Best Ink is a reality series featuring 10 of America's top tattoo artists competing for cash and recognition in the professional tattoo community. Each episode, which is hosted by Kimberly Caldwell, features the inkers participating in a \"feature challenge\" designed to test their creative skills while offering them a potential advantage in the competition. They must then show their range of technical skills while tattooing people. The judges, veteran tattoo artist Joe Capobianco, model/entrepreneur Sabine Kelley, and guest tattoo professionals specializing in different aspects of the craft, choose the winner of each challenge. But it's the contestants who must vote for the inker to be eliminated. The tattoo artist who makes it to the end of the overall competition gets the title, a cover story in Tattoo magazine, and $100,000.

Reality · 2012 · 44 min

Starring Pete Wentz , Joe Capobianco , Sabina Kelley

EPISODE 1

Something to Hide

10 tattoo artists compete for a chance to win $100,000 and the cover of Tattoo Magazine. One challenge tests their artistic ability and the 2nd they cover bad ink with new art.

41 min · Mar 27, 2012
EPISODE 2

Pin-Up Showdown

Using live models as inspiration, the artists create classic pin-up girl tattoos, but tensions rise as the contenders are forced to swap designs. Hannah Aitchison guest judges.

30 min · Apr 3, 2012
EPISODE 3

Emotional Skin-Pact

The artists are asked to create a tattoo that commemorates a life-changing event in their client’s life. Singer Aaron Carter guest judges.

41 min · Apr 10, 2012
EPISODE 4

Tattoo Virgins

The artists must design tattoos for Dean McDermott and wife Tori Spelling. They also ink matching tattoos for best friends who are tattoo virgins. Taryn Manning guest judges.

41 min · Apr 17, 2012
EPISODE 5

Face Off

The contestants must ink portraits of their client's loved ones, causing one of the artists to break down about the permanent effect of their work. Franco Vescovi guest judges.

30 min · Apr 24, 2012
EPISODE 6

Purrfect Ink

The artists try to satisfy their clients’ animal love with pet-themed tattoos, but one eccentric lady’s demands seem almost impossible to achieve. Kim Saigh guest judges.

30 min · May 1, 2012

Pete Wentz

Host
Joe Capobianco

Host
Sabina Kelley

Host
Hannah Aitchison

Host
Kimberly Caldwell

Host
Jonathan Murray

Producer
Gil Goldschein

Producer
Rick de Oliveira

Producer
Alayna Magnan

Guest Star
Amy Zager

Guest Star
Anthony Zamora

Guest Star

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Best Ink is a reality series featuring 10 of America's top tattoo artists competing for cash and recognition in the professional tattoo community. Each episode, which is hosted by Kimberly Caldwell, features the inkers participating in a \"feature challenge\" designed to test their creative skills while offering them a potential advantage in the competition. They must then show their range of technical skills while tattooing people. The judges, veteran tattoo artist Joe Capobianco, model/entrepreneur Sabine Kelley, and guest tattoo professionals specializing in different aspects of the craft, choose the winner of each challenge. But it's the contestants who must vote for the inker to be eliminated. The tattoo artist who makes it to the end of the overall competition gets the title, a cover story in Tattoo magazine, and $100,000.

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Tattoo competition features edgy art, conflict, language.

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