Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with a small script word above it on the upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Compass rose with script on an upper arm
Black fine line outline of a world map tattooed across an upper arm, with a knitted sleeve visible at the left.
World map outline on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a charging bull in one continuous line, placed on the inner upper arm.
Single-line bull on upper arm
A woman in teal leggings balances upside down on a sandy beach, with a small dark script tattoo on her upper arm.
Yoga pose on a beach with an upper arm tattoo
Back view of a shirtless man in black underwear in a kitchen, showing a black and grey ornamental sleeve on the upper arm and a tree design on the forearm.
Black and grey sleeve and forearm tattoos
Small fine line tattoo of a wine glass with a red wine fill, outlined in black on the upper arm.
Small wine glass tattoo on the upper arm
Three gold metallic temporary tattoo bands with geometric diamond patterns wrap around a woman's upper arm.
Gold metallic geometric bands on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two roses with a butterfly between them on an upper arm.
Two roses and a butterfly on an arm
Black and white photo of a muscular man's back with a large grim reaper tattoo with a scythe, arched lettering reading Sons of Anarchy and California, and arm tattoos.
Grim reaper and lettering across a back
Black and grey blackwork sleeve in a Polynesian-style tribal pattern covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with a wristwatch on the wrist.
Polynesian-style sleeve on forearm and upper arm
Black fine line cactus tattoo with a small line of text below it on an upper arm, photographed in front of prickly pear cacti.
Cactus tattoo on an upper arm
Four views of a full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a spiral galaxy, planets, a spacecraft and a glowing orange asteroid against a vivid nebula background.
Galaxy and planets full arm sleeve
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a metallic silver or gold elephant design on the shoulder and a metallic band on the upper arm.
Metallic elephant tattoos on two shoulders
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a blue diamond set in a gold ring, with bold black outlines, on an upper arm.
Blue diamond ring tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing three marching soldier silhouettes overlaid with an American flag and a trail of stars.
Three marching soldiers and flag on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red octopus with grey shading and a yellow eye, wrapping across the upper arm of a man in a blue vest top.
Red octopus tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism style roses with leaves and thorny vines covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a white vest top.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm sleeve
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moon on the upper arm near the elbow, with a faint thin line below on the forearm.
Small moon tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a kite with a trailing tail on the upper arm, just below a dark t-shirt sleeve.
Kite tattoo on an upper arm
Close view of a white ink lace-style floral tattoo on a bride's shoulder and upper arm, with a white glove and veil visible.
White ink floral design on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's face with blue eyes and a dark butterfly over the mouth, on the upper arm.
Realistic face and butterfly on upper arm
Neo-traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a Cheshire Cat grin, cupcake, top hat, teacup, red spotted mushrooms and playing cards above a 'Drink Me' bottle.
Alice in Wonderland upper arm piece
Botanical tattoo of peonies and blue-green leaves with black linework, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Peonies and foliage on the upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box surrounded by a galaxy with orange spirals and stars, across the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS and galaxy on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman holding a crystal ball, with roses and a jewelled butterfly headpiece, on an upper arm.
Crystal ball woman and roses on upper arm
Close photo of a black serif lettering tattoo reading bad circumstances good jokes on an upper arm, with an office background.
Text tattoo reading bad circumstances good jokes
Realistic grey owl above a wreath of pink roses and green leaves on an upper arm, with part of another tattoo visible at the edge.
Owl above roses on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hatched tree with a thin trunk, a small red heart, and two small figures on an upper arm.
Tree and red heart on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals, held by a hand, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch held in a hand, realism
Fine line black ink tattoo of a slender botanical sprig with small bell-shaped flowers on the upper arm.
Fine line sprig of flowers on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a red lipstick, gold compact mirror and blue flowers with teal leaves on the upper arm.
Lipstick, compact mirror and flowers on an arm
Black fine line tattoo of mountains, a partly hidden sun and grass on the upper arm.
Mountain and sun line tattoo on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of Boba Fett's helmet and armour across the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour Boba Fett on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a yellow rose with green leaves and stem on a woman's upper arm near the shoulder.
Yellow rose tattoo on a shoulder
Tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm of black lace with dangling beads and a small cross, above realistic red roses and gold scrollwork.
Black lace shoulder piece with roses
Close view of a woman's raised arm with small black fine line tattoos on the upper arm and forearm, including a heart outline and a tiny circle near the wrist.
Small fine line tattoos on an arm
Back view of a man in a white t-shirt showing a black traditional-style ship's wheel with a skull at its centre on his forearm, and a partly visible coloured tattoo on his upper arm.
Ship's wheel with skull on a forearm
Black and grey eagle tattoo with spread wings across the upper back, with a sleeve tattoo on the raised arm.
Eagle tattoo across a man's back
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a red-sailed ship in a lightning storm above an octopus and sharks in green sea.
Pirate ship and octopus full sleeve
Full back tattoo of a multi-armed goddess wearing a skull garland, set against a red sun disc, with a lotus on the shoulder and a blue sleeve on the arm, in Japanese and neo-traditional style.
Goddess with skulls full back tattoo
Colourful geometric bear face tattoo on the upper arm, built from pink, teal, purple and orange facets with soft gradient shading.
Geometric bear face on upper arm
Collage of nine sewing-themed tattoos, including a traditional sewing machine on a forearm and scissors with a red spool on an upper arm, with a fine line spool on a forearm.
Sewing-themed tattoos in a nine-image collage
Black and grey realistic dragon with a shaded head and scaled body, claws gripping a sphere, tattooed on the upper arm.
Black and grey dragon gripping a sphere on upper arm
Black handwritten lettering on an upper arm reads its is my life with the attribution Jon Bovi beneath it.
Handwritten quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull, monarch butterfly and rose with a red wash behind, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull, rose and butterfly on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf filled with a forest scene and deer silhouettes, in a botanical style, on the upper arm.
Maple leaf with forest scene on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer with large antlers standing among pine trees, across the upper arm.
Deer and pine forest on upper arm