The BEST episodes of Ink Master season 12

Every episode of Ink Master season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ink Master season 12!

An estimated 40 million Americans have at least one tattoo. So who is the country's preeminent tattoo artist? Ink Master is the first-ever tattoo competition series featuring some of the nation's top tattoo artists on a quest to determine who is the best at their craft and win a huge cash prize. The stakes are high as the artists showcase their irrevocable artwork on real people's bodies. The dramatic tension is ever-present as the artists will ultimately face the opinion of the living canvas who now bears a permanent souvenir of the Ink Master etched into his or her skin.

Last Updated: 4/17/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing

8.01

146 votes

#1 - Moving Pictures

Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/3/2019

The artists are on their own in a test of finesse as the six remaining competitors fight for the cash prize and the title of Ink Master.

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7.97

136 votes

#2 - Step Up or Shut Up

Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/17/2019

The last four artists remaining battle it out in a tattoo marathon to secure their spot in the season finale.

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7.94

127 votes

#3 - Battle of the Sexes Finale

Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/24/2019

Seven veteran artists battle it out in the "Clash of the Coaches Face Off." The battle of the sexes comes to an end as the three finalists reveal their 35-hour Master Canvas tattoos and one artist wins the title of Ink Master.

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7.86

132 votes

#4 - Unfriendly Fire

Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/10/2019

It's a battle of the sexes as the men's team takes aim at the women during an illustrative portrait challenge.

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7.82

132 votes

#5 - The Art Stands Alone

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2019

It's every man or woman for themselves when the artists are subject to a blind critique.

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7.79

140 votes

#6 - Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is

Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/27/2019

The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves when the power is in the hands of the canvases.

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7.77

136 votes

#7 - Pins & No Needles

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/30/2019

The artists think outside the box as they show their understanding of color theory, then get a crash course in new school style from their coaches Jime Litwalk and Kelly Doty.

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7.75

133 votes

#8 - Drawing Alliances

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/6/2019

Composition must be perfect as the remaining competitors draw freehand tattoos on their canvases, and coaches James Vaughn and Megan Jean Morris offer the artists advice.

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7.74

145 votes

#9 - Roll of the Dice

Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/20/2019

The artists find themselves in a dicey situation with confrontational coaches Josh Payne and Nikki Simpson.

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7.70

138 votes

#10 - By Accident or By Design

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/13/2019

The battle for the grand prize and title of Ink Master continues as the judges test the artists' adaptability.

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7.70

141 votes

#11 - Sabotage

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/23/2019

The artists go head-to-head in a test of technical application, and the losers fight for their survival in an elimination tattoo challenge dictated by the victors.

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7.66

134 votes

#12 - Art of War

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/16/2019

The artists must put needle to skin consistently to take out their competitors; the battle of the sexes continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

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7.58

131 votes

#13 - The Hunter & the Hunted

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/2/2019

The judges are looking for color contrast and the artists are out for blood with full color neo-traditional animal tattoos.

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7.57

169 votes

#14 - The Ink Will Speak for Itself

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/11/2019

18 Artists arrive ready to fight for themselves but instead find they must work in teams divided by gender. Battle lines are drawn, then tested, in the Ink Master Battle of the Sexes. In the end, only one will win $100k and the title of Ink Master.

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7.48

130 votes

#15 - Down to the Wire

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/2019

The artists must fight even harder to win the Battle of the Sexes as the field thins and the competition intensifies; one artist is not wired properly for the competition and must pack up and close shop.

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7.42

149 votes

#16 - A Storm Is Brewin'

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/18/2019

Team leaders emerge in a shocking new season-long twist that sends the Artists a wake-up call and shakes up the Competition. The Battle of the Sexes continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

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