Calf tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism leg sleeve with a woman's face and a black cat on the calf, a three-eyed cat and ornate scrollwork with lettering on the ankle and foot.
Cat and woman portrait leg sleeve with scrollwork
Two matching fine line tattoos of dark silhouetted birds joined by a looping heart outline, one pink and one blue, on a calf and an ankle.
Matching bird and heart tattoos on two legs
Black lettering tattoo of song lyrics with small music notes running down a lower leg, in a lettering style and placed on the calf.
Song lyrics tattoo on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoos covering both lower legs, including roses, a heart and a bird, shown with white canvas shoes and a daisy-print skirt.
Traditional tattoos on both legs
Black ink tattoo of sailing ships, clouds and a rising sun with engraved-style sea lines, covering the thighs and calves of both legs.
Sailing ships and sunrise across both legs
Abstract brushstroke tattoo in black, grey, blue and teal sweeping across a man's lower leg, with ink-splash marks.
Abstract brushstroke on a lower leg
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a raised hand with two fingers beside a dark silhouette of a horned profile.
Hand and horned silhouette on a calf
Black wave band tattoo wrapping around a man's calf, with three rows of stylised waves in a bold geometric design.
Black wave band tattoo on a calf
Black and grey paisley and floral tattoo with small teal accents running down a leg from calf to ankle.
Paisley and floral lower leg sleeve
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo with a chain, wings and the letters USN above it, on a lower leg.
USN anchor tattoo on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon monster with bared teeth driving a flame-decorated hot rod, in a Neo-trad style on the calf.
Green monster in a hot rod on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a house lifted into the sky by a bunch of balloons above clouds, drawn in bold outline with grey shading on a lower leg.
House lifted by balloons on a leg
Two-panel image of a lower leg: red outline stencil on the left and a finished black tribal pattern tattoo covering the calf on the right.
Tribal calf tattoo, stencil and finished
Colour tattoo of a key whose bow is red and white polka dot Minnie Mouse ears, with a dark castle silhouette at the bit, on a lower leg.
Minnie Mouse key on the calf
Two solid black pine tree silhouette tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, shown from behind with tan ankle boots and a grassy park behind.
Twin pine tree silhouettes on the calves
Colour tattoo on a calf combining a realistic black and grey gorilla head with a bold outlined line drawing of a bald man in glasses, set against red, blue and grey geometric shapes.
Gorilla and line-drawn face on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a house lifted by bunches of balloons, with the script 'Adventure is out there' below, on a calf.
Balloon house and script on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light down onto a lit house, with stars and a bare tree, on the calf.
UFO beam over a house on a calf
A person in a patterned dress holds a Ricoh film camera, showing a black and grey rose on the forearm, a sleeve on the upper arm, and lettering and a botanical design on the legs.
Rose, lettering and botanical tattoos on a person holding a
Small fine line black outline of a teacup and saucer tattoo on a leg, with a latte and a plaid shirt in view.
Coffee cup tattoo on a leg
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos in mandala, lace and vine designs on a wrist, hand, ankles and feet, shown against a white background.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos
Colour tattoo of a grey-blue heron with pink shading, standing among reeds on water, on the lower leg.
Heron standing in reeds on a leg
Black and grey tattoo of a wide-eyed face wearing a pearl necklace, with a tall feathered shape rising above it, on a calf.
Grey face with pearl necklace on a calf
Close photo of a lower leg with a fine blue-black script tattoo reading 'It's called Vitiligo', with pale vitiligo patches on the skin.
Script quote 'It's called Vitiligo' on a shin
Fine line black outline tattoo of a circle filled with arcs and dots resembling Gallifreyan script, with pink and teal watercolour washes, on a lower leg.
Circular Gallifreyan-style script on the calf
Colour realism tattoo of an autumn lake with orange trees, blue hills and a wooden jetty, on the calf.
Autumn lakeside jetty on a calf
Fine line lavender sprig tattoo in purple and green on the inner leg, just above the knee.
Lavender sprig on the inner leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded Viking warrior in a horned helmet, shown on the calf.
Viking warrior portrait on a calf
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a rose, anchor and nautical star on the back of a woman's calf, shown in profile against a pink background.
Rose, anchor and star on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style tiger head tattoo with blue paint drips and splatter marks on the lower leg, shown on a calf.
Watercolour tiger head on a calf
Small black fine line tattoo of two loops, a cross shape and a long downward triangle on the lower leg near the knee.
Small line symbol on a leg
Black and grey anatomical heart tattoo framed by flowers and leaves on the calf, drawn in a dotwork and engraving style.
Anatomical heart with flowers on a calf
Colour tattoo of SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star hugging from behind, with bubbles, on the lower leg.
SpongeBob and Patrick hugging on a calf
Colour tattoo sleeve on a lower leg showing three armoured warriors, one horned, one in a conical straw hat, and a masked figure with a sickle, over green smoke.
Warriors and smoke on a calf sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of a surreal elephant with long, spindly legs on the calf.
Surreal elephant on a calf
Colour tattoo on a calf in a neo-traditional style showing the grinning Cheshire Cat with green eyes above a white rabbit with a red eye in a blue waistcoat.
Cheshire Cat and white rabbit on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a Roman numeral clock face in front of a pyramid, with birds flying through clouds above and scrollwork below.
Clock, pyramid and birds on a lower leg
Colour tattoo on a leg of two cartoon lion cubs nuzzling inside a pink outlined heart tied with a red bow, placed on the calf.
Two cartoon lions in a heart with a bow
Black ink tattoo on a lower leg showing the numbers 13.1 and 26.2 with tally marks, plus 50, 100 and Tri in a handwritten lettering style.
Race distance tally on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch, with blue body, pink ears and bold black outlines, on a lower leg.
Stitch cartoon character on a lower leg
Sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face framed by poppies and two songbirds, with peach and teal accents, on a calf.
Woman portrait with birds and flowers on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a butterfly with eyespots on the outer lower leg below the knee, with a hand holding a cigarette above.
Black and grey butterfly on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a smiling ghost beside an orange moon and two bats, with Forever Halloween lettering below, on the lower leg.
Ghost and moon with Forever Halloween lettering
Traditional style tattoo of a guitar headstock with red roses and green leaves on the calf.
Guitar headstock and roses on a calf
Bold black tribal tattoo of a howling wolf head in blackwork linework, on a lower leg with visible body hair.
Tribal howling wolf head on a calf
Black and teal botanical paisley tattoo running from the calf down over the ankle and onto the top of the foot, shown against burgundy satin.
Floral paisley tattoo on a lower leg
Black linework lotus flowers and mandala-style patterns cover both lower legs, from below the knee towards the ankle, with a small vine at the ankle.
Lotus and mandala linework on both lower legs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull skull with crescent moon, arrows and overlapping circles on the back of a lower leg.
Bull skull with arrows on a calf