Hand tattoo ideas

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Forearm tattoo of a woman's face with realistic eyes and lips, a hand near her mouth, black brushstroke streaks and red and ochre drips, shown in three side-by-side views.
Realistic face portrait with brushstrokes on forearm
Black and grey realism style feather tattoo with shaded barbs and an outlined quill, placed on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting at the left edge.
Shaded feather tattoo on the side of the torso
Realistic biomechanical tattoo covering the back of a hand, with copper-toned metal plates, rivets and mechanical joints running over the fingers.
Biomechanical hand tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with dreadlocks and a patterned headband, shaded portrait on the calf.
Realistic portrait of a woman with dreadlocks on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mechanical helmet with a round dial, rivets and gears across the back of a hand.
Mechanical helmet and gears on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with a coin-like metallic finish across the back of a hand, shown in a colour photo and a greyscale version side by side.
Metallic rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch held by a hand, with roses, feathers and a script banner.
Pocket watch and roses with script banner
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hooded grim reaper with a skull face holding out a hand above skull coins, with wispy smoke behind.
Hooded reaper with skull coins on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hand holding a reflective sphere, which shows a seated man in a room, across the back of a bald scalp.
Reflective sphere tattoo on a scalp
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo on the middle finger of a hand, with a silver ring and a black lace sleeve nearby.
Lion head tattoo on a finger
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye at its centre and ornate paisley detailing, shown on the forearm.
Hamsa hand with an eye on a forearm
Two forearm tattoos side by side: a shaded realism gas mask with orange eyes and a daisy on the left, and a black line banner with a star on the right.
Gas mask and daisy forearm, with banner tattoo
Dark brown octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping the back of a hand and fingers, placed on the hand.
Octopus tentacles across a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull, a pocket watch held in a hand and a rose on a forearm, shown in two photographs.
Skull, pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Two realistic black and grey cat head tattoos, one on the inner forearm and one on the wrist, with two hands clasped together.
Two cat head tattoos on forearm and wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton couple with sugar skull detailing, surrounded by butterflies, swirls and a rose on a veil.
Skeleton couple with butterflies and rose
Black and grey realism tattoo portrait of a man with slicked-back hair and a moustache, holding a cigarette, shown on skin.
Black and grey realism portrait holding a cigarette
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face make-up and filigree scrollwork on the upper arm, with one hand raised to her chin.
Sugar skull woman portrait on arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a jester figure on a Joker playing card held by a gloved-looking hand, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Joker playing card held in a hand on the back
Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cigarette, with ornamental sleeve designs on her arms, on a person's left side ribs.
Realistic black and grey portrait on ribs
Illustrated fox with a pocket watch, leaves and hands, drawn in red, black and grey linework with stippled shading, in the style of a tattoo design.
Fox and pocket watch illustration
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a winged woman and a skull with a wing, with a small gold cross and geometric lines, spreading over the chest and shoulder.
Winged woman and skull on a chest
Large back tattoo in black and grey with red accents, showing lips holding a cigarette, a hand, and German lettering across the back.
Back piece with lips, hand and German lettering
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two little fingers linked in a pinky promise, with the words PINKY PROMISE in outlined lettering with red accents, on a forearm.
Pinky promise hands on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of hands fanning playing cards across the upper arm.
Hands holding playing cards on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing palm trees, a surfboard and a beach scene at dusk.
Palm tree beach sunset sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snake coiling around a hand that holds an apple, with banknotes and feathers, on the side of the ribs.
Snake and hand with banknotes on ribs
Fresh and healed photos of a realistic colour tattoo of a woman with a finger to her lips and blood spatters on her face, on a forearm.
Realistic woman portrait with finger to lips on forearm
Black and grey line drawing of praying hands wrapped in a rosary with a cross hanging below, shown as a tattoo design.
Praying hands with rosary design
Black dotwork tattoo of two outstretched hands on the inner forearms of a person with long dark hair, one hand reaching down and one reaching across.
Two reaching hands on inner forearms
Black linework tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other, shaded with hatching, on the inner forearm.
Two hands reaching on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass over a map grid with clouds, a hand holding a scroll and cursive script, on the thigh.
Compass and map tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey feather tattoo running across the back of a hand and over the index and middle fingers, which are held in a V sign.
Feather tattoo across fingers and back of hand
Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey showing a sugar skull woman, skulls and roses across the upper arm and forearm, photographed from three angles.
Black and grey sugar skull sleeve with roses
Black and grey realism tattoo of a melting clock draped over a hand, with the words Lost time is never found, on the side of a person's torso.
Melting clock over a hand on the side
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an ornate pattern and a shaded eye, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hamsa hand with eye on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face under a wolf's head, with one hand resting beneath her chin.
Woman and wolf portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose made from dollar bills on the back of a hand.
Dollar bill rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with dark bob hair and dark lipstick, framed by a spider web, on the outer thigh.
Gothic portrait with spider web on thigh
Black and grey pen drawing of a pair of eyes framed by acanthus scrollwork, being inked by a hand holding a fine liner pen.
Eyes framed in acanthus scrollwork drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing two helicopters, a pointing man's face and silhouetted figures rappelling from ropes.
Helicopters and rappelling figures on shoulder
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with script lettering on the abdomen, beside a hand holding a fan of banknotes.
Rose and script on abdomen with banknotes
Black and grey realism lion face tattoo with a shaded mane across the side of a clenched hand, with gold rings on the fingers.
Lion face tattoo on a clenched hand
Black and white photo of a tattooed person in a floral sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a portrait-style tattoo across the stomach.
Floral sleeve and torso tattoos in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a rose-patterned veil, shown on an outer limb.
Sugar skull portrait with rose veil
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a face with dark hollow eyes and cracked skin across the back of a hand.
Cracked face portrait on the back of a hand
Realistic tattoo of a man in a brimmed hat with his hands gripping dog tags on a beaded chain, shown in a close-up photograph.
Hands holding dog tags under a hat