Calf tattoo ideas

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Traditional style crescent moon tattoo with a purple rose and gold roses and leaves on a teal fill, placed on the lower leg.
Crescent moon with roses on the lower leg
Black winged triforce crest tattoo on a calf, with red, blue, green and yellow watercolour washes behind it.
Triforce crest with watercolour splashes on a calf
Colour tattoo of the cartoon mice Pinky and the Brain on a calf, with a speech label reading NARF and the year 1988 beneath.
Pinky and the Brain cartoon tattoo on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a small cartoon character with a pencil resting across the top, on the lower leg above a grey sock.
Cartoon character with pencil on lower leg
Healed tattoo of a violin resting against its bow on a calf, drawn with dark outlines and soft brown shading.
Violin and bow on a leg
Colour tattoo of a grey cartoon teapot with an angry face, wrapped in gold chain and a padlock, on the calf.
Chained cartoon teapot on a calf
Two raised legs in black platform sandals show traditional tattoos of red roses, a skull and a sun on the thighs and calves, against floral wallpaper.
Traditional tattoos across both legs
Black and grey Celtic knotwork cross with the words Tell me I can't above and And I'll show you I can below, tattooed on a calf.
Celtic cross with quote lettering on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and monocle, smoking a cigar and holding a cane with a bird-head handle, on a lower leg.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle on calf
Colour Traditional-style tattoo of a grey anchor with a green and blue feather wrapped around it, on the calf.
Anchor and feather on a calf
Two calf tattoos of grey cat portraits, one framed by gold scrollwork with a red rose, the other surrounded by orange poppies, in a realism and neo-traditional style.
Cat portraits with flowers on two calves
Watercolour-style orca head tattoo with red, teal and purple washes and dotwork speckles on the calf.
Orca head with galaxy splatter on a calf
Black blackwork tattoo of concentric tree rings with a ragged black band border, covering the back of a calf.
Tree rings on a calf
Black and grey bear head tattoo in realism and dotwork style, with a pine forest fading in below it, on a lower leg.
Bear above a pine forest on a lower leg
Realistic coloured portrait tattoo of a woman with a bruised eye, hoop earring and cross necklace on a calf.
Realistic portrait of a woman with a black eye
Fine line black tattoo of a short-haired figure leaning forward with a raised limb and a lettered band across the torso, placed on the calf.
Fine line figure with raised arm on a calf
Watercolour tattoo of a compass rose with feathers and small abstract marks on a lower leg, in blue, green, yellow and orange with black linework.
Watercolour compass and feathers on a leg
Solid black traditional-style tattoo of a skull in profile, with the word HAHA inside the brain area, on a lower leg.
Skull in profile with HAHA on a calf
Black and grey raven with an eye on its wing, perched on tree roots that run down the calf, in a traditional style tattoo.
Raven with eye and roots on a calf
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of blindfolded Lady Justice holding a pair of scales on a calf, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Lady Justice with scales on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf showing a screaming woman with her hands at her throat in front of a dark fence.
Screaming woman with hands at her throat
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather in orange, pink, purple and blue watercolour washes on a lower leg, with the word rise in black script near the ankle.
Watercolour peacock feather with rise on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of pink cherry blossom branches in front of a full moon on a dark blue night sky, on the calf.
Cherry blossom and full moon on a calf
Black line anchor tattoo on a calf, with soft orange, pink, purple and teal watercolour washes behind it.
Anchor with watercolour splashes on a calf
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a feather running diagonally down a lower leg, near the ankle, against a blurred concrete background.
Feather tattoo on a lower leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pizza slice with a green eye and pepperoni spots, placed on the lower leg with a small X tattoo beside it.
Pizza slice with eye on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of an unfurling fern frond with a spiral tip on the calf.
Unfurling fern frond on a calf
Two pixel art Super Mario tattoos in red, blue and skin tones, one larger on a calf and a smaller one on the other leg.
Pixel art Mario tattoos on calves
Black and grey shaded feline skull tattoo with two fangs on the calf, outlined with a thin teal edge.
Feline skull tattoo on a calf
Black and grey peony and botanical tattoo covering the lower legs from the knee to the ankle, shown on both legs in a Japanese-influenced floral style.
Peony and flower leg sleeve on both legs
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a black silhouette of a woman holding a magnifying glass, framed by the words THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE and pink and yellow flowers.
Silhouette with magnifying glass and quote on a calf
Colour tattoo of the cartoon elephant Dumbo sitting with his ears spread, in a traditional style on the lower leg.
Dumbo the elephant tattoo on a calf
Man seated on steps with full traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms and colourful tattoos of a rose and a female profile on his legs.
Full sleeves and leg tattoos on a seated man
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat in profile looking left, with whiskers and scroll ornaments below, on a lower leg.
Black and grey cat portrait with scrollwork on calf
Colour tattoo of a red genie lamp with blue smoke curling above it, forming a Mickey Mouse shape, on the lower leg.
Genie lamp with smoke on a leg
Japanese style fish tattoo with red scales and black linework on a calf, with a black paisley sneaker resting on a metal rail.
Fish tattoo on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black lace bow with a pink cameo centre and red ribbon tails on the lower leg.
Lace bow with pink cameo on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a teacup with splashing coffee and red roses on a lower leg, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Teacup with splashing coffee and roses
Traditional style tattoo of a log cabin with smoking chimney, pine trees and a red sun, with a red flower below, on the calf.
Log cabin and pine trees on a calf
Two photos of black script lettering on a leg, one reading I'm fine on the lower leg and one reading save me on the ankle, both shown upside down.
Script lettering reading I'm fine and save me
A leg resting in a green bath shows a colour floral tattoo sleeve of red peonies, pink roses and dark leaves on the calf and thigh.
Floral leg sleeve with peonies and roses
Black fine line tattoo of a UFO above mountains and pine trees, with the words The truth is out there, on the back of a lower leg.
UFO, mountains and pines on a calf
Three views of a bold black tribal tattoo covering a calf, with spirals, circular motifs and triangular bands on the skin.
Tribal pattern tattoo on a calf
Small black line anchor tattoo on a lower leg, photographed from above with boat shoes and a warm vintage tone.
Small anchor tattoo on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a pine tree landscape under a sunset sky, framed by a black heart outline on a calf.
Landscape inside a heart on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey cartoon creature with big eyes and blue patterned markings, framed by pink flowers and green leaves on a calf.
Cartoon creature with flowers on a calf
Colour tattoo of three blue dolphins arranged in a circle on the lower leg.
Three dolphins in a circle on a lower leg
A colourful Japanese-style tattoo sleeve covering a leg from thigh to calf, with a yellow creature, a red fish and green clouds.
Colourful Japanese-style leg sleeve