40+ Cool 3D Tattoos We Had to Look at Twice

From animals bursting out of their body to skin looking like it’s been torn, shredded, or cracked like glass, these tattoos might be some of the most amazing 3D artwork you’ve ever seen.

Endless Arm Blocks

These falling blocks look pretty cool at first glance, but then you start looking closer and realize that there’s no end to them, and it looks like they just go straight through the arm — and that disembodied hand is just floating there. This is a really great piece. The blocks look so realistic, you almost want to reach out and grab one.

A Hole in the Arm

This next one is kind of mind-blowing. The lines in this tattoo look like they’re getting sucked into an all-consuming black hole, which has been tattooed in a way that makes it seem as though it’s going straight through this person’s arm. You almost think you could stick a finger through there.

We bet you this guy wakes up every day a bit startled that the densest object in the known universe had opened in the middle of his forearm.

Just Bee Nice

Bees are often used to symbolize renewed life, community, or the sun. Obviously, they build hives out of honeycomb, and this leg tattoo creates a 3D optical illusion of bees crawling around a honeycomb.

Another cool feature of this tattoo is how it looks like the skin is just a cap to the honeycombs and is in the process of being removed from a few of them.

Yikes! Burn It!

If you don’t like spiders, you might not be able to fathom why someone would want a giant one right on their shoulder. This one looks like it’s crawling across her back, and whatever you think about spiders — whether you love or hate them — the artwork on this particular tattoo is pretty incredible.

The shadow underneath this gigantically horrifying spider is a really nice touch, and adds to the illusion that it’s crawling across her back. Just keep it over there and let us admire it from a distance, thanks.