Quite a shame that the judges didn't call those canvases out. I get that the artists have to work with the clients and sometimes artists screw up, but if a canvas screws someone over that's really unfair
Most of their work isn't what loses them the winning money and the title, it's the canvases and the fact they have to rely on the canvas which is a totally unpredictable thing in the whole game. But it can make it more "realistic" by giving them the experience of a bad canvas in hopes to teach them how to deal with someone they don't kick out of their shop
"He just googled the Empire State Building and the statue of liberty"...so you're saying he used references for accuracy instead of trying to draw exact landmarks FROM MEMORY.
For real! If you ask for a real world object, you can’t be upset if it looks like the real world object. Want the artist to do something creative? Don’t ask them to tattoo something anyone in New York can look out the window and see.
Kito's dismissal is absolute BS. The judges should have 100% stepped in the design phase, and then 100% stepped in when she started bouncing around while getting inked, and then 100% stepped in when she started berating him. No shop would put up with that BS.
Whos to say they wouldn’t if he pushed back? Like anything its what you make it, shes was being ridiculous and instead of putting his foot down he tried riding with it and it burned him. Is what it is, still a competition he needs to make a piece for.
@@100thprimate Dude, if he didnt give her what she wanted, he wouldve lost pretty much automatically unless someone elses was dogshit. And even then the Judges would probably say "you cant just give her a tattoo she doesnt want" and boot him anyways. Bro pretty much had no choice but to lose in that scenario due to some crazy bitch and her crazy ass.
She was a bitch, I won't disagree but his drawing and his application with the needle were both beyond garbage so with that in mind he definitely deserved to get eliminated
He should have just done a simple koi and had it be done. The drawing looked like shit regardless of whether the canvas was on his neck or not. Some people on this show had shit clients and worse tattoo ideas and still pulled it off. That thing was just UGLY, and it's on her forever. He chose to put ugly art on someone.
Tattoo Baby's canvas LITERALLY threw her in front of the traffic to get run over multiple times. In the shop she said she loved it, but once she was around the other canvases she hated it. Like come on sis!!!
i completely agree, but i feel like i’ve been at the hair salon and looked at my hair initially and loved it then when i get home i notice there’s patchiness and it was poorly done. i do think she was wrong to sit there and trash the tattoo, which i think was very good, when she was nitpicking small things
i dont know how they find these people. if she didnt want a tattoo she shouldnt have got one. BUT THAT TATTOO WAS HIDEOUS and she was right to be pissed because its on her body
Just because it's free doesn't mean it should be low quality. That shit is still permanent and she is doing him and the show a favor volunteering to let him use her skin for a permanent practice drawing.
@@Ayaforshort You can’t bitch and complain when you know what you’re signing up for. She brought it upon herself so to even act like the way she did on the show is largely incomprehensible to me.
ITS HER BODY she’s allowed to say what she wants and he refused to give her what she wants. She said she wants no water she wanted it to come out of flowers. He fucked it up and he was shit
facts. there should be some system to make sure that the artists can deny clients like they can in the real world. there also has to be something more they can do to make sure that the canvas know what they’re getting into and can’t be so picky. like they only get 6 hours and it’s for a challenge, if you want something specific go to an actual shop and pay for it.
This is a competition, the artists are trying harder than any shop ever will. Have a little faith the artist knows what they are doing and wants to win.
I'm agreeing with her to everything except the color. Even if the girl had forced the object placements, the line work wasn't that good to begin with. The waves were weird as the tips should have curled downwards due to gravity. I just did a Google search and the waves and lotus were nothing like he had drawn.
@@dan339dan Yet you also have to think she was making the tattoo worse. Kito gave her so many options and was checking and pressing him to change the shit. Granted the water looks weird but still she acted like a child and she technically made him give her a bad tattoo.
@@eatsnowanddie I couldn't give a flying fuck about her or the guy.But it's kinda obivious people are riding some dicks around this comment section.That tattoo whas the definition of garbage.That's supposed to be water?!That's a lotus!?Fuck out of here.I could tattoo something better with my eyes closed and and both hands behind my back.
That rude koi fish lady is unbelievable. If you are such a bad sport, why sign up to be a canvas on this show. She definitely did this whole freak out for clout.
It was all for show. She just wanted attention. She had no intention of being pleased with anything. I've know way to many woman like her. I could tell by her body language she was going to be a HUGE pain
I have to confess that I don't know him or these episodes but saying "i am too intelligent for a rebuttal" IS a rebuttal, so by Not keeping quiet He disproved himself! 😅
I honestly hate the canvases that seem super down to compromise on a tattoo, tell their artist that they love the design, and then go and tell the human canvas jury that they hate it even though it's a perfectly good tattoo
They are coached to criticize for the interview portions so it can be cut as such. It’s all BS tv fluff. They may be not 100% sometimes but in most cases they are convinced to say these things and the carrot that is dangled is they’ll get more screen time
And it looks FANTASTIC!! Ugh. Some of these folks just dont know better, that girl though...Demon! Who acts like that...? Even if you just go on the show for attention. Looks awful.
the only thing i remember being confusing is him being like i can't do the cross cause it id have to go this big and than pulling out the eagle and shield of almost same or bigger size????
@@rebecca_moon nah she's still got it. She has an instagram (maryjeanxx) where that tattoo gets a pretty good amount of exposure if you know what I mean. Even gets comments from people saying how great it looks lol
The fact that the judges never listen to the artists when they have genuine concerns or complaints about the canvases they had to work with. A lot of these tattoos aren’t even CLOSE to bad, and especially considering that the canvases are so incredibly picky and micro-managing the entire process the artists concerns should be taken into consideration when judging.
You'd be hard pressed to find anyone that can give you a tattoo of this caliber in my area, but I can say for a fact that ink shop customers are the worst fucking customers in the world. For context. I worked at a pizza hut for 10 years before I got my apprenticeship, and those customers look like angels now.
I'm a straight, white, male conservative who has struggled a lot with employment, but even I have to say that canvas has experienced years and years of white/class privilege. He is the male Karen, for sure. No matter how rude a customer service worker was, I'd never talk down to them like that guy. There should be Ink Master exceptions when a canvas gets like that.
@@blujay1608 - oh and don't worry, Anthony (the coach) allowed the artist to tatto him for the competition. It was a pixelated black and gray rose than turned out very clean. Nothing was lost.
The canvas wanted color in the first place, the artist offered a small b&g portion in the tattoo. Then artist came back with just full b&g no color. I think thats what happened
@@dalebagano6915 No the artist said that in order to get more detail he wants to do b&g to what the canvas agreed. It is possible that the canvas understood it as a small portion in b&g but if you watch the episode it is clear the artist is talking about doing it entirely in black and grey from the start.
One thing that ticks me about this show is the judging, one episode they will inform that they can't let the canvases take over and in others if they don't satisfsy their canvases they will be sent home. Why the inconsistency with judging?
It's because this show has an amazing premise but is dragged down by the constant Bravo style drama and nonsense, they make things up constantly, change rules when ever they need to, they do some of the stupidest challenges that aren't even about who the best is, and they will openly keep bad artists around if they fall under woman or not another tattooed white guy.( Edit: Best Examples are Seasons 4-7.)
The first tattoo could’ve been way better if she allowed the artist a little more freedom. If she didn’t continuously check it, it’d be finished. Do canvases not realize it’s a competition? If you want something specific & to your exact liking then go to a shop & pay for it???
I'm sick of seeing that scene in every compilation, and it could have been a great tattoo if she would have just let him do his thing. It's a scripted show, and they have an idea of who they want to win going into the season as a whole...but damn they could have made it less obvious. If you go to Ink Master to be a canvass, there is NO WAY that you can honestly think that you have alot of say so when there are themed challenges.
A lot of them don’t care that it’s a competition. “Because it’s going to be on my body FOREVER”, seems to be the common refrain... A lot of them have no idea how long or what it takes for tattooing. I know they’re supposed to ‘handle the client’ properly but, in the real world, these situations would only go so far.... It would be more than one sitting or they would go to another shop, if there were no artists that could ‘please’ the client
Bro that lady was critiquing her tattoo placement when she kept making Kito change it over and over. How can she stand there and say she hates the flower placements when she put them there?!?!
@@Mobius0078 she's the type who would make her man move the furniture back and fourth between 2 spots for an hour then decide how it was in the first place looked better
They do, unfortunately. They tell them to act difficult on purpose, and it’s unfair. It’s clearly staged and they sabotage the poor artists for entertainment. It’s so wack
@@Luna__UwU ::shrugs:: Was she misgendered though? Lots of women who dress similar still want to be called a woman. I was one of them and I lived with one as well
She said the gallery said it at the beginning. And at the end she said she still likes it. Didnt see the others ones, but it could have been the worst of some of the best.
@@DharmaJianniney Hands and Feets are pretty hard though and for six hours it's actually pretty good. The Canvase is just a person which needs and craves things to pick on.
I feel like the judges forget that in the real world the artists don't have to work with stubborn clients. They can kick them out of their shop at any time and refuse to do the tattoo. Frankly this show puts too much power in the clients hands.
Kito got railroaded. It was impossible for him to deliver a good tattoo with his canvas micromanaging every line like that. He was right, in a real-world situation, he would have either declined to do the piece because he was clearly not a good fit for her, or he would have been able to giver her a design she actually liked because it wouldn't have to fit specific judging criteria.
"He just googled statue of liberty and empire state building!" Like do you want him to just go off memory and fuck it up?? Why wouldn't he google it to be as accurate as possible? 😂
The lady with the koi fish, if she had been in an actual parlor they would have kicked her out. I would have walked away from her before doing the tattoo and asked for a new canvas.
Thats so true, even Keto said in his own shop he would have asked her to leave but them having to tattoo the canvas provided no matter what is one of the rules the producers of the show use to make fake reality TV drama.
@@astrea5259 thank you all these comments defending the artist are insane.. she clearly stated she wanted a koi fish tattoo with flowers... i can see it in my mind now with hibiscus flowers and maybe droplets of water on the edges of the petals... he refused to compromise with her and demeaned her instead. He deserved to be sent home.
True. If your artist tells you something doesn't work, or it won't look good you should listen to them and find a compromise through talking. If you don't want that go get another tattoo artist. The fact that in this show they have to deal with costumers like this and then it's their fault and they get send home is just bs. None of the judges would have dealt with that koi lady in real Life in their shop, but they blame the artist for her being a b*tch
Nah a true Ink Master can make anything happen, that is why they are an ink Master. Doesnt matter what style, design, they can make it happen. whether they have to give a little bit of their style into it,, an Ink Master can make it happen. An Ink Master should never say NO, i cant do that. Now anyone is aloud to say no to a canvas thats different. But as for a tattoo, and INK Master should be able to do it ALL
I think the guy that wanted the motorcycle ended up getting cold feet about getting a tattoo and just decided to make a scene so he could get out of there...
@@suigetsushark I got that vibe but also the artist did change the complete style and color. He said a little black on detail then pulls out a whole black piece . That’s a HUGE difference
@@suigetsushark kinda being racist assuming he's racist based upon his skin colour, he changed the tattoo completely. Shitty to just assume he's a racist based on nothing.
Do the judges ever take into consideration that sometimes the canvas is just garbage? Like when the canvas complains about every detail and cant decide what they want and move around a lot its always the tattooist fault which seems a bit unfair sometimes.
The judges only care about the drama sometimes they say not to let the canvas walk all over you then other times the the artists get sent home for their canvases problems
They do, but the judges pay attention to how the artists handles it. There have been a lot of artists who got bad canvases who you see just argued back and forth, were stubborn, werent trying their hardest to work with the customer. Then later when at the judging, they go all "I just couldnt work with her, she/he was so tough, i tried hard..." and the judges watched. Like one season with this Blonde artist who would put on this fake, annoying, mousey high pitch voice. THe canvas was actually trying to work with her, but she wasnt having it, wouldnt bidge, told him to fuck off. Then told the judges "i tried to work with him, he was just too hard, this and that." and the judges called her out because they saw it, and saw the footage. also all the other artists called her out for lying, and not working with the canvas as best as she could. the problem is 9/10 times when there is a bad canvas, the artist dont do their very best to work with him/her, instead get into more of a back and forth, and an Ink Master doesnt do that.
I heard this show is over, but they should have had backup canvases for whenever the canvas is particularly difficult and has a bad attitude. If they change their mind too often, or cant sit still, or even their request is too unreasonable and they cant change their mind that should be reason to kick them out. And also preferably test the pain tolerance of each canvas beforehand, I suggest try tattooing with no ink, just the needle. Especially when they dont have any tattoos beforehand. As them not being able to sit still, or even through it at all can certainly ruin the work of the artist and make them lose unfairly. Its also a terrible time for those who have to put up with severe pain for hours, some of them do seem to be in really bad pain. I cant imagine those people were actually prepared for what they got into.
Did she not understand the soldiers cross would’ve been really difficult and large, plus she agreed to the tattoo and now she’s complaining that it’s to simple
Hi I would just like to say while I agree I feel like this was just more of the tattoos were around the same technical level so it came down to who didn't do what the artist wanted
Only thing I’d add is, she still said she likes the tattoo, the rest of the jury pushed this negative narrative onto her where she ended up just agreeing, she even said to him at the end she likes it but hey ho, I agree tho some of the canvases on here are bonkers...
Looking at average tattoo prices, these people are getting MINIMUM $500 tattoos by some of the best artists in the nation for free. I know it’s your skin and it’s there forever, but you gotta trust the person who knows more than you.
I checked into being a Human Canvas as a teenager-- I didn't have the nerve to go through with it, or the ability to get to NYC with like, a day's notice.
Idk why people complaining,it’s a free timed tattoo in a competition,you get what you get ,if y want something done exactly how you want it then go pay for it
I wanted to smack Kitos canvass. She wasn’t going to be happy no matter what he did. I love this show but watching a great artist go home based on one bad tattoo (or canvass) hurts a little.
@@charlottem.1477 100% She wanted a chance to be on TV. She insisted on the flowers and then threw him under the bus claiming the elements she wanted didn’t go with it.
Ugh, I would be happy to cover a hate tattoo for someone who was truly repentant. However, people who truly change their bigoted point of view are rare. I suspect that many people with hate tattoos have them covered/removed because they are more concerned with the criticism and backlash they receive from others because of it, rather than because they have truly changed their beliefs.
Same. Besides for the last one. The artist was a dickhead about him not liking parts of the tattoo. I can definitely see why it was voted the worst tattoo, and I can see why the dude wasn’t happy with parts of it. It’s not like he completely shit on it or anything.
@@taraking3207 the building for one is majorly straight lines. Drawing that out if you have the opportunity to get a image reference to draw the lines out is just wasting time unless if it's a special reason.
@@Marz859literally the only parts that were his idea like the colour and the water were the worst parts of the tattoo her vision of the flowers was way better and unique but he couldn’t wrap his head around it ‘but fish go in water’ you’re an artist before ur a tattoo artist be creative tf??
The first chick is the same type of chick who sits in the back of the classroom eating hot Cheetos, interrupting the teacher, and then trying to ask the smart kid all types of favors so she can pass with a C-
she pissed me off so much. it was clear from the get-go that she was doing this all as an act. too bad she sucks at being an actress. keep your day job sweetheart. 😑😖
@@peteder1046 And who's fault is that? 💀 Thats the result of HER actions & unrealistic demands. The drawing isn't too good but it definitely wouldve been better if she wasnt dumb about it. Sometimes theres no working with crazy clients.
I totally agree. He tried to make something nice and she hated it and wanted something crappy. She gets something crappy and she hates it. He can't win!
"its a water splash" lol his tat sucked...he woulda got sent home even if he finished stop it...she didnt want water ffs and he gave her literally the worse water you could do at that level of tattooing.
@@Red4350 yeah fr all he had to do was listen to the damn client like he's *literally* supposed to. Imagine an artist insisting on adding something to your tattoo that you dont want whatsoever and are adamant on not getting. Thatt would never happen in an actual shop unless it was absolutely necessary. Theres a reason that everyone agreed it looked awful, because it was.
Ugh, I would be happy to cover a hate tattoo for someone who was truly repentant. However, people who truly change their bigoted point of view are rare. I suspect that many people with hate tattoos have them covered/removed because they are more concerned with the criticism and backlash they receive from others because of it, rather than because they have truly changed their beliefs.
I think it's more they feel entitled because it's going on THEIR body. If you're getting something permanently drawn on your body, I think you're allowed to make demands about what its going to look like.
I do feel bad for Christian and his canvas because it seems like the Human Canvas Jury changed her mind about the tattoo. She definitely liked it at first, but it’s hard to look past small mistakes when people point them out to you. It’s not an awesome tattoo, but I think her life is definitely changed for the better.
The only thing I hated about this show was that they gave too much importance to the human canvases. I get that a tattoo artist has to learn to listen and deal with clients, but some of these human canvases have been crazy or didn't seem to realize they are on Ink Master. Kitos' woman was verbally abusive and Mikes' man seemed like he didn't know he was on the show. If you want a tattoo to be exactly like you want, go and pay for it, doesn't production tell these people what to expect ? Sausage had a canvas that told him to his face ''idgaf about you winning this competition'' like wtf ? The one I'll never forget is Litza, a woman which honestly seemed straight up drunk or high and couldn't make a decision to save her life. Production needed to do better when picking the canvases or needed to educate the canvases better on what to expect on this show.
Yeah it should’ve been more like Skin Wars. The models in that actually had skin in the game. They would be eliminated too iirc. So they were always supportive of the designers and trying their best. Granted it’s not permanent, but it’s more fun to watch than “reeeeeeee” constantly.
Man i hate when they have canvases like this and all the other artists are being all high and mighty. Saying he basically didnt handle her right but if he would've been more firm they would've said hes being too harsh.
7:16 - "You let your canvas beat you." Yeah, likely because this show doesn't emulate or even resemble the actual process of working in a tattoo shop. If an artist and client can't come to an agreement the end result should always be to let them go before any tatooing starts. Like Kito said himself, he would've dismissed her and let her find another person who can give her what she wants. I wish this actually focused on showcasing talent and giving artists an opportunity to show their skills in an ethical and fair setting.
The guy would’ve been mad if he drew the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty from memory and messed up 😭 and would’ve been like “you should’ve googled it”
The woman with the Nazi tattoo acted disappointed in the tattoo when she was talking to the other canvases. While one said "he should of gave you what you wanted" but she said yes to the one on her leg??? Don't say yes to something if you aren't 100% for it 🤦🏽♀️
I suspect the magic of editing. Lots and lots of quick cuts while she spoke. I bet she said tons of positives that they edited out. They even left in one “I really like the tattoo.” At the end. That’s the problem with these shows. It’s interesting enough of a concept but manufactured drama between people is just lame.
@@zbetz The canvas Jury doesn’t matter. A redditor who was on the show said they edited out their real thoughts and only included the parts the producers made them say. He even said the jury picked a different tattoo from what was picked as the worst one
Some of these give me the same feeling of someone coming into your job complaining about something they're wrong about but they think they know more than you the professional
@@thecompletelyretardedgamer1572 wasn't talking about that one. Talking about the one getting the swastika covered. Everyone else understood who I was talking about.
Nah it was pretty bad tbf the anatomy was wack af the right wing was massively different to the left they kinda cut the clip out from the episode but in the episode it’s obvious and he got dragged for bad anatomy which was fair
@@elchompo6114 tbf though his canvas chose to get a swastika tattooed on herself so she can die in a ditch for all I care. Wish he'd given her the Aldo Raine treatment and put a swastika on her forehead instead
That first girl pissed me off by the way she was acting. The judges should've called her out on her uncooperative behaviour and attitude. I personally think that dude did a good job considering what he had to deal with
The last one always has me. I love the tattoo and would wear it on my body. The fact that they say he copy and pasted the images is laughable. There are very few artists who don’t copy and paste stuff like that because it saves time and just makes sense
In a normal circumstance, I would 100% agree with the clients. This is going on their body FOREVER, they are allowed to be picky and want to change the design, spot, etc. BUT, this is a competition, these tattoos are FREE, in this situation, the clients need to realize that because of these circumstances, they don't get to be as picky or annoying.
The person getting the Nazi tattoo covered was given multiple options INCLUDING the soldiers cross that they asked for and THEY picked the eagle 🦅. So technically its on them but its great and u can’t see what is underneath.
I think they only chose it because compared to the others, she didn't see it as good as the other tattoos there, she even said she loved it so I don't think she was upset with it, it is just a competition anyway.
Yeah for real. The only issues I had where basically what the first judge said. The weird piece on her but and honestly her feet do look a little small but neither is really that noticeable
Mike actually lucked out that the guy acted like a diva and left. I have a feeling, from seeing that he has no tattoos, that he would’ve been a pain and wouldn’t have sat well.
Honestly I think Mike’s canvas was scared to get a tattoo and then had to come up with a reason why he couldn’t get it. Mike was honestly totally reasonable.
I don’t know. “A motorcycle in colour” doesn’t sound that unreasonable, I get why he wasn’t happy that Mike couldn’t do that. Of course, who knows what they cut out, maybe he did have a thousand more requests.
“Googled Empire State building, copy and paste” What else would he do when trying to draw a famous well-known existing building? Did you want the tattoo artist to tattoo his dream house on your thigh or what???? Wheres the common sense and logic here sir
“It wasn’t original” dude how the fuck are you supposed to be original with one of the most famous buildings in the world. Like if he could come up with the ESB originally he wouldn’t be a tattooer he’d be a world class architect
People forget that unless the artist is somehow a prodigy who can come up with completely original ideas without ever having looked at a reference EVER, which is almost impossible, then every artist uses references at all stages of their career. It’s how you learn and grow, and also how you remain consistent with detail. This one made me so mad. Using a reference does not make you any less of an artist.
“Why’d you get the nazi tat anyway?” “peer pressure when I was younger” *Covers swaztica with star of David* “I love it!” *peer pressure intensifies* “Actually it’s the worst! right guys? Hehheh…guys? right? It’s bad right?”
Ugh, I would be happy to cover a hate tattoo for someone who was truly repentant. However, people who truly change their bigoted point of view are rare. I suspect that many people with hate tattoos have them covered/removed because they are more concerned with the criticism and backlash they receive from others because of it, rather than because they have truly changed their beliefs.
She said it wasn't what she wanted but even at the very end she told him that she still loved the tattoo. All she did was explain what the rest of the people said
@@BetterBayFitness there’s a really, REALLY, old resort a couple towns over from me and the bottom lining of the building has architectural designs that are swastikas. My grandpa told me they were a symbol of peace before the Nazis used it as their symbol, but I don’t know if that’s true or not. It seems reasonably true to me though, I don’t think Nazis would’ve created their own symbol, they definitely would’ve stolen that too.
@@BB-TheCandleFairy It’s sort of complicated, the swastika is a sort of counterclockwise symbol of a Hindu symbol. It originally mean “well-being”, “good fortune”, “prosperity”, etc. But Hitler took it, changed it, and did evil things with it. If it was actually the Hindu symbol it should be clockwise, not counterclockwise. That will tell you wether or not the the architect had a message of peace or hate.
That first canvas, man. The show needs to regulate the canvases better. Lay it out for them, you are literally getting a FREE TATTOO so face the fact that you may not get exactly what you want or exactly where you want it, and you will be sitting for 6 hours as well! I'm sorry, but I think they find some of the worst canvases...
It's funny, when the contestants give the canvasses what they want the judges complain and when the contestants don't give the canvasses exactly what they want the judges complain.
@@katrinamartin4453 Yes, but isn’t the tattoo artist the expert who understands how tattoo layouts work? Always giving a client what they want is how they get a shitty tattoo sometimes
@@dragonytacz9363 Hi :) I definitely understand where you’re coming from, but as a tattoo artist, I’ll tell you why it’s weird. Jap Trad has many rules and most are rules that have to do with reality (ex. Fish live in water. There are certain things that you shouldn’t tattoo within the same composition because they don’t occur in the same season. Color choice and blending. Breathing space... The list goes on haha) Coloring, scenery, direction of the fish, etc all technically apply. If he were to do a koi in trad style without the water, it would look even more out of place. The original comment had a point lol they don’t float in the air. My comment isn’t at all to upset you, I just happened to see it and wanted to let you know :)
@@mboltwood agree sometimes when i see people's tattoos i tried to understand the meaning of it. And if i ever see a fish especially koi's, since koi are associated with calmness and yin it woul be better with water since water is also shows calmness and peace. My opinion tho
@@mboltwood that was really informative, thanks! When the canvas said her idea I had an image that I think would've worked pretty well, but taking what you've said I now believe it would be better suited to a neo trad or new school artist. I've also had sea life in space tattoo ideas
Honestly, the hardest part of getting a tattoo is staying still. Not because it hurts, but because you want to move when you're uncomfortable subconsciously
