Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves tattooed across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Rose and leaves on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a daisy, peonies and a tulip bud with dotwork shading.
Peony and daisy sleeve on upper arm
Small black fine line arrow with a dotted circle behind it on the inner upper arm of a person with their arm raised.
Fine line arrow with dotted circle on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a fox with stippled shading on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a yellow top.
Stippled fox on the upper arm
Two crossed forearms covered in black blackwork tattoos of lattices, diamonds, dots and spirals, with stylised motifs on the upper arm, against a dark background.
Blackwork geometric sleeve on crossed arms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two stylised rabbits surrounded by flowing lines and swirls, placed on the upper arm.
Two rabbits with swirls on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of two cherries with a green leaf and dotted trail on the upper arm, drawn with bold black outlines in a neo-traditional style.
Cherries with a leaf on the upper arm
Black dotwork and fine line mandala flower tattoo on the outer upper arm of a woman in a floral skirt.
Mandala flower tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of ornate mandalas and clouds covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man, with the face out of frame.
Dotwork mandala sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two roses with buds and leaves on the upper arm.
Two roses and buds on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with floral motifs covering an upper arm down towards the elbow.
Black and grey mandala sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two wolf-like creatures locked together in a circular frame on the upper arm.
Two wolf-like creatures entwined on upper arm
Small black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a mountain range on the inner upper arm, shown against a plain white wall.
Mountain range on upper arm
Arrow tattoo on an upper arm with a grey shaded feather, a dotted shaft and a blue watercolour splash behind it.
Arrow and feather with blue watercolour splash
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised face with spiky hair and a lightning bolt across one eye, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Lightning bolt face portrait on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a feline head inside a geometric sunburst on the upper arm.
Feline head with geometric sunburst on upper arm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching and dotwork detail on the upper arm, surrounded by thin geometric circles.
Arrow with geometric circles on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small songbird with spread wings on the upper arm.
Songbird in flight on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain range under a starry night sky, framed in a rectangle on the upper arm.
Mountain night sky in a framed box on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of three stacked arrowheads over a dotted circle with orange watercolour washes and teal wave lines, on the outer thigh.
Three arrowheads over a watercolour circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate masked face with peacock feathers and paisley motifs across an upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate masked face on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, a bud and leaves within a dotted diamond outline, on the inner upper arm.
Black and grey flowers in a dotted diamond on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork roses and an anatomical heart tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roses and anatomical heart on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, shown in a close-up and a side view beside it.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a frog with a central eye inside a black diamond, shown on an upper arm in a tank top.
Frog with eye inside a black diamond on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm, with a linework elephant, repeating tessellated shapes and a circle within flowing outlines.
Dotwork elephant and tessellation sleeve
Traditional dotwork tattoo in black and grey, showing a rose above a stippled hand with a scalloped cuff on the upper arm.
Rose and dotwork hand on upper arm
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Black and grey monarch butterfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, with wings spread and antennae visible.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon with stars, small clouds and wavy sea lines on the upper arm.
Moon, clouds and waves on upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with fern-like fronds and an eight-pointed star centre, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line dotwork tattoo of draped chains running from the shoulder down the upper arm, worn by a person in a tank top.
Draped chain tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black line tattoo of a crucifixion scene with an INRI plaque, two robed mourners, angels, a dove and dotted stars, on the upper arm.
Crucifixion scene with mourners on upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating floral pattern on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of a person in a striped top.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a carnation and leafy stem held by a dotwork hand on the upper arm.
Carnation and hand in dotwork
Three men display black and grey full sleeve tattoos on their upper arms and shoulders, with swirling blackwork, dotwork and geometric panels.
Three black and grey ornamental full sleeves
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch, a sailing ship in rough sea with a tentacle, and a dotwork mandala.
Pocket watch, ship and mandala sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl, compass and rose with the script words Not all who wander are lost, on the upper arm.
Owl, compass and rose on an upper arm
Two-panel photo of a black and grey tribal upper arm tattoo with a shaded circle, shown before and after a solid black cover-up with a dotwork fade at the lower arm.
Tribal and dotwork upper arm cover-up
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a dense bouquet of flowers and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Floral bouquet tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala and floral tattoo covering the upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder and lace-like linework below the elbow.
Mandala and floral upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a lotus mandala above and sunflowers at the sides, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Elephant and lotus mandala on upper arm
Black and grey stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm, drawn with fine hatched linework and stippled shading in a vintage engraving style.
Stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a light bulb with a brain and filament inside, on the upper arm.
Light bulb with a brain inside
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a figure in a polka dot dress with a bouquet of dahlia-like flowers for a head, on the upper arm.
Flower-headed dancer on an upper arm
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with interlaced knotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross with knotwork on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of lotus flowers and swirling bold lines across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork lotus swirl on a shoulder and upper arm
Small black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a sun, crescent moon and eye with lashes on the upper arm.
Sun, moon and eye on an upper arm