Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a white unicorn with a blue mane inside a grey scrollwork frame on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Unicorn in an ornate frame on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of the state of Michigan with the word Home in script beneath it, on the upper arm.
Michigan state outline with Home script
Blue floral tattoo of layered flowers and leaves on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, shown in a Botanical style.
Blue floral tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a walking lion with a full mane on the upper arm and shoulder.
Walking lion on upper arm
Man in a navy polo shirt showing an eye tattoo with red linework on his neck, a geometric eye tattoo on his upper arm and a rose tattoo on his forearm.
Eye tattoos on neck and arms
Traditional style tattoo of a red and grey striped lighthouse above waves and rocks, with an 'On the Rocks' banner, on the upper arm.
Lighthouse with waves and banner on upper arm
Small solid black yin yang tattoo on the upper arm, close to the armpit, beside a grey knitted sleeve with a white trim.
Small yin yang on upper arm
Realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a clock face, a classical statue, a red rose and a knight's shield with a red cross, in black and grey with red accents.
Clock, statue and red rose sleeve
Close-up of a colourful traditional-style tattoo on the upper arm, showing a pointed elongated shape with yellow rings, red and orange rays and black lightning bolts.
Traditional colour design on upper arm
Heart-shaped tattoo in blue and black with filigree scrollwork and script lettering on the upper arm.
Filigree heart with lettering on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink thistle bloom and a yellow-green bud inside a round stained glass style panel on the upper arm.
Thistle in a round stained glass panel
Traditional style colour tattoo of a ship at sunset in a circular medallion with flowers and a lower urn-like motif, on the upper arm.
Ship and flowers in a traditional medallion on the upper arm
Black and grey ornamental paisley and flower tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person with their back partly turned to the camera.
Paisley and flower shoulder piece
Black and grey dragon tattoo wrapping from the upper arm across the ribs, with a smaller flaming dragon on the thigh against a warm gold background.
Black and grey dragon across ribs and arm
Black and grey tattoo sleeve of roses over a mesh grid on the upper arm and shoulder, with a half fan design on the forearm.
Rose sleeve over mesh and a fan on the arm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal sleeve tattoo covering a seated man's upper arm and part of his forearm.
Polynesian-style arm sleeve tattoo
Large black and grey Japanese style blackwork octopus tattoo spreading across a person's back and upper arm, with scaled skin and sucker detail on the tentacles.
Octopus tattoo across a back
Black fine line cross and script lettering running down a woman's spine, with a small tattoo on her upper arm.
Cross and script down the spine
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spider with a human-style skull for its body, shaded in grey on the upper arm.
Skull-bodied spider on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, pansies and scrolling swirls across a woman's upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Floral swirl tattoo across shoulder and back
Black and grey tattoo of a mountain above pine trees and stylised waves inside a square frame, on the upper arm with a light red tint in the peak.
Mountain, pines and waves in a square frame
Colour tattoo of a barn owl perched on a stack of coloured books on the upper arm and shoulder.
Barn owl perched on a stack of books
Black and white photo from behind of a man in a flat cap and vest with a butterfly tattoo on his forearm and a black-and-grey animal design on his upper arm.
Tattooed arm and shoulder of a man in a flat cap
Black and grey rose and mandala sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, seen in a mirror selfie in a white top and denim shorts.
Rose and mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Small black comet tattoo with streaking tail and dots on the upper arm of a person with raised arm, resting on a yellow patterned fabric.
Comet tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head above a resting lamb and clouds, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion and lamb on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose, blackberries and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a black vest top.
Rose and blackberry sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style pin-up woman in an orange baker's hat, with pretzels, cookies, cupcakes and a BAKER banner, tattooed on the upper arm.
Pin-up baker with pretzels and cupcakes
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a wolf's head with blue, purple, green and red splashes and drips, on the upper arm of a person in a grey vest.
Watercolour wolf head on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and a revolver covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a black top.
Roses and revolver on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of wildflowers with the word Wild in script on the upper arm.
Wildflower sprig with script 'Wild' on upper arm
Shirtless man with light hair covering his face with both hands, showing a black and grey Japanese-style sleeve on one arm and a blackwork tree line on the other arm.
Man with tattooed arms, hands over face
Black and grey realism butterfly tattoo on the upper arm, with a trail of fine line geometric shapes descending below it.
Butterfly and geometric shapes on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a pine forest, birds and a swallow across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Pine forest, birds and swallow on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white roses in a circular frame, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman with white roses on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile with a red rose in her dark hair and a small black spider on a thread, set against a grey web pattern on the upper arm.
Woman in profile with rose and spider
Realistic grey giraffe head and neck tattoo on the upper arm, set against blue, pink and yellow watercolour splashes.
Giraffe with watercolour splash on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with chain, set into cracked skin on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and chain in torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a polka dot headscarf with lace trim and roses, on the upper arm.
Profile woman in headscarf with roses
Traditional style tattoo of two sugar skull figures embracing, one in a black hat with a red flower and one in a polka dot dress, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull couple embracing on upper arm
Five colour pansy flowers in a botanical style running down the upper arm of a person wearing a cream vest top.
Five pansies on an upper arm
Neo-trad style colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing the Joker's face with green hair, a yellow and black Batman logo and red lettering reading the Joker.
Joker and Batman logo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a crouching orange fox with a long bushy tail curling up the upper arm, shaded in black and grey.
Crouching fox on an upper arm
Dotwork neo-traditional tattoo of a vintage theodolite and an eyeball on an upper arm, with red, yellow, blue and green geometric shapes behind it.
Vintage theodolite with geometric colour on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve showing helmeted warriors with spears and shields, a skull and a snarling beast, on the upper arm and forearm.
Spartan battle full sleeve
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves, branches and flowers across a shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical flowers across a shoulder and upper arm
Realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pink lily, a blue and pink butterfly, a shaded black and grey skull and fine black botanical vines.
Lily, butterfly and skull on an upper arm
Black and grey back and arms covered in an antique-style world map tattoo with engraved hemispheres, continents and compass details, shoulders and upper arms included.
Antique world map tattoo across back and arms