Optical illusion tattoos have the power to trick you and twist your mind. They’re characterized by surreal trippy designs that are mind-blowing!
Tattoo artists usually aim to create the illusion of depth or some kind of movement which is what makes these tattoos look so trippy and cool. If you stare too long at these crazy tattoo designs, you might get hypnotized, so don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Scroll down to see some of the craziest optical illusion tattoos that will make you question everything!
1. Optical Illusion Tattoo
Okay, what is happening right here?! This is beyond crazy if you ask me. The design is really neat and the bold black lines twisting give an illusion of two holes in the arm.
2. Trippy Leopard Tattoo
This looks like a leopard chilling on the tree branch except there is no tree branch at all?! Although it’s only skin and there’s no ink on it, it really looks like the leopard is lying on something.
3. Alice In Wonderland Tattoo
I don’t think there’s a cooler character to make a trippy tattoo out of it than Alice in Wonderland. The black and red ink along with overlapping outlines give this tattoo a really trippy vibe!
4. Optical Geometric Illusion Tattoo
This tattoo makes it seem like different geometric shapes are coming out of the skin! It’s a really surreal design that looks simple but is absolutely mind-boggling!
5. Trippy Mandala Tattoo
Mandala tattoos are known for their intricate designs with many details so making a trippy design of mandala is an excellent idea! If you blink really fast while looking at it, you might get dizzy!
6. Vase Or Two Faces Tattoo?
What did you see first, the vase or two faces looking at each other? I saw two faces at first, but then it started looking like a really pretty vase, it’s insane!
7. Optical Illusion Spiral Tattoo
Is there something more hypnotizing than an endless spiral? I feel like I could easily get lost in this tattoo! It’s really cool and the lines are so neat and clear!
8. Trippy Landscape Tattoo
Now this is an absolute masterpiece! From the stunning painting to the illusion of water pouring down from it, everything looks magnificent! This is pure art and no one can tell me otherwise!
9. Butterfly Illusion Tattoo
Butterfly is a classic in the world of tattoos but why not add a bit of “spice” and make it more interesting? Just look at this cool design that looks like a butterfly flapping its wings! Who wouldn’t want to have it?!
10. Alligator 3D Tattoo
Tattoo artists have become so good at creating realistic tattoos, it’s crazy! It looks so real and the shadow tuned out perfectly! It really seems like the alligator is swimming across the arm.
11. Black Hole Tattoo
I just know this would look mind-blowing in the dark! However, even like this, it looks like something could crawl out of that black hole any time! It’s so creepy, but also cool at the same time!
12. Mind-Bending Elephant Tattoo
This is one of those optical illusions you could look at for hours, and the more you look at it, the more confused you are! So, how many legs do you see?
13. Trippy Girl Tattoo
I think it’s really cool when optical illusions are incorporated into other designs like this one. The tattoo is pretty hypnotic and I love how it turned out!
14. Broken Skin Tattoo
This tattoo looks like shattered glass! The shading around the spiky pieces makes it look like there’s new brighter skin underneath. I don’t know how they even came up with this!
15. Tattoo Illusion
The concept behind this style of script tattoos is really creative! It looks pretty interesting and cool when a person is walking and moving their leg which changes the tattoo as well.
16. Skull Illusion Tattoo
If you were to look at this from far away or just for a few seconds you would see a skull for sure! However, when you take a better look, there’s a much deeper and more meaningful image you see.
17. Illusion Portrait Tattoo
This striking optical illusion tattoo depicts a surreal face or even more faces hiding in multiple layers. It gives off a mysterious vibe and it’s like you can’t stop staring at it!
18. Impossible Trident Tattoo
I’m pretty sure you must have seen this optical illusion somewhere on the internet at some point. It had us all in a chokehold! So to turn that into a tattoo and confuse people for the rest of your life is legendary, not gonna lie.
19. Handprint Tattoo Or People?
Yeah, it’s just a classical handprint tattoo, nothing special. Wait…are those two people walking and holding hands? Well, that’s exactly the beauty of optical illusion tattoos!
20. Optical Illusion Leg Tattoo
The perspective is everything when it comes to optical illusions. It completely changes the way you see something. This looks like a person trapped between two dimensions but that could be just my point of view.
21. Abstract Illusion Tattoo
This abstract design includes multiple optical illusions you could look at for hours and still not be able to decipher what’s going on! There are many different elements, and each one is really trippy!
22. Mind-Blowing Illusion Tattoo
This looks absolutely surreal! The craziest thing is that this is a cover-up tattoo! Imagine seeing this randomly at the beach and just being ultimately shocked and out of yourself.
23. Optical Illusion Snake Tattoo
Collarbone tattoos always look pretty and I think this concept is really cool! It looks like a snake is fully wrapped around the collarbone and moving.
24. Optical Illusion Flowers Tattoo
It’s interesting how something as simple as this design can be seen in more ways. This optical illusion tattoo is not only tricking your mind, but it’s also pretty meaningful when you think about it.
25. Surreal Illusion Tattoo
This design is very powerful and carries a deep meaning as it shows a human figure breaking free from something and coming out of the skin. It seems like he will step out into the real world any minute!