Calf tattoo ideas

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Full-colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon pin-up in a red dress and blue gloves, holding a microphone, on the calf.
Cartoon pin-up with microphone on calf
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a swirled lollipop with a purple bow, cupcakes, a sprinkled doughnut and hearts on a mint green background.
Lollipop, cupcakes and hearts on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat's head in profile with yellow eyes, set within a yellow and orange circle and scrollwork on the calf.
Black cat head with scrollwork on calf
Solid black silhouette tattoo of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker duelling with green and red lightsabers on the back of a calf.
Vader and Luke lightsaber duel silhouette
Black lettering tattoo reading YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE NOT WHO LOVES YOU, with a small crown at each end, running vertically down a lower leg.
Crown and quote tattoo down the shin
Colour tattoo of Jake the Dog hugging Princess Bubblegum from Adventure Time, inside a scalloped heart with a teal and pink background, on a calf.
Jake and Princess Bubblegum in a heart
Solid black tattoo of a silhouetted figure with a flowing ribbon inside a circle, on the outer lower leg.
Silhouette figure in a circle on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of pin-up legs in fishnet stockings with a red Trouble banner and black-outlined roses on a calf.
Pin-up legs and roses with Trouble banner
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fluffy puff-shaped flower and leafy branches on the calf, done in dotwork and fine line.
Puff flower and leaves on a calf
Purple octopus tattoo with curling tentacles running from the ankle up the calf, shaded with dotwork texture.
Octopus tattoo on a lower leg
Bold solid black tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet on the calf, in a blackwork style with simple shapes and no shading.
Stormtrooper helmet on a calf
Colour tattoo of red stage curtains, a skull and a Fall Out Boy banner on the back of a calf.
Stage curtain and skull banner on a calf
Colour traditional style tattoo of R2-D2 above a red rose with an orange banner reading
R2-D2 and red rose on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a one-eyed cartoon figure with the word HAM on its body, placed on the lower leg.
One-eyed figure labelled HAM on a leg
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo with overlapping triangles on a calf, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Geometric wolf head on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pug wearing pink sunglasses with blue lenses, on the outside of a lower leg.
Pug in pink sunglasses on a calf
Full-colour realism portrait tattoo of a startled older man with white swept hair holding a card, on the calf.
Startled older man portrait on a calf
Realistic black and grey pocket watch tattoo with a colour bee and a grey butterfly on a calf.
Pocket watch with bee and butterfly on a leg
Black tribal blackwork tattoo wrapping a person's calf and shin, with further tribal patterns on the ankle and upper thigh, seated on concrete steps.
Polynesian-style tribal leg tattoo
Black and grey sketch tattoo of a gothic castle with spires, a grand staircase and a walled town on the calf, drawn with fine lines and stippled shading.
Gothic castle sketch on a calf
Realism colour tattoo of the Joker character's smeared face with a red grin and purple jacket, on a calf.
Joker portrait on a calf
Colour tattoo of a squirrel holding a nut on a grey branch with green leaves, with black outlines and a soft blue wash, on a lower leg.
Squirrel on a branch on a lower leg
Black bare-branched trees framing a green ringed sun with a red centre and red rabbits, tattooed on a calf.
Trees and rabbits on a calf
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a bold block letter with a dot above, red and black shading and a grey scroll banner reading Enjoy the Journey.
Enjoy the journey banner on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull inside a map pin shape, with GOOD BYE lettering above it, on a lower leg.
Skull in a map pin with GOOD BYE lettering
Colour tattoo of four hibiscus flowers in red, blue and orange with green swirling vines, sitting on the calf in a neo-traditional style.
Hibiscus flowers and vines on a calf
Black and grey geometric fox tattoo in fine line with dotwork dots and a faint diamond shape behind it, placed on a lower leg.
Geometric fox with dotwork halo on a calf
Colour tattoo of a green retro rocket ship with a red stripe above a black spiral vortex on the calf.
Green rocket above a black spiral on a calf
Black traditional tattoo of an open mouth with white fangs and teeth, with the word LIES in a black panel, on a lower leg.
Fanged mouth with LIES on a calf
Colour tattoo of a Deadpool comic panel with katana, pistols and speech bubbles on a calf, in a bold neo-traditional comic style.
Deadpool comic panel on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a spotted green and yellow frog beside a red rose on a stem, on the calf.
Spotted frog and rose on a lower leg
Black and grey raven tattoo on the calf, with stippled dotwork shading on its head and wing and dark strands trailing downwards.
Raven with dissolving roots on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a tall conifer tree with a detailed trunk and layered branches, running up the calf.
Tall conifer tree on a calf
Two pairs of tattooed legs in black sneakers, with traditional-style skulls, roses and a compass on the calves and hands, in mixed colour and black ink.
Traditional leg and hand tattoos with black sneakers
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing the word Yorkies in black script above a cartoon Yorkshire terrier with a red bow and a small paw print.
Yorkies script and cartoon Yorkshire terrier on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man in a paisley bandana and round glasses, with cannabis leaves behind him, on a calf.
Realistic portrait and cannabis leaves on a calf
Black and white photo of a person's lower legs from behind, with blackwork geometric tattoos of concentric arcs, solid black bands and hexagons on the calves and behind the knees.
Geometric blackwork on both calves
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a pirate woman with teal hair, a heart eyepatch and a skull on her hat, with a red rose and a compass.
Pirate woman with rose and compass on a calf
Colourful tattoo on a calf showing a figure in a grey suit and striped tie, with a ram skull head, a coffee cup and paint splashes above.
Suited figure with ram skull head on calf
Realism colour tattoo of pink magnolia blossoms and buds on a branch running down the calf, shown from two angles.
Pink magnolia branch on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a cartoon fairy's head with a hair bun and closed eyes, placed on the calf.
Cartoon fairy head on a calf
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of four arrows in a cross shape on a lower leg, with sand dusted over the skin.
Arrow cross tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey shaded paw print tattoo above an infinity symbol with a red heart and script lettering, on a lower leg.
Paw print and infinity script on a lower leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two orange foxes curled together in a heart shape with black outlines, on the calf.
Two foxes curled in a heart on a calf
Colour tattoo of a superhero with glasses and a red cape raising a fist, with bold black outlines and dripping lines, on a lower leg.
Superhero with raised fist on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of Egyptian pharaohs and a winged sun disc wrapping around a calf, shown from three angles.
Egyptian pharaohs and winged disc on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman wearing a rabbit-eared sugar skull mask and a teal bow, on the back of a calf.
Rabbit-eared sugar skull portrait on a calf
Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo of two lines of words on a woman's lower leg above the ankle, with red high heels and an anklet visible.
Fine line script tattoo on a lower leg