Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black tribal-style bull tattoo across an upper arm and shoulder, drawn in bold solid black linework.

Tribal bull on upper arm

Full back tattoo of a red-eyed dragon with open jaws, lightning and a stone tower, in realism style, placed across the back with sleeve tattoos visible on both arms.

Dragon and castle across a back

Woman in a pale lace top with colourful botanical tattoos on her upper chest and shoulder, including a rose design and a Stop and Smell the Roses wreath lettering piece.

Floral and script tattoos on chest and shoulder

Two colour tattoos of hot dogs in buns sit on the inner forearms of a person with hands pressed together, with a dark tattoo visible on one upper arm.

Hot dog tattoos on both forearms

White ink floral tattoo on a bride's shoulder and upper arm, with blossoms and curling scrolls, shown beside a white glove and veil.

White floral design on a bride's shoulder

Wild rose tattoo with pink-washed petals and black and grey leaves and stems across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.

Wild rose tattoo on a shoulder

Back view of a person with curly brown hair in a white graphic t-shirt, showing a small black dreamcatcher tattoo on the upper arm.

Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper arm

Abstract face profile with WHO AM I lettering

Traditional style heart tattoo with a banner reading As You Wish and blue and purple flowers on the upper arm.

Heart and banner tattoo on upper arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing two red roses around an ornate grey oval frame holding a graveyard scene under a teal sky.

Roses and graveyard in an ornate frame on upper arm

A model in a red polka dot pencil skirt shows a colourful tattoo on her lower leg and black and grey tattoos on her arms.

Colour leg tattoo beside a red polka dot skirt

Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a winged wolf head inside a diamond frame of runes, with knotwork above, in blackwork and dotwork style.

Wolf in runic frame on upper arm

Neo-trad woman and peony on upper arm

Black and white photo of two upper arms, each with a small black script tattoo reading 'au revoir' above the elbow, one on each arm.

Matching 'au revoir' script on two upper arms

Black and grey skull tattoo on a forearm, with more small tattoos on the arms and hands, shown with a black crop top and silver western belt.

Skull tattoo on a forearm

Full back tattoo in black and grey realism showing a man in a hat and long coat walking down a street between tall buildings, with colourful sleeves on both arms.

Man in a hat walking a city street across a back piece

Black linework tattoo of a stylised horned figure with a web-like pattern of swirls and hatching on the inner upper arm.

Horned figure outline on upper arm

Realistic black and grey pocket watch tattoo with roman numerals on an upper arm, with a partial rose tattoo above it.

Pocket watch with roman numerals on an upper arm

Fine line black tattoo of a wild flower sprig with leaves and seed heads on the inner upper arm.

Wildflower sprig on an upper arm

Large black tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and part of his chest, with bold swirls and geometric bands.

Tribal shoulder, arm and chest tattoo

Black ink ornamental feather tattoo with swirling detail on the inner upper arm of a person in denim.

Ornate feather on an upper arm

Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large flower bouquet with lily-like blooms and spiky foliage covering the upper arm and shoulder.

Black and grey floral bouquet on upper arm

Person seen from behind with a traditional style back piece of a dark panther-like creature among flames, skull and goblet motifs, and tattooed arms on a plain wall background.

Full back and sleeve tattoos seen from behind

Small black lettering reading don't panic in a plain lowercase typeface on the inner upper arm.

Don't panic lettering on upper arm

Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a winged emblem, a jackal-headed figure and other Egyptian-style figures with shaded clouds behind them.

Egyptian figures and winged emblem on an arm

Fine line black botanical tattoo of a slender sprig with small buds and leaves on the inner upper arm.

Fine line flower sprig on an upper arm

Two pink flamingos with necks curved to form a heart, in a soft red-pink colour on the upper arm.

Two pink flamingos on an upper arm

Black linework tattoo of overlapping circles and arcs with red and blue wash on the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a dark top.

Overlapping circles and arcs on upper arm

Blue NY logo on upper arm in biomechanical shading

Realistic colour tattoo of a red open-top Jeep driving through grey trees and smoke on an upper arm.

Red open-top Jeep on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of parted lips clenching a bullet between the teeth, placed on the inner upper arm.

Lips biting a bullet on the upper arm

Full sleeve tattoo in pastel colour on an upper arm and forearm, showing cartoon bears, a pony, rainbow, clouds, stars and hearts.

Pastel cartoon bears and ponies full sleeve

Colour tattoo of a sugar skull wearing a nurse's cap with a red cross, crossed syringes and script reading Registered Nurse est. 2013 on the upper arm.

Sugar skull nurse with crossed syringes

Colour realism sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a tree with glowing branches, two embracing figures in the trunk, roots and green aurora sky.

Tree of embracing figures on an upper arm sleeve

Black and grey tattoo of two roses, a Roman numeral pocket watch and swallows with scrollwork across an upper arm, shown in three side-by-side views.

Roses, pocket watch and swallows on upper arm

Traditional style tattoo of a blue and red swallow above a gold compass rose, framed by red flowers and green leaves on the upper arm.

Swallow and compass on an upper arm

Black and white photo of a shirtless man kneeling on a bed with his back to the camera, showing a large tiger tattoo across his back and a tattooed upper arm.

Tiger tattoo across a man's back and arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and a cracked face revealing gears, on the inner upper arm.

Cracked pocket watch on upper arm

Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a pin-up woman in a polka dot bikini riding a grey Vespa, framed by red flowers with green leaves.

Pin-up on a Vespa with red flowers on an upper arm

Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a bat, irises, foxglove-style flowers and leaves in fine engraved-style linework.

Bat and iris sleeve on upper arm

Small black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into flying birds on the inner upper arm, shown against a pale background.

Feather dissolving into birds on upper arm

Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Allons-y with a sonic screwdriver and dotted swirls on the outer thigh.

Allons-y lettering with sonic screwdriver on thigh

Traditional style tattoo of a pin-up woman and a sailor kissing inside a red heart, with rope and flowers, on the upper arm.

Sailor and pin-up couple in a red heart

Traditional style owl tattoo on a person's upper arm, perched on a branch with red roses, a moth and small sparkles.

Owl and roses on an upper arm

Black and grey shaded tattoo of Alice and the Cheshire Cat on an upper arm, with leafy foliage filling the background.

Alice and the Cheshire Cat on an upper arm

Colour tattoo of a blue police box with flames, swirls and a yellow starburst across the upper arm and shoulder.

TARDIS and flames on upper arm

Traditional style colour tattoo of a spider with a blue and black diamond-shaped abdomen and yellow-dotted legs, on an arm.

Spider with diamond abdomen on an arm

Black tattoo of four hairstyle silhouettes with the words The Big Bang Theory along the upper arm.

Hairstyle silhouettes and text on upper arm