Kruseman's is fucking insane. I cannot remember 2 or 4 but I prefer Kelly's so I'd go 1, 3, 4, 2.

Kelly’s and Jimmy’s wasn’t aired on the show.

I thought Chris’s was better. Kinda didn’t think Kruzman should have even been there.

Kruseman could have gone home earlier but earned that dub. That's a bonkers tattoo

Kruseman absolutely should not have been there. Refused to do the elimination tattoo style twice. The tattoos weren’t even good either.

Exactly , should of went home for not following the challenge

You have bad opinions.

Kruzman flat out refused to do one of the challenges and another time completely missed the challenge. He should have never made the finale.

I know people have their well reasoned thoughts on Kruseman's performance overall on that season but no one can deny how good his finale piece was.

Yeah. He should have gone home on that hair challenge he just refused to do but he was the clear winner once he got to the end

I love that lady face Christian did so much

It’s beautiful

Kruseman’s might be my fav finale piece ever I love Kelly SO much, but it’s my least favorite of the 4 I like Christian’s imagery better than Jimmy’s, but Jimmy’s application better than Christian’s

I agree with the take on Kelly's. I think because it's so concentrated in the middle of the torso and chest that it's almost jarring. Especially with the tails around the nipples.

Totally agree-- the narrowness of the whole piece is a missed opportunity to flatter the body. Because of the size, it doesn't look tough and it doesn't flatter, so it feels kind of deflated.

Kruseman’s is amazing. The others are fantastic but pale in comparison to Kruseman’s.

dave’s is the coolest imo but i would wear christian’s over any of them

Two. Christian.

Christian’s

Kruseman's. All are great but his was a masterpiece and I'm not even a huge fan of traditional style (for myself)

1,4,2,3. Something about the lack of symmetry with the mermaids angle irks me

This is why I can never say that Kruseman didn’t deserve his win, that finale piece might be the singular best tattoo done in the series

These are all pretty amazing, but if I had to wear one, I’d go with Jimmy’s. Super badass.

I can’t get past the extended nipple on Jimmy’s piece.

My favorite is Kruseman’s. I do agree it’s a little busy but after being called safe sally all season he had to go for it. Man that canvas must be so happy having such an incredible piece. One of the best finale pieces of the entire series. That being said I agree with a lot of people who think he shouldn’t have made it to the end. His portrait was one of the worst tattoos done on Ink Master and he refused to do a challenge. But this tattoo made up for all of that. It’s truly stunning. Christian’s is my second favorite. The layout is great and that face is so good. I am not his biggest fan but he is one of the most versatile artists that has been on that show. I like Jimmy’s layout but I don’t like the face of the lady in the middle and there is too much red. It doesn’t pop as much as most of his traditional work. I don’t love Kelly’s. I think the mermaid faces are too simple, the hair looks too blocky and the anatomy of their arms and shoulders are wonky. The way she hides their hands makes their arms look ridiculously long. Plus the layout is too simple for a final piece. Kelly is one of my favorites that has ever been on Ink Master. This doesn’t seem on par with her normal quality.

2, 3,4,1 I think Christian’s surprisingly captures the feel of traditional, Kelley’s is very clean. Jimmy’s is a little dark for me and kruzmans just too busy.

Christians! Yes Kruseman had a lot.. but wasn’t it aesthetically pleasing (for me before I get chewed out!) … meh too busy.

It's a toss-up between 1 and 2 for me.

Kruseman's is obviously the best. He's a trad master. Would I wear it? No but it wasn't designed for a small woman's back. It beautifully fits the man's back it was made for. That's a ballsy piece of work.

Kruseman. Much as I love Jimmy and think Christian is great at American Trad, Kruseman blows it out of the water.

Kruseman

What’s that black bar at the bottom of the first one

It's a mark on the photo to cover the butt. It's not part of the tattoo.

Why though

I think the canvas probably didn't want his butt crack shown.

It’s not like we know who he is

why is seeing a strangers crack so important to you

There’s nothing wrong with the human form

1,4,3,2. No one can match number 1 and I just don’t like the color or how much black is on 2

Of those? The first is my favorite. I don't remember which artist did which piece.

That was Kruseman. I don’t remember any other American Traditional final piece. Did I miss one?

Thank you.

I mean, 1 is obviously just fucking amazing. Then I would go 4, 3 and 2

All are great, but you can tell the love and passion that went into that back piece of kruseman. It’s fucking amazing

1 in my opinion is the best but I’d prefer 4 on me

While Kruseman should’ve never been in the finale imo, I would have to say Kruseman’s tattoo would be my favorite as well as Christian’s.

1, 4, 2, 3 Krusemans might be my favorite finale piece for the entire series. It's bizarre given what a lackluster competitor he was. Snaz's is fantastic as well.

4. 4 isn’t really my style but I think it’s done so well and the subject is so interesting. I like 2 as well.

I think I’d go in the order presented - 1,2,3,4

2,3,4.

1 is best by some distance

That Jimmy Snaz piece is one of my favorite tattoos of the whole show

I can’t decide between 2 and4. I don’t think Kelly’s is all that readable it took me a second to figure out what I was looking at. On the first one did Kruzeman put a black border on the dudes butt cheeks? It looks weird

They all suck

Come on, they don’t suck