legend CC Sabathia Jr serves as guest judge.

On board a yacht to catch a bird's eye view of the Statue of Liberty, the artists are in for a surprise that leaves them panicking. One artist adopts a cut-throat strategy.

The artists cover some of the season's biggest mistakes and tattoo breast cancer survivor scars. The finalists are battling it out in order to gain a spot in the final two challenges.