Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Close-up of a realistic owl tattoo with a soft blue wash and fern fronds on the inner upper arm.
Owl perched on a branch on the upper arm
Shaded grey and red flower tattoo with buds and leaves on an upper arm, with a patterned top and floral kimono visible below.
Floral tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned religious figure, a veiled woman holding rosary beads, and a revolver on the chest.
Black and grey religious realism sleeve with revolver
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling bear's head with bared teeth and a detailed nose, on the upper arm.
Snarling bear head on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and shoulders with flame-like shapes on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Realistic bear and flames on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion with a full mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Snarling lion on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a shirtless man with black and grey script lettering on his chest, neck and hand tattoos, and realism-style sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Script lettering on chest with sleeve tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl's face and two roses on the upper arm, shown in a photo taken against a dark leather seat.
Owl and roses in black and grey realism
Black and grey realism tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha wearing an ornate jewelled crown, with red accents on the trunk and forehead, on an upper arm.
Ganesha portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a Victorian street, a clock tower above a bridge, a gas lamp and a figure riding a penny-farthing bicycle.
Victorian city street full sleeve
Colour realism tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder showing a sunset over the sea, palm trees, sharks, sea turtles, clownfish, anemones and coral.
Underwater sunset sleeve with turtles and clownfish
Black and grey realism tattoo of a half face with one eye, nose and lips in a small rectangular panel on the upper arm.
Half face portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a snarling tiger head with bared teeth and whiskers on an upper arm.
Snarling tiger head on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers, leaves and branches covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Large floral tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands wrapped in a scroll banner reading Lord forgive me for my past wrongs and future sins, on the upper arm.
Praying hands with banner on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a London street scene with a clock tower, gothic buildings, a gas lamp and a figure in a top hat.
London clock tower and figure in a top hat
A black and grey realism rose sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a dark top, with leaves filling the gaps between the blooms.
Black and grey rose sleeve
Colour tattoo of a galaxy with a ringed planet, smaller planets and a yellow nebula across the shoulder and upper arm.
Galaxy and ringed planet on a shoulder
Realistic tattoo of a red rose under a glass dome with fallen petals, shaded in grey with red highlights, on a person's upper arm.
Rose under glass dome on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style samurai in horned helmet and armour covering a full sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with blossom above the shoulder.
Samurai in armour full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a surfer riding a curling wave above hibiscus flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Surfer riding a wave with hibiscus flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of two crossed feathers with a stippled quill tip on the upper arm.
Crossed feathers on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two peony flowers with leaves and a small bee, on the upper arm.
Black and grey peonies with a bee on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script including the word Love, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a lion's head with a full mane, a clawed paw at the forearm, and cream blossoms wrapped around a pale band.
Lion and blossom sleeve on the arm
Colour tattoo sleeve with red apples, leaves and green snake scales across the chest, shoulder and arm of a shirtless man against a black background.
Apples and snake sleeve on chest and arm
Photograph of a realistic tattoo of a star torn open through skin on a man's upper arm and shoulder, revealing words such as freedom and love in black, grey and red ink.
Torn skin star with words on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with a dog's face in each pad, shown on the upper arm above a printed photo of the dog.
Paw print with dog portraits on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a brass compass and coiled rope over a black-lined world map on an upper arm and shoulder.
Compass and rope on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with a building in its centre, framed by banners reading GREAT and SCOTT, on an upper arm.
Clock face and banners on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spiral staircase rising towards a glowing light with rays, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Spiral staircase with light on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a family of elephants walking across the inner upper arm, with shaded trunks and bodies.
Elephant family walking across an upper arm
Realistic green succulent rosette with a small sprig of leaves tattooed on the upper arm, shaded with pink and lilac highlights.
Succulent rosette and sprig on upper arm
Realistic pink rose with black sketched flowers and watercolour splashes across an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Realistic rose and sketched flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a vintage microphone, roses and a violin with a ribbon banner.
Microphone, roses and violin sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of an outlined buck symbol filled with green and brown camouflage foliage, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Buck symbol filled with camouflage on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow petals, grey-shaded centre and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Sunflower tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm of a woman's face with gothic cathedral spires rising from her head and tracery below.
Gothic cathedral and woman's face on upper arm
Close-up of a realistic wound tattoo with torn, bitten-looking edges and red veining on the upper arm, in a realism style.
Realistic wound tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a winged armoured angel with a spear standing over a fallen figure.
Winged warrior angel on an upper arm sleeve
Realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and a shaded rose, placed on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and rose on upper arm
Woman in a white crochet bikini on a beach, showing a black and grey rose tattoo running down her upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey rose tattoo on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of an hourglass with a lit candle in the upper bulb and a bare tree in the lower bulb, on the upper arm.
Realistic hourglass with candle and dead tree
Realistic shaded tattoo of layered armour plates across a shoulder and upper arm, in brown and grey tones.
Realistic armour plate shoulder tattoo
Black and grey fine line elephant head in profile inside a circle, with geometric lines and dotted circles, on the upper arm.
Elephant head in a geometric circle on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of an ornate perfume bottle with a faceted crystal stopper, silver filigree and purple gems on an upper arm, set against a green background.
Crystal perfume bottle on upper arm
Realistic tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a seated figure in a headdress within a circular carved stone frame with glyphs, in brown and grey tones.
Carved stone seated figure on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded face styled like a carved stone bust, on the upper arm.
Bearded stone-effect face on upper arm