Inked Mag Staff
January 15th, 2015
Skull of the Day: Illusions of the Dead
Uncover the hidden illusions in Piotr Deadi Dedel's stunning tattoo art. These optical illusions will amaze and captivate you.
Today’s skull of the day is this beautiful back piece by Piotr Deadi Dedel. Now at first you might just see an angel in a valley, but if you look closely that scene might just prove to turn into something else! Dedel is a phenomenal fantasy realism tattooer, so employing his skills to create large scale optical illusions like this piece is what led us to choose his highly recognizable back piece as today’s skull pick! For more mind-bending tattoos check out some of our favorite optical illusion pieces and our top picks for tattooed skulls.

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