Calf tattoo ideas

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Black geometric tattoos of a spherical triangular lattice and straight lines on the backs of both calves, shown from behind.
Geometric sphere tattoos on both calves
Black dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo with radiating petals on a lower leg, shown against a blue background.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feathered wing on the outer ankle and lower calf.
Wing tattoo on an ankle
Woman in a white shirt wearing gold and silver metallic geometric flash tattoos, including a silver palm tree on her upper arm and bands on her wrist and forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms and legs
Black and white photo of a fish skeleton tattoo on one calf and a stippled trout with lettering above it on the other, both worn with black leather shoes.
Fish skeleton and trout on calves
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a face and a black cat sitting on it, on the calf.
Black cat on a crescent moon
Colour tattoo of a pink rose and magnolia buds with green leaves and blue and pink watercolour splashes, on the calf.
Pink rose and magnolia watercolour tattoo on a calf
Black ink tattoo of an insect-headed gentleman in a long coat and breeches, with antennae and wings, engraved in hatched linework on a lower leg.
Anthropomorphic fly gentleman on a calf
Realistic black and grey bear paw print with claw marks tattooed on the calf, shaded to look like torn skin.
Bear paw print with claw marks on a calf
Small colour tattoo of the cartoon Tasmanian Devil Taz wearing a navy New York Yankees cap and pinstriped shirt, arms crossed, on the skin of a limb.
Taz in a Yankees cap
Close-up of a geometric tattoo of three outlined diamonds with red and black ink splashes running down from them, on the calf of a leg.
Three diamonds with red and black splashes on a leg
Lower leg covered in black and grey traditional tattoos, including a snake, a dagger and roses, with a black cat sitting beside it on a carpet.
Traditional leg sleeve with black cat on carpet
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a grey-shaded typewriter key cluster with letters, framed by orange flowers, green leaves and black scrollwork in an oval.
Typewriter keys in a flowered oval on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two overlapping red raspberries with black outlines and a teal stem, on the lower leg.
Two raspberries on a lower leg
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a lightbulb reading Look on the bright side, surrounded by clouds, raindrops, a lightning bolt and a crescent moon, on the calf.
Look on the bright side lightbulb on a calf
Three views of a black tribal calf tattoo in Polynesian style, with spirals and a fierce tiki-like face on the lower leg.
Polynesian tribal calf tattoo in black ink
Outlined skull tattoo in red and blue on a calf, with the two colours offset to create a doubled, misregistered effect.
Red and blue skull on a calf
Colour tattoo of a red-maned lion cub with a black outline, placed on the calf.
Red lion cub on a calf
Pastel pink, purple, blue and green scale and fin tattoo covering both legs from the ankles up the calves, with the legs raised against a pale fabric backdrop.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo on both legs
Colour tattoo of a white maneki-neko lucky cat with a raised paw and gold coin, in a traditional style, on the calf.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a turquoise teacup and saucer with purple flowers and green leaves on the calf.
Teacup and purple flowers on a calf
Black and grey medallion tattoo with Greek lettering and a large lambda, shaded to look dimensional, on the lower leg.
Greek lettered medallion on a lower leg
Small solid black-grey tattoo of a raised horns hand gesture on a calf, above a white sock with red lip prints.
Rock horns hand tattoo on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane on a person's lower leg.
Realistic lion head on a calf
Traditional style tattoos on a forearm, thigh and calf, including a black cat sitting on a coloured crescent moon and a black panther on the lower leg.
Cat on a crescent moon and black panther tattoos
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a woman in a green dotted dress holding a pink parasol on a tightrope, with an alligator rising from water below.
Parasol tightrope walker and alligator on a calf
Black and grey geometric owl tattoo with a dotted face and triangle patterns on the calf.
Geometric owl on a lower leg
Black outline tattoo of a stylised face wearing red and blue 3D glasses, with a curved smile below, on the calf.
Line drawing of a face in 3D glasses on a calf
Colour tattoo of a Totoro outline filled with a misty forest and a dark figure holding a red umbrella, on the calf.
Totoro outline with forest scene on calf
Black and grey fine line ornamental lace tattoo with paisley and floral motifs covering a woman's thigh and running down past the knee.
Ornamental lace leg tattoo on thigh and knee
Black and grey realism tattoo of pine trees above a shaded ground line on a calf, shown in three side-by-side photos.
Pine tree silhouettes on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon cat character with brown quiff hair, a blue pinstripe suit and red tie, holding a teal gadget, on the lower leg.
Chibi cartoon cat in pinstripe suit on a calf
Black and grey blackwork tribal swirl tattoo running up a lower leg, with a bare foot visible at the bottom right.
Swirling tribal pattern on a lower leg
A black and grey lion head tattoo in a loose ink-splash style on the front of a man's lower leg, with a baby's foot in the foreground.
Black ink lion head on a calf
Traditional style flash of a jumping sailor pin-up in red shorts and red heels, with blue tattoo designs on her upper arm, thigh and calf.
Sailor pin-up with tattooed arm and legs
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a branching tree above a shaded sphere, framed by a jagged fractal outline, on the front of a lower leg.
Branching tree with fractal border on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a campfire with orange flames, logs and grey stones on the lower leg.
Campfire with flames and rocks on a leg
Japanese style tattoo of a stretched black cat with orange chrysanthemum patterning and green leaves on a lower leg.
Stretching black cat with chrysanthemum
Colour tattoos of the cartoon characters Stitch and Lilo on a pair of calves, one character on each leg, in a traditional-looking cartoon style with smooth shading.
Stitch and Lilo on two calves
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a dark silhouette of a figure with outstretched arm against green trees and an orange and red sunset.
Silhouetted figure in a sunset landscape
Black fine line tattoo of a heart joined to the word sisters on a calf, with a matching tattoo on an ankle.
Matching sisters heart tattoos on calf and ankle
Seated person with an orange peony tattoo on the calf, a blue rose on the thigh and a neo-traditional style sleeve on the forearm.
Orange peony and blue rose on legs
Traditional style tattoo of a grey shaded anchor wrapped in red rope forming a heart, on the lower leg.
Anchor wrapped in a red rope heart on the leg
Black and grey realism portrait of Frankenstein's monster in an ornate oval frame on a calf, beside a traditional pin-up tattoo with a banner.
Frankenstein portrait and pin-up on a calf
Colour outline tattoo of a mermaid with red hair, a purple shell and a blue to green tail on the lower leg.
Mermaid tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small cloud with hanging moon, stars and dots on the lower leg, above the ankle.
Small cloud with hanging moon and stars on a calf
Traditional style flower and rose tattoos cover a person's forearms, upper arms, thighs and calves, with their hands resting on a seated dog.
Floral tattoos on legs and arms with a dog
Neo-trad style tattoo on a lower leg showing a tabby cat's head inside a space helmet, surrounded by colourful nebula clouds and a small black bat.
Cat in a space helmet with nebula on a calf