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Ink Master Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Baby Got Back
Tue, Jul 16, 2013 60 mins
The Season 3 opener finds the 16 competing tattoo artists in a prison, tasked with inking inmates. Among this season's competitors is Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores, a Season 2 artist who was eliminated but voted back by viewers.
Episode 2
Thrills for Grills
Tue, Jul 23, 2013 60 mins
The artists must give realistic tattoos of blood and organs; a betrayal leads to hostility. NFL running back Chris Johnson is guest judge.
Episode 3
Fire and Lace
Tue, Jul 30, 2013 60 mins
Skimpy lingerie heats up the Flash Challenge, and a major twist awaits the artists as they fight to avoid elimination.
Episode 4
Elysium Challenge
Tue, Aug 6, 2013 60 mins
The artists are tasked with assembling tattoo machines from scratch and then using them on the human canvases. Meanwhile, the house turns on Joshua.
Episode 5
Baby Beat-Down
Tue, Aug 13, 2013 60 mins
The artists cover up scars before creating Day of the Dead tattoos, a Tatu Baby specialty.
Episode 6
Animal Instinct
Tue, Aug 20, 2013 60 mins
A wild Flash Challenge features hot models and jungle animals. Then, the judges are sent reeling by the artists' Asian-style tattoos; and Jime gives Joshua a taste of his own medicine.
Episode 7
Monumental Mistakes
Tue, Aug 27, 2013 60 mins
Tempers flare when artists get the chance to work on Dave; an unlikely artist wins the Flash Challenge; and multiple human canvasses are left with bad tattoos.
Episode 8
Baby Don't Go
Tue, Sep 3, 2013 60 mins
Things get personal when the artists are made to tattoo each other. Then, last season's artists return as canvases; and Tatu Baby faces elimination.
Episode 9
Skulls and Villains
Tue, Sep 10, 2013 60 mins
Human skulls are engraved by the artists, who then give tattoos inspired by comic books.
Episode 10
Eyes of the Beholder
Tue, Sep 17, 2013 60 mins
The artists take on eyelid tattoos, and Tatu Baby fights back when Joshua goes on the attack. Then, a portrait challenge sees one canvas get inked with an image of Dave.
Episode 11
Heroes and Heads
Tue, Sep 24, 2013 60 mins
Military heroes are honored on the deck of the USS Intrepid. Then, the artists ink head tattoos, and Oliver has a meltdown.
Episode 12
Enduring the Pain
Tue, Oct 1, 2013 60 mins
The remaining four artists compete in an epic tattoo marathon to earn a spot in the finale. A twist sees all four artists inking the same canvas at the same time.
Episode 13
The Epic Finale
Tue, Oct 8, 2013 60 mins
The last three artists battle for the title and $100,000 in the Season 3 finale. Also: the announcement of the eliminated artist chosen by the viewers to return next season.
