Oval frame tattoo ideas

75 photos and flash · 39% Traditional, 20% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Two black and grey tattoos side by side: a realistic knife on the forearm with a woman's face shaded in the blade, and a neo-traditional style house in an oval frame with cherry blossom on the upper
Knife with a face and a house in an oval frame
Neo-traditional style flash design of a pale, stitched-face woman with red curls inside an oval frame, above a banner reading FOREVER.
Stitched portrait with FOREVER banner
Flash drawing of a zombie princess with red blood detail, roses and thorns inside an ornate oval frame, in a neo-traditional style for a tattoo.
Zombie princess in a thorned oval frame
Traditional-style flash design on paper showing a sailing ship on rough seas and a black and grey rose in a bold black oval frame, with no body part visible.
Sailing ship and rose flash in oval frame
Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up woman holding a cigarette, framed by red roses and yellow flowers in an oval, with no body placement shown.
Pin-up woman smoking within a floral oval
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snow-capped mountain and pine trees inside an ornate oval frame on the upper thigh.
Mountain and pines in an ornate frame
Pencil sketch of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing a castle in a beaded oval frame, surrounded by roses and the words Beauty Lies Within.
Castle and roses in an oval frame
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a cat wearing a top hat inside an ornate oval frame with flowers, on the outer thigh, with small amber accents on the eyes.
Cat in a top hat in an oval frame on thigh
Pen drawing of an ornate oval frame made from acanthus leaves and scrolls in brown ink on a grey background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornate scrolled oval frame design
Traditional outline tattoos of a sailing ship in an oval frame with roses and a ship's wheel, one on each thigh.
Twin sailing ship tattoos on thighs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a sloth in red glasses and a plaid scarf, holding a takeaway coffee cup, on the upper arm.
Sloth with glasses and coffee on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pale, wide-eyed girl with black hair, a red rose in her hair and red tears, framed in an oval on a forearm.
Pale-faced girl portrait with red rose
Two matching black linework tattoos of a dog portrait in ornate oval frames with flowers on the lower legs, with a bulldog puppy resting on the knees.
Matching dog portrait tattoos in oval frames
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a chihuahua wearing a feathered hat and coat, framed in an oval with yellow and red roses, on a limb.
Chihuahua in a feathered hat with roses
Two traditional style tattoos on a pair of calves, each showing a turreted castle inside an oval frame with a ribbon and heart at the base.
Two castle cameo tattoos on the calves
Black ink line drawing of a figure seen from behind, with antlers rising through wavy hair inside an oval hatched frame, above the words Sugar we're goin down.
Antlered figure with lyric lettering
Black line drawing of an Art Nouveau style mermaid with flowing hair, surrounded by octopus tentacles and a lettered circular border, as a tattoo design.
Art Nouveau mermaid with octopus tentacles
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship in an ornate oval frame on the inner forearm, shown in two side by side photographs.
Sailing ship in oval frame on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a bird-headed figure in a suit holding a sword, inside an oval frame with scrollwork, on an upper arm.
Bird-headed figure with sword in oval frame
Traditional style tattoo on the upper arm showing makeup brushes, a hand mirror, a lipstick and mascara inside a beaded oval frame, with a WARPAINT banner.
Makeup brushes and mirror banner on upper arm
Line drawing flash of a sloth in a suit and bow tie inside an ornate oval frame, with roses and leaves below, shown on paper.
Sloth in a suit within an ornate frame with roses
Small traditional style tattoo of a cluster of houses inside a scalloped oval frame on the inner upper arm.
Houses in a scalloped oval on upper arm
Black and grey chest tattoo of a cameo portrait in an oval frame, surrounded by symmetrical ornate scrollwork across the upper chest.
Cameo portrait with scrollwork on chest
Black line drawing of a skull and crossbones inside an ornate oval frame, presented as a tattoo design rather than shown on skin.
Skull and crossbones in ornate oval frame
Black and grey realism tattoo of a black cat with a ruffled collar and bow inside an oval frame, on the outer thigh.
Black cat with ruffled collar on thigh
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a yellow cartoon character with braided hair inside an oval frame, a lemon slice and green leaves, with script lettering curving around the edge.
Cartoon character and lemon with lettering
Neo-traditional tattoo of mountains, a lake and a pine tree inside an oval frame with pink and blue flowers, on a limb.
Mountain lake sunset in an oval frame
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a winged anatomical heart above an oval frame holding two cats, on the forearm.
Anatomical heart with two cats
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tree-lined forest path inside an oval frame, on the outer thigh.
Forest path in an oval frame on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of a skull with botanical foliage, a bee in an oval frame and the words Taurus and let none be the noose, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Skull, foliage and bee Taurus flash design
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a lighthouse on rocks inside an oval laurel frame, placed across a person's upper back.
Lighthouse in an oval frame on a back
Black and grey tattoo of a cat under a UFO beam within an oval frame with trees, moon and stars, on the back of a lower leg.
Cat beamed up by a UFO in an oval frame
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing two crossed-finger hands and red roses within a gold-edged oval, with the words 'All the best lies they are told with fingers crossed' beneath.
Crossed fingers and roses on a calf
Overlapping gold foil temporary tattoo transfers on white backing, each showing a diamond ring with the words Team Bride inside an oval.
Team Bride diamond ring temporary tattoos
Black line drawing of an anatomical heart inside an ornate oval frame with scrolling leaves and a beaded jewel at the top, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on tracing paper.
Anatomical heart in an ornate oval frame
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an ornate oval frame with a death's head moth and beaded chain below, on a woman's upper back.
Skull in ornate frame with moth on back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cabin among pine trees beneath a mountain and sunburst, set in an oval frame with a flower, on the upper arm.
Cabin, mountain and pines in an oval frame
Black and grey tattoo of a hand with two fingers raised inside a braided rope oval tied with a knot, on the forearm, with stippled shading in the background.
Hand in a rope frame on a forearm
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas inside an ornate oval frame, on the calf.
Jack Skellington in an ornate frame on a calf
Traditional style flash design of a black and white striped lighthouse in an oval frame, with clouds, rocks, mountains and a red flower.
Lighthouse in an oval frame
Black lace-style chest tattoo with a shaded key inside an oval frame, extending onto the left shoulder and upper arm.
Lace collar tattoo with key centrepiece
Traditional style flash design of a cartoon fox in a green hat inside a yellow oval, with a red poppy and green leaves below, shown on a framed poster mockup.
Cartoon fox in green hat flash design
Neo-traditional flash design of a pale blue fictional character with red hair, surrounded by roses, vines, a skull and a banner reading I Sense There's Something in the Wind, shown without a body
Sally with roses, skull and banner design
Traditional style flash design of a woman with a voluminous dark beehive hairstyle, red roses and a ribbon banner reading LOVE IS A LOSING GAME.
Traditional portrait with roses and banner
Colour traditional tattoo of a pale teal rose with green leaves inside a dark oval frame with black sunburst rays, on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Traditional rose in a sunburst on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a striped lighthouse inside an oval rope frame with waves and a flower, on the forearm.
Lighthouse in rope frame on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cat wearing a top hat, monocle and bow tie inside an oval frame above a red rose, on the upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle with rose on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of Alice holding a flamingo inside an ornate oval frame on the outer thigh, in an engraved illustration style.
Alice and flamingo in an ornate frame on a thigh