Calf tattoo ideas

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Two matching black and grey dotwork tattoos of curled animals with flowers, one on each calf.
Matching curled animals with flowers on calves
Black ink tattoo of a curved chainring edge on a lower leg, photographed beside a real bicycle chainring.
Chainring tattoo on a calf
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a wolf head with hatched shading, on the calf of a man's lower leg.
Wolf head on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a magpie perched on a branch with purple blossoms, on the lower leg.
Magpie on blossom branch on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a long sword with a stylised tree above and two elvish-style letters on the calf, shown from two angles.
Sword, tree and script on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lanky figure with wild hair inside a glass snow globe, on the calf.
Snow globe with a lanky figure on a calf
Black and grey realism roses and a compass on a leg, with fine script lettering on the thigh, shown in a bath.
Roses, compass and script on legs
Dotwork and engraved anatomical heart with three roses inside a triangle, with red and teal accents, on a lower leg.
Anatomical heart and roses in a triangle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a lake inside a diamond frame on a calf.
Mountain lake landscape in a diamond on a calf
Black outline tattoo of a cat's head with a flower and leaves on the leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat head and flower on a leg
Grey and green tattoo of a horned bull skull framed by succulents and sprigs of lavender on the calf.
Bull skull with succulents on a leg
Colour tattoo of a chickadee perched on a red thread spool beside a needle and thimble, with red script initials below, on the lower leg.
Chickadee on a thread spool with script initials
Black line tattoo of a bicycle inside a thin circle, sitting on a person's lower leg above the ankle.
Bicycle in a circle on a lower leg
Two black ink calf tattoos on a beach: a ship's wheel on a man's left leg and an anchor on a woman's right leg, each with script wording above and below.
Ship's wheel and anchor calf tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of two laced boots hanging from a bow on the lower leg, in a traditional style with bold outlines and simple shading.
Laced boots with a bow on the leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree whose roots curl into a circle of foliage and roses around two curled animals, placed on the ankle and lower calf.
Bare tree and curled foxes on an ankle
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a cat's head in profile, framed by leaves and blossoms, on the outer calf.
Cat head and blossoms on a calf
Black and grey tattoos across the back of a woman in a bikini, with ornate designs on her upper arm and lower leg, photographed walking on sand.
Back and leg tattoos on a beach
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a black cat with a paw resting on a hand, placed on the calf.
Black cat and hand on a calf
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a grey robot head with glowing yellow eyes, a red rose and a blue banner reading a quote.
Robot and rose banner on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clown face with a tear and $100 bills on the lower leg.
Clown face with tear and hundred dollar bills
Realism tattoo of a pug's head peeking out of a red hood on the lower leg, shaded in black, tan and grey with bold red ink.
Pug peering from a red hood
Black and grey ornamental owl tattoo with a mandala centre on a person's calf, shown below rolled-up jeans.
Ornate owl with mandala on a calf
Legs covered in colour traditional tattoos including a tiger head and a rose on the thigh and calf, shown in denim shorts outdoors.
Traditional tattoos covering legs
Colour tattoo of the Midna character from The Legend of Zelda on a calf, with a horned helmet, orange flame swirls and teal and black blocks behind her.
Midna character tattoo on a calf
Solid black pine tree tattoo with jagged branches on the calf of a hairy leg, in a blackwork style.
Pine tree on a lower leg
Collage of black line temporary tattoo designs themed on Harry Potter, including a lightning bolt, Deathly Hallows, round glasses and quote lettering, shown on a sheet, on grass and on a pair of legs.
Harry Potter temporary tattoo designs
Black and grey dotwork elephant tattoo with paisley and mandala ornament covering the calf.
Ornamental elephant on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with a simple face on the outer calf, below rolled denim jeans on wet skin.
Crescent moon with a face on a calf
Colour tattoo of three daisies with yellow centres, a yellow and black bee and black stems on a lower leg, in a traditional style.
Daisies and bee on a lower leg
Two traditional style robot tattoos on a pair of calves, one pink with a heart above its head and one grey wearing a top hat with a heart on its chest.
Matching robot tattoos on calves
Realism tattoo on a calf of two men in suits shaking hands, one figure engulfed in orange flames, mirrored across the leg.
Two men shaking hands with flames on a calf
Realism tattoo of a grinning clown in a red, white and blue striped top hat and red bow tie, sitting on a calf.
Clown portrait with top hat on a calf
Three-panel photo of a leg with colour tattoos of a boy holding a stick, a teddy bear walking beside R2-D2, and an AT-AT walker, drawn in a storybook illustration style on the calf.
Storybook and Star Wars scenes across a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of Hogwarts castle inside a crystal ball, framed by green leaves and red berries, with a HOGWARTS banner, on a calf.
Hogwarts castle in a crystal ball on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black pug inside a rope-edged oval frame with two red roses and green leaves, on the lower leg.
Pug portrait with red roses on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of three overlapping pentagon outlines, rotated at different angles, on a person's calf.
Overlapping pentagon outlines on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman with glasses and a black bun, with a red banner reading UGHHH and flowers, on a calf.
Cartoon character with UGHHH banner on calf
Close view of a black and grey botanical floral tattoo with large flowers and leaves running down the outer calf of a woman wearing brown heels.
Floral design down a calf
Black and grey tattoo of stylised sea waves and rocks with dotted shading on the calf, with a green string anklet and grey canvas shoe.
Stylised waves and rocks on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a pink rose, magnolia blooms and buds with blue and pink watercolour splashes on a lower calf.
Rose and magnolia with watercolour splashes on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a desert scene with saguaro cacti, mountains and a moon, set inside a circle on the lower leg.
Desert landscape in a circle on the lower leg
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, sitting on the back of a calf.
Jack and Sally on a calf
Colour neo-trad tattoo on a calf of a circular mandala with teal lotus flowers, dotwork petals and a teal sphere with constellation lines.
Lotus mandala with constellation on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a crowned queen in a blue hood inside an ornate gold frame, on the calf.
Crowned queen in a gold frame on a calf
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with soft watercolour-style splashes on the calf.
TARDIS tattoo on a calf
Shaded cat face with yellow eyes inside black ornamental mandala linework, tattooed on the calf.
Cat face within a mandala on a calf
Colour tattoo of a watercolour-style owl perched on a branch, with blue, purple and orange washes and splatters, on the calf.
Watercolour owl on a branch