Calf tattoo ideas

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Colour realism tattoo of a blue and purple dragonfly with shaded wings and a shadow, placed on the lower leg.
Realistic dragonfly on a lower leg
Realistic black and grey fish tattoo with orange and teal triangular shards, running down the back of a calf.
Fish with coloured shards on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a snarling tiger head with bared teeth and green eyes, sitting on the calf.
Snarling tiger head on a calf
Realistic black and grey portrait of an older man in a banknote style, with pink-tinted scrollwork and a 100 banner, tattooed on a calf.
Banknote style portrait with 100 on a calf
Two legs resting in a bath showing black and grey rose and compass tattoos on one thigh and a long block of script down the other thigh.
Rose and script leg tattoos in a bath
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on a leg, with script on the thigh and a wing design on the hip, shown on a striped bed.
Leg portrait, script and bird tattoos on a bed
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in a white headdress with closed eyes beside a tiger, on a calf, being worked on by a tattooist in blue gloves.
Realism portrait with tiger on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of thigh and calf muscle anatomy in fine hatched linework, running down the outside of a woman's leg.
Muscle anatomy tattoo down a thigh and leg
Colour tattoo of a feather breaking into small flying birds with the script Love Dad beneath it, on the calf.
Feather dissolving into birds on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a dog's face inside a diamond with rosebuds, on the calf.
Dog portrait in a diamond on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a red and orange dahlia with green leaves on the calf.
Realistic dahlia with leaves on a calf
Realism colour tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by an ornate hair ornament, with two figures in a red fiery scene below.
Realistic portrait with fiery scene on a calf
Black, grey and red tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face, a wolf head and a tribal band across the top and bottom of the design.
Woman's face and wolf with tribal band on calf
Realistic tattoo of a Kraft Dinner packet with orange pasta and blue packaging, on a person's lower leg below dark trousers.
Kraft Dinner box tattoo on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a white dog in a green jacket and red tie, framed in an ornate gold border, on the calf.
Dog portrait in gilt frame on a calf
Photorealistic colour tattoo of a red squirrel holding food, set against green foliage on a lower leg.
Realistic red squirrel on a lower leg
Black and grey tattoo of a church silhouette under a cloudy sky, with hanging roots below, on a lower leg.
Church silhouette over roots on a calf
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, sunflowers, a clock face and scrolled lettering.
Lion and clock leg sleeve in black and grey
Realistic colour tattoo of a woman with an updo and several eyes across her face, placed on the calf.
Woman portrait with multiple eyes on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a black raven perched on a branch over a glowing orange jack-o'-lantern, placed on the calf.
Raven perched over a glowing pumpkin on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pine forest covering the calf, with tall conifers fading into a faint red wash.
Pine forest tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with roses and pocket watches on a lower leg, shown from two angles.
Skull, roses and pocket watches on a calf
Realistic tattoo of a brown eye with long lashes and a defined eyebrow on the calf, shaded in greys and black with an amber iris.
Realistic eye with lashes and eyebrow on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a great white shark breaching above waves and a second shark with open jaws beneath the surface, on the calf.
Great white sharks on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a grinning grey cat with blue eyes, wearing a green top hat with a pink band and a peacock feather, on a calf.
Cheshire Cat in a top hat on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of two open pocket watches with chains and Roman numeral dials, with script names on the faces, on a calf.
Two pocket watches with chains on a lower leg
Realistic knight tattoo in grey shading with a red sash and raised sword, on the back of a lower leg.
Crusader knight with raised sword on a calf
Two realistic colour portraits tattooed side by side on a lower leg, one showing a man with a beard pointing a pistol, the other a bald man with glasses and a beard, against a cloudy sky background.
Two realism portraits of men on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pug's face inside an ornate oval scrollwork frame, on a lower leg.
Pug portrait in an ornate frame on a calf
Realistic black and grey calf tattoo of a woman's face merging into a skull, with an eagle's head below.
Woman, skull and eagle on a calf
Realistic tattoo of a grey alien bust with large black eyes on a lower leg, set against a purple and blue halo.
Grey alien bust on a calf
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo on the lower leg, with detailed eyes and shaded feathers on pale skin.
Realistic owl on the lower leg
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay perched on a branch against a dark smoky background, on the calf.
Blue jay on a calf
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing the outline of the state of Maine filled with a lighthouse on rocky shore, a compass rose and the word MAINE, with a banner reading the way life should be.
Maine lighthouse and compass rose on a calf
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an eye inside a red triangle with radiating rays, above a solid black suited figure, on the lower leg.
Eye in a red triangle with a suited figure
Triptych of a black and grey elephant tattoo with red roses, a dahlia and a lotus on the lower leg, in a neo-traditional style with shading.
Elephant with roses and dahlia on a calf
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with an orange butterfly and magenta feathers on a lower leg, in a realistic style with black linework.
Dreamcatcher with butterfly on a calf
Pink rose with green leaves framed by black lace-style linework, tattooed on a calf in a Botanical style with soft shading.
Pink rose and black lace tattoo on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a moonlit mountain, pine trees and a log cabin with a scroll banner, on a lower leg.
Mountain and log cabin scene on a calf
Realistic zombie face tattoo in brown and grey tones with pale blue eyes and yellow hair accents, across the calf.
Realistic zombie face on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a cartoon chef holding a cleaver above a pile of vegetables, placed on the calf.
Muppet-style chef with cleaver and vegetables on a calf
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a bare tree with spreading roots running down the calf towards the ankle.
Bare tree with roots on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo with flowers, leaves and a stylised face with closed eyes, running down a calf.
Floral and face design on a calf
Two calves with tattoos: pink cherry blossom branches on the left leg with script lettering along the shin, and a grey realistic Buddha head with blossoms and waves on the right leg.
Cherry blossom and Buddha on both calves
Realism-style colour tattoos on both calves, with a snarling werewolf with blood dripping from its fangs on the left leg and a green zombie face above a house on the right.
Werewolf and zombie face on both calves
Realism colour tattoo on a calf of a scarred horror villain in a teal brimmed hat, with long metal blades on a glove, set against a red background.
Horror villain with bladed glove on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, red autumn leaves and a keyhole on her forehead, on a calf.
Sugar skull portrait with autumn leaves on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a cupcake with a red cherry and cream frosting on a lower leg, set against dark swirling smoke.
Cupcake with cherry on a lower leg