Forearm tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional style colour tattoo of a fish with blue-grey scales and teal dots, shown on the forearm.
Fish tattoo on a forearm
Person kneeling on a sofa in a pink dress, with black and grey floral tattoos on the arms, thighs and calves, face hidden by a black mask.
Floral tattoos on arms and legs
Colour traditional tattoo of a smiling crescent moon with a blushed cheek, surrounded by red, pink and white flowers and a teardrop, on an arm.
Traditional crescent moon with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading I love you to the moon and back, with a small crescent moon beneath it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
To the moon and back quote on a wrist
Large realistic tattoo of a praying Virgin Mary with a halo across a shaved scalp, with tattooed forearms crossed beneath it.
Praying Madonna tattoo on a shaved scalp
Teal and black parachute tattoo with fine radiating lines on the forearm.
Parachute on a forearm
Two black dotwork mandala tattoos on the inner forearms of a couple holding hands, each with a different emblem at its centre.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black tattoo of the word fé in cursive script with a small open heart on the start of the stroke, on a forearm.
Fine line script word with heart on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two small birds among blossoms inside a dotted circle, on the inner forearm.
Two birds and blossom in a dotted circle
Three small black snowflake tattoos in a fine line style on the inner wrist, set against a patterned fabric.
Three snowflakes on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flower inside a large triangle outline on the inner forearm, with smaller dotted triangle and teardrop shapes above and below.
Flower in a dotwork triangle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull breaking through dark torn skin on a forearm, with glossy highlights on the cranium.
Realistic skull emerging from torn skin on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a treble clef, musical staff and floating notes curling across a forearm.
Musical staff and notes on a forearm
Two people holding hands, each with a matching fine line black tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line on the wrist.
Matching triangle and circle wrist tattoos
Fine line black fern tattoo with a red midrib on the inner forearm, shown in two photographs with a striped sleeve pushed up.
Fern tattoo on the inner forearm
Two matching black and grey zombie tattoos with red hearts and red blood drips, shown side by side on a pair of forearms.
Matching zombie tattoos on forearms
Fine line black lettering reading WHATEVER runs up the inner forearm, with a clenched hand and a silver ring above it against a white wall.
WHATEVER lettering on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a washing machine and laundry basket framed by a red banner reading Home is where the laundry is, on a forearm.
Washing machine banner on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an ornately patterned elephant with its trunk raised, placed on the forearm in a traditional style.
Ornate elephant on a forearm
Two black and grey tattoos: a fine line wave on an upper arm and a dotwork palm tree within a dotted circle on a forearm.
Wave and palm tree tattoos on arms
Thin black lowercase lettering reading love followed by a full stop on an outstretched forearm, in a fine line lettering style.
Love lettering on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a dove and a woman's face with an olive sprig in her hair, on the forearm.
Dove and woman's face on a forearm
Small black outline crown tattoo on a forearm in a fine line style, with a grey knit sleeve pushed up above it.
Outline crown on a forearm
Colourful Japanese-style full sleeve tattoo of pink peonies and orange chrysanthemums with teal leaves and grey clouds, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of peonies and chrysanthemums
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a cluster of roses and buds on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Black and grey roses on the wrist
Mirror selfie of a torso and both arms covered in colour and black and grey tattoos, including a sugar skull face with dotwork shading on the stomach and roses and a skull on the chest.
Torso and arm sleeves with skulls and lotus flowers
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing a breaching orca, pink plumeria, a pink hibiscus and sea turtles over blue water, shown in three side-by-side views.
Orca, plumeria and sea turtles on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the outer forearm showing roses, peony buds, leaves and film strips with a dotted arc above.
Roses, peonies and film strips on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger on the forearm running down to a shaded rose on the back of the hand.
Tiger sleeve and rose on the hand
Black ink tattoo of a circular ring of stylised lettering with a central question-mark-like shape, on the inner wrist and forearm, in a Lettering style.
Black ring of stylised lettering on a wrist
Small black treble clef tattoo in a simple outline style on the wrist of a hand resting on a dark background.
Treble clef tattoo on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger piercing a layered flower with black outlines, grey shading and yellow accents, on the forearm.
Dagger and flower on a forearm
Two matching black hummingbird tattoos with heart-shaped bodies sit on the inner wrists of two people, shown side by side.
Matching hummingbird wrist tattoos
Black linework tattoo of a tall, tiered tower with a pointed spire on the inner forearm, with the windows picked out in small dots.
Tiered tower with spire on a forearm
Two inner wrists with black typewriter lettering reading the truth is out there and i want to believe, with a small red alien doodle beside the second line.
Typewriter quotes on both wrists
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve on an arm, shown from several angles, with a horned owl, a lantern, moths and leaves on the upper arm and forearm.
Owl, lantern and foliage full sleeve
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown cartoon bison-like creature with teal flowers and four element symbols on a forearm.
Cartoon bison and flowers on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a realistic pink peony framed by a black outlined triangle, with grey dotwork and black botanical leaves and berries around it.
Pink peony in a triangle on a forearm
A seated person in a white t-shirt and ripped black jeans shows a coloured tattoo on the forearm, with the hand resting on the knee.
Forearm tattoo on a seated figure
Three outline stars in pink, teal and purple on the inner forearm, drawn in a simple fine line style.
Three outline stars on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of the word Wanderlust in flowing script with an arrow running along the forearm.
Wanderlust script and arrow on a forearm
Bold black Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, over soft rainbow watercolour-style washes on a forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with rainbow wash on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of the word Always in fine line script tattooed on a wrist.
Always script on a wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line fawn tattoo with a small butterfly on the inner wrist and forearm, with fingers visible above.
Fawn and butterfly on a wrist
Two forearms showing a fine line bird head with blue and purple washes on the left and a poppy-style flower with orange and pink washes on the right, with black script beside each.
Bird and flower watercolour forearm tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a hand with red painted nails and a pale green cuff on a forearm, with a dark grey shadow silhouette behind it.
Hand with red nails and shadow on forearm
Two matching tattoos on the inner wrists, a small black swallow on the left and a shaded birdcage with an open door on the right, in a fine line style with a red trail.
Swallow and open birdcage on wrists
Two matching realistic ornate key tattoos with blue gem details, one on each forearm, with the arms touching at the wrists.
Matching ornate key tattoos on forearms