Back tattoo ideas

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Black ink lotus and mandala tattoo running down the upper back of a person with long dark hair, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Colour tattoo on an upper back in a traditional style, showing a sword through a red and orange ribbon knot with a green leaf, above and below lettering reading Duty is heavier than a mountain and
Quote, sword and ribbon on upper back
Black and grey Japanese style back tattoo with curling waves, a scaled creature and lotus flowers, extending down the left arm in a sleeve.
Back and arm sleeve with waves and dragon
Black and grey realism style back tattoo of butterflies, a floral burst and ornamental swirls spanning the mid to lower back.
Butterflies and swirls across a back
Colour tattoo of a boy and a striped tiger on a branch in soft watercolour washes, placed across a man's upper back and shoulder blade.
Boy and tiger on a branch across a shoulder blade
Realistic shaded planets of the solar system stacked in a vertical column down a person's back, with Saturn and its rings near the middle.
Solar system planets down the spine
Black ink flock of small birds flying across the upper back of a woman with her hair in a ponytail, standing on a beach.
Flock of birds across a upper back
Black and grey Japanese style chrysanthemum tattoo spreading across a person's upper back and over the shoulder.
Chrysanthemums across a back and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a Batman mask on the upper back that breaks apart into flying bats towards the top right, on a bare shoulder.
Batman mask dissolving into bats on upper back
Small black script tattoo running vertically down the centre of a person's upper back, between crossed grey sports bra straps.
Vertical script tattoo down the spine
Black ink mandala-style lotus flower tattoo with dot accents on a woman's upper back, seen from behind in a wooded setting.
Mandala lotus on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a pale pink and white rose with dark green leaves on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Realistic white rose on a shoulder blade
Black ink tattoo down the upper back with an infinity symbol near the neck, circle motifs and a vertical line of marks, beside four film stills linked by coloured arrows.
Black linework tattoo down the upper back
Black script lettering reading Laughter is timeless, Imagination has no age, Dreams are forever, with a solid Mickey Mouse silhouette, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Quote and Mickey Mouse silhouette on upper back
Large realism tattoo across a bare back showing a woman in profile with a hand near her mouth, surrounded by handwritten script and red-tinged drips.
Woman portrait with script on back
Black and grey Japanese style bird with detailed feathers and a talon, tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Japanese bird and cloud design on shoulder
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo with black pads and rainbow splashes on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour paw print on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom tree with pink flowers and brown shaded branches across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a Japanese style.
Cherry blossom tree across upper back
Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a vertical row of small silver triangles down her upper back and a silver chevron band on her upper arm.
Triangle and chevron designs on a back and arm
Fine line outline of a running horse with the word Mustang in script beneath it, tattooed on the upper back of a person with dark hair.
Running mustang outline with script on upper back
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a city skyline with a Ferris wheel and church spire across the upper back.
City skyline silhouette across a back
Small fine line elephant tattoo with a raised trunk and three birds flying from it, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small elephant and birds on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a bow with lace-like floral filigree and shaded ribbon tails, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lace-patterned bow on upper back
Botanical back tattoo of two purple and pink lotus flowers linked by black swirling linework running down the spine.
Lotus flowers and swirls down the spine
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a back showing a girl seated in a basket of red apples beneath tall trees and birds in flight.
Girl with apples in a wooded scene on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a single feather, shaded in soft tones, sitting centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Shaded feather tattoo on upper back
Woman with purple hair seen from behind, standing in sea spray, with a colourful cosmic tattoo of planets and swirling shapes across her back and shoulder.
Galaxy tattoo on a back in the sea
Pink peony tattoo with green leaves and black lace-style scrollwork on the upper back, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink peony with black lace on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of two cats sitting side by side on a horizontal line, with curled tails, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats sitting on a line
Black and grey tattoo of a moth with spread wings centred between the shoulder blades on a woman's upper back, viewed from behind.
Moth tattoo on upper back
Black sketch-style flower with a snowflake below it, tattooed on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Flower and snowflake on upper back
Back view of a woman with long blonde hair and a light blue blouse, showing a small black fine line tattoo of a girl in a full skirt on the upper back.
Small girl in dress tattoo on upper back
Back view of a person with black and grey blackletter lettering across the upper back, a rose tattoo on the upper arm and knuckle lettering on the raised hand.
Blackletter back piece and rose on upper arm
Full-colour Japanese-style peony tattoo with blue, purple, red and pink blooms and green leaves running down the back.
Colourful peony vine across a back
Close view of a solid black tribal-style sun tattoo with flame-like rays on the lower back, above a pair of blue jeans.
Sun tattoo on the lower back
Back of a shoulder showing an abstract black ink brush stroke tattoo with a red splash and a small blue dot, in a mixed colour design.
Brush strokes and red splash on a shoulder blade
Black tribal-style compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the upper back of a person with dark hair.
Tribal compass rose on upper back
Back of a woman with her hair in an updo, showing a dotwork tattoo of dots and drops forming a pendant down the spine, with a band of dots over the upper arm.
Dotwork pendant design across a woman's back
Woman seen from behind with a small black script tattoo reading 'a love supreme' on her upper back, hair in a bun, city balcony behind her.
Small script phrase on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a windswept tree with script quote beneath it, on the upper back.
Windswept tree with quote on upper back
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with detailed black and grey feathered wing tattoos across his back and upper arms.
Feathered wings across back and arms
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds rising from the lower neck and across the shoulder blade of a woman with a braided updo, against a pale sky.
Flock of birds across a back
Black linework dandelion seeds blowing away, with teal and purple watercolour splashes, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds with watercolour splashes on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map with a quote beneath it, across a person's upper back.
World map and quote across upper back
Fine line black constellation tattoo of star shapes joined by thin lines across a person's upper back.
Constellation tattoo across upper back
Woman seen from behind with a colourful Traditional style butterfly and rose tattoo across her upper back and a flower tattoo on her upper arm.
Butterflies and roses across a back and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with scrolling ornament and a shaded rose, sitting on the upper back.
Skull and rose on upper back
Black and grey full back tattoo of a blindfolded Lady Justice holding a sword, with hanging scales, clouds and cherubs.
Lady Justice back piece