Forearm tattoo ideas

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Two traditional style colour tattoos on a forearm pair, one with scissors, thread and buttons on a MAKE banner and one with a whisk, rolling pin and flowers on a BAKE banner.
Make and Bake sewing and baking forearm tattoos
Colour traditional tattoo of a winged staff with snakes and Type 1 and Diabetic banners on the forearm, shown in three photos.
Winged staff with Type 1 Diabetic banners
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a Victorian street, a clock tower above a bridge, a gas lamp and a figure riding a penny-farthing bicycle.
Victorian city street full sleeve
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dotted drop pendants on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised in front of a plain wall.
Ornate mandala wrist tattoo with drops
Small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the inner forearm, with a knitted cuff and a spotted sleeve visible above it.
Small lotus outline on the inner forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mason jar filled with planets, a ringed Saturn and a spiral galaxy, with a label reading FAR AWAY, on the forearm.
Mason jar galaxy on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of an OK hand gesture on the inner wrist, beside a second hand making the same sign with red nails.
OK hand gesture tattoo on the wrist
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a light denim shirt, with the arrow running diagonally from wrist towards elbow.
Small arrow tattoo on a forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a cicada with a green and blue body, red eyes and translucent wings, sitting on the forearm.
Cicada tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading Faith with an arrow running through it, on the inner forearm.
Faith script and arrow on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading happiness on the forearm, shown as a hand holds a cup of gelato in front of a display case.
Small script happiness tattoo on wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of two circular arrows crossed by a horizontal line, placed on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Circular arrows and line on a wrist
Two crossed wrists held together, one with a small solid black downward triangle and the other with a small outline triangle, in a minimal geometric style.
Two small triangles on inner wrists
Dark tribal design of interlocking spirals and curled points in bold linework on the forearm, photographed against a speckled granite surface.
Tribal swirl design on forearm
Realism tattoo of red lips parted to show teeth, set against torn black and grey paper on an arm.
Realistic red lips with torn paper
Woman seen from behind with black and grey leaf tattoos covering both arms, a waterfall behind her.
Leafy sleeve tattoos on a woman by a waterfall
Fine line black tattoo of mountain peaks above the word adventure in script on the inner forearm.
Mountain peaks and adventure script on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers and leaves wrapping the inner forearm, shown on a person wearing a dark blue patterned top.
Black and grey flowers on a forearm
Brown henna mehndi with floral and paisley motifs covers a hand and the top of a foot, resting on a wooden box.
Henna floral design on hand and foot
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, centred on an all-seeing eye within a triangle.
Mandala forearm tattoo with all-seeing eye
Black and grey ornamental floral tattoo with dotwork shading running down a forearm.
Ornamental floral design on forearm
Fine black line tattoo of a bow and arrow on the forearm of a person in a striped top and denim shorts.
Bow and arrow on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a pale pink rose with water droplets and green leaves on a forearm, flanked by two black and grey versions of the same design.
Realistic rose with water droplets on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a crescent moon with a face, a gold star and the words Sleepy Head in script on a forearm.
Crescent moon with face and star on a forearm
Close crop of a shirtless man's torso and forearm, with a geometric black triangle band tattoo on the forearm above the wrist.
Black triangle pattern band on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the outer forearm of a person with a gold ring, wearing a lace top and dark jeans.
Black mandala on a forearm
Close photo of a colourful traditional-style teepee and campfire tattoo on a forearm, with black leaf linework above.
Teepee and campfire on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a raised fist inside a floral wreath shaped like a female symbol, on a forearm.
Raised fist in a floral wreath on a forearm
Black tally marks in simple strokes on a forearm, with another person's hand holding the wrist.
Tally marks on a forearm
Black and grey blackletter lettering and a winged design across the chest and stomach of a hooded person, with tattooed arms.
Blackletter chest and arm tattoos
Two-panel photo of black script lettering on a forearm, reading "I'm fine" above and "save me" upside down below.
I'm fine and save me lettering on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a looped ribbon in rainbow stripes with a black outline, placed on the inside of a forearm.
Rainbow ribbon on a forearm
A small watercolour-style unicorn tattoo in pink and purple tones on the inner forearm, with a thin dark outline and a spiralling mane.
Watercolour unicorn on a forearm
Two wrists with matching black script tattoos reading Big Sis and Lil Sis, each with a small red heart beside the words.
Matching Big Sis and Lil Sis wrist tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large daisy-like flower with dotwork centre and shaded rose partly visible behind it, on a forearm.
Black and grey daisy with rose on an arm
Four-panel collage showing a rose and gramophone tattoo on a forearm, progressing from black outline to shaded grey to full colour.
Rose and gramophone on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric lotus tattoo made of overlapping petal outlines on the inner forearm.
Geometric lotus outline on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm and wrist showing silhouetted bats, a shaded moon and clouds, with a black cat sitting at the lower edge.
Bats, moon and black cat on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a whale decorated with sailboats, fish and an umbrella, with a bird on top, on the inner forearm.
Whale with sailboats on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a howling wolf with geometric leaves on the inner forearm.
Howling wolf and geometric leaves on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony with leaves across the outer forearm, with two small swallows near the wrist.
Peony and swallows on a forearm
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the forearm, with the words Hope Anchors the Soul in blackletter lettering and small red gems.
Traditional anchor with rope and lettering
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef forming a heart shape on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Treble and bass clef heart on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a mountain range with shaded peaks in black and grey on the forearm of a person wearing a white top.
Mountain range on a forearm
Two forearms with full traditional sleeve tattoos of roses, a swallow, stars and Chinese characters, held palms up towards the camera.
Traditional rose and swallow sleeves on both forearms
Black and grey realistic skull with roses inside overlapping geometric triangles on a forearm, with the word Believe on the wrist, shown beside its flash design.
Skull and roses in triangles on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets and orbits, including Saturn with its rings, running along a forearm.
Solar system line tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Hope above a grey shaded puzzle piece tattoo on the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
Hope lettering and puzzle piece on a wrist