Back tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a red cherry blossom branch with brown stems and pink buds across the lower back, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch on lower back
Watercolour-style fine line tattoo of green leaves and red berries with script along a branch, running down a woman's spine on her back.
Leafy branch and script down the spine
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with a long stem on the upper back, seen from behind.
Shaded lotus flower on upper back
Colour tattoo of red poppies with green leaves and a closed bud on a person's upper back, in a bold traditional style.
Red poppies on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sitting cat silhouette inside a crescent moon, with vines and flowers, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cat silhouette in a moon with flowers on a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley swirls and flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley and floral design across a upper back
Black ink paisley and floral tattoo across the upper back and shoulder blade, with a henna-inspired linework style.
Paisley and flower back tattoo
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves and stem on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shaded with fine stippling.
Peony and leaves on a shoulder blade
Black and grey botanical tattoo of hibiscus, orchids and swirling stems covering the middle of a person's back.
Floral bouquet across a back
Pink rose tattoo with sketchy black linework and green leaves on the upper back, seen from behind.
Pink rose with green leaves on upper back
Full back tattoo in a realistic colour style, showing a tree dividing a moonlit mountain scene from a sunset lake scene.
Split landscape tree across a back
Watercolour-style red and orange poppies with black linework and blue ink splashes across a person's lower back.
Watercolour poppies on lower back
Colour realism tattoo of a fox with feathered wings among green leaves and branches, running across a person's back and ribs.
Winged fox among branches across back
Black and white photo of a fine line lotus tattoo with dotted tips centred on a woman's upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo on a back shoulder area showing a solid black cat sitting on a crescent moon filled with Celtic knotwork, with swirling vines, leaves and flower buds.
Black cat on a Celtic moon with vines
Black and grey lotus flower with fine mandala detailing and dotted lines above and below, on the upper back of a woman with a short brown bob.
Lotus flower on upper back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress, with lotus flowers, blossoms, a sun and musical notes around her.
Woman in ornate headdress and lotus flowers across a back
Back tattoo in black and grey shading, showing a large skull surrounded by outlined roses and swirling clouds, in a Japanese-influenced style, across the upper and mid back.
Back piece with skull and roses in black and grey
Black and grey fine line lotus flower inside overlapping geometric circles, with arrows and dots, tattooed centrally on a person's upper back.
Lotus and geometric circles on upper back
Black script reading 'If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever', framed by two calla lilies with soft colour and flourishes, tattooed on the upper back.
Calla lilies and script quote on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of three red lotus flowers with yellow centres on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Three lotus flowers on a upper back
Colour realism tattoo on a person's upper back showing a green frog on a lily pad, white lotus flowers, a blue butterfly and script lettering below.
Frog, lotus and butterfly on a back
Colour tattoo of a perched kestrel with pink peonies and peach poppies on a person's upper back and shoulder, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder blade
Upper back of a person with a botanical grapevine tattoo in fine line linework, with purple grapes and green watercolour leaves across the shoulder blades.
Grapevine across upper back and shoulder
Woman seen from behind holding a barbell, with a black and grey winged emblem and script on her lower back, and a pink flower and scrollwork on her upper arms.
Back and arm tattoos during a barbell lift
Realistic purple and peach lily tattoo with grey shading, black swirls and stars across a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Purple lily and stars on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with a grey botanical tattoo of flowers and stems running down the side of the spine.
Botanical sprig tattoo down a back
Black ink botanical tattoo of poppies and leaves on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
Poppy bouquet on a upper back
Black and grey ornate floral tattoo with stippled shading covering a person's upper back, from the nape of the neck to between the shoulder blades.
Ornate floral tattoo across upper back
Black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's left arm and a fine line mandala tattoo on her upper back, photographed outdoors on a beach.
Rose sleeve and mandala on a beach
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon owl with orange eyes on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, across a shoulder and upper back.
Cartoon owl and cherry blossom on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird in flight whose wing blends into a bare tree, placed across the upper back below the neck.
Bird in flight merging into a bare tree
Large realism tattoo on a person's back showing a woman's face framed by a feathered wing, red cherry blossom, lotus flowers and Japanese-style waves.
Realist woman portrait with lotus on a back
Brown henna-style floral and paisley design running down the middle of a person's back, placed along the spine.
Floral paisley design down the spine
Small black fine line tree with leaves above the words grow up, tattooed on the upper back of a person with long hair pulled to one side.
Small tree and grow up on upper back
Black linework lotus with dotwork petals and blue and pink watercolour splashes, tattooed on the upper back.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on upper back
Realistic red rose tattoo with green leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown in colour.
Red rose on a shoulder blade
Woman seen from behind with a black and pink cherry blossom branch tattoo running down her back in a Japanese-inspired botanical style, placed on the back.
Cherry blossom branch across a back
Black blackwork tattoo of a tree within a circle, with branches dissolving into flying birds, on a person's upper back.
Tree in a circle with birds on upper back
Black and white photo of a solid black tree of life tattoo with roots inside a circle, centred on a person's upper back.
Tree of life on upper back
Black and grey engraving-style rose bouquet tattoo on a woman's upper back, between the shoulder blades, above a white lace top.
Vintage rose bouquet on upper back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a single flower on a stem with dark leaves, placed on the upper back below the neck.
Small flower on upper back
Grey-shaded owl with scrollwork detail on a branch with a pink flower, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and pink flower on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of pink lilies with buds spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Pink lilies across a shoulder blade
Fine line black tattoo of a small curved botanical sprig with leaves and buds, placed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Fine line sprig tattoo on upper back
Fine line tattoo of two purple bellflowers on a thin green stem, placed on the upper back below the neck.
Purple bellflower stem on upper back
Close view of a small fine line tattoo of a botanical sprig with buds and leaves on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Fine line botanical sprig on a shoulder blade
Fine line black and grey ginkgo leaf tattoo on the upper back, near the shoulder, with dark hair falling beside it.
Ginkgo leaves on upper back