Ink Master season 7 explained

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Num Episodes:13
Network:Spike
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Host:Dave Navarro
Judges:Chris Núñez
Oliver Peck
Num Contestants:16
Winner:Anthony Michaels
Prev Season:Master vs. Apprentice
Next Season:Peck vs Nuñez

Ink Master: Revenge is the seventh season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that aired on Spike on March 1 and concluded on May 24, 2016 with a total of 13 episodes. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, with accomplished tattoo artists Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck serving as series regular judges. The winner will receive a $100,000 prize, a feature in Inked Magazine and the title of Ink Master.

The premise of this season was featuring eight contestants competing against eight returning veterans in an elimination-style competition.

This season saw the return of eight veterans; season one contestant James Vaughn, who originally finished the competition in 3rd place, season two contestants Sarah Miller and Jesse Smith, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up and in 5th place respectively, season three contestant Jime Litwalk, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up, season four contestants Walter "Sausage" Frank and Matti Hixson, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up and in 3rd place respectively, season five contestant James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up, and season six contestant Mark S. "St. MarQ" Agee, who originally finished the competition in 12th place.

The winner of the seventh season of Ink Master was Anthony Michaels, with James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke being the runner-up.

Judging and ranking

Judging Panel

The judging panel is responsible for passing judgement on each artist. They collaborate and use information from their own perception, the audience vote, human canvas vote, and the winner's worst vote to determine who should be sent home. Weight of decisions is set by the terms of the challenge skill.

Human Canvas Jury

After the tattoos are completed, the canvases for the challenge gather and vote on the best and worst of that day's tattoos. While the primary judges have the final say, the weight of the canvas vote does affect the judging panels final decision.

Contestants

Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestant NameYears of
experience
HometownOutcome
Anthony Michaels5Tucson, ArizonaWinner
James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke20Las Vegas, NevadaRunner-up
Christian Buckingham13Henderson, Nevada3rd place
James Vaughn26Asheboro, North Carolina4th place
Matti Hixson11Virginia Beach, Virginia5th place
Jesse Smith18Richmond, Virginia6th place
Walter "Sausage" Frank14Las Vegas, Nevada7th place
Jime Litwalk22Orlando, Florida8th place
Megan Jean Morris 7Wallingford, Connecticut9th place
Sarah Miller10Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania10th place
Alex Rockoff9West Palm Beach, Florida11th place
Mark S. "St. MarQ" Agee26West Lafayette, Indiana12th place
Picasso Dular 16Los Angeles, California13th place
Ashley Velazquez 5New Haven, Connecticut14th place
Cris Gherman15New York, New York15th place
Corey Davis10Atlanta, Georgia16th place

Returning veterans

ContestantsOriginal SeasonOriginal Placement
Mark S. "St. MarQ" AgeeSeason 612th place
Walter "Sausage" FrankSeason 4Runner-up
Matti HixsonSeason 43rd place
Jime LitwalkSeason 3Runner-up
Sarah MillerSeason 2Runner-up
Jesse SmithSeason 25th place
James "Cleen Rock One" SteinkeSeason 5Runner-up
James VaughnSeason 13rd place

Contestant progress

Indicates the contestant was a Newcomer. Indicates the contestant was a Veteran.

ContestantEpisode
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HIGHTOP3BTM4HIGHHIGHHIGHTOP3HIGHBTM2ADVWinner
BTM3TOP2BTM4BTM3SAFESAFEBTM3ADVRunner-up
TOP2TOP3SAFEHIGHSAFELOWSAFETOP3SAFEBTM3ADVEliminated
James VaughnTOP3SAFETOP2ELIMGuest
Matti HixsonSAFELOWSAFESAFEBTM4SAFESAFEELIMGuest
Jesse SmithTOP3SAFETOP3ELIMGuest
SausageTOP4SAFESAFETOP3BTM4ELIMGuest
Jime LitwalkSAFEBTM4BTM3BTM4ELIMGuest
Megan Jean MorrisSAFELOWBTM4BTM3SAFEELIMGuest
Sarah MillerBTM4ELIMGuest
Alex RockoffSAFEBTM3TOP4BTM4BTM3ELIMGuest
St. MarQBTM3HIGHTOP4LOWELIMGuest
Picasso DularSAFESAFEBTM3ELIMGuest
Ashley VelazquezBTM3BTM3ELIMGuest
Cris GhermanSAFEELIMGuest
Corey DavisELIMGuest

The contestant won Ink Master.

The contestant was the runner-up.

The contestant was eliminated during the finale.

The contestant advanced to the finale.

The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day.

The contestant was among the top.

The contestant received positive critiques.

The contestant received negative critiques.

The contestant was in the bottom.

The contestant was in the bottom and voted Worst Tattoo of the Day by the Human Canvas Jury.

The contestant was eliminated from the competition.

The contestant was voted Worst Tattoo of the Day and was eliminated from the competition.

The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.

Episodes