Forearm tattoo ideas

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Black ornamental blackwork tattoo of paisley-like scrolls and scalloped borders covering a forearm and the back of a hand in dim light.
Ornamental blackwork on forearm and hand
Black linework tattoo of stacked wavy lines forming a band across the inner forearm, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Wavy line band on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo across a forearm, with purple, blue, pink, red and green washes and dark ink specks.
Watercolour splash tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey botanical arm sleeve with a large chrysanthemum at the upper arm, clouds and lily leaves running down to the forearm, in a dotwork and linework style.
Floral arm sleeve with chrysanthemum
Traditional-style tattoo of a sailing ship over mountains and a coloured mandala flower on a forearm.
Sailing ship and mandala on a forearm
Neo-trad style tattoo of a grey cameo portrait in a black ornate frame, set on a pink oval with dangling bead chains, on the inner forearm.
Cameo in ornate frame on a forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a triangle, circles and arrows with dotted lines on the inner forearm.
Geometric triangle and circles on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of three butterflies on the wrist, with the hand raised against a dark background.
Three butterflies on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and buds with leaves on a woman's forearm near the wrist, with a gold filigree ring on her hand.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger with teal scrollwork and purple flowers on the inner forearm.
Dagger with purple flowers on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a tipped-over pink nail polish bottle with its brush, on the forearm.
Tipped nail polish bottle on a forearm
Black lace-patterned umbrella tattoo on the inner wrist and lower forearm of a hand raised against a white background.
Lace umbrella on the inner wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple bra with a pink bow and lace trim, set in front of orange flames, on the inner forearm.
Purple bra with flames on a forearm
Forearm with a partly visible floral tattoo in black and red linework, beside a hand holding a white skirt printed with small coloured elephants.
Floral tattoo on a forearm beside a printed skirt
Two people holding hands, each with a small fine line shell tattoo on the inner forearm, one teal and one lilac.
Matching shell tattoos on two forearms
Small lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading Paris, with a black Eiffel Tower in place of the letter A and a solid red heart above the word.
Paris with Eiffel Tower and red heart on wrist
Small black fine line arrow tattoo on the inner forearm, with another wrist wearing a gold watch and bracelets in the foreground.
Fine line arrow on a forearm
Black outlined smiley face with X eyes and lettering above and beside it, with blue and red watercolour-style splashes, on a forearm.
Smiley face with lettering on a forearm
Two matching pixel art tattoos on forearms, each showing a coloured pixel character beneath a red and black pixel heart.
Pixel art heart and game characters on forearms
Fine line feather tattoo on the inner forearm, shaded from orange through pink and purple to teal, with ornamental swirls and dots, beside its paper stencil.
Gradient feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded spool of thread with looping thread and a dotted trail, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Spool of thread on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a hooded woman holding an infant in front of a sunburst, on a forearm with solid black shading around it.
Madonna and child with sunburst on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue eye inside an orange bolt-shaped panel with teal outlines, on the inner wrist.
Eye within an orange bolt on a wrist
Two forearms with black tattoos, an outline world map on one arm and a compass rose on the wrist, while the hands hold a pine cone and a shell.
World map and compass rose tattoos on forearms
Traditional hourglass tattoo with a red flower, black leaves and wings, shaded in grey and red, on the forearm.
Hourglass with red flower on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a circle enclosing a sun, mountains and water, with lettering above and below reading room for one more troubled soul.
Mountain and sun circle with quote on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with overlapping circles, a small triangle and the letter N, placed on a forearm.
Crescent moon and circles on a forearm
Small cartoon tooth with a smiling face and a pink bow tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Cartoon tooth with pink bow on wrist
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible gears, on the forearm.
Pocket watch with exposed gears on a forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a pink lotus flower with yellow stamens and grey wash shading on a forearm.
Pink lotus flower on a forearm
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading ad maiora with a small hand-drawn arrow above it, on the inner wrist beside a world map watch.
Ad maiora script on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a snowboarder beside a snowboard, pine trees, a mountain ridge and a crescent moon.
Snowboarder and mountain scene on a forearm
Close view of a small dotwork tattoo of three black dots in a diagonal line on the inside of a forearm, with a fist raised above it.
Three small dots on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a plaster with the word BREATHE on the inside of a wrist, shown in dark ink against a blurred green and yellow background.
Breathe plaster tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and leaves in a bouquet on the inner forearm.
Black and grey peony bouquet on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing paintbrushes, pencils, a pencil sharpener and a tube of oil paint, shown from two angles.
Art supplies on a forearm
Three views of a colour full sleeve tattoo of a space scene with a red sun, ringed planets, stars and nebula clouds, on an arm against a black background.
Space scene full sleeve
Small solid black guitar silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with a hand making the rock horns gesture against a textured white wall.
Guitar silhouette tattoo on wrist
Small colour anchor tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, outlined in dark blue with yellow, red and green accents in a traditional style.
Anchor tattoo on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a black bird holding a stem with pink and blue daisies, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bird and daisies on the wrist
Two photos of a red and black spider emblem tattoo with a web pattern on a forearm, shown in close-up and from further away.
Red and black spider emblem on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a maple leaf filled with autumn trees and an animal silhouette, in yellow, orange and brown, on the forearm.
Autumn forest scene inside a maple leaf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with two roses and smoky shading on the inner forearm.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Woman in a white graphic tee with a black and grey Om mandala print, showing a black fine line arrow and lettering tattoo on one forearm and a red floral tattoo on the other arm.
Lettering and floral tattoos on forearms
Two small solid black tattoos on wrists, one of the Eiffel Tower and one of the Empire State Building, with the hands held together.
Eiffel Tower and Empire State Building on wrists
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's face framed by filigree ornaments on a forearm.
Ornamental cat head on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a feather outline above the script "In the end, we'll all become stories" on a forearm.
Feather and quote on a forearm
Black and grey pine tree tattoo with a dense silhouetted canopy and a thin trunk, on the outer forearm of a person in a black denim jacket and shorts.
Pine tree on a forearm