Metal tattoo ideas

46 photos and flash · 85% Realism, 4% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Realistic colour tattoo of a blue steel armour plate with a Celtic triquetra knot and scale mail, set within torn skin and flames on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Armour plate and flames on an upper arm sleeve
Realistic grey plate armour tattoo with rivets and a fleur-de-lis emblem covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Plate armour shoulder and arm sleeve
Realistic biomechanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and elbow, with a pressure gauge dial and red coil detail.
Biomechanical sleeve with pressure gauge
Black and grey realism tattoo of segmented plate armour covering a full arm sleeve from shoulder to wrist.
Segmented armour arm sleeve
Realistic full sleeve tattoo of gears, pulleys and engine parts in bronze and orange tones, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Mechanical gears and pistons full sleeve
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a piston and connecting rod appearing through torn skin on the upper arm.
Piston and con rod torn through skin on upper arm
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing torn skin revealing a metallic mechanical structure with rivets and cabling.
Biomechanical torn-skin design on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate plate armour covering the shoulder, upper arm and elbow as a full sleeve.
Plate armour sleeve on shoulder and arm