Calf tattoo ideas

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Realistic colour tattoo of a cupcake with a cherry on top, set in a red wrapper against a dark swirling background, on a lower leg.
Cupcake with cherry on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pug silhouette inside a circle, framed by layered geometric triangles, on a calf.
Pug silhouette in geometric triangles on a calf
Traditional tattoo of a grey skull with a green and orange snake coiled around crossbones, placed on a calf.
Skull and snake on a calf
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dotted chain and geometric drop motifs running down the calf.
Dotwork lotus mandala on a calf
Two painterly rose tattoos, one red and one blue-grey, on the backs of a pair of calves.
Two rose tattoos on the calves
Woman seen from behind with a tattooed back, including skulls, a coloured Snow White portrait and script, and sleeve work on her arm in a neo-traditional style.
Back and arm tattoos with Snow White portrait
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a sailing ship at sea inside a moon shape, with birds and stars above, on a lower leg.
Sailing ship in a moon on a lower leg
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a bearded sailor smoking a pipe, with a sailing ship, orange roses, waves and a lighthouse.
Bearded sailor with ship and roses on a calf
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cat inside a heart shape, on the lower leg.
Heart-framed woman and cat on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a calf showing a bearded man's face in a red and black checked hat, with a pipe and a pine-tree landscape.
Bearded man in plaid hat on a calf
Colour tattoo on a calf of Vault Boy giving a thumbs up above a bottle cap, with a glowing vault door and a crowd behind him, in a cartoon neo-traditional style.
Vault Boy and vault door on a calf
Large black tribal-style lion tattoo with crescent motifs on the back of a calf, with two blue crescents above and one black crescent below.
Tribal lion on a calf
Realism black and grey tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces, on the calf, shown from two angles.
Feathered headdress portrait on a calf
Two lower legs with colourful neo-traditional tattoos: a rose with a figure's face on the left leg, and a rabbit in a waistcoat with a pocket watch on the right.
Rose and rabbits on two calves
Black and grey realism roses with leaves and a dotted chain running down a woman's leg from thigh to ankle, with a small script tattoo on her wrist.
Black and grey roses down a leg
Colour botanical tattoo on a calf showing a pink rose, green leaves and a glossy orange fruit with a long thin tail.
Pink rose and orange fruit on a calf
Two colour cartoon Hello Kitty tattoos with black outlines, one on the calf and one above the ankle, shown on a person wearing pink satin heels on a grey road.
Two Hello Kitty tattoos on the lower legs
Traditional style dagger piercing a blue rose with leaves, tattooed on a calf.
Dagger and blue rose on a calf
Two side-by-side photos of black outline tattoos on a calf: a guillotine reading Keep your chin up, and a noose on a gallows reading Hang in there.
Guillotine and gallows with slogans on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a staring owl above a framed seaside lighthouse scene and a red rose, on the calf.
Owl, lighthouse and rose on a calf
Two matching fine line tattoos of wings above the knees with a dotted chain running down the shins and calves, one with a small interlocked C emblem, on bare legs.
Winged chain tattoos on both legs
Colour tattoo of a grey cat holding a blue sprinkled donut inside a pink heart with lace edging, on the back of a lower leg.
Grey cat with donut in a pink sprinkled heart
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box wrapped in pink banners with lettering, in a traditional style, on the lower leg.
TARDIS with banner lettering on a leg
Colour tattoo of the cartoon crab Mr Krabs from SpongeBob, holding a krabby patty, on a lower leg.
Mr Krabs with a krabby patty on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a green chameleon head with a detailed scaled texture on a lower leg, set against a black plastic backdrop.
Realistic chameleon on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate antique scissors with scrolled handles on the calf.
Ornate antique scissors on a calf
Black script lettering reading The sun will rise and we will try again across the back of a leg, above the knee.
Script quote on the back of a leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a quill feather, stacked books and an inkwell with a small flower, placed on the calf.
Quill, books and inkwell on a lower leg
Colour traditional tattoo of a red cigarette packet with a woman's portrait in an oval, held by a hand with long dark nails, on the calf.
Traditional cigarette packet held by a hand on a leg
Black script lettering runs down the outer back of a woman's leg from thigh to ankle, shown from behind in denim shorts.
Script quotation down the back of a leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing hair and a fin tail, on the lower leg.
Seated mermaid on a calf
Colour tattoo of a teal dragon head with green eyes, purple accents and yellow claws, in a Japanese style, on a lower leg, shown in a two-panel photo.
Teal dragon head on a calf
Small black fine line tattoo of a leafy sprig on the lower leg, above a sandal strap.
Small sprig tattoo on the lower leg
Black and grey traditional tattoo of mountains, pine trees, a crescent moon, dotted stars and flowers on a calf.
Mountain landscape with moon and flowers on a calf
Full colour leg sleeve tattoo of Dragon Ball Z characters, including Goku, Vegeta and Cell, shown from four angles on the thigh and calf.
Dragon Ball Z characters leg sleeve
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a smiling bearded man with a full afro, wearing a light blue collared shirt, on the calf.
Smiling portrait tattoo on a calf
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg tattoos
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a blue police box with paint splashes in green, pink, purple and yellow, on the calf.
Police box and watercolour splash on a calf
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a pinwheel above, framing a dog and a penguin in a window, on the lower leg.
Anatomical heart with pinwheel and animals
Colour traditional-style tattoo of cartoon Homer Simpson in a teal shirt with pink flowers, on the calf.
Homer Simpson in a floral shirt on a leg
Traditional style tattoo on the lower leg of a palm tree, red hibiscus, waves and the words Endless Holiday, with a sailing ship running down the shin, photographed on a beach.
Palm tree and ship on the lower leg
Black outline tattoo of a simple sheep in profile on a leg, shown against a dark background.
Outline sheep on a leg
Traditional coloured floral leg sleeve with red roses, leaves and fern fronds running down a bare leg, with a mug held in the hand beside it.
Floral leg sleeve with red roses
Black and grey fine line feather tattoo on the lower leg near the ankle, with a person in a crouched yoga pose.
Feather tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey realistic mermaid tail tattoo with fine scales running up a lower leg, beside black platform shoes.
Mermaid tail tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage hot rod front with a supercharged engine and a small red Maltese cross on the grille, on the calf.
Vintage hot rod front on a lower leg
Woman seated on a striped bed showing traditional tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, hand and lower leg, including roses, an eagle and a portrait.
Traditional arm and leg tattoos with roses
Colour tattoo of a cartoon garden gnome with a pink pointed hat, white beard and blue jacket, on a lower leg against a blue fabric background.
Garden gnome on a lower leg