Ocean tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic black and grey humpback whale tattoo across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person with their head turned away.
Humpback whale on a upper back
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a glowing full moon, with an underwater scene of a sunken ship, gold coins and coral below.
Mermaid under a full moon on a thigh
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
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a shark, anchor, vintage diving helmet and treasure chest, shown from four angles.
Shark, anchor and diving helmet on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse with sunburst rays and crashing waves on the forearm.
Lighthouse and waves on a forearm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo showing two portraits beside a steamship and a framed oval scene.
Black and grey portrait chest piece
Realistic colour tattoo of a great white shark with open jaws attacking a whale in blue water, placed on the outer thigh.
Shark and whale underwater on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a sunset beach with a palm tree and orange plumeria flowers covering the upper arm.
Sunset palm tree and plumeria on upper arm
Small black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale diving on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Humpback whale on the shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a surfer riding a turquoise wave on a lower leg, with the person wearing jeans and flip-flops on a wooden floor.
Surfer riding a wave on a calf
Colour realism tattoo on a person's side ribs showing a glowing blue planet above a vivid orange and red sunset over a rocky shoreline.
Planet and sunset seascape on the ribs
Realism tattoo of a great white shark with a school of fish in blue water, on a man's back and side, with red coral at the lower edge.
Great white shark and fish tattoo on the back
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
Realism style colour tattoo of palm trees, a wooden boat and turquoise sea on the calf.
Palm tree and boat beach scene on a calf
Black and grey realism style tattoo of two palm trees, a moon over a sea horizon and hibiscus flowers with leaves.
Palm trees and hibiscus flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wrecked sailing ship and a distant ship on rocky water, across a person's upper back.
Shipwreck and sailing ship across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of two humpback whales swimming past coral on the forearm, with soft smoky shading behind them.
Humpback whales and coral on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of two dolphins swimming through blue water with rising bubbles, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Two dolphins swimming on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a whale with dotwork speckles on a man's upper arm, seen from behind with his shoulder and back visible.
Whale tattoo on 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 pencil drawing of a jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, shown as a tattoo design on paper, realism style.
Jellyfish design in pencil shading
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
Colour realism tattoo of a great white shark breaching above waves and a second shark with open jaws beneath the surface, on the calf.
Great white sharks on a calf
Colour tattoo of a swimming sea turtle with orange plumeria flowers and blue waves, in a Neo-trad style on the upper back.
Sea turtle and plumeria in blue waves
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
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a large yellow moon, with a blue underwater scene of fish and coral below the waterline.
Mermaid under a full moon on a leg
Black and grey pencil drawing of a jellyfish with a shaded, ridged bell and long flowing tentacles, shown on a cream background, in a realism style suited to a tattoo design.
Jellyfish pencil drawing
Black and grey wave tattoo enclosed in a circle on a forearm, shaded with fine stippled linework.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork sea turtle tattoo swimming across the outer thigh, with stippled shading on the shell and flippers.
Sea turtle tattoo on the thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a sea turtle in teal, green and brown with orange-red flippers, placed on the upper chest.
Sea turtle tattoo on upper chest
Black and grey dotwork seascape inside a diamond outline on a forearm, showing palm trees on a rocky island, breaking waves and a seated surfer.
Seascape with palm trees in a diamond on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a shark, jellyfish, sea turtle and coral on the side of the ribs, with a quote in lettering above.
Underwater scene with sea turtle and jellyfish on ribs
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
Full-colour realistic tattoo on a person's upper back showing an underwater reef with fish, coral and a starfish within a torn-skin effect.
Underwater reef torn through skin on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing pirate ship with a skull and crossbones on its sail, shown on a forearm from three angles.
Pirate ship with skull sail on a forearm
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
Colour realism tattoo of two overlapping starfish, one red and one pale pink, with shaded edges, on the ankle.
Two starfish on a lower leg
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a sea turtle swimming against a teal and blue ocean background, on the upper back.
Realistic sea turtle tattoo on skin
Realistic colour tattoo of a red jellyfish over a blue underwater scene, running across an upper arm and down towards the elbow.
Realistic jellyfish sleeve on upper arm
Realistic forearm tattoo of grey clouds and a mountain above blue water with hammerhead shark silhouettes.
Hammerhead sharks and clouds on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a sea turtle swimming over a blue watercolour-style wash, placed on the back.
Sea turtle swimming on a blue wash
Colour realism tattoo of two adult orcas and a smaller orca against a teal watercolour sea, on the lower leg.
Orcas swimming in a teal ocean on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a sunset beach with palm trees and plumeria flowers across the upper arm.
Sunset beach and palm trees on an upper arm