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10+ Clever Tattoos That Only Get Fully Revealed After You Extend Your Arms Or Legs

Veks Van Hillik is French tattoo artist who describes his works as oneiric, surreal and influenced by many artists, like Gustave Doré, Ingres, Caravaggio, Dali and Breton as well as pop culture, video games, comics, and street art.

The tattoos this artist creates have a little magical touch to them – he uses the natural folds of people’s limbs to hide parts of the tattoos so their full beauty is only revealed upon stretching one’s arms or legs. Doing this is no easy task, and the artist often has to use the freehand technique (meaning no stencil) to achieve the illusion.

Check out the mesmerizing tattoos in the gallery below!

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If you think this beetle tattoo looks cool now

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Check out how cool it looks when her arm is stretched!

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These tattoos have a certain magical touch and only get fully revealed upon stretching one’s limbs

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Veks Van Hillik is a French tattoo artist who creates these unique tattoos

He uses the natural folds of people’s limbs to hide parts of the tattoos

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Veks Van Hillik TattooWork (@veksvanhilliktattoo) on Aug 6, 2018 at 3:54am PDT

Creating these tattoos is no easy task, and the artist often has to use the freehand technique to achieve the illusion

For optimal shape-shifting, the artist chooses symmetrical objects

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Veks Van Hillik TattooWork (@veksvanhilliktattoo) on Jul 20, 2018 at 8:35am PDT

The insect tattoos he creates are meant to take flight

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Veks Van Hillik TattooWork (@veksvanhilliktattoo) on Jan 10, 2017 at 8:11am PST

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One day, this guy just kind of figured - “I spend most of my time on the internet anyway, why not turn it into a profession?” - and he did! Now he not only gets to browse the latest cat videos and fresh memes every day but also shares them with people all over the world, making sure they stay up to date with everything that’s trending on the web. Some things that always pique his interest are old technologies, literature and all sorts of odd vintage goodness. So if you find something that’s too bizarre not to share, make sure to hit him up!