Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat holding a gold coin, with koi fish and clouds, on the upper arm.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on upper arm
Woman seen from behind in tree pose on a canyon ledge, with tattoos on her upper arms and left forearm.
Woman in tree pose above a canyon
Full sleeve tattoo of a seated Buddha and lotus flowers in a watercolour style with colour splashes, shown on an upper arm and forearm.
Buddha and lotus full sleeve
Colour tattoo of Jesus with a halo riding a T-rex, with a banner reading FUCK YEAH, on the upper arm.
Jesus riding a T-rex with banner
A tattooist applies black tribal blackwork linework to a bare arm, holding a tool above a small ink cap.
Tribal tattoo being applied to an arm
Two matching filigree tattoos on upper arms: a Mickey Mouse head with a blue heart on the left and a Minnie Mouse head with a red bow and red heart on the right, both with black outlines.
Matching Mickey and Minnie heart tattoos
Two people seen from behind with matching black fine line tattoos of a hand with long nails and small stars on the upper arm.
Matching hand tattoos on two upper arms
Red lip print and red script lettering reading 'Love my smile... Beware of my silence' tattooed on an arm.
Lip print and script lettering on an arm
Full-colour realism tattoo of an older man in a red and beaded feathered headdress, with a braid and layered beaded necklaces, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Black and grey botanical sleeve of poppies, anemones and leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Botanical flower sleeve on upper arm
A woman photographed from behind with a dark botanical sleeve tattoo on her raised upper arm and forearm, in a black and grey floral style.
Floral sleeve tattoo on a raised arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo of a winged warrior angel among clouds, with classical statue figures below, shown on the upper arm and forearm from five angles.
Winged warrior angel full sleeve
Seated woman in a white top and ripped dark jeans, with black ink tattoos visible on her upper arm and forearm.
Dark tattoos on an upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull with a Roman numeral pocket watch and club symbols on an upper arm and shoulder.
Crowned skull and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork full sleeve tattoo of a mandala, eye and heart ornaments on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve on an arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a green tent beneath pine trees and stars, with the words HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS arched above and below the scene.
Camping tent and quote on upper arm
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder, shown from the side.
Black and grey roses on upper arm and shoulder
Upper arm tattoo of a dark-haired singer in profile holding a microphone, surrounded by blue, pink and green watercolour splashes and musical notes.
Singer with watercolour music notes on upper arm
Man with a full chest and sleeve Japanese style tattoo of peonies, koi, a lion and clouds on a dark background.
Full torso and sleeve Japanese tattoo with peonies and koi
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm in neo-traditional style, showing a snarling brown bear head against a starry night sky with green and yellow swirls.
Colour sleeve with bear and night sky
Cartoon black cat tattoo on an upper arm beside a grey and white tabby kitten lying on its back on white bedding.
Cartoon black cat tattoo beside a kitten
Black and grey knotwork tattoo shaped like armour bands with a central emblem, across the upper arm and forearm with the elbow bent.
Knotwork armour bands on upper arm and forearm
Woman in a black sheer top and grey shorts showing a rose, owl and script tattoo on her right upper arm and forearm, with a small coloured tattoo on her left forearm.
Rose and script tattoos on a woman's arms
Traditional style colour tattoo of a green crocodile coiled around an upper arm with yellow flowers and dark leaves, shown in three side-by-side views.
Crocodile and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded feather and an infinity symbol with the words stay strong on the upper arm.
Feather and infinity with stay strong on upper arm
Traditional tattoo of a ship in a bottle with an orange banner reading Steady as she goes, purple flowers and a ship's wheel on the upper arm.
Ship in a bottle with banner on upper arm
Colour tattoo of sunflowers and a pink peony spreading over the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a green striped sports bra, with earphones hanging from her neck.
Sunflowers and peony on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face in a hat with red BAD lettering across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realism portrait with red lettering on upper arm
Woman in a white mesh top taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred below the bust and a shaded realism rose tattoo on the upper arm.
Mandala and rose tattoos on chest and arm
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair on the upper arm, with the lettering Only Grohl can judge me below it.
Black and grey portrait with quote on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Joker grinning beside a camera and playing cards, with HA HA lettering, on the upper arm.
Joker with camera on upper arm
Woman in a white mandala sun print t-shirt, with black lettering and a red rose tattoo on her forearm and upper arm.
Lettering and rose tattoos seen beneath a mandala tee
A black outline tattoo of a brain with red shading at its centre and the word think beneath it, on an upper arm, examined under a purple UV lamp.
Brain outline tattoo with the word think
Black tribal-style cross tattoo with scrollwork flourishes on the upper arm, shown in a photograph of healed skin.
Tribal cross on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line dagger tattoo with an ornate hilt and dotted detail on the upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Ornate dagger on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a stag head with antlers, a flying goose and a crystal cluster within dotted geometric lines.
Stag, goose and crystals on upper arm
Leopard print tattoo of black rosettes on an orange base covering the upper arm of a woman with a long braid.
Leopard print tattoo on upper arm
Sketchy black linework tattoo of Totoro holding an umbrella on the upper arm, with grey shading and a pink brush-stroke splash behind it.
Totoro with umbrella on upper arm
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo with a full mane and blue eyes, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic lion head on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of two cats sitting on a branch under a full moon in a blue night sky, placed on the thigh.
Two cats watching a full moon on a thigh
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon filled with a mandala and floral motifs, with chains and drop ornaments hanging below, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling charms
Black and grey tribal tattoo with red accents wrapping around the upper arm, featuring large swirling spirals and grid-like shading.
Tribal swirl design on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies and fern fronds covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Poppies and fern on an upper arm
Two views of a black and grey neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with roses, a diamond, a flaming heart and scrollwork.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and heart
Black and grey Japanese dragon full sleeve tattoo with scales, waves and clouds, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Japanese dragon full sleeve
Shirtless man seated on a bed with a black tribal sleeve on his upper arm and a grey rose tattoo on his chest, head cropped out of frame.
Tribal sleeve and chest rose on a shirtless man
Small black fine line tattoo of mountain peaks on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey knit sweater.
Mountain peaks on upper arm
Person seen from behind with black and grey tattoos covering the back, neck and both arms, including a winged figure on the back and a rose on the upper arm.
Heavily tattooed back and arms seen from behind