Upper arm tattoo ideas

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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
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
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
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
Traditional style tattoo of a white cat with blue and yellow eyes and red ears, curled round a circle with an open mouth, on the upper arm.
Cat curled in a circle on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork palm tree tattoo with birds and a sunset over the sea on an upper arm, beside a bold grey cloud outline and coloured tattoo edges.
Palm tree and sunset on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional eagle tattoo with swirling feathers covering the upper arm and elbow of a man in a striped vest.
Eagle tattoo on upper arm and elbow
Colour tattoo of an ornate swirling bird across a person's upper back, with a colourful sleeve on the arm of the person embracing them, including a skull and roses.
Ornate bird on back and skull sleeve on arm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a bird holding a ship in a shield on the upper arm, with a fish and a flower on the forearm and elbow.
Bird and ship on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a pink cupcake topped with a skull on a red apple, with crossed shovels, on an upper arm.
Cupcake with skull and crossed shovels
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skeletal mermaid with long hair and a fish tail on an upper arm, with a peony above it.
Skeleton mermaid with peony on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red demonic fish in a black circle with orange background and HELLFISH lettering, on an upper arm, beside a cartoon character with a similar tattoo.
Red demon fish with Hellfish lettering on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of two red roses with green leaves on the upper arm, outlined in bold black.
Red roses with leaves on an upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two cacti, a succulent and a striped pot on an upper arm, with bold black outlines.
Cacti and succulents in a striped pot on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of two blue and orange swallows with blue forget-me-not flowers, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Swallows and forget-me-nots on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoos of an anchor, a ship and a small cross on the hand, forearm and upper arm of a person with long hair, against a dark background.
Anchor, ship and cross tattoos on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a woman in glasses and a dark robe with a lace collar, framed by a laurel wreath and a banner reading SUPREME.
Portrait with laurel wreath on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a forearm and upper arm, including a swallow, a rose and dotwork dots, with a bird head on the hand.
Traditional arm sleeve with rose and swallow
Black traditional-style tattoos on an upper arm, with a block-lettered quote reading NO BULLSHIT DO REAL HAVE PASSION STAY THIRSTY, an anatomical heart, a sunburst and a banner.
Quote, anatomical heart and banner on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a man's head filled with flowers, wheat and an eye, with a checked collar and bow tie, on an upper arm.
Man's face filled with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a swallow, a dagger, a rope-framed seascape and a rose with leaves on an upper arm.
Swallow, dagger and rose on an arm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon cats in a teal scalloped frame with purple and pink accents, in a neo-traditional style on the upper arm.
Two cartoon cats in a scalloped frame
Traditional style tattoo of a sharpened wooden stake with the script words Mr. Pointy and red blood drops on an upper arm.
Wooden stake with blood drops
Black and grey traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, roses, a clock, a microphone and banners with lettering.
Skull, rose and banner sleeve on an arm
Grid collage of sixteen colourful tattoos on skin in a bold traditional style, including a balloon dog, a bunny, ice creams, a hearts motif and a teddy bear.
Sixteen-tile collage of colourful traditional-style tattoos
Neo-traditional raven perched on a branch on the upper arm and shoulder, framed by red and blue flowers and leaves.
Raven with flowers on upper arm
Full colour traditional tattoo of a gold anchor with chain, a silver USN lettering and a naval emblem over an American flag on the upper arm.
US Navy anchor over American flag
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
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 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
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
Four views of a black and grey nautical full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an octopus, a skull, a ship's wheel and a compass star, placed from the forearm up to the upper arm.
Black and grey nautical full sleeve
Colour traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a woman's face with a toothed lower edge framed by red flowers, teal leaves and a bell-shaped base.
Traditional face and flowers on upper arm
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a black snake coiled between red roses, sun faces, dripping apple and blue waves, with forearm and upper arm tattoos visible.
Traditional back piece with snake, roses and sun faces
Shirtless man showing a large black and red winged bird tattoo across his chest, with a triangle band and spiral motif below, and a tattooed upper arm.
Winged bird and geometric chest tattoo
A seated person in a black bra and patterned underwear shows neo-traditional tattoos of two female portraits on the upper arm, a rose on the hand, and ornate scrollwork and a teal wave on the torso.
Portrait and ornamental tattoos on arms and torso
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon woman in a red polka dot bandana and glasses, flexing one arm in front of an orange sun, with a red rose below and a quote in black
Cartoon flexing woman and rose on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, red roses and green leaves on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and roses on an upper arm
Shirtless torso of a man with colour traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms, including a woman's head with flowers on the upper arm and a pocket watch, and black lyric text on the ribs.
Colour sleeves and lyric text on ribs
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a snow globe with an aurora sky, pine trees and snowflakes on an upper arm, with the word Dreamer beside it.
Snow globe with aurora and the word Dreamer
Traditional-style sugar skull tattoo with a pompadour hairstyle, a cigarette and red flowers on an upper arm, with the words Rockin N Rollin and N What Not.
Sugar skull with pompadour on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos on a person's back and upper arm showing a horned beast with roses, a woman with roses on the right shoulder, and script above.
Beast and rose with woman portrait on shoulders
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a dotwork camping scene with mountains, pines and a tent, framed by red roses and a black butterfly.
Camping scene, butterfly and roses on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a blue enamel camping kettle on an upper arm, showing a night lake scene with a campfire, canoes, mountains and a crescent moon.
Camping kettle with a lakeside night scene on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grinning cartoon turtle holding nunchaku, framed by red and orange flowers, on an upper arm.
Cartoon turtle with flowers on upper arm
Traditional coloured tattoo of a red heart inside a wooden coffin, surrounded by green leaves, on an upper arm.
Heart in a coffin with leaves on upper arm
Black and grey traditional-style roses with hatched leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey roses on upper arm