Calf tattoo ideas

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Back view of a person's legs with matching cartoon cat tattoos wearing pink bows above the knees, with a vertical chain of coloured stars, hearts, gems and bows running down each calf.
Cartoon cat with bows and jewel chain on both legs
Colour realism tattoo of a bearded man in yellow-tinted aviator glasses on a calf, with a faded script tattoo beside it.
Realistic portrait of a man in tinted glasses
Colour realism tattoo of a phoenix rising above flames and a Deathly Hallows symbol on the calf.
Phoenix and Deathly Hallows on a calf
Colour tattoo of a spiky-haired animated character seen from behind in a dark hooded outfit, standing on splashes of water, on the calf.
Animated character tattoo on a calf
Mixed colour music-themed tattoo of a treble clef, musical notes and a stave on the calf and ankle, in black and grey with purple and gold accents.
Musical notes tattoo on a leg and ankle
Black and grey tattoos of an open birdcage on one calf and a flock of birds flying up the other calf, photographed from behind.
Birdcage and flying birds on calves
Black tribal tattoos on a person's left calf and right ankle, standing barefoot on wet sand in blue shorts.
Tribal tattoos on calf and ankle on a beach
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with an eye motif and swirling petals on a lower leg, resting on a dark surface beside blue leopard print leggings.
Mandala tattoo on a lower leg
Sketch-style tattoo of a swan's head with a curved neck inside a loose circle of black linework, with pink and grey wash, on the lower leg.
Swan head in a loose line circle
Two-panel photo of black script lettering reading "I'm fine" on the lower leg and "save me" on the ankle and calf, in lettering style.
Script words "I'm fine" and "save me" on legs
Small fine line tattoo of a purple lavender sprig with green stems and leaves on the outer lower leg, shown in a close photograph.
Lavender sprig on a lower leg
Blue and green awareness ribbon tattoo with Celiac Disease, No Grain and No Pain lettering on a lower leg.
Celiac awareness ribbon with No Grain, No Pain lettering
Colour tattoo of a cartoon girl with pink pigtails and bows beside a fuzzy pink creature, with stars and ice cream, on the calf.
Pink pigtailed cartoon girl and fuzzy friend on a calf
Colour tattoo of a deer head with antlers, pink flowers and a green leaf wreath in a fine line style on the lower leg.
Deer head with flower crown and leaf wreath on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a green tree with red fruit and two banners reading and she loved and little boy, on a calf.
Tree with banner script on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head with a blended orange and rainbow mane, shown on the calf.
Lion head on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Dr Zoidberg from Futurama in a white coat above a yellow banner reading 'TRUST ME I'M A DOCTOR', on the lower leg, in a traditional style.
Dr Zoidberg with 'Trust me I'm a doctor' banner
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue eye set within an orange rose on a calf, with part of another tattoo visible at the right edge.
Eye within an orange rose on a calf
Two colour cartoon cat tattoos on the calves of a person sitting in a bath of foam, one orange lion cub and one pale cat with a red bow, both upside down.
Two cartoon cat tattoos on lower legs
Watercolour-style ballerina tattoo with black linework and blue, red and green washes on the calf.
Watercolour ballerina on a calf
Blue feather tattoo in a fine line style on the lower leg, shaded with lighter blue highlights along its barbs.
Blue feather on a lower leg
Traditional style colour tattoo on a lower leg showing Darth Vader and a stormtrooper helmet, framed by red roses and green leaves, with a blue Galactic Empire emblem below.
Darth Vader and stormtrooper with roses on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a black witch hat with an orange buckle band and a yellow broomstick, surrounded by teal sparkles, on a lower leg.
Witch hat and broomstick on a leg
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat, upside down with a striped purple body and a pink grinning face, on a calf in a traditional style.
Upside-down Cheshire Cat on a calf
Black connect-the-dots giraffe tattoo with numbered dots on a calf, with red marker outlines drawn on in the side panels.
Dot-to-dot giraffe on a calf
Colour tattoo of an adult giraffe and a young giraffe lying side by side, shown on the calf of a leg.
Adult giraffe and calf on the lower leg
Four-view collage of a colour realism tattoo on a calf showing a clock, an owl, a maze, a tall-haired figure with a companion and furry creatures.
Fantasy scene with clock, owl and creatures on a calf
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Nelson Muntz saying Ha ha, set within a blue and orange geometric mandala on a calf.
Nelson Muntz in a geometric mandala on a calf
Colour tattoo of Finn and Jake from Adventure Time on a leg, with red and purple hearts above them.
Finn and Jake from Adventure Time on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with snakes coiled around it, on a lower leg, with an open-mouthed snake head at the base.
Realistic woman's face with snakes on a calf
Two colour tattoos of sugar skull portraits, one on a calf and one on a forearm, with script lettering below the forearm piece.
Sugar skull portraits on calf and forearm
Realistic pink and blue-green roses with grey-green leaves, shaded in colour on the calf of a leg, with a bathtub in the background.
Pink and blue roses on a leg
Black ink tattoo on a calf of a banner scroll reading I WANT ALL OF THE CATS TO LOVE ME THE BEST, with cartoon cats, in traditional style with pink-red shading.
Cartoon cats on a banner across a calf
Small green leaf tattoo with a thin stem on the lower leg above the ankle, in a fine line botanical style.
Small green leaf on a lower leg
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of pine tree silhouettes on a lower leg, with a geometric band above the ankle.
Pine forest silhouette on a calf
Colour cartoon tattoo of a grinning orange character with black outlines on a calf, with a smaller brown cartoon tattoo on the other leg beside it.
Grinning cartoon character on a calf
Black outline of a heart with the words Bill Murray inside in a plain sans-serif font, tattooed on the back of a hairy leg below the knee.
Heart outline with Bill Murray lettering on a leg
Two black and grey fine line tattoos inside outlined triangles on the lower leg: a Hokusai-style wave on the left and pine trees with birds on the right.
Wave and pine trees in triangles on lower legs
Traditional style colour tattoo of an orange rose with green leaves and bold black outlines, on the calf.
Orange rose with green leaves on a leg
Two photographs of black hand-lettered script tattoos, one on the back of a thigh above the knee and one on a lower leg near the ankle, both shown upside down to the viewer.
Black script lettering on two legs
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose with lace-style linework and dangling ornaments on the lower leg.
Shaded rose with lace detail on a calf
Two black and grey profile silhouette tattoos on the calves, one filled with a domed cathedral city and the other with a Death Star and pine trees.
Twin profile silhouettes on the calves
Colour traditional tattoo of a grey cat wearing a monocle and red bow tie, set within an ornate orange and red frame on a lower leg.
Cat in monocle and bow tie on a calf
Botanical tattoo of three tall sunflowers with black linework, yellow and green colour and roots below soil, on a lower leg.
Three sunflowers with roots on a calf
Black and grey realism lion head with daisies and a pocket watch on a full leg sleeve, running from the thigh to the calf.
Lion and pocket watch leg sleeve
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing Bambi and Thumper among green leaves and pink butterflies, with a banner beneath.
Bambi and Thumper on a calf
Two traditional colour tattoos on a lower leg, a hamburger with FOREVER HUNGRY lettering on the left and a sunset palm tree scene inside a television on the right, placed on the calf.
Hamburger and retro TV tattoos on a leg
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an elephant walking towards the viewer, with white tusks, on the calf.
Realistic elephant tattoo on a calf