Calf tattoo ideas

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Sketchy black and grey tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by two birds and poppy flowers, with peach and teal accents.

Woman's face with birds and poppies on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf and ankle showing a woman's face looking upward, reaching hands, a skull, bare branches and Roman numeral clock markings.

Realistic woman, skull and clock on a calf

Watercolour-style fine line tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with a thin line to a small coloured anchor, on the lower leg.

Hummingbird and anchor on a leg

Colour tattoo of an anime-style girl with long blonde hair and a bow, one arm raised, on a person's calf.

Anime girl on a calf

Split before and after image of a leg: a faded small tattoo on the left, and on the right a black and grey realism tiger with red petal accents covering the calf.

Tiger cover-up on a calf

Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, daisies, a pocket watch and a scroll banner with lettering.

Lion, pocket watch and banner leg sleeve

Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box flanked by red roses, with a quotation around it, on a leg.

TARDIS and roses on a calf

Circular tattoo on a calf showing a night sky with planets, a saucer, stars and a hatched landscape in black ink with a teal tint, in dotwork and blackwork style.

Space scene in a circle on a calf

Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with a dotted chain and hanging drop ornaments on the calf.

Lotus flower with dotted chain on a calf

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Millennium Falcon style starship inside a bottle, with a banner and red flowers, on a calf.

Starship in a bottle with red flowers

Fine line black tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other with scattered star shapes between them, on the lower leg.

Two reaching hands with stars on a calf

Collage of four photos showing realistic avocado half tattoos on the upper back, both feet, both calves and an upper arm.

Avocado halves tattooed on skin in four placements

Black and grey tattoos cover a woman's arm, hand, thigh, calf and ankle as she kneels on sand beside the water.

Black and grey tattoo sleeve and leg on beach

Black and grey jellyfish tattoo with flowing tentacles on the lower leg, shown in outline with light shading.

Jellyfish tattoo on a lower leg

Colour tattoo of five butterflies with swirling black tendrils rising up the calf, in a neo-traditional style.

Butterflies climbing a calf

Two-panel photo of a person lying on white bedding, with pastel mermaid scale tattoos covering the legs and hips and yellow and green fins on the thighs and calves.

Pastel mermaid scale tattoo across legs and back

Realism tattoo of a woman's face framed by large dark horns and a dark headdress, in colour, on the calf.

Horned villainess portrait on a calf

Traditional style tattoo of a teal and black snake coiled around a red rose on a lower leg.

Snake coiled around a rose on a calf

Collage of black lace tattoos on an upper arm, shoulder, upper back, collarbone, side body and lower leg, with grey roses and red and green butterflies in one panel.

Black lace tattoos on arms, back and legs

Coloured illustration of a crouching pin-up woman with a large afro, red underwear and red heels, with green vine and ankh tattoos on her back and leg.

Pin-up with afro and ankh tattoo

Colour tattoo of a sleeping fox head with closed eyes and soft orange and red shading, with black linework, on the calf.

Sleeping fox head on a lower leg

Botanical tattoo of pink and yellow honeysuckle flowers with grey-green leaves on the calf.

Honeysuckle flowers on a lower leg

Two matching black fine line tattoos of a winged unicorn, one on each of two people's calves, shown side by side.

Matching winged unicorn tattoos on calves

Black ink botanical tattoo on a lower leg showing a swirling tree with a meditating figure, a small hummingbird and the word Namaste in script.

Meditating figure in a swirling tree with Namaste

Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a black castle silhouette, yellow moon, sleeping face with closed eyes, wings, a red book and a triangular pendant, in a neo-traditional style.

Castle, moon and sleeping face on a calf

Black and grey geometric tattoo on a calf showing a shaded circle with harlequin diamonds, scrolls, a spiral and a hanging beaded chandelier.

Harlequin moon and chandelier on a calf

Colour tattoo of an anatomical heart with a world map globe base and a leafy sprig on top, placed on a calf.

Anatomical heart on a globe with leaves

Close view of a small black vertical tattoo on a lower leg above the ankle, with grey wedge sandals and a wooden floor in the background.

Small black mark on a lower leg

Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat's face with green eyes above a cat silhouette against a sunset landscape, on a calf.

Tabby cat portrait with sunset silhouette on calf

Colour tattoo on a calf of a red rose above a hand in a stained glass style oval, set within a gold ornate frame with a red gem at the base, in neo-traditional style.

Stained glass rose in an ornate frame on a calf

Two legs in a bath covered in traditional style tattoos of red roses, a skull, a bicycle, a sun and a mask, on the thighs and calves.

Traditional leg sleeve with roses and skulls

Colour tattoo of a cartoon squirrel-like creature with a large bulging eye, holding a cannabis plant, in a realistic style on the calf.

Cartoon squirrel holding cannabis on a calf

Traditional style colour tattoo of a brass vintage diving helmet with green seaweed and a coiled hose, on the calf.

Vintage diving helmet on a calf

Realistic colour tattoo of a red accordion with a treble clef, bass clef and musical notes on a calf.

Accordion and treble clef on a calf

Two overlapping outlined hearts, one teal and one pink, in a traditional style on the side of a lower leg.

Teal and pink overlapping hearts on a leg

Cameo silhouette of a woman on a calf

Bare lower leg with a small black ornamental tattoo on the calf above the ankle, while the wearer stands on a floral upholstered chair by a window.

Ornamental tattoo on a calf

Fine line black tattoo of two cats curled together beside a heart and a looping line, placed on the calf.

Two cats and a heart on a calf

Small colour tattoo of a salmon nigiri sushi piece with blue bubbles rising beside it, placed on the lower leg.

Salmon nigiri sushi with bubbles on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a bald, mottled face with dark eye sockets, wearing a dark suit and tie, on the calf.

Suited skull figure on a calf

Watercolour-style tattoo of a red rose pierced by a black dagger, with green splashes, on the outer calf.

Dagger and rose on a calf

Realism colour tattoo of a French bulldog face wearing an orange-red collar, on the calf.

French bulldog portrait on a calf

Fine line tattoo of a girl holding a red balloon on the calf, with a purple knitted slipper in the foreground.

Girl with a balloon on a calf

Traditional style tattoo of a chibi figure in a grey cloak holding a sword, with the words KNOWS and NUTHIN above and below, on a lower leg.

Chibi figure in a grey cloak with Knows Nuthin lettering

Colour tattoo of a yellow Minion dressed as Scooby-Doo in front of a dark haunted house and bats, on the calf.

Minion dressed as Scooby-Doo on a calf

Black tribal swirl star tattoo with ornamental curls inside its points, on the lower leg.

Tribal swirl star on a lower leg

Three views of a black and grey leg sleeve with a large peony at the thigh and dotwork mandala patterns running down the calf to the ankle and foot.

Black and grey peony and mandala leg sleeve

Two neo-traditional tattoos of cats in top hats and bow ties, set in ornate frames, on the calves of two people.

Two dressed cats in frames on calves