Torn skin tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realistic snake tattoo on a calf, with the snake appearing to break out from a torn skin effect.
Snake emerging from torn skin on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm, shaped like torn skin peeling back to reveal Latin text across the upper arm and elbow.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on arm
Colour realism tattoo of the German flag appearing through torn skin on a man's calf, with a small black letter below it.
German flag under torn skin on a calf
Back of a shaved head with a realistic red tattoo of torn skin, exposed flesh and dripping blood on the nape of the neck, in realism style.
Torn skin and exposed flesh on the nape
Realism tattoo on a calf showing torn skin peeled back to reveal a coilover shock absorber with an orange spring and yellow reservoir.
Torn skin revealing a coilover shock on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose on the shoulder and upper arm, with shaded clouds and rock showing through a torn-skin effect.
Compass rose and torn skin shoulder tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a rose emerging from torn skin, with banded lettering and shaded metallic rings, on the forearm.
Rose under peeled skin on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing torn skin that reveals a stone-like surface inscribed with words such as loyalty, integrity and compassion.
Torn skin revealing virtue words on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a creature with ridged scales and two gripping hands tearing through skin across the centre of the back.
Creature tearing through skin on back
Realistic chest tattoo of the N7 logo in silver lettering with a red triangle, drawn to look as if it tears through the skin.
N7 logo torn through skin on chest
Colour tattoo of the Superman shield logo in red and yellow with black outlines, appearing to tear through the skin.
Superman shield tattoo with torn skin effect
Black and grey realism tattoo of armour plates, a winged Celtic cross and chainmail across a man's upper arm and shoulder, with a torn skin effect at the edges.
Armour and Celtic cross on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star under peeling skin, filled with words such as friendship, freedom and love, on a shoulder and upper arm.
Torn skin star with virtue words on upper arm
Black and grey biomechanical tattoo of gears, pistons and cables torn open through skin on the calf.
Biomechanical gears on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of torn skin revealing Latin text across an upper arm and down towards the elbow.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of a deer with large antlers bursting through torn skin on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Deer emerging through torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star with torn skin edges revealing words such as freedom and love, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Torn skin star with words on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a realistic style, showing torn skin revealing a red and blue superhero suit pattern on the upper arm and forearm, with a city skyline behind.
Torn skin sleeve revealing a red and blue suit
Cheshire Cat grin and bright green eyes peering from a torn skin effect on the side of the ribs, with a shaded, three-dimensional look.
Cheshire Cat grin through torn skin on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of Batman, the Joker and a masked villain across an upper back, with the bat logo revealed through torn skin.
Batman, Joker and villain torn-skin back tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog with its tongue out, emerging through torn skin on a person's upper back.
Realistic dog portrait tearing through skin on back
Realistic colour tattoo of an American flag revealed through torn skin on the upper arm, with DON'T TREAD lettering across the top.
American flag under torn skin on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Superman shield on a chest, shown as if the skin is torn open to reveal it, with a halftone dot texture.
Superman shield torn through chest skin
Photograph of a realistic tattoo of torn, bleeding wounds running down a person's calf, shown in a Realism style against a dark background.
Realistic gash wound on a calf
Realistic black and grey bear paw print tattoo on a calf, with claw marks appearing to tear through the skin.
Bear paw tattoo on a calf
Tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's teal eyes and toothy grin emerging from torn skin on the side of the ribs.
Cheshire Cat grin torn into skin on ribs
Colour tattoo on a flank of skin, styled as torn skin revealing a blue sky with two swallows, grey clouds and a rainbow, in a realistic style.
Torn skin revealing sky and rainbow
Colour tattoo of the Superman shield on the side ribs, shown as if torn open through the skin in a realistic style.
Superman logo under torn skin on ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a striped-sleeved, bladed glove with long claws ripping through torn, bloodied skin on a person's upper back.
Bladed glove tearing through skin on upper back
Photograph of a realistic tattoo of a star torn open through skin on a man's upper arm and shoulder, revealing words such as freedom and love in black, grey and red ink.
Torn skin star with words on upper arm
Close-up of a realistic wound tattoo with torn, bitten-looking edges and red veining on the upper arm, in a realism style.
Realistic wound tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of claws tearing through skin on the upper chest, with small stars visible inside the tear.
Claws tearing through skin on chest
Black and grey realistic biomechanical tattoo on a man's chest, showing gears, pipes and a ribbed mechanical form beneath torn skin.
Biomechanical torn skin chest piece
Realism tattoo of a star with torn-skin edges filled with words such as friendship, family and love in red, across a shoulder and upper arm.
Torn-skin star with words on shoulder
Realism style biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing grey metal pistons and mechanical parts beneath torn, flesh-coloured skin.
Biomechanical torn skin forearm tattoo
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a bat emblem on a forearm, appearing to tear through the skin around it.
Bat emblem torn through skin on a forearm
Colour tattoo of torn skin revealing rainbow stripes in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, on the side of a ribcage.
Torn skin revealing rainbow stripes on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull breaking through dark torn skin on a forearm, with glossy highlights on the cranium.
Realistic skull emerging from torn skin on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tachometer dial breaking through torn, bloody skin on the upper arm, with numbers 0 to 8 and x1000 r/min visible.
Tachometer bursting through torn skin
Colour tattoo of a blue and white NY logo shown through a torn-skin effect on the calf.
Torn skin reveal with blue NY logo on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo on the inner forearm showing a guitar neck and strings appearing through torn skin, with a script logo on the headstock.
Guitar emerging from torn forearm skin
Colour tattoo of Confederate battle flags showing through torn skin on the upper arm, with red, blue and grey shading.
Torn skin revealing battle flags on upper arm
Black and grey realism biomechanical tattoo of gears, pistons and metal plates torn open through the skin of a forearm.
Biomechanical gears on a forearm
Black kanji character inside a white and blue circle, framed by a red torn-skin effect, tattooed on a man's chest.
Kanji symbol with torn skin on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of cracked armour plates, a winged Celtic cross and chainmail across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in four photos.
Armour and winged Celtic cross on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a grinning grey cat with green eyes tearing through skin on the side of the ribs.
Grinning cat tearing through skin on ribs
Black and grey dotwork skull tattoo with a torn skin effect, placed over the elbow.
Skull with torn skin on an elbow
Colour tattoo of an American flag showing through torn, shaded skin, in realism style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Torn skin American flag on upper arm