Some will triumph while others struggle as tattooists create "an insane new style" in the upcoming episode of Spike's "Ink Master."
In "Composed and Exposed," Zap2it reports that artists will be tasked to create a new style of tattoo. While others will produce mind-blowing pieces, some will also find the challenge difficult, thereby committing unforgivable mistakes.
Meanwhile, now that frontrunner St. Marq has been eliminated, the remaining contestants are now gunning to send Chris Blinston home next. The tattooist from Coral Springs, Florida has proven himself to be the judges' favorite to win for the season, after crushing St. Marq on a one-on-one challenge last episode.
Cartermatt reports that instead of being intimidated, others will see Chris as a challenge. Matt will particularly exert more effort to win the judges' approval. Meanwhile, it appears that Marisa LaRen and Tyler Nolan are playing good music together. The power couple has been inseparable, even posting pictures on Instagram. Will their relationship be a boon or a bane in the competition? At this point, even a little distraction may cause them the title.
Last episode, there was no flash challenge, as the artists went straight to the elimination. In teams of four, they have to transform the human canvases into animals. Dave, Katie, Big Ceeze, and Chris worked on creating cheetah fur while the group of Kruseman, Craig, Marisa, and Erik took the crocodile skin. The last team composed of Tyler, Duffy, St. Marq and Matt chose a Brazilian rainbow boa design.
The crocodile group breezed through the challenge. Their work looked like only one person did it, and their texture was impeccable. The cheetah fur group encountered problems earlier in the competition, as their human canvas got more than what she bargained for. The team was forced to let her go unfinished, and this sent them immediately to the chopping board.
Meanwhile, though the boa design was great, St. Marq as per his usual worked on his own regardless of what his team wanted. When it was time for a face-to-face elimination, his group chose him to battle against Chris of the cheetah team.
The two both worked on a heart tattoo. Both artists performed wonderfully, but it was Chris's work that the judges favored more. At the end, in one of the most shocking elimination in the show's history, frontrunner St. Marq was sent home.
"Ink Master" airs Tuesday at 10 p.m. EST on Spike.
