Tattoo Wars

From the east comes rising star, Mike Rubendall. From the west comes tattoo legend and god Pascal 'Bugs' Jarrion. The two artists meet at the NYC Tattoo Convention and in just four hours render some of the most vibrant tattoos the world has ever seen.

Leo Zulueta, the father of "Tribal", goes mano e mano with his protégé Rory Keating, probably the only Ivy League tattooist in the world. When master and disciple meet at the Seattle Tattoo Convention, who will take home the prize?

It's energetic Nikko Hurtado of Apple Valley, California versus young legend, Steven Morris of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The two masters go head to head in a portrait ink-off, creating incredibly moving art.

Considered to be the farthest out denizens of the fringe, Guy Aitchison and Aaron Cain are super novas in a galaxy of their own creation. Now they've chosen to ink their fantasmagoric ideas on the same canvass, the right and left arms of one brave man.

Surf 'n turf is on the menu at this ink-off where artist Tom Renshaw pits his photo-realist wildlife portraits against Deano Cook and his depictions of underwater creatures.

New York's Seth Ciferri challenges Michelle Myles from Baltimore, Maryland in a "American Traditional" design competition at Boston's Tattoo Convention.