Frame tattoo ideas

357 photos and flash · 47% Neo-trad, 18% Traditional · Thigh most common

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Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing leaves, a cluster of flowers and a framed box reading everything carries me to you, in a botanical fine line style.
Quote and botanical forearm tattoo
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a realistic blue-green eye inside a red heart framed by gold scrollwork, with black dotted drips below, on a limb.
Eye in ornate heart frame
Red pencil flash drawing of a swan and a skull-like head inside a cracked scrolled frame, a neo-traditional design shown on paper rather than skin.
Swan in a cracked ornate frame
Black and grey tattoo of a rabbit in a waistcoat and collar, framed by an ornate scrolled oval with beaded edges, on the side of the torso.
Rabbit in an ornate oval frame
Colour tattoo of a barn owl inside an ornate gold scrollwork frame with purple gems, on the outer thigh.
Barn owl in an ornate gilded frame on a thigh
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of an ornate oval scrollwork frame on the lower back.
Ornate oval scrollwork frame
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting inside an ornate oval scrollwork frame, a flash design suited to a tattoo.
Stylised cat in an ornate oval frame
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head in a diamond frame with dotwork shading, flowers and a tied ribbon, on the upper arm.
Fox and flowers in a diamond frame
Black script reading Changed for good above an ornate green heart-shaped frame holding a black mask, tattooed on the thigh.
Changed for good script and masked heart frame on thigh
Colour tattoo of the No-Face spirit from Spirited Away in an ornate grey frame with a red background, with small soot sprites around the frame, on the forearm.
No-Face in an ornate frame on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a crowned queen in a blue hood inside an ornate gold frame, on the calf.
Crowned queen in a gold frame on a calf
Black and grey lettering and clock tattoo with an ornate scrolled frame, shown on the lower back with part of a feathered wing at the top edge.
Ornate clock face with a wing above
Two coloured thigh tattoos: a birdcage holding a heart in an ornate frame on the left, and a red bird with a brain on the right, in a neo-traditional style.
Birdcage and bird with brain on thighs
Two calf tattoos of grey cat portraits, one framed by gold scrollwork with a red rose, the other surrounded by orange poppies, in a realism and neo-traditional style.
Cat portraits with flowers on two calves
Two colour thigh tattoos in ornate stained glass style frames, one showing Belle in a gown beside a red rose and the other a castle under a purple rose.
Belle and a castle in stained glass frames on thighs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountain peaks above a lake and pine trees, enclosed in a rectangular frame on the upper arm.
Mountain and pine landscape in a frame
Pen drawing on paper of a fairytale castle inside an ornate scrollwork frame, with a rounded ear shape at the top, shown as a tattoo design.
Fairytale castle in scrollwork frame
Realistic colour tattoo of a Boston terrier's face inside a black-line scrollwork frame on the upper arm.
Boston terrier portrait in a scroll frame
Colour tattoo of a pink unicorn with a rainbow mane inside a gold frame with a teal bow, on the lower leg.
Unicorn in an ornate gold frame
Colour tattoo of a shaded compass rose in a gold dotted frame, with pink roses, leaves and a beaded chain, on the top of a foot.
Compass rose and roses on a foot
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold frame, with pink banners reading ladies don't start fights but they can finish them.
White cartoon cat in gold frame with quote banners
Two ornate framed tattoos on the thighs, a teal pagoda on the left and a blue bird with pink blossom on a branch on the right.
Pagoda and bird tattoos on thighs
Colour realism tattoo of bacon strips inside a black and grey ornate frame with a banner reading I have no regrets, on an upper arm.
Realistic bacon strips with banner on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on the upper thigh of a cat wearing a flowered hat and red bow tie, framed in a scalloped oval.
Cat in a hat and bow tie on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon girl with her hair in a bun, chin resting on her hands, inside an ornate scrolled frame on the upper arm.
Cartoon girl in a scrolled frame on an arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an eye within an ornate scrolled frame with rays, on the inner forearm.
Eye in an ornate frame on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a brown owl holding a red heart, framed by black scrollwork on the upper arm.
Owl and red heart on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a faceted purple gemstone heart in a gold and brown ornate frame with pink beads, on an upper arm.
Faceted purple gem heart on upper arm
Black and grey bee tattoo on the top of a foot, framed by a white ornate border held over the skin.
Bee tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with gemstones, on a limb.
Sphynx cat portrait in an ornate frame
Black and grey line drawing of a crowned woman in an ornate oval frame with scrollwork and a heart, a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Crowned woman portrait in an ornate frame
Colour tattoo of an anatomical heart inside an oval frame with a teal border, surrounded by black filigree ornament, on the forearm.
Anatomical heart in filigree frame on forearm
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a triple moon with a peace sign above a framed figure with a dark oval face and hands pressed together.
Triple moon and framed figure on a forearm
Neo-trad style owl tattoo with yellow eyes and a small red heart inside an ornate oval frame, on the side of a ribcage.
Owl in ornate frame on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain and pine trees above rolling hills, enclosed in a thin rectangular frame on the upper arm.
Mountain landscape in a rectangular frame on upper arm
Pencil and ink design sketch of a rose with leaves inside an ornate oval frame, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Rose in an ornate oval frame
Neo-traditional tattoo of a schnauzer in a bowler hat and monocle, set in an ornate gold frame with red gems, on a limb.
Schnauzer in bowler hat and monocle
Black and grey tattoo of an acoustic guitar soundhole inside an ornate scrolled frame on a woman's upper back, with a guitar leaning beside her in a grassy field.
Guitar soundhole tattoo on upper back
Neo-trad style tattoo of a grey cameo portrait in a black ornate frame, set on a pink oval with dangling bead chains, on the inner forearm.
Cameo in ornate frame on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate hand mirror with a beaded edge and pink and red flowers with green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Ornate hand mirror and flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing an Art Nouveau style woman in an arched frame with red bell flowers, a vine and skulls below her.
Art Nouveau woman and red bells on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of the cartoon robot Bender wearing a top hat and monocle, set in an ornate gold frame on the upper arm.
Bender in an ornate gold frame on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a penguin inside a red cartouche with gold scrollwork and grey shaded clouds above, on the outer thigh.
Penguin in a red frame on a thigh
Black and grey realism portrait of a woman with white eyes and snakes in her hair, set within an ornate filigree frame on the thigh.
Woman with snakes in ornate frame on thigh
Lower back tattoo of three oval-framed portraits inside an ornate black scrollwork frame, with a coloured central portrait of a girl with a red flower in her hair.
Three framed portraits on lower back
Black and grey compass rose inside an ornate oval frame, with a tree canopy and exposed roots, tattooed across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass and tree on a shoulder
Realistic blue peacock head inside a black and grey scrollwork frame with a red gem and hanging chains, tattooed on a limb.
Peacock portrait in an ornate frame
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a terrier in a suit and red bow tie, set in an ornate gold frame with flowers, on the outer thigh.
Terrier in a gilded frame on a thigh