Calf tattoo ideas

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Close photograph of a watercolour-style tattoo of orange, pink, purple and teal splashes with black ink spatter, running from the thigh over the knee onto the calf.
Watercolour-style splashes across a leg
Circular tattoo on the lower leg showing a blue Japanese-style wave beneath the black lettering I AM THE SEA AND NOBODY OWNS ME.
Wave and quote on a calf
Colour tattoo of a genie lamp with teal smoke forming a Mickey Mouse shaped gap, on the lower leg.
Genie lamp with smoke on a leg
Black typewriter-style lettering reading The journey is the reward on the calf of a man shown from behind, with a blurred wooden jetty behind him.
Quote tattoo on a calf: The journey is the reward
Split image showing a colourful painted-style dachshund tattoo on a calf and a small black paw print tattoo on a wrist, next to a smiling golden retriever.
Dachshund on calf and paw print on wrist
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 whiskey label on the calf.
Jack Daniel's whiskey label on a calf
Fine line watercolour tattoo of a fairy with outstretched wings on a lower leg, with blue, green, orange and peach washes.
Watercolour fairy on a lower leg
Two legs in black canvas trainers covered in colourful traditional style tattoos of roses, birds and flowers on the calves and lower legs.
Traditional leg sleeve with roses and birds
Green cactus tattoo on the upper thigh beside a coloured succulent tattoo on the lower leg, both botanical designs on bare skin.
Cactus and succulent tattoos on legs
Black and grey traditional grim reaper skull with star-shaped eyes and dotwork shading, above the words SING ME TO SLEEP, on a lower leg.
Grim reaper with lettering on a calf
Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington standing on a glowing jack-o-lantern with bats and purple swirls, in a bold cartoon style on the lower leg.
Jack Skellington on a pumpkin with bats
Black outlined Hogwarts house crest tattoo with red, green, gold and blue watercolour splashes and drips on a calf.
Hogwarts crest watercolour tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in fighting poses across a leg, with bold outlines and bright green shell and skin tones.
Four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on a leg
Black and grey tattoo of a teapot pouring into a teacup on a saucer, above a stack of two books, on the lower leg.
Teapot pouring into a cup on stacked books
A bare leg with a large colour traditional tattoo of pink peonies and roses across the thigh and calf, with dark foliage, on a yellow floral bedspread.
Pink peony and rose leg tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of a cupcake with a red cherry on top, placed on the calf.
Realistic cupcake with cherry on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile on the calf, with detailed fur stripes and whiskers.
Realistic tiger head on a calf
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a calf showing a cartoon man with an afro, glasses and moustache in a red and white bobble hat and striped top, with the words Hello and Is it me you're looking for.
Cartoon caricature with quote on a calf
Black line tattoo of a laurel wreath enclosing the script words Courage, dear heart on a lower leg, in a botanical and lettering style.
Laurel wreath with Courage, dear heart
Traditional style dagger tattoo with a twisted purple hilt, green leaves and a banner reading TRUE TILL DEATH on a lower leg.
Dagger with true till death banner on calf
Three matching black and brown lion cub tattoos with the words Remember who you are, shown on the calves and ankles of three people.
Matching lion cub tattoos on three legs
Fine line mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair, a shell top and blue wash water splashes on the lower leg.
Mermaid with red hair on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of praying hands holding a red heart with yellow flowers, on the lower leg.
Praying hands and heart on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a blue and orange dragonfly above lavender, pink blooms and teal leaves in a soft watercolour style, on the outer leg below the knee.
Dragonfly and wildflowers on a leg
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a teal spotted cat head with open mouth and paws beside a red balloon, on the calf.
Cat head and red balloon on a calf
Realism style black and grey skull tattoo with a red rose and handwritten script on a lower leg, with a clock face above.
Skull, clock and rose on a calf
A colourful Japanese-style dragon tattoo with orange and blue scales runs down a leg onto the ankle, where cherry blossom sprigs sit beside a white strap heel.
Dragon tattoo on a leg in white heels
Neo-trad tattoo of a grey bat with lace-patterned wings draped over a glowing purple crystal ball on a stand, on the calf.
Bat wrapped around a purple crystal ball
Two vertical lines of black block lettering tattooed down the front of a person's lower legs, with the left reading YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER and the right reading BUT ILL NEVER FORGET.
Two-line quote down the shins
Black lettering tattoo reading DOBRZE on the back of a lower leg, shown from behind beneath a blue skirt and white sneakers.
Small word tattoo on the back of a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose and a black swallow with green leaves on a lower leg, with bold outlines and solid colour.
Red rose and swallow on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo on a calf showing a man's face on a small infant body in a red tie, beside a green dollar sign on a blue background.
Realistic portrait of a man on a baby body
Traditional-style colour tattoo on a calf showing a stormtrooper helmet, a grey Death Star, a pink galaxy, green leaves and banners reading We're all fine here now and Thank you, how are you.
Stormtrooper, Death Star and banners on a calf
Solid black tattoo of a hooded triangular emblem with a curved base, placed on a lower leg, in a blackwork style.
Solid black hooded emblem on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a dog face in sugar skull style, with red flowers over the eyes, on a person's calf.
Sugar skull dog on a calf
Blue and black tattoo of a dragon head merged with a Celtic triquetra knot on a leg, with bold outlines and solid blue fill.
Dragon and Celtic triquetra knot on a leg
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pink flamingo with a flower-trimmed hair bow beside a pineapple, a sunset and sea, inside a rope-edged teardrop frame on a calf.
Flamingo in a rope frame on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a glass jar holding a galaxy with planets and stars, placed on the lower leg.
Galaxy jar with planets on a lower leg
Small colour tattoo of a hot air balloon with a blue, yellow, orange and red gradient on the calf, with thin black outlines.
Hot air balloon on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sleeping animal curled around a smaller animal, set in an oval frame beneath a heart shape, on a lower leg.
Sleeping animals in a heart frame on a calf
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a central sun motif wrapping the calf and ankle of a leg against a dark background.
Tribal calf and ankle tattoo
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat in a witch's hat beside an orange jack-o'-lantern, placed on the calf.
Black cat and jack-o'-lantern on a calf
Fine line tattoo of two profile faces close together on a calf, with black stiletto heels visible beside the leg.
Line art profile faces on calf
Colour tattoo of a mountain and pine tree landscape with a starry sky inside a dome shape, placed on the calf in a neo-trad style.
Mountain and pine landscape in a dome shape on a calf
Colour tattoo of a skull made from two fried eggs with orange yolk eyes and crossed bacon strips below, on a calf.
Fried egg skull with crossed bacon
Black and grey linework tattoo of two clawed hands over a stippled dark shape, with a crescent moon above, on a lower leg.
Clawed hands and crescent moon on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork and realism calf tattoo of a stormtrooper helmet beneath a triangle emblem, geometric stars and honeycomb pattern.
Stormtrooper helmet and geometric motifs on a calf
Fine line black ink tattoo of a lily of the valley sprig with three bell-shaped flowers on the lower leg above a white sneaker.
Lily of the valley on a lower leg