Bubble tattoo ideas

183 photos and flash · 25% Neo-trad, 13% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Full-colour upper arm tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a teal tail, a fish and a trident in a blue underwater scene.
Cartoon mermaid sleeve on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a jellyfish with a large eye in its bell and a woman's face among its trailing tentacles, with no body placement visible.
Jellyfish with an eye tattoo design sketch
Realistic black and grey penguin diving head first through blue water and bubbles, tattooed on the calf.
Diving penguin with blue water on a calf
Black outline tattoo of a spotted ray with grey shading and blue bubbles and water lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Spotted ray and blue bubbles on the back
Black and grey script lettering reading Semen Demon across the lower back, with a small grey creature sketch above the centre, sitting just above the waistband of jeans.
Script lettering and small creature on lower back
Pencil sketch of two dolphins curling around each other in a yin-yang arrangement, with swirling waves and bubbles, drawn as a tattoo design.
Two dolphins in a yin-yang pencil sketch
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
Colour tattoo of a mermaid holding a baby, with flowing hair, bubbles and a blue and purple scaled tail, on skin at the side of the torso.
Mermaid cradling a baby in colour
Close-up of a purple and lilac seahorse tattoo with rising bubbles on the inner ear, drawn with dark outlines.
Seahorse and bubbles on the ear
Colour tattoo of a smiling pink jellyfish with bubbles, sparkles and the words I don't think you're ready for this JELLY on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Kawaii jellyfish with quote on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave with small bubble dots and a shaded crescent on the inner forearm.
Wave line tattoo on inner forearm
Traditional style flash drawing of a mermaid with shell top and a vintage brass diving helmet diver beside her, framed by a rope border.
Mermaid and diver under the sea
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of mountains framed by curling waves and rays of light, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Waves and mountains on an upper arm
Close-up of a colourful cartoon-style tattoo on an arm, showing a smiling pumpkin, a waffle cone, stars, hearts and a lollipop on a pink and purple background.
Colourful pumpkin and stars on an arm
Small colour tattoo of a salmon nigiri sushi piece with blue bubbles rising beside it, placed on the lower leg.
Salmon nigiri sushi with bubbles on a calf
Black and grey pin-up style illustration of a crowned mermaid with white curled hair, a pearl necklace and a seahorse tail, on a grey-blue background with bubbles.
Mermaid with crown and seahorse tail
Black silhouette design of five sea turtles swimming in a row from small to large, with scattered bubbles, on a white background.
Five sea turtles swimming with bubbles
Realistic wolf and woman face tattoo on a forearm, with teal water bubbles and splashes of blue behind the figures.
Wolf and woman portrait on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon ghosts on a forearm, one wearing a gold crown with its tongue out and the other covering its face, with blue bubbles.
Two cartoon ghosts with a crown
Black outline tattoo of a police box with swirling mist and spiral circles on the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS outline on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Ariel from The Little Mermaid with Flounder and blue bubbles on the forearm, in a bold cartoon style.
Ariel and Flounder cartoon tattoo
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a drink cup with a straw and lemon slice, framed by purple and pink flowers and bubbles, on the upper back.
Drink cup with flowers on upper back
Black and grey realistic fish scale tattoo with small bubble details on the hip, shown in a close-up photo.
Fish scale pattern on a hip
Traditional style colour tattoo of a champagne bottle with a popping cork and the words No Troubles Just Bubbles on a banner, with red flowers, on a forearm.
Champagne bottle with banner on a forearm
Colour tattoo of SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star hugging from behind, with bubbles, on the lower leg.
SpongeBob and Patrick hugging on a calf
Painted flash design of a pink seahorse among green seaweed, blue waves and bubbles, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Pink seahorse with seaweed and waves
Traditional style seahorse tattoo in blue, teal and grey with black outlines and small bubbles, on the inner forearm.
Seahorse on a forearm
Brown henna-style turtle with spiral shell pattern, surrounded by dots and seaweed-like curls, on a forearm.
Turtle design with swirls on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a white rose with purple and yellow shading, green leaves, swirling scrolls and small bubbles on a white background.
Purple and white rose design with swirls
Black linework flash design of an ornate seahorse built from curling swirls and solid circles on a white background.
Ornate seahorse design in black swirls
Full colour neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an arm showing Disney princesses including Ariel, Belle and Tiana, with a rose and a frog, across the forearm and upper arm.
Disney princess sleeve across four views
Black fine line outline tattoo of a mermaid with flowing hair and small bubbles on the upper arm, shown against a green sleeve.
Mermaid line art on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grinning shark head rising from a purple cupcake beneath a parasol, with bubbles, on the outer thigh.
Shark cupcake with parasol on thigh
Black and grey ink drawing of a mermaid holding a water jug, with an anchor, stars and an AQUARIUS banner, shown as a tattoo design.
Aquarius mermaid with anchor
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, in a Japanese woodcut style.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a purple and pink seahorse with a black outline and turquoise bubbles, placed on the side of the torso.
Purple seahorse with bubbles on the side
Traditional style tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a woman in profile with a tall black updo topped by a pink-sailed ship.
Sailing ship above a profile woman on the ribs
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a mermaid sitting in a clawfoot bathtub inside an ornate oval frame, on the thigh.
Mermaid in a bathtub inside an ornate frame
Colour tattoo of a shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with a pink starfish and a blue wave, on the ankle.
Anchor, starfish and wave on an ankle
Six views of a full colour sleeve tattoo on an arm, with red and orange lilies, blue swirls and bubbles on a black background.
Colourful lily full sleeve from six angles
Three green sea turtles swimming in a diagonal line with small bubbles, tattooed on the ankle and foot.
Three sea turtles on an ankle
Realism colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a girl blowing bubbles beside ringed and cratered planets in a purple nebula.
Girl blowing bubbles in space on a back
Colour flash design of a dark-haired mermaid with a green scaled tail seated on a pink and orange shell, holding a pearl necklace among rising bubbles and two yellow fish.
Mermaid on a shell with bubbles
Colourful neo-traditional sleeve tattoo showing Hello Kitty, teddy bears, cherries, red roses and a heart-eyed skull wrapped around an arm.
Hello Kitty and skull sleeve tattoo
Colour tattoo of Disney's Ariel, Flounder the fish and Marie the cat among seaweed and bubbles, in a bold neo-traditional style on a forearm.
Ariel, Flounder and Marie on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a teal tail and surrounding bubbles, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Red-haired mermaid on upper arm
Black ink flash design of a seahorse built from swirling scrolls, curls and circles on a white background.
Ornamental seahorse design
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo on the upper arm showing a cartoon cat with a red bow, a giraffe, a pink strawberry ice cream cone and purple bubbles.
Cartoon cat, giraffe and strawberry ice cream on upper arm