Best (& Worst) Photorealism Tattoos 🧐 Ink Master

These Ink Master canvases wanted photorealistic tattoos. While some got near-perfect replicas, others walked out with some questionable work.
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[@justvibe7941]

Judges: You need to satisfy the canvas and do what they want Also judges: This dosen't fit the theme why didn't you change it

[@wintermoon7003]

Yeah because you need to do the challenge but you also need to be able to work with your canvas. It shows finesse which is one of the things they judge for. I bet you also comment about how they say it never comes to report card when other times it does. Thays because the tattoos are so bad across the board that they have no other choice than to determine the loser by report card. Sometimes they will use that as an excuse to let a contestant go home when they want to quit for one reason or another. There's been quite a few that they did that to as part of the competition. Usually, when they pick the better artist to leave, it's because they had asked. Not saying for all of them, of course, but there have been a few.

[@LK25278]

​​@@wintermoon7003 Don't try to justify the clear mistake in the concept of this show. In the first part of the video they needed to do realism and the canvas didn't want ANY realism aspect - no blood, no sutures, no stitches, no torn skin. Sure the artist can try to persuade him a little bit, but if it doesn't work what is he supposed to do? And don't get me started on the morals of persuading a canvas that doesn't want a certain type of tattoo and forcing/guilting him to do it. If the other girl didn't do such a shit tattoo, the guy that had a difficult canvas would have gone home. It's on THEM for not being completely clear when choosing canvases and telling them what photorealism really looks like. Garbage aspect of the show.

[@skyelindsey687]

@@wintermoon7003 if you checked in with any of the people being tattooed later on, for example the girl from another episode who had the treble clef muscle cutout, you would learn that they don’t go into much detail other than “if you end up with a shit tattoo you can’t sue.” Same with the “redemption” spin off. They’re more worried about covering their own asses, everyone involved with this show, than the people receiving the tattoo being happy.

[@gxtmfa]

Also the judges: you have 1 hour

[@orlandoservin5492]

@@wintermoon7003 they could draw the absolute beta tattoo of all time. The artist is happy. The person getting the tattoo is happy. But ohhhh noooo 😱 god forbid they miss one tiny detail just because of a “challenge”. It’s so dumb. There have been plenty of times where this has happened and they get punished for it. I get it’s a competition with set rules. But at the end of the day, to be called “ink master” who gives a shit about the judges. If both parties are happy and proud, then you’re good at what you do and should not be punished for it

[@Hardball_MMA]

That horse looks like something my 5 year old would come up with

[@slasher24282]

Ur 5 year old kinda talented then ngl

[@billymanziel5666]

@@slasher24282 that tattoo was complete ass bruh

[@Scott-got-caught]

Is that good or bad

[@ineffablemars]

@@slasher24282 you joking?? the legs looked like fettuccine noodles

[@CloverPandaQ]

Thats an insult to 5 year olds.

[@AC-jh3pn]

The horse was definitely the worst tattoo

[@cathybaldry7822]

It was just horrible

[@cryeah1800]

it almost looked rubbery

[@dumbpinkthing]

the fact that it was supposed to be photorealism is what blows my mind. that could've been finger painted by a toddler

[@Artbooksandboro]

neigh it wasn't 😂

[@spongebobsqaurepants]

i just hate the judges some times, like how am i supposed to do what you want if my canvas is literally not allowing me to fit the parameters youve given me.

[@faith5458]

I know right some of the canvases are so difficult to work with the parameters of the challenge like do they not tell the canvases or what

[@Rebelwithacause94]

I’m coming to realise some of their criticism is BS.

[@IIconikk]

These judges are so flip floppy with what they want. It reminds me of the time I lost points on my driving test because one instructor told me to go fast into turns and another told me to go slow. 😂

[@skyelindsey687]

Oh, I lost points on mine because I “wasn’t looking around enough”. I still passed but just because my head wasn’t on a constant swivel doesn’t mean I wasn’t looking around.

[@Allycatistired]

Oh my gosh yea, I remember I got screamed at for going above the speed limit but criticized for not staying with the flow of traffic when I slowed down.

[@lrl_ysatg5317]

I got yelled at for hitting a buzzard that I couldn’t avoid :D

[@madasrabbits]

​@@skyelindsey687lol i remember my mom telling me "make sure you look around like a crazy person!" 😂

[@TexMexTactical]

TJ and Tim's moment and sportsmanship was so refreshing don't see that often where another person is excited for the other person especially since Tim didn't know his way around a tattoo as such

[@hannalester8010]

man i would be suing for psychological distress if i had that 'horse' tattooed on me😭

[@mattmenotti847]

damn they were too harsh on the fruit one. kinda hard to really nail the details of fruit on a proportional scale. that would just be a blue dot, then you’d complain it’s a blue dot with no lighting or texture

[@basicnamebroski-tt7fd]

ON GOD

[@equinox4901]

Seeing as his canvas was kinda difficult, Bili did really well to please both sides but insure customer satisfaction. Good on him!

[@myliza700]

Honestly his cannas was the idiot. “ I want a tattoo of the inside of my body but I don’t want skin or blood” Idk how to tell this pal but you’d shit yourself if you saw what’s below your first layer of skin 😂

[@lineheart972]

The first thing I thought was why are the veins red? Things are blue to a purplish color. Really threw it off too me.

[@straizo7985]

I actually liked Emily's gorilla tattoo, the background was really wack and really diminished the tattoo's aesthetic overall, but you could still see from a mile away it was a realistic silverback gorilla, while Mark's elephant and Bryan's horse both looked too goofy and cartoonish. Not the best tattoo of the day, but it didn't deserve to be bottom 3 in my opinion.

[@gaspi91]

Gorilla is awesome, bacground not so much. Not a bad piece.

[@lilsand.]

I wonder if she really would have forced them to drag her out of there if she was sent home

[@Accuratetranslationservices]

Agreed the gorilla is legit fine. Yeah there are some things I would change but if I saw that on someone I wouldn't think anything of it other than "Nice tattoo"

[@dothedo3667]

The "bottom 3" gorilla didn't seem bad to me. Maybe could've been more crisp but lots of tattoos look like that to me.

[@beckyshell4649]

I agree ,it was a lot better than the other two.The horse was poorly drawn and looked terrible . The elephant was well drawn but was colored in crazy.

[@Allycatistired]

“The fruits aren’t proportional! These are too big!” Have you been to Costco? They have blueberries the size of ping pong balls.

[@joymelton-bollen6383]

To let a competition determine your worth and let it get to you as Emily did, is really sad.

[@billymanziel5666]

For a lot of these artists, this is the biggest thing they’ll ever do with their careers in terms of exposure.

[@tracymartel10]

They were being pretty unfair to her saying it was one of the worst in the competition like 😒 Meanwhile that so called horse is in the same running.

[@Pirelli913]

Tim: "I'm very shocked." Dave: "Would you like to explain to us why we're wrong?" Tim: (pauses) "...No." Love it. 🤗

[@dallastexas5653]

No matter what the tattoo is or what the comments are, there are always shots of someone shaking their head.

[@grey3414]

Or laughing/smirking 😂

[@cristianescobedo1693]

If somebody showed me their tattoo of that horse I’d bust out laughing, I’m sorry.

[@SirBarth]

"You beat me, Imma smother you in your sleep." Love that. Like sibs going at each other.

[@musicallyliv8131]

Despite the proportions, imo the fruit looked SO real my goodness the detail just popped !!

[@aliciahawkins8585]

I actually thought the Gorilla one was quite good 🤷‍♀️

[@Sunkissedphee]

I paused it to look at it because I couldn’t see what was wrong with it

[@alessandrajaure9352]

I thought it was really good, idk what they were talking about.

[@stewpidasso3910]

It was dope. The trees were blurred because it is running through the jungle with the canopy light. The gorilla itself was crisp asf

[@jd9708]

That realistic fruit tattoo was crazy good! It's not something I'd want on my body but still, it looked amazing. I thought it looked way better than the leopard one that ended up winning.

[@grey3414]

I agree it looks really great! But the theme was "photorealism", and the blueberries and strawberry was as big as the avocado which took away the realism from it. That's why it wasn't the best 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@stewpidasso3910]

Naw, that leopard or lynx was flawless

[@cherryvapr6969]

@grey3414 he was drawing from individual sources not drawing a bowl of fruit the detail hit for each texture and the only issue was the scale of the composure get out of here, that being said the leopard was a technically sound and better communicated object with dynamic movement can't beat that with a still life eh?

[@erich1380]

​@@stewpidasso3910idk it looks so plain and uninspired to me. Nothing really pops on it

[@underrthebridge]

@@grey3414if it was 100% realistic, for example the blueberry would just be a little blue dot. but they’d still find a way to say it’s not shaded or textured right😒

[@wintermoon7003]

I really loved that moment with Tim! Granted, I do prefer the gorilla over the panda, but both are great! Both definitely deserved tattoo of the day.

[@mymykittens1340]

Tim’s shocked face at the end gets me every time!

[@im_chantell]

I agree with the judges about the tigers. The whiskers were more of an eyesore than the pupils.

[@renking5899]

I was very upset that one guy wouldn’t let go about the eyes when obviously the other tiger had more issues showed extreme favoritism

[@SonicGlitchmaster1]

@@renking5899That’s all the first 13 seasons of this show was. It was all blatant favoritism from Peck and Nunez. Dave was usually better but he had his moments too. The judging panel from the most recent season was fantastic. Hope they do more seasons with then

[@stewpidasso3910]

Both tattoos were pretty sick though

[@ragnarokz1127]

As a tattoo artist. Those whiskers can be fixed. That eye can not.

[@afroforeskin]

Damn....that horse looked like it had lockjaw 😂

[@madds6983]

Y’all talking about the horse. That fire helmet looked so b a d.

[@trblemker00]

Both were equally bad in my opinion

[@Cologne.1948]

Tim's reaction was so wholesome

[@m17cupcakes]

“Would you like to explain to us why we’re wrong?” “Nah” was my favorite here

[@sadspedupaudio]

dave still be looking fine as hell

[@Tazzypoo821]

❤😊 I second that. They need to keep the show going

[@cathybaldry7822]

Bloody oath

[@ThexMinE]

Critizising the "unrealistic size" of the blueberries and strawberry in one tattoo - and determing a tattoo of a fullbody ocelot on an arm the winner...😂

[@glockenrein]

I think they meant in relation to the other fruits, not in relation to reality. But out of all the tattoos in this video it’s definitely the one I would want to wear the most, I really like it even if it’s maybe got an oversized blueberry.

[@MoxRuthless]

The proportions of the fruits to each other didn’t make sense

[@kaate19]

its a clouded leopard btw !!!

[@charliebat]

listen i know horses are weirdly proportioned because i have two of them but the comments DID NOT prepare me for that horse. i’m in tears bro

[@zedarkenigma]

Tim’s reaction was great.

[@ericad8616]

I wonder if the producers of this show purposely gave some of these competitors difficult canvases that they knew could sabotage their specific challenge. Such photorealistic competition, with the guy who wanted the inside of his arm showing, but insisted on leaving out many of the details that would have helped add to the photorealism of the tattoo. Also, I agree with all the commentors who said that the fruit was the best tattoo of that challenge. I think it was photorealistic, just maybe not what you'd see in the same photo, but if you were to imagine a series of photos of different sizes added together for one tattoo, with enlarged close ups of the blueberries and the strawberry along with a shot of the avocado from farther way, then it was quite photorealistic. The wildcat had really good detailing, but the fruit was both detailed and totally popped.

[@krysiacruz23]

That panda was so beautiful ❤

[@fadedbrickz]

What ever happen to having NEW artists? Not all these recycled ones.....its like the want to see Clean and Jimie win 😂

[@artisticalex1206]

Can you guys do a list of client who wanted tattoos that would last more than 6 hours?

[@xdropperzonline9978]

This is a TV shows, the 6 hour "time limit" has been confirmed in interviews from contestants as not true. Some people do 4-5 hours, some take 7-8 hours.

[@chickenpermission1861]

Mate that’s the whole damn show.

[@artisticalex1206]

@@xdropperzonline9978 whether it is or not I’m talking about the times where the artist says “This is a 30 hour tattoo” and stuff like that. I know clearly they don’t actually tattoo for six hours.

[@artisticalex1206]

@@chickenpermission1861 some episodes don’t have that. But Ink Master makes two hour compilation videos so if they can do that they can do a list like what I suggested.

[@chickenpermission1861]

@@artisticalex1206 I get your point but a very large portion of the show is made up of artists talking about how long a tattoo would normally take. Have a nice day :)

[@bznny]

the gorilla tattoo at 8:25 is really good and well done??? the judges critique stupid things

[@Lelo.Machaka]

It was sad to see Gary go, they both did amazing tigers

[@ganrimmonim]

Those tigger tattoos were amazing.

[@duncanb4835]

THAT Horse tatt is DREADFUL 😮😮

[@ablackcatcrossesyourpath6222]

I saw that horse and just burst out laughing😂😂😂

[@froschundkroete]

So.. no one‘s gonna talk about the elephant?

[@kathrinrades2663]

Me and my giant blueberries are offended 😂

[@cathybaldry7822]

Mark's elephant will lighten as it heals and will look fantastic

[@usernamepersonperson4376]

Judges when dark tattoo: wtf are you doing thats too dark Judges when light tattoo: wtf are you doing when the tattoo heals it will be barely visible

[@adwitiyadixit]

The tattoo in the thumbnail was so good that I went back to check how they got one curl of the snake lighter and if they put white on the highlight before I realised that the one I thought was the tattoo was the photo.

[@unicornlens]

Josh Hibbard’s ego was his greatest saboteur on Ink Master. If he had put that aside, he could’ve made it into a final three or win a season. I was rooting for him! We were all rooting for him! How dare he?!?

[@natalierg5642]

The first set is crazy just thinking about what photo realism was then vs what it is now in such a short amount of time

[@rashodhayslett3009]

Fav Show hands down

[@noneofyourbusiness4054]

Those 2 tiger tattoos were gorgeous

[@keistaton2253]

That horse looks like he's gonna be the frontrunner for the special Olympics.

[@cassamoroll]

LMAAOOOOO tim in the last clip 😭😭😭

[@Guttergirl61]

Love the panda

[@user-tq6pr1vm3w]

I think for judges to decide between tattoos like the gorilla and the panda is really hard. Both gr8 tattoos. But the horse few minutes back , was really terrible 😂

[@Keithtmaxwell-nz6ji]

Sick vid

[@shitlollipops90]

Can someone explain why the other judge isn’t shown at all??

[@manisha1404]

They did black face

[@ericfazekas1057]

Best line of the day, " would you like to explain to us why we are wrong?".

[@LEVlATHANx]

23:20 Actual biggest staged scam I've ever seen. TJ deserved that win, you can tell even Tim is surprised. All the love for Tim, but that right shoulder of the panda looked awful the way he placed it. TJ's tattoo was immaculate.

[@GrandisSilva]

I agree! I think Tim's was quite lovely, but nowhere near the level of technical precision for the style. Immaculate is an appropriate word for TJ's.

[@dannyrivera8300]

This is why I wouldn't ever get a tattoo imagine getting a huge piece and it looks terrible

[@lytra_]

Typically u work with the artist for a few days before getting a large piece, and it will also be over several days. The show doesn’t allow the artists that option, so they typically end up doing work they aren’t proud of

[@MO-wz3mr]

Heather's tattoo was dismal

[@mtb1015]

Léa is so talented!

[@sophiemacdonald5225]

As a tattoo artist, the fruit was the best tattoo. Period.

[@stewpidasso3910]

What? Why didn't they like the gorilla that was a badass tattoo

[@ThonyoVlog]

Awesome! Good job all of you idols❤

[@unicornlens]

That bromance between DJ and Anthony at 11:03 … we were watching. 👀

[@magnustangen6269]

damn that firemans helmet is an abomination

[@ethanhasty3504]

The judges always piss me off because they be wrong bro like the first piece with the fruit I disagreed with everything they said he did a great job in that tattoo

[@Charlie-gf4mv]

That horse hahaha

[@shannonbales9148]

That elephant looks like it lost a bunch of weight and ended up with sagging skin!!! The horse was awful. My nephew could do a better job! 😂

[@Alex-yw8lu]

Por donde puedo ver todas las temporadas español 😢

[@user-qb9fv3bf2d]

8:22 Crazy they just dont even mention that amazing gorilla. Could be saturated more but thats clean. Then they have the audacity to call it the worst in the building. UH that horse???

[@abdullahhindi4346]

Why you don't show oliver while he's talking?😂

[@Bryanpeacock33]

The fake emotion brings this show down...I'm fighting blah blah lol its a show I'm just being dickish

[@charitysweetcharity3091]

The panda was amazing. Better than the rest

[@dustinkenney5803]

I’d rather wear Gary’s tiger myself. The eyes are crucial.

[@crusathekoala]

If I got that horse. I'd be yelling " who's pay for my lazer?!"

[@ewj1bs]

Dope

[@froggycheesecake]

the gorilla was pretty good tho

[@giodavel2555]

Does anyone know where we can watch full episodes?

[@lytra_]

U used to be able to watch them on prime (at least in the UK) but now I think it’s on paramounts streaming network

[@tomazturra4134]

in my city black and white is out on a realistic competition...

[@oliviacontiero5952]

Oh naaahhhhh the horse

[@Rylan_Korpi]

Teej deserves that head to head win

[@juliestrong1947]

That's an ocelot not a leopard.

[@pidgeandtitus]

its a clouded leopard

[@afroforeskin]

Confidently incorrect😂

[@juliestrong1947]

@Afro Foreskin I've got to be confident about some things in life...even if incorrect lol

[@gaspi91]

That may be bias but I LOVE that gorilla tattoo.

[@jonschuberth5703]

8:05 I'm dieing XD

[@maalox22]

Garry really resembles county singer/songwriter: Mitchell Tenpenny.

[@traceymagee]

Bryan’s horses ears were upside down, but no one noticed

[@blademaster1227]

My snake tattoo looks better then the two these guys did just saying.

[@Ren.Atashi]

To me the first leopard anatomically is wrong, the technique is really good I’m not doubting that but I just personally feel like she pushed flexibility of a hunting pose

[@kaate19]

its a clouded leopard btw, and anatomically she did great in capturing this magnificent animal !!!

[@GabrieleDrag]

it's a shame that the show cut Oliver Peck's image

[@GriffeezyOnTop]

Why do we never see the other judge in these compilations? There are three right?

[@thec0untess]

You really don't know?

[@GriffeezyOnTop]

@@thec0untess I know now. I’ve just in the last few weeks become obsessed with this show so I’m not familiar with its history and such. Honestly took me a minute to realize there was another judge because sometimes his and chris’ voice and criticism sound similar. But then I remember watching a few episodes forever ago and knew there had to be three. How would they be able to judge with only two 🤦‍♂️ lol. All caught up now though.

[@MsJaguar159]

jesus these judges r the worst lol

[@jopan1363]

What is up with Ink Master never showing Tommy's work. He is the best they had.

[@charlieevans954]

The fruit was way better than the muddled looking leopard

[@stitchedmouthgirl]

The first one. Lea’s was good but definitely not the best, it was Bill’s. I have no idea why the judges said it wasn’t photo realism, but it’s probably the same reason why they say “always satisfy the canvas” AND “this doesn’t mean the challenge, you should of changed it and forced the canvas” And the fruit tattoo could of tied with Bill’s. It was realistic, some fruit ARE bigger than others and even if they are you can irl position them to look bigger. I was sad to see Heather go, she was probably the nicest artist. But yeah, hers wasn’t realistic at all. Hopefully we see her return.

[@novareis2707]

Chris's snake was terrible 😅

[@glockenrein]

I really like that fruit tattoo, I would wear that.

[@sandraweilbrenner67]

If you want Peck gone , lose his voice also. Don't just half-ass it.

[@Jim.Frantzisson]

The way Bili Vegas looks like i bet he smells like 1999

[@CarlB23]

Did Oliver Peck ask to not be shown? In every video, he's an off camera voice.

[@psyclonetheseahawk9261]

The big problem with this show, is that the judges will set a challenge, but then the canvases will want something entirely different. What are you meant to do? Ignore the canvas's requests?

[@thatsthat2612]

I dont see the issue with the eye of the tiger