Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in a storm with lightning and a compass on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a storm with compass on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red rose with green leaves on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in soft natural light.
Red rose tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm
Realistic colour half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a swirling nebula and starry sky above a tree on a path with a silhouetted figure.
Galaxy and tree half sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of armour plates, a winged Celtic cross and chainmail across a man's upper arm and shoulder, with a torn skin effect at the edges.
Armour and Celtic cross on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of two figures in a loose, painterly style on the upper arm.
Two figures in black and grey on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with roses and a skull on the upper arm.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl face inside a postage stamp design on the upper arm.
Owl portrait in a postage stamp
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile with purple and blue flowers and painterly splashes, shown on an upper arm.
Tiger head and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey realism feather tattoo above the words Wingardium Leviosa in script lettering, on the inner upper arm.
Shaded feather and script quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with scrolling foliage on the upper arm.
Pocket watch with scrollwork on upper arm
Realistic coloured galaxy and nebula tattoo with an orange and red glowing core and scattered stars on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Galaxy and nebula on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch, a white rose and a teal eye on an upper arm, shown in two photos.
Pocket watch, rose and eye on an arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open eye with a falling tear, shown on an upper arm.
Realistic eye with a tear on an upper arm
Small black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated panda on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
Seated panda on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star under peeling skin, filled with words such as friendship, freedom and love, on a shoulder and upper arm.
Torn skin star with virtue words on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a silver zipper opening the skin over the shoulder to reveal red muscle fibres beneath.
Zip opening skin to red muscle on shoulder
Three views of a full arm sleeve on a man's arm, with a black and grey clock face, a shaded hand, geometric linework and red splashes.
Clock and hand full arm sleeve
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves and buds tattooed across an upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a red and blue striped top.
Shaded roses on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa with snakes for hair on the upper arm, with a partly visible rose tattoo below.
Medusa portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hand holding a reflective sphere that mirrors a room with a seated skeleton in a suit.
Hand holding a reflective sphere on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gothic rose window with detailed tracery, shown in two side by side photos on the upper arm.
Gothic rose window tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's head framed by a botanical leaf wreath on the inner upper arm.
Cat portrait in a leaf wreath on upper arm
Colour tattoo of black palm trees against a blue, orange and red sunset sky, covering the upper arm and shoulder in a realistic style.
Palm trees at sunset on upper arm
Realistic pink lily tattoo with green leaves and grey shading on the upper arm.
Pink lilies on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic swallow tattoo on the upper arm, with wings spread and head angled downward.
Swallow on an upper arm
Realistic lion head tattoo in brown and tan shading on an upper arm, being worked on by a tattooist wearing blue gloves.
Realistic lion head tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling bear in front of a moonlit pine forest, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Snarling bear and forest on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a leaping largemouth bass with a lure, dead tree stumps and a fisherman in a boat, across a man's back and shoulder.
Leaping bass and angler across back and shoulder
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a wolf's head on the upper arm, with trees fading into the forearm.
Realistic wolf sleeve with forest backdrop
Black and grey tattoo on the upper arm with a feather, flying birds, shaded clouds and the script quote 'Your wings were ready but my heart was not'.
Feather, birds and quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Buddha face with lotus flowers and a hand on the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a black vest top.
Buddha and lotus flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realistic moon tattoo with the words LA LUNA above it, on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Realistic moon and La Luna lettering on upper arm
Realistic botanical tattoo of white blossoms and blue forget-me-nots with green leaves on the upper arm.
Forget-me-nots and white blossoms on upper arm
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a galaxy, a ringed planet and a dark forest of bare trees, in colour.
Galaxy and forest full sleeve
Photorealistic colour tattoo of two fried eggs and bacon in a black cast iron skillet on the outer upper arm.
Fried eggs and bacon in a skillet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag with large antlers standing in a pine forest, placed on the upper arm.
Stag in a pine forest on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pump-action shotgun running down the upper arm of a man in a white vest.
Shotgun tattoo on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with water droplets and green leaves, shown on an upper arm against a dark background.
Realistic red rose on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm showing a wolf's head on the upper arm, with trees and forest shading down to the forearm.
Realistic wolf and forest sleeve on arm
Realistic colour tattoo of three pink roses with dark green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a black top.
Three pink roses on an upper arm
Realism colour tattoo of an adult elephant and calf walking through green grass across a man's upper arm.
Elephant family on an upper arm
A woman in a white and dark blue swimsuit printed with a shark shows realistic black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm and hand.
Tattoo sleeves and a shark print swimsuit
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklace, on the upper arm.
Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a plague doctor mask and black hat with green smoke on an upper arm.
Plague doctor mask on upper arm
Realistic green cannabis plant inside a black crescent moon shape tattooed on an upper arm.
Cannabis plant in a crescent moon on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a grimacing woman in a head wrap, with the words Ain't nobody got time for that beneath, on an upper arm.
Grimacing portrait with quote on upper arm
Colour realism-style tattoo of a vintage poppy bouquet with red, pink and cream blooms and green leaves across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Vintage poppy bouquet on upper arm