Pin-up tattoo ideas

191 photos and flash · 67% Traditional, 25% Neo-trad · Upper arm most common

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Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Betty Boop dressed as a nurse with a red cross cap, in a traditional style, on a forearm.
Betty Boop as a nurse on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a pin-up woman in a red and white striped swimsuit diving past bubbles and a clam shell with a pearl, on a forearm.
Pin-up swimmer and clam shell on a forearm
Grid collage of sixteen colourful tattoos on skin in a bold traditional style, including a balloon dog, a bunny, ice creams, a hearts motif and a teddy bear.
Sixteen-tile collage of colourful traditional-style tattoos
Traditional-style pin-up illustration of a boxer in a green swimsuit and brown gloves beside a banner reading Momma said knock you out, printed on a steel hip flask.
Pin-up boxer with banner on a hip flask
Neo-traditional style flash drawing of a pin-up woman with roses in her hair, holding a teacup, with a heart and spade design on her arm and the words oh dang above her.
Pin-up with roses holding a teacup
Black fabric printed with traditional style tattoo flash designs, including a rose, koi fish, flaming heart, mermaid, sailing ship and horseshoe.
Traditional flash pattern on black fabric
Pencil drawing of a pin-up woman in a red polka-dot bandana flexing one arm, with Girl Power lettering across her upper arm.
Pin-up girl flexing with Girl Power script
Pencil sketch of a pin-up woman with three bears and Just Right script in Neo-trad and lettering styles, drawn as a tattoo design.
Pin-up portrait with bears and Just Right script
Flash design of three sugar skull pin-up heads with skeletal hands over their eyes, ears and mouth, on a ribbon banner reading Beauty, Truth and Love.
Three sugar skulls with Beauty, Truth and Love banner
Two views of a colour neo-traditional pin-up tattoo on a lower leg, showing a woman in a red gingham apron dress holding a cherry cupcake and blowing a kiss.
Pin-up with cupcake on a calf
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-up sailor woman with a ship and constellation in her face, shown on a limb in two close-up photographs.
Sailor pin-up with ship and constellation
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage pin-up woman in profile wearing a corset, on the calf.
Vintage pin-up woman in corset on a calf
Colour tattoo of a blonde pin-up woman with sugar skull face paint and a red flower in her hair, with black and grey scrollwork below, on an upper arm.
Sugar skull pin-up with scrollwork
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated pin-up woman in stockings beside a tyre and spanner, on a limb.
Seated pin-up woman beside a tyre
Traditional style flash drawing of a winking pin-up woman with blue hair and a polka dot bow, above a banner reading NEVER AGAIN.
Winking pin-up with polka dot bow and banner
Mixed colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull pin-up woman, a red nautical star and a Harley-Davidson logo.
Sugar skull pin-up and nautical star on upper arm
A grid of cross stitch chart designs in traditional tattoo flash style, including swallows, hearts, roses, a pin-up, a cherry pair and lettering, on a grey background.
Sheet of cross stitch tattoo-style flash designs
Traditional flash drawing of a pin-up woman raising red boxing gloves, with leaves, a flower and SELF MADE banners.
Pin-up boxer with SELF MADE banners
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up sailor in an oval rope frame with a ship's wheel and daisies, across the upper back.
Pin-up sailor and ship's wheel on a back
Traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a ship, swallows, a shark, a pin-up and banner lettering, shown in three photographs.
Traditional sailor full sleeve in three views
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face paint, pin-up and skull motifs, and a corset, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Sugar skull pin-up figure drawing
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up mermaid with dark hair, a polka-dot flower and a red shell top, with a red-to-green tail, on the thigh.
Pin-up mermaid with shell top
Black and grey traditional tattoo covering a stomach, with a panther head, roses, a skull, a spider web and a pin-up head.
Traditional stomach piece with panther, roses and skull
A black and white flash sheet with red accents, showing traditional tattoo designs themed around the number thirteen, including a cat, skull, dagger, heart and eye.
Thirteen themed traditional flash sheet
Colour traditional pin-up tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in a pink apron holding a tray of cupcakes, with red script reading I should be in the kitchen.
Pin-up with cupcakes and kitchen script
Traditional style flash of a jumping sailor pin-up in red shorts and red heels, with blue tattoo designs on her upper arm, thigh and calf.
Sailor pin-up with tattooed arm and legs
Black and grey realism portrait of Frankenstein's monster in an ornate oval frame on a calf, beside a traditional pin-up tattoo with a banner.
Frankenstein portrait and pin-up on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pin-up warrior woman in a plumed helmet with a shield and a bird of prey, on the side of the ribs.
Pin-up warrior with a bird on the ribs
Colour traditional tattoo on a calf of a pin-up mermaid with a flower in her hair, surrounded by waves, pineapple, watermelon, orange slices, grapes and a pink flamingo inside a rope frame.
Mermaid and tropical fruit on a calf
Black linework traditional flash sheet showing a perfume bottle, a potted plant with a banner, a sundae, a hand holding lipstick, a pin-up, cherries and a knife with banners.
Traditional flash sheet with pin-up and cherries
Flash design of a pin-up woman in a red polka-dot bikini with cherries, stars and CHERRY BOMB banners, in traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Cherry Bomb pin-up with cherries and banners
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up woman in glasses seated on a stool and reading a red book, with a finger to her lips, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman reading a book on a stool
Black and grey flash design of a skeleton pin-up in a polka dot headscarf, flexing one arm, with a We Can Do It banner beneath in a traditional style.
Skeleton pin-up with We Can Do It banner
Colour pin-up tattoo of a woman in a blue swimsuit holding a Coca-Cola bottle, with a palm tree and sun, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Pin-up with Coca-Cola bottle on full sleeve
Traditional style flash drawing of a pin-up woman in goggles and denim shorts, holding a wrench, with bold black outlines and flat colour.
Pin-up woman with goggles and wrench
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a saluting pin-up woman in a red Mountie-style uniform and wide-brimmed hat, set against a maple leaf on the forearm.
Pin-up Mountie saluting on a forearm
Traditional style cartoon pin-up tattoo with a red rose in her hair, shown on the upper arm and shaded in black and grey with red accents.
Cartoon pin-up with rose on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pin-up woman in stockings and heels, lying on the side of a ribcage.
Pin-up woman in stockings on the ribs
Colour flash drawing of a pin-up Bride of Frankenstein figure in a black dress, with stitches, high heels and a small red heart on the upper arm.
Pin-up Bride of Frankenstein design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-up woman in a red polka dot dress cooking at a stove, with steam and a sunburst, on an upper arm.
Pin-up cook at a stove on upper arm
Neo-trad style flash illustration of a dark-haired pin-up woman seen from behind, in green lingerie and floral shorts, with fern fronds and flowers in her hair.
Pin-up in green lingerie with fern hair flowers
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with a rose in her hair, a blue anchor on her neck and a red compass star, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with rose and compass star
Traditional style pin-up boxer tattoo on the outer thigh, with boxing gloves, a red bow and the script 'Came out swinging'.
Pin-up boxer with 'Came out swinging' on thigh
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm of a winged fairy pin-up in a black corset and stockings, surrounded by bold red roses.
Fairy pin-up and red roses on a forearm
Black and grey traditional-style pin-up illustration of a woman in a checked shirt and high-waisted shorts, with skull, praying hands and dagger tattoos on her legs.
Pin-up woman with tattooed legs illustration
Colour traditional tattoo of a pin-up woman with bangs, a blue feather fan and teal clouds across an upper arm and shoulder.
Pin-up woman with feather fan on upper arm
Traditional style flash sheet of repeating tattoo designs, including daggers through skulls, swallows, pin-up women, hearts, roses and a scorpion, on a tan background.
Traditional flash sheet with skulls, hearts and pin-ups