Calf tattoo ideas

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Colour realism tattoo of a LEGO Iron Man minifigure in red and gold against orange flames, on the calf.
LEGO Iron Man minifigure on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face on a calf, with lettering on the thigh and a winged design on the hip, shown on a bed.
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a leg
Two matching black ink tattoos on the lower legs, each showing an ornate shield motif with dotted detail, a hanging line and teardrop shapes, on a calf.
Matching ornate drop motifs on two calves
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling wolf head merged with a bloodied sheep head on a calf.
Wolf and sheep head on a calf
Full-colour traditional tattoo of the cartoon character Darkwing Duck in a cape and fedora, on a lower leg.
Darkwing Duck tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of a man's face with a black glove and backpack equipment inside a blue angular frame, on the calf.
Man portrait with black glove on calf
Dotwork meerkat standing on a wireframe cube with a red sun behind it, tattooed on a calf and partly coloured with multicolour squares.
Meerkat on a cube on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of piano keys curling up the lower leg, with a butterfly and scrollwork above and a partial script line at the bottom.
Piano keys and butterfly on a lower leg
Black script lettering tattoo of a four-line quote on a lower leg, shown against a wooden floor.
Script quote tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a house framed by branching trees and roots, sitting on the calf.
House with branches and roots on a calf
Colour tattoo on a calf of a bare leg in a bath, showing a cartoon creature in an ornate oval frame with pink roses, a pink bow and lettering in neo-traditional style.
Cartoon creature and roses on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a hand holding lily of the valley sprigs and wearing a gold ring, on a lower leg.
Hand with lily of the valley on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blindfolded winged woman with red splashes and cracking stone limbs, placed on the calf.
Blindfolded winged figure turning to stone on a calf
Black and grey dotwork mandala and hexagon leg sleeves running from thigh to ankle on three pairs of legs.
Dotwork mandala leg sleeves on three legs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves and stems on a lower leg, above a cream platform ankle boot with sheer floral mesh panels.
Grey botanical leaves and stems on a lower leg
Black and grey biomechanical tattoo of gears, pistons and cables torn open through skin on the calf.
Biomechanical gears on a calf
Colourful spade-shaped tattoo on a calf showing a UFO beaming orange light over black pine trees against a purple and pink sky, in a neo-traditional style.
Spade with UFO and pine trees on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of an open lighter decorated with a red rose and green leaves, with a small flame above it, on a lower leg.
Lighter with rose and flame on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a bundle of red arrows tied with a rope, with red drops around it, on a calf, beside a partly visible pin-up tattoo.
Red arrow bundle tied with rope on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a black cat with sugar skull face paint and skeletal ribs, above a red rose with orange flowers.
Sugar skull cat and rose on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a pepperoni pizza set within a pink petalled flower and dark green leaves, with small dotted hearts, on a calf.
Pizza in a pink flower on a leg
Realistic blue and purple roses with black swirling vines and a teal butterfly, tattooed down the lower leg and onto the ankle.
Blue and purple roses with swirls on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoos of red roses, a panther head and a sun with a face cover the thigh and calf of a person's legs, with a small tattoo on one finger.
Traditional roses, panther and sun on legs
Colour tattoo of two gerbera daisies, one pink and one purple, with a blue swirl behind them, on the calf.
Pink and purple gerbera daisies on a calf
Brown henna design of a swirling tree with curling branches and roots on the outside of a lower leg, over grass.
Swirling henna tree on a calf
Two matching moth tattoos with spiral wings and round eyes, one orange and yellow and one green, on the lower legs.
Matching moth tattoos on two calves
Small colour tattoo of a green cartoon T-rex on the calf of a leg, worn with black platform boots against a pink background.
Small T-rex tattoo on a calf
Two small gold palm tree designs on the calves of bare legs, photographed from behind on a sandy beach at sunset with a pineapple beside them.
Gold palm tree tattoos on calves
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a striped lighthouse under a sunset sky, framed by a rope oval and topped with a pink flower, on the calf.
Lighthouse and pink flower on a calf
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with a red rose on top, on the back of a lower leg above a glittery high-heeled shoe.
Sugar skull and rose on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a flamingo on the back of a leg, with a long single line running down the calf to a small star near the ankle.
Flamingo and single line on a calf
Colour tattoo of cartoon characters, including a figure in a top hat and a small figure with a black bob, in a bold illustrative style on a calf.
Cartoon characters under an umbrella on a calf
Close-up photo of a solid blue police box tattoo on a person's lower leg, just above a black canvas trainer.
Blue police box tattoo on lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with an updo and tear marks, holding an old telephone receiver, on a lower leg.
Black and grey portrait of a woman with a telephone
Realistic colour tattoo of a plague doctor mask with a dark hood and glowing orange lens, on the lower leg.
Plague doctor mask on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a zombie nurse wearing a red cross cap, with skulls and an eye, across the calf and ankle.
Zombie nurse and skulls on a leg
Fine line black tattoo of a skull-faced dog with swirling flourishes on the calf.
Skull-faced dog with swirls on a calf
Back view of a person's legs covered in black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoos, with mandala motifs on the thigh and knee and a Greek key pattern on the hip.
Blackwork and dotwork leg sleeve with mandalas
Colour tattoo of an animated princess with long dark hair, pink cherry blossom, a red dragon and a white lily on a lower leg, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Animated princess with cherry blossom and dragon
Black blackwork-style turtle tattoo with spiral markings on a leg, with water droplets on the skin and tribal-style swirls above it.
Spiral turtle design on a leg
Small watercolour-style red and pink flower tattoo with a green stem on the outer lower leg, above the ankle, with rolled jeans and white canvas trainers.
Watercolour red flower on the lower leg
Colour tattoo of Iron Man reaching forward with a glowing repulsor palm, rendered in a realistic style on the calf.
Iron Man with glowing repulsor hand on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon octopus with large googly eyes, a pink tongue and orange tentacles on the calf.
Cartoon octopus on a calf
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a flower with a closed bud on a long thin stem, on the lower leg, with soft shading in the petals.
Single flower and bud on a lower leg
Traditional style colour tattoo of a scowling leprechaun in a green hat, smoking a cigar and holding a lit stick of dynamite, on a calf.
Angry leprechaun holding dynamite on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a grim reaper holding a black umbrella with raindrops, with the words IT ALWAYS FUCKING RAINS above, on a person's calf.
Grim reaper with umbrella on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat in a top hat and monocle, with roses, an apple and a One Love script on the calf.
Cat in top hat with One Love script
Black and grey tattoo of a snail looking through a telescope on a tripod, drawn in fine hatched linework on the lower leg.
Snail and telescope on a leg