16 episodesFirst aired 23 August 2016
In season eight, 8 returning artists and 8 top tattoo artists from around the country will compete in extreme challenges proving their skill and grit in an epic battle for 100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
E1Aug 201642m
The judges show no mercy as 30 artists fight to earn one of the 18 spots on teams Peck and Nunez.
E2Aug 201642m
In the first Flash Challenge, Team Peck and Team Nunez must work together in an intense tattoo challenge.
E3Sept 201642m
Team Nunez seeks revenge in the next Flash Challenge and an artist betrays Team Beck in their first Elimination Tattoo.
E4Sept 201642m
No Artist is safe when both Team Peck and Team Nunez must transform Canvases into Warriors in the Elimination Tattoo. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
E5Sept 201642m
Team Nunez fries in an electrifying Flash Challenge testing legibility. A gendered alliance has the girls out for blood. The battle intensifies for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
E6Sept 201642m
A conflicted Team Peck fights for control of the game in a Flash Challenge testing contrast. One Artist turns the tables on the girls’ alliance. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
E7Oct 201642m
In a powerful Flash Challenge, the artists must tattoo former smokers who have been scarred for life.
E8Oct 201642m
The battle for the skull pick heats up in the Flash Challenge when artists must manipulate metal.
E9Oct 201642m
No one is safe when the artists must use adaptability to tattoo an excruciatingly painful spot: the head.
E10Oct 201642m
It's all in the details when the artists must create powerful designs for Dodge Chargers.
E11Nov 201642m
One artist cracks after a difficult Flash Challenge in which the artists try to rework tramp stamps.
E12Nov 201642m
Dave digs deeper into the lives and strategies of the final 6 artists from Team Peck and Team Nuñez.
E13Nov 201642m
The artists must carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge, leading to an unexpected win.
E14Nov 201642m
Stakes are at a competition-high when the artists must work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.
E15Nov 201642m
The battle comes to a head as the top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.
E16Dec 201642m
The final 3 artists tattoo live for America's vote and the eliminated artists return for a confrontation.
