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February 3rd, 2017

Photo Gallery: 20 SICK Portrait Tattoos

Back in the day people used to carry around pictures of their loved ones in their wallets, now people get portrait tattoos of their loved ones instead. Some of the…

Back in the day people used to carry around pictures of their loved ones in their wallets, now people get portrait tattoos of their loved ones instead. Some of the most skilled artists out there will have you guessing how such realism is even possible in a tattoo. We’ve gathered 20 portraits by some of our favorite artists for you in this gallery of portrait tattoos, like this one by Oleg. Enjoy.

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