Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Realistic black and grey tattoo of praying hands wrapped in a rosary with roses, on the upper arm and shoulder, with a banner below.
Praying hands and rosary on upper arm
Realistic colour poppy and fine grey grass stems with a shaded bird on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a black top.
Poppy, grasses and bird on upper arm
Black handwritten lettering on an upper arm reads its is my life, with the attribution Jon Bovi beneath it.
Handwritten quote tattoo on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a horseshoe with the words Born Lucky curved around it, on the upper arm of a person wearing a black camisole and red belt.
Horseshoe and Born Lucky on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded skull with red butterflies, black lace and beaded chains on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with butterflies and lace on upper arm
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a grinning clown with a striped top hat and red bow tie on the upper arm.
Clown portrait with top hat on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a stylised bird with a fanned feather crest, a peony and small arrows.
Bird and peony on an upper arm
Person in a grey short-sleeved shirt and braces, showing a black tattoo of a flock of birds on the upper arm and a plant-like design lower on the forearm.
Flock of birds tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wild cat face with spotted markings on an upper arm, beside a rolled-up dark patterned sleeve.
Wild cat face on upper arm
Small dark teal whale tattoo on the upper arm, with pink and red hearts rising from its spout against a pale pink background.
Whale and hearts on an upper arm
Fine line black and grey botanical tattoo of sprigs, leaves and poppy-like flowers on the upper arm.
Botanical flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clock with Roman numerals, roses, a candle and a praying cherub across the shoulder and upper arm.
Clock, roses and praying cherub on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor with rope, a Mom banner, red hearts and a red rose with yellow flowers and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Anchor, rose and Mom banner on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and engraved-style sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, showing waves, a figure, a moon and a chain along the lower arm.
Engraved sea and figure upper arm sleeve
A woman in a black bikini sits on rocks by a river, showing a black blackwork tribal pattern on her left hand and forearm and black flame tattoos on her right upper arm.
Blackwork tribal and flame tattoos by a river
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of red, purple, blue, teal and yellow splashes across the outer upper arm of a person outdoors.
Watercolour splash on an upper arm
Solid black tattoo of an Om symbol combined with an elephant head shape, shown in bold brush-like linework on the upper arm.
Om symbol with elephant head on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a cloud outline with the script word efêmero across it, on the upper arm.
Cloud outline with script word on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional floral sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a teal pony, butterflies and a rainbow, beside a plush pony toy.
Floral sleeve with pony and rainbow tattoos
Colour tattoo of a blue police box combined with a stack of book pages on the upper arm, with bold black outlines and shaded blue panels.
Blue police box and book tattoo on upper arm
Gold and silver metallic mandala temporary tattoo on a bare back, with a silver ornate design down the spine and a patterned band on the upper arm.
Metallic mandala tattoos on back and arm
Colourful traditional-style tattoo of a retro microphone with lightning bolts above a record player, on the upper arm.
Retro microphone and record player on arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a hippy camper van with a peace sign and flowers, surrounded by butterflies and smoke, on an upper arm.
Hippy camper van with butterflies
Black and grey geometric dotwork sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with stars, circles and mandala-like patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in a blue dress holding a pink parasol on a tightrope above a green crocodile.
Woman with parasol and crocodile on upper arm
Grey and beige dreamcatcher tattoo with turquoise beads on the ribs, beside a small fine line tattoo of crossed arrows on the upper arm.
Dreamcatcher and crossed arrows on the side
Black and grey tattoo of an octopus with tentacles wrapped around a bicycle on an upper arm, shown in close-up beside a grey sleeveless top.
Octopus and bicycle tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose, ship's wheel and pocket watch with chain on the upper arm and shoulder.
Compass, ship's wheel and pocket watch on upper arm
Close photo of an abstract tattoo on an upper arm, with a yellow and orange wash, black wing-like linework and a long curved black line, beside a person in a pale blouse holding a white rose.
Abstract orange and black tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line geometric elephant tattoo made of angular facets, on the upper arm of a person wearing a floral patterned sleeve.
Geometric elephant on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical daisy tattoo with a long stem and two leaves running down the inner upper arm.
Daisy on the upper arm
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a blue TARDIS police box and a Dalek against a swirling cosmic background, in a bold neo-traditional style.
TARDIS and Dalek on an arm sleeve
Colour geometric mandala tattoo with red, teal and grey petal rings on the outer upper arm near the elbow.
Radial mandala on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby and white cat with green eyes, framed by purple scrolls and an orange wash, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat portrait with purple scrolls
Three angles of a full sleeve tattoo of a samurai in a menpo mask and kabuto helmet beside a horse, in Japanese style on the upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai and horse sleeve on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a palm tree, red sunset over water and a red flower with green leaves on an upper arm.
Palm tree sunset and flower on upper arm
Small colour botanical tattoo of a pink rose, red berries and green leaves on the inner upper arm, with a matching paper flash design shown below.
Pink rose bouquet on an upper arm
Black and red tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with cherry blossoms, on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey hooded top.
Owl and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Black linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a smiling maneki-neko cat above a ramen bowl with chopsticks, kawaii sushi characters and floral patterns.
Maneki-neko cat with ramen and sushi on upper arm
Close crop of a woman in a burgundy slip dress, showing a small fine line tattoo of the word BIG and a hand outline on her upper arm.
Small word and hand tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon puppy wearing large black-rimmed glasses on the upper arm.
Cartoon puppy in glasses on upper arm
Black and grey floral tattoos cover a forearm and the back of a hand, with ornate lettering across the neck of a person with dark hair.
Floral sleeve and hand tattoos with neck lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and roses, with a skull above, on a shoulder and upper arm.
Pocket watch and roses on a shoulder
Sketch-style black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face with crossed arms and a small red heart, with a mirrored face below.
Sketched woman and heart on upper arm
Colour tattoo of black-eyed Susan flowers and a central flower filled with the Maryland flag pattern, botanical style, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Black-eyed Susans and Maryland flag on a shoulder
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a skull with clock hands and Roman numerals across the upper arm.
Skull and clock on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a man's upper arm and chest, including a panther head, a snake coiled around a woman's face, a cross and a stag head.
Traditional panther, snake and stag tattoos on arm and chest
Two people stand side by side showing matching black and grey dotwork bird tattoos running from the upper arm to the forearm, with a chest tattoo visible on one of them.
Matching bird tattoos on two arms