David Martinez

Sixteen new Artists enter the competition, divided into two teams based on how long they've been tattooing; the Artists must fight for a spot on their team; the Young Guns are up first and the battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master begins.

The battle for $250,000 intensifies as the Young Guns and OGs go head to head for the first time; the team dynamics are put to the test in the first Flash Challenge and basic lettering tattoos push the Artists' creativity to the limit.

From trash to treasure, the teams must use their ingenuity to create recycled masterpieces in the Flash Challenge; metallic tattoos have the artists struggling to shine; a shocking elimination shakes up the competition.

The Artists' loyalties become transparent in a glass painting Flash Challenge; the Artists must tattoo faces in a high stakes Elimination Tattoo.

With the Young Guns Team set, the OGs must now battle it out for a spot on their Team in another brutal double elimination; the battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master continues.

Artists tattoo service dogs and face a twist while battling for $250,000 and the title.