Horizon tattoo ideas

35 photos and flash · 40% Fine line, 26% Realism · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey bare tree tattoo with soft shaded background covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Bare tree across an upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a stylised tree line above a horizon, with a stippled, reflected diamond pattern below and small blue accents.
Stylised trees and diamond pattern on thigh
Fine line black compass rose with the script words Keep a weather eye on the horizon, tattooed on the side of a torso beside a striped bikini.
Compass rose with script on the side of the torso
Fine line blue-black tattoo of a woodland treeline with birds in flight across the inner forearm.
Tree line and birds on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of sailing ships, clouds and a rising sun with engraved-style sea lines, covering the thighs and calves of both legs.
Sailing ships and sunrise across both legs
Fine line tattoo of a half sun above three wavy horizontal lines on the upper arm, shown against a black sleeve.
Small sunset line tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sailboat on rippling sea inside a circle of sunburst rays, on the upper back.
Sailboat at sea in a circle on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring and script reading "The horizon is my home" on the upper back.
Compass rose with "The horizon is my home" on upper back
Black and white photo of two blackwork thigh tattoos, one showing a sunburst over a horizon and the other showing clouds over waves, worn on the thighs.
Sun and sea scene on both thighs
Realism style tattoo of a purple-grey storm sky with forked lightning above a wooden pier, on the upper leg.
Lightning storm over a pier on a thigh
Small fine line tattoo of mountains and pine trees inside a thin circle, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain and pine trees in a circle on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a storm with bright lightning bolts through dark clouds, wrapped around the upper arm.
Lightning storm on upper arm
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo on a forearm showing a crescent moon with a smiling face, clouds, stars and a small figure on a hillside.
Crescent moon and clouds on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a skeleton wearing a pith helmet, sunglasses and a striped top, with a cactus and birds in a framed panel on the forearm.
Skeleton in pith helmet and sunglasses on a forearm
Realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a shattering clock face, a staircase and a small figure climbing towards a red-orange sky.
Shattering clock and stairway to a figure
Realism tattoo of palm trees silhouetted against a sunset over the sea, wrapping around the forearm and shown from three angles.
Palm trees and sunset on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid sitting on a rock inside an ornate grey oval frame with shells and a starfish, on the thigh.
Mermaid in a shell-framed oval mirror on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hazy landscape with a dark island inside a thin circle with a dotted orbit, on a person's shoulder blade.
Stippled landscape in a circle on shoulder
Colour tattoo of black palm trees against a blue, orange and red sunset sky, covering the upper arm and shoulder in a realistic style.
Palm trees at sunset on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of dark palm trees against an orange and red sunset over water, on a forearm.
Palm trees and sunset on a forearm
Black and grey tribal sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a shaded palm tree against a sunset.
Palm tree and tribal bands on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a half sun with rays and a small bird in flight, on the inner wrist.
Small sunrise with a bird on a wrist
Black and grey shaded tattoo of five palm trees above a dark band of foliage, wrapped around a forearm.
Palm trees along a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a black palm tree above a red setting sun and horizon lines, on the inner upper arm.
Palm tree and red sun on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a lightning storm over a receding road with a Route 66 shield at the bottom.
Route 66 road under a lightning storm on upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo on the inner forearm showing the script words The sun will rise and we will try again above a line drawing of a rising sun.
Sunrise and quote on a forearm
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon, clouds and stars in a circle on the forearm.
Crescent moon and clouds on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a compass in an octagonal frame with yellow banners reading BRING ME THAT HORIZON, on a person's upper back.
Compass with banners on upper back
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of a half sun rising above a horizon with short rays, on the upper arm of a person with a bent elbow.
Small sunrise tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a hot air balloon with a figure in the basket and hatched clouds, in an engraved line style, across the back.
Hot air balloon with figure on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a palm tree beside a curling wave over a calm sea, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Palm tree and wave on the upper back
Black ink flash design of hatched ocean waves rising beneath a open sky, enclosed in a thick circular outline, with no body placement shown.
Hatched ocean waves in a circle
Fine line tattoo of a hand reaching out beside a half-filled sun on a shoulder, with a black and grey hand and the words NEVER TALK on the upper arm below.
Fine line hand and sun on shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a face in profile beside a sun over horizontal lines, on the inner forearm.
Profile face and sunset on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork conch shell tattoo with a red sun and two palm trees above a horizon line, on the upper arm.
Conch shell above a horizon with palm trees and red sun