Calf tattoo ideas

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Black and grey script lettering reading it is what it is, with a looping flourish, tattooed on a lower leg above a sneaker in a black and white photo.
Script lettering reading it is what it is
Black outline tattoo of a cartoon cat seen from behind, with pink bows on its back and head, on the back of a lower leg.
Cartoon cat with pink bows on a calf
Black ink fine line tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail on the outer lower leg.
Black ink cat outline on a lower leg
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo with bold solid black shapes and soft grey shading on the calf.
Tribal swirl tattoo on a lower leg
Traditional colour tattoo of an anchor with a green and red compass rose at its centre, on a lower leg.
Anchor and compass rose on a lower leg
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cartoon character with a pompadour, round glasses and a tear, above a banner reading CRY BABY, on a calf.
Crying cartoon character with CRY BABY banner
Colour tattoo of a pink yarn ball shaped as a heart, with two purple crochet hooks, on the outer calf.
Pink yarn heart with crochet hooks on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a seated dog inside an ornate oval frame with a small red heart, on the calf.
Dog in ornate oval frame on calf
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled anchor wrapped in rope with two shaded butterflies, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Galaxy anchor and butterflies on a lower leg
Full-colour tattoo of Mario riding Yoshi, both cartoon video game characters, on the lower leg.
Mario riding Yoshi on a lower leg
Colour tattoo on a leg of the character Scar from The Lion King, split into angular coloured panels, with lion silhouettes under a teal moon above.
Scar from The Lion King in geometric colour
Front and back views of a full body Japanese style tattoo with a large orange koi, cherry blossoms and grey waves across the back, arms, torso and legs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with koi and cherry blossom
Neo-traditional Batman and Catwoman head tattoos with banners and yellow roses on the back of both calves.
Batman and Catwoman calf tattoos
Full colour realism tattoo of acorns and oak leaves on a lower leg, with a brown fur-like texture in the lower right.
Realistic acorns and oak leaves on a calf
Two matching outline tattoos on calves, Minnie Mouse with a red polka dot bow on the left and Mickey Mouse on the right.
Matching Minnie and Mickey outline tattoos on calves
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an armed rider with a lance and shield on a horse, on the lower leg.
Armed rider on horseback with a lance
Red rose tattoo with a painterly watercolour style and black and green leaves, running down the calf of a person wearing black and white trainers.
Red rose with watercolour splashes on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man with curly hair above the quote 'This is the strangest life I've ever known' on a lower leg.
Portrait and quote on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a winged key with a Deathly Hallows symbol and the words It's real for us, on the lower leg.
Winged key and quote on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a seated black cat with a gold collar beside red hieroglyphs, on the lower leg.
Seated black cat with hieroglyphs on a calf
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a lion head, daisies, a pocket watch, a skull and lettering.
Lion and flower leg sleeve with pocket watch
Realistic colour tattoo of a large-eyed, big-eared furry creature standing on a calf, shaded in browns, pinks and grey.
Gremlins-style creature on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a semi truck with smoke, a moon and the script The Ride Home, on the calf.
Semi truck with The Ride Home script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock, a pyramid and flying birds with scrollwork on a calf.
Clock, birds and pyramid on a calf
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree with a spiral swirl in its trunk, on the calf.
Bare tree with swirling trunk on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of two small songbirds perched on pink plum blossom branches over a soft orange circle, on the calf.
Two songbirds on plum blossom on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of three orange and red tulips with green stems and leaves on the calf.
Three tulips on a calf
Black dotwork tattoo on a calf, a circle split like a yin-yang with a night sky, moon and pine trees on one side and waves and an animal's face on the other.
Yin-yang landscape on a calf
Back view of a pair of legs with colourful watercolour-style tattoos, a tree-like splash on the left calf and a bird among splashes on the right knee.
Watercolour splash tattoos on the legs
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings, running from the thigh down past the knee to the calf of a bare leg.
Colourful phoenix running down a leg
Fine line tattoo of a running woman with a ponytail, in teal and purple, trailing dotted wind lines, on the calf.
Running woman with dotted wind lines on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling lion with raised claws above a red rose, sitting on the calf.
Snarling lion and rose on a calf
Bright colour tattoo of the three Powerpuff Girls cartoon characters on a person's lower leg, with bold outlines and a loose colour wash behind them.
Powerpuff Girls tattoo on lower leg
Colour botanical tattoo of purple pansies with green leaves and black outlines, shown on a calf.
Purple pansies on a lower leg
Black star tattoo with an ornate mandala-style pattern filling its centre, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Star with mandala pattern on the lower leg
Colour tattoo of a yellow Minion character in goggles and overalls, holding a frothy beer, on the calf.
Cartoon Minion holding a beer on a calf
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a Spartan helmet inside a circle with splatter marks, on a lower leg.
Spartan helmet in a circle on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a calf of a stitched scarecrow doll in orange overalls holding a lollipop, surrounded by autumn leaves, bats and sweets.
Stitched scarecrow doll with autumn leaves and candy
Three views of a colourful geometric bird tattoo with triangles and dots wrapping the calf, in a neo-traditional style.
Geometric bird tattoo on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a raccoon holding an Oreo biscuit, surrounded by blackberries, blueberries and leaves, on a calf.
Raccoon with Oreo biscuits on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a tan dog's face with pink orchids and buds on a lower leg.
Dog portrait with pink orchids on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a blue-ringed octopus with teal spots and curling tentacles across a leg, shown on the calf.
Blue-ringed octopus on a leg
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a bearded man in a flat cap with three crows, on the calf.
Man in a flat cap with crows
Black and grey tattoo of two skeletons, a man in a bowler hat and a woman with a feathered hat, framed by laurel branches on a calf.
Skeleton couple in Victorian dress on a calf
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a flying saucer with beams of light and stars above the words GET IN LOSER, on the lower leg.
Get in Loser UFO on a lower leg
Fine line black tattoo of a small fawn inside a thin circle, with leaf shapes above it, on a woman's calf.
Fawn in a circle on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a stack of books with red flowers and green leaves on a calf, with part of an owl tattoo visible to the left.
Stacked books and flowers on a calf
Traditional style tattoo on a calf of a pair of legs in fishnet stockings and red heels, with banners reading Don't dream it, be it.
Fishnet legs and banners on a calf