Cloud tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling angel among clouds, with script lettering above, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Kneeling angel and clouds on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sequence of moon phases running down the inside of a forearm against a cloudy sky.
Moon phases sequence on a forearm
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a geisha in an orange kimono beside pink lotus flowers and green lily pads, with arm sleeves visible.
Full back piece with geisha and lotus flowers
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a red and white eye within rays and clouds, above a woman's face in a headpiece and a red rose.
Eye, rays and rose on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a grey-shaded sailing ship with red sunburst, waves and a Sail On banner, on the upper back.
Sailing ship with Sail On banner on upper back
Black and grey star and geometric tattoo on one forearm and a shaded religious portrait on the other, with a diamond-set watch on the wrist.
Star and portrait tattoos on forearms
Black linework flash of an Eastern-style dragon coiling through clouds, a design suited to a Japanese style back or sleeve tattoo.
Eastern dragon with clouds
Back view of a shaved-headed man with a realistic red-mouthed snake tattoo across his back, with colourful floral and grey Japanese-style sleeves on both arms.
Realistic snake across a full back tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a striped lighthouse with light rays, clouds and a rose, covering the forearm.
Lighthouse and rose sleeve on a forearm
A sheet of blue line and solid wave designs in a Japanese-influenced style, arranged in rows on a white background.
Sheet of blue wave designs
Black and grey realism forest tattoo across a forearm, showing bare trees, a pine, birds, a moon and soft clouds.
Forest scene on a forearm
Black and grey circular forearm tattoo showing a moon, clouds, stars, mountains and swirling waves in hatched linework.
Moon, mountains and waves on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a teal eye under grey clouds with orange lightning bolts and black raindrops, on the inner forearm.
Eye with clouds and rain on a forearm
A man in a grey t-shirt with a black silhouette print of a profile and hands, showing black and grey traditional tattoos of a lighthouse, moths and a hot air balloon on his forearms and upper arms.
Man in grey tee with silhouette print and arm tattoos
Colour realism tattoo of a stormy sky with lightning, breaking waves and dark fern silhouettes, wrapping around a forearm.
Stormy seascape on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a roaring tiger with clouds and flowers across a person's chest and shoulder.
Roaring tiger tattoo on chest and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails and rigging, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tall ship with billowing sails on the ribs
Coloured Japanese-style flash design of a roaring tiger among bamboo and swirling clouds, with a small frog holding a leaf in the lower right corner.
Tiger and bamboo flash with frog in rain
Colour flash design of a cartoon kitty, a care bear, a pastel pony, cupcakes and a lollipop on purple clouds, with no body placement shown.
Cartoon cupcakes and pastel characters design
Watercolour design of the sun, Saturn, Jupiter, Earth and smaller planets against pink and blue clouds, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Watercolour solar system with sun and planets
Close view of two hands with small colour cartoon tattoos on the fingers, including a heart, star, moon, rainbow and a hat, on a hand placement.
Small cartoon icons tattooed across fingers
Full back tattoo of a red-eyed dragon with open jaws, lightning and a stone tower, in realism style, placed across the back with sleeve tattoos visible on both arms.
Dragon and castle across a back
Japanese style colour design of a red oni with thunder drums, blue dragons and swirling clouds, shown as a full drawing with no body placement.
Red oni with dragons and thunder clouds
Black fine line tattoo of a smiling cloud character with a small star above it, on the side of a finger.
Smiling cloud character on a finger
Small fine line black tattoo of a cloud with a lightning bolt and sun rays on the upper back, shown in a black and white photo.
Cloud and lightning bolt on the upper back
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a winged emblem, a jackal-headed figure and other Egyptian-style figures with shaded clouds behind them.
Egyptian figures and winged emblem on an arm
Full sleeve tattoo in pastel colour on an upper arm and forearm, showing cartoon bears, a pony, rainbow, clouds, stars and hearts.
Pastel cartoon bears and ponies full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded winged angel holding a skull, spread across the full back.
Winged hooded figure holding a skull on back
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a crescent moon with a sleeping face, clouds, stars, mountains, a lake and pine trees inside a diamond-shaped frame.
Crescent moon over mountains and pines
Colour cartoon tattoo of Hello Kitty riding a yellow tricycle with a red apple in its basket, on the forearm.
Hello Kitty on a tricycle on a forearm
Colour Japanese-style phoenix tattoo with clouds and foliage covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Phoenix tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Woman in a striped top and blue underwear lifts her shirt, showing a black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo on her side and thigh and a rose tattoo on her hand.
Dragon on hip and thigh with rose on hand
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a calf and thigh showing feathers, a dreamcatcher mandala and a woman's face, with a compass and clouds tattoo on the other leg.
Feather, dreamcatcher and portrait leg sleeve
Black and grey howling wolf silhouette in front of a full moon, shown as a design and as a digital mockup on the upper back.
Howling wolf and full moon, upper back mockup
Back view of a man with a red and black Japanese-style dragon on his left shoulder and upper back, and a black spine tattoo running down the centre.
Red dragon and black spine across a back
Full back tattoo of a snake coiled around a skull with waves and clouds, in grey shading with small orange accents, placed across the back.
Snake and skull full back piece
Colour tattoo of a cartoon robot with green eyes, a red bow tie and a red tulip on a teal background with stars, on an upper arm.
Robot character with tulip on upper arm
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattoos across their upper shoulders, one reading You be the Anchor that keeps my feet on the Ground.
Matching script quote tattoos on two shoulders
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a cat in a flying helmet and goggles beside a red biplane, with the words Come Fly With Me on a banner, on the calf.
Cat pilot and biplane on a calf
Black and white line drawing of a tiger and a dragon around a yin yang circle, above a pavilion roof and stacked bars, shown as a design with no body placement.
Tiger and dragon with yin yang design
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a hooded figure, a skull and clouds, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Full sleeve with hooded figure and skull
Painted Japanese style design of a green snake coiling around pink and yellow lotus flowers over dark swirling clouds, shown on a flat back torso cutout.
Snake and lotus back design on a painted torso
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
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a black and white cat with red lightning, a red and white mountain and light blue clouds on the leg.
Cat with lightning and mountain on a leg
Three photographs of a leg covered in illustrated tattoos with bold outlines, featuring a bowler-hat figure with an umbrella, a stylised tree and a bird, placed on the thigh.
Illustrated leg tattoos in three panels
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a TARDIS and a Dalek in black and grey, with green and red plant details near the wrist.
Doctor Who sleeve with TARDIS and Dalek
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey Buddha head with raised hand and a pink lotus flower, set against an orange and green clouded background on the upper arm and shoulder.
Buddha and lotus on upper arm
Black line tattoo of a lotus flower with waves and clouds in a Japanese style across a person's stomach above white underwear.
Lotus and waves across the abdomen