Cloud tattoo ideas

1,177 photos and flash · 25% Realism, 21% Japanese · Upper arm most common

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Colourful Japanese-style full sleeve tattoo of pink peonies and orange chrysanthemums with teal leaves and grey clouds, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of peonies and chrysanthemums
Colourful neo-trad style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing 1980s cartoon characters, bears, stars and a rainbow.
Full sleeve of 1980s cartoon characters and stars
Black and grey Japanese hannya mask tattoo with swirling smoke clouds on a forearm, shown from the side.
Hannya mask on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of blue and pink clouds with a typewriter-style quote across the forearm.
Clouds and typewriter quote on an arm
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a skeleton holding a scythe, with clouds, stars and a DEATH banner, wrapping the forearm.
Skeleton with scythe and DEATH banner on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a misty pine forest across a forearm, with a black smartwatch on the wrist.
Pine forest forearm tattoo
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red foo dog with green swirling clouds and a skull on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Foo dog and skull on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing two large nautical stars, smaller stars, clouds, a crescent moon and birds in flight.
Stars, clouds and birds on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer, clouds, stars and pointed shapes inside a diamond on the inner forearm.
UFO and clouds in a diamond on a forearm
Japanese style tattoo covering the chest, ribs and both arms, with pink cherry blossoms, an eagle and koi fish on a dark cloud background.
Japanese torso and sleeves with blossom and eagle
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
Black script reading 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good' over pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm tattoo.
Script quote over watercolour splashes on a forearm
Close-up of a Japanese-style tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, surrounded by grey clouds and red and orange patterns, on a forearm.
Black cat and clouds on a forearm
Realistic nebula full sleeve tattoo in teal, green and orange with glowing red stars, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Nebula full sleeve on an arm
Two matching black script quote tattoos on the forearms, one with an anchor and one with three birds and a bird silhouette in lettering style.
Matching anchor and bird quote tattoos on forearms
Japanese full sleeve tattoo with a samurai mask, koi, lotus flowers, a green dragon and waves, shown on an upper arm next to its flash design.
Samurai, koi and dragon Japanese full sleeve
Japanese-style tattoo covering a torso and both arms, with a large koi fish, peonies, clouds and a moon on the chest and a colour peony sleeve on each arm.
Japanese koi, peony and cloud torso and sleeves
Fine line script reading not all those who wander are lost, with a watercolour wash and an orange paper plane, on the inner forearm.
Paper plane and quote on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a UFO beaming down over clouds, with a small floating figure above pine trees and mountains inside a triangle.
UFO and mountain scene in stacked triangles
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo with green scales and white whiskers, set among red clouds, on a forearm.
Green dragon with red clouds on an arm
Colour tattoo of a palm tree on a forearm, set against a blue watercolour-style sky with sea and sand at the base.
Palm tree and blue sky on a forearm
Black and white photo of a man seen from behind, showing a large Japanese style back tattoo of an eagle, waves and clouds, with script lettering and tattoos on his upper arms and forearms.
Full back piece with eagle and waves
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a koi carp with chrysanthemums and clouds in Japanese style, shown from three angles on an upper arm.
Koi and chrysanthemum arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a wave and setting sun inside a circle on the forearm.
Wave and sunset in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo covering the forearm, with shaded clouds and linework around its edges.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a sailing ship rising from a teacup with a red flower and a grey cloud behind it, on the forearm.
Sailing ship in a teacup on a forearm
A man with full-body Japanese style tattoos in green, red and cream, showing a koi fish and peony flowers on the torso and arms, with his hands clasped in front of white underwear.
Japanese koi and peony tattoos on torso and arms
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon, clouds and stars in a circle on the forearm.
Crescent moon and clouds on a forearm
Two arms show black and grey full sleeve tattoos with a samurai warrior and skull on the left arm and ravens, swords and a skull on the right, both covering the upper arm and forearm.
Samurai and skull full sleeves
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a village with red roofs and a church tower under a starry blue sky on a forearm, with a black and grey circular piece above it.
Village at dusk on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a lion, a roaring gorilla and a tiger above a rose, a cross and a pagoda.
Lion, gorilla and tiger black and grey sleeve
Watercolour-style tattoo on the inner forearm with a black semicolon on the left and black butterflies drifting towards the right over pink, purple and teal washes.
Semicolon and butterflies on a forearm
Woman's arm with a colourful Japanese-style sleeve tattoo showing a red peony, a female figure and blue swirls, photographed in a mirror selfie.
Japanese-style sleeve with rose and figure
Traditional style tattoo of a bottle over waves inside a grey shield, with red cloud and yellow lightning bolts, on a forearm.
Bottle and lightning shield on a forearm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour, showing blue tulip buds, swirling scrolls and pale clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve with tulips, clouds and scrolls
Colour traditional tattoo of a striped hot air balloon with grey clouds and a basket on the forearm, outlined in bold black.
Hot air balloon with clouds on a forearm
Full body Japanese style tattoo covering a man's arms, chest, back and legs, with a dragon, cherry blossoms, clouds and waves in bright colour on grey shading.
Full body Japanese bodysuit tattoo
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a planet, starfighter, airship, city skyline and sea creatures in a painterly realism style.
Surreal sky and city full sleeve
Black and grey botanical arm sleeve with a large chrysanthemum at the upper arm, clouds and lily leaves running down to the forearm, in a dotwork and linework style.
Floral arm sleeve with chrysanthemum
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo with an oni mask, dragon and skulls on a man's forearm, beside a woman with floral tattoos on her upper arm.
Japanese sleeve with oni mask and skulls
Colour tattoo on an arm of a cartoon tornado with pink clouds, black cows and the words WE GOT COWS in traditional-style lettering.
Cartoon tornado with cows and a slogan
Black and grey blackwork forearm tattoo of bare winter trees, a pine, birds, clouds and a moon, with a dotted fade at the wrist.
Forest, moon and birds on a forearm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a black and white cat with red peonies, teal leaves and black clouds on a forearm.
Cat and peonies on a forearm
Neo-trad colour tattoo on a forearm showing a green multi-headed dragon beside a small figure on a grassy hill, under a starry sky with a constellation.
Dragon and figure in a night sky on a forearm
Black and grey realism style forearm tattoo of a mountain range above a pine tree line, with the words think like a mountain and Leopold beneath.
Mountain range and pines with a quote
Traditional style tattoo of a grinning panther head and an umbrella with eyes and lightning on the inner forearm.
Umbrella and panther on a forearm
Full colour neo-trad Alice in Wonderland sleeve on a woman's upper arm and forearm, with playing cards, a rose and a Cheshire cat.
Alice in Wonderland sleeve with playing cards