GROSS PHOTOS: SEE 30 Of The Most Realistic Tattoos EVER [LOOK]

At first glance, they’re partially surreal, and wholly terrifying. 

But the second mouths on neck, open stitches revealing superficial muscles, and the bionic pistons breaking through the flesh on a person’s arm, are actually not real.

Rather, they are hyper-realistic tattoos created by talented tattoo artists.

Half man, half machine: Moreno has created a hyper-realistic piece of art on his client’s bicep, giving the illusion of a cyborg.

Venezuelan artist Yomico Moreno, who works out of Caracas, has inked a variety of tattoos, ranging from sinister to downright surreal.

Among his works are bionic arms, layers of skin ‘peeled back’ to reveal a beating heart, and the somewhat less dystopic images of ladybugs and butterflies.

His attention to detail is apparent, meticulously adding shadows, shading, and dimension to his work, creating what is undeniably art – though not the kind typically seen in museums.

He told Tattoo Tree in an interview last year that he began taking interest in tattooing at the age of 14, and has since dedicated his life to the craft of permanently inking skin.

The artist said that knowledge is the cornerstone for his often fantastical work.

Half man, half machine: Moreno has created a hyper-realistic piece of art on his client’s forearm, giving the illusion of a cyborg

Scar tissue: One of Moreno’s specialties is to show layers of ‘muscle and sinew’ below the skin, though of course, it is only ink

Strange anatomy: Venezuelan-born Yomico Moreno is a tattoo artist working out of Caracas; his hyper-realistic tattoos, including a poorly sutured incision with the needle still ‘attached,’ require a second glance.

Terrifying: This tarantula looks as if it’s creeping down an unsuspecting man’s arm; clever shading and shadows help make these images look real

Matters of the heart: This tattoo, also by Yomico Moreno, shows tattooed clamps holding open a heart that was apparently sliced by the scalpel

 

Skin deep: This graphic tattoo shows superficial pectoral muscles that were meticulously tattooed, complete with suture needles and stitches

Undone: a tattooed zipper reveals an inked deltoid and bicep.

The persistence of memory: a pocket watch resting  on a man’s hand

V for Vendetta: Latin phrase meaning ‘By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe’.

Eye on the prize: A blinking grey eye looks up from the forearm of one of Moreno’s clients

Strange anatomy: Venezuelan-born Yomico Moreno is a tattoo artist working out of Caracas; his hyper-realistic tattoos, including a second mouth on a man’s neck, require a second glance

V for Vendetta: The phrase ‘Vi veri universum vivus vici is a Latin phrase meaning ‘By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe;’ it was popularly quoted in the 2006 film V For Vendetta

The persistence of memory: Moreno tattooed an infested flesh wound next to a black and white Chuckie.

Soundscape: An audio mixing board and piano keys look like they’re simply below this man’s skin

More stunning work of other artistes below:

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