Calf tattoo ideas

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Colourful flower tattoo with a black and grey yin yang at its centre, on the calf of a leg with a bare foot visible above.
Yin yang inside a flower on a calf
Botanical tattoo of pink peony, purple lisianthus and crocus flowers with leaves and berries on a calf, in a coloured, lightly shaded style.
Botanical flower bouquet on a calf
Two lower legs in a bath of foam, with a red rose and ornate black linework on the left leg and a colourful swallow on the right leg, in neo-trad style.
Rose and swallow leg tattoos in a bath
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a calf showing cacti, feathers and an eye inside a triangle, with dotwork shading.
Cacti and eye in geometric frame on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of two crossed arrows over a symmetrical flower with fern-like fronds, placed on the calf.
Crossed arrows over a botanical mandala on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a tui bird perched among red pohutukawa flowers on the calf.
Tui bird and red flowers on a calf
Close-up of a pink watercolour-style poppy tattoo with a long thin stem on a person's calf.
Pink watercolour poppy on a calf
Back view of both legs with black and grey fine line botanical tattoos of flowers above the knees, a thin stem running down each leg, and berry clusters with a bee on the calves.
Flowers and berries down the backs of both legs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and leaves on a bare leg, with a dark band wrapped across it, on the calf.
Black rose and leaf tattoo on a leg
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat silhouette filled with pink and peach flowers and green leaves on a navy background, on the back of a lower leg.
Floral cat silhouette on a calf
Black linework tattoo of two women on a calf, one upside down with geometric triangular hair, with a mint green triangle and red circle accents.
Two linework women with geometric hair on a calf
Realistic shaded yellow and orange rose tattoo on the calf, with soft highlights on the petals and a blurred background.
Yellow rose on a lower leg
Black and grey photograph of a person's legs with tall pine tree silhouette tattoos running from thigh to ankle, in a botanical style.
Pine tree silhouettes down both legs
Realistic red maple leaf tattoo with a heart-shaped negative space on a lower leg, shaded in deep red and maroon.
Red maple leaf with heart cut-out on leg
Black and grey realism roses with swirling black vines tattooed along a bare thigh and down towards the calf.
Black and grey roses and vines on a leg
Fine line botanical tattoo of two lavender stems with green leaves on the lower leg, shown in soft purple and green ink.
Lavender sprig on the lower leg
Black and grey botanical tattoos on two calves, a rabbit with strawberries on the left leg and a fox with mushrooms and blackberries on the right.
Rabbit and fox calf tattoos with botanicals
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bunch of carrots with leafy tops on the lower leg, drawn in engraved-style linework with dotted shading.
Bunch of carrots on a calf
Black linework leg sleeve covering both legs from thigh to ankle, with a peony at the knee, hands in a mudra pose and ornamental patterns, on a grey bed.
Full leg sleeve with peony and hands
Black and grey shaded rose above flowing script lettering running down the calf, with scrolled line details beside it.
Rose and script lettering on a calf
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic pine forest tattoo with flying birds, shown on a lower limb.
Pine forest with birds in flight
Colour traditional tattoo of a green and pink helmet surrounded by pink flowers and leaves, on the calf.
Helmet and flowers on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a calf showing a honeycomb, a bee, a crystal cluster and leaves and flowers, joined by dotted geometric lines.
Honeycomb, bee and botanicals on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two poppies and a seed pod running down the calf, with fine linework and stippled shading.
Two poppies and seed pod on a calf
Black and grey pine forest silhouette tattoo on the back of a lower leg, fading into dark shading near the ankle.
Pine forest silhouette on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a cluster of red and cream flowers with dark leaves and teal foliage, placed on the calf.
Red and cream flower cluster on a calf
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a pear with a leafy stem on the calf, shown in a street setting.
Pear with leaves on a lower leg
Sketchy black and grey tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by two birds and poppy flowers, with peach and teal accents.
Woman's face with birds and poppies on a calf
Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with a dotted chain and hanging drop ornaments on the calf.
Lotus flower with dotted chain on a calf
Collage of black lace tattoos on an upper arm, shoulder, upper back, collarbone, side body and lower leg, with grey roses and red and green butterflies in one panel.
Black lace tattoos on arms, back and legs
Botanical tattoo of pink and yellow honeysuckle flowers with grey-green leaves on the calf.
Honeysuckle flowers on a lower leg
Black ink botanical tattoo on a lower leg showing a swirling tree with a meditating figure, a small hummingbird and the word Namaste in script.
Meditating figure in a swirling tree with Namaste
Three views of a black and grey leg sleeve with a large peony at the thigh and dotwork mandala patterns running down the calf to the ankle and foot.
Black and grey peony and mandala leg sleeve
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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