Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Shirtless man with a black NY cap covering his face, showing traditional rose and heart tattoos and lettering across his chest, arms and abdomen.
Heavily tattooed torso and arms under a cap
Traditional style tattoo of a globe on a stand showing mountains, pine trees and an orange sunset, with red and yellow trim, on the upper arm.
Globe with mountains and sunset on an arm
Traditional style tattoo of a compass rose inside an ornate gold and black heart frame topped with a fleur-de-lis, on an upper arm.
Compass in a heart frame on an upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with stars and clouds, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl on a branch on an upper arm
Black silhouettes of marching soldiers with barbed wire and red and blue ribbon elements on an upper arm tattoo, set against red and grey clouds.
Marching soldier silhouettes with barbed wire on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon character seated in an orange armchair with a bowl of cherries, above a banner reading I apologize for nothing, on an upper arm.
Cartoon character with banner on upper arm
Woman seen from behind in a hat and open-back grey vest, showing a traditional-style red rose with a diamond shape on her upper arm and shoulder, plus dark lines across her upper back.
Red rose tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Coloured traditional-style illustration of a woman in profile with a swallow and diamond on her neck and chest and a skull on her upper arm.
Traditional-style woman with swallow, diamond and skull
Traditional style tattoos of a frog, an ice cream cone and a rose on the upper arm and forearm, with a skull on the other upper arm.
Frog, ice cream and skull tattoos on arms
Traditional style tattoo of red and orange hearts with a NOT YOU banner, spider web, spider and leaves on the upper arm.
Traditional hearts and spider web on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman's face with a bindi and ornate headdress, surrounded by a mandala, on the upper arm.
Ornate woman portrait with mandala on upper arm
Red rose tattoos in a traditional style across a person's outer thigh and hip, with a rose sleeve on the arm, photographed on a sun lounger.
Red roses on thigh and arm
Black linework tattoo of a woman with glasses and an updo holding a teacup, above a banner reading IT WAS A RUN-BY FRUITING, on the upper arm.
Woman with teacup and banner quote
Woman in a black racerback top showing colourful traditional-style tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, including a bear and a rose.
Colourful tattoos on a woman's arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a feathered headdress with beaded bands and ribbons across the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress tattoo on upper arm
Woman in a dark grey band t-shirt showing colourful traditional rose and floral tattoos on her upper arms and forearms.
Tattooed arms in a band t-shirt
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and a flower crown, with a lace-collared dress, on the upper arm.
Woman with flower crown on upper arm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with knitting needles in curled hair and a banner reading I love yarn, on the upper arm.
Pin-up knitter with I love yarn banner
Close crop of a person with lilac hair and a mint lace bustier, showing a traditional-style chest tattoo of a heart, a woman's face and the word SUGAR, with tattooed arms.
Chest and arm tattoos under a mint lace bustier
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a grey cat wearing a top hat and sitting in a teacup beside a red flower.
Grey cat in a teacup on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm, with a swallow near the shoulder, a pin-up woman in a hat and red roses.
Traditional swallow and pin-up sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black bomb with a fuse, ringed by yellow and pink flowers and green leaves, on an upper arm.
Bomb and flowers on an upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red-haired clown in a seated pose holding a burger and fries, placed on the upper arm.
Fast food clown in a seated pin-up pose
Traditional style red rose and leaf tattoos on a person's upper arm and thigh, with a white and black dog resting across their lap in a car.
Traditional rose tattoo on an arm with a dog
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an anchor with rope and a Chi-Rho style symbol on the upper arm.
Anchor with Chi-Rho symbol on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with red and orange roses and green leaves on the upper arm.
TARDIS and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey engraved-style rose with a bud and leaves tattooed on an upper arm, shown beside a grey sleeve.
Engraved rose and bud on upper arm
Traditional tiger head tattoo in black, orange and red on a torso, beside a colourful arm sleeve with an eagle and a leopard head.
Traditional tiger head on ribs with arm sleeve
Woman in a pale floral mini dress with traditional-style tattoos of a peacock on the upper arm, a snake on the other arm, a wolf head on the knee and further designs on the neck and legs.
Peacock, wolf and snake tattoos with floral dress
Traditional style tattoo of a bowl of pho with chopsticks, dotted steam and a banner reading Got time pho that, on the upper arm.
Pho bowl with banner on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of open roses, buds and leaves with beaded strands draped across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roses and beaded strands on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane and two shaded roses, on the upper arm and shoulder, with script above it.
Lion head and roses on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an ornate jewelled cross in gold, blue and red tones on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Jewelled cross on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a raccoon in a suit and red tie with pink and orange roses on an upper arm, with a grey tattoo visible on the forearm.
Raccoon in a suit with roses on an upper arm
Close-up of a colourful mandala tattoo with a red rose below it on an upper arm, beside a turquoise squash blossom necklace and a patterned dress.
Mandala and rose tattoos on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a pale teal rose with green leaves inside a dark oval frame with black sunburst rays, on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Traditional rose in a sunburst on upper arm
Traditional-style black outline rose and skull tattoo on an upper arm, with a blue rose and red floral linework on the forearm of a person with head bowed and arms crossed.
Rose and skull tattoos on an arm
Black and grey traditional sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, featuring roses, a female portrait, a banner and a winged skull on the forearm.
Traditional sleeve with roses, portrait and winged skull
Two matching traditional tattoos of hands linking little fingers in front of an orange sun, one on each person's upper arm near the elbow.
Matching pinky promise hands over an orange sun
Traditional style colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a corked bottle with a sunset and palm trees, a red rose and green leaves, with an anchor and banner above.
Palm tree bottle and rose on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sailor pin-up woman holding a ship's wheel above an anchor, placed on the upper arm.
Sailor pin-up with ship's wheel on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a green bottle with a red stag skull label, surrounded by grey roses, green leaves and a yellow banner.
Green bottle and grey roses on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a woman's face with red roses beside a cartoon man in a dark suit running with a smaller figure on his shoulders.
Woman's face and cartoon figures on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a flying saucer beaming up a spotted cow, with stars and a red glow, on an upper arm.
UFO abducting a cow on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a woman in a top hat and bow tie, with a SHOW GIRL banner, on the upper arm.
Show girl with top hat on upper arm
A woman in a lace dress shows a full colour sleeve tattoo of roses and flowers covering her upper arm and forearm, holding hands with a man in a grey suit.
Full colour rose sleeve on an arm held by a partner
Close view of a torso in white lace lingerie with traditional style tattoos, including a teal eye in a heart on the upper stomach and a bird on the side.
Traditional tattoos on a torso, arms and thighs
Traditional tattoo with dotwork shaded hand reaching upward beside a dagger, a small flower and a bird, on the arm near the elbow.
Stippled hand with dagger and bird