Mermaid tattoo ideas

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Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a mermaid silhouette above a castle, coral and an open shell with a pearl.
Mermaid silhouette and shell on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a fishtail, placed on the calf.
Skeletal mermaid with flowing hair on a calf
Two-panel photo of a person lying on white bedding, with pastel mermaid scale tattoos covering the legs and hips and yellow and green fins on the thighs and calves.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo across legs and back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black-haired mermaid with a blue scaled tail on the back of a lower leg, below rolled denim jeans.
Mermaid tattoo on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a faceless skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a crescent moon, placed on the calf.
Skeleton mermaid on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing hair and a scaled tail on the back of a calf.
Seated mermaid on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing hair and a fin tail, on the lower leg.
Seated mermaid on a calf
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg tattoos
Traditional style tattoos on both legs showing sailing ships, red roses, a mermaid, a fish and anchors with rope, on thighs, calves and ankles.
Matching traditional ship and anchor leg tattoos
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with long wavy hair and a finned tail, on the calf.
Seated mermaid tattoo on a lower leg
Black fine line tattoo of a mermaid with swirling hair and scroll details on the calf.
Mermaid line tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with a bold black outline, red hair, a purple shell top and a blue and green tail, on the lower leg.
Mermaid outline with coloured tail on a lower leg
Fine line mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair, a shell top and blue wash water splashes on the lower leg.
Mermaid with red hair on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a bearded merman in a top hat and eye patch, with a blue and teal scaled tail, on a calf.
Bearded merman in top hat on a calf
Pastel pink, purple, blue and green scale and fin tattoo covering both legs from the ankles up the calves, with the legs raised against a pale fabric backdrop.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo on both legs
Colour outline tattoo of a mermaid with red hair, a purple shell and a blue to green tail on the lower leg.
Mermaid tattoo on a lower leg
Colour traditional tattoo on a calf of a pin-up mermaid with a flower in her hair, surrounded by waves, pineapple, watermelon, orange slices, grapes and a pink flamingo inside a rope frame.
Mermaid and tropical fruit on a calf
Colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a green tail and a yellow fish beside her, surrounded by blue bubbles, on a lower leg.
Cartoon mermaid and fish with bubbles on a leg
Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair and a blue and purple tail, placed on the calf.
Watercolour mermaid tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of a skeleton mermaid with flowing red hair and a green scaled tail, in a traditional style, on a lower leg.
Skeleton mermaid on a lower leg