Frame tattoo ideas

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

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Side by side view of a forearm tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in a flowing dress inside a circular floral frame, shown as black linework on the left and full colour on the right.
Art Nouveau woman with flowers on forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a large-eyed black cat inside a lace oval frame, with peonies and leaves below, as a tattoo design.
Black cat in lace frame with peonies
Black and grey dotwork tree with spreading roots and star-like flecks inside a rectangular frame, on the inside of a forearm.
Tree and roots in a dotwork frame on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of five rose clusters with leaves inside a rectangular frame, on the inner forearm.
Rose clusters in a rectangular frame on a forearm
Realistic tattoo design of a large skull framed by an ornate silver scrollwork border of roses, with sunflowers, butterflies and a lake landscape inside, shown as a flat design with no body placement.
Skull and roses in an ornate frame
Black fine line flash design of a seated, cross-legged figure with lotus flowers, a spiral eye, a globe and a heart, set within an ornate outlined frame.
Seated lotus figure with globe and eye flash
Pencil and coloured pencil drawing of an ornate oval mirror frame with blue flowers, a shell, a star and pearl chains, shown as a tattoo design on a clipboard.
Ornate mirror with flowers, shell and pearl chains
Realistic colour tattoo of a terrier-type dog portrait in a scalloped oval frame, surrounded by poppies, cornflowers and daisies, with a small bee above, on the upper arm.
Dog portrait in a frame with poppies on upper arm
Black ink compass and lotus tattoo with ornamental scrollwork in a diamond frame, placed on the inner forearm.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with poppies, a bird with shaded wings, a pocket watch and a key, shown as a sketch on paper.
Poppies, bird and clock design
Black ink line drawing of a moth in an ornate frame with rose or peony flowers, drawn as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Moth and flower design with ornate frame
Two thigh tattoos on a seated person: pink roses in colour on the left thigh and a black and grey castle with a creature and rose on the right thigh.
Roses and castle tattoos on two thighs
Black line drawing of a rabbit wearing a bow with roses, leaves and diamonds inside an ornate frame, sketched on paper as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Rabbit and roses flash design in a frame
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a potted cactus inside a thin square frame on the outer thigh.
Potted cactus in a frame on a thigh
Drawing of a skeleton in profile within an ornate scrolled cameo frame, with pink roses, spider webs and green leaves, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Skeleton cameo with roses in ornate frame
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a thigh showing pine trees and a full moon inside an ornate frame, with a moth below.
Moon, pine forest and moth in an ornate frame on thigh
Fine line black script tattoo of a quote framed by flowers and leaves, placed on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Script quote and flowers on upper back
Black and grey pagoda and bird tattoos in ornate oval frames, with cherry blossom branches, on the thighs.
Pagoda and bird in ornate frames on thighs
Traditional style tattoo of a mermaid with a green tail, framed by red roses and gold scrollwork on a person's chest and upper abdomen.
Mermaid and compass rose on a chest and torso
Black linework tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with a jewelled pendant, framed by scrollwork and beads, with a rose below, on the upper thigh.
Sphynx cat and rose on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the inner forearm with daffodil-style flowers, leaves and a rectangular frame containing the words this feeling is just for now.
Floral frame with quote on forearm
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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 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
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in profile, wreathed in ivy and peonies, on the outer thigh.
Art Nouveau woman with ivy and peonies on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an oval frame with roses, leaves, antlers and two hares, on the outer thigh.
Oval rose frame with hares on a thigh