Turning scars and birthmarks into works of art, these 20 tattoos are truly inspiring and show the transformative power of tattooing.

1. Tattooed Fingers Here is an amazing tattoo. This person lost the top of the first two fingers on their hand. The tattoo artist had the skill to make the tattoos look like real fingernails, even giving them the shadow you might find under your real fingernails.

2.Scar Flowers Here is another flower tattoo running part of the length of this person’s arm. Not only does the tattoo look good, it fully covers the scar on the back of this person’s arm, covering it completely.

3. Beam Me Up This long scar on this person’s arm has been turned into a beam from an alien spacecraft beaming up a woman. As with most tattoos, this one must have some significance in this person’s life. I wonder if they are a believer in aliens or have been abducted themselves at some point.

 4. Beautiful Flowers These pink flowers are so pretty. You can’t even tell there is a scar underneath all that. The pastel colours make this tattoo look like a work of art.

5. Cello Here is an artistic way to cover up a scar. According to the person with the scar, it is over 30 years old. The blue coloration of the tattoo and its almost translucent nature goes along perfectly with this person’s pale skin. Beautifully done!