Ink Master’s WORST Coverups 🌹 

I always felt bad for Mike. He's a good dude and did his best and that dog ended up way better than that janky samurai.

"I asked for a black and grey tattoo" "Then where all that red come from?" "She hurt me bro" I'm dead 😂😂😂😂

Am I the only one that thought that actually the pitbull tattoo was great for a cover up?

Mike's pitbull cover-up was gorgeous. Yes, for a bit more realism, it should've had some light or white down the chest. But the work itself was really well done, and that dog is absolutely stunning. It was NOT the worst tattoo of the day.

I seriously can't be the only person who is like "Dude that looks amazing " only for a judge to be like "nah that's awful"

The amount of sound effects in the show is literally ridiculous. Every 2 seconds there’s a new sound

I gotta say, I loved Janelle's jaguar tattoo. Even with some imperfections, I think it's beautiful.

The owl tattoo and the jaguar are really nice, and the girl being critical over them is being needlessly cruel.

Ive always wondered why the judges are chosen, just because they have some renown does not mean they are good at judging tattoos. The pit bull actually accomplished its goal the others did not. The jaguar is gorgeous i rarely understand why they make the decisions they do

Mike should have definitely not been sent home, it was a beautiful atomically correct pitbull just too much black. Lalos samurai was just hideous all around and the other guy you could still see his cover up leaking through. That should have been automatically disqualified, they are judging cover ups not shading

I really don't understand the judges. They bash Kevin for not putting outlines on a realistic tattoo, but they sent Pony Wave to the bottom for putting outlines on another realistic tattoo.

WHY DIDNT JIM TELL PEOPLE HE WAS PARTIALLY COLOR BLIND

THE DUALITY WITH JUDGES - With Mike's tattoo's they said it was too dark, without considering that when it heals it'll definitely look lighter and nicer(and honestly it was a pretty good pitbull, even with the lack of shading and contrast), meanwhile with Kevin's they insisted that when it heals it'll fade away, even tho that things is one of the prettiest tattoos I've seen in this show. Like pls if you're gonna judge without considerating the healing, then always do it, not only when it feels convenient.

if you could see the old tattoo through the cover up then that guy shouldve gone home - i feel like mike was discriminated against

The realistic roses & skull, owl, and Jaguar all looked pretty good to me idk what the judges are on about

Why the actual hell is Kevin on here. I get that outlines are better but there are plenty of realism artists that make long-lasting good tattoos. That one looked amazing

I disagree with the judges about the Pitbull, it looks like a Pitbull, it looks like an actual dog, I can't see a tattoo under that. I'd be proud to wear that pitbull. Have they ever seen a black pittie? They look like that. The girl's, Maddie, was super cool. Sure she went hard and hurt the guy, but it looks good. The baboon looks like crap, you can see the original tattoo under it. The leopard is exquisite, it looks like a leopard. I love Holly's owl, that was so cool. I think the judges are a bit biased.

The skull and roses one looks actually really really good holy damn

Regardless of what the judges say, the client's opinion of their tat is the most important thing.

Worst Coverups shows a thumbnail of one of the most gorgeous looking Leopards on ink master, I mean the eyes are such a beautiful blue that it has depth?

Am i the only one who has no clue how Kevin’s skull was considered bottom 2?? Ik there were no outlines but that rose was practically photo real. Like legitimately photo realistic.

Nicky needs to get off her high-horse. The last two cover-ups we're really well done.

something about the fails are more entertaining than the better tattoos on the show

The skull and rose realism one is stunning. I know no outlines blah blah but it is a masterpiece

Whoever edits the show absolutely loves that awful “intense moment” sound effect. Can be so unbearable and take you out of the show.

Idk maybe it's my lack of tattoo knowledge but I feel like Kevin should not have gone up just bc he didn't have outlines 🤨

The dog doesn’t look bad at all

How does Franks baboon tattoo look 15 years old already?

I really loved Kevin's tattoo without the outlines and glad he wasn't sent home because of it. It makes it look even more clean and detailed. As far as Janelle, that leopard was so cute. I'd definitely wear something like that. I didn't like the color platte that Holly chose. Those colors just didn't mix for me.

Mikes Dog is gorgeous, I think the only thing he needs improvement on is small details but apart from that he didn’t deserve to be in the bottom three.

Would definitely wear the realistic roses & skull and the jaguar tattoo, considering they're free! I understand maintenance may be an issue but I'd rather have it retouched in a few years than having a permanent ugly coverup. That's just me though.

Janelle shouldn’t have gone home. Her tattoo looked nice

Janelle's leopard was a little stronger than Holly's in my opinion. As an artist, I can tell you one of the first color combos you learn to avoid is red and purple. There are obviously ways to make them work together, but the fact that that owl had the same toned red and purple packed next to each other made it look not only low in contrast, but tonal as well. This, in my opinion, made it harder to detect that the design was an owl. While her lines were stronger, her color scheme was a little less legible and striking than Janelle's, and I think that should've been pointed out, and taken into consideration in the elimination process. But the two did their best, and I still commend them and their talent for covering up the old work!

Janelle's jaguar looked dope. I would wear it!

I feel so bad for the castle and dragon cover up. His skin is sooo red and inflamed I can’t imagine how that must feel! The ink is so dark you can tell her needles absolutely chewed up his leg.

5:19 "Towers are way off. The right side of the castle's taking a left." ...Have they never seen a castle drawn that way before? I thought it was a commonly seen style, that exaggerated inward slant of a castle from a bug's-eye view. I know I've seen it in media where the castle's supposed to look ominous and intimidating. I think it works well here; gives the tattoo more depth.

That rose and skull were gorgeous, shouldn’t have been judged as they were, an outline can be easily added at any time

legit lost all respect for these judges when they ripped into the skull and roses. what photorealistic image should have _outlines_ ?? on top of that the tattoo looks amazing, putting him in bottom just because of outlines is unreal

Judges say anything bad/negative The violin in the background "my time has come"

Janelle took it so well, better then I’ve ever seen. That jaguar was beautiful, if anything the owl should’ve been eliminated. Nikki has proven over all of her seasons that once she decides she doesn’t like someone, she has to destroy them and their accomplishments. I love her, but these girl deserved better.

Kevin's roses shouldn't be on here they look fantastic. It's like the judges pick and choose what they are judging on every week.

The best cover up in this video is Ink Master trying to edit out Oliver Peck

ah yes, a "bad canvas", the ink master definition of someone literally just asking for something they want.

The realistic rose and skull tattoo is amazing I don’t care about a damn outline

The skull with the 🌹 was awesome

the skull and roses, and the pit bull weren’t bad at all

The pit bull doesn’t really scream cover up to me

Human Canvas Jury acting like they know what they're talking about

Mikes dog was awesome and it completed the cover up challenge, he got eliminated unjustly

The roses and skull was phenomenal and the jaguar looked great too. I feel like the judges should be forced to do the challenge too. The should lead by example because working on a time crunch can have terrible affect on any artist. I also don't get the outline argument. All ink bleeds.

To be quite honest there are quite a few episodes where I have to question to judge's decision. A lot of the time it feels like they eliminate artists for drama factor rather than skill. But what more can you expect from mediocre reality tv🤷‍♂️

It's hard to take Chris Nunez seriously after i saw the tattoos he does on his insta

Half of those tattoos weren’t even bad 😭🤦🏾‍♀️

Nikki only did 3 decent tattoos the whole season. If it wasnt for Nunes being so biased she should of been eliminated week 4

funny how they eliminated mike even though he actually did a cover up when trey did not, but then they eliminate both jim and king rucc for not being able to cover the tattoo. and mike genuinely had a good tattoo

The girl with the purple hair in the end really put me off, you can be critical without shouting over everyone and trying to be the meanest. Like I get its a tough industry and a tough show but c'mon

I've seen Chris Nunez cover-up tattoos and there Horrible!

I still can't believe Mike had to leave, I understand that fact that the color pallette may have been a bit too much, but it was definitely a lot better than the jacked up Samurai, still blows my mind how that thing passed-

The expression of that jaguar is just so beautiful. Tbh I think the slight wonkyness brings character to it. It's great.

Anyone else notice the judges have a lot of ugly tattoos? I'd question their judgement

the very last woman who went home for the big cat colored tattoo WAS WRONG that's one of the best tattoos iv seen on this show how could they send her home

The one with the skull and the roses was amazing tho!

It would be a lot easier if the canvases had done a round of tattoo removal

I felt so bad for Kevin. He's going for realism (which he did beautifully), and the judges knock him for not doing outlines. For the purpose he nailed it! So glad he didn't get axed.

Janelle’s tattoo was really good despite the small linework issues.

If the canvas genuinely loves the tattoo, especially when it comes to a coverup, that should count. Like if the judges can tell that yeah the tattoo is still clearly showig through, it should be judged for that, but also count it in if the canvas loves the work.

I loved the dog tattoo!! I can't believe they sent him home. His tattoo was the best cover-up I thought!

It’s really old fashioned and lame for them to put someone in the bottom 3 for not doing outlines :| plenty of artists don’t do outlines and the tattoos hold up well

That jaguar is great imo. It cover up the old tattoo well and even though there are flaw I would be happy with that on my body, its dope. There are so many worse one they should have pick.

They should bump up the time in the revival from 6 to 8 hours smh, there's a lot of stuff you can do with 2 extra hours.

I honestly love the jaguar tattoo though

I don't know anything about tattoos, but I gotta ask how was Mike expected to cover up a black tattoo with other colors? Maybe some shading, but the dog was a great idea, sentimental to the canvas, and it didn't look bad.

I still think they should have sent Maddie home first instead of Frank that season. She never got any better and almost all of her work was in the bottom every week until she was cut.

0:09 or near the end of the video Purple hair girl - That cover up would need a cover up Other dude - I'm behind you Me - What was wrong with the cover up? The owl looks fine. Like the only real issue was the crease and that was something you couldn't help. I guess the branch as well but that's a minor issue Why was the purple haired person so critical to the owl? I'd be happy with that tattoo as its not nearly as bad as some other cover ups

Always had a problem with the time constricting. You can't judge rushed art. This does not show them at 100% because they are not timed in their own shop. It's such a werid choice to time it. But that's just my opinion.

I just want a compilation of canvas jury moments cause that guy taking the lead in the jury on Frank's and stuff was mildly entertaining

The judges are just nitpicking. Seems like the deciding factor is just lines and lines and lines which are hardly noticeable. I wonder how good these judges are. Curious to see their work

The pit bull wasn’t bad at all, I couldn’t tell it was a cover

Kevin Laroy's tattoo is stunning. I'm thankful to learn about the importance of outlines on realism as it makes me rethink the next and most important tat I want.

It must be seriously awful to get a coverup only for the coverup to be bad as well. Coverups are bigger than the original and if the artist screws up your only hope at that point is laser which is horrible! I specifically have that surfer coverup in my mind as I type this 😭😬

Mike's coverup was pretty spot on, wdym it was the tattoo that sent him home?!

12:02 , those roses are beautiful

Some of these decisions are mind boggling. I think the judges get TOO technical sometimes, to the point where they can't see a hideous, terrible tattoo if it were staring at them in the face.

I requested the man tattooing me did not do an outline and he let me know how awful it would eventually look and I trusted his judgement. It takes a lot of trust to get tattooed and I just always listen to the artist and I'm very happy with my tattoos. But wow did that skull/roses tattoo look AMAZING without those black lines 🙌 too bad it will turn to mud some day😭

Some of these tattoos aren't bad at all but they were judged so hard. I would not in million years get tattoos from these judges :/

that surfer dude might be one of the worst tats in ink master history lol

I wanna see Nunez compete i wanna see if he can do all these styles perfectly

Since the show was cancelled I guess they're gonna milk the show for as long as they can

i feel like the most important thing is how the canvas feels about the tattoo, not some random dude who wants a piece of art done on another person's body to be perfect

Why does no one mention the baby arms on Bone Face's tattoo?

Those roses looked like they were fresh off a bush...that was ultra realism. Its sad to think you have to muddy that with an outline in order for it to stay :( I hope there is some technique that allows things to be realistic and stay because things irl dont usually have a black outline

the cheetah still looks soo good i wouldn't mind having it on my skin

What, they sent that girl home for that leopard tatoo? That was gorgeous, and there was nothing wrong with the lines! Dave Navarro has a few wobbly lines between his ears, apparently...

That baboon coverup was awful! I thought the Jaguar, owl are beautiful i would be happy with having those as a cover up! Even the black and white pitball is good

The owl tatto is so cool,so is the dog,the baboon was a hot mess 🤣

12:09 those roses are really pretty imo.

I would not like my artist to have a time limit on my tattoo. These people must be masochists to be on this show. Or they get paid for it.

I hated to see Mike go home that early. His reaction honestly made me sad 😢

that jaguar was absolutely gorgeous. they're out of their minds lmao

For the first one, Sebastian’s canvas had to come back back to get another coverup