Forearm tattoo ideas

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Blue tattoo of tall pine trees fading into a forest on the inside of a forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Pine forest on a forearm
Fine-line black dandelion clock with splashes of pink, purple and blue on the inner forearm, with cursive script running along a long stem.
Dandelion clock with script stem on a forearm
Two side-by-side tattoos on an arm: a pastel faceted geometric cat on the left and a shaded realistic cat within a gold scrollwork frame on the right.
Geometric cat and realistic cat tattoos
Close-up of a small solid black aeroplane silhouette tattoo on a forearm, held up against a vintage world map.
Small aeroplane silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a seated Buddha within a radiating halo, lotus flowers and a tiger head.
Buddha, lotus and tiger arm sleeve
Black typewriter-style lettering reading breathe. on the inner wrist, with the hand open and relaxed above it.
Breathe lettering on the inner wrist
Black and grey geometric lion head inside a mandala tattoo on the outer forearm of a person in denim shorts.
Geometric lion in a mandala on a forearm
Five small black moon phase tattoos in a row along the inner forearm, in fine line style, with a red string bracelet at the wrist.
Moon phases in a row on a forearm
Black tattoo of a tribal band with spirals and chevron patterns wrapped around a forearm, resting on a dark towel.
Polynesian-style band tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an open book on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a warm sepia bathroom background.
Open book tattoo on a wrist
Small fine line black compass tattoo with a crosshair circle, a long needle arrow and a letter beside it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line compass on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of an open heart outline with a tiny filled heart beside it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line heart on inner forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "Nothing gold can stay" on a forearm seen underwater, with light patterns rippling across the skin.
Quote lettering on an underwater forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading I found my life when i laid it down across the inner forearm.
Quote lettering across an inner forearm
Realism style biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing grey metal pistons and mechanical parts beneath torn, flesh-coloured skin.
Biomechanical torn skin forearm tattoo
Colour tattoo of Woody from Toy Story on the forearm, with the word Dad in script on the wrist above him.
Woody from Toy Story on a forearm
Black and grey outline tattoo of a smiling crescent moon with the words LA LUNA and the number 23, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Crescent moon and La Luna on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Through Dangers Untold and Hardships Unnumbered on an inner forearm, beside a white dogwood flower on grey stone.
Script quote on an inner forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm in a traditional style, showing a grey anchor wrapped in chain, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and red roses.
Anchor, pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a bird skull with a long beak, surrounded by orchids and leaves, on the inner forearm.
Bird skull with orchids on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skull on an upright arrow with overlapping circles and a small flower, on the inner forearm.
Skull and arrow with circles on a forearm
Black fine line script reading be still with a small cross, tattooed on the inner wrist, in a black and white photo.
Be still script on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a Chi Rho symbol inside a circular sunburst of radiating lines on the inner forearm.
Chi Rho within a radiating sunburst
Black and white street photo of a person in a white T-shirt showing a single thin black fine line tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm and forearm.
Single fine line running down an arm
Black outline tattoo of three elephants walking in a row, each smaller than the last, on the forearm.
Three elephants walking in a line
Black lettering tattoo reading stay gold in flowing script on the forearm of a bare arm, raised against a brick wall.
Stay gold script on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a peacock feather headdress and gem tiara, with a red heart gem and red flowers, on a forearm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Cat with peacock feathers and red flowers
Colour traditional tattoo of a llama in a patterned saddle blanket beside a cactus, with red flowers and a teal background, on an arm.
Llama and cactus in traditional colour
Traditional style tattoos of a frog, an ice cream cone and a rose on the upper arm and forearm, with a skull on the other upper arm.
Frog, ice cream and skull tattoos on arms
Fine line black outline tattoo of Mickey and Minnie Mouse heads with soft pink and blue watercolour splashes, on the inner wrist.
Mickey and Minnie outline on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a stethoscope whose tubing curls into a heart shape, on a forearm against a dark background.
Stethoscope and heart on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers in engraving-style hatching, on the inner forearm.
Crossed fingers hand on forearm
Small black anchor tattoo in fine line style on the inner wrist, with a dark top in the background.
Small anchor tattoo on the inner wrist
Close crop of a model's arms with black spiral and bold tribal designs on the upper arm and forearm, worn beneath a woven black leather garment.
Spiral and bold tribal designs on upper arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face split into two offset halves, shown on the inner forearm.
Split woman's face on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a bouquet of red, orange and purple flowers with teal leaves and berry stems, on the inner forearm.
Flower bouquet on a forearm
Two wrists held together in a black and white photo, each with a small fine line crescent moon tattoo on the inside of the wrist.
Matching crescent moon wrist tattoos
Black and grey photo of a honeycomb band of solid black hexagons with grey outlines across the forearm just above the wrist.
Honeycomb hexagon band on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's face above a sleeping cat, with clouds behind them, on a forearm.
Cat portrait and sleeping cat on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork elephant head with a mandala-style ornament above and hanging beaded drops below, tattooed on a forearm.
Ornate elephant head on a forearm
Fine line black lettering stacked across the inner wrist, with a red and blue checked shirt cuff below.
Stacked lettering on inner wrist
Small black fine-line geometric arrow tattoo with dotwork on the inner forearm, set against a black and white drawing.
Geometric arrow tattoo on forearm
Woman seen from behind in a black dress, showing black and grey floral and bird tattoos across her back, upper arm and forearm.
Floral and bird tattoos on back and arms
Realistic portrait tattoo of a smiling man in a fedora and bow tie on a forearm, with a black and grey face and an orange background.
Smiling man in fedora portrait on forearm
Red poppy tattoo with a green stem and bud on the inner forearm, in a painterly botanical style.
Red poppy on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an adult elephant and calf decorated with floral patterns and leaves on the forearm.
Elephant and calf with floral patterns
Black fine line compass cross tattoo with the letters M, S, N and A on the inner forearm of a man with visible arm hair.
Fine line compass cross on a forearm
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'i am fearfully and wonderfully made' along a forearm, with a pearl bracelet at the wrist.
Fine line script quote on a forearm