Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black geometric lion head tattoo with dotwork shading in the mane and face, placed on the upper arm.
Geometric lion head on upper arm
Black tribal blackwork half sleeve with bold geometric bands covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a white vest.
Tribal half sleeve on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of the Olympic rings inside a botanical laurel wreath tied with a bow, on wet skin, placed on the upper arm.
Olympic rings and laurel wreath on skin
Two small black fine line tattoos of nigiri sushi, one salmon and one prawn with nori, shown on the back and upper arm.
Two small nigiri sushi tattoos in fine line
Black script lettering reading Let me be on the upper arm and a solid black cross on the ribs, both in a simple lettering and bold outline style.
Script on upper arm and cross on ribs
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of scissors, a bow-tied bundle of yarn, buttons and rope border on the upper arm, shown in two side by side photos.
Scissors, yarn and buttons on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of Mario from the Super Mario games on an upper arm, with a question block, mushroom, green pipe and piranha plant against a blue sky.
Mario scene on upper arm
Small fine line tattoo reading The END, with script The above block capitals END, in dark ink on an upper arm.
The END lettering on an upper arm
Small black swallow tattoo in a traditional style on the upper arm of a person wearing a patterned top and denim shorts.
Swallow tattoo on upper arm
Bold black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder, chest and side torso, shown shirtless in black ink.
Tribal arm, shoulder and chest tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a heart containing planets, stars and a crescent moon on the inner upper arm.
Planets and crescent moon in a heart on upper arm
Black and grey tribal tattoo with Celtic knotwork covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal and Celtic knot shoulder piece
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Thy will be done, running diagonally across the upper arm.
Thy will be done script on upper arm
Watercolour style tattoo of a sailing boat with blue wash, black linework and ink splatters on the upper arm.
Sailing boat with blue watercolour splashes
Woman seen from behind on a beach wearing a bikini, with black and grey floral tattoo sleeves on both upper arms and forearms.
Black and grey sleeves on a beach
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a matryoshka doll with paisley, flower and geometric patterns across a shoulder and upper arm.
Matryoshka doll shoulder and arm tattoo
Two side-by-side photos: a small black and grey fine line botanical sprig on an upper arm, and a dotted star constellation tattoo on the upper back below the neck.
Fine line sprig on an arm and star constellation on a back
Black lettering tattoo reading 'Though she be but little, she is fierce' in mixed block capitals and script on the upper arm, in a lettering style.
Quote lettering on upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with buds and leaves running down the upper arm.
Cherry blossom branch on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat wearing a striped scarf and holding a takeaway coffee cup, on the upper arm.
Cat in a scarf holding a coffee cup
Torso of a person lifting a white shirt, showing a winged figure, a spider and red LOCALS ONLY lettering in traditional-style tattoos on the stomach, with a sleeve on the upper arm.
Winged figure and spider on torso with arm sleeves
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face framed by curving horns, roses and a bird, in a shaded illustrative style.
Horned woman and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a dark grey t-shirt and distressed denim shorts.
Black and grey rose on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a hand reaching out beside a half-filled sun on a shoulder, with a black and grey hand and the words NEVER TALK on the upper arm below.
Fine line hand and sun on shoulder
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white tank top printed with a Triwizard Tournament slogan.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman's face framed by teal hair, octopus tentacles and peach shells, on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with teal hair and tentacles on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with stippled shading on the upper arm, close to the elbow.
Bee tattoo on upper arm
Realism colour tattoo of a cyborg face in mirrored sunglasses with a glowing red eye and exposed metal skull, on the upper arm.
Cyborg face portrait on upper arm
Small fine-line black tattoo of a letter P with a single dot beneath it on the upper arm.
Small letter P with dot on upper arm
Two people's upper arms touch, each with a small colour cartoon tattoo on the upper arm, one figure in a blue beanie and one in a red hat, both with green puffs between them.
Matching cartoon figures on upper arms
Colour fox head with a white lily and black and grey dotwork flowers on an upper arm, with the forearm raised in a bathroom selfie.
Fox and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of draped chains and beads across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a black and white photo.
Draped chain line tattoo on a shoulder
Close photo of a small fine line botanical sprig tattoo in dark ink on the inner upper arm, above the elbow.
Fine line sprig on the upper arm
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a black and grey winged back tattoo, a shaded shoulder design and a band tattoo on her forearm.
Winged back piece on a beach
Black and grey tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing riveted metal armour plates above a Celtic knotwork cross.
Celtic cross under torn armour plates
Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.
Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh
Close view of a shoulder and upper arm with a white ink tattoo of floral and leaf patterns, placed across the shoulder and upper arm.
White ink floral pattern on upper arm and shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a blue jumper and white collar in front of an autumn landscape, with the words YOU'RE MY BOY, BLUE below, on an upper arm.
Realistic portrait with quote on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a rabbit with loose red and blue brush strokes swirling around it, on the upper arm.
Rabbit with red brush strokes on an upper arm
Close photograph of a blue botanical tattoo in a circular folk-style floral design on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white vest top.
Blue folk floral circle on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a flower and leaves inside a triangle on the upper arm, in a geometric botanical style.
Flower in a triangle on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a shark with an anchor and rope amid curling waves, covering a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Shark, anchor and waves on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tribal sleeve with swirls, dots and triangles covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person shown from the back in a sepia photograph.
Black tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black ink heart, three nails, an outlined triangle and scattered lettering across a shoulder and upper arm.
Heart, nails and lettering on upper arm
Half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder showing a wolf head, a moonlit haunted house, a grim reaper with a scythe and bearded faces, in realistic grey shading with yellow accents.
Wolf, haunted house and reaper on upper arm
Close view of a woman's shoulder and upper arm with gold and white metallic geometric temporary tattoos, including triangles, a feather and a patterned band.
Metallic geometric arm bands and feathers
Traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a ship, swallows, a shark, a pin-up and banner lettering, shown in three photographs.
Traditional sailor full sleeve in three views
Two views of an arm with an abstract geometric tattoo of teal and blue circles, a dark shell-like form and fine radiating lines, running from the upper arm across the elbow onto the forearm.
Geometric shapes and shell on upper arm and forearm