Calf tattoo ideas

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of a leaping rabbit with a dotted arc and a flower with leaves, on the calf.
Leaping rabbit and flower on a calf
Realistic full-colour tattoo of a green-eyed reptile with scales and teeth on a lower leg, photographed in a studio.
Green-eyed reptile tattoo on a calf
Colour cartoon tattoo of a pink dog with brown ears and the words The things I do for love, in black lettering, on a lower leg.
Cartoon dog with lettering on a lower leg
Realistic colour tattoo of a crowned skull with a sunflower on the calf, shown on a leg resting on a black stool over a wooden floor.
Crowned skull and sunflower on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon green chameleon with large eyes, a pink bow tie and a curled tail, on the calf.
Cartoon chameleon with bow tie on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo on a calf showing a turbocharger, a red rose, a spark plug with a DAD banner, flowers and a partly visible skull.
Traditional turbo, rose and spark plug on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a circular night scene with a moon, a flying figure, clouds, mountains and a sailing ship on water.
Night sky landscape with ship on a calf
Colour tattoos on a lower leg, including a crescent moon wand with a pink shaft and an R2-D2 droid with a BEEP banner, with ornate scrollwork around them.
Crescent moon wand and R2-D2 on a calf
Colour tattoo of a zombie LEGO minifigure in a blue jacket with bloody exposed ribs, on the lower leg.
Zombie LEGO minifigure on a calf
Black and grey peacock feather tattoo with a heart-shaped eye running down a bare leg, placed on the calf.
Peacock feather with heart eye on a leg
Colour tattoo of a cartoon jester holding a pistol, in red, black and purple with a harlequin diamond pattern, on a calf.
Jester with pistol on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a globe with the Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower and pyramids, with hot air balloons and hibiscus flowers, on a lower leg.
Globe with landmarks and hibiscus on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a smiling dog's face with an open mouth and tongue on a lower leg, with purple and blue fading out below the chin.
Realistic dog portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a person with tousled hair, one hand raised to the face holding a cigarette, on the calf.
Realist black and grey portrait on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a rose and a Roman numeral pocket watch with a dotted chain on the calf, with a small molecular diagram below.
Rose and pocket watch on a calf
Two side-by-side photographs of dotwork hand tattoos on a lower leg: the left with a lace-like wrist mandala over green leaves, the right holding red freesia with crystals and moon symbols.
Two hands with flowers and crystals on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hurricane lantern on a calf, with bold outlines and solid shading on the metal body.
Hurricane lantern on a calf
Colour cartoon tattoos of a striped tiger on the lower leg and a small cartoon boy with spiky hair on the ankle, with black strappy heels worn beside them.
Cartoon tiger and boy on ankles
Realistic blue and black tarantula tattoo with shaded legs and a pale body, placed on a person's lower leg.
Blue tarantula on a leg
Botanical tattoo of a double helix that grows into a tree with roots, with pink cherry blossoms, on the lower leg.
DNA helix tree with cherry blossoms on a calf
Large white-ink mandala tattoo with a central flower and ornate radial linework on a lower leg, in a geometric style, on the calf.
White-ink mandala on a lower leg
Realistic peacock feather tattoo in teal, orange and pink with grey shaded fronds, placed on the lower leg.
Peacock feather tattoo on the lower leg
Neo-trad style tattoo of a cartoon cat with a grumpy expression and pink cheeks, outlined in black with grey shading, on the calf, beside green leaves and a pink scalloped design.
Grumpy-faced cartoon cat on a calf
Black and grey engraved tattoo of a sailing ship in a bottle with waves and a sun, on the calf.
Ship in a bottle on the calf
Black outline tattoo of an AT-AT walker from Star Wars on the outer side of a lower leg.
AT-AT walker on a calf
Seated person with bold traditional tattoos on the thigh and calf, including a red rose, a skull, a wolf head and a flower, with more tattoos on the forearm.
Traditional leg tattoos with skull and wolf
Traditional style colour tattoo on a calf of an oval mountain lake scene with a campfire, tent and pine trees, with the words Adventure Awaits arcing above.
Campfire and mountain lake scene on a calf
Black line tattoo of a one-eyed triangle with a bow tie inside a ringed sigil with radial rays and small symbols, on the calf, covered in cling film.
Triangle eye sigil in a circle on a calf
Black and grey dotwork mandala leg sleeve with a butterfly on each thigh, covering both legs from thigh to ankle.
Mandala leg sleeve with butterflies
Colour tattoo of an arrow piercing two pink and teal crescent moons with black outlines and dot details, placed on the lower leg.
Arrow through two crescent moons on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a black outlined anchor wrapped in rope, set over pink, purple, blue and green watercolour splashes on the lower leg.
Watercolour anchor with rope on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a black cartoon cat holding an umbrella under a purple rain cloud, beside a green skull.
Cartoon cat with umbrella and skull on a leg
Black and grey tattoo of a scallop shell with a solid black pilgrim silhouette holding a staff, with Camino de Santiago lettering and the year 2013, on a calf.
Camino de Santiago scallop shell on calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch with a bird in flight above it, on the lower leg above a black sock.
Pocket watch and bird on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a figure hanging upside down from a chain and hook, with two vertical lines running alongside it, on a calf.
Figure hanging upside down on a calf
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with radiating spikes and a solid central circle, placed on the calf.
Dotwork mandala on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with an owl on a branch and a full moon behind it, shown from two angles on a calf.
Bare tree and owl under a full moon
Four-panel photo of a black tribal blackwork band wrapping the calf and ankle, with solid bands, triangles, chevrons and zigzag edging.
Blackwork tribal band on lower leg
Two photographs of lower leg tattoos in fine line style, one showing Finn the Human in black outline and the other Fionna in colour, both framed by a green laurel wreath with a pink flower.
Adventure Time Finn and Fionna leg tattoos
Colour botanical tattoo of pink flowers with dark outlines and teal splashes, with a black script letter A in the centre, on the lower leg.
Pink flowers with a script letter A on the leg
Colour and grey tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet with galaxy-filled visor and shards, on the lower leg.
Stormtrooper helmet with galaxy visor on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of two intertwined fish in bold solid linework, placed on the calf.
Two intertwined fish on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words Refuse to sink across it, on a lower leg.
Anchor with Refuse to sink script on a calf
Black fine line script tattoo reading "Wild hearts can't be tamed" with decorative swirls, placed on the calf.
Wild hearts can't be tamed lettering on a leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoos of The Chariot and Strength tarot cards, one on each calf.
Chariot and Strength tarot tattoos on legs
Traditional style tattoo of a cactus in a striped pot with red triangles, shaded in black and grey on the lower leg.
Cactus in a patterned pot on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo on a calf of a red-haired pin-up woman in a wide-brimmed hat, with a star-spangled saltire flag, orange flowers and a swirl.
Pin-up woman with flag and flowers on a calf
Colour tattoo of a crystal ball showing a desert with cacti and a mesa under a purple sky, framed by smoke clouds, on the calf in a neo-traditional style.
Crystal ball with desert scene on a calf