Many viewers and even some fellow contestants felt the judging was particularly harsh toward Gia Rose . Despite Mike’s pinup being widely criticized as "busted" or technically inferior by some fans, the judges ultimately focused on Gia's struggle to maintain consistent quality throughout the competition. Elimination Results Winner: Gian Karle. Bottom Three: Ryan Ashley , Gia Rose, and Mike McAskill . Eliminated: Gia Rose . Where to Watch
is the eighth episode of Ink Master Season 8 ( Peck vs. Nuñez ), which originally aired on October 11, 2016 . This episode focuses on narrowing down Team Peck and testing the artists' ability to create structure from raw materials. Flash Challenge: Metal Sculptures [S8E8] Bent Out of Shape
The winners gained the critical power to assign human canvases in the Elimination Tattoo. Many viewers and even some fellow contestants felt
Working in pairs, artists used angle grinders and welders to bend and fuse metal rods into dynamic 3D sculptures made entirely of lines. Bottom Three: Ryan Ashley , Gia Rose, and Mike McAskill