Calf tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a penguin inside an outlined heart with blue and green swirls and dots, on the lower leg.
Penguin inside a blue heart on a lower leg
Realism tattoo of a fragmented classical marble statue face with magenta bars and thin black lines on the lower leg.
Fragmented classical statue face on a calf
Small colourful dinosaur tattoo with green, yellow and blue tones on the calf of a person wearing black socks and black platform boots against a pink wall.
Green dinosaur tattoo on a calf
Black and grey dotwork yin yang tattoo of two cats curled together, placed on the calf.
Yin yang cats on a lower leg
Three side-by-side photographs of a colour tattoo of a tiger face with cream circles on a person's leg.
Orange tiger tattoo on a leg
Traditional style colour tattoo of a moka pot with a red flower and a red scroll reading DEATH BEFORE DECAF, on a lower leg.
Moka pot and 'Death before decaf' scroll
Black and grey tattoo of a scaled fish smoking a cigarette and riding a bicycle, with dotwork shading, on the lower leg.
Fish riding a bicycle and smoking
Watercolour-style tattoo of a blue bird perched on a branch, with orange and red washes and paint drips, on a lower leg.
Watercolour-style bird on a branch on a calf
Colour realism tattoo on a calf showing three film-style characters above a crystal ball and the words Harry Potter.
Harry Potter portrait tattoo on a calf
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of pink peonies with green leaves and black and grey waves on a leg, with a grey lotus on the ankle.
Japanese peony and wave leg sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of a hedgehog wearing glasses, framed by red and orange flowers, on the lower leg of a person wearing blue polka dot shoes.
Hedgehog in glasses with flowers on a leg
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat seen from behind, with a curling tail, on the calf.
Sitting cat outline on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a pink and teal dagger with red hearts and a banner reading Fight Like A Girl, on a lower leg.
Dagger and banner on a calf
Back view of a person's lower leg showing a black and grey botanical pine tree tattoo on the calf.
Pine tree tattoo on a calf
Black geometric line tattoo of chevrons and parallel bands running down a leg from thigh to ankle, in a sepia photo.
Geometric line bands on a leg
Solid black stylised wings tattoo on the calf, shown in a close photograph against a pale background.
Pair of black wings on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a swallow in flight over a red heart pierced by an arrow, with the words I'll turn my back and let myself live, on a lower leg.
Swallow, heart and arrow in a traditional banner
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a skull wearing a bowler hat, on a person's calf.
Skull in a bowler hat on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a small crescent moon with a simple face on the lower leg, below a rolled denim cuff.
Small crescent moon with a face on the leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of red lilies and pink poppies with green foliage running from the thigh down the leg.
Lily and poppies down a leg
Fine black line tattoo of three overlapping pentagon outlines on the calf, in a geometric style.
Overlapping pentagon outlines on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull terrier head within a geometric mandala frame on the lower leg.
Bull terrier head in a mandala on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a green grinning cat-like creature with glowing pink eyes, bony yellow claws and a striped tail, on a lower leg.
Green grinning cat creature on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo with dotwork shading of a rain cloud dropping rain into a floral teacup, on a leg.
Rain cloud over a teacup
Two views of a colour neo-traditional pin-up tattoo on a lower leg, showing a woman in a red gingham apron dress holding a cherry cupcake and blowing a kiss.
Pin-up with cupcake on a calf
Red and black tattoo of the cartoon character Betty Boop in a red dress, surrounded by kiss marks and stars, on a lower leg.
Betty Boop with kiss marks and stars on a calf
Colour and black ink tattoo on a lower leg showing an open birdcage, birds flying out, pink cherry blossom branches and the words Faith Hope Love in script.
Birdcage and cherry blossom on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a steaming teacup with a dragonfly, turquoise flowers and a banner reading Yes Darling, on the calf.
Teacup and banner on a calf
Colourful traditional-style tattoos of framed animal and floral scenes and a red rose on bare legs, with pink glitter heels on white bedding.
Framed and floral leg tattoos with pink heels
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch sitting on grass with the word Ohana in red script below, on a calf.
Stitch cartoon tattoo on a calf
Black fine line tattoo of a walking bear in front of stippled pine trees and a crescent moon, on the calf.
Bear, pine trees and crescent moon on a calf
Three side-by-side views of a traditional style tattoo on a calf, showing a weightlifter in a red and white striped singlet with a barbell, laurel leaves and a banner reading Real Men Eat Plants.
Weightlifter and banner tattoo on a calf
Black and grey hatched tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle, with fine script arcing across the top, on a lower leg.
Hatched wave in a circle on a lower leg
Black feather and small star tattoo on a lower leg, shown beneath a panel of a healed scar on a leg.
Black feather and stars on a leg
Colour tattoo of a treble clef made of musical staff lines, with a rainbow gradient and a bass clef inside, on a person's calf.
Rainbow treble clef on a calf
Two tattoo photos: black script reading Roll Tide on a forearm, and a red letter A with an elephant and Crimson Tide banner on a calf.
Roll Tide script and Crimson Tide elephant
Black and grey realism tattoo of Darth Vader's helmet and upper body on a person's calf below the knee, with a faint scar above it.
Darth Vader tattoo on a lower leg
Back view of two legs with black blackwork tattoos forming a cathedral skyline, striped sun and arched bridge across the thighs and knees.
Black landscape design across both thighs and knees
Two raised legs in red Converse trainers show bold traditional tattoos on the calves, including a butterfly, a rose, a spider and a ship's wheel.
Traditional leg tattoos with red Converse trainers
Colour tattoo of a cuttlefish with grey and black banded mantle and brown tentacles on the outer calf, photographed from behind with the knees visible.
Cuttlefish tattoo on a calf
Two colour tattoos of birds on leafy branches, one pink and one teal, on the lower legs above a pair of star-print heeled shoes.
Two birds on branches on both lower legs
Colour tattoo of a row of planet and crescent moon symbols running down a person's lower leg, with the calf as the placement.
Planetary and moon symbols down a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a grinning face with stitched skin, red eyes and wild hair on the front of the leg near the knee.
Realistic grinning face on lower leg
Colour tattoo of three red poppies with dark stems on the calf, in a painterly botanical style.
Three red poppies on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage pin-up woman in profile wearing a corset, on the calf.
Vintage pin-up woman in corset on a calf
Full leg tattoos in Japanese style with colourful chrysanthemums and waves on black shading, on the thighs and calves of a person seen from behind.
Japanese chrysanthemum leg tattoos
Small black and grey pineapple tattoo, shown cut in half with dotwork shading, on the side of a lower leg.
Halved pineapple on a lower leg
Black and grey lettering reading I'M WITH STUMPY with a small graphic beneath it, tattooed on the calf of a person with a prosthetic leg on a running track.
I'm With Stumpy lettering on a calf