Back tattoo ideas

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Colour sunflower tattoo with black linework wings and a thin vine stem across the lower back, in a botanical style.
Sunflower with linework wings on the back
Colour tattoo of red and orange poppies on stems with green leaves and buds, running down the upper back in a painterly botanical style.
Poppy sprig on the upper back
Realism botanical tattoo of a flower bouquet with a butterfly spanning the upper back and shoulder, with a grey rose on the right.
Realistic floral bouquet across a back
Close view of a gold botanical vine tattoo with curling tendrils and leaves across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Gold vine tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, pansies and scrolling swirls across a woman's upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Floral swirl tattoo across shoulder and back
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a black linework heart with a swirling tail, with blue, pink, red and orange roses and green leaves.
Heart and roses on upper back
Black and white beach photo of a woman with a fine line tree tattoo on her upper back, a golden retriever beside her and a camera in view.
Tree tattoo on upper back at the beach
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with a bee and a white daisy on a person's upper back, drawn with bold black outlines in a traditional style.
Sunflower, bee and daisy on the upper back
Black linework peony tattoos across the lower back, hip and upper thigh of a person lying down in pale underwear.
Peony tattoos on hip and thigh
Full back tattoo in realistic colour showing a seated red fox in a green forest with ivy, toadstools and a small figure at the lower right, on a Back placement.
Fox in a forest on a full back piece
Grey botanical passionflower tattoo with leaves and tendrils on the upper back of a woman in a maroon dress.
Passionflower tattoo across the upper back
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a warrior figure among cherry blossoms and clouds, in mixed red, orange, cream and grey ink, on the back.
Full back Japanese warrior and cherry blossom
Black and grey back tattoo of a large bare tree with an owl perched on a branch and a compass rose on the right shoulder blade.
Tree and owl back piece with compass rose
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a spread-winged bat with peonies and poppies across a person's upper back.
Bat and peony flowers across upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of sunflowers with a soft blue wash across the upper back, photographed from behind.
Sunflowers across a upper back tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with exposed roots inside a crescent, with falling leaves, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bare tree in a crescent on the upper back
Black ink script tattoo running down the spine of a woman seen from behind, with a shaded rose on her upper arm.
Vertical script down the spine with a rose
Colour back tattoo of a pink lotus between blue crescent moons with dangling beads, seen on a woman facing away from the camera, with grey arm tattoos visible.
Lotus and crescent moons on a back
Back of a woman's neck with a black and yellow lotus flower tattoo on the upper back, with a dotted line and small star motifs hanging below it.
Lotus flower on upper back
Black and white photograph of a woman's bare back with a fine line botanical tattoo of slender branches and seed heads spreading from the shoulder down to the waist.
Branching botanical tattoo across a woman's back
Back of a person with short hair showing a small black fine-line botanical sprig tattoo on the upper back, near the base of the neck.
Fine line sprig tattoo on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a bouquet of pink and red roses with buds and green leaves, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Rose bouquet on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of three tall pine trees on a person's upper back and shoulder blade, photographed in black and white.
Pine trees across a upper back
Black ink lotus flower tattoo with dotwork detailing and dot accents on a woman's upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus flower tattoo on upper back
Black and red tattoo of a tree with three owls and flowers across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Owl tree on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion with seeds drifting upwards on the upper back, photographed from behind below dark hair.
Dandelion with drifting seeds on the upper back
Colour tattoos of two blue butterflies on the upper back, a pink butterfly on a shoulder and a red rose with black dotted petals.
Blue and pink butterflies with a rose on a shoulder
Woman seen from behind with a large Japanese-style back tattoo of a butterfly and peonies in black and grey, with coloured sleeves on both arms.
Butterfly and peony back piece with arm sleeves
Black and white photo of a bare back with a long vertical ornamental tattoo of mandala and floral motifs running down the spine, in the Botanical style.
Ornamental floral spine tattoo on a back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a blossoming branch with an open birdcage and bird across the upper back and shoulder.
Branch and birdcage on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo on a back showing an ornate hand mirror with a monarch butterfly, a pink rose and orange flowers.
Ornate mirror, butterfly and rose on the back
Red lotus flower tattoo with a long thin stem on the upper back, drawn in fine line with soft red shading.
Red lotus flower on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of purple magnolia blossoms and buds on a branch running down a woman's outer thigh, with a second magnolia on the lower back.
Purple magnolia branch down a thigh
Back tattoo of orange flowers with dark swirling scrollwork across the shoulder blade, shown on a woman wearing a red and black striped top.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder blade
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo covering an older tribal design on the lower back, shown in a before and after photo.
Lotus mandala cover-up on lower back
Colour tattoo of a brown owl perched on a branch with blue blossom, a hanging birdcage and a key, with flying birds, on a person's back.
Owl on a branch with birdcage and blue blossom
Realistic sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing red roses and a grey shaded bird with spread wings.
Realistic red roses and bird on upper arm
Realistic coloured tattoo of two pink lilies, a blue butterfly and black and green swirling vines on the upper back.
Pink lilies and blue butterfly on the back
A botanical rose and flower stencil with a mandala-style border, drawn in black on the upper back of a person with dark hair, with a gloved hand holding a second stencil sheet.
Rose and floral stencil on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses, blossoms and leaves across the upper back and shoulder blade, shown from behind.
Black and grey roses and blossoms on a back
Black and grey fine line ginkgo leaf sprig tattoo on the upper back, with a black bandeau strap below it.
Ginkgo leaf sprig on upper back
Full back tattoo of a lace corset with a heart-shaped lacing panel, pink bows and roses, with floral lace across the upper back.
Lace corset full back tattoo
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo on a back, showing a bee, a bird skull, carnations, a heart and berry branches inside dotted geometric lines.
Bee, skull and carnations on a back
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with black swirling vines, green leaves and red berries on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly and vines on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a cross formed by a leafy tree trunk and branches, on a person's upper back.
Tree cross tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a laced corset with red ribbons, red roses and a red bow across the lower back, in a neo-traditional style.
Corset and roses on the lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer with bamboo leaves, covering the whole of a person's back.
Walking tiger and bamboo across a full back
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with a column of dots above and below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back