Frame tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey drawing of a shaded skull with feathered wings, butterflies and a compass, sketched on tracing paper beside a pen.
Winged skull with butterflies design
Neo-traditional tattoo of two cats nuzzling inside an oval frame, with purple flowers and teal leaves, on a calf.
Two cats and purple flowers on a calf
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman with closed eyes wearing a wolf head, flanked by two roses and a skull within an ornate frame.
Woman with wolf headdress, roses and skull
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hairless sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with a geometric diamond pattern behind it.
Sphynx cat in an ornate frame
Black line drawing on paper of a traditional style tattoo design with roses, playing cards, a pocket watch and an ornate mirror frame.
Roses, playing cards and pocket watch design
Black and grey swallows flying toward an ornate baroque mirror frame tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and an ornate mirror frame on upper back
Pastel colour tattoo of a pink bow, a MISS banner and a cream animal in a teal oval frame on a thigh, with a hand resting on the knee.
Pastel bow and banner tattoo on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a seated dog inside an ornate oval frame with a small red heart, on the calf.
Dog in ornate oval frame on calf
Black ink verse quote in a serif typeface, set inside an ornate scrolled frame on the outer thigh, with partial script visible above.
Verse quote in ornate scroll frame on thigh
Black and grey drawing of a rose with hatched leaves and a faceted heart ringed with beads, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Rose and jewelled heart tattoo design
Pencil sketch of an ornate oval frame with a fleur-de-lis crest and three roses, drawn as a possible tattoo design on paper.
Pencil sketch of roses in an ornate oval frame
Black and grey realism tattoo of a fluffy dog with a bow tie inside an ornate scrollwork oval frame on an arm, shown in three views.
Dog portrait in ornate frame
Colour tattoo of a white unicorn with a blue mane inside a grey scrollwork frame on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Unicorn in an ornate frame on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about courage on the outer thigh, framed by ornate scrolls and set in a mix of bold and italic serif type.
Quote tattoo with scrollwork on a thigh
Black and grey pen drawing of an hourglass inside an ornate oval frame, with roses and hatched leaves, shown as a tattoo design.
Hourglass in an ornate frame with roses
Black and grey tattoo of a mountain above pine trees and stylised waves inside a square frame, on the upper arm with a light red tint in the peak.
Mountain, pines and waves in a square frame
Colour realism tattoo of northern lights over a dark forest and lake, set inside a grey ornate oval frame with teal stones, on a forearm.
Northern lights in an ornate frame on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white roses in a circular frame, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman with white roses on upper arm
Black and grey neo-trad tattoo of a woman with an updo in an ornate oval frame, with a large rose above her, on the outer thigh.
Woman in ornate frame with rose on thigh
Neo-traditional style tattoo on a leg showing a black cat draped over an ornate oval frame containing a red-haired girl with X-marked eyes and a skull at the base.
Black cat and red-haired girl in an ornate frame
Neo-traditional tattoo of a skeleton couple in an ornate cameo frame, framed by large orange roses and green leaves on a limb.
Skeleton couple cameo with orange roses
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow, set in a gold scrollwork frame with teal flowers, on the upper thigh.
Cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Black line drawing of a howling wolf above a rose and leaves, set inside an ornate frame with diamond and bead details, sketched on paper.
Howling wolf and rose flash design
Colour photo of a neo-trad tattoo on a thigh showing two winged unicorns inside a gem-edged oval with pastel wash and small stars, with purple gem hearts at top and bottom.
Pastel winged unicorns in a gem frame on a thigh
Black and grey traditional nautical designs, including a ship, star, compass and lighthouse, shown as flash sheets and temporary tattoos on a thigh.
Nautical temporary tattoo designs on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown rabbit with a purple eye in a gold frame, with pink cherry blossom, on the forearm.
Brown rabbit and cherry blossom in a gold frame
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a sunrise over green hills and a tree, framed by golden vines with blue and purple flowers, on a lower leg.
Sunrise landscape with flowers on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Totoro, soot sprites, Calcifer and a red Mononoke-style mask within a teal and gold ornate frame, on the thigh.
Totoro and Studio Ghibli characters in an Art Nouveau frame
Close-up of a small black fine line bicycle tattoo on a forearm, with a grey and black striped knitted sleeve beside it.
Small bicycle tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a stag head with large antlers inside an open triangular frame, shaded with fine dots on paper, as a tattoo design.
Stag head inside a triangle frame
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pug wearing a collar, set in an ornate oval frame on the calf.
Pug portrait in an ornate frame on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a teal stand mixer in a gold scrollwork frame with red poppies, on the outer thigh.
Teal stand mixer in a gold frame on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a green and cream VW camper van in an ornate grey frame with red hibiscus flowers on the upper arm.
VW camper van and hibiscus on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character in a heart-shaped frame with a pink bow and plumeria flowers, placed on the upper back and shoulder.
Heart frame with cartoon character and flowers
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat silhouette on a red oval panel within an ornate black and grey frame, on the forearm.
Black cat in ornate frame on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat with a red rose, set in a black scrollwork frame on a forearm.
Veiled cat portrait with rose on a forearm
Colourful traditional-style tattoos of framed animal and floral scenes and a red rose on bare legs, with pink glitter heels on white bedding.
Framed and floral leg tattoos with pink heels
Black and grey tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet within a circular scrollwork frame, with an Imperial emblem, on the upper arm.
Stormtrooper helmet in an ornate frame
Colour realism tattoo of a ginger cat's face with green eyes inside a teal knotwork frame, on the outer thigh.
Ginger cat portrait in a teal swirl frame on thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vintage bicycle with a front basket on the forearm, set against lace fabric.
Vintage bicycle on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman framed by two birds, roses and leaves in a neo-traditional style.
Woman portrait with birds and roses
Colour traditional tattoo of a 1920s-style woman in profile with a feather headpiece, yellow roses and pearl strands on the upper arm.
1920s woman profile with roses on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a stag's head with antlers inside an ornate gilded oval frame on the upper thigh.
Stag in an ornate frame on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cupcake with a cherry, a blue and purple butterfly and the words Sweet on the inside, shown in a two-panel photo.
Cupcake and butterfly with script
Black ink line drawing of a cat-faced matryoshka doll holding a mouse within a scalloped frame, a neo-traditional tattoo design sketch.
Cat-faced matryoshka doll with a mouse
Black and grey traditional-style flash design of two ghosts in a framed panel, with the lettering No Feet beneath them and a spiderweb behind.
Two ghosts in a framed box with No Feet
Small fine line tattoo of a bicycle with yellow wheels and a brown frame on the upper arm of a woman in a white vest, with a pool behind her.
Yellow-wheeled bicycle on the upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a faceted blue gem set in a heart-shaped silver frame with a chain, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Blue gem heart with chain on upper chest