This isn't the first post we've done about 3D tattoos, and it's unlikely to be the last because the body art is constantly evolving and it looks so damn cool.
Popularized by pioneers such as Jesse Rix and Winston The Whale, these 3D drawings will make you look twice. Some of these tattoo designs look astonishingly real as if there actually is a beautiful butterfly perched delicately on the skin. Others are mind-bending 3D art illusions that contort the body in ways that shouldn't be possible.
So if you're looking for inspiration for your next tattoo ideas, why not consider adding another dimension? Scroll down below to check out this tattoo gallery filled with incredible designs compiled by Bored Panda, , and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Amazing Cat Tattoo. It's An Awesome Work, It Pops Off The Skin
Tattoo By Danny And Domestic’s Tattoos Mossend Scotland
This Piece Symbolize The Strength That Is Needed To Free Yourself From Pain. It Represents The Inner Power Required To Free Our Mind And Truly Let Go
Cover Up From Today
Sorry To The People Who Get Creeped Out By This One, But I Like It
Genuine question, does anyone know if these only look right from a certain angle, like when people create 3D art on the street?
Progress Shot Of This Fun Piece I Started Today
Not to be a downer, but his right nipple looks inverted, sometimes a sign of breast cancer. Men can get breast cancer too. Hope he gets it checked.
After 2 Sessions Totaling 12 Hours Of Work. The Damper Is Fully Healed. The Background Was Made In The Freehand With No References
For The One Who Can't Live Without Fishing
Had Fun Doing This Piece Yesterday On And Awesome Client
3D Tattoo
We Spent Close To 8 Hours On The Stencil For This Thing
Incredibly Beautiful Chest Tattoo
The visual effect is exquisite and it must have required mathematical precision ... a definite conversation starter.
Can't deny the artistry, but most of them are just gross to me.
That's how I feel too... Cool art, but weird on a body
I always think, “that would make a great t-shirt; nylon, skin tight.”
some of them look so damn obvious too
These are amazing, it takes real skill to do realism tattoos.
It's like tattoo central around here! Personally, I don't have any tattoos or any plans to get any. The artistry is interesting, though.
I'm with you Nikki D. Nothing I can think of I would want on me forever. Looking back I shudder at what I may have gotten 20, heck, even 10 years ago. Not for me.
What is the obsession with death and skulls, etc? To me, it implies a lack of self esteem and a desire to try and look hard. I don't understand why so many people think death is so cool. It's a hell of a cliché, too.
Amazing tattoos and immense talent but some of those are really, honestly creepy!!
whens my tattoo gonna be from these artist?
After seeing some of this artistic tatoos, make me wanna get one too. Then I realise they´re forever... Amazing work, brilliant technics. But not for me, yet.
Most tattoo "artists" will never come close to this.
Awww, I got reply notifications for pics that aren't here anymore : (
Not all of them are amazing, some of them are actually pretty amateurish. Anyway, like I mentioned on another tattoo post, all the artists responsible need to be credited.
OCD.
cool art...
Stunning art work !!!
Ok these are really cool but that must be PAINFUL
These are really cool!
true artist with some very weird results
Finally. Tattoos worth getting.
Tattoos always look great when first done, but then they fade to mud. Not my cup of tea.
Amazing Artistry, Talented People, T admire anyone who can do this type of work! Over the years I think my most favorite tatooing is on a leg or arm and looks like Carved Wood Work, so intricate. God Bless any Artist that can do any of this work,,, I stand in awe !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Artistically, they're amazing. But let's face it, even in 2019, their job possibilities with some of these tattoos are limited.
These were cool, some optical illusions, some creepy as heck, some cute.
#8 is good. the rest...
Trumpity trump trump
How perceptive. You've truly summed it all up.
Haha LMAO I’m dying 😂
Cool, and lots of talent involved but like all tattoo fads they started to look the same. Plus I only saw them for a brief time, not the rest of my life. And yes, I feel the same way about my own tattoos.
The era of the cyborgs is here. We want we aim the cyborgs. It was logical, still scarry.
Hard to focus on the art when the insipid comments make me roll my eyes so hard it hurts.
"Look at me! Look at me! Look at me! LOOK the F**K at MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"
LOOK AT ME!! It's their choice.
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Ew. That’s just gross, why would anyone with half a brain do this to themselves?
Can't deny the artistry, but most of them are just gross to me.
That's how I feel too... Cool art, but weird on a body
I always think, “that would make a great t-shirt; nylon, skin tight.”
some of them look so damn obvious too
These are amazing, it takes real skill to do realism tattoos.
It's like tattoo central around here! Personally, I don't have any tattoos or any plans to get any. The artistry is interesting, though.
I'm with you Nikki D. Nothing I can think of I would want on me forever. Looking back I shudder at what I may have gotten 20, heck, even 10 years ago. Not for me.
What is the obsession with death and skulls, etc? To me, it implies a lack of self esteem and a desire to try and look hard. I don't understand why so many people think death is so cool. It's a hell of a cliché, too.
Amazing tattoos and immense talent but some of those are really, honestly creepy!!
whens my tattoo gonna be from these artist?
After seeing some of this artistic tatoos, make me wanna get one too. Then I realise they´re forever... Amazing work, brilliant technics. But not for me, yet.
Most tattoo "artists" will never come close to this.
Awww, I got reply notifications for pics that aren't here anymore : (
Not all of them are amazing, some of them are actually pretty amateurish. Anyway, like I mentioned on another tattoo post, all the artists responsible need to be credited.
OCD.
cool art...
Stunning art work !!!
Ok these are really cool but that must be PAINFUL
These are really cool!
true artist with some very weird results
Finally. Tattoos worth getting.
Tattoos always look great when first done, but then they fade to mud. Not my cup of tea.
Amazing Artistry, Talented People, T admire anyone who can do this type of work! Over the years I think my most favorite tatooing is on a leg or arm and looks like Carved Wood Work, so intricate. God Bless any Artist that can do any of this work,,, I stand in awe !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Artistically, they're amazing. But let's face it, even in 2019, their job possibilities with some of these tattoos are limited.
These were cool, some optical illusions, some creepy as heck, some cute.
#8 is good. the rest...
Trumpity trump trump