Forearm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with cogs and Roman numerals on the forearm.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a dahlia and a peony with leaves and buds, running up the outer forearm.
Dahlia and peony tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with leaves, a bud and a thorned stem on the inner wrist and forearm.
Shaded black and grey rose on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoos of hairdressing scissors on the left forearm and a folding straight razor on the right forearm, with a flower outline above and a dotted band below.
Scissors and straight razor on forearms
Black and white photo of two raised hands showing detailed fern frond tattoos on both forearms, in a botanical style.
Fern tattoos on both forearms
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a walking tabby kitten with a trail of paw prints on the forearm.
Tabby kitten and paw prints on forearm
Black and grey realism rose on the back of a hand beside a geometric triangle design on the other hand, with mandala and butterfly tattoos on the forearms and hands.
Rose and geometric hand tattoos with butterfly wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoos of a flowering vine on the shoulder and a shaded hibiscus on the upper arm, with a dark tattoo on the forearm, in a Realism style.
Botanical vine and hibiscus tattoos on the arm
Realistic colour tattoo of autumn maple leaves in orange, red and yellow running down a forearm.
Realistic autumn maple leaves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly filled with red, blue, yellow and orange puzzle piece shapes, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow, on the forearm.
Puzzle piece butterfly on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red lipstick tube and a red lip kiss print on a forearm, shown in a close photo.
Lipstick and kiss print on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf across the back of a hand, with flowers and shading continuing up the forearm.
Snarling wolf on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo on a forearm, with an infinity symbol and Hebrew lettering below it.
Lion head and infinity symbol on a forearm
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
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
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
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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a falcon head, the Eye of Horus, a queen's portrait and a pharaoh's face.
Egyptian themed sleeve with falcon and Eye of Horus
Black and grey tattoo of an X-wing starfighter over a compass rose with compass points, shaded realistically on the forearm.
X-wing starfighter over a compass rose
Black and grey realism tattoo on the inner forearm showing a guitar neck and strings appearing through torn skin, with a script logo on the headstock.
Guitar emerging from torn forearm skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's eyes and striped face within a feather, on the inner forearm.
Tiger eyes within a feather on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses, leaves and a pocket watch with a beaded chain across the inner forearm.
Roses, leaves and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leopard's head and a rose on a forearm, with a moth near the bottom edge, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Leopard and rose on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a face formed from a folded banknote with a rolled bill above, shown in two side by side photographs.
Money-face portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch, a shaded rose and a dotwork mandala flower with a butterfly.
Pocket watch, rose and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a row of seven moon phases in fine shading across the inner forearm.
Moon phases sequence on a forearm
Realistic blue and grey tattoo of a car alternator with a pulley on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Alternator tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded video game hero with a shield and sword on the forearm.
Zelda-style hero with shield on forearm
Realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a wolf head at the top, a tiger face in the middle and a rose near the wrist, in black and grey shading.
Wolf, tiger and rose forearm sleeve
Full sleeve tattoo in realism style on the upper arm and forearm showing Darth Vader, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and the Death Star against a space background.
Star Wars characters and Death Star full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tree, leafy on one side and bare on the other, with a flock of birds lifting away on a forearm.
Tree dissolving into birds on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chopper motorcycle with a large butterfly above it, shown on the forearm.
Chopper motorcycle and butterfly on a forearm
Black and white photo of a woman's arm with a shaded bow tattoo on the upper arm, a diamond tattoo on the forearm and a lips tattoo on the bare midriff, with script and a wing above.
Bow, diamond and lips tattoos in black and white
Colour realism tattoo of a pink rose with a water droplet and a faceted gemstone, framed by black dotwork and mandala patterns on a forearm.
Realistic rose and gem forearm piece
Two people show matching black and grey tattoos on their inner wrists, each with an infinity symbol, a shaded feather and a script name.
Matching feather and infinity wrist tattoos
Colour butterfly tattoo with red and pink wings edged in black and purple, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the inner wrist.
Red butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a misty pine forest across a forearm, with a black smartwatch on the wrist.
Pine forest forearm tattoo
Woman seen from behind with black and grey realistic rose tattoos covering both arms in full sleeves, from upper arm to forearm.
Black and grey rose sleeves on both arms
Black and grey realism biomechanical tattoo of gears, pistons and metal plates torn open through the skin of a forearm.
Biomechanical gears on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a footballer seen from behind, wearing a number 7 shirt with the name Cantona across the back.
Footballer seen from behind on a forearm
Black and grey shaded pine cone tattoo on the inner wrist, with part of a floral tattoo visible on the forearm above it.
Pine cone tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT, with a hand pinching a small object below it and a dotwork ornament at the base.
Skull tarot card and hand on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of four planets stacked down a forearm over a teal, red and blue nebula.
Planets and nebula on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a tabby cat with blue eyes peeking over a coffee cup, with the words all you need is love and more coffee in a realistic style with lettering.
Cat peeking over coffee cup with lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf head with wisps of smoke rising above it, on a forearm.
Howling wolf with smoke on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rosary with a crucifix hanging from a wrist and forearm, with an Eye of Horus tattoo on the upper arm.
Rosary and crucifix on a forearm
Large pink botanical flower tattoo with soft shaded petals on a forearm, shown against a pale blue shirt.
Pink flower tattoo on a forearm