Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of the state of Texas with a raised, bevelled star, shaded to look three-dimensional on the side of the torso.
Texas state outline in 3D shading
Colour tattoo of torn skin revealing rainbow stripes in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, on the side of a ribcage.
Torn skin revealing rainbow stripes on ribs
Grey shaded butterfly tattoo with soft gradient wings on the side of a person's ribcage, with the arm raised above.
Shaded butterfly on the side of the ribs
Mirror selfie of a torso and both arms covered in colour and black and grey tattoos, including a sugar skull face with dotwork shading on the stomach and roses and a skull on the chest.
Torso and arm sleeves with skulls and lotus flowers
Colour tattoo of a slim cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and green leaves, shown on the side of the body.
Cherry blossom branch on the side of the body
Side of a torso showing a realistic red rose and black lace tattoo running down the ribs, with black and white rose design panels on either side.
Red roses and black lace on the ribs
Black and grey shaded wing tattoo on the side of the ribs of a person lying on a white fluffy rug.
Wing tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the side of the ribs, with a hand and dark nail polish visible at the top left.
Shaded feather tattoo on the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and purple lilies, green vines and blue butterflies across a person's back and side.
Lilies and butterflies across a back
Black and grey shaded sunflower tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a braided belt and jeans visible below.
Shaded sunflower on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a lion head inside a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lion and dreamcatcher on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion with a mane beside a small cub on rocky ground, placed on the side of the ribs.
Adult lion and cub on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a silver key with a keyhole charm tied with a pink bow and the script words follow your heart, on the ribs.
Pink bow key with follow your heart script
Collage of three tattoos: a shaded clock face with gears on a shoulder, an outlined key with colour splashes on the ribs, and a compass with a feather on the upper arm.
Clock, key and compass tattoos in mixed styles
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sitting cat with its tail curled down, on the left side of a person's ribs.
Black cat sitting on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a magpie with spread wings on the side of a torso, with a faint outline of a hand holding a pocket watch chain below.
Magpie in flight on a side torso
Realism tattoo of a grinning grey cat with green eyes tearing through skin on the side of the ribs.
Grinning cat tearing through skin on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a feather and beads on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher and feather on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull-faced woman with roses and a swallow on the thigh of a person lying on a white bed.
Skull portrait and roses on a thigh
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded feathers with the word family in script across the ribs.
Family script and feathers on the ribs
Two photos of shaded crown tattoos in a realism style, one above the words His Queen on the side of the torso and one with blue gems above the words Her King on the chest.
Crown tattoos reading His Queen and Her King
Realism style colour tattoo of a owl perched on a branch in front of a pale moon, with green leaves, across the side of a person's torso.
Owl on a branch before a moon
Black and grey realistic swallow tattoo in flight on a person's ribs, seen from behind beside a dark vest top.
Swallow tattoo on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of honeycomb, three bees and small flowers with the script words Order is peace on the side of a torso.
Honeycomb and bees with script on the side
Realism style tattoo of a pink ribbon loop with a shaded grey cross on a rosary-style cord, on the side of the ribs.
Pink ribbon and cross on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a brown branch with green leaves, on the side of a person's ribs.
Cardinal on a branch on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a single feather on the side of the ribs, with the tip pointing towards the front of the body.
Shaded feather tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven in flight with spread wings and smoky shading across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Raven in flight on the ribs
Close side view of a shaded black and grey realism feather tattoo on the ribs, with the wearer's face turned away from the camera.
Shaded feather tattoo on the side ribs
Realistic grey elephant tattoo with blue, pink and orange watercolour splashes on the side of a torso.
Elephant with watercolour splashes on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a penny on the side of the ribs, with a shaded profile portrait and small lettering around the rim.
Realistic penny coin on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather with silhouetted birds rising from its tip and the text Isaiah 40:31 beneath it, on the side of the torso.
Feather and flying birds with scripture on flank
Colour realism tattoo of pink orchid blooms with dark stems running down the side of the ribs and torso.
Pink orchids down the side of a torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress on the ribs, with grey rose tattoos visible on the upper arm above.
Feathered headdress portrait on the ribs
Full colour realism tattoo of a shark, tropical fish, kelp and coral covering the side of a torso, shown on the ribs.
Underwater scene with shark on a side torso
Colour realism tattoo of a blue butterfly, two orange monarch butterflies and a sunflower with leaves on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Butterflies and sunflower along the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands and an unrolled scroll of scripture across the ribs and side of the torso.
Praying hands and scripture scroll on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a reclining mermaid with a scaled tail curling above her, across the side ribs of a torso.
Reclining mermaid tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey feather wing tattoo with ink splatter dots and small lettering on the side of the ribs.
Feather wing with splatter on ribs
Three photos of a realistic feather and red rose tattoo with swirling linework across the ribs and side of the torso.
Feather and rose ribcage tattoo
Colour realism tattoo of a snarling tiger head framed by bamboo leaves, running down the side of the ribs.
Snarling tiger and bamboo on the ribs
Small black and grey realism style hummingbird tattoo in flight on the side of a ribcage, shaded feathers and a long thin beak.
Hummingbird on the ribs
Realistic sugar skull tattoo with painted flowers, a red cross and a red stethoscope on the side of the ribs.
Sugar skull with stethoscope on the ribs
Black and grey realism dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers, birds and script on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and script on ribs
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird feeding from a hibiscus flower on the side of the ribs, in a realistic style.
Hummingbird feeding from hibiscus on ribs
Black and grey realism phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a flaming tail on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix tattoo on the ribs
Realistic black and grey hummingbirds with red-washed flowers and stems tattooed on the side of a torso.
Two hummingbirds and red flowers on the side