Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black solid tattoo of a Chicago skyline silhouette above four stars and a bar, on the inner upper arm of a woman with her arm raised.
Chicago skyline and stars on upper arm
Small black fine line triple moon tattoo on a pale arm, with a white dreamcatcher hanging in the background.
Triple moon tattoo on an arm
Red name badge tattoo on an upper arm reading Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, You killed my Father, Prepare to die, in black lettering.
Name badge tattoo with movie quote
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of an oni mask with lotus flowers, waves and chrysanthemums covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Oni mask and lotus flowers on a shoulder and arm
Black botanical fern tattoo running from the neck across the shoulder and down the upper arm, with a hand resting on the chest.
Black fern tattoo across a shoulder
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Fine line botanical tattoo of Queen Anne's lace flowers and leaves on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark scalloped top.
Queen Anne's lace sprig on the upper arm
Colourful geometric giraffe head tattoo in dotwork shading on the upper arm of a person wearing a black lace bra strap.
Geometric giraffe head on upper arm
Black and grey rose tattoo on an upper arm and a small script tattoo on the forearm, shown in a kitchen with a blue mug.
Rose tattoo on upper arm and small script on forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon with a seated black cat on its lower horn, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon and cat on upper arm
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing Nightmare Before Christmas characters, jack-o'-lanterns and a haunted moonlit scene, in a neo-traditional style.
Nightmare Before Christmas full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of the bearded sea god Poseidon with a trident and a sea creature on the upper arm, shown in three views.
Poseidon portrait with trident on upper arm
Woman seen from behind on a beach with gold metallic designs on her upper arms, shoulder and spine.
Gold metallic body art on a beach
Fine line tattoo of a slim wildflower sprig with three small blooms and leaves on the inner upper arm.
Small wildflower sprig on an inner arm
Colour tattoo of a stegosaurus with teal body, yellow and pink zigzag markings and pink back plates, on the upper arm against a white sheet.
Stegosaurus tattoo on upper arm
Two photographs on a magazine page show a bare male torso with a black and grey Japanese style tiger with red accents on the ribs and a dragon and cloud sleeve on the upper arm.
Japanese tiger and dragon sleeve on torso
Close view of a person's arms with colourful tattoos of flowers, a butterfly and stars on the upper arm and forearm, with a pink lace bra and pastel top.
Colourful floral and butterfly tattoos on arms
Colour tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with green eyes and a red cherry in neo-traditional style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Cheshire Cat and smoke on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a pizza cut into slices and arranged in a circle, with pepperoni and melted cheese drips, on the upper arm.
Pizza slices in a circle on an arm
Black and grey script lettering reading Beauty in the Breakdown with swash flourishes and shaded outlines, tattooed on an upper arm.
Beauty in the Breakdown lettering on an arm
Colour cartoon tattoo of two adult cats and three kittens, one wearing a pink bow, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Cartoon cats and kittens on upper arm
Two matching geometric heart tattoos on upper arms, one with a purple wash and one with a teal wash, outlined in black with dotted shading.
Matching geometric hearts on upper arms
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of a long-haired, bearded figure in a robe, with an ornate halo and one hand raised, on the upper arm.
Robed religious figure with halo on upper arm
Small fine line black rose tattoo with a curved stem and two leaves on the upper arm, with a white top and dark jeans visible.
Small rose on an upper arm
Close view of heavily tattooed arms in a traditional style, with a pin-up figure, stars, roses and a crescent moon on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional sleeve tattoos on two arms
Realism tattoo on an upper arm of a grey portrait of a woman in a crown and veil, with pink watercolour splashes and the words WE ARE NOT AMUSED above.
Crowned portrait with pink scrollwork on upper arm
Black and grey traditional-style sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a man in a white tank top printed with the words I FITNESS BECAUSE I FOOD.
Arm sleeve tattoo with white slogan tank top
Traditional style tattoo sleeve with skulls and daggers in black and red on a forearm and upper arm, with arms crossed.
Traditional tattoo sleeve on crossed arms
Three views of a black dotwork tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with chevrons, diamonds and arched mandala bands in a geometric style.
Dotwork geometric shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a snake coiled around an arrow on the upper arm.
Snake coiled around an arrow on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a sunset beach with a palm tree and orange plumeria flowers covering the upper arm.
Sunset palm tree and plumeria on upper arm
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the upper arm of a woman with long wavy hair, seen from behind on a grey bed.
Small crescent moon tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism eye inside a triangle with fine radiating lines, tattooed on an upper arm.
Eye in triangle on upper arm
Six views of a full colour sleeve tattoo on an arm, with red and orange lilies, blue swirls and bubbles on a black background.
Colourful lily full sleeve from six angles
Close-up of a woman's upper arm with a row of silver leaf-shaped metallic temporary tattoos, beside gold and silver feather bracelets on her wrist.
Metallic feather and leaf designs on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading 'Everything happens for a reason' along an upper arm, with a smiling mouth and a hand with a ring in the frame.
Fine line script quote on upper arm
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos, reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on one forearm and SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the other upper arm.
Matching text tattoos on two forearms
Black tribal tattoo of a bear paw print above an animal head in an oval, on the upper arm.
Tribal bear paw and animal head on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a heart shaped house with chimneys, trees, stars, a dotted constellation and the words home is where the heart is.
House-heart tattoo on upper arm
Small black and grey shaded circle resembling a moon, tattooed on the upper arm below a dark sleeve.
Small shaded moon on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull woman portrait above a pocket watch and a skull.
Sugar skull portrait and pocket watch on upper arm
Close-up of two solid black parallel bands tattooed around an upper arm just above the elbow, worn with a blue t-shirt.
Two black bands around an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a red and black emblem with red triangles, dark swirling shapes with red eyes, and a grey medallion with green leaves.
Red and black emblem with leaves on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a cat's head with green eyes and fine whisker detail on the upper arm, shaded in black, grey and brown.
Realistic cat portrait on upper arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a girl with an umbrella, a red heart balloon, rats and a brick wall, photographed from three angles.
Street art sleeve with umbrella girl and rats
Colour tattoo of a teal classic car in a wooden garage with a motorcycle and road signs below, on the upper arm.
Garage and motorcycle scene on upper arm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of large outlined stars and swirling smoke-like shading across a shoulder and upper arm.
Stars and swirls across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a male lion and a lioness side by side on the upper arm.
Lion and lioness portrait on upper arm