Banner tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, a compass and a butterfly with a ribbon banner across the upper arm of a person with blonde hair.
Roses, compass and butterfly on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue TARDIS with a Don't Blink banner and red roses.
TARDIS and roses on an upper arm
Traditional style heart tattoo with a banner reading As You Wish and blue and purple flowers on the upper arm.
Heart and banner tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl on a branch with blossom, a compass and a banner reading ALL ROADS LEAD HOME, on the upper arm.
Owl, blossom and compass with banner
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark-haired girl with a mermaid tail, a banner reading I'M NOT PERKY, and a dark creature with a small pink figure below.
Gothic girl mermaid banner on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves and a scroll banner reading MOM and DAD, on the upper arm.
Red roses and banner with MOM and DAD
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
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crossed hammer and adjustable wrench with a Dad banner on the upper arm.
Crossed hammer and wrench with Dad banner
Close-up of a colourful traditional style tattoo of an open pearl clam with a pink pearl and bubbles, beside a purple candy heart, on an upper arm.
Pearl clam and candy heart on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a Roman numeral pocket watch, a scrolled banner with script lettering, leaves and stars.
Pocket watch and script sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a stack of books with an eye on the cover and a yellow banner reading NERD LIFE, on the upper arm.
Stacked books with an eye and NERD LIFE banner
Traditional style colour tattoo of an astronaut giving a thumbs up above a banner reading Your Demons, with Fight Off above, on the upper arm.
Astronaut with Fight Off Your Demons banner
Four-panel photo of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a skull, roses, a clock, a microphone and text banners, running from shoulder to wrist.
Black and grey skull full sleeve
Colour traditional tattoo of a sunflower with a stem, leaves and a banner reading SPARK, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Sunflower and SPARK banner on an upper arm
Close photo of a red heart with a white banner and black swirl details, a traditional style tattoo on the upper arm.
Red heart with banner and swirls on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, roses, butterflies and a banner reading Ashana on an upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch, roses and butterflies on upper arm
Upper arm sleeve tattoo in black and grey shading with a ship wheel, waves and a banner reading of the Sea, with pink flowers and a compass star.
Ship wheel sleeve with banner and flowers
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm of a pink sprinkled donut wrapped in brown banners reading AS THROUGH THIS LIFE WE ROLL, with green leaves and red berries.
Sprinkled donut with banner on upper arm
Person in a car driving with a traditional-style arm sleeve featuring swallows and banners, with a geometric tattoo on a passenger's thigh in the foreground.
Traditional sleeve and thigh tattoos in a car
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with a rose-red cheek and a scroll banner reading YOUR MY ONLY HOPE on the upper arm.
Woman in profile with banner on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a mermaid holding a rope, with waves, clouds, birds and a flower, on an upper arm.
Traditional mermaid with rope on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a winking woman in a patterned headscarf with a banner reading NEVER AGAIN, on an upper arm.
Winking pin-up with Never Again banner on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pin-up woman with curly dark hair and two cats, with an orange banner reading EAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with cats on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a skull above a star-marked banner with a lettered phrase ending in unafraid, on the upper arm.
Skull and banner on upper arm
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a wooden cross with a crucifix and a banner reading PHILIPPIANS, with 4:13 beside it, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with banner and scripture reference
Colour tattoo of a long-haired cat in a scalloped oval frame with a pink background and a banner reading BIXBY, on the upper arm.
Cat portrait in oval frame on upper arm
Realistic greyscale tattoo of a crowned lion above a scroll banner and roses, on an upper arm.
Lion with crown and roses on upper arm
Traditional tattoo of a UFO beaming down over a house with the words I want to believe on a banner, with teal flowers, on the upper arm.
UFO and house in a banner roundel
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of four pocket watches with ribbon banners on the upper arm, with a name written on each banner.
Four pocket watches with banners on an upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in black and grey shading with pink flowers, showing a ship wheel, waves and a 'of the Sea' banner on the upper arm and forearm.
Ship wheel sleeve with waves and script
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm of a stack of books with a teacup and teapot, purple flowers and a banner with lettering.
Stacked books and teapot on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of an ASK IT banner over a brown object with pale crystal points, in black outline on an upper arm.
ASK IT banner with crystals on an arm
Colour tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a pink bow above a black banner reading CAT LADY, placed on the upper arm.
Tabby cat with CAT LADY banner on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black raven with red ribbons and a banner reading CONSIDER THE RAVEN, on the upper arm.
Raven with Consider the Raven banner
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing red roses, a grey envelope with a red wax seal, forget-me-not flowers and a banner with lettering.
Roses and envelope with banner on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of cartoon character Milhouse standing on a red heart with a banner of lettering above, on the upper arm.
Milhouse on a heart with banner on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of an airmail envelope with a red heart and swirls above, and a blue banner reading curiosities and delights, on an upper arm.
Airmail envelope with curiosities and delights banner
Traditional-style illustration of a cartoon princess in a cameo frame, with a tiger tattoo on her upper arm and Arabic script on a banner below.
Cartoon princess with tiger tattoo on banner
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a pocket watch, lotus flowers and a banner reading Timeless.
Pocket watch and lotus flowers on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of red glitter ruby slippers and a silver star on an upper arm, with a banner above.
Red glitter ruby slippers on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman with a hair bun, red flowers and a blue banner reading Stay True, on an upper arm.
Traditional pin-up portrait with banner on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of three banners reading home is wherever I'm with you, wrapped around orange and teal feathers on an upper arm.
Feather banners with quote on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey skeleton hand pointing with one finger and holding a red banner that reads BANG, on the upper arm.
Skeleton hand pointing with a BANG banner
Traditional colour tattoo of a red heart with a MOM banner, a blue swallow and green leaves on the upper arm.
Swallow and heart with MOM banner on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back showing two bearded warriors, one in a helmet with a chain mail collar, with a raven, an axe and stormy clouds, extending onto the upper arms.
Norse warriors and raven across a full back
Traditional style tattoo of a dark hand with a red eye, orange flames, a tower and a banner reading In the Eye of the Beholder, on an upper arm.
Hand and eye with flames on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of two red hearts with orange banners reading MOM and DAD in blue lettering, on the upper arm.
Mom and Dad hearts with banners on an arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an antlered animal head with red roses and a yellow Montana banner on an upper arm.
Antlered animal head and roses on upper arm