Forearm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey geometric forearm tattoo in dotwork style, with a shaded triangle containing a swirling wave above linked triangles, squares and circles.
Geometric triangles and circles on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with a drop pendant design hanging below it and a second mandala motif near the wrist.
Mandala and drop pendant tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag with antlers wearing a suit and tie, across the inner forearm.
Stag in a suit on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with dotwork shading and fine geometric lines beneath it on a forearm.
Black rose and geometric lines on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with a solid semicolon above and below it on the inner forearm.
Lotus with semicolons on a forearm
Black and grey forest tattoo on a forearm, with bare trees, a pine tree and a flock of birds fading into dotwork shading at the wrist.
Forest silhouette and birds on a forearm
Blue crescent moon with a face on one forearm and a yellow and orange sun with a face on the other, both framed by fine dotted geometric lines.
Crescent moon and sun on forearms
Black and grey sun and moon tattoo with stylised faces, dotwork shading and swirling clouds, on the forearm.
Sun and moon face tattoo on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sun over clouds and waves in a circle on the forearm, with the scene mirrored below a horizontal split.
Sun, clouds and waves in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower and ornamental patterns, covering the forearm.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on the inner wrist and forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a wrist
Fine line black crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist, with a dotted outline beside a rolled checked shirt cuff.
Small crescent moon on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small sprig with a stippled flower head and leaves on the inner forearm.
Small botanical sprig on inner forearm
Black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm showing a globe on a stand, a moth at the wrist and a geometric mandala border, shown in two photos.
Globe, moth and mandala on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala and paisley ornament in black, grey and red on the forearm.
Ornamental seated cat on forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a snake coiled around a peony-like flower with smoke above, on a forearm.
Snake coiled around a flower on a forearm
Black ink lace-style band tattoo with dotwork and fine lines wrapping around the forearm, above the wrist.
Lace-style band tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork lotus with fine line swirls and a long stem running down the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Dotwork lotus and swirl stem on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest, framed by thin geometric circles and lines, on the forearm.
Tabby cat with heart on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding a flowering branch on a forearm, with partial lettering beside it.
Hand holding a blossom branch on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala with a central flower of life design on the inner forearm, with a matching small tattoo on a finger.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Arm with a full sleeve tattoo of mandalas, crystals and leaves in dotwork and shading, covering the forearm and upper arm.
Botanical and crystal sleeve on arm
Black and grey dotwork rose with a mandala style frame and hanging drops on a forearm, shown against denim and patterned wallpaper.
Rose and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals and geometric patterns covering the inner forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of an eye inside a triangle, within overlapping circles and radiating lines, on a forearm.
All-seeing eye in geometric circles on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the forearm, shown against a pale arm and dark sleeve.
Wave in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey photo of two forearms: the left has a fine line compass star with circles and a dotted vertical line, and the right has a geometric anchor with triangles on the inner forearm.
Compass star and anchor on two forearms
Black and grey geometric lioness face tattoo with dotwork shading and a lotus-style crown, shown on the inner forearm from two angles.
Geometric lioness face on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a sailing ship, a diver in a brass helmet, a submarine, fish and an octopus.
Nautical sleeve with diver and sailing ship
Two side-by-side photos of fine line black ink tattoos on the inner wrist: a dotted interlocking triangle design on the left and a small orbit with dots and a star on the right.
Geometric and orbit tattoos on wrists
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a symmetrical floral mandala with lotus-like petals on the inner forearm.
Dotwork floral mandala on forearm
Black and grey realism and dotwork tattoo of a lion's face with mandala patterning and a small skull on the inner forearm.
Lion and mandala on a forearm
Black ink botanical tattoo of leaves and flowers running from the back of the hand down over the wrist and forearm.
Leaf and flower tattoo on hand and wrist
Black dotwork circle with the words 1 tbsp and 1 tsp inked on the palm, with traditional colour tattoos of an apple and a bird on the wrist and forearm.
Dotted circle with measurements on palm
Forearm tattoo of a bulldog in a top hat, monocle and suit, drawn in black linework with teal watercolour splashes.
Bulldog in top hat and monocle on forearm
Black ink stag head with large antlers inside a dotted circle, in an etched style, on the forearm.
Stag head with antlers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an impossible cube inside a dotted hexagon, with a triangle below, on a forearm, shown twice as a matching pair.
Matching geometric cube tattoos on forearms
Black ink compass and lotus tattoo with ornamental scrollwork in a diamond frame, placed on the inner forearm.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a curling wave and feathers running along the outer forearm.
Wave and feather on a forearm
Black fine line botanical tattoo on a wrist with a rose bud, leaves, tendrils and a dotted line, plus a small mark on the hand.
Fine line botanical tattoo on wrist
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoos on an upper arm, forearm and side of the ribs, with a person in a bikini standing in clear shallow water.
Ornamental mandala tattoos on arm and ribs
Black dotwork pine tree tattoo running up the forearm, with a solid dark crown and a fine trunk line fading into stippled shading.
Pine tree on a forearm
Two forearms with fine dashed-line tattoos encircling the wrists, in a minimal fine line style on the inner forearm.
Thin dashed line tattoos on two forearms
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, one showing a row of dots with a ringed planet and the other a scatter of small dots, in black ink.
Planet and star dot tattoos on wrists
Full sleeve geometric mandala tattoo in dotwork shading, with small pink rose accents near the elbow, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve mandala tattoo on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a geometric flower across the back of a hand, with a tessellated cube pattern running up the forearm.
Geometric flower and tessellation on hand and forearm
Black and grey dotwork tree inside a faceted crystal outline on a forearm, with a dotted circle and single dots above and below.
Tree within a geometric crystal on a forearm
Black dotwork and line tattoo of a bare tree whose roots form an arrow of overlapping triangles, on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and overlapping triangles on a forearm