Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch showing its gears and Roman numerals on the upper arm, with a faded rose behind it.
Open pocket watch on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of pink orchids with teal shading on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic orchids on an upper arm
Black tribal-style tattoo with red accents covering the shoulder, upper arm and chest of a shirtless man.
Tribal sleeve and chest piece with red accents
Photograph of two small black outlined wings tattooed on the upper arm, with shading filling the feathers.
Two small wings on an upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo of a sugar skull cat with crossed bones, scissors, a comb and autumn leaves on an upper arm.
Sugar skull cat with autumn leaves on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face above two lion cubs, shaded across the upper arm.
Portrait and lion cubs on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an octopus with curling tentacles across the upper arm and top of the shoulder.
Octopus tattoo on upper arm
Close-up of a black fine line outline tattoo of an irregular landmass on the upper arm, with a blurred green background.
Black outline of a landmass on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rosemary sprig tied with string, on the inner upper arm.
Rosemary sprig tied with string on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing sailing boats, waves, swirling clouds and a small airliner.
Sailing boats, waves and airliner sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a blonde woman with her hair in a bun and red-framed sunglasses, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait of a woman in sunglasses
Torso selfie showing black script lettering along the left ribs and a colourful floral tattoo on the upper arm, in workout clothes.
Script on ribs with floral arm tattoo
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a deer antler curving down the upper arm, with shaded highlights along the tines and base.
Antler tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tiger head tattoo framed by fine line circles and arrows on the upper arm.
Tiger head in geometric circles on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a gnarled tree with bright orange and red foliage and grassy roots covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Autumn tree on upper arm and shoulder
Upper arm tattoo of large outlined geometric shapes with a solid blue stroke and a small black mark near the shoulder, photographed on a person lying on a bed.
Abstract outlined shapes on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged Egyptian figure holding an ankh, on the inner upper arm.
Winged Egyptian figure with ankh on upper arm
A woman sits on a dark blanket on sand beside an orange book, showing a dark sunburst tattoo on her upper arm.
Sunburst tattoo on upper arm at the beach
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing palm trees, a surfboard and a beach scene at dusk.
Palm tree beach sunset sleeve
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a fox walking between tree trunks under a starry night sky, set in a circle on the upper arm.
Fox between trees in a dotwork circle
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing roses, clouds, birds and pine trees in realistic shading.
Black and grey sleeve with clouds and birds
Realistic sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing red roses and a grey shaded bird with spread wings.
Realistic red roses and bird on upper arm
Traditional style toucan tattoo with a large orange and black beak and a speech bubble reading I can you can toucan, on the upper arm.
Toucan with speech bubble on an arm
Close-up of a shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, with red skin around the design.
Black tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel with a halo holding a sword, with ravens in bare branches across the shoulder and upper arm.
Angel and ravens on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa's face framed by snakes, shown on the upper arm.
Medusa face with snakes on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo on the inner upper arm showing an infinity symbol with leaves, flowers and the script words I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity.
Infinity symbol with script quote on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a badger, an otter and a fox among orange flowers, leaves and acorns, shown from three angles across the upper arm and forearm.
Woodland animal sleeve with flowers
Close view of a full arm sleeve in white ink showing mandala and leaf ornament on the upper arm and shoulder.
White ink mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black hand-lettered text reading WHATEVER YOU DO in three lines on the inner upper arm, against a pink background.
Whatever you do lettering on an upper arm
Close crop of a woman in a patterned bralette showing a black panther and red rose traditional tattoo across her chest and upper arm, with an eye design on her forearm.
Panther and rose tattoos on chest and arm
Realistic blue-ink tattoo of a patterned teacup with a floral band on the upper arm, shown in a three-photo collage.
Blue and white teacup on an upper arm
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of irises, daffodils, forget-me-nots and lily of the valley on an upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Floral sleeve with irises and daffodils
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of dandelion seed heads and grass inside a circle on an upper arm.
Dandelions and grass in a dotwork circle
Two side-by-side photographs of black lettering tattoos: I'm fine on the upper arm and save me on the shoulder.
I'm fine and save me script tattoos
Three-panel photo of a full sleeve tattoo of pink magnolias and green leaves on a turquoise background, running from shoulder to wrist.
Pink magnolia full sleeve
Black and grey botanical tattoo on an upper arm, with blossoms, leaves and a praying mantis in fine outline and dark leaf fills.
Blossom branch and praying mantis on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl with spread wings on a chest, with a black swirl background and a Japanese wave sleeve on the upper arm.
Owl with spread wings on chest
Realistic colour tattoo of a yellow and grey songbird perched on a dark branch with willow catkins, on the upper arm.
Yellow songbird on a willow branch
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo of mandalas, flowers and paisley scrollwork covering the shoulder and upper arm on both arms.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on both arms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl perched on a branch before an orange sun, with orange flowers and yellow leaves, on the upper arm.
Owl with sun and flowers on upper arm
Small black fine line sailboat on rough waves on the inner upper arm of a person in a white top.
Small sailboat on waves on an upper arm
Realistic black, grey and brown lion head tattoo with teal eyes on a person's upper arm, shown in daylight outdoors.
Realistic lion head on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bird's nest with an egg, twigs and a feather on the upper arm.
Bird's nest with eggs on an upper arm
Black silhouette tattoo of a creature with pink inner ears and a trailing tail of small star dots on the outer upper arm.
Black creature with a star trail on the upper arm
Upper arm of a woman wearing a black bikini top, with metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of chevron bands, a crescent moon, chains and feather and heart charms.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos on upper arm
Black polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with solid black fills and geometric linework.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm
Colourful sunflower tattoo with loose black outlines on the upper arm, with red, yellow, green and orange petals.
Watercolour sunflower on upper arm