Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Collage of four small black fine line tattoos: a cross on a finger, a swallow on the upper arm, a simple outline shape on the nape of the neck, and a sailboat on the wrist over a nautical chart.

Four small fine line tattoos on skin

Neo-traditional tattoo of a bear's head with a geometric mandala on its brow, framed by red and orange flowers and green sprigs, on the upper arm.

Bear head with flowers on an upper arm

Botanical tattoo of a dandelion with a red centre and seeds drifting up across the upper back and onto the arm, shaded in black and grey.

Dandelion seeds drifting across a back and arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a kokeshi-style doll with green hair holding a parasol, beside a purple blossom, on the upper arm.

Kokeshi doll and blossom on upper arm

Black tribal tattoo of a stylised animal with a curled head and flowing tail on the upper arm and shoulder.

Tribal animal tattoo on upper arm

Woman in a white shirt wearing gold and silver metallic geometric flash tattoos, including a silver palm tree on her upper arm and bands on her wrist and forearm.

Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms and legs

Black tribal lion head tattoo with swirling ornamental lines running down the upper arm and shoulder.

Tribal lion tattoo on upper arm

Blue tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow showing a Totoro-style silhouette and a figure under an umbrella within a forest of trees.

Totoro silhouette with umbrella on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of stars and a crumpled flag covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with a white tank top worn beside it.

Stars and flag upper arm sleeve

Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo spelling the word faith across the upper arm near the elbow.

Faith script tattoo on the upper arm

Traditional style tattoo of a snarling panther head with blue-outlined eyes and red mouth, on the inner upper arm.

Traditional panther head on upper arm

Black lettering tattoos, including KEEP GRL PWR, on a forearm beside a red floral tattoo on an upper arm, with a mandala owl printed on a white T-shirt.

Lettering tattoos with an owl print tee

Colour realism tattoo of the red-skinned Darth Maul face, with horns, yellow eyes and a snarling mouth, on an upper arm.

Darth Maul face tattoo on upper arm

Three views of a solid black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a man's arm.

Polynesian tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm

Realistic brown-toned tattoo of a brass compass over a world map, covering the upper arm and shoulder.

Realistic compass and map on upper arm

Black and white photo of a tattooed person in a floral sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a portrait-style tattoo across the stomach.

Floral sleeve and torso tattoos in black and grey

1920s woman profile with roses on an upper arm

Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo of mandalas and flower of life patterns across the upper arm and forearm, shown in a four-panel collage.

Mandala and geometric sleeve on arm

Colourful neo-traditional bee tattoo with stippled glitter wings, shown in two photos on skin, one on the chest and one on the upper arm.

Glitter bee tattoo with sparkles and dotted trail

Single-colour blue linework tattoo of a geometric elephant with patterned fills and small flowers, on the upper arm.

Outlined elephant with flowers on an arm

Close-up of a small red and blue fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with dotwork shading on the upper arm.

Red and blue flying saucer on upper arm

Black linework geometric tattoo on a man's upper arm, with an inverted triangle, a striped circle and faceted polyhedra in a geometric style.

Geometric triangle and polyhedra on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion head on an upper arm, with a printed lion reference drawing lying beside it.

Roaring lion head on upper arm

Black ink tattoo of an arrow made of angular script-like symbols running from the top of the shoulder down the upper arm.

Arrow of script symbols across a shoulder

Tattoo artist working with a machine on an upper arm, with outlined roses shaded in blue in a traditional style.

Blue and outlined roses on an upper arm

Black and grey toucan tattoo on the upper arm, with solid black areas and stippled shading in a blackwork and dotwork style.

Toucan perched on an upper arm

Black and grey skull tattoo across the back of a shirtless man, with arm tattoos including a Star of David on the right arm.

Skull back tattoo with arm sleeves

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with curled hair, spider web markings over her eyes and a hanging spider earring, on an upper arm.

Woman with spider web face and spider earring

Black and grey tattoo of a face with a feathered headdress on the upper arm of a woman with long hair, seen from behind on a city street.

Face tattoo on upper arm

Black fine line eye within a triangle with small lettering on the upper arm, and the words be strong girl with small stars on the ribs.

Eye in triangle and strong girl lettering

Colour botanical tattoo of purple flowers, small blue blossoms and green leaves across a shoulder and onto the upper arm.

Purple flowers and leaves on a shoulder

Realism colour tattoo of a Rottweiler's head with tan markings and open mouth on the upper arm.

Rottweiler portrait on an upper arm

Gold metallic mermaid scale temporary tattoos running diagonally from the shoulder down the upper arm of a woman on a rocky beach.

Gold mermaid scales on a shoulder and arm

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cactus and succulents inside a geometric glass terrarium on the upper arm.

Cactus terrarium on the upper arm

Black and grey hand with a blade through it and red drips of blood, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder in a traditional style.

Hand and blade on upper arm

Woman seen from behind with a large black and grey back tattoo of a flame-haired figure and a bird, plus an eye of Horus on her upper arm.

Large back piece and eye on upper arm

Black and grey engraved skull tattoo on a woman's upper arm near the shoulder, with a white vest top and layered necklace visible.

Engraved skull tattoo on upper arm

Blue and orange bird with geometric patterns perched on a branch, tattooed across the shoulder and upper arm in a sketchy neo-traditional style.

Geometric bird on a branch on shoulder

Colour tattoo of a galaxy heart wrapped in pink and red crystals, in a neo-traditional style, on the upper arm.

Crystal and galaxy heart on upper arm

Man seen from behind with a black and grey full back tattoo of two shaded ram horns over tribal bands across the shoulders, upper arms and lower back.

Full back tattoo with ram horns and tribal bands

Black and grey botanical tattoo of two flowers on long stems across the upper arm and shoulder, with dotted swirls beside the stems.

Two black and grey flowers on an upper arm

Colour Japanese style tattoo of a multi-tiered bathhouse with a red arched bridge and pine tree on the upper arm.

Japanese bathhouse on upper arm

Realistic wolf head on an upper arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a blonde girl with sugar skull face makeup, resting beside a purple puddle and a blue bottle.

Sugar skull girl with bottle on upper arm

Black and grey tattoos on a woman's forearm and upper arm, with a pink rose held in front of her face.

Woman with rose and tattooed arm in white lace

Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and pocket watch with roses and leaves across a man's upper arm and shoulder.

Skull and pocket watch on upper arm

Black fine-line triskelion of three interlocking spirals on the centre of a person's chest, with a small pentagram tattoo on the upper arm.

Triskelion tattoo on the chest

Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of dahlias, a daffodil, a butterfly and a pink bird on a woman's upper arm, with a cursive script word near the elbow.

Full sleeve of realistic flowers and a butterfly