Season
Ink Master: Grudge Match
Overview
Cleen Rock One faces off against Christian Buckingham to coach the nation's best tattoo artists as they compete for a $100,000 prize and the title of Ink Master.
Details
- Series
- Ink Master
- Season
- Season 11
- Air date
- 2018-08-28
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Opening Shots
Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham, two of Ink Master's most legendary rivals, return to the ring, and 22 new artists compete for spots on their teams.
Episode 2: Not on My Watch
Team Cleen and Team Christian go head to head in a flash challenge that tests their fundamentals, and time flies when the artists tackle a difficult elimination tattoo.
Episode 3: Right on Target
The teams face off in a high-pressure challenge using dominoes, and the elimination tattoo forces the artists to think outside the box.
Episode 4: No Wrist, No Reward
Cleen and Christian battle it out in their first grudge match to see whose team will have to compete in a wristband elimination tattoo challenge.
Episode 5: That's Gonna Leave a Mark
A flash challenge using electrical tape forces the teams to test their creativity, and the artists face challenging placements on their canvases during the elimination tattoo.
Episode 6: Fight Your Own Battles
It's survival of the fittest when Teams Christian and Cleen must tattoo epic battle scenes head-to-head. The grudge match continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Episode 7: No Wasted Space
The Artists step aside and put faith in their Coaches as Cleen and Christian each tattoo four Canvases in a head-to-head marathon. The Artists must then tattoo galaxies and one is sent to outer space.
Episode 8: Chalk This Way
The artists must scour the depths of their imagination to create mind-bending masterpieces with sidewalk chalk; the grudge match continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
Episode 9: Tipping the Scales
The coaches face off to save their artists from elimination; mermaid tattoos take the grudge match to the sea; the battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Episode 10: Put Up or Shut Up
Pitting the artists against the opposing coach, the competition puts the artists' finesse to the test; the grudge match continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Episode 11: In Deep Waters
The artists must compose an incredible work of art that's completely invisible in the flash challenge; one artist gets caught in the splash zone and is sent packing.
Episode 12: Too Hot to Handle
The tools are hot but the competition is on fire as the artists battle for control in the flash challenge; the battle heats up for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Episode 13: Who's Got the Power?
With only six artists remaining, the power to control the game is everything; the battle for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master is more intense than ever before when the artists must collaborate to create powerful tattoos.
Episode 14: What Are You Crayon About?
There's nowhere to hide when the artists are tested in precision portraiture; one artist misses the mark and is sent packing; the battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
Episode 15: Prelude to a Bloodbath
Four artists remain but only three earn a spot in the finale where they battle it out for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master; Cleen and Christian are one step closer to settling the score in the ultimate grudge match.
Episode 16: Grudge Match Finale
Christian Buckingham and Cleen Rock One return to settle the grudge match once and for all; the battle concludes as the top three artists reveal their 35-hour master canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.