Octopus tattoo ideas

204 photos and flash · 19% Realism, 15% Dotwork · Upper arm most common

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Colourful neo-traditional octopus tattoo with tentacles curling down a forearm, shaded in pink, purple, orange, blue and green.
Rainbow octopus on a forearm
Black and grey octopus tattoo with shaded tentacles curling across a forearm, set against a gold wallpaper with a black botanical print.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Back view of a woman with raised arms, showing a large colourful back tattoo of an ornate octopus-like central design and a blue and purple arm sleeve.
Ornate octopus back piece and colour sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head merged with octopus tentacles on the forearm, drawn in blackwork and stippled dotwork shading.
Elephant and octopus on a forearm
Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey with blue tones, showing a grinning cat, pocket watches, a girl and film strip portraits across the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of clocks, cat and portraits
Neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a red-sailed ship in a lightning storm above an octopus and sharks in green sea.
Pirate ship and octopus full sleeve
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a sailing ship, a diver in a brass helmet, a submarine, fish and an octopus.
Nautical sleeve with diver and sailing ship
Colour tattoo of a blue-ringed octopus with orange eye and tentacles curling beside pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.
Blue-ringed octopus and roses on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a woman in a billowing skirt with an octopus head and tentacles, on the inner forearm.
Octopus-headed woman in a skirt on a forearm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in Japanese style, showing a man rowing a boat on blue waves and a red octopus with suckers on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of a boatman, waves and red octopus
Black and grey tattoo of a ship's wheel and anchor wrapped in octopus tentacles, shown on the inner forearm.
Ship's wheel and anchor with octopus on a forearm
Black and grey octopus tattoo with shaded tentacles wrapping around a man's forearm while his hand rests against his chin.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey octopus tentacle tattoo with rows of suckers running from the upper arm down the forearm, seen while the wearer raises a white t-shirt sleeve.
Octopus tentacle down an arm
Realistic red octopus tattoo with white suckers curling along a forearm near the elbow, shown beneath a reference photo of the octopus.
Red octopus tattoo on forearm
Black and grey octopus tattoo with shaded tentacles wrapping up the inside of a forearm, with a dark hoodie sleeve in the background.
Octopus tattoo wrapping a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an octopus inside a hanging birdcage on the forearm, with a chain above and green foliage behind.
Octopus in a birdcage on a forearm
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm showing a bearded figure whose beard is made of tentacles, with a carved skull coin above it.
Bearded tentacled figure and skull coin on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a green octopus with yellow suckers wrapped around a grey anchor, with pink roses and blue flowers below.
Octopus wrapped around an anchor with roses
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo with a tribal pattern above it on the lower arm.
Octopus with tribal pattern on a forearm
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of a purple octopus with pink suckers and grey waves across the shoulder and upper arm, with a green anchor near the lower arm.
Octopus and waves full sleeve
Black and grey octopus tattoo with stippled shading on the inner forearm, shown against a dark background.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Three arms shown side by side, each with a black and grey octopus and squid sleeve in a dotwork engraved style, running from the upper arm to the forearm.
Octopus and squid sleeve across three arms
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and white lighthouse with an octopus, teal waves and a yellow flower on a forearm.
Lighthouse and octopus on a forearm
Four views of a black and grey nautical full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an octopus, a skull, a ship's wheel and a compass star, placed from the forearm up to the upper arm.
Black and grey nautical full sleeve
Black and grey octopus tattoo with pink, teal and gold geometric accents, wrapping around the outer forearm.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism style octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping around a forearm, shown in a mirror reflection.
Octopus wrapped around a forearm
Man in a grey t-shirt printed with an octopus and ship wheel, with traditional tattoo sleeves showing roses on both arms.
Octopus and ship wheel tee with tattoo sleeves
Black and grey octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping around the forearm, drawn in a fine etched engraving style.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo wrapping across a person's forearm and wrist, with a patterned wall behind.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm