Building tattoo ideas

102 photos and flash · 27% Fine line, 26% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black linework tattoo of an ornate multi-storey townhouse with arched windows and steps, shown on the forearm.
Ornate townhouse linework on forearm
Watercolour-style city skyline tattoo across the upper back in red, orange and blue, with loose black linework and ink splashes.
Watercolour city skyline across upper back
Black linework tattoo of a tall, tiered tower with a pointed spire on the inner forearm, with the windows picked out in small dots.
Tiered tower with spire on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing the outline of the state of Maine filled with a lighthouse on rocky shore, a compass rose and the word MAINE, with a banner reading the way life should be.
Maine lighthouse and compass rose on a calf
Forearm tattoo of a city skyline beside a Steelers logo, with the words I Bleed Black and Gold in black script beneath, in mostly grey shading with yellow, red and blue accents.
Pittsburgh skyline and Steelers logo on a forearm
Black outline geometric tattoos with red fill sit on two forearms, with two designs on the upper arm and one on the lower arm.
Geometric outline shapes on two forearms
Black fine line tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire and a pitched-roof building on the inside of a forearm.
City skyline outline on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a city street with shop signs, including GED and Staples, across a person's abdomen around a navel piercing.
Street scene with shop signs across abdomen
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire and a mountain peak on the forearm.
City skyline with spire and mountain on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of mountains, a dotted circle and city buildings on the inner wrist, worn beside blue beaded and silver charm bracelets.
Fine line skyline tattoo on a wrist
Mixed colour and grey city street tattoo across a torso, with shop signs, a skyscraper and a traffic light, placed on the stomach.
City street scene across a torso
Black outline tattoo of flowers, swirls and a geometric city skyline across a shoulder and upper arm, with red shading.
Flowers, swirls and a city skyline on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a large mansion with turrets above a banner reading PEMBERLEY, on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Mansion and Pemberley banner on wrist
Black ink blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a curled-up cat in front of rooftops, a sun and waves, inside a circle on the upper arm.
Sleeping cat and town in a circle on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spired skyscraper, on the inside of a wrist beside a braided bracelet.
City skyline on a wrist
Solid black blackwork silhouette of a man in a suit with curly hair, beside a street lamp, tattooed on the ankle and lower leg.
Silhouette of a suited man beside a lamp on a lower leg
Fine line black outline tattoo of a city skyline on the inner forearm, beside a silver hamsa bracelet with a blue eye charm.
City skyline outline on forearm
Black ink city skyline of tall outlined skyscrapers wrapped around a forearm as a horizontal band.
City skyline band on forearm
Black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a city skyline with a domed building, a bridge and a line of lettering beneath.
Skyline line art with lettering on forearm
Two people show matching black fine line city skyline tattoos on their ribs, with denim jeans and shorts visible below.
Matching city skyline tattoos on ribs
Realism sleeve tattoo on a man's forearm and upper arm showing a ship, a sunset sky, a cross-topped building and a hooded figure in colour and grey.
Realism sleeve with ship, cross and hooded figure
Black ink sketch of a cluster of tall city buildings on a forearm, with a hand holding a black marker beside it.
Buildings sketch on a forearm
Realism style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing Big Ben, a red telephone box, a London Underground roundel and the London Eye in grey and red ink.
London landmarks sleeve on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style city skyline tattoo in pink, blue and purple across the inside of a forearm.
Watercolour city skyline on a forearm
Colourful row of pastel townhouses tattooed in a band around a person's ankle, above a brown slip-on shoe and black trousers.
Row of colourful houses around an ankle
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a city skyline, a dog and a figure bending down, with stippled dotwork shading at the lower left.
City skyline and dog on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a city skyline with a violin in the centre, on the forearm, against a Mickey Mouse print fabric.
Violin and skyline outline on an arm
Black and grey geometric forearm tattoo of angular houses, brickwork and windows, shown from three angles on the forearm.
Geometric houses forearm sleeve
Realistic black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a domed government building above a portrait banknote and a stack of notes marked 100.
Capitol dome and banknotes on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a globe on a stand with a city skyline, an arch and birds in the sky, shown on a limb.
Globe with city skyline tattoo
Four-panel photo of a black and grey full arm sleeve with clouds, sunburst rays, doves, a pocket watch, an anchor and a compass rose, on the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey cloud sleeve with doves and anchor
Colour tattoo of travel stamps, a globe, a compass rose and an aeroplane on the upper back, in blue and pink ink with black linework.
Travel stamps and globe on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with red lips, roses, rolled banknotes and a building on an upper arm.
Portrait, roses and banknotes on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a gothic cathedral with crescent moons and geometric lines on the thigh.
Gothic cathedral with crescent moons on thigh
Colour and black-and-grey tattoo of a city skyline inside a heart with an orange and red sunset wash, on the upper thigh.
Heart-shaped city skyline on a thigh
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm showing Los Angeles street signs such as Broadway and Rodeo, with palm trees across the forearm and upper arm.
Los Angeles street signs sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a grinning clown with a red nose and buildings behind it, across the back of a hand.
Grinning clown face on the back of a hand
Black line-art city skyline with a bridge and wavy water below and a small red heart above, tattooed on the upper arm.
City skyline with a red heart on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a fading pine forest, a street grid and a large building.
Pine forest fading into a city street map on an arm
Small colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a city skyline with a yellow junk boat on the water, placed on the inside of a forearm.
Harbour skyline and junk boat on a forearm
Fine line black skyline tattoo across the inner wrist of a raised arm, with a pale bridge walkway blurred behind.
City skyline wrist tattoo
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a multi-tiered bathhouse with a red arched bridge and pine tree on the upper arm.
Japanese bathhouse on upper arm
Solid black geometric tattoo of a blocky tower with grid windows and speed lines on the forearm.
Geometric tower tattoo on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Batman in a cape above a city street, with a bat symbol, across the upper arm and forearm.
Batman above a city street on an arm
Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
Upper arm tattoo of a city skyline with a tram and a moon, in black and grey with teal and yellow accents and ink splatter.
Cityscape with tram and ink splatter on upper arm
Black and white photo of a clenched fist and forearm with a fine line tattoo of a city skyline, set against a real city skyline across water.
City skyline line tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a thin black fine line tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire on the upper arm, below a blue t-shirt sleeve.
City skyline line tattoo on upper arm