Torn skin tattoo ideas

149 photos and flash · 74% Realism, 9% Lettering · Upper arm most common

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Realism tattoo on a forearm showing torn skin opening onto a grey metal mechanical core with green, red and blue details.
Mechanical core revealed through torn skin
Colour tattoo of Captain America's shield with a torn skin effect on the shoulder.
Captain America shield tearing through shoulder skin
Realistic colour tattoo of Captain America's shield on the forearm, with a white star at the centre and torn edges revealing skin.
Captain America shield on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon face with ginger hair and blue eyes pushing through torn skin on the stomach, with a tongue piercing visible in the open mouth.
Cartoon face bursting through skin on stomach
Colour realism tattoo of a stitched doll face with blue and yellow eyes and a toothy grin, appearing to tear through skin on the forearm.
Stitched doll face tearing through a forearm
Full back tattoo of planets and spiral galaxies seen through a torn, laced opening in the skin, in bright colour.
Galaxy scene torn open across a back
Realistic colour tattoo of torn skin revealing a red maple leaf flag on a person's lower leg, shown in a photo taken indoors.
Torn skin revealing Canadian flag on calf
Realistic tattoo on a side ribcage of skin tearing open to reveal blue sky and clouds, with black swallows in flight.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Colour tattoo of a full moon over a blue and purple galaxy with stars, shown as if torn through the skin on the upper arm and shoulder.
Moon and galaxy tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo on a forearm showing torn skin revealing words such as courage, freedom, integrity and compassion.
Torn skin revealing virtue words on a forearm
Realism-style upper arm and shoulder tattoo in black and grey, showing a torn-skin effect revealing a Celtic cross, eagle, engraved armour plates and chainmail.
Armour plate sleeve with Celtic cross and eagle
Colour realism tattoo of metallic biomechanical ribs revealed through torn pink skin across the top of a foot.
Biomechanical torn skin on a foot
Drawing of a black, grey and gold biomechanical design with gears, springs and pipes showing through torn skin, shown on a white background.
Biomechanical arm design with torn skin
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing torn skin peeled back to reveal grey metal pistons and mechanical parts.
Torn skin revealing mechanical parts on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the comic villain the Joker with green hair and a wide grin, torn skin around it, and a HA speech bubble, on the thigh.
The Joker grinning through torn skin
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing metal pistons and plates through torn skin in black and grey shading.
Biomechanical torn-skin forearm tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue steel armour plate with a Celtic triquetra knot and scale mail, set within torn skin and flames on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Armour plate and flames on an upper arm sleeve
Traditional style flash design of a black panther with yellow eyes and a red rose, set against a torn pink and red background.
Black panther and rose flash design
Realism tattoo of a roaring lion head and clawed paw tearing through skin on a leg, in black and grey with red and yellow accents.
Roaring lion tattoo on a leg
Colour tattoo of an anime character with red hair and blue eyes, appearing to burst through torn skin on the upper arm.
Anime character torn through skin on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a star with peeled skin edges revealing words such as freedom, love and family, with a faint leaf sprig at the top left.
Torn skin star with words on shoulder
Realistic tattoo on a calf showing a yellow and silver Öhlins shock absorber and coil spring beneath torn skin, in Realism style.
Torn skin revealing a shock absorber on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with visible gears, appearing to break through skin on the upper back.
3D clock face tearing through skin on a back
Realistic fishing hook tattoo on the top of a foot, appearing to pierce torn skin, with grey and blue shading and a dark outline.
Fishing hook piercing skin on a foot
Realistic tattoo of a Cheshire Cat grin with teal eyes peering through torn skin on the side of the ribs.
Cheshire Cat grin in torn skin on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a piston and cog gears breaking through torn skin on the forearm.
Piston and gears on a forearm
Realistic grey and red biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing torn skin that reveals metal machinery, a chain and a padlock.
Torn skin revealing metal machinery on a forearm
Realistic skull tattoo with shaded black and grey bone, red and blue roses and a torn skin effect, on the calf.
Skull and roses on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo across a back and shoulder, showing torn skin that reveals an old orange map beneath, with a blue compass rose at the centre.
Torn skin revealing a compass and old map
Blue fish scale tattoo on the top of a foot, shown through a torn skin effect in a realistic style.
Blue fish scales through torn skin on a foot
Realism-style wolf head tattoo with orange eyes and red torn-skin effect on the upper arm.
Snarling wolf bursting through skin on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a star torn open through skin on the upper arm and shoulder, filled with words including FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, FREEDOM and a red LOVE.
Torn-skin star with words on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull breaking through torn skin on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull emerging through torn skin on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a Cheshire cat grin with bright teal eyes showing through torn skin on the side of the ribs.
Cheshire cat grin in torn skin on ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a guitar neck and body appearing to tear through skin on the forearm.
Guitar neck tearing through a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded grey skull wearing a red football helmet marked HUSKER, torn skin reveal and red N on the upper arm.
Skull in football helmet on upper arm
Black and grey torn skin effect tattoo on an upper arm, with lines of lettering revealed beneath the skin.
Torn skin lettering on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red flag with a blue cross and white stars, shown through torn skin on the upper arm.
Torn skin revealing a flag on the upper arm
Crouching winged gargoyle tattoo on an upper arm, shaded in black and grey with a blue torn-skin background.
Winged gargoyle on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a mask emerging through torn skin on the forearm, shown in shades of tan, red and black.
Torn skin revealing a mask on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon Tasmanian Devil tearing through torn skin on a leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Tasmanian Devil tearing through skin
Colour tattoo of three Daleks in blue, red and yellow emerging through torn skin on a back, with a black and grey circular emblem above the shoulder blade.
Three Daleks breaking through skin on a back
Colour tattoo of blue, purple and teal fish-like scales shown through a torn-skin effect on a person's limb.
Blue and purple scales under torn skin
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on a man's chest showing torn skin revealing gears, metal plates, cables and red tissue, in grey, silver and red.
Mechanical gears and torn skin on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of riveted armour plates and a Celtic knot on a shoulder, with torn skin edges.
Torn skin armour plates on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a realistic tattoo on an arm that looks like torn skin, revealing lines of Latin text on the upper arm and forearm.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on arm
Colour tattoo of blue three-dimensional block letterforms on a man's chest, shown as if tearing through the skin to reveal red beneath.
Blue 3D letterforms torn through skin on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a star of printed words, including family, love and friendship, appearing through a torn skin effect.
Star of words torn through skin on upper arm