Armour tattoo ideas

102 photos and flash · 66% Realism, 16% Japanese · Upper arm most common

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Colour tattoo of a Boba Fett style helmet on an upper arm, shaded in green, red, yellow and grey.
Boba Fett style helmet on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an Iron Man helmet with gold faceplate and red armour on the upper arm, shown against a dark blue and black background.
Iron Man helmet on an upper arm
Realism tattoo of an angel within plate armour and chainmail covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles.
Angel in armour on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a horse head in a bridle and spiked headpiece, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Horse head with spiked headpiece on shoulder
Black and grey Japanese style full back tattoo of a helmeted warrior, swirling clouds and a tiger, with a peony on the upper arm.
Full back warrior and tiger piece
Colour tattoo of a gold Roman centurion helmet with a red crest and the numeral XI, with the words THE LAST CENTURION arched above it, on an upper arm.
Roman centurion helmet with lettering on upper arm
Realism-style upper arm and shoulder tattoo in black and grey, showing a torn-skin effect revealing a Celtic cross, eagle, engraved armour plates and chainmail.
Armour plate sleeve with Celtic cross and eagle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel in armour holding a sword, covering the upper arm.
Winged armoured angel with sword on upper arm
Four views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a fantasy castle, a hooded figure, a female elf warrior and skulls from shoulder to wrist.
Fantasy castle and warrior full sleeve
Realistic shaded tattoo of layered armour plates with rivets covering a shoulder and upper arm, in brown and grey tones.
Armoured shoulder plate tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of an armoured knight holding an axe and shield on the upper arm, with botanical flowers and leaves above it near the shoulder.
Armoured knight and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour with a heraldic shield, pauldron and chainmail band across the upper arm and shoulder.
Plate armour and heraldic shield on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue steel armour plate with a Celtic triquetra knot and scale mail, set within torn skin and flames on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Armour plate and flames on an upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing an armoured warrior, a skull, a spiked mace, a chain and a sword.
Armoured warrior sleeve with skull and sword
Three views of a black and grey Egyptian themed full arm sleeve in realistic shading, covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a pharaoh figure, hieroglyphs and a winged figure.
Egyptian themed full sleeve in black and grey
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of Boba Fett's helmet and armour across the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour Boba Fett on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a samurai in armour holding a katana, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai warrior with katana on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing an armoured woman with a halo, surrounded by flames, above a red banner reading Bigmouth Strikes Again.
Armoured saint in flames with banner on upper arm
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing armour plates, a scale pattern and swirling shapes.
Japanese armour sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour covering a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the upper plate and a figure with lettering on the pauldron.
Plate armour shoulder piece with eagle
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo of a winged warrior angel among clouds, with classical statue figures below, shown on the upper arm and forearm from five angles.
Winged warrior angel full sleeve
Realistic grey plate armour tattoo with rivets and a fleur-de-lis emblem covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Plate armour shoulder and arm sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of a black and grey knight helmet with red and orange feather plumes on the upper arm, with part of another coloured tattoo visible at the top left.
Knight helmet with red plumes on upper arm
Black and grey realism armour tattoo with an eagle and scrollwork on the upper arm and shoulder, beside a red and blue outline of the same design.
Eagle armour tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of armour plates, a winged Celtic cross and chainmail across a man's upper arm and shoulder, with a torn skin effect at the edges.
Armour and Celtic cross on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing armour plates with a stylised monogram on the shoulder and chainmail-style knotwork below the elbow.
Armour and chainmail sleeve with monogram
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a classical helmet and cloak covering the upper arm.
Warrior woman in helmet on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour across a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the arm and a helmeted figure on the shoulder plate.
Plate armour shoulder and arm tattoo
Black and grey Viking warrior tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm in a full sleeve, with a horned helmet, beard and round shield.
Viking warrior full sleeve
Black and grey Japanese style samurai in horned helmet and armour covering a full sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with blossom above the shoulder.
Samurai in armour full sleeve tattoo
Colour tattoo of an armoured winged female warrior with a sword and red cape, covering the upper arm in a neo-traditional style.
Armoured winged warrior on an upper arm sleeve
Realistic shaded tattoo of layered armour plates across a shoulder and upper arm, in brown and grey tones.
Realistic armour plate shoulder tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of chainmail and plate armour covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a white tree emblem on a dark shield.
Armoured shoulder with white tree emblem
Realism black and grey tattoo on the upper arm showing a haloed winged warrior with a spear and shield above fallen demonic figures.
Winged warrior and demons on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of cracked armour plates, a winged Celtic cross and chainmail across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in four photos.
Armour and winged Celtic cross on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a armoured woman with a laurel wreath and a sword, with red roses below, on the upper arm.
Armoured woman with laurel and roses on upper arm
Two arms show black and grey full sleeve tattoos with a samurai warrior and skull on the left arm and ravens, swords and a skull on the right, both covering the upper arm and forearm.
Samurai and skull full sleeves
Realistic tattoo of plate armour with a fleur-de-lis emblem and chainmail covering a shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles.
Armour pauldron and chainmail on shoulder
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a chevron emblem inside a dark metal ring with a central gem, with cyan cracks running across the chevron.
Chevron emblem in a cracked metal ring
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Viking warrior in a horned helmet, with shield and sword, on an upper arm sleeve that continues into Celtic knotwork on the forearm.
Viking warrior sleeve with Celtic knotwork
Realistic colour tattoo of a helmeted Roman warrior with a plume, eagle and lion armour details, on the upper arm against an orange background.
Roman warrior in armour on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of torn armour revealing chainmail, with a winged Celtic cross on the pauldron, covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Torn armour and Celtic cross on shoulder
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a samurai in armour with a topknot, shaded in black and grey, with red maple leaves and a purple flower on the arm.
Samurai warrior and maple leaves across a back
Black and grey Celtic knotwork cross set over rivetted armour plates, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knot cross on armour plating upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing an armoured archangel with wings and a shield above winged dragons and clouds.
Archangel and dragons full sleeve
Black and grey tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing riveted metal armour plates above a Celtic knotwork cross.
Celtic cross under torn armour plates
Japanese style samurai in horned helmet and armour tattooed on an upper arm, shaded mostly in grey with some red accents.
Samurai in armour on upper arm