Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tribal cat tattoo with geometric and dotwork patterns, sitting on the upper arm.
Tribal cat tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with dotwork shading on the wings, on the upper arm.
Hummingbird on an upper arm
Two mirrored traditional tattoos on an upper arm, showing a blue-visor pilot helmet above a blue rose and a dark trooper-style helmet above a red rose, with banners reading Standing By and Move Along.
Pilot helmets and roses on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black and grey knight helmet with red and orange feather plumes on the upper arm, with part of another coloured tattoo visible at the top left.
Knight helmet with red plumes on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and swirls covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Paisley floral design across the shoulder
Traditional style full arm sleeve tattoo in bold colour across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, featuring a rosette, a grey skull in a hat, roses and an orange flower.
Traditional full sleeve with skull and roses
Black and white photo of a thin-lined BRAVE lettering tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow.
BRAVE lettering on an upper arm
Interlaced serpent tattoo in a Norse knotwork style running down the upper arm, with dotwork shading on the scales.
Interlaced serpent on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a stack of pancakes with syrup, blueberries and strawberries, beside a red rose, inside a floral border, in a neo-traditional style on the upper arm.
Pancake stack, strawberries and rose on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, peonies and trailing vines across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses across a shoulder
Traditional tattoo of a red-rimmed eyeball with black wings, orange and red flames and small stars on a limb, in bold colour.
Eyeball with wings and flames traditional tattoo
Black and grey tattoos cover a person's back, arms and hands, with skull, ribcage and spine imagery against a dark background.
Full back and arms covered in skeletal tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers and leaves on an upper arm, with red, orange and turquoise geometric shapes behind them.
Large flowers with red and turquoise shapes on upper arm
Colourful realism tattoo of two hummingbirds and orchids in pink, orange and blue across the upper arm and shoulder.
Hummingbirds and orchids on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a muscular, bearded sea god holding a trident, with a water-tail base, on the upper arm.
Trident-bearing sea god on upper arm
Traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a mountain and pine tree landscape with an orange sunset inside a black diamond frame, flanked by black and orange flowers.
Mountain landscape in a diamond frame on an upper arm
Black linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a city skyline, a tree, a street sign and a small creature, photographed outdoors.
City skyline and street scene on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a bird-headed figure in a suit holding a sword, inside an oval frame with scrollwork, on an upper arm.
Bird-headed figure with sword in oval frame
Colour tattoo of a galloping brown horse in front of a waving American flag, on the upper arm.
Galloping horse over American flag
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Mandala and paisley shoulder and upper arm piece
Colourful galaxy-style cat head tattoo on an upper arm, with black ears, teal whiskers and pale pink and green eyes, in a soft watercolour-like finish.
Galaxy cat head on upper arm
Shirtless man with a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a galaxy, planets and a crescent moon on his chest, with roses and an eye on both arms.
Full colour galaxy chest and arm sleeves
Black ink tattoo of a floral lace border curving across the upper arm, with small flower motifs and scalloped edges.
Black lace border tattoo on upper arm
Four photographs of arm sleeves with whimsical black line-art tattoos, including a ladybird, a dandelion, a snail and a cat, with small red accents, on the upper arm and forearm.
Whimsical line-art sleeve shown across four arms
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a palm tree above a shaded oval with clouds and stars, with geometric construction lines, on an upper arm.
Palm tree and starry oval on upper arm
Traditional flash design laid out across a white body silhouette, covering the arms and torso with an eagle, snakes, dragon, peacock, pin-up, reaper and portrait.
Full-body traditional flash on a white silhouette
Black and white photo of a realistic tattoo on an arm that looks like torn skin, revealing lines of Latin text on the upper arm and forearm.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on arm
Black and blue tattoo on the upper arm of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, chemical structure drawings, ink splatters and script reading Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth
Pocket watch and script on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo reading YES I'M CHANGING in a plain sans-serif typeface across the inner upper arm, with a striped sleeve and beach behind.
Yes I'm Changing quote on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a bearded sea god with a trident and a blue horse among turquoise waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sea god and blue horse on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a yellow crescent moon framing a dark mountain landscape under stars, with black leaves and red berries, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Crescent moon landscape on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a rose, a skull with a compass star and a sailing ship.
Black and grey skull and ship sleeve
Black fine-line handwritten script tattoo running down the inner upper arm of a woman with her arm raised against a weathered wall.
Handwritten script tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realism style rose surrounded by ornate banding on the upper arm, with small script beneath it.
Black and grey rose with banding on upper arm
Back of an upper arm with a vivid pink and red rose and peony tattoo on a green stem, in a botanical style.
Pink rose and peony on upper arm
Black fine-line lace-style floral tattoo with roses and leaves covering the upper arm, with a partial anchor visible near the shoulder under a white top.
Black lace-style floral sleeve on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails and a rose below it, across an upper arm.
Sailing ship and rose on an upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
Quote tattoo on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of three cartoon cats walking along a ledge under a blue sky on the upper arm.
Three cartoon cats walking on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve of roses, a compass and a pocket watch on an upper arm, worn by a woman with long blonde hair seen from behind.
Roses, compass and pocket watch sleeve
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two pink roses, a star and an eye in a triangle on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Roses, star and eye on upper arm
Black and grey photo of a thin black line tattoo on an arm, showing a heart outline with a vertical line and a bar above, and arrow shapes below, in a fine line style.
Heart and arrow line tattoo on an arm
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond and a circle motif on the inner upper arm of a woman with long dark hair.
Fine line arrow on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a tattooed back, including skulls, a coloured Snow White portrait and script, and sleeve work on her arm in a neo-traditional style.
Back and arm tattoos with Snow White portrait
Close photo of a thin black fine line tattoo of a zipper running down the upper arm below a dark t-shirt sleeve.
Zip tattoo on the upper arm
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm reading I'm a LUMBERJACK AND I'M OK, with a hand-drawn axe and tree stump, in a Lettering style.
Lumberjack slogan with axe on upper arm
Black ink pocket watch surrounded by flowers and leaves tattooed on an upper arm, in a traditional outline style.
Pocket watch and flowers on an arm
A woman lies on a bed showing a black floral damask tattoo on her back styled as a laced corset, with a floral vine tattoo on her upper arm.
Black damask corset tattoo on a back and arm