Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black tribal eagle with spread wings tattooed on an upper arm, drawn in bold solid linework.
Tribal eagle tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a sailing ship, a diver in a brass helmet, a submarine, fish and an octopus.
Nautical sleeve with diver and sailing ship
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and swirl motifs covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on a shoulder
Colourful geometric tattoo on an upper arm showing a winding road, purple and green mountains, a teal starry sky with white clouds and a red faceted shape with blue loops.
Road through mountains and night sky on an arm
Black lettering tattoo in Devanagari script across the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Devanagari script on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a Campbell's Tomato Soup can on the upper arm, drawn in a bold pop art style with a green lid and red and grey label.
Campbell's soup can on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a terrier-type dog portrait in a scalloped oval frame, surrounded by poppies, cornflowers and daisies, with a small bee above, on the upper arm.
Dog portrait in a frame with poppies on upper arm
Realistic owl face tattoo with orange eyes and grey feather shading, set among swirling tribal-style lines on the upper arm.
Owl face tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cougar walking towards the viewer, covering the upper arm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Cougar walking on an upper arm
Realistic neo-traditional tattoo of a grey skull shaped like a cupcake with red blood dripping down, placed on the upper arm, shown in a two-panel photo.
Skull cupcake with blood drip on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a tentacled creature head beneath a full moon and stars, with swirling waves below.
Tentacled creature, moon and waves on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a gerbera daisy with shaded petals on the upper arm.
Gerbera daisy on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing armour plates, a scale pattern and swirling shapes.
Japanese armour sleeve on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a flower crown with hibiscus, plumeria and a daisy-like bloom on an upper arm, above a simple headband line.
Flower crown tattoo on an upper arm
Mixed colour tattoo of Calvin and Hobbes lying in grass beside a dark tree on the inner upper arm, with the quote 'I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up'.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Torso of a person in a white vest top, with black and grey realism style tattoo sleeves on both arms showing a cat, a skull and a ship.
Black and grey sleeve with cat and skull
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with geometric petals and dots on the upper arm of a person wearing a sleeveless top.
Mandala tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl, a skull wearing a feathered headdress and a wolf across the shoulder and upper arm.
Owl, skull and wolf on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat and monocle, with a songbird perched on the hat, on the upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle on upper arm
Split before and after image of an upper arm: a blue outline eye sketch over a faded bird and snake tattoo on the left, and a colourful realistic galaxy eye with a blue iris on the right.
Galaxy eye cover-up on upper arm
Fine line black outline heart tattoo on the upper chest beside a black lace bralette, with a small blue letter A tattoo in a circle on the upper arm.
Fine line heart and letter tattoos on skin
Black ink mermaid tattoo with flowing hair and a long tail wrapping down the upper arm, drawn in a loose, sketchy blackwork style.
Mermaid tattoo on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey skull framed by red roses on an upper arm, with dark shading beneath the flowers.
Skull and red roses on an upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of a geisha holding a folding fan beside a dragon, in grey shading with red accents, Japanese style.
Geisha with fan and dragon on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of poppies, paintbrush-style red flowers and foliage covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Wildflower bouquet on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping down the upper arm and shoulder.
Octopus tattoo wrapping an arm
Three-angle photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a grey biomechanical creature with tentacles, skulls and faces in realistic shading.
Biomechanical full sleeve with tentacles and faces
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch wrapping over the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white polka dot top.
Cherry blossom branch on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour covering a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the upper plate and a figure with lettering on the pauldron.
Plate armour shoulder piece with eagle
Two geometric origami-style birds with black outlines and blue, teal, pink and green watercolour fills, tattooed on an upper arm.
Two origami birds in watercolour on an arm
Fine line script tattoo on the upper arm of a model wearing a gilded, sculptural dress, photographed from behind.
Fine line script tattoo on upper arm beside a gilded dress
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers among pine trees, with a RIP banner, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Deer and forest sleeve on upper arm
Close photo of a sketchy black line drawing of a ballet dancer with purple, blue and yellow wash on the upper arm.
Ballet dancer sketch on upper arm
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a smiling man with swept back hair and a hand resting beside his face, on the upper arm.
Black and grey portrait of a smiling man
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with beaded rim and hanging feathers on the upper arm of a woman photographed from behind.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a white dove in flight over dark clouds on an upper arm, with a red sleeve visible on the right.
Dove in flight over clouds on an arm
Colour tattoo of a black tree silhouette with birds, watercolour splashes in blue, green, pink and purple, and Celtic knotwork roots, on an upper arm.
Tree and birds with watercolour sky on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a heart-shaped chocolate box with a pink and red ribbon bow, a red flower and small hearts on an upper arm.
Heart-shaped chocolate box with bow and flower
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo of unrolled scrolls covered in text, shown across three views of an upper arm and forearm.
Scroll and scripture full sleeve tattoo
Traditional style tattoo of a blue iced cupcake wearing a black moustache and bow tie, on the upper arm.
Blue cupcake with moustache and bow tie
Colour tattoo on the upper arm of a cartoon pile of poo with green steam and orange rays, with Holy Shit arched above in bold black lettering.
Cartoon steaming pile with Holy Shit lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight on the upper arm of a woman wearing a navy vest top and a leather suspender strap.
Bird in flight on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a vintage-style flower bouquet with peonies, roses and blue blooms running down the upper arm.
Vintage floral bouquet on upper arm
Traditional black fan tattoo with red accents on the upper arm, beside a grey ornamental panel design.
Lace fan tattoo on upper arm
Two matching chibi anime tattoos on upper arms, one of Sasuke in black ink and one of Naruto in orange and yellow.
Sasuke and Naruto chibi tattoos on arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a melting clock with Roman numerals draped over a detailed eye, on the upper arm.
Melting clock and eye on upper arm
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a metallic elephant tattoo on the shoulder blade, and the woman also wearing a silver patterned armband tattoo.
Metallic elephant tattoos on two backs
Black and white photo of a fine line outline tattoo of two cats sitting close together on the upper arm.
Two cats outline on upper arm