I like it, I just treat it more like pro wrestling now tho 😂

I remember how Tattoo Baby's Tattoos were always off and had so many mistakes on the show but the judges praised them even gave her Tattoo of the day while they were better tattoos. It was because the judges had a crush on her. Im so glad Tattoo Baby's work has improved since the show.

I knew it was fake when the judges criticized Jamie Davies for not having tattoos instead of his art. I’m not a tattoo artist but his work was amazing. When He got disqualified/booted I knew it was scripted and the judges (except for Dave) truly disliked him. Everyone coming along to help him draw fake tattoos on him was a nice jester on his send off.

I really love Ink Master for what it is, entertainment. What I like most is how it showcases different genres/styles of tattoos. I would have never learned about bio-mech or trash-polka just from the limited amount of shops in my region. Like most(all) reality shows, it’s mostly fluff, but sometimes you just crave empty calories.

I always thought it was crazy that someone would allow a tattoo that they had zero approval power over.

Maybe I'm naive, but why can't the show just be contest driven, focusing on the various artist's skills and style?  You don't need immature childish adult drama to get good ratings.

I’ve always been a fan of the show. It’s reality TV, I know it’s fake with a splash of wack. But I think the show does a good job educating on pain levels; puts your expectations in line but also shows canvases who experience both extreme pain and seemingly high pain tolerance which allows some nuance. Teaches a lot of different styles which gives you more to work with. It also platforms people who get tattoos, sometimes they have cancer survivors, trauma/abuse survivors which fights the negative stigma of tattoos. This allows people to feel justified in their interest of tattoos; that it’s not taboo and it’s okay for any reason (unless it’s offensive). It’s a show that focuses on visual arts, which is nice in comparison to all the music focus shows lol. It shows tattoos that have gone wrong, that turn out badly, which shows the consequences you can experience. It also shows difficult canvases who won’t work with their artists; which isn’t good (especially on a show with a time crunch). I know the show has it’s problems but it introduced me to tattoos when I had a lot of questions and now I’m apart of a really cool community of people who can make fun of all those people on the show 😂

I don't think "Fake" is the word, it's more like "Scripted". I have a half sleeve done by Juan Salgado, contestant on Season 10. If anyone saw the Final, it was Juan Salgado vs Josh Payne and, not because my work is done by him, but Salgado's final piece was superior in many ways to Josh Payne's. Why do I believe Payne "won"? Because throughout the whole season, yes, he tattoed nice pieces, but he was always made to be the "bad guy". Juan Salgado already had a huge following and fame in the industry BEFORE the Ink Masters show and waiting list for him was 2 years minimum. Salgado doesn't even have any promo concerning Ink Master in his shop or website and the show, to this day, has not influenced his popularity in any way.

I used to only see clips from the show until I decided I will watch a full season. Started watching from  season 10 and right away you can tell the drama is so manufactured

I personally know a tattooist that was on the show, and she isn’t trash. She also hated the experience and doesn’t even display that she was on the show in her shop or at conventions. She stated that at least when the show started, that the prize money isn’t real either. They told them that the publicity will give them more than enough free exposure, to make money. They also push who they want to advance, that have the personality to make good drama tv in their eyes.

the wolverine tattoo that lacks one finger, I cannot get over with it why it won

I used to watch it on cable ten years ago and I would get so mad at the judging 😂😂😂

I knew it was fake from the get-go (I’ve been getting tattooed for over 40 years - I know) but I enjoy seeing the completed artwork. Some are quite stunning.

Art critique and being able to do art are two different skillsets. I am an artist who has a difficult time talking about the art concepts while my husband who has no art skills is able to critique art and point out what works and what doesn't on the level that me and all of my art peers at the university level could only dream off. However, in case of Ink Master, I agree with you cuss it's not just their art, their judgements are full of double standards, some of them were outright sexist, some of them were outright favoritism. . .

I think it’s called Ink Master and not Ink MasterS. The show is sometimes problematic, a little entertaining at best.

I have a full sleeve and a few other tattoos done by Halo on season 4. He’s one of the kindest, loveliest people you could meet and an incredible artist. I haven’t seen the new seasons with the new judges, as I don’t have Paramount, but from what I hear, it’s a lot better than the earlier seasons.

It was entertaining before I knew anything about tattoos. The more I learned, the less I liked it.

So it got me into tattoos... and I'll always give it credit for that.

Ink Master lead me to getting my first tattoo and I watched it for a few seasons (two seasons pre-covid, and two seasons after covid) I found myself getting bored of the format because it feels the same as so many reality tv shows, another reason why I stopped watch Hell's Kitchen.

I watch and enjoy it. I even have a tattoo from Jime litwalk. I can take or leave the whole reality part but I love seeing the art and the different styles. I like the artists.

Tyler Nolan was a contestant on that show. I love his work and his reptile collection. One of the few individuals who know what they are doing owning hot snakes.