hello everyone welcome back to the film insight channel in today's video we are going to discuss
even more Inkmaster contestants and reveal how they're doing now so sit back relax and without
further ado let's get right into the content guys we're starting off with ryan eternal he
didn't win and he took it real personally against me because he thought it was shady or whatever
ryan eternal finished in 14th place in the fifth season of the show eternal a military
veteran started tattooing when stationed in south korea eternal's dreams of a future in inc were
nearly shattered when his hand was seriously injured in a vehicle accident in stockton
post inkmaster he opened his shop called heart and huntingdon in orlando currently
eternal gives tattoo services in devoted tattoo palm coast and me familiar tattoo
after parting ways with the show eternal gave an interview with press reader where he talked
about his journey and experience on the show he said i loved the experience i took a lot from it
i saw what kind of human i was eternal expressed how overwhelmed he was in the premiere he said
that nobody could ever have warned him about what he was getting himself into and it was the hardest
thing he had ever done in his life eternal never attended any formal art school nor did he have any
training all the learning and honing of his skills were self-taught a fan of inkmaster alicia belden
met eternal and wrote a blog on tattoo.com about their conversation during her visit to the
all-star tattoo shop eternal first told her about starting his journey in the tattoo industry it all
started when he took commissions to create tattoo designs for his fellow soldiers he said that he
charged twenty dollars for each drawing and that one day his fellow mates started bugging him to
start tattooing he initially ignored them but his friends believed in his talent they sourced all
the materials required for tattooing and got him started on a journey he would never turn back from
eternal said i went ahead and did it and man him up but there was one line right at the end
and it was awesome after learning the basics of the korean language he became an apprentice
in one of the popular local tattoo shops where he gained experience for one year
before returning to the states he reminisced about the time he worked in the local shop he revealed
that the teaching methods and shop styles differed when he did his apprenticeship which helped him
develop his art up next we have roland pacheco the tattoo scene in hawaii is predominantly polynesian
a polynesian tattoo is primarily black a lot of heavy coverage there's different styles of
polynesian tattoo there's a male and a female roland pacheco who finished in the 13th place
made his debut in season 4. during the show it was revealed that pacheco was a tattoo businessman
who owned and managed exile custom tattoo in the old town of hawaii for the past eight years it was
here that he was honing his skill and researching polynesian tattoos pacheco a self-taught tattoo
artist and published author from hawaii's big island was a sixth generation polynesian pachiko
had been interested in painting since he was a child his favorite genres are oil and acrylic
painting watercolor charcoal gayataku digital art and animation he used to make his own versions of
comic books as a kid which was not only for his enjoyment but also to hone his creative abilities
post inc master he went back to his business and still provides tattoo services both on facebook
and yelp gathering a ton of reviews one of the customers wrote roland is down to earth listens to
what your idea is suggests what his idea or vision is compromises and shows his vision on paper
puts the client at ease he is very good at what he does and his patience shows in his work on the day
of his last elimination the theme was x-men when asked which x-men character pacheco hoped to get
he answered that he wanted the beast or bishop pachiko revealed that the biggest competition
was with himself pachiko also said he didn't enter the competition to challenge others but it was for
himself he added it takes a lot to put yourself out there for the world to see and then adding the
element of a competition and expecting everything to turn up roses the judges gave pacheco some
hard times in the competition when the interviewer asked him if the criticism he got was constructive
or not helpful pachico replied it's hard to be judged by people who have never competed
they have no idea what the entire process is like despite all the harsh critiques i came away from
the ordeal with higher confidence and a better understanding of myself their criticisms were all
over the place and offered no real constructive substance other than outlining everything in black
and packing in color which is how beta 2 their advice was never consistent after leaving the show
pacheco rooted for his competitor matty hixson to walk away with the trophy and next we move on to
josh woods choosing that one was super easy because i mean it's the smallest cover-up there
it was my advantage i feel like i'm not going to stress the whole time trying to
do the cover-up josh woods was a contestant in the first season of the show where he placed
in fourth woods started his career as a musician and the music instilled a fascination for tattoos
woods pursued his true passion as a tattoo artist following his band's modest success after reaching
the worldwide tour circuit wood took the big step and launched his own business his hard work and
passion earned his shop black 13 tattoo the title of number one to two parlor two years in a row by
nashville scene magazine woods had worked hard to create a name for himself by doing apprenticeships
at shops with artists in buffalo new york and atlanta georgia he is known for his use of intense
brilliant colors and a cartoony illustrated style of tattooing wood has been featured in several
tattoo magazines and mike davis's best-selling book tattoo prodigies woods after the show gave
an interview to freshly inked mag where he shared his experience on Inkmaster he revealed that the
reason behind entering the show was that it was the first reality show about tattooing
he also added that he wouldn't have applied if it was not the first ever show woods said that he
never regretted entering the show however the show showed him the true colour of reality shows of how
fake and cutthroat they are he also said that the first season was very stressful even though he met
incredible people artists and producers woods added it was very scripted at times and even
rigged or we already knew specific outcomes i was pulled aside by producers on many occasions
and told i needed to start being better for tv to start arguments and talk [ __ ] to create
drama or i would be voted off at the time i think i was too naive and thought there was no way they
were gonna kick me off for being myself but sure [ __ ] that's what happened that and the fact
that i got dealt the worst reference possible by shane because i lost a prior challenge and [ __ ]
the bed i was too nice to say no but there was no reason to have accepted that god awful reference
that was my fault if i ever had the opportunity to do it over again i would just warn friends
and family before i went on that i was going to be a totally different person
and go on tv and be an absolute dick talk [ __ ] create drama and i guess just have an enormous ego
post inkmaster woods returned to his business which became exceedingly famous in nashville
currently he owns a shop in dana point california did you know he has tattooed many famous people
like the late chester bennington and andrei kasitsin it looks like woods is living his dream
laura marie beside tattooing like i would really love to get back into animation and like you know
create little stories uh me and my friends play d and d and maybe one day i would love to like
animate our little snippets or little stories that we have laura marie was the winner of season 12
and only the second female to win the title of inkmaster in the show's history
hailing from new york at the age of 26 marie became the co-owner of atomic rock tattoo in
village gate with her business partner kt connors and artist greg and nick in one of the interviews
marie revealed that her college art professor recommended that she go to the competition to
showcase her skills she said that at the beginning she was reluctant but eventually agreed marie
said it's kind of complicated but it's really artistic it's not just tattooing it's painting
it's sculpting as long as you don't take it super seriously you get to show your work to the world
but you have to have fun her tattooing skills have been praised by the judges and by her fans
her robotic tattoo is an all-time fan's favorite the tattoo is not only cute but very catchy too
many fans commented on her robotic tattoo being the best during her appreciation post
on reddit she revealed that it was a birthday card design that she made for her niece
with the reddit q a marie also revealed her inspiration behind learning tattoos she answered
that video games and tabletop games mainly inspired her she also wrote when i was younger
i dreamed of being an artist for magic gathering or doing art for dungeons and dragons i also got
a lot of inspiration from the fallout and elder scrolls games too one of the users asked how she
felt about the theme battle of the sexes to which she replied i was dissatisfied with the theme
i don't want a theme to overshadow or compromise the true spirit of tattooing which is just that
tattooing and art that's what it should be about i really want them to make it individual again
and bring back tattoo masters the season they brought mike rubindahl on was great and they
talked about why it's important to understand the roots of tattooing post Inkmaster marie returned
to her business and is still thriving like a rock star on facebook her studio has 4.7 stars
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