Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black stippled paw print tattoo on the ribs, with a heart-shaped gap of bare skin in one of the toe pads.
Paw print with heart on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a crescent with three arrows on a woman's left ribs, photographed in black and white.
Crescent and arrows on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of impossible interlocking staircases and arches wrapping along the side of the ribs.
Impossible staircase and arches on the ribs
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo on the side of a torso, framed by bold black brushstroke bands and a realistic eye beneath it.
Realistic skull with brushstroke bands on ribs
Fine line tattoo of a small outlined elephant raising its trunk to spray red, teal and purple swirls, placed on the side of the torso.
Outline elephant with coloured swirls on the side
Sketchy black and grey tattoo of a gnarled tree trunk with a single red heart hanging by a thread, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hanging red heart on a cracked tree trunk
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Smile" on the side of a woman's torso below her shoulder, shown in a close photo of her bare back.
Small script word "Smile" on a ribcage
Black linework tattoo of a figure with flowing hair on the side of a torso, above black studded lace-up trousers.
Linework tattoo on side above lace-up trousers
Black fine line tattoo of a sun with a human face and long wavy rays on the side of a ribcage, partly covered by a light blue top.
Sun with a face tattoo on the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lilies with grey shading and swirling scrolls, running down the side of the ribs.
Pink lilies and swirls on the ribs
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of five birds in flight along the side of the ribs.
Flock of birds in flight on the ribs
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of a person's ribcage, below the arm, with a white vest top beside it.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Black outlined octopus tattoo with swirl and dot patterning across the ribs and side of a torso, in a dotwork style.
Ornamental octopus on the side of the ribs
Colour tattoo of a sailing pirate ship with a black skull and crossbones flag and blue waves, on the side of a torso.
Pirate ship with skull flag on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, a feather, a pocket watch, butterflies and cursive script along the ribs and side of the torso.
Roses, feather and script on a side torso
Full-colour realism tattoo of green lilies and peacock feathers running down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Lilies and peacock feathers on the side ribs
Close-up of a typewriter-style quote, 'Art Is The Weapon Imagination IS The Ammunition', in black ink with multicoloured watercolour splashes on the ribs.
Quote with watercolour splashes on the ribs
Close-up of a small fine line elephant outline tattoo in black ink on the side of the ribs, with a red bikini top visible above.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a teal tail on the left side of a person's ribs.
Red-haired mermaid on a side ribcage
Colour tattoo of red roses, green leaves and a small fairy with swirling vines along a person's side from the ribs to the hip.
Floral swirls and fairy on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton in a fedora and suit playing a double bass, across the ribs.
Skeleton double bass player on ribs
Colourful flowing ribbons rise from black outlined upright pianos with scattered sheet music, a tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Coloured ribbons rising from pianos on ribs
Black and grey realism style dandelion tattoo on the ribs with drifting seeds and the words behaving as the wind behaves along the stem.
Dandelion seeds and script on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, winged figures and script lettering across a man's upper arm, shoulder, back and ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on back and arm
Realistic colour tattoo of two swallows in flight on the left side of a torso, one above the other across the ribs.
Two swallows on the ribs
Black script lettering reading How we survive is what makes us who we are, tattooed across the ribs with some redness around it.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black script quote reading I will fly, chase the wind and touch the sky, beside an arrow and feather tattoo on the side of a ribcage.
Arrow and feather with script quote on ribs
Small black pine tree silhouette tattoo with trailing vertical strokes on a woman's ribs, in a blackwork style.
Pine tree silhouette on the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of orange and red maple leaves on a branch across the side of a torso, over the ribs.
Autumn maple branch on the side ribs
Full colour neo-trad peacock tattoo with a curled neck and eye-patterned tail feathers across a person's back and side.
Peacock tattoo across back and side
Black and grey mandala flower tattoo with layered petals and shading on the side of a torso, above the ribs.
Mandala flower tattoo on the ribs
Pink and red watercolour-style flowers with green stems running down the side of the ribs, below a striped top.
Pink watercolour flowers on the ribs
Black fine line mandala tattoo on the ribs beside a small crescent moon and star, with a colour rose tattoo on the upper arm above.
Black linework mandala and moon on ribs
Colour tattoo of a pink blossom branch with green leaves running down the side of the ribs, with shaded brown branches.
Pink blossom branch down the side ribs
Full colour tattoo of an Alice in Wonderland scene across the side of the ribs, showing Alice, the Cheshire Cat, pumpkins and a castle under a full moon.
Alice in Wonderland scene on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a person's ribs, below the arm.
Smile script on the side ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rose with geometric arrows, triangles and circles running vertically along the ribs.
Geometric rose and arrow down the ribs
Cherry blossom branch tattoo with pink petals, yellow centres and black branches running across the side of the ribs.
Cherry blossom branch tattoo on the side ribs
Black handwritten script tattoo reading What We Do In Life and Echoes In Eternity across the side of the ribs.
Two-line quote in script on the side ribs
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs
Black Eye of Horus tattoo with dotted rays on the side of a ribcage, partly covered by white fabric.
Eye of Horus with dotted rays on ribs
Realistic black and grey roses with swirling vine linework running down the side of a person's back and ribs.
Black and grey roses and swirls down the side and back
Black fine line tattoo on the side ribs of a person, showing a heartbeat line that forms a cross on the left and a heart on the right, with the words Faith Hope Love beneath.
Heartbeat cross and heart on the ribs
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with a swirl and arrow detail on the side of a torso, above denim shorts.
Compass rose on the ribs
Black and white photo of a vertical line of runic-style lettering tattooed along the side of a person's torso, in a fine line lettering style.
Vertical runic lettering along the side of the torso
Realistic blue ribbon and black cross with beads on the side ribs, with the script Genesis 50:20 running along the ribbon.
Blue ribbon and beaded cross on the ribs
Realism style black and grey tattoo of three roses, swirling shading and a hanging rosary with a cross on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Black and grey roses with rosary on the side
Realism tattoo of a Doberman's head in black and grey with a collar and tag, on the side of the ribs.
Doberman portrait on the ribs