Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey upper arm sleeve with red cherry blossoms, a shaded skull and a pocket watch, in a Japanese style.
Cherry blossom and skull sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of hands fanning playing cards across the upper arm.
Hands holding playing cards on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf with a feather below it, across the upper arm and forearm, with a forest scene shaded behind it.
Howling wolf and feather on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a spiral clock face, leaves and a bead chain, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch with spiral clock face
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with red lips, roses, rolled banknotes and a building on an upper arm.
Portrait, roses and banknotes on upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a songbird perched among jasmine flowers and leaves on the outer thigh or upper leg.
Songbird and jasmine on an upper leg
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a front-facing African elephant with tusks and trunk, covering the upper arm.
Realistic elephant on upper arm
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a samurai in armour with a topknot, shaded in black and grey, with red maple leaves and a purple flower on the arm.
Samurai warrior and maple leaves across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm, with bold block letters made from a dollar bill and a portrait in the centre.
Dollar bill lettering on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a skull merging with a woman's face, a castle on a hill and a rose.
Skull and face with castle on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two raptors among tall ferns and trees covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Raptors in a jungle on an upper arm
Small black and grey tattoo of a full moon with stippled craters and a fine outline on the upper arm.
Moon on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic lion head on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a sunlit forest with tall trees and an orange tent on the upper arm, beside photos of the same woodland and a campsite.
Forest scene with tent on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rolled stack of banknotes on the upper arm, with a printed design reference visible at the right.
Rolled banknotes on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch showing its gears and Roman numerals on the upper arm, with a faded rose behind it.
Open pocket watch on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of pink orchids with teal shading on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic orchids on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face above two lion cubs, shaded across the upper arm.
Portrait and lion cubs on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an octopus with curling tentacles across the upper arm and top of the shoulder.
Octopus tattoo on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a blonde woman with her hair in a bun and red-framed sunglasses, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait of a woman in sunglasses
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a deer antler curving down the upper arm, with shaded highlights along the tines and base.
Antler tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tiger head tattoo framed by fine line circles and arrows on the upper arm.
Tiger head in geometric circles on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged Egyptian figure holding an ankh, on the inner upper arm.
Winged Egyptian figure with ankh on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing palm trees, a surfboard and a beach scene at dusk.
Palm tree beach sunset sleeve
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing roses, clouds, birds and pine trees in realistic shading.
Black and grey sleeve with clouds and birds
Realistic sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing red roses and a grey shaded bird with spread wings.
Realistic red roses and bird on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel with a halo holding a sword, with ravens in bare branches across the shoulder and upper arm.
Angel and ravens on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa's face framed by snakes, shown on the upper arm.
Medusa face with snakes on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a badger, an otter and a fox among orange flowers, leaves and acorns, shown from three angles across the upper arm and forearm.
Woodland animal sleeve with flowers
Realistic blue-ink tattoo of a patterned teacup with a floral band on the upper arm, shown in a three-photo collage.
Blue and white teacup on an upper arm
Three-panel photo of a full sleeve tattoo of pink magnolias and green leaves on a turquoise background, running from shoulder to wrist.
Pink magnolia full sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a yellow and grey songbird perched on a dark branch with willow catkins, on the upper arm.
Yellow songbird on a willow branch
Realistic black, grey and brown lion head tattoo with teal eyes on a person's upper arm, shown in daylight outdoors.
Realistic lion head on upper arm
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a hooded grim reaper beside a winged woman, with clouds and a sleeve design on the arm.
Grim reaper and winged woman across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a knight's helmet above a brick wall and a shield with a double-headed eagle, shown in three angles.
Helmet, brick wall and eagle shield on upper arm
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with soft shading on the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Small shaded rose on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink rose wrapped in rope with a grey anchor on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style with soft shading.
Pink rose and anchor on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a moon, drifting clouds and stars across the upper arm and shoulder.
Moon and clouds night sky on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pharaoh with a bird perched on his headdress, covering the upper arm.
Pharaoh portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm showing Los Angeles street signs such as Broadway and Rodeo, with palm trees across the forearm and upper arm.
Los Angeles street signs sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion in profile with a lotus flower and bud on an upper arm.
Roaring lion and lotus on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with a reflected pier and a tear running down the cheek, on an upper arm.
Realistic eye with a tear on the upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a rearing cobra with its hood spread, covering the upper arm.
Cobra with raised hood on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder showing a roaring bear above a mother bear with cubs, set against pine trees.
Roaring bear and cubs with pine forest
Realism style black and grey cassette tape tattoo with a trailing tape ribbon on the upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Cassette tape with trailing tape on arm
Realistic hot rod car tattoo on an upper arm, shown in greys with a reddish-brown haze behind the vehicle and a large blown engine at the front.
Hot rod car tattoo on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of blossoms and leaves across the shoulder and upper arm, with a shaded rose, worn by a person in a striped black and white halter top.
Black and grey flowers on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a lion's face split into square tiles with realistic shading, on the upper arm.
Lion face broken into square tiles