Calf tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of thigh and calf muscle anatomy in fine hatched linework, running down the outside of a woman's leg.
Muscle anatomy tattoo down a thigh and leg
Colour traditional-style rose tattoo with red petals, green leaves and bold black outlines, shown on a calf.
Traditional rose with green leaves on a calf
Black and grey mandala leg sleeve with a moth on each upper thigh, shown from the thighs down to the feet on a dark table.
Mandala leg sleeve with butterflies
Traditional style tattoo of a black vintage telephone with red flowers and green leaves, above the words The Jerk Store Called, on a lower leg above a trainer.
Telephone and flowers on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a feather breaking into small flying birds with the script Love Dad beneath it, on the calf.
Feather dissolving into birds on a calf
Black and grey guillotine tattoo reading Keep your chin up beside a gallows with noose reading Hang in there, both on a lower leg.
Guillotine and gallows tattoos on lower legs
Close photo of a traditional style tattoo of a green dragon head with orange-tipped frill, bold black outlines and yellow ringed eyes, on the lower leg.
Green dragon head on a calf
Tattoo of a guitarist in a headband with musical notes, rendered in neon UV ink on a leg under blacklight.
Guitarist portrait in UV ink on a leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with long wavy hair and a finned tail, on the calf.
Seated mermaid tattoo on a lower leg
Black blackwork tattoo of a tribal-patterned sea turtle on the lower leg, with solid fins and a patterned shell.
Tribal sea turtle on a lower leg
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of succulents and cacti in a red pot with teal heart motifs, placed on the calf.
Succulents in a heart-patterned pot on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a dog's face inside a diamond with rosebuds, on the calf.
Dog portrait in a diamond on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a fox sitting in a pink and yellow teacup above a pink flower with black leaves, on a lower leg.
Fox in a teacup with flower on a calf
Two colourful sketch-style tattoos on the lower legs, a leaping red fox on the left and a flying bird with teal and pink splashes on the right.
Fox and songbird tattoos on two lower legs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a long-legged elephant carrying a stack of cubes on its back, on the outer calf.
Elephant with stacked cubes on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style lion head tattoo with purple, orange, green and blue splashes and paint drips on a calf.
Watercolour lion head on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a running wolf pierced by arrows, with the words WINTER IS COMIN beneath it, on the calf.
Running wolf with arrows and lettering on a calf
Black and grey ornamental cat face tattoo with mandala-style patterns and a small flower on the calf.
Ornamental cat and flower on a calf
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in rope and decorated with blue flowers, with script initials on the stock, in a traditional style on the lower leg.
Anchor with rope and blue flowers on a calf
Black and white photograph of a lower leg, foot and hands covered in dark geometric tattoos, with the body resting on grass.
Geometric tattoos on a lower leg and hands
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a one-eyed yellow Minion in a blue Superman-style costume with a red cape, on the calf.
Superman-costumed Minion on a leg
Two black dotwork tattoos on a lower leg: a fox in a top hat within a triangle on the left, and a rabbit beside a church spire on the right.
Fox and rabbit calf tattoos in dotwork
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an ornate bird head with a single eye and mandala-style feathers, on the calf.
Ornate bird head with eye on a calf
Black handwritten lettering reading 'It's not you, it's my inability to stand human beings' with a line-drawn palm tree below, tattooed on a lower leg.
Handwritten quote and palm tree on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a red and orange dahlia with green leaves on the calf.
Realistic dahlia with leaves on a calf
Fine line black cat tattoo with a curled tail and closed eyes on a calf, with two small red paw prints and hearts above it.
Fine line cat with paw prints on a calf
Black and grey treble clef tattoo with ornate scrollwork and music notes running up the calf.
Treble clef with music notes on a calf
Black fine line flame tattoo on a calf above a thin line tattoo on the shin, with black platform ankle boots in the foreground.
Black platform boots with tattooed legs
Realism colour tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by an ornate hair ornament, with two figures in a red fiery scene below.
Realistic portrait with fiery scene on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink and teal perfume bottle with a gold collar, pink shell and teal atomiser bulb on a calf.
Perfume bottle with shell on a lower leg
Two large agate slice tattoos on the lower legs, one in bright orange and teal, the other in dark blue and orange with a dotted outline.
Twin agate slice tattoos on lower legs
Black blackletter-style lettering reading Expecto Patronum with pink and blue watercolour splashes behind it, tattooed on a lower leg above a grey canvas trainer.
Expecto Patronum lettering on a calf
Black and grey fine line botanical ornament with stars and a sun motif on the calf, shown in a black and white photo.
Botanical ornament on a lower leg
Small black fine line tattoo of a flying saucer beaming up a cow on the lower leg.
Flying saucer abducting a cow on a lower leg
Two colour neo-traditional heart tattoos on a lower leg, one showing an anime girl with two cats and the other a white creature with soot sprites.
Anime heroine and cats beside soot sprite hearts
Watercolour style tattoo of two black blobs with thin tendrils and rainbow splashes on a lower leg above the ankle.
Watercolour splash and black blobs on a calf
Black, grey and red tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face, a wolf head and a tribal band across the top and bottom of the design.
Woman's face and wolf with tribal band on calf
Black and grey tattoo of a veined leaf with dotwork shading on a person's calf.
Veined leaf tattoo on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of birch tree trunks inside a circle on a calf.
Birch trunks in a circle on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of Finn and Jake from Adventure Time with a banner reading Homies help homies, on the outside of a lower leg.
Finn and Jake banner tattoo on calf
Realistic tattoo of a Kraft Dinner packet with orange pasta and blue packaging, on a person's lower leg below dark trousers.
Kraft Dinner box tattoo on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a white dog in a green jacket and red tie, framed in an ornate gold border, on the calf.
Dog portrait in gilt frame on a calf
Photorealistic colour tattoo of a red squirrel holding food, set against green foliage on a lower leg.
Realistic red squirrel on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork yin yang tattoo on a calf, with a ringed planet and galaxy swirl on one side and a sun, birds and mountains on the other.
Yin yang with sun, mountains and planet
Calf tattoo of a pale pink masked spirit face with black stripes, set within a black ink splatter that drips downward, in a fine line and splatter style.
Masked spirit in ink splatter on calf
Black and grey tattoo of a church silhouette under a cloudy sky, with hanging roots below, on a lower leg.
Church silhouette over roots on a calf
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points and two feathers hanging below, on the outer calf.
Compass rose with feathers on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow-green eyes and a bell, framed by yellow roses and green leaves on a red patterned background, on a calf.
Black cat with roses on a leg