Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a black cat with glowing yellow eyes, set against blue watercolour splashes and red scratch marks on an upper arm.
Black cat with blue splash on upper arm
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha wearing an ornate crown, surrounded by paisley and mandala patterns, on the upper arm and forearm.
Ganesha and ornamental full arm sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a green viper coiled around a branch with its mouth open, across the upper arm.
Green viper snake on upper arm
Two photographs of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a winged armoured angel, a skeleton with wings and a skull.
Full sleeve of angels, skeleton and skull in grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of three skulls with draped fabric and leaves on an upper arm, shaded to look three-dimensional.
Triple skull realism on an upper arm
Black and grey realism rose sleeve on an upper arm and a script and pocket watch tattoo on a thigh, shown on a woman crouching outdoors.
Rose sleeve and script thigh tattoo outdoors
Realistic castle, moon and birds above a stone labyrinth tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder, shaded in grey with yellow-lit windows.
Castle and labyrinth sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo of a sugar skull woman with roses and a skull, running from the shoulder down the forearm.
Sugar skull woman and roses full sleeve
Realistic tattoo of red birds flying over a cloudy sky, with a thorny branch and a nest of three blue eggs, on an upper arm.
Red birds and nest on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a sailing ship and compass rose on a man's upper arm and forearm.
Sailing ship and compass sleeve
Colour tattoo of a shaded anchor with rope, an orange lily and a purple lily, placed on the upper arm.
Anchor and lilies on an upper arm
Full sleeve tattoo of a colourful space scene with a ringed planet, cratered moons, stars and a nebula on a man's arm, in a realistic style.
Space scene full sleeve tattoo
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing torn skin revealing a metallic mechanical structure with rivets and cabling.
Biomechanical torn-skin design on upper arm
Full arm sleeve of painterly colour flowers, with a purple and orange tulip on the upper arm, a blue bloom mid arm and a pink dahlia on the forearm.
Colourful floral sleeve on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of a pale-faced clown villain with swept dark hair and purple lips, with blue and orange splatter, on an upper arm.
Realistic clown villain portrait on upper arm
Back view of a person with a densely tattooed back and arms, featuring a large grey hexagon, a crested eagle and engraved-style vintage motifs in realism style.
Full back tattoo with hexagon and eagle crest
Realistic colour tattoo of a silver vintage microphone and a black vinyl record with music notes on an upper arm, set against blue watercolour splashes.
Vintage microphone and vinyl record on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on a man's arm showing a sailing ship, a compass rose and an anchor, with the words Love, friends and family.
Sailing ship, compass and anchor sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouching figure holding a long implement against a smoky, blurred background, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Figure in motion on upper arm and shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a barn owl perched on the upper arm, with soft purple and teal shading behind it.
Realistic barn owl on upper arm
Black and grey realistic dragon tattoo with a scaled body and spiked head wrapping across an upper arm, with shaded smoke-like details behind it.
Black and grey dragon on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a raven perched in front of a pale moon and bare branches, with red roses, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Raven, moon and red roses on upper arm
Close photo of a realistic blue and teal bird in flight tattooed on the outer upper arm, with grey shading and black linework.
Blue bird in flight on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a sunset beach with palm trees and plumeria flowers across the upper arm.
Sunset beach and palm trees on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate plate armour covering the shoulder, upper arm and elbow as a full sleeve.
Plate armour sleeve on shoulder and arm
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a young boy with curly hair and a tank top, placed on the upper arm.
Realism portrait of a young boy
Realism tattoo of an anatomical heart with stitches held in two hands on the upper arm, with a red heartbeat line below.
Anatomical heart in hands with heartbeat line
Japanese style upper arm tattoo of a shaded grey Buddha face with a pagoda, waves and a pink lotus flower.
Buddha face and lotus sleeve on upper arm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a snarling wolf above a woman's face with painted markings, on the upper arm.
Wolf and woman portrait on upper arm
Colour biomechanical tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing grey metal armour plates, rivets and a circular emblem.
Biomechanical torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an acoustic guitar and a shaded white rose with leaves and scrolls across the upper arm and shoulder.
Guitar and rose on upper arm and shoulder
Grey realism elephant tattoo with orange, yellow, blue and green watercolour splashes, shown on the upper arm from three angles.
Watercolour elephant on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of a barn owl in blue, teal and purple tones on the upper arm.
Barn owl on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a hood, with a rose above her head, on an upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait with rose on arm
Realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with purple eye makeup and lips, seen through torn skin on the upper arm.
Sugar skull woman tearing through skin on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and a sailing ship with billowing sails on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and sailing ship on an upper arm
Realistic green-toned tattoo of the Hulk tearing through skin on an upper arm, with clenched fists and a snarling face.
Hulk bursting through torn skin on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a helmeted warrior's eyes and brow on an upper arm, shown in brown, bronze and blue tones.
Realistic warrior helmet and eyes on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged figure with light rays behind, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged figure with light rays on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, winged figures and script lettering across a man's upper arm, shoulder, back and ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on back and arm
Full colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Realism black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a compass, pocket watch, handwritten map script and an old banknote.
Compass, pocket watch and map sleeve
Realism style tattoo sleeve on the upper arm with grey shaded roses, a gold keyhole, scrollwork and a butterfly over faded script.
Roses, keyhole and scrollwork on upper arm
Photorealistic tattoo of a black cat with green eyes and whiskers, shown on an upper arm in brown and black shading.
Realistic black cat portrait on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and buffalo with protea flowers, shown on an upper arm and forearm from two angles.
Black and grey realism animal sleeve
Colour realism floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus, a hummingbird and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve with rose and butterfly
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clockwork pocket watch with gears and filigree scrollwork on the upper arm.
Ornate clockwork watch on upper arm