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for today's video we're going to cover even more Inkmaster contestants and reveal how they're
doing now so please sit back relax and without further ado let's get right into the content guys
sebastian murphy i said it speaking in the moment not thinking that it would be taken so 100
literally and before i could clarify myself mark decided to try to jump down my throat
born in brooklyn and raised in detroit this talented tattoo artist showcased his impeccable
expertise on the second season of Inkmaster coming in third place this guy is no average
joe he's got some major connections in the celeb world he tattooed a coronary heart on
singer miley cyrus's pinky finger in 2008. after being featured in well-known publications like
inc and hustle he continued working at detroit inc as a supervisor and tattoo artist around 2018 he
opened his tattoo and physique piercing studio darkish horse tattoo company llc positioned in
warren michigan during season two steve theft sarah miller and sebastian murphy turned out to
be the final three contestants on the show not one contestant on the show expected any of these three
to make it to the top anyways these guys were challenged to the most peculiar face-off ever
they were given 24 hours to do whatever they wanted for their elimination tattoo steve and
sebastian did two big back pieces in black and gray while sarah did two tattoos on the legs
with a splash of color oliver liked steve's tattoo but wasn't crazy about it while chris felt the
layers on his piece were great oliver liked the texture in sebastian's tattoo but thought that the
work was a little weak sebastian had really been strong in line work for most of the competition
considering this was the final face-off it did come across as a lead down needless to
say sebastian received a lot of backlash for his back tattoo in the finale of season two
they considered the tattoo to be horrible and the complete opposite of what the
human canvas had wanted he also admitted to Inkmaster that if his client ticked him off
he wouldn't think twice about using the tattoo gun to harm them now those are some clear signs
to stay away from this guy his judgment and artistic skills were also very questionable
repulsive actually sebastian was the 13th tattooist to be eliminated from season 2
of Inkmaster since then he has been refining his skills which can be seen in his private and stores
social media accounts his signature fashion continues to be black grey and photorealism
and the self-claimed ninja duplicator can duplicate with the needle any portrait this tells
us that the self-made man spent every day working and fulfilling his order for physique artwork
eric ciuda i mean not so i just had something to prove to him like maybe take it down a notch
eric ciuda born and raised in brooklyn started his art career in the world of graffiti in the 90s
he attended the school of visual arts and became an apprentice in new york city at triple x tattoo
he got his first opportunity in 1997 richie bulldog the owner of the world famous brand
hustle butter deluxe however he had no idea where this path would lead him at the time over the next
18 years he was offered fantastic opportunities from designing cars motorcycles and clothing for
some of the largest companies in the fashion industry art shows art books and magazines he
learned from some of the most remarkable tattoo artists at that time sean vasquez mike bellamy
needles kaz and hanky panky are just a few of the artists to whom he owes his career
about 10 years in xxx tattoo became what is now the famous red rocket tattoo in 2013 eric
left red rocket tattoo to start his adventure after retiring he began ghost gallery tattoo in
bethpage new york which he considered a mistake the extraordinarily corrupt politics of the town
made him jump through hoops for permits licenses and so on but to no avail in 2013 eric was given
a chance to design a line of colouring books for dover publishing under the creative haven line
2014 came in with a rush of good and bad he had no choice but to close ghost gallery for good
and with it he also lost a ton of cash however in return he received a call from Inkmaster and the
rest is history eric finished in the top three and beat out 80 000 other artists he considers
himself blessed for having made friends who share his artistic vision with the world for a lifetime
while friendship was on one side there was evident rivalry between him and don pedicord whom he met
during season 2 casting the two didn't get along from the start don used to talk smack about eric's
tattoos on social media which triggered eric and the two have been combating each other ever since
don thinks he is a better tattoo artist thanks to his versatility of art styles eric feels like
he needs to prove a point to don since the end of the show the rivalry has stopped everything else
sweder currently owns and operates the brewster tattoo company
it's located in the beautiful town of brewster new york he strives to offer his clients a new
beauty salon experience at the studio while they get their piercings and tattoos done
he considers himself a go-getter and a jack-of-all-trades he lists himself as
an illustrationist ipad pro artist and sculptor on social media platforms he has authored over
eight books on tattoo design and artwork each with an average of four stars in ratings from being an
author to a tattoo artists to an entrepreneur eric sweder takes them all off with ease
matt oboff like i have a really good chance in the end if me and katie were in that final three being
able to take her out on that matt oboff was born and raised in north little rock arkansas
he moved to kansas city missouri in 1998 to attend college at kansas city art institute
at kcai he pursued a bachelor's degree in sculpture his interest in tattooing quickly
became an obsession and led him to where he is today matt dedicated himself to this craft for 15
long years in this time he has graced the pages of several nationally and internationally distributed
to two publications and garnered countless awards for his talent matt was a contestant and finalist
on Inkmaster season six matt prides himself on being versatile and dominating any design
that came his way so what happened to mato buff in season six of Inkmaster mattoboth got robbed
yes you heard that right he got robbed he earned his spot in the finale by producing some rat
tattoos all season but the 35-hour master canvas that he worked so hard on wasn't even
judged when he got to the finale instead we saw a twist this season where a six-hour life tattoo
was the determining factor for who would make it to the finals although many of us were
disappointed that matt's master canvas wasn't even judged we were happy to see him with kuzman and
chris in the finale together they made for a solid final three and all of the tattoos were remarkable
matt was upset that he got eliminated from season six towards the end in a recent interview he said
it was disappointing i put a lot of work into that piece i took my photos of a model i drew three
different full-size large-scale back samples and picked the one i liked the best there was a lot of
work just in concept development and design work not to mention i had a great canvas that sat like
a rock she did not move once i cannot say enough good things about her not only did i put a ton of
work into that piece but my canvas also sat for 35 hours so on the plus side my canvas has an
incredible back piece and i got to show the world what i could do i think we both deserved better
than that but i'm trying to be optimistic about it matt is known for working in the style best
described as illustrative realism he also enjoys portrait tattoos realistic tattoos new school
tattoos traditional japanese tattoos traditional american tattoos and so on today matt continues
to make appearances at several tattoo conventions around the us and abroad whenever he gets a chance
to matt also shares another obsession alongside tattooing he prefers working on his car projects
in his spare time matt owns several antique cars and four by fours he also has a thing for beating
the hell out of metals and sculpting them we mean blacksmithing when he isn't traveling about to
tattoo conventions or spending some quality time with his four-year-old son matt can be found at
his shop black cobra with clients willing to wait for months just to seize an appointment with him
the studio has an average of a 4.9 star rating and the reviews are mostly positive they claim to use
cutting edge tattooing technology right from the equipment to the pigments used whether you are
looking for color or black and grey cartoons or photo realism traditional or new school
cover-ups or reworks be assured that you won't be disappointed coming up next christian buckingham
it's incredibly arrogant to just say i knew i was gonna make it and i'm not that guy
christian buckingham started his career as a tattoo artist in 2001 when he moved to las vegas
with his wife from a small town across idaho falls idaho the couple gave up everything they had and
all the sacrifice and hard work eventually paid off through the years they travelled and met some
of the most influential artists in the industry and a few very notable clients the father of four
and grandfather of five believes there is no end to learning and inspiration can come from the most
unexpected places while his world revolves around his family tattooing has been engraved into their
bloodline too it's not surprising to see one of his grandkids rock marco art from time to time
in season 11 Inkmaster christian buckingham earned the reputation as one of the best
artists never to win he was also one of the most strategic players in the series history
he isn't afraid to think outside the box make alliances or do what he can to get an advantage
christian buckingham appeared as a coach and mentor on the Inkmaster and competed for one
hundred thousand dollars the 49 year old tattoo artist worked at loose screw tattoo
in kerrytown around 2018. he currently owns and runs the lucky gypsy tattoo in midlothian where
the crew focuses on providing their clients with the highest quality tattoos available
from photo realism to american traditional they are pretty equipped with all sorts of styles
buckingham is a man who is passionate about his craft and there is no reason
why you wouldn't take home a masterpiece you can be proud of for a lifetime he says that 80
of his clientele fly down from the country and needless to say he loves to tattoo his fans that
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