Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly on the upper arm.

Woman portrait with butterfly on upper arm

Realistic colour tattoo of a blue and cream Volkswagen camper van on the upper arm, shown from the front three-quarter view.

Blue VW camper van on upper arm

Colour tattoo of a Boba Fett style helmet on an upper arm, shaded in green, red, yellow and grey.

Boba Fett style helmet on upper arm

Realistic red feather tattoo with a black shaft and soft grey shading on the inner upper arm, against a red backdrop.

Red feather on the inner upper arm

Black and grey realism elephant tattoo with a dotwork mandala and sunflowers on an upper arm.

Elephant with mandala and sunflowers on upper arm

Black and grey realism style tattoo of chains wrapping across a shoulder and down the upper arm, shown from two angles.

Chain wrap tattoo on shoulder and upper arm

Black and grey realistic sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and two loose leaves on the upper arm.

Sunflower tattoo on an upper arm

Black and grey tattoo of dice, playing cards and a large number 8 with scrollwork across the upper arm and shoulder.

Dice and playing cards on an upper arm

Realism black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's arm, with a rose on the chest and script lettering on the ribs.

Black and grey rose sleeve with script on ribs

Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger head with blue eyes and a city skyline above a club crest, on the upper arm and shoulder.

Realistic tiger head with blue eyes on upper arm

Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a woman's portrait, an angel wing and a skull.

Realistic sleeve with woman, wing and skull

Black and grey realism rose over sheet music on an upper arm and forearm, with a moth tattoo on the chest, shown in a three-panel photo collage.

Rose over sheet music arm sleeve

Realistic colour tattoo of an eagle in flight in front of the American flag on an upper arm.

Eagle and American flag on upper arm

Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a hooded figure, a skull and clouds, shown in two side-by-side photographs.

Full sleeve with hooded figure and skull

Colourful realistic lion head tattoo with a stylised multicoloured mane on the upper arm, shown in two side by side views.

Lion head tattoo on upper arm

Colour realism full sleeve tattoo of planets, swirling galaxies and nebula clouds covering a person's shoulder, upper arm and forearm.

Galaxy and planets full arm sleeve

Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a Roman numeral pocket watch, a scrolled banner with script lettering, leaves and stars.

Pocket watch and script sleeve on upper arm

Realistic colour tattoo of a black and white cow face with purple daisies, sitting on the upper arm near the shoulder.

Realistic cow and daisies on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of a pin-up woman with a flower in her hair, holding a ukulele, on an upper arm.

Pin-up woman with ukulele on upper arm

Black and grey engraved anatomical heart tattoo with numbered labels and fine hatching, on the upper arm.

Anatomical heart on upper arm

Grey and red shaded hot rod car with a windmill and mountains on a back shoulder, beside a Route 66 shield tattoo on the upper arm.

Hot rod and Route 66 shield on a shoulder

Realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman in a lace masquerade mask, red roses, a pocket watch and ornate scrollwork, shown from three angles.

Masquerade mask and roses full sleeve

Realistic colour tattoo of a grey Buddha head with raised hand and a pink lotus flower, set against an orange and green clouded background on the upper arm and shoulder.

Buddha and lotus on upper arm

Realism tattoo of two ravens perched on branches with small red berries, wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder.

Ravens and red berries on an upper arm

Four-panel photo of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a skull, roses, a clock, a microphone and text banners, running from shoulder to wrist.

Black and grey skull full sleeve

Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of shaded roses, leaves and mandala ornament covering the upper arm and forearm of a smiling woman in a grey vest top.

Rose and mandala full sleeve

Realism tattoo on the shoulder and upper arm showing a silver zipper opening the skin to reveal red muscle fibres beneath.

Zipper opening to muscle on a shoulder

Colour realism tattoo of an Iron Man helmet with gold faceplate and red armour on the upper arm, shown against a dark blue and black background.

Iron Man helmet on an upper arm

Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing horror film characters including a masked killer with a chainsaw, a clown, a shark and a figure with a bladed glove.

Horror film characters full sleeve

Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, roses, butterflies and a banner reading Ashana on an upper arm and shoulder.

Pocket watch, roses and butterflies on upper arm

Black and grey realism wolf tattoo on the upper arm, with a forest of trees continuing down the forearm.

Wolf and forest sleeve on an arm

Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing praying hands, a cross, clouds, rosary beads and script lettering.

Black and grey sleeve with praying hands and script

Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass with a glowing amber top bulb and a bare tree in the lower bulb, shown on the upper arm.

Realistic hourglass with bare tree on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on an upper arm.

Pocket watch with gears and Roman numerals

Black and grey realism tattoo of a songbird in flight with outstretched wings, placed on the upper arm.

Songbird in flight on upper arm

Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a full moon and skeletal figures across the shoulder and arm, shown from three angles.

Haunted house and graveyard full sleeve

Realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a barn owl, red poppies, a fox head and green foliage.

Owl, poppies and fox on a full sleeve

Colour tattoo of a shaded face and a small astronaut within angular geometric panels, placed on the upper thigh.

Face and astronaut panels on a thigh

A shaded black and grey feather sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with his hand resting near his shoulder.

Feather sleeve on upper arm and forearm

Full sleeve with Easy Rider motif and red sunburst

Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass with a lit candle in the top bulb and a bare tree in the bottom bulb, on the upper arm.

Realistic hourglass with candle and tree

Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned skull, smoke, a world map and a compass.

Crowned skull and compass sleeve

Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a face merged with a city skyline, barbed wire and birds, with bold lettering below on the forearm.

City skyline and face double exposure on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of red lips with tongues showing on a man's upper arm, with a third partial mouth at the edge of the frame.

Realistic lips with tongues on an upper arm

Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo showing praying hands, a rosary, haloed figures, clouds and a scroll of text, shown from three angles on an upper arm and forearm.

Religious full sleeve with praying hands

Black and grey realism tattoo of a rhino facing forward, with Against the Wind script above and below it, on an upper arm.

Realism rhino with Against the Wind script

Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage microphone with a treble clef, music staff and loose notes on the upper arm.

Vintage microphone and music notes on upper arm

Realistic colour tattoo of a tall redwood tree with ferns and red berries forming a full sleeve from the upper arm down to the wrist.

Redwood tree sleeve on arm