Calf tattoo ideas

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Colour botanical tattoo of a pink peony, purple lisianthus, crocus and poppy on a lower leg, in a painterly botanical style.

Pink peony and purple florals on a calf

Black blackwork tattoo of a pair of antlers with a small dotted arc between them, placed on the calf in a black and white photo.

Antler silhouettes with dotted arc on a leg

Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cat's face with green eyes on the calf, with splashes of red, blue, yellow and green.

Watercolour cat face on a calf

Realistic colour tattoo of a portrait with white face markings, beaded jewellery and an orange bird, on the calf.

Realistic portrait with orange bird on a calf

Two black silhouette tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, one showing a man in a suit with a red tie, the other an abstract dark figure.

Silhouette figures on both calves

Colour tattoo of Baby Groot wearing headphones and sitting in a red pot beside a cassette player, on a calf, in a neo-traditional style.

Baby Groot with headphones on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoos of two men in suits shaking hands, one on each calf, seen from behind.

Two men shaking hands on calves

Colour leg sleeve tattoo of cartoon film strip scenes covering the thigh and calf, shown from two angles.

Cartoon film strip leg sleeve on thigh and calf

Realistic colour tattoo of E.T. peeking from a blanket against a starry sky, with a bicycle silhouetted across the moon, on a lower leg.

E.T. and the moon on a calf

Black outline tattoo of a figure with swept hair and a grin, wearing red and blue 3D glasses, on the outer lower leg.

Outlined face in 3D glasses on a calf

Black and grey daisy tattoo with outlined petals and a stippled centre, placed on the outer lower leg.

Daisy tattoo on a lower leg

Colour Japanese style tattoo of a katana over blue waves and orange sun shapes on the calf, shown in three views.

Katana and waves on a calf

Colour biomechanical skull with a coiled spine tattoo on a lower leg, set against red and grey shading in a realistic style.

Biomechanical skull and spine on a calf

Black ink tattoo of a stag silhouette with antlers and crossed arrows on the lower leg, shown in a close phone photograph.

Stag silhouette with arrows on a lower leg

Back view of a leg covered in black and grey script and sleeve-style designs, with a colour traditional pin-up woman on the calf and a small tattoo at the ankle.

Leg tattoos with pin-up and script

Black fine line tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with hanging chains and a small anchor, on the calf.

Lace heart with hanging chains on a calf

Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a ringed planet, Saturn-like, with striated shading, on the calf.

Ringed planet on a calf

Black and grey dotwork hot air balloon tattoo on a calf, showing pine trees, mountains, a crescent moon and a cabin in the basket.

Hot air balloon with forest scene on calf

Watercolour style tattoo of a scallop shell above a nautilus shell on a calf, with black linework and washes of orange, yellow and blue.

Scallop and nautilus shells on a calf

Two black and grey dotwork mountain range tattoos, one smaller on a calf and one larger on a thigh, shown in a framed geometric style.

Mountain range tattoos on calf and thigh

Japanese-style dragon tattoo with red clouds and black scales wrapping down a leg from the thigh to the calf.

Japanese dragon leg tattoo

Colour tattoo on a lower leg of a cartoon character with a dark bob haircut and glasses, framed by a wreath of blue leaves, in a traditional style.

Cartoon character in a blue leaf wreath on a calf

Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat with pink ears and yellow eyes, shaded in black, on the outside of a calf.

Grey cat tattoo on a calf

Traditional style tattoo on a lower leg of a blue and black striped dress with the words WHITE AND GOLD? above and below it.

Striped dress with WHITE AND GOLD? lettering

Traditional style colour tattoos of a snake, a gorilla head and a heart on both lower legs, with black canvas shoes below.

Traditional tattoos covering both lower legs

Seated woman on a patterned mat with a gold metallic lotus tattoo on her calf and a small gold leaf tattoo on her ankle, holding a green smoothie.

Gold lotus and leaf temporary tattoos on legs

Colour tattoo of the Pokémon Umbreon in black and grey with teal and yellow details, on the calf.

Umbreon tattoo on a lower leg

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull with a red rose, paintbrush and spray can on a lower leg.

Skull, rose and paintbrush on a calf

Black and grey lily flowers and swirling vines wrap down a leg, running from the thigh past the knee and onto the calf.

Lily and vine leg tattoo

Black and white yin yang tattoo of two cats curled inside a circle, shown in solid black ink on the lower leg.

Yin yang cats tattoo on a calf

Neo-traditional tattoo of a bearded figure wearing antlers and a helmet, framed by a black foliage wreath, on a calf.

Antlered bearded figure on a calf

Colourful watercolour splash tattoo on a calf, with a small tree branch motif, on a leg standing in shallow water on a sunny beach.

Watercolour splash tattoos on calves

Colour tattoo of Mike Wazowski, the green one-eyed monster from Monsters Inc, with a toothy grin, on the calf in a neo-traditional style.

Mike Wazowski tattoo on a lower leg

Black ink tattoo of a house beneath a leafy tree with roots extending downwards, in a sketched botanical style on the calf.

House with tree and roots on a calf

Traditional colour tattoo of a cherry pie slice topped with whipped cream, set inside a circle on a calf, with the letters RR beneath.

Cherry pie slice on a calf

Bold black and red tattoo of a skull with a gunman in silhouette, set against a red flame outline, on a person's calf.

Punisher skull and gunman on a calf

Full body Japanese style tattoo covering a man's arms, chest, back and legs, with a dragon, cherry blossoms, clouds and waves in bright colour on grey shading.

Full body Japanese bodysuit tattoo

Two legs raised against a pale wall, covered in traditional tattoos of daggers, a rose, an eye, a pocket watch and a whale, with a black and grey flower on one knee.

Full traditional leg sleeves with white high-tops

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of three cats stacked in a pyramid on striped balls, on the calf.

Three cats balancing on striped balls

Two bare lower legs raised in burgundy boots, showing traditional tattoos of a bow, camera, rose, ship's wheel, playing card and small script on the calves.

Traditional tattoos on both calves

Studio photo of a bare leg and foot with gold metallic ornamental designs, including scrollwork, a crown motif and a snake, on the calf, ankle and hand.

Gold metallic temporary designs on a leg

Colour traditional-style tattoo of the BMO character from Adventure Time with red flowers, green leaves and a shamrock on a calf.

BMO and red flowers on a calf

Watercolour style tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with green eyes above a hot air balloon basket, on the calf.

Cheshire Cat and hot air balloon on a calf

Planet Express logo on a calf

Red poppy flowers with grey stems and buds in a painterly botanical tattoo on the lower leg near the ankle.

Red poppies on a lower leg

Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass framed by red roses and green leaves on a person's calf, with green canvas sneakers.

Hourglass and roses on a calf

Black fine line lace garter tattoos with small bows and dotted lines wrap both legs on the calf, shown in a photo with a hand and dark fabric at the bottom.

Lace garter bands with bows on both legs

Colour tattoo of three cartoon puppet musicians stacked down the calf, one playing drums, one with a saxophone, and one with a trombone and keyboard.

Colourful puppet band tattoo on a calf