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35 Genius Tattoos That Reveal Their True Form When The Body Moves, By Veks Van Hillik Tattoo

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While ink art aficionados are constantly in search of the most creative, original and one-of-a-kind tattoos, this tattoo artist is taking them to a whole new level.

By blending the thin line between reality and illusion, Vek Van Hillik is using not just the incredible skill of his hand but also clever body placement. Think of arms and legs, covered in tattoos that totally change their shape depending on whether they’re bent or straightened.

The result is as mesmerizing as it can get, so you can surely call Vek Van Hillik a tattoo genius of today.

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karl briggs 1 year ago

Very creative, but I wonder where this is placed on the body?! 😳

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Soph the Loaf 1 year ago

Love this one! Creepy, but I also find it a little cute. Maybe it's the little lantern.

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Larry Face 1 year ago

I love the dark themes of these tattoos!

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nerdy_panda 1 year ago

beautiful!

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Chickens are fluffy 1 year ago

I'll probably get a tattoo of a chicken when I'm old enough. I've loved chickens for years now

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Becca Kuehn 1 year ago

Wow

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Antz Online 1 year ago

Will look good while running

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MarchingBanda786 1 year ago

That’s beautiful

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Jane Cortez 1 year ago

Extraordinary!

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T. Brown 1 year ago

Wow

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Leoninus Fate 1 year ago

Reminds me a bit of soul eater

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Tiki Stanford 1 year ago

This I love!!!!!

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Larry Face 1 year ago

Oh thats magical <3

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Vicky De Raedemaeker 1 year ago

Donnie Darko?

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Becca Kuehn 1 year ago

It multiplied! 😄 I like that it's both creepy and cute.

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MarchingBanda786 1 year ago

I don’t get this one? Is it supposed to be a heart?

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a fruity dream of delusion 1 year ago

i love all the eyes and butterflies :D

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Antz Online 1 year ago

Beautiful

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MarchingBanda786 1 year ago

Rawr

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Kali Chaos 1 year ago

Dude that line work though...

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Lyone Fein 1 year ago

I love this one

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Becca Kuehn 1 year ago

Absolutely beautifully morbid

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Antz Online 1 year ago

Wow

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BeepBeepBoopBoop 1 year ago

LIL TEEFS

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Ches Yamada 1 year ago

🦐

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T. Brown 1 year ago

Eye see what u did there

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Sarah McConnaughey 1 year ago

That one needs a trypophobia warning. 😬

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Crazy Cat Couple 1 year ago

Aawwww🤗

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Alisa Ivanova 1 year ago

My favorite 🪰

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Michael Sanders 1 year ago

Most of these look they would be a Tool album cover

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PolymathNecromancer 1 year ago

When extended looks a little like Stewie Griffin

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e gads 1 year ago

Donnie Darko?

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DCB 1 year ago

I see Gizmo in the right image. Bottom left of the tattoo

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Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

What do you think ?

Lyone Fein 1 year ago

These are just so amazing and original. Really beautiful work.

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Telepathetic 1 year ago

Reminds me of the old "MAD" magazine Fold-in Covers by Al Jaffe

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A Random Anvil 1 year ago

Brilliant. Each and every one.

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Lyone Fein 1 year ago

These are just so amazing and original. Really beautiful work.

8points

Telepathetic 1 year ago

Reminds me of the old "MAD" magazine Fold-in Covers by Al Jaffe

7points

A Random Anvil 1 year ago

Brilliant. Each and every one.

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