Ink Master (season 7)

Ink Master (season 7)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 13
Release
Original network Spike
Original release

March 1 (2016-03-01) – May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)

Additional information
Host(s) Dave Navarro
Judges Oliver Peck
Chris Núñez
No. of contestants 16
Winner Anthony Michaels

The seventh season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master (subtitled as Ink Master: Revenge ) premiered on Spike on March 1 and concluded on May 24, 2016 with a total of 13 episodes.

This season features eight returning veteran artists as they face eight new artists in an elimination-style competition for a $100,000 prize and the title of Ink Master. The returning artists are James Vaughn (season 1), Sarah Miller (season 2), Jesse Smith (season 2), Jime Litwalk (season 3), Sausage (season 4), Matti Hixson (season 4), Cleen Rock One (season 5) and St. Marq (season 6). The new artists are Alex Rockoff, Anthony Michaels, Ashley Velazquez, Christian Buckingham, Corey Davis, Cris Gherman, Megan Jean Morris, and Picasso Dular.

Judges, guest judges, and special appearances

The judging panel consists of three primary judges. During the final decision, they will vote for one of the bottom artists and the artist with two or three votes will be eliminated from the competition.

Judges

The judges for season seven are Chris Núñez, Oliver Peck, and Dave Navarro who also serves as host of the show. No guest judges appeared for the first time.

Judging and ranking

The judge listing types are:

The judging panel is the table of three primary judges.
After the tattoos are completed, the canvases for the challenge gather and vote on the worst of that day's tattoos. While the primary judges have the final say, the weight of the canvas vote does affect the judging panel's final decision. The canvas whose artist was voted worst tattoo of the day will come to the panel to explain to the judges what the jury discussed.

Contestants

Returning Tattoo Artists New Tattoo Artists
Cleen Rock One Alex Rockoff
James Vaughn Anthony Michaels
Jesse Smith Ashley Velazquez
Jime Litwalk Christian Buckingham
Matti Hixson Corey Davis
Sarah Miller Cris Gherman
Sausage Megan Jean Morris
St. Marq Picasso Dular

Progress

Flash Challenge Progress

Episode Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Most wins
Flash Challenge
Winner
Christian Alex
Ashley
Christian
Megan
Cleen Megan
Sausage
Anthony
Matti
Cleen Christian
Cleen
None None James None Christian
Cleen

3 wins

Elimination Challenge Progress

Artist Name Years
Experience
Residence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Anthony Michaels 5 Tucson, Arizona IN HIGH WIN LOW IN IN IN IN IN F/O WIN F/O INK MASTER
Cleen Rock One 20 Las Vegas, Nevada WIN LOW WIN HIGH LOW LOW WIN F/O IN LOW F/O RUNNER UP
Christian Buckingham 13 Henderson, Nevada HIGH HIGH IN IN LOW IN WIN LOW HIGH IN LOW F/O 3RD PLACE
James Vaughn 26 Asheboro, North Carolina HIGH WIN IN HIGH OUT
Matti Hixson 11 Virginia Beach, Virginia IN IN IN IN LOW F/O IN OUT
Jesse Smith 18 Richmond, Virginia HIGH IN HIGH OUT
Sausage 14 Las Vegas, Nevada HIGH IN WIN IN HIGH LOW OUT
Jime Litwalk 24 Orlando, Florida IN LOW LOW LOW OUT
Megan Jean Morris 7 Wallingford, Connecticut WIN IN IN LOW LOW WIN IN OUT
Sarah Miller 10 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania LOW OUT
Alex Rockoff 9 West Palm Beach, Florida IN LOW HIGH LOW LOW OUT
St. Marq 26 West Lafayette, Indiana LOW IN HIGH LOW OUT
Picasso Dular 16 Los Angeles, California IN IN LOW OUT
Ashley Velazquez 5 New Haven, Connecticut LOW LOW OUT
Cris Gherman 15 New York, New York IN OUT
Corey Davis 10 Atlanta, Georgia OUT

Credit Order: Anthony, Ashley, Cris, Picasso, Corey, Megan Jean, Christian, Alex, Matti, St. Marq, Jime, Sarah, Sausage, Cleen, Jesse, James

<span style="background-color:white "legend"; color:; border:1px solid darkgray; text-align:center;">    Legend
 INKMASTER  The contestant won the competition and was named Ink Master.
 RUNNER UP  The contestant was the runner-up on Ink Master.
 3RD PLACE  The contestant was 3rd place on Ink Master.
 WIN  The contestant won best tattoo of the day.
 F/O  The contestant won the face-off.
 HIGH  The contestant was given an honorable mention in the judges recall.
 HIGH  The contestant was considered to be among the top.
 LOW  The contestant was among the bottom group in the judges recall.
 LOW  The contestant was voted worst by the human canvas jury.
 LOW  The contestant was considered to be in the bottom.
 OUT  The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
 OUT  The contestant was voted worst by the human canvas jury and eliminated from the competition.

Episodes

Episode 1: Initiation

First aired March 1, 2016

Episode 2: One Man's Trash

First aired March 8, 2016

Episode 3: Salt in the Wound

First aired March 16, 2016

Skill of the week: Creativity

Episode 4: The Devil's in the Details

First aired March 22, 2016

Episode 5: New School, Old Artist

First aired March 29, 2016

Episode 6: Under Pressure

Skill of the week: Composition

Episode 7: Knuckle Sandwich

First aired April 12, 2016

Episode 8: Breathing Fire

First aired April 19, 2016

Episode 9: Sink or Soar

First aired April 26, 2016

Episode 10: Shipwrecked

First aired May 03, 2016

Episode 11: Head in the Game

First aired May 10, 2016

Episode 12: Turning the Tables

First aired May 17, 2016

Finale Tattoo - Part 2: Dave gave the artists good news where they have to tattoo a sleeve in the style of their choice. The judges and the viewers will choose which one artist to advance to the final two along with the second artist chosen by the jury of eliminated artists while the artist who didn't advance to the final will join the jury.

Episode 13: Revenge Live

First aired May 24, 2016

The artists will do their tattoos in their hometown before returning to New York to present their final work. The winner of the chest piece tattoo that was voted by the fans will receive $20,000 from Gildan USA.

Winner: Sausage
Tattoo: A sausage with the sentence, "#TeamSausage" inside.

External links

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