Calf tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain valley with a river inside a circle, on the calf or lower leg.
Mountain valley landscape in a circle
Traditional style tattoo of a black umbrella with falling raindrops and a red flower on a lower leg, just above the ankle.
Umbrella and flower on a lower leg
Black tattoo of the Starfleet delta insignia from Star Trek, with a solid central star, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Starfleet delta tattoo on a lower leg
Realistic cartoon bird tattoo with grey-blue feathers, large eyes and an orange beak on the calf, set against an orange wash.
Cartoon bird on a calf
Black and grey tattoo on a calf showing two cartoon figures, one in a dark cloak and one in a cap, inside a vine wreath with the words Ain't that just the way.
Cartoon pair and lettering on a calf
Small solid black cat tattoo on the outer lower leg, above a teal ankle boot, shown on a woman wearing a short skirt.
Small black cat on a lower leg
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sunflower with orange petals, a dark brown dotted centre and green stem and leaves, on a lower leg.
Sunflower on the lower leg
Colour and grey tattoo of a vintage microphone surrounded by music notes and a treble clef on the calf, set against an orange splash.
Vintage microphone with music notes on a calf
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a blue police box with yellow windows, with banners reading Wibbly Wobbly and Timey Wimey, on a calf.
Blue police box with banners on a calf
Black and grey realistic roses tattoo on the lower leg below the knee, with a bare leg and white trainers visible.
Black and grey roses on a leg
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grin with teal eyes and swirling smoke on a calf, in a neo-trad style.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a Kewpie-style doll in a hula skirt with a hibiscus in her hair, holding a pineapple drink, on the calf.
Kewpie doll in hula skirt with pineapple
Colour traditional tattoo on a calf of a rose over crossed baseball bats, with barbed wire above and the words Life's Swinging Hard and But I'm Swinging Harder.
Rose and crossed bats with barbed wire
Black and grey dotwork cat head surrounded by overlapping geometric triangle lines, tattooed on the outer leg.
Geometric cat head with triangles on a leg
Black fine line tattoo of pine trees inside a diamond outline on the calf, with hatched ground at the base.
Pine trees in a diamond on a calf
Colour tattoo of two swallows in a gold filigree frame with blue gemstones, on the lower leg.
Two swallows in an ornate gold frame
Person seen from behind with a full blackwork tattoo covering the back, buttocks and legs, featuring a lattice spine panel, swirling motifs and hexagon patterns.
Full back and legs blackwork tattoo
Small watercolour-style tattoo of a black cross with pink, blue and orange splashes on the calf.
Watercolour cross on a calf
Two matching colour cartoon tattoos on legs: Winnie the Pooh holding a red heart balloon on the calf, and Piglet holding a purple heart balloon on the ankle, each with a short quote.
Pooh and Piglet heart balloon tattoos
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman's profile with swirling hair and words such as keep living on the calf.
Profile and words on a calf
Black and grey realistic snake tattoo on a calf, with the snake appearing to break out from a torn skin effect.
Snake emerging from torn skin on a calf
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a dragon and an eye with wave and cloud details on a lower leg, above black trainers with a floral swoosh.
Japanese dragon and eye tattoo on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a garden gnome with a red pointed hat, white beard and blue coat, on the lower leg of a freckled calf.
Garden gnome on a calf
Two tattoos on bare calves: a solid black silhouette of a girl reaching up on the left leg, and a small red heart balloon with a string on the right leg.
Silhouette girl and red heart balloon on calves
Colour realism tattoo of two butterflies resting on yellow flowers with purple centres, placed on the calf.
Butterflies on yellow flowers on a calf
Photo of two black silhouette cats with arched tails tattooed on the lower leg above a white sock, with a hand resting on the ankle.
Two black cats on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon dinosaur with blue spiky tufts and an open purple mouth, in neo-trad style on the calf.
Green cartoon dinosaur on a calf
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a turbocharger with the words 'Life needs a boost' arcing beside it, on a lower leg.
Turbocharger with 'Life needs a boost' on calf
Fine line folk-style bird tattoo with red shading and surrounding flowers on the calf.
Folk bird with red wing and floral frame on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a hand gripping a bunch of flowers and stems, in a botanical style, on the back of a person's calf.
Hand holding flower stems on a calf
Black outline tattoo of a police box, two Daleks and cratered planets on a calf, with red stencil lines still visible around the design.
Doctor Who outline tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of planets, including a ringed planet and a banded planet, against a red swirling galaxy on a calf.
Colourful planets and galaxy on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of falling autumn maple leaves in orange, red, green and gold on the outer lower leg.
Autumn maple leaves down a lower leg
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon shark standing with arms raised, with a red splash behind it, on a lower leg.
Cartoon shark standing with arms raised
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo sleeve with a dragon and cloud motifs covering a person's lower leg, shown in a street setting.
Black and grey Japanese-style leg sleeve with dragon
Black and grey peony tattoo inside a solid black circle on the calf, with soft shading in a Japanese-influenced style.
Peony in a black circle on the calf
Black dotwork tattoo of a snarling big cat head in profile, with bared fangs, on the calf.
Snarling big cat head in dotwork
Black and grey Japanese style chrysanthemums and a serpent tattooed across the back and legs of a woman lying face down on a treatment bed.
Chrysanthemums and serpent across legs and back
Black and grey tattoo of a smiling LEGO minifigure with outstretched arms and a bent leg, on the calf.
LEGO minifigure on a calf
Two matching grey shaded heart tattoos with small blue and pink flowers, one on an ankle and one on a calf.
Matching heart tattoos with flowers on two ankles
Colour traditional tattoo of cartoon Homer Simpson in a red devil costume holding a banner, with a pink flower, on a lower leg.
Devil Homer Simpson with banner on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with long tail feathers and talons on a lower leg, shaded in traditional style.
Black and grey bird tattoo on a calf
Black and grey ornate floral tattoos in a matching pair on the lower legs and feet, with a stem running down each shin and a feather-like scroll across each foot.
Symmetrical floral leg and foot tattoos
Black and grey dotwork stegosaurus tattoo with a bold outline on the lower leg, with a partial dark tattoo visible at the top of the frame.
Stegosaurus tattoo on a lower leg
Colour traditional tattoo on a lower leg showing a swallow, a heart on a banner, a compass and red and purple flowers, with partial banner lettering.
Traditional swallow and compass on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of the German flag appearing through torn skin on a man's calf, with a small black letter below it.
German flag under torn skin on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of an open pizza box with a slice, a flame and two banners reading Can't Stop Won't Stop, with Hot-N-Fresh on the box, on the lower leg.
Pizza box and banners on a calf
Black and grey traditional style cartoon tattoos of a rabbit, a cat and small creatures on a woman's leg, with a sleeved arm visible above.
Cartoon tattoos on a leg