Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Two arms flexed toward the camera, each with a colour pizza slice tattoo with pepperoni and HOME-SLICE lettering in traditional style, with roses and banners on the upper arm.
Matching pizza slice tattoos on two forearms
Colour traditional tattoo of an ornate key wrapped in a red-outlined ribbon reading ALOHOMORA, with four sparkle stars, on an upper arm.
Key and Alohomora banner on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an anatomical heart with blue and red vessels and banners reading 'You are the blood in my veins' on an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with banner scroll
Bare back covered in a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a yellow tiger-like figure, an anchor, a ship and a row of roses above a banner.
Large back piece with tiger, anchor and roses
A coloured traditional-style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm, with blue roses and a banner reading LOVE HATE, while a man in a burgundy suit holds the arm.
Blue rose and banner sleeve on upper arm
Man seen from behind in a black Lucky 13 t-shirt, with traditional tattoos of a rose, an anchor and a spider web on his forearms and upper arms.
Traditional arm tattoos with a Lucky 13 tee
Colour traditional anchor tattoo wrapped in rope with a pink heart, shown on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Traditional anchor with heart on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an acoustic guitar on the upper arm, with a crescent moon, stars, a cabin and pine trees inside the body.
Acoustic guitar with cabin scene on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a blue police box with red ribbons and red flowers with green leaves, on an upper arm.
TARDIS, red flowers and ribbon on an upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a blue bird in a brown leather jacket smoking a cigarette, on the upper arm, with an owl tattoo partly visible at the edge.
Smoking blue bird in a leather jacket on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a T-rex, a raptor and a sunburst beside roses, leaves and two banners with lettering.
Dinosaurs, roses and banners on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a angry piston character with a cigar and smoke on the upper arm, with a small orange cigar tip.
Smoking piston character on upper arm
Colour tattoo of purple roses, orange and pink flowers and a heart locket tied with ribbon in a bouquet on an upper arm.
Purple rose and flower bouquet with ribbon on arm
Black and white photo from behind of a woman in a white vest top and patterned underwear, showing a script tattoo on the neck and rose tattoos on the upper arms.
Rose and script tattoos on arms and neck
Back view of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a red rose tattoo with dark outlines on her upper arm near the shoulder.
Red rose tattoo on upper arm, seen from behind
Colour Traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman with brown hair, glasses and a green jacket above a banner reading MISUNDERSTOOD, on an upper arm.
Cartoon character with misunderstood banner on arm
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo on an upper arm with two ribbon banners bearing a quotation above a geometric emblem in red, blue and cream.
Ribbon banner quote and emblem on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in colour with roses, a sugar skull, diamonds and leopard print across the upper arm and forearm, shown in three views.
Colour arm sleeve with roses and sugar skull
Black and white photograph of a seated woman with full floral sleeve tattoos on both arms and lotus-style tattoos on her chest, wearing a lace bra and studded belt.
Black and grey sleeves and chest tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with a banner reading MOM, framed by roses and dark green leaves, on the upper arm.
Traditional heart with MOM banner
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
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
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
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
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
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
Traditional-style tattoo of a red heart pierced by an arrow, with a yellow banner reading BACON and blue stars, on an upper arm.
Heart with arrow and BACON banner on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a winged golden ball with a lightning bolt mark, a green cloud and four-point stars, on an upper arm.
Winged golden ball with stars on arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark-haired woman in a blue headscarf wearing red boxing gloves, with the words PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STRUGGLE in black lettering.
Boxer pin-up with slogan on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon with ram horns, wings and clawed hands on an upper arm.
Horned demon with wings on upper arm
Traditional black and grey back tattoo of a large moth with filigree ornament above an animal and a row of roses, with a small red rose on the upper arm.
Moth, animal and roses across a back
Woman seen from behind in a hat and grey open-back vest top, with a traditional-style red rose tattoo with black outlines on her upper arm.
Red rose tattoo on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman with a red feather headdress, blue beads and a cross, on the upper arm.
Woman with feather headdress on 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
Colour traditional tattoo of a 1920s-style woman in profile with a feather headpiece, yellow roses and pearl strands on the upper arm.
1920s woman profile with roses on an upper arm
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 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 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
Colour traditional-style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a leopard print background, a pink flamingo, a green bow and a red high-heeled shoe.
Leopard print sleeve with flamingo and heels
Close photo of a traditional style bee tattoo with bold black outlines, yellow and orange stripes and white wings, trailing a dashed line, on the upper arm.
Bee with dashed flight path on an arm
A woman with blonde hair lies with her arms crossed, showing a mixed colour traditional sleeve with roses, an eagle and a camera on the forearm and upper arm, and a teal heart on the back.
Colourful arm sleeve with roses and an eagle
Traditional style tattoo of a moustached man with slicked hair inside a rope frame, above a red rose with green leaves, on an upper arm.
Traditional man portrait and rose on an upper arm
Traditional style knife tattoo on an upper arm, with a black and grey face in the blade, a red dotted handle and red blood spatter below.
Knife with face and blood on upper arm
Black and grey chest tattoo of a lighthouse with rays, a rose and Japanese-style waves on the upper chest, with a tattooed arm visible at the left.
Lighthouse and rose chest piece
Woman seen from behind with arms raised, showing a colour rose and vine sleeve on her right arm and a pink leopard print tattoo on her left upper arm, both in a traditional botanical style.
Roses, vines and leopard print on raised arms
Colour tattoo on the upper arm of green and teal yarn balls, a red yarn skein and pink flowers, with the words Keep Calm arched above and Carry Yarn below.
Yarn balls and flowers with Keep Calm Carry Yarn
Man in a grey t-shirt printed with an octopus and ship wheel, with traditional tattoo sleeves showing roses on both arms.
Octopus and ship wheel tee with tattoo sleeves
Colour traditional tattoo of a bunch of flowers and leaves tied with a ribbon, on the upper arm of a person wearing a blue top.
Traditional flower bouquet on upper arm