Forearm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey engraved-style tattoo on the forearm showing a whale tail rising from the sea, with small figures falling beneath a large dark shape in the sky above.
Whale tail and falling figures on a forearm
Black outlined tattoo of Hello Kitty styled as a stormtrooper, with a red bow, on the forearm.
Hello Kitty stormtrooper on forearm
Two people hold wrists showing matching red and grey Celtic heart knot tattoos on the inner forearm, with the script words Two Hearts and That beat as one.
Matching heart knot wrist tattoos with script
Close photo of a black serif lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading 'It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.'
Quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage rangefinder camera with the words the way I see the world in script beside it, on a forearm.
Vintage camera with quote on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a heart pierced by an arrow on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line heart and arrow on the wrist
Four stacked forearms show matching small black fine line swirl tattoos with dotted lines on the wrist.
Matching swirl wrist tattoos
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a typewriter-style quote above an ornate corset on a stand, with denim visible in the background.
Quote and corset dress form on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of folded dollar bills arranged into a rose shape on the forearm.
Dollar bill rose on an arm
Black and grey mandala and geometric tattoo covering a forearm, with a lotus-like motif near the wrist side of the elbow.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing roses, clouds, birds and pine trees in realistic shading.
Black and grey sleeve with clouds and birds
Black and grey tattoo of two poppies with fine line shading and overlapping geometric triangle outlines on the inner forearm.
Poppies with geometric triangles on forearm
Black fine-line eight-point star beside cursive lettering reading let it go on the inner forearm, photographed outdoors against a blurred green background.
Star and script lettering on the forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey and white cat's face with yellow eyes and black outlines on the inner forearm, in a faceted neo-traditional style.
Faceted cat head on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of the number 11 on the inner forearm, shown beside a teacup with a line drawing of a woman on its inside.
Tiny number 11 on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a small orange bird perched on a branch with peach blossoms and green leaves, across the inner forearm.
Bird and blossom on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a feather with green leaves, a pink flower and a black swirl on the forearm.
Colourful feather on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat with yellow eyes wearing a gold crown, shown on a forearm against a red background.
Crowned cat on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hand holding a bouquet of flowers and leaves on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Hand holding a flower bouquet on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a shield with white acanthus leaf scrolls around a circle, on the inside of a forearm.
Blackwork shield and leaf scroll on forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of a skull entwined with a snake on the inner forearm of a person holding a wand.
Skull and snake tattoo on forearm
Three matching black infinity symbol tattoos with the script words like Mother like Daughter, two on the tops of feet and one on a wrist.
Matching infinity script tattoos on feet and wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage steam locomotive with billowing smoke, running along the inner forearm.
Steam locomotive on a forearm
Teal and black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with a stag head and a winged golden snitch, framed by swirling ornaments, on a forearm.
Deathly Hallows, stag and snitch on a forearm
Two crossed wrists show watercolour-style heart tattoos in rainbow splashes, a larger heart on the forearm and a smaller one on the wrist.
Watercolour heart tattoos on crossed wrists
Metallic silver and black geometric band tattoos wrapped around a woman's forearm and wrist, with dot details above the wrist.
Metallic geometric bands on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'alive' with a thin trailing line, on the inner wrist.
Fine line script 'alive' on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a shell with stippled dotwork shading on the forearm, in dark ink against pale skin.
Small shell outline on an arm
Black and white photo of the words ACCIO ADVENTURE tattooed in bold block capitals on a forearm, in Lettering style.
Accio Adventure lettering on a forearm
Fresh and healed photos of a realistic colour tattoo of a woman with a finger to her lips and blood spatters on her face, on a forearm.
Realistic woman portrait with finger to lips on forearm
Close-up of a hand with two tiny black fine line quotation mark tattoos on the inner wrist, above a red sleeve.
Small quotation mark tattoos on the wrist
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a badger, an otter and a fox among orange flowers, leaves and acorns, shown from three angles across the upper arm and forearm.
Woodland animal sleeve with flowers
Black linework tattoo of a cartoon cat with a red bow beside cursive lettering on the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Cartoon cat with red bow and script quote on forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a sailor hat, flanked by red flowers and a yellow banner reading MMXIV, on the forearm.
Tuxedo cat in sailor hat with roses and banner
Realism tattoo on a forearm of a black muscle car with banknotes spilling from its boot, shaded in black and grey with small red tail light details.
Muscle car with banknotes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box on the forearm, shaded in several blues with dark outlines and a small lit window.
Blue TARDIS on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a girl hugging a white dragon with two soot sprites and the words I knew you were good, set inside a heart on a forearm.
Spirited Away scene in a heart on a forearm
Close crop of a woman in a patterned bralette showing a black panther and red rose traditional tattoo across her chest and upper arm, with an eye design on her forearm.
Panther and rose tattoos on chest and arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-style florals running along a forearm, joined by a dotted line.
Mandala and lotus sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a feather, a skeleton key and a rose.
Pocket watch, key and rose on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of three daisies on the wrist, with a gold bangle worn just above it.
Three daisies on a wrist
Small black compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist in a fine line style, with a white rope bracelet and a nautical chart behind the hand.
Compass rose tattoo on inner wrist
Colour traditional tattoo sleeve on a raised forearm, showing a skull, green leaves and red and dark green flowers against a pale wall.
Traditional sleeve with skull and flowers on forearm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a pansy, carnation and aster on stems inside an outlined faceted gem shape.
Botanical stems inside a geometric gem outline
Black script lettering reading strength lies in nights of peaceful slumber over an orange and pink watercolour splash on a forearm.
Script quote with watercolour splash on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line bicycle tattoo on a forearm, with a grey and black striped knitted sleeve beside it.
Small bicycle tattoo on a forearm
Two matching black compass rose tattoos on the inner wrists, one on each arm, drawn in fine line detail.
Matching compass roses on two wrists
Fine line black tattoo of four arrows, two with feathered fletching, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Four arrows on a wrist