Ribs tattoo ideas

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Realism colour tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and a strand of pearls, on the side of a torso.
Two pink roses with pearl strands
Grey shaded scorpion tattoo with blue blackletter word Scorpio above it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Shaded scorpion with Scorpio lettering on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a fox with feathered wings among green leaves and branches, running across a person's back and ribs.
Winged fox among branches across back
Black and grey tattoo of shaded roses, leaves and musical notes on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white photograph.
Roses and music staff on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of two red roses with dark leaves and a music staff with notes wrapping across a person's side ribs, shown in a close photograph.
Red roses and music staff on the ribs
Colour realism style tattoo on the side ribs of a torso showing a terrier in a pirate hat and eyepatch, a fluffy white dog, a small creature in a red scarf and spiral snail shells.
Pirate terrier and fluffy dog on ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a feather fading into a flock of black birds, placed on the side of the ribs.
Colourful feather with flying birds on ribs
Realistic black and grey sunflower tattoo on the side ribs, with a shaded flower head and petals above high-waisted denim jeans.
Sunflower tattoo on the ribs
A soft pink realistic rose tattoo on a woman's ribs, seen from the side with her dark backless dress held aside.
Pink rose on the ribs
Black and pink orchids with swirling black linework tattooed on the side of the ribs, in a botanical realism style.
Black orchids with swirling linework on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged figure with its head bowed and knees drawn up, above a skull, on the side of a ribcage.
Winged figure over a skull on the ribs
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a skull fused with a Roman numeral clock face and gears, on the side of the torso.
Skull and clock mechanism tattoo on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a centaur archer drawing a bow, shaded and placed on the side of the ribs.
Centaur archer on the side of the ribs
Black and grey hibiscus flowers with scrollwork and Greek script on the side of the ribs, in a realistic botanical style.
Hibiscus flowers and Greek script on ribs
Colour tattoo of the state of Texas filled with bluebonnets, red paintbrush and a yellow rose, placed on the side of the ribs.
Texas outline filled with wildflowers on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with an ornate crown on the upper forearm of a woman in a grey bikini, holding a mug.
Skull with crown tattoo on a forearm
Realistic red and black fish tattoos with flowing fins on the side of a torso, above denim jeans.
Red and black fish on a side torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of a grandfather clock with butterflies lifting from its top and roots spreading beneath it, on the side of the ribs.
Grandfather clock with butterflies and roots
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with red honeycomb lines and dotted stems on the side of the ribs.
Bee and honeycomb on the ribs
Side view of a torso in a bikini on a beach, showing a black and grey shaded feather on the hip, a column of small birds up the ribs and fine script with stars above.
Feather, birds and script on a side torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of two open roses with a rose bud and leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Black and grey roses on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a screaming long-haired undead figure and a grinning demon holding a trident, across the side of the ribs.
Screaming undead figure and demon on ribs
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo with fine line swirls across the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses with swirls on the side
Black and grey realistic scroll tattoo with the lettering you can run from your problems but you can't run from yourself, on the side of the ribs.
Scroll with quote on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather that breaks apart into small flying birds, on the side of a person's ribs.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Black and grey realism anchor wrapped in rope with a compass rose behind it, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and compass rose on the ribs
Realistic pink faceted heart gem tattoo with black filigree and hanging chains on the side of the ribs.
Faceted pink heart gem on the ribs
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo with shaded barbs and a pale central quill, placed on the side of the torso near the ribs.
Feather tattoo on the side of the body
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather with script lettering and a flock of birds, on the side of the ribs.
Feather with birds and script on the ribs
Realistic fine line humpback whale tattoo in grey ink on the side of a torso, with the words Pro memoria written above it.
Humpback whale with script on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of an orange jellyfish with red trailing tentacles and a teal wash behind it, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Orange jellyfish with teal wash on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three elephants walking in a line with small birds and a flower above, on the side of a woman's ribs.
Three elephants and birds on ribs
Realism-style tattoo of a blue feather on the side of the ribs, with black silhouette birds lifting away from its upper edge.
Blue feather with flying birds on ribs
Black and grey shaded anatomical heart with a red triangle outline and red arrows on the side of the ribs.
Anatomical heart with red triangle on ribs
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a tiger head above a woman's profile with closed eyes, with a skull held in a hand on the side of the body.
Tiger and woman full back piece with skull
Black and grey realistic flower tattoo with water droplets and leaves on the side of a torso, near the ribs.
Realistic grey flower on the side of the ribs
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with the word Wanderlust in cursive script on the side of a torso, shown beside the ribs.
Wanderlust script and compass rose
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo with inky tendrils on the side of a torso, above the waistband of jeans.
Lily tattoo on the side torso
Realistic colour tattoo of a green hummingbird and pink orchids on the side of a torso, with the bird flying towards the flowers.
Hummingbird and orchids on the side
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart with sweet pea flowers and vines on the side of the ribs, shown in fine hatched linework.
Anatomical heart with sweet pea vines on ribs
Realism tattoo of a large eye above hands cupping an orange flower, with a feathered wing on the left, on the side of a torso.
Realistic eye, hands and flower with wing
Colour realism tattoo of purple and teal delphinium flowers and buds on the side of the ribs.
Purple delphinium flowers on the ribs
Black and grey dreamcatcher with shaded feathers and a script quote above it, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher and feathers with script on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress, shown from two angles on the side of the ribs.
Lion in feather headdress on ribs
Realistic tattoo of a Cheshire Cat grin with teal eyes peering through torn skin on the side of the ribs.
Cheshire Cat grin in torn skin on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded wing with the script words Tomorrow is never promised Just live, on the side of the ribs.
Wing and script quote on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a teal and purple feather on the side of the torso, shown in a close photograph.
Teal and purple feather on the side
Shaded realistic feather tattoo in grey ink on a person's side ribs, with a hand resting over the skin.
Feather tattoo on the ribs