Fish scale tattoo ideas

46 photos and flash · 15% Realism, 11% Geometric · Thigh most common

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Two side-by-side photos of a stippled dotwork fish scale pattern tattoo on skin, one with teal and purple tones and one in dark black ink.
Fish scale pattern tattoo in dotwork
Flash sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a mandala with a blue centre, palm trees, an anchor, triangles and the word breathe.
Gold metallic flash sheet with mandala and palms
Two-panel photo of a person lying on white bedding, with pastel mermaid scale tattoos covering the legs and hips and yellow and green fins on the thighs and calves.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo across legs and back
Traditional style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid with a green scaled tail, holding a pink shell over her chest, surrounded by black stars on a parchment background.
Traditional mermaid flash with stars
Close photograph of a thigh tattoo of overlapping blue and green fish scales, shaded from teal to green, on a person lying on a white bed.
Teal fish scale pattern on a thigh
Black and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo on the left hand and scale pattern tattoo on the right hand, both extending onto the forearms, with fingertips touching against a black background.
Celtic knotwork and scale tattoos on both hands
Black and grey fine line mermaid tail tattoo with shaded scales and flowing fin on the inner forearm, against a cream blind.
Mermaid tail on a forearm
Black and grey realistic fish scale tattoo with small bubble details on the hip, shown in a close-up photo.
Fish scale pattern on a hip
Black and grey shaded fish scale tattoo on a person's hip, with the edge of white underwear visible below it.
Fish scale tattoo on a hip
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a scaled fish tail inside a circle, on the forearm.
Curled cat with fish tail on forearm
Black and grey fish scale tattoo with small dots on the lower back, just above white underwear.
Fish scale tattoo on the lower back
Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair and a blue tail on the forearm, with loose ink splashes around her.
Watercolour mermaid on a forearm
Blue fish scale tattoo on the top of a foot, shown through a torn skin effect in a realistic style.
Blue fish scales through torn skin on a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing hair and a scaled tail on the back of a calf.
Seated mermaid on a calf
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty as a mermaid with a red bow and a rainbow-scaled tail, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty mermaid on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of blue, purple and teal fish-like scales shown through a torn-skin effect on a person's limb.
Blue and purple scales under torn skin
Back-angled photo of a green shaded fish scale tattoo on a person's ribs, with a fine black script quote above it.
Green scale pattern and script on ribs
Colour tattoo of overlapping teal and cream scales in a diagonal line across the top of a bare foot, with a single scale below, on sand.
Teal scales tattoo on a foot
Black line tattoo of overlapping fish scales on the side of a person's ribs, with a white top lifted and denim shorts held at the hip.
Scale pattern tattoo on the side ribs
Close photo of a small green and yellow scale tattoo with teal outlines on the top of a bare foot, near the ankle.
Green scale pattern on the top of a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with long wavy hair and a finned tail, on the calf.
Seated mermaid tattoo on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of green and blue fish scales with small bubbles on the side of a person's torso, above the hip.
Green scales with bubbles on the side of the torso
Close view of a large dark grey scale pattern tattoo covering a shoulder and upper arm, with a small script tattoo on the chest above.
Scale pattern tattoo over shoulder and upper arm
Realism-style tattoo of two jigsaw puzzle pieces on the top of a foot, one shaded blue with fish scale pattern and one in grey, designed to look three-dimensional.
Jigsaw pieces on the top of a foot
Small teal and yellow shaded fish-scale tattoo of overlapping arcs on the top of a foot, with white-tipped toenails.
Green scale pattern on a foot
Grid of sixteen numbered metallic gold and coloured temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, feathers, chains, triangles, chevrons and a dreamcatcher, shown on white backgrounds.
Sixteen metallic gold temporary tattoo designs
Colour tattoo of blue, green and yellow fish scales in a repeating pattern on the thigh, shown in two photographs.
Blue and green fish scale pattern on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mermaid kissing a diver in a brass helmet, framed by a leafy vine, on the side of the ribs.
Mermaid and diver kissing on the ribs
Flash design of a tattooed mermaid holding a skull, with an anchor, stars and a crescent moon above her head and tentacles coiled around her tail, in cream ink on a dark teal background.
Mermaid with anchor, skull and crescent moon
Colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a teal tail on a forearm, shown beside a separate teal tail design.
Cartoon mermaid on a forearm
Two patches of blue, teal and purple scale tattoos with dark outlines and soft, watercolour-like shading on a thigh.
Two mermaid scale patches on a thigh
Teal scale tattoo on the sole of a bare foot, with black painted toenails and a treatment couch in the background.
Teal scale pattern on a foot
Back of a person's neck and shoulder showing a blue fish-scale tattoo that runs up the side of the neck, with the head turned away from the camera.
Blue scale tattoo on the neck
Realistic blue and green fish scale tattoo across a person's shoulder and upper arm, with small water droplets on the scales.
Blue fish scale tattoo on upper arm
Tattoo of two puzzle pieces on the top of a foot, one piece shaded to look cut out of the skin and the other filled with blue fish scales.
Puzzle pieces with fish scales on a foot
Colour tattoo of blue, yellow and orange fish scales showing through a torn skin effect on the outer thigh.
Fish scales revealed through torn skin on thigh
Two patches of teal and purple fish scale tattoos with shaded highlights on the outer thigh.
Teal and purple fish scale tattoos on a thigh
Gold metallic fish scale temporary tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with a gold clover chain design below it, worn over a bare back with a patterned strappy top.
Gold metallic fish scale temporary tattoos
Black and white line drawing of two mirrored winged horses rearing above an intertwined scaled serpent, framed by fine feather-like filigree, suitable as a tattoo flash design.
Symmetrical winged horses and serpent design
Black and grey wave and fish scale tattoo on the side of a hip, above green scale-patterned leggings.
Grey wave and scale tattoo on a hip
Green shaded beetle above a fan of overlapping green scales tattooed on a thigh, with the wearer lying on a white bed.
Green beetle and scales on a thigh
Light blue scale tattoo on the outer thigh of a person lying on a carpet, with a drawn wave design on paper beside them.
Blue scales tattoo on thigh
Realistic tattoo of torn skin revealing blue-grey fish-like scales on a forearm near the elbow.
Torn skin revealing blue scales on an arm
Teal and green shaded scale tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts, lying down.
Teal scale tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of overlapping teal and green scales with orange highlights on a pale thigh, with a lace band across the top edge.
Teal scale tattoo on a thigh
Teal and blue fish scale tattoo on the thigh of a person wearing denim shorts, with small silver studs set among the scales.
Teal fish scale tattoo on thigh