Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and leaves covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a second smaller bloom lower down the arm.
Sunflowers on a shoulder and upper arm
Man with colourful tattoos covering his neck and both forearms and upper arms, wearing a light grey t-shirt printed with a grumpy cat illustration.
Tattooed neck and arms, grumpy cat t-shirt
Black and grey tattoo of a skull inside a circular sun stone medallion with carved patterns, on the upper arm.
Skull within a sun stone medallion on upper arm
Woman with a full arm sleeve of red rose and grey shaded tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, with a red flower reaching onto her hand.
Red roses and grey sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black ink tattoo of a stylised zodiac glyph resembling the Capricorn symbol on the upper arm, with a grey sleeve visible behind it.
Capricorn-style zodiac glyph on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a face's eyes, one blue and one amber, framed by black swirling ornamental linework on the upper arm.
Realistic eyes within swirling linework on arm
Colour sleeve tattoo on the upper arm showing Care Bears on clouds beneath a crescent moon, with stars, a rainbow and a pastel castle, plus a grey Grumpy Bear in an inset.
Care Bears sleeve with moon and clouds
Watercolour style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue and yellow bird beside a lamp post, a moon and the words Next Stop Everywhere.
Bird, lamp post and moon on an upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a sun and crescent moon, each with a face, on the side of an upper arm, in a traditional style.
Sun and moon with faces on the side of the arm
Close photo of a bent arm with a sketchy winged creature in blue and purple on the upper arm, with script lettering and a pink rose on the forearm.
Winged creature and script on an arm
Black and grey dotwork oak leaf tattoo with the year 1908 written above it, sitting on the upper arm.
Oak leaf with date on upper arm
Woman seen from behind holding an antelope skull, with a gold and silver metallic arrow and triangle design on her upper arm.
Metallic arrow temporary tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm of an anatomical heart over a fanned hand of playing cards, including an ace of spades and hearts.
Anatomical heart and playing cards on upper arm
Black line tattoo of peonies and leaves on an upper arm, botanical style, with a partial bird tattoo visible on the forearm below.
Peony and rose bouquet on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of two cats curled together in a circle among blackberry branches, leaves and flowers, on the upper arm.
Two curled cats with blackberry branch on upper arm
Fine black line tattoo of the state of California with the word California in script inside the outline, on the inner upper arm.
California state outline with script lettering on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a girl on a swing against a starry night sky above a glowing planet.
Girl on a swing over a starry planet
Four angled views of a full arm sleeve in black and grey realism with red roses, skulls, a clock and women's faces, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey realism sleeve with skulls and roses
Black and white photo of a woman in a studded leather jacket showing a heart tattoo on her chest and sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Sleeved arms and heart chest tattoo
Colour tattoo of a skull in a loose watercolour style with blue, pink, orange and green washes, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Watercolour skull on upper arm
Black tribal pattern tattoo across a man's shoulder, upper arm and chest, photographed against a black background.
Black tribal band across shoulder and chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a grey cowboy hat, red boots with bows, a shaded heart and a red ribbon, shown from two angles.
Cowboy hat, boots and heart on upper arm
Four side-by-side views of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with geometric gears and circles, a dotwork sky, and a shaded landscape of trees on the forearm.
Full sleeve with gears, trees and dotwork sky
Black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a pale pink dress with sheer sleeves, photographed from behind.
Script tattoo on upper arm
Collage of four colourful watercolour-style tattoos on arms: an anchor with rope, a deer, a skull and an outlined lily, with the lily and anchor on forearms and the skull on the upper arm.
Watercolour anchor, deer, skull and lily
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a red and blue lightning bolt, an green eye in black linework, and yellow and orange circles on a light background.
Lightning bolt and eye on upper arm
Neo-trad tattoo of a black cat with a crescent moon headpiece, green clouds and a heart-shaped locket with a sun, on an upper arm.
Black cat with crescent moon and heart locket
Traditional style colour tattoo of a lit candle with a drip-covered purple and blue wax body and a brass holder, with the words A FIRE INSIDE beneath, on the upper arm.
Candle with A FIRE INSIDE lettering
Black and grey tattoo of a compass rose over a globe with an arrow above and three feathers below, on the upper arm.
Compass and arrow on an upper arm
Red and black painterly Mandalorian helmet tattoo with brushstroke splashes on the upper arm, shown in a studio setting.
Mandalorian helmet on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two simple faces with closed eyes and small mouths on the upper arm, below a dark sleeve.
Two minimalist faces on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on an upper arm, showing a pig outline with the word vegan written in script inside it.
Vegan pig outline on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on a forearm and upper arm, showing classical figures in drapery above a geometric labyrinth pattern near the wrist.
Classical figures and labyrinth sleeve
Woman lying on a towel at the beach, seen from behind, with a small black palm tree tattoo on her upper arm.
Palm tree tattoo on upper arm at the beach
Colour tattoo of a LEGO Batman minifigure with spread purple and yellow-shaded wings on an upper arm.
LEGO Batman minifigure on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull girl with a blue bow, a sugar skull pony, angel wings, bats and a coffin against pink clouds.
Sugar skull girl with pony and bats on upper arm
Shaded grey Buddha head with pink lotus flowers and cherry blossom on an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Buddha, lotus and cherry blossom on upper arm
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an arm and shoulder, with a monarch butterfly, roses and asters, and a blue butterfly on the upper back.
Butterfly and floral sleeve on an arm
Upper arm tattoo of paisley and floral ornament in grey dotwork shading with red and pink flower accents.
Paisley and floral sleeve on upper arm
Book cover showing an illustrated arm with a lizard tattoo on the upper arm, with tribal spiral and figure designs below and the title Tribal Body Art Tattoos.
Tribal tattoo designs on a book cover
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red hot sauce bottle with green cap and banners reading Put it on everything and We trust, on the upper arm.
Hot sauce bottle with banners on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on a forearm and upper arm showing a wolf head, a tiger face and a rose on the hand.
Wolf, tiger and rose arm sleeve
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of cartoon villains with a crowned queen at the centre, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cartoon villains tattoo on upper arm
Colour geometric tattoo on an upper arm showing hexagon panels of night sky, a green planet, purple faceted mountains, a lake and dark pine trees.
Hexagon landscape with planet on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two cartoon characters from Beetlejuice with a skull above, set in a grey scroll frame on the upper arm.
Beetlejuice and Lydia cartoon tattoo in a scroll frame
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing the Wizard of Oz, with the Emerald City, the Wicked Witch, a flying monkey and a crystal ball of characters, in a realistic painted style.
Wizard of Oz scene on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with a HOLD ON banner and blue and purple flowers on the upper arm.
Traditional heart with HOLD ON banner
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo with a simple face on the upper arm of a woman with long wavy ombre hair, photographed from behind.
Small crescent moon on upper arm