Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate chandelier with hanging beads on the upper arm.
Chandelier tattoo on upper arm
Two solid black abstract shapes, one mottled and one resembling a clenched fist, in blackwork style on the upper arm.
Two bold black abstract shapes on upper arm
A woman with long wavy hair and dark tattoos on her outstretched arms stands on a rocky cliff above the sea, with a small island in the distance.
Woman with dark arm tattoos on a sea cliff
Woman seated on a wooden dock with a black and grey tattoo sleeve running from her forearm up to her upper arm, with boats in the harbour behind her.
Black and grey arm sleeve on a woman on a dock
Greyscale lion head tattoo with pink flowers and leaves on a person's upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Lion head with pink flowers on upper arm
Black fine line script running along the upper arm and forearm, with a compass rose tattoo on the ribs, shown on a woman with her arms raised.
Compass rose and script tattoos on arm and side
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a stylised aeroplane with black linework and swirling trails, on the inner upper arm.
Watercolour aeroplane on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a bird formed from music notes and a treble clef, with soft shading along the wing, on the upper arm.
Bird made of music notes on an arm
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a woman with blonde hair in a bun and tinted sunglasses, placed on a person's upper arm near the shoulder.
Realistic portrait of a woman in sunglasses on upper arm
Gold metallic pineapple temporary tattoo in fine line on a woman's abdomen, with a band of silver and gold pineapples on her upper arm.
Metallic pineapple temporary tattoos on abdomen and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an upside-down raven wrapped in chain beneath a pocket watch and smoke, shown on the upper arm.
Upside-down raven and pocket watch
Black and grey realistic roses with small script above them, tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of sunflowers, peonies and leaves covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman in a floral dress.
Sunflowers and peonies on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of an anime character with red hair and blue eyes, appearing to burst through torn skin on the upper arm.
Anime character torn through skin on upper arm
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with its horned head resting on the shoulder.
Black and grey dragon across shoulder and arm
Black linework tattoo of a geometric mountain range with dotwork shading on the inner upper arm, sitting above a straight horizon line.
Geometric mountain range on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork luna moth tattoo on the upper arm, with a gold cuff bracelet on the wrist and a floral top visible beside it.
Luna moth tattoo on an upper arm
Lace doily design tattooed in a band around an upper arm, with red ink at the top fading to dark purple and black at the scalloped lower edge.
Lace doily band tattoo on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a poppy-style flower and leaves across the inner upper arm.
Black and grey roses and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix tattoo covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with feathers and wisps of cloud, shown in two photos.
Phoenix full sleeve in black and grey
Colour tattoo of the blue furry monster Grover holding a green GROVER name sign, on the upper arm.
Grover from Sesame Street on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a swallow in flight on the inner upper arm, with a red throat and shaded grey and brown wings.
Swallow in flight on upper arm
Solid black acoustic guitar silhouette tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a green dress.
Acoustic guitar on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with blonde hair, dark shaded eyes and a choker, with red roses below her hand.
Portrait of a woman and roses on an upper arm
Fine line red constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin lines on the upper arm of a person in a white camisole.
Constellation tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork tribal sleeve with circular motifs and rosettes covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Tribal sleeve with circular motifs on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of the USMC eagle, globe and anchor emblem inside a circle of lettering, on the upper arm and shoulder.
USMC eagle, globe and anchor on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo on an upper arm showing a Mayan-style circular glyph ring around a carved face, with two seated figures below.
Mayan stone carving on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose and an open pocket watch with Roman numerals on the upper arm.
Rose and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a beaded chain, above a key, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and key on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves on the upper arm.
Realistic sunflower tattoo on the upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a face on the upper arm of a woman seen from behind, with a long braid and a black sleeveless top.
Small crescent moon with a face on upper arm
Black and grey biomechanical full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing metal plates, gears, chains and a shield emblem, shown in three photographs.
Biomechanical full sleeve with gears and chains
Two matching colour tattoos of Jack Skellington and Sally in ornate black oval frames, shown side by side on upper arms.
Jack and Sally framed portraits on upper arms
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a star with peeled skin edges revealing words such as freedom, love and family, with a faint leaf sprig at the top left.
Torn skin star with words on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork portrait of a woman's face framed by bold black outlines and a solid black band on the upper arm.
Stippled portrait face on an upper arm
Black outline smiley face with X eyes, arrows and the words Be Strong When Things Fall Apart, with yellow, teal and red paint splatters, on an upper arm.
Smiley with X eyes and splatter on upper arm
A woman in a black bikini and wide-brimmed black hat stands on rocks by turquoise water, with dark tattoo sleeves covering both arms.
Dark tattoo sleeves on both arms by the sea
Colour botanical tattoo of sunflowers, red poppies and purple berries with green leaves and ink splashes, across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, seen from behind.
Sunflowers and poppies on a shoulder and upper arm
Geometric tattoo on the upper arm showing a shaded grey planet with red cracked lines, a red triangular lattice and a fine black constellation.
Planet and constellation on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a sailing ship tossed by waves beneath a rain cloud, in a blackwork style, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a storm on the upper arm
Black solid-ink tattoo of six small superhero icons in a row on the inner upper arm of a person flexing their bicep.
Row of six Avengers icons on upper arm
Fine line black arrow tattoo with the script words real or not real across the lower back, shown above a second close view of an arrow with the word real on the upper arm.
Arrow tattoo with real or not real script
Black and grey tribal tattoo with a large circular motif and sweeping spiked shapes across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal circle tattoo on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing an armoured woman with a halo, surrounded by flames, above a red banner reading Bigmouth Strikes Again.
Armoured saint in flames with banner on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two peonies, small blossoms and leaves across a shoulder and upper arm, seen from behind.
Black and grey peony piece on a shoulder
Close photo of a woman in a white slogan t-shirt lying in bed, with a small black airplane tattoo on her upper arm.
Small airplane tattoo on an upper arm
Solid black tribal-style ram with a spiral horn tattooed on the upper arm.
Tribal ram on upper arm