Back piece tattoo ideas

72 photos and flash · 32% Japanese, 24% Blackwork · Back most common

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Back of a person with a full back tattoo of ornate black linework florals and mandala motifs, with a heart tattoo on the forearm.
Full back floral mandala linework tattoo
Person seen from behind with a traditional style back piece of a dark panther-like creature among flames, skull and goblet motifs, and tattooed arms on a plain wall background.
Full back and sleeve tattoos seen from behind
Black and grey fine line and dotwork back tattoo of flowing feather shapes and mandala-style ornament across the upper back and lower back.
Ornamental feather back piece
Black and grey tattoos of wings across a man's back and shoulder, with script on the shoulder blade and a detailed sleeve on the upper arm, photographed from behind.
Winged back piece and arm sleeve
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo of swirls and spikes across his upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl tattoo across a man's back and shoulder
Black fine line paisley and lace-style tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a row of red geometric cross shapes beneath it.
Paisley lace and red geometric upper back piece
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a green dragon and a grey dragon among clouds and cherry blossoms, spanning the upper back and shoulders.
Twin dragons across a back piece
Woman seen from behind riding a longboard on a rural road, with tattoos across her back, arms, thighs and calves.
Tattooed back and legs on a longboard
Large back tattoo of a purple and grey winged dragon with a serpent-like tail, with a zipper motif opening down the spine.
Winged dragon back piece with zipper
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering the upper back and shoulders, seen from behind.
Geometric mandala back piece
Full colour back piece of a peacock in flight with peacock feather eyes and pink magnolia blossoms, shown across the back and lower back.
Peacock and magnolia back piece
Black and grey tribal tattoo covering the back of a man's neck and upper back, with bold chevrons, triangles and shaded panels.
Tribal neck and upper back tattoo
Realistic black and grey back tattoo of a bearded older man smoking a pipe, with hands holding a tin below, covering the back.
Bearded man with pipe on full back
Person seen from behind with a large black and grey mandala-style dotwork tattoo covering the upper back and waist, worn with denim shorts.
Mandala-style back piece
Colour tattoo of three Daleks in blue, red and yellow emerging through torn skin on a back, with a black and grey circular emblem above the shoulder blade.
Three Daleks breaking through skin on a back
Woman seen from behind kneeling at the water's edge, with a large blackwork tribal tattoo across her back and arm and red, green and pink colour accents.
Full back tattoo with tribal sleeve at the shore
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a green dragon and an orange tiger among pink cherry blossoms and clouds.
Dragon and tiger back piece with blossoms
Solid black tribal tattoo running down the spine and widening over the lower back of a shirtless man photographed from behind, with kite surfers in the sky.
Tribal back tattoo with spiral motifs
Back of a person with arms raised, showing a colour and black peacock feather tattoo with eye motifs and floral sprigs across the upper back and side.
Peacock feather back piece
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a man's back, with swirling clouds and scaled body detail.
Dragon back piece in black and grey
Man seen from behind with a solid black tribal tattoo covering his upper arm and shoulder and running down the side of his back, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal design across arm, shoulder and back
Full back tattoo of black tribal patterns with chevron and spiral panels, photographed on a man's back with his arms partly tattooed.
Full back tribal pattern tattoo with sleeves
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo covering his back and upper arms, with bold solid shapes and fine interlocking patterns.
Full back tribal tattoo with arm sleeves
Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.
Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece
Back of a man showing a large black and grey realistic tattoo of a veiled face with lowered eyes, with colourful biomechanical tattoos on both upper arms.
Veiled face back piece with biomechanical sleeves
Back of a woman showing a colourful Japanese style back piece of cherry blossom and flowers, with a green snake sleeve on the arm and a woman portrait tattoo on the upper arm.
Japanese back piece with cherry blossom and arm sleeve
Realism back tattoo in black and grey with green accents, showing a domed building, city skyline, mountains, clouds and banknotes on a man's back.
Full back piece with domed building and banknotes
Woman seen from behind with a large Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey and gold tones across her back, with a tribal armband on her upper arm.
Dragon tattoo across a woman's back
Woman seen from behind with a colourful Japanese style koi and wave tattoo covering her back and left arm, against a dark red studio backdrop.
Full back Japanese koi and wave tattoo
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind, with a large back tattoo of script and roses and tattoos on the upper arm.
Back piece with script and roses
Back of a woman with a black linework Japanese-style lotus and wave design across her lower back, and a peony and flower sleeve on her arm, photographed in a dim studio.
Lotus back piece and flower arm sleeve
Full back tattoo of an orange and black tiger battling a red and cream snake among clouds, in Japanese style, with further tattoos on both arms.
Tiger and snake full back piece
Seated man seen from behind with a large black tribal design across his back and coloured sleeves on both upper arms and forearms.
Tribal back piece with arm sleeves
Black and grey back tattoo of a skull breaking through cracked stone blocks, shown on a man lying face down on a white treatment table.
Skull and fragmented stone back piece
Two photographs of a full body Japanese-style tattoo: on the left a back piece seen while kneeling in water, on the right a torso and sleeves with an eagle, cherry blossom and koi.
Full body Japanese-style tattoo in two views
Back tattoo covering the upper and mid back in a traditional style, with floral and ornamental designs and script across the lower back.
Full back piece with script across the lower back
Black and grey realism style back tattoo of butterflies, a floral burst and ornamental swirls spanning the mid to lower back.
Butterflies and swirls across a back
Black and white photo of a woman seated on sand with her back to the camera, showing a large Japanese-style floral tattoo covering her back.
Japanese floral back piece on a woman at the beach
Woman seen from behind with a large colour back tattoo of flowers, leaves and script, and a dark ornate design, placed across the upper and lower back.
Full back tattoo with script and florals
Woman seen from behind with a large dark back tattoo and a colourful floral forearm tattoo, wearing a sheer white top with beaded embellishment.
Back and forearm tattoos with a beaded white top
Large black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper back and shoulder blades, photographed from behind in a Blackwork style.
Tribal back piece across shoulders
Woman seen from behind with a large black dotwork mandala tattoo across her back and mandala tattoos on both forearms.
Mandala back piece with forearm mandalas
Back view of a full back Japanese style tattoo of dragons among red clouds and waves, with colour and grey shading, extending down onto the thighs.
Full back dragon tattoo
Black ink bamboo stalks and leaves with Japanese-style calligraphy down the back, extending onto the shoulder, with small red seal stamps.
Bamboo and calligraphy across a back
Back of a person with dark hair in a bun, showing a symmetrical black blackwork geometric tattoo that spreads across the upper back and up the neck.
Geometric black tattoo across upper back and neck
Woman seen from behind in a black dress, showing black and grey floral and bird tattoos across her back, upper arm and forearm.
Floral and bird tattoos on back and arms
Black and white photo of a shirtless man kneeling on a bed, showing a large black and grey Japanese-style tiger tattoo across his back and tattooed upper arm.
Tiger back tattoo on a kneeling man, black and grey
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a tree built from lines of quoted text, covering the upper back.
Text tree of quotes across the back