Calf tattoo ideas

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Colour traditional-style tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha with four arms and a small mouse beneath, on a calf.
Ganesha on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classical sculpture style face with closed eyes and wavy hair, placed on a calf.
Classical statue head tattoo on a calf
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo with a dotted face and triangular body, placed on the calf.
Geometric owl on a lower leg
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a calf showing a hut with an onion dome, a crescent moon, pine trees, flowers and a skull.
Hut, crescent moon and skull on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse at a ship's wheel above a red rose with green leaves, on the lower leg.
Steamboat Willie Mickey and rose on a lower leg
Back view of both calves covered in black and grey roses, leaves and geometric dotwork patterns that run up towards the knees.
Geometric and rose leg tattoos on calves
Painterly colour tattoo of a cat head with blue eyes and small stars, placed on the calf and shown in pink, blue, green and orange.
Colourful cat head with stars on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a sunflower with two small birds and green leaves, placed on the calf.
Sunflower and birds on a lower leg
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a ramen bowl with chopsticks, a halved egg and a spiral, with flowers on the bowl, on the calf.
Ramen bowl with chopsticks on a calf
Woman seen from behind riding a longboard on a rural road, with tattoos across her back, arms, thighs and calves.
Tattooed back and legs on a longboard
Woman in a black bra seated in an armchair, showing black and grey rose tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, script on her torso, and a winged design on her thigh.
Roses, script and wings on a seated woman
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey Dalek with red and yellow lightning bolts beneath a red banner reading To Victory, on the lower leg.
Dalek with lightning bolts on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a ladybird on a leg, covered by clear plastic wrap, with a green and yellow wash behind it.
Realistic ladybird tattoo on a leg
Fine line black tree tattoo covering the calf, with a small solid black animal silhouette sitting near the ankle.
Branching tree and animal silhouette on a calf
Black, uneven hand-drawn block lettering on a lower leg reads 'Don't let them see you're afraid', in a rough lettering style on the calf.
'Don't let them see you're afraid' lettering on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an open-mouthed dinosaur head holding a pink cupcake with a cherry, on a calf.
Dinosaur holding a cherry cupcake on a calf
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoos covering a woman's thigh and calf, with a further design on her forearm, while she sits on sand.
Blackwork mandala leg sleeve on sand
Both legs covered in traditional style tattoos on the thighs and calves, including a fox, a butterfly, a nutcracker and a mandala, with a plate of strawberries resting on the thighs.
Traditional leg sleeve with fox and nutcracker
Black outline tattoo of three interlocking triangles in geometric style on the calf.
Three interlocking triangles on a calf
Black and grey realistic rose and botanical vine tattoo running from the thigh down the outer leg towards the ankle.
Black rose and vine leg tattoo
Close view of a leg in black strappy heels and a gold chain anklet, showing a black tribal blackwork tattoo wrapping around the ankle and up the calf.
Black tribal tattoo on an ankle and calf
Black linework tattoo of a cross, an angular G-like shape, a chevron, an open triangle and a solid triangle, in a row on a lower leg.
Cross and geometric shapes on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate gold key wrapped in a teal ribbon on the calf.
Ornate key with teal ribbon on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a toilet decorated with a red rose and teal leaves, on the calf.
Toilet with rose on a calf
Watercolour-style tree tattoo with black bare branches, pink, purple and teal splashes and two small birds, on the lower leg.
Watercolour tree with birds on a lower leg
Two raised legs in pale strappy sandals show colourful tattoos on the calves, with tattooed forearms visible below against a city skyline.
Colourful tattoos on raised legs and forearms
Colour tattoo of the cartoon snowman Olaf from Frozen holding a carrot, with a blue diamond backdrop and sparkles, on the calf.
Olaf from Frozen holding a carrot on a calf
Black and red stag tattoo with large antlers, set within thin red circles on the calf, drawn with shaded linework.
Stag with antlers on a calf
Colour tattoo on a calf of a black cat wrapped with pink peonies, green leaves and a white snake, in a Japanese-inspired neo-traditional style.
Black cat with peonies and snake on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey robot with a red panel and the lettering H-q, framed by brown swirling waves and a teal background with white circles, on the calf.
Robot with swirling waves on a calf
Colour tattoo of a wide-eyed black cartoon cat with purple-shaded ears and a red open mouth, on the outer calf.
Black cartoon cat on a calf
Close-up of a yellow triangular warning sign tattoo with a black outline and a football tackle pictogram on the calf, worn with a navy football boot and black sock.
Football tackle warning sign on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink planchette with the word YES, an eye, a gold crescent moon and purple clouds, on the calf.
Planchette with eye and crescent moon on a leg
Photorealistic colour tattoo of a black and white cow head among yellow buttercups on a blue background, placed on the calf.
Realistic cow head with buttercups on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a braided band with a red and orange medallion and hanging feathers, placed on the calf.
Braided band with feathers and medallion on calf
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a cat's head with a flame-like sunburst above it, on the calf.
Cat head with sunburst halo on a leg
Colour realism tattoo of a snarling werewolf with a glowing orange eye and a clawed hand, shown in two side-by-side photos on the lower leg.
Snarling werewolf with clawed hand on a calf
Side-by-side photos of an anime-style girl tattoo on a lower leg, showing the black outline stage on the left and the finished colour on the right.
Anime girl with cat creature, before and after colour
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a key with a Mickey Mouse head bow, a red polka dot ribbon and a castle silhouette, on a lower leg.
Mickey Mouse key tattoo on the calf
Black and grey tattoo of a compass rose beside a tall pine tree, with dotwork fading down the trunk, on the calf near the ankle.
Compass and pine tree on a lower leg
Close photo of black block-capital lettering reading HEART HOPE tattooed on a lower leg above a sheer ankle sock, in a fine line lettering style.
Heart Hope lettering on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a stretching cat with a soft watercolour wash and black outline on the lower leg, with a small pink heart on a thin line.
Stretching cat with watercolour wash
Colour tattoo of a blue sea serpent with green horns and an orange fish among green seaweed, in a Japanese-inspired style, on a calf.
Blue sea serpent and orange fish on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a cherry topped cupcake with swirled dark background and shaded flourishes on a calf.
Cherry cupcake on a calf
Two traditional wolf head tattoos on a pair of calves, one above crossed arrows and the other above a red rose and green leaves.
Traditional wolf heads with arrows and rose on calves
Traditional style tattoo of a sailor woman in a rope frame with red roses and small birds, placed on the calf.
Sailor woman in a rope frame on a calf
Realistic tattoo on a calf showing a yellow and silver Öhlins shock absorber and coil spring beneath torn skin, in Realism style.
Torn skin revealing a shock absorber on a calf
Colour tattoo of a plump pink cat with a unicorn horn and rainbow mane and tail, with small outlined hearts, on the calf.
Pink unicorn cat on a calf