Book tattoo ideas

228 photos and flash · 25% Lettering, 23% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black linework tattoo of birds rising from an open book in an engraved style with stippled shading, on the upper arm.
Birds rising from an open book
Black and grey fine line tattoo down the side of a bare back, showing a bird neck, a dotted rain cloud and stacked open books with a small green sprout.
Bird, cloud and open books on a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stack of books under an arched glass dome with stars and a ringed planet, on the inner forearm.
Stacked books in a glass dome on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a silhouetted man standing atop a spiral of stacked books beneath a stippled galaxy.
Silhouetted figure on stacked books under a starry sky
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated cat on a stack of books, placed on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on a stack of books
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of a black cat sitting on a stack of books on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on stacked books
Open book tattoo with black linework, dotwork shading and pink, blue and orange watercolour splashes on the upper back.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm in a circular frame, showing a boy in a suit watching a hand shadow puppet cast on a wall beside a candle.
Boy watching a hand shadow on an arm
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of a closed book with triangle motifs, surrounded by poppies and sprigs, on the outer thigh.
Book with triangles and poppies on a thigh
Colour and black-and-grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing a figure in a leafy wreath among tall stylised trees with coloured orbs and books, with a small rose below.
Stylised forest and figure on a thigh