Joey Moreira
Cloud 9 Tattoo Company
Best overall / Best character / Best coverup / Best linework
Mike Johnston
Empyreal Ink
Best blackwork / Best portrait / Judge’s pick: photorealism / Judge’s pick: favorite eyeball
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Alyssa Cavallo
Red Elk Tattoo
Best American Traditional
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Rob Gwozdz
Cloud 9 Tattoo Company
Best overall black & gray
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Tara D’Agostino
Iron Lion
Best animal
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Panda
Memento Tattoo
Judge’s Pick: Favorite Slay
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Corey Creamer
Acme Ink
Judge’s Pick: Best Compass
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Burt Russo
Cloud 9 Tattoo Company
Judge’s Pick: Best Character Mashup
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Rodney St. Onge
Altered Images
Judge’s Pick: Best Demonic Goat
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Luke Taylor
Anchor Steam
Judge’s Pick: Best Geometric
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