INK MASTER Continues to Heat Up in the Fifth Week of Competition

On the fifth episode of "Ink Master," the competition continued to heat up.

Following an electrical tape flash challenge in which coaches Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham participated, team members were then tested on their creativity. In the end, the judges felt that JP Roldan (Co-Owner and artists, Demon Ink Tattoo in Houston, TX) did not have what it takes to be the next "Ink Master."

After the fifth week of competition the remaining artists-and their Instagram handles-are:

Team Christian (@christianbuckingham) - Traveling Artist, currently in Richmond, VA

· Teej Poole (@teejpoole) - Owner, private studio in Mebane, NC

· Tim Stafford (@timstaffordtattoos) - Artist, Pigment Tattoo and Lazer Removal in Austin, TX

· Amanda Boone (@boonetattoos) - Travelling tattooer and artist, Branded Tattoo Company in Nashville, TN

· Chris Shockley (@chrisshockleytattooer) - Artist, EMPIRE Tattoo in Clementon, NJ

· Jess Cavazos (@jesscavazos_tattoos) - Owner, Tattoo FX in Corpus Christie, TX

· Angel Rose (@theangelrose) - Owner, private studio in Los Angeles, CA

Team Cleen Rock One (@cleenrockone) - Owner/Artist - Golden Skull Tattoo in Las Vegas, NV

· Tiffer Wright (@tifferwright) - Owner, Folklore Trading Co. in Dallas, TX

· Tony Medellin (@tony_medellintattoo) - Artist, Lasting Dose Tattoo in Reno, NV

· Turk (@lefthandblack) - Owner, Left Hand Black in San Diego, CA

· Kyle Mackenzie (@kmacktattoos) - Artist, Visible Ink Tattoo in Malden, MA

· Jimmy "Snaz" (@Jimmy_snaz) - Artist, Boston Tattoo Company in Boston, MA

· Austin Rose (@humanslammpig) - Artist, Robot Piercing and Tattoo in Portland, OR

· Stacy Smith (@tattoome_stacy) - Owner, Tattoo Me Charlotte in Charlotte, NC

Coming up on the next episode of INK MASTER on Tuesday, October 2 at 10pm ET/PT - It's survival of the fittest when Teams Christian and Cleen must tattoo epic battle scenes head-to-head.

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