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Ink Master Season 2 is the second season of Ink Master.

Contetants[]

Ink Master Season 2 Full Cast
Steve Tefft
 Winner 
 
Steve
Sarah Miller
 Runner-Up 
 
Sarah
Sebastian Murphy
 Eliminated 
 
Sebastian
Tatu Baby
 Eliminated 
 
Tatu Baby
Jesse Smith
 Eliminated 
 
Jesse
Jamie Davies
 Eliminated 
 
Jamie
Clint Cummings
 Eliminated 
 
Clint
Mark Matthews
 Eliminated 
 
Mark
Kay Kutta
 Eliminated 
 
Kay Kutta
Lalo
 Eliminated 
 
Lalo
Tray Benham
 Eliminated 
 
Tray
Nick D'Angelo
 Eliminated 
 
Nick
Ron Givens
 Eliminated 
 
Ron
Mike Tacij
 Eliminated 
 
Mike
TJ Hal
 Withdrew 
 
TJ
Cee Jay Jones
 Eliminated 
 
Cee Jay


(Biographical information stated from during time of contest)

Contestant Years of
experience
Hometown Exit Episode Finish
Ink Master Season 2 Steve Tefft
Steve Tefft
17 Groton, Connecticut Episode 13 1st
Ink Master Season 2 Sarah Miller
Sarah Miller
6 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Episode 13 2nd
Ink Master Season 2 Sebastian Murphy
Sebastian Murphy
15 Detroit, Michigan Episode 13 3rd
Ink Master Season 2 Tatu Baby
Tatu Baby
6 Miami, Florida Episode 12 4th
Ink Master Season 2 Jesse Smith
Jesse Smith
15 Richmond, Virginia Episode 11 5th
Ink Master Season 2 Jamie Davies
Jamie Davies
17 Redding, California Episode 10 6th
Ink Master Season 2 Clint Cummings
Clint Cummings
16 Dallas, Texas Episode 9 7th
Ink Master Season 2 Mark Matthews
Mark Matthews
14 San Francisco, California Episode 8 8th
Ink Master Season 2 Kay Kutta
Kay Kutta
3 Fayetteville, North Carolina Episode 7 9th
Ink Master Season 2 Lalo
Lalo
20 Brooklyn, New York Episode 6 10th
Ink Master Season 2 Tray Benham
Tray Benham
20 Brandenburg, Kentucky Episode 5 11th
Ink Master Season 2 Nick D'Angelo
Nick D'Angelo
4 Buffalo, New York Episode 4 12th
Ink Master Season 2 Ron Givens
Ron Givens
7 Dallas, Texas Episode 3 13th
Ink Master Season 2 Mike Tacij
Mike Tacij
14 White Plains, New York Episode 2 14th
Ink Master Season 2 TJ Hal
TJ Hal
7 Bronx, New York Episode 2 15th
Ink Master Season 2 Cee Jay Jones
Cee Jay Jones
15 Detroit, Michigan Episode 1 16th


Contestants' progress[]

Finish Contestant Episode
1[v 1] 2 3[v 2] 4 5[v 3] 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 Steve Tefft TOP2 SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN LOW HIGH BTM3 WIN TOP2 WIN WINNER
2 Sarah Miller SAFE HIGH SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE TOP2 BTM3 SAFE BTM2 WIN ADV RUNNER
UP
3 Sebastian Murphy TOP2 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 ADV ELIM
4 Tatu Baby SAFE SAFE BTM4 SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN BTM3 TOP2 HIGH ELIM GUEST
5 Jesse Smith SAFE WIN LOW TOP2 TOP2 LOW SAFE SAFE WIN HIGH ELIM GUEST
6 Jamie Davies SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE TOP2 HIGH SAFE HIGH ELIM GUEST
7 Clint Cummings SAFE HIGH BTM4 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM3 ELIM GUEST
8 Mark Matthews SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW BTM3 BTM2 BTM2 ELIM GUEST
9 Kay Kutta BTM2 SAFE HIGH SAFE BTM3 LOW ELIM GUEST
10 Lalo SAFE BTM3 LOW BTM2 SAFE ELIM GUEST
11 Tray Benham SAFE BTM3 BTM4 SAFE ELIM GUEST
12 Nick D'Angelo SAFE SAFE LOW ELIM GUEST
13 Ron Givens SAFE SAFE ELIM GUEST
14 Mike Tacij SAFE ELIM GUEST
15 TJ Hal SAFE WD GUEST
16 Cee Jay Jones ELIM GUEST
The contestant won Ink Master.
The contestant was the runner-up.
The contestant was eliminated during the finale.
The contestant advanced to the finale.
The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day.
The contestant was among the top.
The contestant received positive critiques.
The contestant received negative critiques.
The contestant was in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated from the competition.
The contestant withdrew from the competition due to medical reasons.
The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.
  1. Sebastian and Steve were announced as having the top 2 tattoos of the day, yet neither one of them were declared as the winner.
  2. None of the contestants impressed the judges enough for them to determine a winner.
  3. Tray was not present during the elimination due to medical reasons.

Episodes[]

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Season Overview[]

Episode 1 - Tattooing the Dead (aired October 9, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Fundamentals and the Flash Challenge involved tattooing a snake and dagger design on silicon mannequins, which Jesse won.

For the Elimination Challenge, 'tattoo virgins' were inked with the design of their choice. Sebastian and Steve had the top two tattoos, while Cee Jay was eliminated for misspelling Corinthians (as "Cortnthians") as well as having a sketchy outline.

Episode 2 - Semi Nude 911 (aired October 9, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Ingenuity and the Flash Challenge involved camouflaging semi-nude women so that they would blend into the side of a building, which Kay Kutta won.

For the Elimination Challenge, the tattooists had to cover-up a previous design on their human canvas. Jesse won Best Tattoo. While both Lalo and Tray had numerous mistakes on their cover-ups, the judges felt that Mike took the easy way out and had a limited color palette, so he was eliminated. TJ also left the competition due to an aggravated injury.

Episode 3 - The 80-Year-Old Virgin (aired October 16, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Lines and the Flash Challenge involved shaving a design on the head of a human canvas that emphasized line work, which Kay Kutta won.

For the Elimination Challenge, the tattooists had to ink a military veteran with an American Traditional tattoo which had to include both an eagle and a flag. There was no winner of Best Tattoo, and while everyone did a bad tattoo Ron was eliminated because his sketch was too rough in many areas.

Episode 4 - Tattoo Her What? (aired October 23, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Color and the Flash Challenge was a two-round competition with the contestants divided first into groups of six with the top contestant from each group competing head-to-head to determine the winner. Each group tattooed the same design based on tattoo flashes. The contestants were randomly divided as follows:

  • Group 1 (Lotus and Water): Clint, Jamie, Kay Kutta, Steve, Tatu Baby and Tray.
  • Group 2 (Skull with a Top Hat): Lalo, Jesse, Mark, Nick, Sarah and Sebastian.

The top contestant from each group, Tray and Sarah respectively, competed head-to-head tattooing a gypsy woman design. Tray won.

For the Elimination Challenge the tattooists had to ink a fantastical new school design. Sarah won Best Tattoo, while Nick was eliminated for being unable to handle his client and badly executing his tattoo.

Episode 5 - Trick or Freak (aired October 30, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Texture and the Flash Challenge involved tattooing the inside of the mouth of a human canvas, which Clint won.

For the Elimination Challenge the tattoo had to be done in the style of horror. Steve won Best Tattoo, and while Kay's tattoo was badly executed and Mark's looked like a cover-up, Tray was eliminated for his tattoo having no texture despite being more solid.

Episode 6 - Half Naked and Fully Loaded (aired November 6, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Attention to Detail and the Flash Challenge involved etching a detailed design into the buttstock of a rifle, which Steve won.

For the Elimination Challenge the tattoo had to have a pin-up design based on photographs taken during a session with burlesque performer Darenzia. Steve won Best Tattoo, and while Lalo and Mark did the same mistakes with their tattoos Lalo was down more times than Mark, as well as having less detail, so Lalo was eliminated.

Episode 7 - Star Wars Forever (aired November 13, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Contrast and the Flash Challenge involved painting a Clone Trooper helmet with an emphasis on contrast, which Clint won.

For the Elimination Challenge the tattooists had to ink a Star Wars inspired design. Tatu Baby won Best Tattoo, and while the judges praised Kay for his fight and passion, they felt his lack of experience was becoming too much to ignore.

Episode 8 - Holy Ink (aired on November 20, 2012)[]

The Skill(s) of the Week were Gradation and Adaptability and the Flash Challenge involved working in teams of two to create a design on a 7' x 7' scratchboard that was later viewed under a blacklight. The teams were determined by the winner of the previous week's elimination challenge, Tatu Baby, and were:

  • she and Jesse
  • Clint and Jamie
  • Mark and Sarah
  • Sebastian and Steve.

Tatu Baby and Jesse won. 

For the Elimination Challenge the tattooists had to work in teams of two to create a black-and-gray tattoo (on the same human canvas) with a good-and-evil theme. The pairs were:

  • Jesse and Tatu Baby
  • Clint and Sarah
  • Jamie and Steve
  • Mark and Sebastian.

Jesse and Tatu Baby won Best Tattoo, while Mark was eliminated as the judges thought his tattoo wasn't good enough (on top of it being his fourth consecutive time in the bottom).

Episode 9 - Buck Off (aired November 27, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Balance and the Flash Challenge involved burning a design into a cowgirl's chaps, which Jamie won.

For the Elimination Challenge, the tattooists had to ink a Japanese design. Jesse won Best Tattoo, while Clint was eliminated for his tattoo being unreadable.

Episode 10 - Blowing Chunks (aired December 4, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Dimension and the Flash Challenge involved customizing one of Dave Navarro's guitars, which Jesse won.

For the Elimination Challenge, the tattooists had to ink a design that included an animal. Steve won Best Tattoo, while Jamie was eliminated for his tattoo having no dimension (and for his lack of his own tattoos).

Episode 11 - Better Than Words? (aired December 11, 2012)[]

The Skill of the Week was Precision and the Flash Challenge involved inking a mini-tattoo of the Jägermeister logo, which Steve won.

For the Elimination Challenge, the tattooists had to ink a portrait design. Sarah won Best Tattoo, while Jesse was eliminated for the face of his tattoo being too different from the reference and his inexperience in black and grey becoming too much to ignore.

Episode 12 - The Bigger They Are (aired December 18, 2012)[]

There was no Flash Challenge, and the Elimination Challenge had the tattooists inking a design for a professional athlete. Steve won Best Tattoo, while Tatu Baby was eliminated.

Episode 13: Ink Master Live (aired December 18, 2012)[]

The tattoo artists had to complete a 24-hour tattoo in four six-hour sittings.

Sebastian was eliminated first, due to his receiving the fewest votes on the show's site. Of Sarah and Steve, Steve was chosen as Ink Master.

Gallery[]

The entire cast.

Trivia[]

  • Future Reappearances:
    • Sarah and Jesse would later return for Season 7: Revenge

References[]

Ink Master
Seasons Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5: RivalsSeason 6: Master vs. ApprenticeSeason 7: RevengeSeason 8: Peck vs NuñezSeason 9: Shop WarsSeason 10: Return of the MastersSeason 11: Grudge Match – Cleen vs. ChristianSeason 12: Battle of the SexesSeason 13: Turf WarSeason 14Season 15
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