Ball tattoo ideas

27 photos and flash · 15% Fine line, 15% Realism · Upper arm most common

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Colourful traditional tattoos of pin-up women, cartoon characters and stars cover a man's forearms, upper arms and chest.
Traditional cartoon and pin-up sleeves on arms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper thigh of a cartoon candy mascot with a blue face, grey beanie and orange body, holding a small ball.
Blue candy mascot in beanie on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded basketball with the word Love in script lettering across the upper arm.
Basketball and love script on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a golden snitch with teal wings and a thin black trailing line, placed on the outer lower leg.
Golden snitch on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a mouse in a red circus uniform and star-topped hat, holding a cane and balancing on a red ball, on the upper arm.
Circus mouse balancing on a ball
Full-colour Japanese style flash design of a green spotted lion dog beside a pink peony, set among black and grey waves and swirling clouds.
Peony and lion dog back piece design
Colour tattoo of four Poke Ball designs, including a Master Ball with a purple body and a large M, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Four Poke Ball designs on a forearm
Black linework tattoo on an outer thigh showing swirling scrollwork around a triangle, a tram and a round motif, in a Geometric style.
Scrollwork thigh tattoo with tram and triangle
Close-up of a hand making a peace sign with a tiny black fine line tattoo of a round grid-patterned ball with a flame-like top on the side of one finger.
Small grid ball tattoo on a finger
Small red and black Poke Ball tattoo with soft shading, placed behind the ear on the side of the head.
Poke Ball tattoo behind the ear
Pencil drawing of a Japanese-style foo dog with a flowing mane and tail, standing among swirling clouds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design sketch.
Japanese foo dog with swirling clouds
Black ink flash design of Harry Potter themed icons, including a quill, key, Hogwarts crest and Platform 9 3/4 sign, arranged in a heart shape on aged parchment.
Harry Potter icons arranged in a heart
Colour neo-trad tattoo on a forearm of a large red rose shaped like a circus big top, with a ferris wheel, a tightrope walker, a small animal on a ball and a unicycle.
Circus rose with big top and unicycle on a forearm
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a leaping basketball player with a ball above, on the ankle, above a white sock and navy trainer.
Jumpman silhouette on an ankle
Cartoon tattoo of the Cat in the Hat balancing on a ball and juggling books, in black and grey with red accents, on an arm.
Cat in the Hat juggling books on an arm
Loose ink sketch of a dog seen from behind, with a black halo above and lavender angel wings on either side, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dog with angel wings and halo
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling elephant in a decorated headdress riding a bicycle beside a patterned ball, on a person's side ribs.
Circus elephant on a bicycle on the ribs
Flash sheet of black and white line icons on a pale blue background, including a heart on a skewer, a beer mug, a cat in a box and a galloping horse.
Line icon flash sheet on blue background
Small black cartoon cat tattoo with large eyes sitting on the side of a torso, shown in black ink on pale skin.
Big-eyed black cat on the side of the torso
Black and grey script lettering reading Blood Sweat and Tears above a basketball hoop with a red rim, tattooed across a man's chest.
Basketball hoop and script lettering on chest
Fine line tattoo of a grey desk lamp beside a yellow ball with a pink star, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Desk lamp and star ball on upper back
Colour tattoo of a red Chinese guardian lion with a gold-patterned ball and blue bell on the upper arm, in a realistic Japanese style.
Red guardian lion on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of three cats stacked in a pyramid on striped balls, on the calf.
Three cats balancing on striped balls
Traditional colour tattoo of an elephant in an ornate saddle cloth, standing on a red ball with hearts, with a peacock feather and flowers on a limb.
Elephant on a heart ball with peacock feather
Watercolour-style tattoo of a golden snitch with sketched wings in yellow, red and turquoise on the upper arm.
Golden Snitch with wings on an upper arm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a feathered wing and round ball on the inside of a forearm, with a purple and gold striped tie behind.
Winged ball tattoo on a forearm
Fine black line drawing of an infinity symbol with a softball stitched on the left loop and the word Softball in script on the right loop, shown as a design with no body placement.
Infinity symbol with softball and script word