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Any Ink Master fans?

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So...you dont know that they are being coached on what to be upset about? I mean...we agree on the drama part...but it could be they are just a bunch of pissy jagoffs...right?
 
What do you think of this years show? Worst concept ever and the artists they are keeping are being kept for personality...not talent. Its gotten bad!

Have you seen the first two episodes of the new season?
 
Have you seen the first two episodes of the new season?
Yes. Not really loving the new format. I guess they feel the need to shake things up a bit but I sure would love their creative team to come up with a concept that went something like...hey...what if we had a season where everything was focused on tattooing and not these weird unrelated "Make a piece of art work using electrical probes and gunpowder using only your weak arm, blindfolded, with clothes pins on your genitals" flash challenges. Oh...and the contestants could all be real tattoo artists and not just a bunch of whiners engaged in drama. I think the flash challenge should be a random canvas assignment with 15 minutes to consult and draw and 1.5 hours to apply the ink. All artwork, all the time.

That being said...so far the 2 right teams have gone home and there are at least 2 more teams that are busted so they should go home right away. I honestly thought they would send 2 home this last week, they were that bad.
 
What do you think of this years show? Worst concept ever and the artists they are keeping are being kept for personality...not talent. Its gotten bad!

Well look, reality tv is just voyeurism, that’s to be expected.
 
Damn....forgot to set my DVR. I'm sure glad this thread popped up again :)

Part of why I bumped this up, I almost missed that new season had started, was not sure if Vancemack had noticed it had or not.
 
Yes. Not really loving the new format. I guess they feel the need to shake things up a bit but I sure would love their creative team to come up with a concept that went something like...hey...what if we had a season where everything was focused on tattooing and not these weird unrelated "Make a piece of art work using electrical probes and gunpowder using only your weak arm, blindfolded, with clothes pins on your genitals" flash challenges. Oh...and the contestants could all be real tattoo artists and not just a bunch of whiners engaged in drama. I think the flash challenge should be a random canvas assignment with 15 minutes to consult and draw and 1.5 hours to apply the ink. All artwork, all the time.

That being said...so far the 2 right teams have gone home and there are at least 2 more teams that are busted so they should go home right away. I honestly thought they would send 2 home this last week, they were that bad.

Yeah, I am not a fan of the team idea, and the manufactured, scripted drama(you could see them reading lines during the "let's make an alliance" meeting) bores me to tears. I do wish they spent more time on the creative aspect instead of drama.

And yeah, right teams lost, we all know who will probably be next, and there has been some really cool art.
 
Have you seen the first two episodes of the new season?

Crap. New season and I'm missing it. Glad to have seen this thread so I can get it on the dvr.
 
What do you think of this years show? Worst concept ever and the artists they are keeping are being kept for personality...not talent. Its gotten bad!

Did you see the premiere of Ink Master: Angels today? Dude on there, Tone Chingon, did a tattoo similar to this which just blew me away:

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Did you see the premiere of Ink Master: Angels today? Dude on there, Tone Chingon, did a tattoo similar to this which just blew me away:

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I’ve got it on the DVR. Heading home now and I’ll check it out.


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Did you see the premiere of Ink Master: Angels today? Dude on there, Tone Chingon, did a tattoo similar to this which just blew me away:

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So it looks like he copied pretty much all of the tat. Was that from the same artist?

Not sure I'll watch the 'Angels' brand. Its bad enough to watch a season of decent tattoo artists with crappy attitudes...but to see a season of auditions? I dont know. Maybe I'll watch the series on mute with some less contentious audio in the background...like...maybe reruns of American Chopper.
 
So it looks like he copied pretty much all of the tat. Was that from the same artist?

Not sure I'll watch the 'Angels' brand. Its bad enough to watch a season of decent tattoo artists with crappy attitudes...but to see a season of auditions? I dont know. Maybe I'll watch the series on mute with some less contentious audio in the background...like...maybe reruns of American Chopper.

Yeah, it is his original work. I liked seeing the tattoos, everything else kinda was lame. Fast forward was made for the show.
 
How'd I miss this thread?!

Anyway, agree with the others. Especially the last 3 seasons or so, the drama has gotten really heavy-handed. I just skip over it when I'm watching online and get to the actual challenges. But it's gotta so ridiculous that I'm actually pretty behind on this season. I feel like the structure of it has really reduced how much the artists can pay attention to doing their actual work.

But, obviously as one of our resident tattoo enthusiasts, I love the concept.
 
How'd I miss this thread?!

Anyway, agree with the others. Especially the last 3 seasons or so, the drama has gotten really heavy-handed. I just skip over it when I'm watching online and get to the actual challenges. But it's gotta so ridiculous that I'm actually pretty behind on this season. I feel like the structure of it has really reduced how much the artists can pay attention to doing their actual work.

But, obviously as one of our resident tattoo enthusiasts, I love the concept.
I know several tattoo artists...and they can have egos, but all of them I know are pretty complimentary of their peers. They can be critical of people they see as hacks, but Ive seen them really respecting admiring other peoples work. I dont get where they pull the contestants from.
 
I know several tattoo artists...and they can have egos, but all of them I know are pretty complimentary of their peers. They can be critical of people they see as hacks, but Ive seen them really respecting admiring other peoples work. I dont get where they pull the contestants from.

I suspect a lot of it is staged. I actually got some work done by an artist who was acquainted with some other artists on a tattoo reality show -- I can't remember which one, it was years ago. What he told me is that they were pretty much pals and the friction was mostly manufactured. I believe it, honestly. Almost nothing in reality TV is actually real.

So, I suspect they aren't as catty as the producers make them look.
 
I suspect a lot of it is staged. I actually got some work done by an artist who was acquainted with some other artists on a tattoo reality show -- I can't remember which one, it was years ago. What he told me is that they were pretty much pals and the friction was mostly manufactured. I believe it, honestly. Almost nothing in reality TV is actually real.

So, I suspect they aren't as catty as the producers make them look.
Speaks volumes of a post-Jerry Springer world where people think that is actually appealing as entertainment.
 
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