Hand tattoo ideas

1,970 photos and flash · 27% Fine line, 15% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Realistic tattoo of a purple crayon on a forearm, with a real purple Crayola crayon held against it.
Purple crayon tattoo on a forearm
Two greyscale realism tattoos of dog faces, a pug on the left wrist and a French bulldog on the right wrist, shown with clasped hands against a white background.
Pug and bulldog portraits on wrists
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in a cap with script lettering, a hand raised to her mouth and a rosary, a tattoo flash design with no placement on the body.
Pencil portrait of a woman in a script-embroidered cap
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cherub above a skull merged with a woman's face, with hands holding a rosary, on a limb.
Cherub, skull and rosary realism tattoo on a limb
Large realism tattoo across a bare back showing a woman in profile with a hand near her mouth, surrounded by handwritten script and red-tinged drips.
Woman portrait with script on back
Black and grey tattoo of praying hands with a rosary, a cross and two banners reading IN GODS and HANDS, on a forearm.
Praying hands and cross on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs of clasped hands beside the shadow silhouette of a head in profile.
Clasped hands and shadow profile on ribs
Two colour tattoos of blue tits perched on the inner wrists of a pair of hands with white nail polish, in a realistic style.
Two blue tit tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a hand releasing falling grains above a pocket watch, on the inside of a forearm.
Realistic hand and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands wrapped in a scroll banner reading Lord forgive me for my past wrongs and future sins, on the upper arm.
Praying hands with banner on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with swept-back hair and the words The King in script, on the upper thigh.
Black and grey portrait with script on thigh
Colour neo-trad style tattoo on a woman's upper back showing a shaded red apple held by black-and-grey hands, with orange sunburst rays and abstract stripes behind it.
Apple held in hands over a sunburst on the back
Two matching shaded black crown tattoos with cursive script letters on the forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching crown and script tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo across the back of a shaved head, showing a hand holding a reflective sphere that mirrors a seated man in a room.
Hand holding a reflective sphere on the back of a head
Black and grey realism tattoo of a turntable and vinyl record across the back of a hand, with script tattooed on the wrist above.
Turntable and vinyl record on the hand
Two realistic orange, black and teal butterfly tattoos, one on the back of each hand, with a partly visible traditional flower tattoo at the top left.
Butterflies on the backs of both hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye on the back of a hand, with heavily shaded fingers and bone-like detail on the middle finger.
Realistic eye tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with feathers and a pipe, covering a forearm.
Feathered portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman's face with a hand near her mouth and a Roman numeral clock on the wrist.
Realism portrait sleeve with clock
Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with a shaded smoky figure tattoo on the other hand, both visible as a man adjusts his tie.
Realistic rose and shaded design on hands
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, with knuckle lettering on the fingers and hand, photographed on a woman in a dark speckled t-shirt.
Portrait and lettering tattoos on hand and arm
Realistic skull tattoo in shaded greys and reds on the back of a hand, with partial script tattoos above the wrist.
Realistic skull tattoo on the hand
Realistic colour crucifixion scene tattoo on a forearm, showing a figure with long dark hair on a cross before an orange sun, with a small blood drip near the wrist.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Realism portrait tattoo of a bearded man in round wire-rimmed glasses with his hand under his chin, shown as a line sketch, a purple outline on skin and the finished colour piece.
Realism portrait of a bearded man with glasses
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Close-up of a realistic grey lion head tattoo on the back of a hand, with long pale ombre nails and yellow slides visible in the background.
Realistic lion head on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of an anatomical heart with engraved-style waves, a hand and script on the chest.
Anatomical heart with waves on the chest
Black and grey realism rose on the back of a hand beside a geometric triangle design on the other hand, with mandala and butterfly tattoos on the forearms and hands.
Rose and geometric hand tattoos with butterfly wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger on the forearm running down to a shaded rose on the back of the hand.
Tiger sleeve and rose on the hand
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's portrait with her hands forming a heart and the word Home beneath them, on a limb above a tiled floor.
Realism portrait of a woman with heart-shaped hands
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT, with a hand pinching a small object below it and a dotwork ornament at the base.
Skull tarot card and hand on forearm
Black and grey realistic boxing glove tattoo on the back of a clenched hand.
Boxing glove tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a face with dark eyes and cracked skin texture across the back of a hand, shown in Realism style on the hand.
Realistic face tattoo on the back of a hand
Woman with a raised hand showing a black and grey realism skeleton hand tattoo that runs from the fingers down onto the forearm.
Skeleton hand tattoo running onto the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a magpie with spread wings on the side of a torso, with a faint outline of a hand holding a pocket watch chain below.
Magpie in flight on a side torso
Realistic red and grey skull tattoo across the back of a hand, with smoky swirls on the forearm and small symbols on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lanky figure with wild hair inside a glass snow globe, on the calf.
Snow globe with a lanky figure on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a seated figure with its head bowed and hidden by hands, framed by dark trees and dripping ink lines.
Hooded figure among trees on a forearm
Two wrists with black and grey crown tattoos above One Life and One Love script, and a forearm with a realistic key and a red heart tattoo in a collage.
Matching crown and key tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realism tiger head tattoo on a finger of a hand with black nail polish, photographed in greyscale.
Tiger head tattoo on a finger
Colour realism tattoo of a dark-haired figure with smudged eye makeup and hands pressed together in prayer, shown on a limb.
Realism portrait of a figure with hands clasped
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a tribal pattern continuing up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf showing a screaming woman with her hands at her throat in front of a dark fence.
Screaming woman with hands at her throat
Black and grey realism tattoo of a guitar being played by two hands, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Hands playing guitar on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a pink, purple and teal nebula with stars, framed by grey sculpted hands, on the inner forearm.
Nebula held in grey hands on a forearm
Realistic portrait tattoo on an upper arm of a long-haired, bearded man grinning with a gold tooth and holding a bat marked montos.
Realistic portrait of a grinning man with a bat
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with clockwork gears and a hand holding a clock face, on the upper arm.
Realistic skull with clockwork gears on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hand holding a reflective sphere that shows a seated man in a room, on the back of a bald head.
Reflecting sphere tattoo on the back of the head