Calf tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with dreadlocks and a patterned headband, shaded portrait on the calf.
Realistic portrait of a woman with dreadlocks on a calf
Two black and grey realism tattoos of cats' faces, one on each calf, shown side by side.
Two cat face portraits on calves
Traditional colour tattoo of a dog wearing round glasses with its tongue out, framed by red and yellow flowers and a ribbon banner, on a calf.
Dog in glasses with flowers on a calf
Two-panel photo of a Pikachu tattoo on a lower leg: a faint grey outline on the left and a full colour neo-traditional version on the right, with Pikachu painting on an easel.
Pikachu painting on an easel, before and after
Two matching colour tattoos of Mickey and Minnie Mouse kissing, shown side by side on the lower legs in a traditional cartoon style with bold black outlines.
Matching Mickey and Minnie kissing tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head wearing a jewelled crown, placed on the calf.
Crowned lion head on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a blue and teal ball of yarn with a crochet hook through it, in a realistic style, on the calf.
Blue yarn ball with crochet hook on a calf
Seated person on grass with botanical tattoos on the legs, including a swallow on the knee, a pink rose on the shin and a lily with leaves on the thigh.
Swallow, rose and lily tattoos on legs
Fine line black and grey pufferfish tattoo on the lower leg, with a small crescent moon tattoo near the ankle.
Pufferfish on a lower leg
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a calf of three stacked balloons with grinning faces, two bats and a small figure hanging from a string.
Stacked balloons with skeletal characters on a calf
Traditional style black and grey insect tattoos stacked down both calves, with beetles, a bee and a wasp, and touches of ochre and yellow ink.
Six insects stacked down two calves
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag wearing a knitted collar, suit jacket and tie, on the front of a lower leg.
Stag in a suit on a calf
Black and grey shaded dollar sign with flames behind it, tattooed on a person's lower leg, likely the calf.
Shaded dollar sign with flames on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoos of red roses, a butterfly and an animal head on the calves of two legs resting on a floral bedsheet.
Traditional roses and animal tattoos on legs
Three matching tattoos of pink poppies with grey leaves and the word sister in script, on legs.
Matching pink poppy and sister script tattoos
Traditional tattoo of a globe pierced by three arrows with red drops below, shaded in black, grey and red, on the lower leg.
Globe pierced by arrows with blood drops
Black lettering tattoo forming a dog silhouette with a black collar and small red heart tag, on the calf.
Dog silhouette made of lettering on a calf
Fine line black script tattoo running vertically down a bare calf, with a hand resting on the knee and a thin line tattoo around the wrist.
Fine line script on a calf
Split image: a colour botanical tattoo of roses and flowers on an upper arm, beside a black and grey dotwork whale and moon inside a triangle on a calf.
Floral upper arm and whale calf tattoos
Black and grey outline tattoo of a sitting dog in a sketchy illustrative style on the outer calf.
Sitting dog on a calf
Two black outline tattoos on a pair of lower legs: Mickey Mouse wearing a crown on the left and a spiky-haired character with a crown on the right, in a fine line style.
Mickey Mouse and spiky-haired character outlines
Realistic black, grey and orange tattoo of a front-facing elephant whose ears are monarch butterfly wings, on a lower leg.
Elephant with monarch butterfly wings on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with two daggers above it and dripping blood below, on a calf.
Skull and daggers on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grinning clown with a red nose and torn skin edges on a lower leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Grinning clown face tattoo on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a woman with a red bow in her hair, holding red boxing gloves, above a banner reading TOUGH LOVE.
Woman with boxing gloves and Tough Love banner
Colour realism tattoo of a wild-eyed hare in a purple jacket and white shirt, set against swirling teal and green, on a leg.
Wild-eyed hare in a purple jacket on a leg
A black ink branching tree tattoo on a man's shin, shown while he sits in a folding camping chair outdoors in a botanical blackwork style.
Dark branching tree tattoo on a shin
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon head with glasses and a blue headscarf decorated with a pink rose, on the calf.
Cartoon head with rose headscarf on a calf
Colour tattoo of a black and white striped lighthouse under an orange sky with yellow light beams, on the lower leg.
Lighthouse with orange sky on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a swallow in flight in front of a red heart and anchor, framed by rope and grey flowers, on a calf.
Swallow and anchor on a calf
Colour tattoo of a smiling Vault Boy bobblehead in a blue jumpsuit, standing on a VAULT-TEC base, on the outer calf.
Vault Boy bobblehead on a calf
Black outline tattoo of interlocking figures with motion lines around them, in a bold graphic style, on the outer lower leg.
Interlocking figures tattoo on a lower leg
Realistic shaded wing tattoo on the outer lower leg, rising from near the ankle, with a yellow and black trainer on the foot.
Shaded wing tattoo on a lower leg
Two matching heart-shaped wreath tattoos on the calves, one of red roses and one of white daisies with green leaves, in a bold botanical style.
Matching rose and daisy heart wreaths on calves
Colour traditional tattoo of a cactus in a striped pot on a lower leg, with a red flower and blue blossoms below it.
Potted cactus and flowers on a lower leg
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red creature wearing a gold crown, with an open toothed mouth, on a lower leg.
Red creature with crown on lower leg
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a sleeping fox with a heart on its chest, a flower and leaves below and a star above, on the calf.
Sleeping fox with flower on a calf
Close-up of a solid blue tattoo of the Great Lakes map on a person's calf, with a bicycle water bottle and bike frame beside it.
Great Lakes map tattoo on a calf
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal band with frangipani flowers and spiral motifs curving up a calf.
Polynesian band with flowers on a calf
Red and black tartan squirrel silhouette tattoo with white highlight lines on the lower leg.
Tartan squirrel silhouette on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with red and yellow accents on a calf, with the words Loose lips sink ships on a banner below.
Sailing ship with banner on a calf
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red and black flower with loose splashes of colour on the calf.
Watercolour-style flower on a calf
Neo-traditional seahorse tattoo in purple, lavender and grey with black outlines, sitting on the calf.
Ornamental seahorse on a calf
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with a bold black outline, red hair, a purple shell top and a blue and green tail, on the lower leg.
Mermaid outline with coloured tail on a lower leg
Black ink botanical tattoo of a stylised flower and leaves inside a dotted circle, on a person's calf.
Black botanical flower on a calf
A loose watercolour-style tattoo of a seated figure on a blue shape, with purple and pink washes running up the back of a leg from the calf to the thigh.
Watercolour figure tattoo on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a singer in profile holding a microphone, set inside a solid black diamond on the lower leg.
Singer silhouette in a black diamond
Black and grey tattoo of an adult and a child holding hands in silhouette, walking, on the calf.
Adult and child silhouettes on a calf