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Traditional, blackwork, tribal, abstract… there’s a vast variety of tattoo styles nowadays. However, artist Karol Rybakowski from Poland still manages to surprise you, even when you might feel like you’ve seen it all. Karol’s tattoos are so realistic that some may even mistake them as Photoshopped.

The 33-year-old tattoo artist has already gained recognition around the world with many happy customers and over 150K followers on Instagram. In the images below, check out some of his best tattoos, which include some well-known people and characters, movie shots, or even pets.

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Imagine seeing that everytime you look down!😍

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    I legit scrolled past cause i thought it was a hooman

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    SWEET!

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    Oh my god stunning

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    Looks like our cat...RIP

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    Love the dog portraits.

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    Hes seen things

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    The detail, looks so painstakingly done. It's just incredible. 🐾🐾🐾😊

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    That works just fine until you run into a dog in the park.

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    I'm not a tattoo person, but as an artist and a Hendrix fan, this is stunning.

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    Looking like a sweet doggo has been memorialized in a beautiful way

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    Beautiful

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    Oh Louie.... Still whining Louie....

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    Baby Elvis-well done

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    Peaky Blinders?

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    Is that Michelle Pfeiffer?

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    even the tattoo within the tattoo looks real!

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    That is no easy feat on the hand.

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    AWWW DOGGO

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    Tim Curry puts new pennywise to shame. Amazing

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    Wow that person reaaaaally loved Interview with a vampire...

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    All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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    Now thats a portrait!! She’s amazing

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    Just...why? Amazing and lifelike but why?

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    Another sweet memorial, I assume?

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    OMg why isn't this higher?

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    holy cow, the detail in all those shadows

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    James Hetfield… Metallica 🤘🏼

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    Imagine that being on the hand that your daughter's date shows up with

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    You busy little bee

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    How could you NOT want to meet her. What a genuinely beautiful smile, and heart.

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    W.O.W.

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    How?!?

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    She is lovely but for some reason she makes me sad.

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    I really like this one.

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    I can tell he does karaoke... At his arm...

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    Oldverine

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    No you can not wear a tank top to our wedding, my father will kill you, that and it doesn't go with my beautiful white dress.

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    The shadows

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    Sir Charles

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    This one puzzles me

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    Lemmy. Motörhead

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    Happy James Hetfield? A bit quirky

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    A tattoo of a tattoo? Tattooception

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    Geralt <3

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    Too bad he's a racist anti-vaccine douche.

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    Would scare the crap out of me if I saw that one next to me!

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    who gets a Pope on them?

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