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What a tragedy. RIP

The only thing I saw wrong with Matt's piece was the skull in the small of her back. That thing was jacked. In my opinion, Cruseman earned that victory against Blinston, and I've been backing Blinston since episode...four, I think. I just thought that his piece, while stellar, was just barely edged out. As for Tatu Baby, she has demonstrated that she is a great tattoo artist, but she is not an Ink Master. She drew a wolf with no fucking legs. For her Master Work. That is inexcusable. As for next season's roster, half of the people were 2nd or 3rd place contestants, so they have a serious advantage over the new people. Except for that one guy who puts googly eyes on every fucking thing he does. Fuck that guy. I hate one trick ponies.

Calling it now: St. Marq and Cleen Rock One are going to the finale in Season 7. I'd like to see Sarah Miller make it, but I think St. Marq is going to rattle her cage more than Kay Kutta did.

Okay, so it is just me.

I don't want to sound crass, but am I the only one who finds it weird that these artists are putting strange faces on the backs of the female canvasses? If I'm fucking a chick from the rear and I'm looking at a different woman's face, I think it might throw off my game a little. Is it just me?

That's what blows my mind. If you make it to the Top 5, definitely advertise that. They start with 18 artists, you make it to the Top 7, that's no mean feat. You get eliminated in the first 3 rounds, you just need to acknowledge it if someone mentions it, but I wouldn't brag about it. The conditions those men and women are working under are extremely stressful, rattling even the best artists. Miami, for instance, is apparently a Black Belt in tattooing, but look how quickly he got bounced. That loft kicked his ass, much to the surprise of Nunez and Peck. Fucktards like Mystical Mike, on the other hand, should definitely not advertise that they were on TV because he might be a super nice guy in his own studio, but I don't believe that based solely on what I saw from his repeated TV appearances. But he is definitely the type of dipshit who believes there is no such thing as bad publicity.

Yeah, you're right. There's no possible way doing badly on this show could hinder an artist's career. Nope, none at all. Everyone wants to get a tattoo done by someone who was on TV. Even if that person was...how did you say it? Laughed off the show? Yeah, that's definitely a selling point for an artist. "Hey, did you see me get mocked and ridiculed by my peers? How about you pay me to put ink into your skin!" A fool and his money.

I hate to be That Guy, but it seems to be the role I am destined to play in life. It's Season 6 of Ink Master, not season 1. There is NO REASON for any artist to enter that House and say "Gee I don't do (insert name of style here)" because they should know by now what is expected of them. Even if you have never seen a single episode of the show, you have Internet access and you can go to the Wikipedia page and learn. You can't do portraits? Don't sign up. You can't do Black and Gray? Don't sign up. You can't do American Traditional? Don't fucking sign up. It's a competition not your home studio. If you can't handle the pressure, pack your shit and go home. Or better still, DON'T FUCKING SIGN UP. (I'm looking right at YOU, Mystical Mike, you fucking prat.) Shane O'Neill, Scott Marshall, Steve Teft, Joey Hamilton...these guys didn't crack under the pressure. They consistently turned in solid, good tattoos under the exact same constraints as everyone else. And Scott Marshall then defeated 3 other Ink Masters in a Contest of Champions, so you can call him arrogant, but unless you can out-tattoo him, then you have no choice but to suck it up and drive on. To quote Sean Connery "Losers whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the Prom Queen."

Yeah, keeping Mustache Pete in the house kept Chris' "Team Florida" strong, which is what he wanted/needed. St. Marq would have crushed that little guy like an insect and Chris is actually a really good tactician as well as a damn fine artist. When I saw his Heart/Grenade that sealed his victory in my mind, although he has stumbled a couple times since then. Now that Tyler is gone he is alone and not well-liked, so the rest of the season is going to be interesting. And Craig has more lives than a cat. He isn't going to make the Top 3, but he has survived a lot longer than I expected him too. He is probably a fantastic artist in his home studio, but the House seems to rattle him something fierce.

Here's a fun fact: St. Marq taught Chris Blinston how to tattoo. So, due to Chris not wanting to send that twat with the mustache home, St. Marq left WAY sooner than he should have.

It seems obvious to me that, barring an upset, Chris Blinston is going to take the title this season. He has consistently done excellent work including some fairly large pieces.

I think this is the correct place to post this: This morning I saw some pictures of cryptocurrency tattoos and it made me wonder: does anyone on this forum have any? Or have any of the artists been commissioned to do any? If you can say "Yes" to either of those questions and would like to share your story and some photos with me, I would love to chat with you. I have been reporting on various aspects of cryptocurrency for several weeks now on CoinBrief | Daily Coverage of Crypto Currency and Follow The Coin - The Home Page of Digital Currency and I am always seeking new stories. Please contact me by PM and we can go from there. Thank you for your time.

So, here we are in May 2014. Are any artists accepting Bitcoin (or any other cryptocurrencies)? And if so, would you like to talk to me about? I write for one of the bitcoin news websites and I'm always looking for new stuff.

I think this begs the question "Why aren't those neon signs for sale everywhere tattoo supplies are sold?" I think they would be a HUGE seller.

Yeah, this can't possibly go wrong. I am totally going to team up with Brainiac as soon as he escapes from the lab.