Calf tattoo ideas

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Colourful flower tattoo with a black and grey yin yang at its centre, on the calf of a leg with a bare foot visible above.
Yin yang inside a flower on a calf
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a maneki-neko cat with a raised paw, a skull-patterned moth and red petals, in a traditional style.
Maneki-neko cat and skull moth on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a green pickle inside an ornate gold scrollwork frame with a banner reading The Pickle, on the calf.
Green pickle in an ornate frame on a leg
Four views of a realism leg sleeve in black, grey and red tones, showing two headdress portraits, a howling wolf, a horse, an eagle and a dreamcatcher on the leg.
Realism leg sleeve with portraits and wildlife
Botanical tattoo of pink peony, purple lisianthus and crocus flowers with leaves and berries on a calf, in a coloured, lightly shaded style.
Botanical flower bouquet on a calf
Two lower legs in a bath of foam, with a red rose and ornate black linework on the left leg and a colourful swallow on the right leg, in neo-trad style.
Rose and swallow leg tattoos in a bath
Two matching black fine line infinity heart tattoos with thick and thin script, one on each calf.
Matching infinity heart tattoos on two calves
Colourful calf tattoo of a black Dalek silhouette with a yellow eclipse, a blue and purple galaxy, a TARDIS in the centre and a small grey Dalek at the base.
Dalek and TARDIS in a galaxy on a calf
Colour Traditional-style tattoo on a calf of a heart wrapped in pink yarn, with two crochet hooks and a yellow banner reading Don't Panic.
Yarn heart with crochet hooks and Don't Panic banner on a
Two bare legs resting on white sheets, covered in colourful traditional tattoos of roses, a dagger and a lantern on the calves and thighs.
Traditional tattoos on legs against white bedding
Colour traditional-style tattoo of Homer Simpson biting a sprinkled donut while Bart Simpson peers out of it, on a calf.
Homer and Bart in a donut on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stitched cartoon dog with wide eyes and patched body on the calf.
Stitched dog on a calf
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing the words My Hope in black script lettering over green and blue splashes and drips, on the calf below the knee.
My Hope script with green splashes on calf
Black silhouette of a dachshund with a teal collar, held aloft by a teal balloon on a thin line, tattooed on the lower leg.
Dachshund silhouette holding a teal balloon
Legs submerged in blue water showing a traditional leg sleeve with an eagle wing, peony, clock and nutcracker tattoos on the thigh and calf.
Traditional leg sleeve with clock and nutcracker
Fine line tattoo of a black cat outline with a tail curling beside a red heart, on the lower leg.
Cat outline and red heart on a leg
Traditional style colour tattoo of an ornate crab with a mandala patterned shell, placed on the calf.
Ornate crab on a leg
Colour tattoo of a bearded gnome in a red hat and blue jacket beside a red-spotted mushroom on a lower leg.
Gnome with red hat and mushroom on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a space helmet with a jetpack and stars, on a calf.
Astronaut cat with jetpack on a calf
Traditional tattoo on a calf of a woman curled inside a dark crystal ball on a fringed pedestal, surrounded by black stars, with a black cat and pumpkin tattoo at the left edge.
Woman in a crystal ball with stars on a calf
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a mermaid silhouette above a castle, coral and an open shell with a pearl.
Mermaid silhouette and shell on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of two cartoon children, a girl with a bow and a sailor boy in a cap, inside a rope-edged heart with a red flower below, on a lower leg.
Sailor and girl in a rope heart on a leg
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a calf showing cacti, feathers and an eye inside a triangle, with dotwork shading.
Cacti and eye in geometric frame on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of two crossed arrows over a symmetrical flower with fern-like fronds, placed on the calf.
Crossed arrows over a botanical mandala on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a tui bird perched among red pohutukawa flowers on the calf.
Tui bird and red flowers on a calf
Traditional-style colour tattoo on a calf showing a moustached man with a blue linework tattooed torso, beside a shaded black rose with green leaves.
Tattooed man portrait and black rose on a calf
Close-up of a pink watercolour-style poppy tattoo with a long thin stem on a person's calf.
Pink watercolour poppy on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a sugar skull hound with flowers and a paw print, placed on the calf.
Sugar skull hound with paw print on a calf
Back view of both legs with black and grey fine line botanical tattoos of flowers above the knees, a thin stem running down each leg, and berry clusters with a bee on the calves.
Flowers and berries down the backs of both legs
Black and grey elephant with ornamental patterns and a pink lotus flower raised on its trunk, tattooed on the lower leg.
Elephant holding a lotus on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and leaves on a bare leg, with a dark band wrapped across it, on the calf.
Black rose and leaf tattoo on a leg
Traditional style tattoo of a striped teepee, red sun, cactus and stars on a lower leg, with bold black outlines and red and yellow fills.
Teepee and desert scene on a calf
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos on the lower legs reading 'Different flowers from the same garden', one set in a circle and one in an arc, in dark ink.
Matching 'Different flowers' quote on calves
Four-panel photo of a full colour cartoon leg sleeve tattoo on a leg, featuring Bart Simpson, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man and Venom, shown from the thigh to the calf.
Cartoon leg sleeve across four views
Colour tattoo of a swallowtail butterfly above a red sofa inside an ornate oval frame, in neo-traditional style on the calf.
Butterfly and sofa in an ornate frame
Realistic colour tattoo of a nut-coated ice lolly with a red centre on the calf, surrounded by orange and yellow flames.
Nut-coated ice lolly with flames on a calf
Bold red and black dragonfly tattoo with stylised wings and a heart-patterned body, on the outer lower leg.
Red and black dragonfly on a lower leg
Black and grey tattoo of a caterpillar smoking a hookah on a mushroom, inside a circular frame with a landscape behind it, on a calf.
Caterpillar with hookah on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon bald elder with a beard resting over the rim of a peach teacup, with black and white jasmine flowers, in a bold neo-traditional style on the leg.
Cartoon elder peering over a teacup on a leg
Neo-traditional purple octopus tattoo with curling tentacles, shaded in violet and blue, on the calf.
Purple octopus tattoo on a calf
Two raised legs covered in traditional style tattoos of roses, skulls and banners, with a large rose on the calf and a foot tattoo near the ankle.
Tattooed legs with roses and skulls
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an orange pumpkin with falling leaves and a swirl of steam on the outer calf.
Pumpkin and autumn leaves on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with a curled updo holding banknotes, with the slogan BITCH BETTA HAVE MY MONEY beneath, on a calf.
Woman holding banknotes portrait on calf
Two matching black pineapple tattoos with geometric patterning on the backs of a person's lower legs, one on each calf, above black shoes.
Matching pineapple tattoos on calves
Colour tattoo of a pixel-art creeper face with a dark block outline, placed on a calf.
Pixelated creeper face on a calf
Black and grey guitar tattoo with two roses and a Music Forever banner on a lower leg, shaded in a realistic style.
Guitar, roses and Music Forever banner
Black linework origami paper boat with blue, pink and orange watercolour splashes, and a thin line running down to a small anchor on a lower leg.
Origami paper boat with watercolour splashes on calf
A model in a red polka dot pencil skirt shows a colourful tattoo on her lower leg and black and grey tattoos on her arms.
Colour leg tattoo beside a red polka dot skirt