Tattoos

November 9, 2016

Artist Creates Surreal 3D Tattoos With Incredible Depth and Definition

Artist Arlo DiCristina produces hyperrealistic paintings on an unlikely canvas—the skin. With an incredible attention to detail and an active imagination, the Colorado-based “dermis architect” creates life-like portraits that fuse into other forms, like smoke-filled cityscapes, fancy flourishes, and the depths of the ocean. Each portrait has the distinct feeling that it was painted with a brush rather than needles, as DiCristina’s approach favors dramatic shading over outlines—the result looks stunningly three dimensional.

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November 5, 2016

Hand-Painted Tights Create the Illusion of Striking Tattoos Inked on Your Legs

Many of us admire tattoos, but not everyone wants to take the plunge and get one permanently inked on their body. Luckily, there are alternatives that allow you to sport faux body art without lifelong commitment. TATUL is a “tattoo tights” shop that features hand-painted motifs over nude-colored stockings. When worn, all that’s seen is the design—creating the illusion that your bare skin suddenly has some fantastic new ink.

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August 23, 2016

Vibrant Animal Tattoos Twinkle with Spectacular Colors of the Galaxy

Tattooist Adrian Bascur invigorates his skillful animal designs with more galactic appeal. He fills intricate animal outlines with twinkling, star-studded clouds to create images that exemplify the magnificence of the natural world, beyond the confines of our atmosphere.  To further enhance his dramatically bold space tattoos, the Chilean artist blends magenta and cerulean colors in an approach that is similar to watercolor painting.

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July 19, 2016

Delicate Floral and Nature Tattoos Inspired by Changing Seasons

Crimean artist Pis Saro takes inspiration from her travels and innate fascination with nature to create her soft and dreamlike tattoo designs. “The mood of my art changes with the seasons,” Saro told Illusion Magazine. “I grow flowers and watch them attentively, looking at each fractal detail in petals and leaves. They’re not as simple as they seem! I like to study plants, animals and birds of different countries, too, always searching for new ideas.

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