Calf tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a feather with the words Strength lies within in black script, across the calf, in blue, orange and grey shading.
Feather with script lettering on a calf
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo on a lower leg, with cracked bone detail and angular shapes above it.
Cracked skull on lower leg
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a sailing ship and lighthouse in a rope frame, with an anchor, stars and a red heart.
Lighthouse and sailing ship with heart on a calf
Black and grey outline elephant with soft shading and blue flowers with yellow centres, on the outside of a lower leg above the ankle.
Elephant and forget-me-nots on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of three pink lilies on black swirling vines running down a calf towards the ankle.
Lily and vine tattoo down a calf
Black and grey bare tree with roots running from thigh to calf, with a red and blue knight on horseback in a medallion at the lower calf, in botanical style.
Bare tree and mounted knight down a leg
Colour botanical tattoo of yellow foxglove stems, green leaves and a bumblebee wrapping up the calf in a realistic style.
Foxglove and bumblebee on a calf
Black tribal blackwork tattoo of bands, spirals and hooks running down the outer thigh and calf of a person wearing dark shorts.
Tribal bands and spirals on a leg
Realistic colour tattoo of a screaming zombie face above a cracked tombstone and a green zombie head, sitting on a calf.
Screaming zombie and tombstone on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo on a lower leg of a skull wearing a green beret with a badge, set over crossed daggers, red and yellow lightning bolts and a bullet.
Skull in green beret with crossed daggers on calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of bright butterflies and pink cherry blossoms running down a lower leg, with a flip-flop visible at the ankle.
Butterflies and blossoms down a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sunflower with leaves inside a diamond frame, on the outer lower leg.
Sunflower in a dotwork diamond on a leg
Two traditional-style portrait tattoos of women on a calf, the upper one in black and grey and the lower one in colour with green hair and a pink shell.
Two traditional portraits of women on a calf
Black linework tattoo of musical notes and clef symbols forming a stylised creature on a lower leg, with no particular named style.
Musical notes tattoo on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of the Joker laughing through clawing grey hands, with green and purple accents and HA lettering, on a lower leg.
Joker portrait on a calf
Black and grey ornamental floral and paisley tattoo covering the thigh and running down the calf of a leg.
Ornate floral lace tattoo down a leg
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship silhouetted against a pale moon, with its reflection on water, on a calf.
Sailing ship silhouette against a moon on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a stormtrooper lifting a boombox overhead, shown on a person's calf.
Stormtrooper holding a boombox on a calf
Full-colour tattoo of the comic character Deadpool in a bold neo-traditional style on a lower leg, shown with swords and guns.
Deadpool character tattoo on a calf
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with a feather, two arrows and the word family in script on the calf.
Infinity symbol with feather, arrows and family script
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pine cone and pine needles in orange, brown and red with bold black outlines, on the calf.
Pine cone and needles on a calf
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with flower eyes and roses, on the back of a calf.
Owl and sugar skull on a calf
Collage of four colourful watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass with Roman numerals on a chest, a kingfisher on a calf and an elephant on a thigh.
Watercolour balloon, compass, kingfisher and elephant
Colour tattoo of a round green door set into a hillside beneath a tree, with pink flowers and the words There and Back Again, on the calf.
Round green door and tree on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a robed figure making a peace sign beside a red devil giving the middle finger, both riding skateboards, on a forearm.
Peace-sign Jesus and devil on skateboards
Rear view of a person on a skateboard with a large traditional-style mushroom and skull tattoo on the back, script across the shoulders, and panda and figure tattoos on the calves.
Back, arm and leg tattoos on a skateboarder
A leg in a bathtub covered in bold traditional tattoos, including red roses, an anchor wrapped in rope and a red heart, on the thigh, calf and a hand.
Traditional leg sleeve with roses and an anchor
Colourful candy-land tattoo covering the calf and ankle, with a sweet castle, gumdrops, lollipops, a blue bird and two cartoon dolls on the foot.
Candy castle landscape on a lower leg
Black tribal tattoo covering a lower leg, with a central spiral motif, bold geometric shapes and a band around the ankle, shown in blackwork style on the calf.
Black tribal calf tattoo with spiral centrepiece
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a man's face with clamped eyelids, orange CLOCKWORK lettering and an orange slice.
Realistic portrait with Clockwork lettering on calf
A bronze-brown mandala-style tattoo on the lower calf of a foot resting on sand, with a layered silver chain anklet and coin charms.
Mandala tattoo on a calf with silver anklet
Black ink tattoo of a plumeria flower, a butterfly and a tribal-style swirling band on the lower leg, in a botanical style.
Plumeria and butterfly on a lower leg
Black linework tattoo of a naga serpent, lotus flowers and swirling waves covering a leg from thigh to calf.
Naga serpent and lotus leg tattoo
Colour tattoo of two bluebirds flying out of an open birdcage on the calf, set against a pink cloud background in a neo-traditional style.
Bluebirds leaving a birdcage on a calf
Blue peacock head and feathers on the thigh, with black linework tail feathers continuing down the leg to the calf.
Peacock tattoo running down a leg
Black and grey ornamental lace-style tattoo with floral motifs and lattice panels covering a leg from thigh to ankle.
Ornamental lace-style tattoo down a leg
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat with a wide toothy grin and bright green eyes, surrounded by blue swirling smoke, on a lower leg.
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of the cartoon Pokemon Charmander with orange flames on a lower leg, shown in a close-up photo.
Charmander tattoo on a calf
Realistic pink rose and black lace tattoo wrapping from the foot up the lower leg, in a botanical realism style.
Pink roses and lace tattoo on a leg
Colour tattoo on a calf showing koi, a dragonfly, lily pads, white lilies and a striped lizard in a pond scene with soft shading.
Koi pond and dragonfly on a calf
Colour tattoo of a stylised cartoon woman with a hair flower, holding a sword over her shoulder, on the outer calf.
Cartoon woman with sword on calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of three red roses, a grey pocket watch and a hanging chain on a calf.
Roses and pocket watch on a calf
Black and grey realism leg sleeve with roses, an animal portrait and script lettering across the thigh and calf.
Black and grey leg sleeve with roses and script
Two photos of black lettering tattoos: 'I'm fine' on the outer thigh and 'save me' on the lower leg, both in a handwritten script style.
I'm fine and save me lettering on legs
Realistic grey skull with red cherry blossom outlines on a lower leg, shaded in black and grey with a cracked skin texture.
Realistic skull and cherry blossoms on a calf
Realism tattoo on a calf of a woman's face, half skull, with a clock face with Roman numerals behind her head and a blue and orange butterfly wing over one eye.
Clock and skull portrait on a calf
Two matching black script tattoos inside heart outlines with swirling flourishes, one reading Daughter on a calf and one reading Mother on an ankle.
Matching Mother and Daughter script tattoos
Traditional style shark tattoo in orange, red and black ink on a calf, with a fishing bobber hanging from a line.
Traditional shark with fishing bobber on calf