Ink Master, Heavy Lifting

The cutthroat battle for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master kicks off as 30 artists vie for one of 18 spots on Oliver Peck and Chris Nunez's teams. (S8, ep1)

Team Peck and Team Nunez work together in an intense Flash Challenge, and the losing team must compete among themselves in the Elimination Tattoo. (S8, ep2)

Team Nunez is out for revenge in the Flash Challenge, and an artist betrays one of his teammates in Team Peck's Elimination Tattoo. (S8, ep3)

The pressure is on when both Team Peck and Team Nunez must work in pairs to transform their canvases into warriors in the Elimination Tattoo. (S8, ep4)

Team Nunez uses live wires to create art pieces in an electrifying Flash Challenge, and a gendered alliance has the women out for blood. (S8, ep5)

Team Peck fights for control of the game in a Flash Challenge testing contrast, and one artist turns the tables on the women's alliance. (S8, ep6)

The artists must tattoo former smokers who have been scarred for life, and the six remaining artists on Team Nunez battle for a spot in the team's top five. (S8, ep7)

The artists are tasked with manipulating metal in the Flash Challenge, and the six remaining artists on Team Peck vie for a spot in the team's top five. (S8, ep8)

The artists must ink their canvases' heads in an intense two-day long Elimination Tattoo, and the battle between alliances heats up. (S8, ep9)

Team Peck and Team Nunez face off to create custom designs for muscle cars, the artists ink hourglass tattoos on their canvases, and NFL player Von Miller is a guest judge. (S8, ep10)

One artist cracks under the pressure after an intense Flash Challenge, the artists must cover up lower back tattoos, and tattoo artist Robert Atkinson is a guest judge. (S8, ep11)

Dave takes a deep dive into the lives and strategies of the final six artists with never-before-seen footage from the season. (S8, ep12)

The artists carry their own weight in a team Flash Challenge, accuracy is tested in a head-to-head portrait Elimination Tattoo, and artist Tim Hendricks is a guest judge. (S8, ep13)

The artists must work with their teams to transform canvases into cyborgs, and tattooing legend and author Chris Garver is a guest judge. (S8, ep14)

The battle comes to a head as the final four artists must endure a grueling 15-hour tattoo marathon. (S8, ep15)

The final three artists tattoo live for America's vote, the eliminated artists return, and a 24-hour chest piece determines the winner of $100,000 and the title of Ink Master. (S8, ep16)