Calf tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat peering out of a black Darth Vader helmet, on the calf.
Cat in a Darth Vader helmet on a calf
Realism style colour tattoo of two grey dolphins leaping through a blue swirl with white stars, on the calf.
Two dolphins with stars on a leg
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on a calf, with a person in dark denim lacing a brown leather boot outdoors.
Mandala tattoo on a calf above brown boots
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red crescent emblem enclosing a flower design with teal and orange accents, on the outer lower leg.
Traditional flower and crescent emblem on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and two roses on a lower leg.
Pocket watch and roses on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a blue cupcake case, with crossed whisks and sparkles below, on a lower leg.
Cartoon cat in a cupcake with crossed whisks
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crown with a script monogram above dark trousers and studded boots, on the lower leg near the ankle.
Crown and studded boots on a lower leg
Black lettering tattoo reading "One foot in the grave..." on the back of a calf, with a prosthetic leg visible beside it.
Quote lettering on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated rabbit looking upwards, shaded on the lower leg of a person with pale freckled skin.
Seated rabbit on the lower leg
Black linework leg sleeve covering both legs from thigh to ankle, with a peony at the knee, hands in a mudra pose and ornamental patterns, on a grey bed.
Full leg sleeve with peony and hands
Dark grey dragon tattoo winding up the calf and across the ankle of a bare leg, resting on a cream bed sheet.
Dragon tattoo on a calf and ankle
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo with detailed feather shading on the outer lower leg, above a black and white canvas trainer.
Shaded wing tattoo on the lower leg
Black and grey shaded rose above flowing script lettering running down the calf, with scrolled line details beside it.
Rose and script lettering on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon penguin at a piano inside a blue and purple oval with sparkles, on a lower leg.
Cartoon penguin at a piano on a calf
Colour tattoo on a calf in a traditional style, with a printed quote about risk above pink and red cherry blossom flowers and a dark figure below.
Quote and cherry blossoms on a calf
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic pine forest tattoo with flying birds, shown on a lower limb.
Pine forest with birds in flight
Colour tattoo of a beach sunset with palm tree silhouettes, birds and a star, in Realism style on the calf.
Beach sunset with palm trees on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a child's face, a man in a top hat and a green landscape scene with a child holding an apple.
Film scene portraits and landscape on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman in a red polka-dot bandana flexing her arm, with banners reading I'M A STRONG and SMART SENSUAL WOMAN, on a calf.
Cartoon character with quote banners on a leg
Neo-trad style tattoo on a calf showing a snarling bear head behind a woman's face, with grey shading and warm orange skin tones.
Bear and woman portrait on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style cross tattoo on a lower leg, with green, red, orange, yellow and purple brushstrokes and black ink at the centre.
Watercolour-style cross on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon sheep wearing a red bow, with blue hearts and the words I thought you loved me in black lettering, on a calf.
Cartoon sheep with bow and quote on a calf
Small owl tattoo perched on a branch with green leaves, outlined in grey with pink shading, on the lower leg.
Owl on a branch on the lower leg
Colour traditional tattoo of a green and pink helmet surrounded by pink flowers and leaves, on the calf.
Helmet and flowers on a calf
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with flowing swirls running from the hip down the outer thigh and calf.
Swirling scrollwork down a leg
Blackwork tribal-style tattoo with spirals and hatched fills covering a leg from the upper calf down towards the ankle.
Black tribal pattern down a leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skeletal mermaid with long flowing hair and a fishtail, placed on the calf.
Skeletal mermaid with flowing hair on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a snarling black panther head with yellow eyes, sitting on the calf.
Black panther head on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay perched on a branch, on the lower leg.
Blue jay perched on a branch
Realistic colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a shaded grey moon, stars and a golden jackal-headed figure against a dark red and black background.
Moon and jackal-headed figure on a calf
Black and grey tattoo on a calf of an astronaut standing on the moon, holding a bunch of balloons shaped like planets, with Saturn at the top.
Astronaut holding planet balloons on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a heart-shaped Ouija board with a moon, a red gem and hanging drops, on the calf.
Ouija board heart with moon and gem
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a calf showing a honeycomb, a bee, a crystal cluster and leaves and flowers, joined by dotted geometric lines.
Honeycomb, bee and botanicals on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a screaming cartoon rabbit with a small brown creature beside it on a lower leg, shown in two photographs.
Screaming cartoon rabbit tattoo on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two poppies and a seed pod running down the calf, with fine linework and stippled shading.
Two poppies and seed pod on a calf
Black and grey pine forest silhouette tattoo on the back of a lower leg, fading into dark shading near the ankle.
Pine forest silhouette on a calf
Colour tattoo of a stylised red fox with bold black outlines, a swirling tail and dots, on a lower leg.
Stylised fox tattoo on a calf
A black, green and red geometric circuit board tattoo with a feather motif on the back of a lower leg, shown in colour.
Circuit board and feather on a calf
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading running down a leg from the shin onto the top of the foot.
Ornamental mandala leg tattoo from shin to foot
Colour tattoo of minion characters dressed as superheroes stacked vertically down a calf, with a green minion at the foot, shown in two photos.
Superhero minions stacked up a calf
Back view of both legs with a black and grey woodcut-style tattoo of a sailing ship on the sea beneath clouds and sunrays, running from the thighs to the calves, in a Blackwork style.
Woodcut-style ship scene on both legs
Colour tattoo of a stag with large antlers, a bird and a red rose on a lower leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Stag and rose on a lower leg
Realistic colour tattoo of torn skin revealing a red maple leaf flag on a person's lower leg, shown in a photo taken indoors.
Torn skin revealing Canadian flag on calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow bird flying out of an open birdcage, with a ribbon and the words Still Rise on a banner, on the calf.
Yellow bird leaving an open birdcage
Colour traditional-style sugar skull tattoo framed by red and black roses and green leaves, on the calf.
Sugar skull with roses on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a cluster of red and cream flowers with dark leaves and teal foliage, placed on the calf.
Red and cream flower cluster on a calf
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a pear with a leafy stem on the calf, shown in a street setting.
Pear with leaves on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull filled with mountains and pine trees, placed on a calf.
Skull with mountain landscape on a calf