Building tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a pagoda temple with smoke rising above it, on a forearm.
Pagoda temple with smoke on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised townscape with brick houses, chimneys, rain clouds and an arched doorway on a forearm.
Townscape with chimneys on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire, sitting on the inner wrist, with a braided bracelet worn above it.
City skyline on the wrist
Close photo of a small black fine line city skyline tattoo with a tall spire on the inner wrist, next to a tattoo machine on a wooden table.
City skyline tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a large Victorian mansion with a tower and cross, on the inside of a forearm, above a banner reading The Devil.
Victorian mansion with tower on a forearm
Three small black house-shaped tattoos stacked vertically on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three small houses on a forearm
Close view of a small black fine-line mountain tattoo on a clenched forearm, with a beach and twin-peaked mountain behind.
Small mountain outline on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm showing Los Angeles street signs, palm trees and city buildings, from the upper arm to the forearm.
Los Angeles street signs and palm trees sleeve
Black dotwork tattoo on the forearm showing a traditional Japanese bathhouse building with a faceless masked spirit in front and a serpentine shape above.
Bathhouse spirit dotwork tattoo on forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with the Statue of Liberty on the inner wrist, with chain bracelets worn nearby.
City skyline with Statue of Liberty on wrist
Black city skyline tattoo with a reflection on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a waterfront skyline behind.
City skyline tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo of black-framed sunglasses on a forearm, with lenses showing a city skyline against an orange and red sunset.
Sunglasses with a city skyline reflection
Blackwork tattoo of a burning church with a spire and black flames rising beside it, on a forearm.
Burning church on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a multi-storey pagoda above gnarled bare branches, running down the upper arm and forearm.
Pagoda and bare tree on an arm sleeve
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with a circular wheel and tall spires on the forearm.
Fine line city skyline on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a tall Victorian house with bay windows and a gabled roof on a forearm.
Victorian house line drawing on a limb
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spired tower on the inner wrist, above a woven bracelet.
City skyline on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of Spider-Man in a leaping pose with grey city buildings behind him, across the forearm of a person sitting in a car.
Spider-Man tattoo on forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a clock face, a man in a top hat, an East End London sign and a street lamp.
Victorian London street sleeve in black and grey
Realism tattoo on a forearm blending a black and grey city skyline with a face whose grinning mouth and shaded eye sit in the lower half.
City skyline and face on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of an ornate multi-storey townhouse with arched windows and steps, shown on the forearm.
Ornate townhouse linework on forearm
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Colourful watercolour-style city skyline tattoo in pink, blue and purple across the inside of a forearm.
Watercolour city skyline on a forearm
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
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
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
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
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 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
Black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a clock face, a man in a top hat and a sign reading East End London.
Victorian London street and clock full sleeve