Ribs tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a red lily with black swirling vines and grey shading on the ribs of a person wearing a green top.
Red lily and swirling vines on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feathered wing on the left side of a person's ribs, with the person lying on white fur.
Feathered wing tattoo on the ribs
Black realistic feather tattoo with fine shaded barbs running diagonally across the side of a torso, just below the ribs.
Realistic feather tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey shaded swallow tattoo in mid-flight on the side of the torso, with feathers drawn in soft realistic detail.
Swallow tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo with curling vine linework across the side of a person's ribs.
Three lilies with curling vines on the ribs
Black and grey realism feather tattoo shaded along the side of the ribs, with a navel piercing and denim jeans visible below.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Red and orange feather quill tattoo on the ribs, with black cursive script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
Feather quill with script quote on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of two palm trees above a setting sun over water, on the side of the ribs.
Palm trees and sunset on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gnarled, twisting tree with bare branches running up the side of the ribs.
Gnarled tree on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo on the side ribs of a torso, showing a profile made of connected dots and lines filled with a mosque skyline, clouds and birds.
Profile of minarets and clouds on the ribs
Realism black and grey tattoo of a large skull across the chest and stomach, with the word INSOMNIA above it and further tattoos on the neck, upper arm and forearm.
Full torso skull and dark imagery tattoo
Colour realism tattoo of a monarch butterfly resting on red flower petals with green leaves, on the side of the torso.
Monarch butterfly on a red flower
Black and grey fine line script and a shaded feather with small birds tattooed on the ribs.
Feather and script on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a birch forest covering the side of a torso, shown on the ribs.
Birch forest scene on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of several snowflakes with soft shading, running down the side of the ribs.
Snowflake cluster tattoo along the ribs
Colour tattoo on a flank of skin, styled as torn skin revealing a blue sky with two swallows, grey clouds and a rainbow, in a realistic style.
Torn skin revealing sky and rainbow
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs of clasped hands beside the shadow silhouette of a head in profile.
Clasped hands and shadow profile on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant riding a unicycle with a banner reading ELEVATE and birds in flight above, on a person's side ribs.
Elephant on a unicycle with birds on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a teal and pink betta fish with swirling fins on the side of the torso, shown in a Realism style.
Betta fish with flowing fins on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, a skull and two roses with a butterfly on the side of the torso.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wooden cross with a candle on top and a ribbon reading In Memory of Those I've Lost, on the side of the ribs.
Wooden cross with candle and memorial ribbon
Colour tattoo of the Superman shield on the side ribs, shown as if torn open through the skin in a realistic style.
Superman logo under torn skin on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mechanical walker beneath a dripping dark sphere, running down the side of the ribs.
Mechanical walker beneath a dripping sphere on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with a long stem and serrated leaves, on the side of the torso.
Realistic black and grey rose with stem
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall stack of worn old books with banded spines, placed on the side of the ribs.
Stacked old books on the ribs
Black and grey realistic snake tattoo running in an S-curve along the side of a bare torso, above black lace underwear.
Snake tattoo on a side torso
Full colour botanical tattoo of three sunflowers with green leaves and buds running diagonally down the side of the ribs.
Sunflower trio on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, feathers and an ornate key.
Pocket watch, feathers and key on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha playing a shamisen, with a red flower in colour at the edge, on a person's side above the ribs.
Geisha playing a shamisen on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Godzilla-style kaiju in profile with a spiked back and tail, on the side of the ribs.
Godzilla-style kaiju tattoo on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull framed by red and pink roses and white flowers, running across a woman's back and ribs in a realistic style.
Sugar skull and roses across back and ribs
Colour realism tattoo of purple orchids and a blue hummingbird with teal swirls on the side of a torso.
Hummingbird and orchids with swirls on the side
Black and grey realistic tattoo of two coiling snakes with patterned scales wrapping across the ribs and side of the torso.
Coiled snakes across the ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a scallop shell on the side of a pale torso, with long blonde hair falling beside it.
Scallop shell tattoo on the side ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of blossoms and leaves across a woman's back and side, with a swallow on the shoulder and small script near the waist.
Floral back piece with swallow and script
Realism style tattoo of a grey SLR camera with a Canon label, purple succulent, green vines and blue flower, with Stay Focused script below, on the ribs.
SLR camera with Stay Focused script on ribs
Realism tattoo of a woman's face with pink and white flowers and blue and orange butterflies on the side of the ribs.
Woman portrait with flowers and butterflies on ribs
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with black ink splashes and red brush strokes on the side of the torso, above the hip.
Realistic skull with black ink splashes on the side
Black and grey tattoo on the ribs of a side torso showing dreamcatchers, shaded feathers and the script quote Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.
Dreamcatchers and feathers with script on ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a swallow in flight with spread wings, placed on the side of the ribs.
Swallow in flight on the side ribs
Colour realism tattoo of red poppy flowers and a bud on a stem, running down the side of a torso above the hip.
Red poppies with bud on side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face inside a feather, on the side of the ribs.
Tiger face in a feather on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with roots and twisting branches across a man's ribs and side of the back.
Bare tree tattoo across ribs and back
Black and grey tattoo on the ribs of a feather with shaded barbs that breaks up into a flock of flying bird silhouettes.
Feather dissolving into flying birds on ribs
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Collage of black and grey feather tattoos: two shaded feathers on the side of the ribs and two ornate feather designs drawn on paper.
Feather tattoos on ribs with feather drawings
Realistic colour tattoo on the side of a ribcage showing a hawk-moth feeding from orange blossom, with the branch ending in a ball-and-stick molecule.
Hawk-moth and blossom branch on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the side of a woman's ribs, with a grey top pulled to one side.
Shaded feather on the ribs