Whatever Happened To Ink Master Winner Steve Tefft?

Before competing on "Ink Master," Steve Tefft managed his own tattoo shop called 12 Tattoos in a small town in Connecticut. Being crowned as the winner of Season 2 helped boost his business, and it also improved his skills as an artist. Tefft put the $100,000 reward toward expanding his business and worked toward his goal of being "one of the great tattoo artists of the world." "I really put a lot of thought and care into every tattoo now, knowing it will be judged by the world very closely. I always did, but it's really important now," Tefft told Big Tattoo Planet regarding his takeaway from the show.

Today, 12 Tattoos is considered the premier body piercing and tattoo studio in Southeastern Connecticut. Tefft often shares his works on Instagram, and it seems that he found even bigger success after being on "Ink Master." Throughout his success, Tefft stuck to his signature style of creating monochromatic horror tattoos with intricate details.