Torn skin tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo on a man's upper arm and elbow, showing torn skin peeled back to reveal printed Latin-style text beneath.

Torn skin revealing text on an arm

Wonder Woman logo under torn skin

Colour realism tattoo of the Texas state outline filled with the Texas flag, showing through torn skin on the upper arm near the elbow.

Texas flag through torn skin on upper arm

Realistic tattoo of a grey skull with red tissue visible through a star-shaped tear in skin, on an area of upper leg or arm.

Skull inside a torn star

Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin that reveals metal armour plates with rivets and a buckle, with a Celtic knot on the shoulder cap.

Torn skin revealing armour with Celtic knot

Realistic colour tattoo on a side torso made to look like torn skin, revealing a blue sky with clouds and black swallows in flight across the ribs.

Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs

Realistic biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing torn skin peeling back to reveal grey metal mechanical parts with rivets and pistons.

Biomechanical forearm tattoo with torn skin

Realistic green eye tattoo with peeling skin edges and handwritten black script below it, on the inside of a forearm, in a realism style.

Realistic green eye with script on forearm

Colour biomechanical skull with a coiled spine tattoo on a lower leg, set against red and grey shading in a realistic style.

Biomechanical skull and spine on a calf

Colour tattoo of a winter lake with dark pine trees and a purple sky, revealed through torn skin on the side of the ribs, with blue snowflakes around it.

Winter lake and pines in torn skin on ribs

Black and grey realism tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin revealing armour straps, buckles and a Celtic knot on the pauldron.

Torn skin armour pauldron with Celtic knot

Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back showing torn skin revealing buckled armour straps and a Celtic knot disc.

Torn skin with Celtic knot armour on shoulder

Colour tattoo of a grinning clown with a red nose and torn skin edges on a lower leg, in a neo-traditional style.

Grinning clown face tattoo on a calf

Realistic star tattoo on an upper arm that looks like peeling skin, filled with words such as freedom, family and friendship, with the word love in red.

Torn-skin star with words on upper arm

Colour tattoo of Mickey Mouse breaking through torn skin on the upper arm, in a traditional cartoon style with bold black outlines.

Mickey Mouse tearing through skin on upper arm

Colour tattoo of a red, white and blue flag with white stars showing through torn skin on the upper arm.

Torn skin flag tattoo on upper arm

Realistic tattoo across a shoulder and upper back showing torn skin that reveals an old sepia map, a blue ship's wheel compass rose and a blue fleur-de-lis.

Torn skin revealing a compass and old map

Colour tattoo of blue, yellow and orange fish scales showing through a torn skin effect on the outer thigh.

Fish scales revealed through torn skin on thigh

Realistic tattoo of torn armour revealing chainmail, with a winged Celtic cross on the pauldron, covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.

Torn armour and Celtic cross on shoulder

Realistic colour tattoo of a starry galaxy showing through torn skin on the upper back.

Galaxy revealed through torn skin on a back

Realistic biomechanical tattoo on the inner forearm, showing torn skin revealing grey metal pipes and mechanical parts.

Biomechanical forearm with torn skin

Colour tattoo of a purple ribbon behind torn skin, with the words Seize the day in black script, on a lower leg.

Seize the day ribbon on a calf

Full-colour realistic tattoo on a person's upper back showing an underwater reef with fish, coral and a starfish within a torn-skin effect.

Underwater reef torn through skin on a back

Two views of a forearm tattoo showing red scales beneath black, torn-open skin edges, placed on the forearm.

Torn skin with red scales on forearm

Realism tattoo on an upper arm and elbow showing torn skin that reveals Latin text and a parchment-like layer beneath.

Torn skin revealing Latin text on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo on the shoulder showing torn skin with armour plates, buckles and a Celtic knot.

Torn skin revealing armour and a Celtic knot

Realistic black and grey forearm tattoo of a turbocharger and mechanical parts, with a red torn-skin effect behind the engine.

Turbocharger in torn skin on a forearm

Realistic black and grey biomechanical tattoo of gears and metal machinery through torn red skin on a calf, shown from three angles.

Biomechanical gears on a calf

Black and grey tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing riveted metal armour plates above a Celtic knotwork cross.

Celtic cross under torn armour plates

Colour tattoo of a galaxy and nebula with stars, shown as if torn through the skin on the upper arm and shoulder.

Galaxy tattoo torn open on upper arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of three Daleks tearing through skin across a woman's upper back, with a black and grey circular gear emblem on her shoulder.

Daleks breaking through skin on upper back

Black and grey realism tattoo of torn skin peeling back to reveal printed text pages across the upper arm and elbow.

Torn skin revealing text pages on arm

Realistic chest tattoo of a five-point star with torn skin edges revealing the verse Daniel 12:3 inside, with red accents at the tears.

Torn-skin star with Daniel 12:3 on the chest

Two side-by-side photos of a man's torn-skin tattoo revealing an American flag across his upper chest and shoulder, and across his upper back.

American flag torn-skin design on shoulder and back

Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's face and front paw on a forearm, with amber eyes and detailed whiskers.

Tiger emerging on a forearm

Black and grey biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing pistons, pipes and a chain through a torn skin effect in a realistic style.

Biomechanical pistons and pipes on a forearm

Black and grey tattoo of a square and compass with an eye above, shown through a torn skin effect on the upper arm.

Torn skin reveal with square and compass on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of blue-green scales showing through torn skin on the outer thigh.

Blue scales under torn skin on a thigh

Realistic colour tattoo of a coilover suspension shock absorber with gold springs bursting through torn skin on a lower leg.

Coilover shock through torn skin on a calf

Colour tattoo of superhero emblems, including Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, shown torn through skin from thigh to ankle in a neo-traditional style.

Torn skin superhero emblems down a leg

Colour realism tattoo of the Joker's grinning face behind torn skin and green claw marks on a forearm, shown in five stages from black and grey to full colour.

Joker face tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey realistic tattoo of a piston and connecting rod appearing through torn skin on the upper arm.

Piston and con rod torn through skin on upper arm

Colour tattoo on the side of a ribcage that looks like torn skin, revealing a dark red giant face with a blue eye and gritted teeth.

Torn skin revealing a giant face on ribs

Skull with stitched skin on upper arm

Realistic tattoo of torn skin revealing blue-grey fish-like scales on a forearm near the elbow.

Torn skin revealing blue scales on an arm

Realistic biomechanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing torn skin revealing a metallic mechanical structure with rivets and cabling.

Biomechanical torn-skin design on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a clawed hand tearing through skin, placed on the shoulder and upper back.

Hand tearing through skin on a shoulder

Colour biomechanical tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing grey metal armour plates, rivets and a circular emblem.

Biomechanical torn skin on upper arm