Calf tattoo ideas

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a flying saucer above a log cabin and mountains in a triangle, with the words I want to believe arched above.

UFO over a cabin on a calf

Grey shaded cartoon baby elephant spraying a purple and blue watercolour splash from its trunk, tattooed on a calf.

Baby elephant spraying water on a calf

Fine line tattoo of the quote 'How strange it is to be anything at all' inside a black scrollwork frame, on the lower leg.

Swirl-framed quote on a calf

Volkswagen logo with dripping ink on calf

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with wavy bobbed hair and a large stippled rose below her shoulders, on a lower leg.

Woman portrait with rose on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion head with a full mane, placed on the calf.

Roaring lion on a lower leg

Two traditional style tattoos on a pair of calves, each showing a turreted castle inside an oval frame with a ribbon and heart at the base.

Two castle cameo tattoos on the calves

Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing hair and a scaled tail on the back of a calf.

Seated mermaid on a calf

Realism tattoo of a bear paw print pressed into cracked earth, with claw marks above it, on a person's calf.

Bear paw print in cracked earth on a calf

Colour neo-trad tattoo on a calf of a cartoon monster with yellow eyes and red lips, framed by dripping green slime.

Cartoon monster in green slime on a calf

Shaded realistic red rose and butterfly tattoo with green leaves on a calf, photographed under ultraviolet light.

Red rose and butterfly on a calf

Solid black blackwork tattoo of a paw print with a wolf head in silhouette inside the main pad, on the lower leg.

Wolf head within a paw print on a lower leg

Black linework drawing of a pair of legs in high heels, covered in traditional-style tattoo flash designs such as a heart banner, anchor, spider web and skull across the calves.

Traditional flash designs on drawn legs

Black dotwork mandala tattoo on a calf showing an eye in a triangle above a ship's wheel and an anchor, with fern and filigree ornament.

Eye, anchor and ship's wheel on a calf

Traditional style tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship on rough green waves with a red flower below, on a lower leg.

Galleon and flower on a lower leg

Realism colour tattoo of a hooded woman wearing a blood-stained respirator above a graveyard scene, placed on the calf.

Hooded woman in a bloodied mask on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoos of roses, a compass and script on a woman's leg and thigh, with small birds on the ankle, photographed in a bath.

Rose and compass leg sleeve with script

Fine line matching tattoos of stick figure girls holding a connecting string across three pairs of lower legs, one with a small red balloon.

Matching stick figures on three calves

Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a swirling tail on the lower leg above the ankle.

Tribal phoenix tattoo on lower leg

Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a black and grey realistic portrait of a man with curly hair, framed by a teal brick hood with an eye, a lantern, a globe and bright geometric shapes.

Realist portrait with eye and globe on a calf

Colour tattoo of a cartoon woman with a dark bob and glasses, framed by a blue leaf wreath, on the lower leg above the ankle.

Cartoon character in a blue leaf wreath on a lower leg

Black and grey geometric cat tattoo with dotwork shading on the lower leg.

Geometric cat on a calf

Realism tattoo of two Great Danes, one harlequin and one dark, with blue script reading Absolute Dane on the calf.

Two Great Dane portraits with Absolute Dane script

Black and grey tattoo of a snarling cat head with bared fangs and dotted shading, on a lower leg, in a traditional blackwork style.

Snarling cat head on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote portrait with a weathered face, framed by bill edges, on a calf, with a partial crown tattoo below.

Banknote portrait tattoo on a calf

Two traditional colour tattoos side by side on a leg, a smiling sun with a face on the left and a teal crescent moon with a face on the right, both with a dotted chain and gemstone pendant below.

Paired sun and moon tattoos on legs

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant head with a mandala headdress on the calf.

Elephant head with mandala on a calf

Black ink anchor with birds lifting off its shank and the script Sorelle per Sempre below it, tattooed on a lower leg.

Anchor with birds and script on a calf

Night forest silhouette with roses on a calf

Watercolour-style tattoo of a stretching cat with a small pink heart above it, on the lower leg.

Stretching cat with heart on a calf

Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a storm cloud with lightning, a wave and a sailing ship rising out of a floral teacup.

Storm cloud and ship in a teacup on a calf

A seated woman with colour tattoos on her forearm and shoulder, outline stars on her thigh and a red and green snake on her calf, on a black leather sofa.

Star and snake tattoos on bare legs

Colour tattoo of a cartoon hairless cat with large blue eyes wearing a teal knitted sweater, placed on a calf in a neo-traditional style.

Sphynx cat in a teal sweater on a calf

Traditional style tattoo of a yellow flower with dark green-black leaves on a calf, with a faded outlined flower visible above it.

Yellow flower with dark leaves on a leg

Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a thigh and calf showing a lion, daisies, a pocket watch and a scroll banner with lettering.

Lion, daisies and pocket watch leg sleeve

Black and white photograph of a blackwork elephant tattoo with paisley and spiral motifs on a lower leg, likely the calf.

Elephant and paisley design on a lower leg

Colour tattoo of a large pink peony with a smaller bud, dark green leaves and small purple flowers on the calf, in a botanical style.

Pink peony and leaves on a calf

Black and grey dotwork calf tattoos showing a moon, crystals, a cactus, an eye in an open hand and morel mushrooms, across both legs.

Calves with moon, hand and cactus tattoos

Traditional colour tattoo of a bulldog wearing a green checked flat cap and scarf, on the calf.

Bulldog in a checked cap and scarf

Colour tattoo of two crossed wands with heart-shaped gems and crown-like tips in teal and blue, placed on the calf.

Crossed wands with hearts on a calf

Black and grey blackwork tattoos on a pair of lower legs, with a honeycomb hexagon pattern on the left calf and concentric arcs on the right.

Blackwork geometric bands on lower legs

Colour tattoo of a smiling teal handheld game console inside a pink and purple galaxy heart with small sparkles, on the lower leg.

Handheld console in a galaxy heart on a calf

Three-panel progression of a realistic robot head tattoo on a calf, moving from purple linework to black and grey shading to full colour.

Robot head on a calf, sketch to full colour

Traditional colour tattoo of orange butterflies and red flowers with green leaves running down the lower leg and onto the ankle.

Butterflies and flowers on an ankle

Colour tattoo of a blue dragon curled into a crescent with purple shading and a long tail, on the calf.

Blue dragon curled in a crescent on a calf

Two legs covered in colourful traditional tattoos, including roses, a dagger, a heart and a bird, photographed from above in a bath.

Traditional tattoos covering both legs

Black ink bare tree with small perched birds on the calf, photographed against a wooden floor.

Bare tree with birds on a calf

Colour traditional tattoo of a hawk with a pearl necklace and red medallion, perched on a black leather glove, on a calf.

Hawk perched on a glove, traditional style