Cloud tattoo ideas

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Black ink pen drawing of a hot air balloon with banners reading It's not about the destination and It's about the journey, surrounded by clouds, rays and an anchor, in a lettering style suited to a
Hot air balloon with journey banner design
Black and grey realism full back tattoo of a dragon above a yin yang symbol, set among carved-looking clouds, waves and a Greek key border.
Dragon and yin yang full back piece
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship inside a bottle with a rope stopper, on the inner forearm.
Sailing ship in a bottle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged dragon wrapped in smoke, on the outer upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey dragon on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a storm with bright lightning bolts through dark clouds, wrapped around the upper arm.
Lightning storm on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with a red hull, clouds and birds, above a banner reading Homeward Bound, on a forearm.
Sailing ship with Homeward Bound banner on a forearm
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a green dragon and an orange tiger among pink cherry blossoms and clouds.
Dragon and tiger back piece with blossoms
Two-panel photo of a woman in a cherry-print outfit showing a Japanese style black and grey oni mask tattoo on her thigh, with further tattoo work on her upper arm.
Oni mask tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo on a forearm showing a crescent moon with a smiling face, clouds, stars and a small figure on a hillside.
Crescent moon and clouds on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a palm tree above a shaded oval with clouds and stars, with geometric construction lines, on an upper arm.
Palm tree and starry oval on upper arm
Coloured pencil tattoo design of a scarecrow in a wide-brimmed hat beside a fence and three pumpkins, with a grinning blue ghost and a purple and yellow sky behind, drawn as a flash sheet.
Scarecrow and pumpkins harvest design
Colour tattoo of three cartoon cats walking along a ledge under a blue sky on the upper arm.
Three cartoon cats walking on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of the character Yoda standing on a cloud with a staff, shaded with brown tones on the robe, on the outer thigh.
Yoda on a cloud on a thigh
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a man's back, with swirling clouds and scaled body detail.
Dragon back piece in black and grey
Black and grey flash sheet of cartoon ghosts, a skull, a moon, a heart, a mountain and stars, with the lettering Sad Ghosts Forever and Stay Nice.
Sad ghosts flash sheet
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Drawing of a dark red heart wrapped in brown and grey smoke or cloud shapes with a thin dripping line below, with ace of hearts corner markings on a cream background.
Smoky heart design with ace of hearts
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper thigh showing a golden droid head with round glasses, a banner reading CURSE MY METAL BODY, and red, yellow and teal flowers and leaves.
Droid head with Curse My Metal Body banner on thigh
Black ink flash sheet of six alien-themed designs, including a UFO over pine trees, a banner reading Scully and Aliens, and a Believe diamond.
Six UFO and alien flash designs on paper
Black and grey traditional tattoo of mountains, pine trees, a crescent moon, dotted stars and flowers on a calf.
Mountain landscape with moon and flowers on a calf
Full back tattoo of a black and grey Japanese dragon with red flames and swirling clouds, covering the upper and mid back.
Japanese dragon back piece with red flames
Colour tattoo of a sunset beach with palm trees, breaking waves and surfboards, with pink hibiscus flowers, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Sunset beach scene and hibiscus on an upper arm
Black and purple watercolour tattoo of a bare tree, crescent moon and stippled mountains, with ink splatter, on a limb.
Bare tree and crescent moon with watercolour sky
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two birds in flight with red ribbons, spread across a woman's upper chest.
Two birds and ribbons across the chest
Black and grey tattoo of curling waves, swirling clouds and a stippled sun with rays, on the upper arm, in a linework style.
Waves and rising sun on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an octopus with curling tentacles spanning the entire back.
Realistic octopus across a full back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a desert road with a windmill, a motel sign and an old car, across the forearm.
Desert road with windmill and motel sign on a forearm
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a headless gentleman in a suit with a question mark on his chest, with a floating head in a top hat above, on a forearm.
Headless gentleman with floating head
Black and grey photograph of a raised arm with a Japanese style sleeve on the upper arm, showing clouds, swirling waves, wings and script lettering.
Japanese style arm sleeve with wings and script
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo with a koi fish on the upper arm and shoulder and wave-like linework on the forearm.
Koi and wave sleeve on a arm
Full body Japanese style tattoo across a torso, arms and thighs, showing a scowling figure with a blade among red flames and a tiger on the arm.
Full body Japanese tattoo with a fierce figure
Japanese style back tattoo of a hannya mask with pink cherry blossoms and swirling clouds, with tattooed sleeves visible on both arms.
Hannya mask and cherry blossoms across a back
Two forearms shown side by side with matching colour tattoos: yellow stars and the word Player 2 on the left, and a blue shell with the word Player 1 on the right, both on the inner wrist.
Matching Player 1 and Player 2 wrist tattoos
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red koi fish, yellow and blue flower and grey waves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and flower on an upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of Lisa Simpson dressed as Wonder Woman with a lasso, inside a rope-edged oval above a pink flower, on a limb.
Lisa Simpson as Wonder Woman with a flower
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white and orange droid with pink roses, a small flower and teal clouds on the thigh.
Droid with roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a large red-tinged moon, bats, bare trees and a grinning pumpkin-style figure.
Full sleeve with moon and night scene
Traditional style tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship inside a bottle-shaped outline with a red anchor, red clouds and flowers, on a limb.
Traditional sailing ship with anchor and flowers
Colour traditional tattoo of a dark-haired cartoon man in a suit with orange clouds behind him and a Danger Zone banner, on a forearm.
Cartoon portrait with Danger Zone banner on forearm
Colourful tattoo of a whale filled with constellations, clouds and orbs, with a blue paper boat below it, on the inner forearm.
Whale with constellations and paper boat on a forearm
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a grey koi, a bird and pink cherry blossom branches among swirling clouds, placed across the upper and middle back.
Japanese back piece with koi and cherry blossom
Black line drawing of a Japanese foo dog surrounded by swirling clouds and flowing mane, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Japanese foo dog with swirling clouds
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain with pine trees, small clouds and rippled water below, on the side of the ribs.
Mountain landscape on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon with a stippled sky and clouds, tattooed on an upper arm.
Crescent moon and clouds on an upper arm
Black and tan illustrated design of a bear face framed by a mandala and cloud scrolls, drawn in a geometric ornamental style with no body placement shown.
Bear face with mandala and clouds
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a dragon and an eye with wave and cloud details on a lower leg, above black trainers with a floral swoosh.
Japanese dragon and eye tattoo on a calf
Black and grey forest tattoo across a forearm, showing bare trees, flying birds, clouds, a moon and a dotted fade at the wrist, shown in four panels.
Forest scene forearm tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged archangel standing over a fallen demon, with a small emblem and script, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged archangel over a fallen demon on upper arm