Calf tattoo ideas

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Realistic cat head with fangs resting on a skull, with red brushstrokes and black and teal ink splashes, tattooed on a lower leg.

Cat and skull with red and black splashes on a leg

Colour realism tattoo of Wonder Woman in a dynamic pose with her tiara, bracelets and golden lasso, on a calf.

Wonder Woman in colour on a lower leg

Two side by side photos of cartoon tattoos: on the left, two robots with red hearts and a bow; on the right, pizza slices with heart pepperoni on legs.

Matching robot and pizza tattoos

Ornamental fox silhouette tattoo on the lower leg, filled with swirling linework that shifts from orange at the top to pink and red lower down.

Ornamental fox silhouette on a calf

Black shark silhouettes and one fine line shark outline tattooed down the outer leg, from thigh to calf.

Shark silhouettes down a leg

Neo-trad style tattoo of a blue matryoshka doll with paisley and swirling floral ornament, placed on the calf.

Blue matryoshka doll on a calf

Colour tattoo of a yellow dandelion clock with green leaves and a handwritten quote running down the calf, in a botanical style.

Dandelion and script quote on a calf

Watercolour-style mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair and a blue and purple tail, placed on the calf.

Watercolour mermaid tattoo on a calf

Blue-faced woman portrait on a calf

Traditional style colour tattoo of dental forceps gripping a tooth with a red drip, on the lower leg.

Forceps gripping a tooth on a calf

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cupcake with pink swirled frosting, a skull candy apple, a bat and peppermint sweets on a lower leg.

Cupcake with skull apple and cleaver

Realistic tattoo of a rose with red blood drips above a shaded skull, placed on the lower leg.

Realistic rose and skull on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded wizard holding a staff and glowing orb, with a castle tower and light rays, on a calf.

Wizard with staff and castle on a calf

Realistic colour tattoo of a sunflower with a green stem, leaves and exposed roots running down the calf.

Realistic sunflower with roots on a calf

Illustration of a muscular cartoon man with a moustache and pipe, his arms, torso and legs covered in dense line-drawn tattoo designs in teal on yellow.

Cartoon figure covered in tattoo designs

Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a blue cartoon creature with sharp teeth inside a glass bottle sealed with a cork.

Blue cartoon creature in a glass bottle on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, a rose in her hood and a hand touching her chin, on a calf.

Sugar skull woman portrait on a calf

Black and grey dotwork leg tattoo on the calf showing a winged fairy holding a leafy sprig above a patterned door and a bottle, with small colour accents.

Winged fairy and door design on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoos of a blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, syringes and a warning label on the thigh and calf.

Medical instruments and warning label on a leg

Black and grey tattoo of a fringed lampshade above a fishnet-stockinged leg in a high-heeled shoe, on the calf.

Lamp with fishnet leg on calf

Black and grey tattoos across the back, upper arm and calf of a woman in a bikini on a sandy beach, seen from behind.

Back, arm and calf tattoos on a beach

Fine line and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a bearded face in a red dotted balloon, with a paper plane above and a small house with a red heart below.

Surreal balloon face and house on a calf

Colour tattoo on a calf of a black and grey vintage car with an orange SPEED LIMIT sign and orange paint splashes behind it.

Vintage car and speed limit sign on a calf

Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope and entwined with red roses, teal flowers and green leaves, on the calf.

Anchor with roses and rope on a calf

Realism tattoo on a leg showing a grey Buddha face above a temple silhouette, with a pink botanical lotus flower below.

Buddha face and lotus on a leg

Realistic colour tattoo of orange and red autumn maple leaves with small yellow eyes among them, running down a lower leg towards the ankle.

Autumn maple leaves on a lower leg

Traditional style tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves above the lyric How Strange It Is To Be Anything At All in a scrolled black cartouche, on a lower leg.

Pink rose and quote on a calf

Mixed colour tattoo of a pair of black scissors and a red and black patterned kimono figure with a black spiral eye above, on a calf.

Scissors and kimono figure on a calf

Colour tattoo of an orange poppy with black linework, diamond-shaped spikes and a curled swirl on the back of a calf.

Poppy with geometric spikes on a calf

Abstract floral tattoo on a calf with loose black linework, blue and red splashes of colour and a trailing stem reaching towards the ankle.

Abstract poppies down a calf

Colour tattoo of purple thistle flowers and green stems in a flowing botanical design on a lower leg, placed on the calf.

Thistle tattoo down a calf

Realism tattoo of an FDNY fire engine and firefighters working on rubble, in muted colour, across the calf.

Fire engine and firefighters on a calf

Realism tattoo of a lighthouse beneath a lightning storm above breaking waves, on the calf.

Lighthouse in a storm on a calf

Traditional style colour tattoo of a sugar skull figure in a sombrero and moustache, holding a green bottle and a blue skateboard, on the lower leg.

Sugar skull figure in sombrero on a calf

Full-length view of a person in a black dress with a grey tattoo sleeve on one arm, including a skull, and a star tattoo on the leg.

Skull arm sleeve and star tattoo on legs

Black and grey tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a dreamcatcher with three hanging feathers, on the lower leg.

Owl and dreamcatcher on a leg

Colour realism portrait tattoo of a young child in a skull bandana and beaded necklace on the calf.

Realistic child portrait on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a giraffe's head and long neck with ossicones and spotted markings, placed on a lower leg.

Giraffe head portrait on a calf

Colour tattoo of a stylised geometric animal with dotwork patterns and circular dot stems on a person's calf, in green, mustard and black linework.

Geometric animal and dot motifs on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a figure in a long dark robe with a curved horn-like form above the head, on the lower leg.

Black and grey figure in a long robe on a calf

Black script lettering quote across the lower leg above the ankle, with blue and orange swirling star shapes in colour.

Script quote with swirling stars on lower leg

Realism colour portrait tattoo of a man with swept brown hair in a pinstriped shirt, holding a metal handheld device, on the calf.

Realistic portrait on a calf

Colour tattoo of an orange octopus with grey suckers and a cross-eyed expression on a lower leg, in a traditional style.

Orange octopus on a lower leg

Fine line black tattoo of a mountain range across the lower leg, with a snowy mountain backdrop and a clear blue sky behind it.

Mountain range line tattoo on a calf

Realism tattoo of a screaming woman with blood on her face, gripping a bloody blade, on a lower leg.

Screaming woman with bloody blade on a calf

Colour tattoo of Eeyore the donkey sitting with a pink bow on his tail, shown on the calf.

Eeyore the donkey with a pink bow on a calf

Standing legs with solid black blackwork tattoos in geometric bands and thin outlined panels from thigh to ankle, shown against a plain wall.

Blackwork leg tattoo with geometric bands

Abstract geometric figure on a lower leg