Hand tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face with a raised hand gesture on the forearm.
Realism portrait of a man on a forearm
Close-up of a shaded realistic pink hibiscus tattoo with a yellow stamen on the inner forearm, near the wrist, against a dark background.
Pink hibiscus on the inner forearm
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull merged with a clock mechanism and Roman numerals across the back of a hand, with a coloured forearm sleeve above the wrist.
Skull and clock on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands tattoo on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a zipper opening on the inner forearm to reveal a hand gripping from beneath the skin.
Zipper revealing a hand on the forearm
Black and grey realism forearm sleeve tattoo showing a classic car, banknotes, a pocket compass and a map, with small red accents on the forearm.
Realism forearm sleeve with car, cash and compass
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face partly covered by a paisley bandana, holding a handgun with smoke curling up, on the forearm.
Bandana-masked portrait with handgun and smoke
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart hanging from strings held by a hand, on the forearm, in a detailed sketched style.
Marionette hand and heart on a forearm
Two crossed hands on a white background showing a realistic black and grey rose tattoo framed by ornate filigree on the inner wrist and forearm.
Grey rose wrist tattoo with filigree
Black and grey realism style tattoo of praying hands with a small number 6 above them, on a forearm.
Praying hands with the number 6 on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing the Statue of Liberty's spiked crown and hands covering her face, with a bullet hole and cracks below.
Statue of Liberty hands and bullet hole on forearm
Two hands held palms out showing a black and grey realistic portrait tattoo on the back of one hand, lettering across the fingers, and a pink peony on the forearm.
Portrait hand tattoo with finger lettering
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm of a young child resting their chin on their hands beside a tabby cat, with a few older tattoos at the top edge of the arm.
Realistic child and tabby cat on a forearm
Black and grey shaded chess king and queen tattoos on the forearms of two people holding hands in a black and white photo.
Matching chess king and queen tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoos on two forearms show a smiling and a tearful face in clown-style makeup beside comedy and tragedy masks held by a hand.
Smiling and weeping faces with theatre masks
Four people hold hands, each with a black and grey realistic tattoo of feathers wrapped around the inner wrist.
Realistic feather bands on four wrists
Black and grey feather tattoo that dissolves into dots, with the word love in flowing script below, on the inner wrist.
Feather and love script on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hand holding strings attached to an anatomical heart, on the forearm.
Marionette hand and anatomical heart on a forearm
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a white cat, showing a realistic grey forest sleeve tattoo with pine trees on the forearm.
Forest sleeve tattoo on a forearm with a cat
Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat's head above a wreath of red, pink and blue flowers on the inner wrist of a hand held up beside a real tabby cat.
Tabby cat portrait with roses on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose formed from a banknote, covering the back of a fist with more banknote detail continuing up the forearm.
Banknote rose on the back of a hand
Realism tattoo of a hand making a peace sign with two pink badges reading The Beatles, on the inner forearm.
Peace sign hand with Beatles badges on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a small hand inside the iris, with Chinese-style characters above it, on the inner forearm.
Realistic eye with characters on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm of a woman with sugar skull face paint and flowing hair, with a rose below her.
Sugar skull woman and rose on a forearm
Two arms show a full sleeve tattoo of skulls, swirling forms and hands in realistic grey shading with bright pink bands, worn on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of skulls and swirls in grey and pink
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a colour portrait of a woman with long curved horns, one hand resting under her chin, against a black background.
Realistic horned woman portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping baby cradled by hands, across the forearm.
Sleeping baby in realism on a forearm
Three photographs of a black and grey realism forearm tattoo showing a pocket watch, two roses and flowing ribbons.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Three views of a full arm sleeve on a man's arm, with a black and grey clock face, a shaded hand, geometric linework and red splashes.
Clock and hand full arm sleeve
Two realistic black and grey full moon tattoos on the inner wrists of raised hands against a plain white background.
Twin moon tattoos on the wrists
Two matching realism tattoos in black and grey on forearms, each showing a hand with a hooked pinky finger above a ribbon banner.
Matching hands with ribbon banners on forearms
Two people holding hands, each with a realistic Star Wars tattoo on the forearm: grey and blue R2-D2 on one arm and gold C-3PO on the other.
R2-D2 and C-3PO forearm tattoos
Realistic tattoo of a purple crayon on a forearm, with a real purple Crayola crayon held against it.
Purple crayon tattoo on a forearm
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
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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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