Torn skin tattoo ideas

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

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