Cloud tattoo ideas

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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 Japanese-style wave tattoo covering a forearm, with a cloud motif near the elbow and solid black bands near the wrist.
Japanese waves and clouds on a forearm
Torso and both arms covered in a Japanese style tattoo of an eagle, cherry blossoms, clouds and koi in black, grey, pink and yellow ink.
Full body Japanese tattoo with eagle and cherry blossoms
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo on a forearm, showing a foo dog, an oni mask, a skull, a pagoda and swirling clouds.
Japanese sleeve with lion, oni and pagoda
Full sleeve Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey and red with red flames, shown on the upper arm and forearm of a shirtless man.
Dragon sleeve with red flames
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a seated Guanyin holding a lotus, with sunburst rays and clouds, on a forearm.
Seated Guanyin with sunburst on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese dragon with clouds, maple leaves and a rose across a forearm, shown from three angles.
Japanese dragon and maple sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix tattoo covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with feathers and wisps of cloud, shown in two photos.
Phoenix full sleeve in black and grey
Full arm sleeve tattoo in Japanese style showing a blue-green scaled serpent, red flames and dragon heads, shown from three angles.
Full sleeve with dragons and serpent in Japanese style
Five views of a colourful full sleeve tattoo in neo-traditional and Japanese-inspired style, showing birds, swirling clouds and rays across the upper arm and forearm.
Colourful bird and cloud full sleeve
Full body Japanese style tattoo with dragons, chrysanthemums and clouds across the chest, arms and thighs of a man in white briefs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with dragons and chrysanthemums
Full colour sleeve tattoo in a Japanese and traditional style on a raised arm, showing a rose, clouds, a wave and a script banner on the forearm and upper arm.
Colour sleeve with clouds and script banner
Man with a full chest and sleeve Japanese style tattoo of peonies, koi, a lion and clouds on a dark background.
Full torso and sleeve Japanese tattoo with peonies and koi
Black and grey Japanese dragon full sleeve tattoo with scales, waves and clouds, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Japanese dragon full sleeve
Black and white photo of two people holding hands, both with tattooed arms, showing a dragon and clouds sleeve on the right arm and a dagger design on the left forearm.
Tattooed sleeves holding hands
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
A tattooist in blue gloves uses a machine to work on a colourful Japanese-style koi fish and wave tattoo on a forearm.
Koi fish tattoo being inked on an arm
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
Overhead view of a seated person with hands on their knees, showing a Japanese-style red flower tattoo on one forearm and a black and grey cloud design on the other.
Japanese-style forearm tattoos seen from above
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, showing a sailing ship among clouds and peony flowers in a Japanese style.
Black and grey clouds and ship sleeve on an arm
Colour tattoo of an anime-style girl in a red outfit hugging a white dragon, with blue sky and a grey dragon behind, on a forearm.
Anime girl hugging a white dragon on a forearm
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
Japanese style full arm sleeve with red lotus flowers, teal shading and grey clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Lotus flowers and clouds on a full arm sleeve
Three-view photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded grey dragon head at the shoulder with red blossom branches and smoke down the arm, in a Japanese style.
Dragon and cherry blossom full sleeve
Black and grey Japanese-style wave and cloud tattoo on a forearm, with hands pressed together above a yellow mug on a teal wooden surface.
Black and grey wave tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style koi fish, flowers, clouds and waves covering a full sleeve from shoulder to forearm, shown from two angles.
Koi and waves full sleeve
Full sleeve Japanese style tattoo of a teal dragon with red accents, swirling waves and pink peonies, shown on an arm from two angles.
Japanese dragon full sleeve
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink cherry blossoms, grey waves and a fish-like creature with a yellow eye.
Japanese full sleeve with cherry blossoms and fish
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
Black and grey Japanese hannya mask tattoo with swirling smoke clouds on a forearm, shown from the side.
Hannya mask on a forearm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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