Banner tattoo ideas

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Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with a NOT YOU banner, yellow daisies and black arrows on the upper arm, against a daisy-print top.
Heart with banner and daisies on an upper arm
A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.
Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm
Colour tattoo of the Tottenham Hotspur crest on an upper arm, with a banner reading Tottenham, a cockerel, two red lions, a Hotspur banner with 1882, and a blue shield.
Tottenham Hotspur crest on upper arm
Colour tattoo of two butter-topped waffles with a blue banner reading BEST DUDE EVER, on the upper arm.
Waffles with butter and a Best Dude Ever banner
Collage of nine sewing-themed tattoos, including a traditional sewing machine on a forearm and scissors with a red spool on an upper arm, with a fine line spool on a forearm.
Sewing-themed tattoos in a nine-image collage
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a sailing ship, a hot air balloon with a Take Me Home banner, and stylised waves, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Sailing ship, hot air balloon and waves 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
Fine line black tattoo of a heart wrapped in a ribbon on the upper arm, with the sleeve of a white t-shirt rolled up above it.
Heart with ribbon on the upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a globe wrapped in a SISTER banner, with clasped hands, pink flowers and a red and white base, on the upper arm.
Globe and clasped hands with SISTER banner
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pink ball of yarn with knitting needles and a banner reading Knit Fast Die Warm, on the upper arm.
Yarn, needles and Knit Fast Die Warm banner
Black and grey traditional-style sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a man in a white tank top printed with the words I FITNESS BECAUSE I FOOD.
Arm sleeve tattoo with white slogan tank top
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a sailing ship, a diver in a brass helmet, a submarine, fish and an octopus.
Nautical sleeve with diver and sailing ship
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat and monocle, with a songbird perched on the hat, on the upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers among pine trees, with a RIP banner, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Deer and forest sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an orange peach with green leaves, a branch and a PEACHY banner, with red flowers, on the upper arm.
Peach with PEACHY banner on upper arm
Grey skull tattoo with dripping teardrops and a banner above it, on the outer upper arm of a person in a grey t-shirt.
Skull with banner on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with eyes lowered, a bird and scattered petals above her hair, on the side of an upper arm.
Realism portrait of a woman with birds on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoos on an upper arm and a thigh of a kneeling woman in a red corset, black gloves and fishnet stockings, shown in a black and white photograph.
Tattooed arm and thigh in a red corset
Tabby cat held against a forearm and upper arm with a black and grey cat face banner tattoo and script lettering, with touches of red ink.
Cat face banner tattoo on an upper arm
Full colour sleeve tattoo in a Japanese and traditional style on a raised arm, showing a rose, clouds, a wave and a script banner on the forearm and upper arm.
Colour sleeve with clouds and script banner
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a sunflower, a pocket watch and a compass, with watercolour splashes in teal, orange and red.
Sunflower, pocket watch and compass on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Jesus with a halo riding a T-rex, with a banner reading FUCK YEAH, on the upper arm.
Jesus riding a T-rex with banner
Traditional tattoo of a ship in a bottle with an orange banner reading Steady as she goes, purple flowers and a ship's wheel on the upper arm.
Ship in a bottle with banner on upper arm
Two views of a black and grey neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with roses, a diamond, a flaming heart and scrollwork.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and heart
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a red wax-sealed envelope, two red roses, blue forget-me-nots and a banner with lettering.
Envelope, roses and banner on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red hot sauce bottle with green cap and banners reading Put it on everything and We trust, on the upper arm.
Hot sauce bottle with banners on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with a HOLD ON banner and blue and purple flowers on the upper arm.
Traditional heart with HOLD ON banner
Traditional style colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a teapot, teacup, red flowers and green leaves above a orange banner that reads TEA LOVER.
Tea lover banner with teapot and flowers on upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo of a red anatomical heart pierced by arrows, with a banner reading WE ARE NOT OUR FAILURES, on the upper arm.
Heart with arrows and banner
Realistic black, grey and blue sleeve tattoo of a skier, chairlift, mountains and snowflakes on an upper arm and forearm, with a No Guts No Glory banner.
Ski themed sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a black and grey flying saucer with a rainbow beam, sparkles and the words Do you think I'm spooky.
UFO with rainbow beam on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with a banner reading FUCK THAT, framed by yellow flowers and green and black spikes, on an upper arm.
Traditional heart with banner and flowers
Black and grey tattoos of a compass, a pocket watch, flowers and a lettered banner on two upper arms.
Compass and pocket watch with banner on two arms
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a state-shaped outline filled with mountains, a sun, a peach, a log cabin, a pine tree and the words On My Mind, in a neo-traditional style.
State outline with mountains and peach on upper arm
Two mirrored traditional tattoos on an upper arm, showing a blue-visor pilot helmet above a blue rose and a dark trooper-style helmet above a red rose, with banners reading Standing By and Move Along.
Pilot helmets and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve of roses, a compass and a pocket watch on an upper arm, worn by a woman with long blonde hair seen from behind.
Roses, compass and pocket watch sleeve
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two pink roses, a star and an eye in a triangle on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Roses, star and eye on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a Darth Vader helmet with blue and purple flowers, green leaves and an orange banner reading YOU WERE RIGHT, on the upper arm.
Darth Vader helmet with banner on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on the upper arm showing makeup brushes, a hand mirror, a lipstick and mascara inside a beaded oval frame, with a WARPAINT banner.
Makeup brushes and mirror banner on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a pink bow above a black banner reading CAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat with bow and CAT LADY banner on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of R2-D2 with a red banner reading You're my only hope and pink flowers, on the upper arm.
R2-D2 with banner and pink flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers in a forest scene on the upper arm, with a banner below reading RIP JOEY.
Deer and forest on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a skull with red-shaded eye sockets, crossed banners reading Goonies Never Say Die and a ship's wheel on an upper arm.
Skull with Goonies Never Say Die banners
Black and grey traditional-style US Navy emblem tattoo on the upper arm, with a NAVY banner, eagle, anchor and the words We Own The Seas.
US Navy emblem on upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo of a blue-black raven head above a red banner reading the hardest thing in this world is to live in it, on the upper arm.
Raven and quote banner on an arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a poison bottle with a skull and crossbones, a 'Life is Poison' banner and a flower, on an upper arm.
Poison bottle and banner on an arm
Realistic black and grey Dalek tattoo with teal dome lights and an Exterminate banner, set against a radiating line pattern on the upper arm.
Dalek with Exterminate banner on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an orange peach with green leaves and a black banner reading JUST PEACHY, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Peach with Just Peachy banner on upper arm