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we will cover even more Inkmaster cast members for today's video and review how they're doing
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Inkmaster is a reality show featuring talented tattoo artists competing through many challenges
these guys have their eyes glued to the 100 000 prize money that comes with an additional perk
of being featured in ink magazine now we've seen some fabulous artists and some dumb ones too
let's quickly get started and look at what's in store for today
sarah miller my son's eyes are just such a killer blue if i was the only colored portrait and i
nailed it that would be amazing sarah miller was the runner up in season two of Inkmasters
she made another appearance in season three as a human canvas before her fame in inkmaster sarah
began her professional career as an artist after graduating from the art institute of pittsburgh in
graphic design while attending the art institute she apprenticed under alex branwen aka ashley
claypool who helped her on the path to becoming a tattoo artist following graduation she worked
in the graphic design industry for two years she worked on national campaigns with several design
firms based out of pittsburgh during that time the skill set she acquired back then has given her a
well-rounded education and a deeper understanding of her artistic subject matter with a desire to
push herself even further as an artist she left the graphic design field to focus on full-time
tattooing while exploring her tattoo skill set she found a deep love of portraiture and photo realism
which she has honed during the past nine years she has grown to consider this her speciality and
it is one of her favorite styles too some of the great masters that have influenced her style range
from master painters like jacques louis david and alphonse mucha to modern painters and tattoo
artists like nico hotado jeff gog and dimitri samoan in 2012 sarah achieved her dream of opening
her tattoo studio wild child pittsburgh with the help of her longtime friend and business associate
bill deluzo a few months after opening the studio's doors she had the opportunity to compete
in Inkmaster season 2 finishing the contest as the runner-up being on the show pushed her
out to the next level and since then she has been striving to outdo herself with each new tattoo
miller believes that tattooing and art are a continuous learning process and we couldn't agree
more evolving as an artist is always possible if you're open to new ideas techniques and mediums
above all it's advisable to remain humble and grateful for each opportunity that life gives you
that can further you as an artist and as a person Sarah Miller is a girl of grit and determination
following the rapper of Inkmaster season 2 Sarah launched herself into travelling the world
attending national and international conventions competing against some of the best artists in the
field and bringing home numerous awards she has also been awarded the opportunity to lend her
artistic eye to the new spike tv pilot inc shrinks as one of three artists that will help people find
healing through art at any given moment she has several personal projects in the works
she wants to continue her career further her education and push the boundaries of
what is considered tattoo art and she doesn't look like she's gonna slow down anytime soon
sean patrick jankowski i've done a lot of things with my life and a lot of real creative stuff
and nothing really compares to tattooing and sean patrick jankowski appeared in season four
and ended his inkmaster journey in the fourth position the son of a soldier halo grew up on
fort meade he started tattooing as an apprentice at a parlor in brooklyn md after a time he began
attending conventions where he get tips and advice from artists from all over the country
after gaining some attention from people in the tattoo industry halo was offered a chance to be
on season three of inkmasters but he declined he set out on his own renting space at a small shop
in seven while also tattooing on the road halo was unfortunately diagnosed with cancer he had surgery
done to remove a testicle the photos of which are displayed on the wall at black lotus radiation and
chemotherapy would have made tattooing nearly impossible so he assumed traditional therapies
favoring an alternative medicine known as gerson therapy based on the notion of cleansing the body
of all toxins the therapy is not a treatment endorsed by most in the medical community
but halo said that after 11 months he found himself cancer-free he had also lost more than
100 pounds and had a different outlook on life it felt like if i can't tattoo i'd rather die he said
when you have a near-death experience the things you cling to are other people i was closer to my
family my relationship with my girlfriend got stronger when you're working and life moves you
don't think about those things halo is not one to stress over his art he trusts his abilities
he rarely draws detailed plans on paper clients will usually enter and get a tattoo after a brief
consultation looking to get a terror dog demon a sexy devilish demon run about how big because
you want to go his recent client rebecca lawson entered with a large tattoo featuring a koi fish
turning into a dragon during a recent visit she showed halo pictures from her ipad halo sketched
his vision on a brown paper bag and lawson had an outline of the tattoo on her right ribcage by the
afternoon yeah he's that quick in the elimination tattoo it's more important than ever to win tattoo
of the day because the winner must put one artist up for elimination this was not lawson's first
tattoo from halo her parents pat and jack are also heavily tattooed with halo's work it's just such
an interesting concept you know somebody comes in with an idea and they trust you he never gets
to tattoo only one of us said pat lawson who has tattoos with the names of her two children on her
legs she's done our whole family it shows people's loyalty to the tattoo artist since he would be
permanently inked on our bodies the willingness to learn i think and a willingness to accept
criticism because i think it's important halo is an all-out artist and even creates magnificent
artworks apart from his masterful tattoos reports stated that in 2017 halo got the chance to tattoo
the famous singer songwriter chris brown currently halo owns and operates black lotus tattoos in
hanover maryland i opened up black lotus tattoos because i wanted to be able to choose the artists
that i was around you know there's artists and tattooers that in my opinion are just kind of lazy
i can attribute the success of the studio based on everyone brings something to the table and they're
aware of it and valued for it and seems to be in a happy relationship with professional body piercer
melissa baker matty hixson hey i'm maddie hixson from inkmaster season four check out my stories on
tales of the tat charlestown native mattie hixson is among 17 renowned tattoo artists from across
the country currently vying for the inkmaster on spike tv's tattoo reality competition series
i'm totally rooting for maddie in this one he's in my alliance and i'd just like to see sausage get
his a self-taught artist hixson who's 29 has been a professional tattoo artist for the past 10 years
hixson said he was initially contacted to be on the show last season but things didn't work
out as planned he was later invited back to be a contestant in season 4 of the show
filmed in new york city yeah i really like to do tattoos for people that have an idea
and they need some closure right i'm hoping i'll get more exposure i definitely will regardless
if i win or not however the main thing was to represent west virginia where i came from
and just to let people know that we're not just a bunch of west virginia jokes walking around hixson
said hixson's mother attended art school his father is a talented musician and his sister is
a visual artist hixson said art is something that he has always enjoyed since he was a small child
his journey to become a successful tattoo artist started a decade ago when he learned he would
become a father the first tattoo i got let me see it see it ah what's up first tattoo on the
shoulder blades at the time hixon had been getting by waiting tables and washing dishes
the impending birth of his daughter jolie now 10 years old motivated him to pursue a career in ink
i had always been an artist i always loved it and i started getting tattoos around that time it was
what i wanted to do and pressure about having a kid just made me get off my expletive and try
it hixson said he started his career at cherry bomb in martinsburg about two to three years
after becoming a tattoo artist hixson began attending tattoo conventions where he got his
first big breaks i went to hang out at them at first but then i met people who put them on and
a lot of different artists we started to build relationships i started to work at the shows
and then i just kept meeting new artists new shop owners and everything hickson said
currently hixson travels to various tattoo shops such as one in virginia beach where he works as a
guest to two artists good man right now i'm just bouncing around like a fart in a hat dude i'm
just traveling from a convention to convention and guest spot to guest spot hixson said one of
the things he enjoys most about being a tattoo artist is meeting different people and listening
to the stories about the tattoos that they have or want to get his speciality is colour realism
which hexson explains is taking an image from a photograph and recreating it on someone's body
color theory is taking different colors and making them complement each other so that in the end
they look great the competition on inkmaster is tough hixon said each week inkmaster puts artists
through a series of tattoo challenges designed to test the artist's technical skills and creativity
according to the show's website contestants must create an original tattoo by command on what the
show calls a human canvas tony meddling i'm tony medellin and i've been tattooing for almost 16
years i specialize in doing nice clean tattoos that stand the test of time a grudge match was
formed between two former rivals in season 11. veterans clean rock and christian buckingham
coast two teams of nine where tony meddling took home the prize for me man tony's back piece is one
of the most solid one of the most solid vacuums that we've seen meddling was on clean rocks team
and one with an image of a multi-coloured back tattoo depicting a viking helmet icy skull medlin
has taken his experience as a tattoo artist and created his company gold english goods an online
store heavily inspired by his artistry one of tony's main goals was representing reno and its
tattoo culture on the inkmaster reality show reno goes hard been tattooing since i was 15 years old
jesus that's all i know do you know your other company i do not know him meddling now age 32
started his career 16 years ago after dropping out of high school he began to draw and show
those drawings to other artists in reno until he was allowed to tattoo talk about dedication to
the art am i right now he owns the lasting dose tattoo shop in midtown initially he rejected it
when the producers approached him to be part of the show he thought that a tv show would ruin the
tattoo industry he tried to fit reno into every sound bite during the after episode interviews
hoping they would use them he wanted to show the world that reno has a lot more culture
and by raising awareness for his work he could raise awareness for other reno artists reno has a
rich history of tattoo work and more to two shops per capita than other cities norman collins aka
sailor jerry who helped change the early american tattoo industry was born in reno in 1911. collins
helped create color pigments and sterilizing techniques tattoo is really slick i really like
the way that you guys accent the skull the top of the brow where the actual eye is on the right side
medal in style is anything that the customer wants as long as he gets to outline it in black well
i guess he likes to be challenged every day his tattoo inks are different because they are carbon
based meaning the image would last longer now isn't that the whole point of tattoos though some
call medal in a perfectionist as he plans to spend more time pre-drawing perfecting new techniques
and working on little details most people won't notice but that would make his work better
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