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Derwood posted...

So is there a new season? Is it only on their stupid streaming service?

Seasons 1-12 are streaming on Paramount+, season 13 is complete but not available for streaming; although I think it can be rented or purchased from certain storefronts. The latest word on season 14 is that production was announced, then put on pause. So its kind of up in the air.

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Anyone who works in a shop and gets paid to do a tattoo is a professional, but theres such an array of styles and techniques, that even very skilled artists in a certain discipline like a Japanese specialist might fuck up a black and gray realism piece. They repeatedly hammer the point that an Ink Master is a person that can perform with consistency regardless of whats being asked of them, in a real world scenario, no artist is going to be expected to step out of their niche for twelve weeks straight.

As a client, you also have to realize that the process of getting a tattoo is a collaboration between two people, and as such its the responsibility of the client to find an artist whos body of work most closely matches their vision of what theyd like to get and see if that artist vibes with the idea enough to either replicate it or expand on it in a way that will enhance the final piece. The artist should also have an understanding of what theyre capable of, and if they cant make the idea work they should say as much.

An interesting thing happens on the show often tho, where the canvas is so excited to get a free tattoo, and they have half a dozen elements they want to incorporate, because they dont know mechanically whats possible within the time given, and the challenge at hand is a low priority for them. The stakes with getting a tattoo are really high, and the artist has a duty to treat it as such, but people who are not tattooers or at least really knowledgeable enthusiasts dont tend to take into account the multitude of factors that go into creating the best quality tattoo.