Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Abstract sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face with blue and purple brushstrokes on the upper arm.
Abstract woman portrait on upper arm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a brown trout wrapped around a fly reel, with a red and tan fly lure, on an upper arm.
Trout and fly reel on upper arm
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder and upper chest, made of bands, chevrons and sunburst-like patterns.
Polynesian tribal sleeve and chest piece
Black outline bicycle tattoo surrounded by pink, orange, yellow, green and blue watercolour splashes on the upper arm.
Bicycle with watercolour splashes on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket compass and a rose with faint map lines on an upper arm.
Compass and rose on an upper arm
Small black lettering reading FLY on the upper arm of a person wearing a white embroidered-sleeve top, in a lettering style.
Fly lettering on an upper arm
Colour and black script tattoo reading Time will tell it always does with a blue TARDIS and pink smoke on the inner upper arm, in Lettering style.
Time will tell lettering with a TARDIS on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a deer, a sheep and a pig in a circle, with the script Friends not food and red and yellow flowers.
Three animals in a wreath with script
Colourful Japanese style tattoo of Hello Kitty, My Melody and Badtz-Maru on lotus flowers with cherry blossoms and wind swirls, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sanrio characters and lotus flowers on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of the anime character Sailor Moon in front of a large red bow, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sailor Moon tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Realism tattoo of an elephant facing forward with two red roses, placed on the front of a thigh.
Elephant and roses on a thigh
Back view of a woman with raised arms, showing a large colourful back tattoo of an ornate octopus-like central design and a blue and purple arm sleeve.
Ornate octopus back piece and colour sleeve
Black and grey dotwork moon tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow, with a thin fine line curving on the forearm below.
Small shaded moon on an upper arm
Traditional tattoo of a UFO beaming down over a house with the words I want to believe on a banner, with teal flowers, on the upper arm.
UFO and house in a banner roundel
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with poppies and wildflowers on an upper arm.
Bee and poppies on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue police box with a red ribbon and red flowers and green leaves, on a woman's upper arm.
TARDIS and flowers on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a stag head with black branch-like antlers and a stippled black moon above it, placed on the upper arm.
Stag with branch antlers and moon on upper arm
Japanese style koi fish with orange flowers and waves covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Koi fish and flowers on upper arm and shoulder
Back view of a man with a large flowing wave tattoo in black outline and orange and brown fills covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Flowing wave tattoo across back and upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a sunrise over snowy mountains and pine trees, with a red and gold sun and three sports team emblems.
Mountains, sunrise and team logos on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with red abstract ornamental linework tattoos across her upper back and upper arm, face turned away.
Red ornamental linework on back and upper arm
Two people with interlocked arms show black script tattoos: Every Saint Has A Past on a woman's forearm and Every Sinner Has A Future on a man's forearm.
Matching Every Saint and Sinner forearm tattoos
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of four pocket watches with ribbon banners on the upper arm, with a name written on each banner.
Four pocket watches with banners on an upper arm
Collage of four photos showing realistic avocado half tattoos on the upper back, both feet, both calves and an upper arm.
Avocado halves tattooed on skin in four placements
Black and grey tattoos cover a woman's arm, hand, thigh, calf and ankle as she kneels on sand beside the water.
Black and grey tattoo sleeve and leg on beach
Small black fine line tattoo of an antler on the upper arm, set against a red plaid fabric background.
Antler outline on upper arm
Torso and both arms covered in a Japanese style tattoo of an eagle, cherry blossoms, clouds and koi in black, grey, pink and yellow ink.
Full body Japanese tattoo with eagle and cherry blossoms
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a red-haired girl riding a blue wave, with a large blue wave shape behind her.
Red-haired girl on a blue wave on an arm
Black and grey tattoos of ornate mirror frames on an upper arm and a thigh, one framing a seated woman and one framing a skull with roses.
Ornate frame tattoos in black and grey
A bold black panther tattoo with green eyes and a snarling face, in a blackwork style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black panther on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a unicorn head with a flowing golden mane, a green and orange horn and a small butterfly, on an upper arm.
Unicorn head and butterfly on upper arm
Woman in a black top showing a colour floral tattoo on her upper arm, with pink and red roses, green leaves and black script reading Stop and smell the roses.
Floral wreath with "Stop and smell the roses" script
Fine line tattoo of a slender wildflower sprig with three small blooms and buds on the inner upper arm.
Fine line wildflower sprig on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a drag racing Christmas tree with yellow, green and red lights, a chequered flag and a rear tyre in smoke.
Drag racing start lights and chequered flag on upper arm
Three-panel collage of black and grey tattoos: a tall pine tree on an upper arm, a detailed house with clouds on a forearm, and 'gone fishing' in script on a wrist.
Pine tree, house and 'gone fishing' script
Black script lettering reading Philippians 4.18 on the inner upper arm, with a dark band on the bicep above it.
Philippians 4.18 script on upper arm
Colour realism portrait tattoo on an upper arm, set in an ornate red and orange circus-style frame with a monkey, an elephant and a peacock, and lettering reading Michael Jackson.
Circus-framed portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse beside crashing waves and a stormy sky, across the upper arm.
Lighthouse and stormy sea on upper arm
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of mountains framed by curling waves and rays of light, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Waves and mountains on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a carved Mayan style stone face within a glyph ring, covering the upper arm.
Mayan carved stone design on upper arm
Collage of black lace tattoos on an upper arm, shoulder, upper back, collarbone, side body and lower leg, with grey roses and red and green butterflies in one panel.
Black lace tattoos on arms, back and legs
Geometric watercolour tattoo of two origami-style birds in blue, teal and pink with black outlines, on the upper arm.
Origami birds on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a blue eye inside a triangle on an upper arm, set against a purple and pink galaxy background with stars.
Eye in triangle on a galaxy arm tattoo
Blue and grey tattoo of a bird nest with a single egg, surrounded by wild rose flowers and leaves, on the upper arm.
Bird nest and wild roses on an arm
Black and red sketch-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a female figure, a shaded skull, radiating lines and red gear motifs.
Sketched figure and skull on upper arm
Tattoo of a Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle with a red tomato on an upper arm, with handwritten lettering and a small orange bird beneath it.
Heinz ketchup bottle and lettering on upper arm
Realistic black and grey upper arm sleeve showing two skulls, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a red rose.
Skulls, pocket watch and rose on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two raptor dinosaurs in a misty forest on an upper arm, with a striped shirt sleeve visible.
Two raptors in a forest on an upper arm