Cloud tattoo ideas

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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
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
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
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 Japanese style full back tattoo of a helmeted warrior, swirling clouds and a tiger, with a peony on the upper arm.
Full back warrior and tiger piece
Black and white photograph of a woman kneeling with her back to the camera, showing a Japanese-style dragon and cloud tattoo across her back and upper arm while she raises a katana overhead.
Japanese back tattoo with raised katana
Large Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a person's back, with grey scales, red accents and black clouds.
Japanese dragon across a full back
Back tattoo in black and grey shading, showing a large skull surrounded by outlined roses and swirling clouds, in a Japanese-influenced style, across the upper and mid back.
Back piece with skull and roses in black and grey
Woman seen from behind with a full-back Japanese style tattoo of a dragon and waves, extending over the upper arms and thighs.
Full back and leg Japanese dragon tattoo
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a green dragon and a grey dragon among clouds and cherry blossoms, spanning the upper back and shoulders.
Twin dragons across a back piece
Black and grey Buddha face tattoo covering a person's back, with clouds, two praying monks and cloud work extending onto the upper arms.
Buddha face and monks across a back
Colour Japanese style full back tattoo design showing a pig-headed figure in a patterned robe, surrounded by orange flames, clouds and a snake.
Pig-headed figure in flames, Japanese back design
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo covering a person's back, with a coiling body, clawed feet and wispy cloud-like smoke.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Full back tattoo of an ornate colourful skull surrounded by clouds, beads and red peony flowers, in a neo-traditional style on a bare back.
Ornate colourful skull full back piece
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a mythical bird with a dragon-like head and feathered wings, surrounded by clouds, covering a person's back.
Large mythical bird with clouds across a back
Full back Japanese style tattoo of samurai warriors, flames, clouds and birds, with blue waves across the lower back.
Japanese back piece with samurai and flames
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
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
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
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
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 and grey back tattoo in a Japanese style, with a central lotus flower, a moth, a serpent and swirling clouds across the full back.
Full back piece with lotus and moth
A full arm sleeve in Japanese style, with black ground, grey wind-swept clouds, red cherry blossoms and a pink geometric cube pattern across the upper arm, shown from several angles.
Japanese cloud and blossom arm sleeve
Back of a woman showing a colourful Japanese style back piece of cherry blossom and flowers, with a green snake sleeve on the arm and a woman portrait tattoo on the upper arm.
Japanese back piece with cherry blossom and arm sleeve
Four-panel collage of tattoos: a cat with a skull and lotus in traditional colour, a cat with a red daruma doll in traditional colour, a black and grey Japanese lion on a back, and a black and grey
Four cat and Japanese motif tattoos
Back and arm tattoo in Japanese style showing a fierce warrior with a sword, a koi on the upper arm and peonies, in colour against a black background.
Japanese back and arm sleeve tattoo
Full back tattoo of an orange and black tiger battling a red and cream snake among clouds, in Japanese style, with further tattoos on both arms.
Tiger and snake full back piece
Black and grey Japanese full back tattoo of a lion dog, tiger, clouds and lotus flowers, with a cicada on the upper arm.
Full back Japanese lion dog and tiger piece
Black and grey Japanese style bird with detailed feathers and a talon, tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Japanese bird and cloud design on shoulder
Full back tattoo of a red and grey phoenix among plum blossoms, in Japanese style, shown on a person's back.
Red and grey phoenix with blossoms across a back
Man with a full back tattoo of green dragons, grey clouds and a cross, with blackletter lettering across the lower back and sleeve tattoos on his upper arms.
Japanese back piece with dragons and clouds
Back view of a full back Japanese style tattoo of dragons among red clouds and waves, with colour and grey shading, extending down onto the thighs.
Full back dragon tattoo
Japanese style dragon tattoo in red, orange and cream over dark green-black scale ground, across a hip and thigh with a white cloth wrapped around the waist.
Red and green dragon on hip and thigh
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red spotted mythical beast with turquoise mane and flames across a full back, set against dark grey clouds.
Red spotted mythical beast across a full back
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 body suit design of a red Japanese dragon with yellow claws, chrysanthemums and clouds across the back, arms and thighs.
Red dragon full body suit design
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 back tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha in neo-traditional colour, with an ornate crown, jewels and swirling cloud motifs on a man's back.
Ganesha full back tattoo in colour
Black and grey back tattoo of a winged angel, clouds and smoke on the shoulder blades, with script panels and sleeve work on the upper arms.
Winged angel and clouds across a back
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a warrior figure among cherry blossoms and clouds, in mixed red, orange, cream and grey ink, on the back.
Full back Japanese warrior and cherry blossom
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a roaring tiger, a coiled snake, flowers and wave motifs, in black and grey shading.
Tiger and snake back piece
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a leaping striped bass over rolling blue waves, with an anchor and an orange sunburst behind it, on a man's back.
Leaping striped bass and anchor on a back
Man seen from behind with a full colour Japanese style tattoo covering his back, arms and legs, including dragons, flowers and a golden disc.
Full body Japanese style back and limb tattoo
Back of a woman with a large Japanese dragon and cloud tattoo, with colourful peony and chrysanthemum sleeves on her arms.
Japanese dragon back piece with peonies
Fine line and dotwork koi fish tattoo in teal, grey and pink across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Two koi fish on the upper back
Back of a shirtless man with arms outstretched, showing a black and grey Japanese style koi and lotus back tattoo with arm tattoos on the upper arms.
Koi and lotus back piece
Back view of a man with a large colour Japanese style tattoo of an armoured warrior in green and red across his back, with clouds and flames on both thighs.
Full back armoured warrior tattoo with thigh pieces