Hand tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realistic tattoo of a woman with wavy hair and eyes closed, with a small rose outline beside her, on a person's upper back.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on the back
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fluffy cat looking down beside an outlined hand on the inner upper arm.
Fluffy cat and outlined hand on upper arm
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves and thorny stems running down the outer thigh, with a hand with white nails resting at the lower edge.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey Buddha head with raised hand and a pink lotus flower, set against an orange and green clouded background on the upper arm and shoulder.
Buddha and lotus on upper arm
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
Black and grey realism portrait of a woman with long hair, a hand raised to her head and red lips, tattooed on the outer thigh, with flowers beside her.
Portrait of a woman with flowers on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a winged headdress and beaded necklaces, holding a snake, on the side of a torso.
Egyptian-style woman with snake on side
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
Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf and ankle showing a woman's face looking upward, reaching hands, a skull, bare branches and Roman numeral clock markings.
Realistic woman, skull and clock on a calf
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
Black and grey tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha with ornate patterned linework forming an Om symbol on skin.
Ganesha within an Om symbol
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 tattoo of a person with tousled hair, one hand raised to the face holding a cigarette, on the calf.
Realist black and grey portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face covering the back of a hand, with ornate ring designs tattooed across the fingers.
Realistic woman portrait on the back of a hand
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
Realistic colour tattoo of Darth Vader's helmet and a Death Star on an upper arm, with a glowing outstretched hand in the foreground.
Darth Vader and Death Star on upper arm
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye and ornamental dotwork detailing, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hamsa hand with an eye on the ribs
Full back realism tattoo of cupped hands holding a leafy tree on a small island, set against a swirling galaxy with planets and asteroids, in full colour.
Cupped hands holding a tree in a cosmic back piece
Black and grey realism skull tattoo covering the back of a hand, with deep shading and a dark background.
Skull tattoo across the back of a hand
Realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with a cross on her forehead, cracked hands and a red rose, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait with rose on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm with a red line-drawn rose, a purple and blue-eyed face, a pair of hands and a teal geometric band near the elbow.
Rose and face on an upper arm
Black and grey realism leg sleeve with a woman's face and a black cat on the calf, a three-eyed cat and ornate scrollwork with lettering on the ankle and foot.
Cat and woman portrait leg sleeve with scrollwork
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
Black and grey realism calf sleeve on a lower leg, showing a woman's face with banknotes, a grim reaper and a skull with a top hat, with script lettering.
Realism calf sleeve with portrait, reaper and skull
Full back tattoo in black and grey realism showing a pentagram, faces, an angel, a boombox, a factory and hooded figures, placed across the back.
Full back collage tattoo in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals, held by a hand, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch held in a hand, realism
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 realism tattoo on the thigh showing a veiled woman among clock gears and a Roman numeral clock face.
Clockwork woman and gears on a thigh
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 back tattoo showing a tiger head above a woman's profile with closed eyes, with a skull held in a hand on the side of the body.
Tiger and woman full back piece with skull
Realism tattoo of a graveyard, crosses, skulls and bones under a red lightning sky, covering a full back.
Graveyard and skulls across a full back
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
Black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph of a bare back.
Black and grey angel wings across a back
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a woman with blonde hair in a bun and tinted sunglasses, placed on a person's upper arm near the shoulder.
Realistic portrait of a woman in sunglasses on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a large eye above hands cupping an orange flower, with a feathered wing on the left, on the side of a torso.
Realistic eye, hands and flower with wing
Black and grey realism tattoo of two stacked skulls with a ribcage and skeletal hand on an upper arm.
Skulls and skeleton ribcage on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo collage covering a man's entire back, with a woman smoking, an open book, film strips, a film reel and a figure holding a pistol.
Film-themed collage across a full back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull-faced woman in a peaked military cap with an eagle insignia, with a hand at the chin, on the upper arm.
Skull-faced woman in peaked cap on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crown above a pair of eyes and a paisley bandana mask on the back of a hand.
Crown and bandana portrait on the hand
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
Colour realism tattoo of a hummingbird in mid-flight with a red head and blue-green wings on the back of a hand against a dark background.
Hummingbird tattoo on the back of a hand