Ocean tattoo ideas

186 photos and flash · 24% Realism, 24% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Back view of a person with wet dark hair, showing a dark grey world map tattoo on the bare shoulder while looking out over calm turquoise sea.
World map tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realistic shark with open jaws covering a man's back, with swirling ornaments on the shoulders and tattoo sleeves on both arms.
Realistic shark tattoo across a full back
Small black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale diving on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Humpback whale on the shoulder
Back view of a woman on a beach showing a small black fine line wave tattoo on her left shoulder.
Small wave tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a bearded sea god with a trident and a blue horse among turquoise waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sea god and blue horse on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sunset beach with palm trees, breaking waves and surfboards, with pink hibiscus flowers, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Sunset beach scene and hibiscus on an upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a breaking wave with an orange sun inside the curl, set against a sunset sky, on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Colourful breaking wave and sunset on shoulder
Colour tattoo of an underwater reef scene with sea turtles, tropical fish and coral across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Underwater sea turtle scene on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder showing a sunset over the sea, palm trees, sharks, sea turtles, clownfish, anemones and coral.
Underwater sunset sleeve with turtles and clownfish
Black and grey realism tattoo of a surfer riding a curling wave above hibiscus flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Surfer riding a wave with hibiscus flowers
Before and after photo of a shark tattoo on an upper arm, with a faded black outline on the left and a colour realism cover-up on a teal ocean background on the right.
Shark shoulder cover-up, before and after
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey vest top.
Japanese wave design on upper arm and shoulder
Small black fine line wave tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder of a woman with blonde hair standing on a beach.
Fine line wave tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey photograph of a back and arms covered in an antique world map tattoo, with globe-like hemispheres over the shoulders and engraved continents across the back.
Antique world map tattoo across back and arms
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo in realistic colour showing sharks, a diver, a manta ray and coral on the upper arm and forearm.
Underwater full sleeve with sharks and a diver
Realism-style colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing palm trees, a starry galaxy sky in red and orange, and a beach boardwalk leading to the sea.
Palm trees and galaxy sunset on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a yin and yang design on a shoulder blade, with pine trees and exposed roots on one side and teal ocean waves on the other.
Yin yang with pine forest and ocean waves