Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a bird of paradise flower with orange, pink and yellow petals and a green and blue stem, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Bird of paradise flower on the shoulder
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of three roses with a smaller bud on the upper arm.
Fine line roses on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a pink bow above a black banner reading CAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat with bow and CAT LADY banner on upper arm
Woman in a pale blue collared shirt wearing a cream pin that reads LEAVE ME ALONE, with black linework tattoos on her upper arm.
Fine black tattoos on an upper arm beside a pin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a multi-storey pagoda above gnarled bare branches, running down the upper arm and forearm.
Pagoda and bare tree on an arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with a Roman numeral clock face iris and gears, on the upper arm.
Eye and clock tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a muscular, crouching winged figure with spread wings on an upper arm.
Crouching winged figure on upper arm
Fine line tattoo on an upper arm combining red and green watercolour-style flowers with black geometric spirograph circles, dots and hatched leaf shapes.
Floral and geometric linework on upper arm
Solid black silhouette of an acoustic guitar tattoo on the inner upper arm of a woman with auburn hair wearing a green top.
Acoustic guitar silhouette on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical sprig tattoo with small flower heads on the upper arm of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Small sprig tattoo on upper arm
Both arms of a person in a white sleeveless garment are covered in colour and grey tattoo sleeves with roses and a dragon-like figure, from upper arm to wrist.
Full sleeves on both arms
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of lilies, fuchsia and magnolia blossoms on a woman's shoulder, upper arm and forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Lily and blossom sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey geometric fish tattoo with bold linework and dotwork shading on the upper arm.
Geometric fish on an upper arm
Realism landscape tattoo sleeve on a woman's arm and shoulder, showing a pine forest, a deer and an orange sunset above rocky ground.
Forest and deer landscape sleeve on arm and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo on the outer thigh of a dark-haired girl with a long plait, with small framed faces pinned across her body in a manga-style line drawing.
Girl with pinned portrait panels on thigh
A man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers holds an apple, showing black and grey fine line tattoos of animals and flowers on his forearms and upper arms.
Black and grey animal tattoos on both arms
A woman with her face hidden by her hands shows a dark tattoo on her upper arm near the shoulder, in a blue tank top and denim cut-offs.
Dark tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sunset beach with palm trees, breaking waves and surfboards, with pink hibiscus flowers, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Sunset beach scene and hibiscus on an upper arm
Torso with a large colour neo-traditional tattoo of glowing honeycomb hexagons and organic swirls across the chest and ribs, with sleeve work on the upper arms.
Colourful honeycomb and organic torso tattoo
Colour tattoo of a full moon above a dark pine forest and a starry purple and teal sky, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Night sky, moon and pine forest on upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and chest, with bold solid patterns and a central sun-like motif.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest piece
Black outline tattoo of a heart wrapped in a ribbon with two red roses, on the upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Heart with ribbon and red roses on upper arm
A full colour Japanese style sleeve tattoo of a red koi fish, cherry blossoms and waves on a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Koi and cherry blossom sleeve on an arm
Close-up of a small black tattoo of the words It All Works Out in a serif lettering style on the upper arm.
Words tattooed on the upper arm
Black and grey lion tattoo on the upper arm, split between a geometric faceted left side and a realistic shaded right side within large triangles.
Geometric and realistic lion on upper arm
Two arms show a full sleeve tattoo of skulls, swirling forms and hands in realistic grey shading with bright pink bands, worn on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of skulls and swirls in grey and pink
Small black line tattoo of a cartoon revolver in fine line style on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey top.
Small revolver tattoo on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox headpiece and flowers, above a teal rose, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Woman profile with fox and teal rose on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a star of printed words, including family, love and friendship, appearing through a torn skin effect.
Star of words torn through skin on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of R2-D2 with a red banner reading You're my only hope and pink flowers, on the upper arm.
R2-D2 with banner and pink flowers
Realistic colour tattoo of a glowing red sun, a small blue planet, an asteroid and metallic spacecraft parts across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sun, planets and spacecraft on an arm sleeve
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a script word across the upper back and two outlined figures on the upper arms, on a person wearing a bear-print tank top.
Script and outlined figures on upper back and arms
Black and grey tattoo of curling waves, swirling clouds and a stippled sun with rays, on the upper arm, in a linework style.
Waves and rising sun on an upper arm
Man seen from behind with a solid black tribal tattoo covering his upper arm and shoulder and running down the side of his back, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal design across arm, shoulder and back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a lamb beneath it, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion and lamb on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind wearing a black lace top, with a large black and grey ornamental floral tattoo covering her back in a Botanical style.
Ornate floral back tattoo seen from behind
Two colour tattoos of cartoon characters side by side on an arm, a blue bird-like figure on the left and an orange raccoon-like figure on the right.
Two cartoon characters on an arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a raven with mechanical plating and gears on the upper arm.
Mechanical raven on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with long wavy hair and a white crochet top, wearing silver temporary tattoos of scales and a chain motif on her upper arm.
Metallic temporary tattoos on an upper arm
Two colour tattoos on arms: Ariel the mermaid with a teal tail on the upper arm, and a split-face Aurora and Maleficent with a dragon on the forearm.
Ariel and a split Aurora and Maleficent tattoo
Upper arm with blue and pink floral tattoos, a small butterfly and the words Always and forever in black script, shown beside a bouquet.
Floral upper arm tattoos with script
Black and grey tribal tattoo with a skull-like face and small red accents on the upper arm.
Tribal skull on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers in a forest scene on the upper arm, with a banner below reading RIP JOEY.
Deer and forest on upper arm
Close-up of a woman wearing a grey tank top, showing a colour botanical tattoo of blue hydrangea blooms with green leaves across her shoulder and upper arm.
Blue hydrangea tattoo over shoulder and upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a skull with red-shaded eye sockets, crossed banners reading Goonies Never Say Die and a ship's wheel on an upper arm.
Skull with Goonies Never Say Die banners
Black line tattoo of two outlined hands in fine line style on the upper arm, with a small dot on the palm.
Outlined hands on the upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a compass with Roman numerals and geometric arrows on the inner upper arm.
Compass and arrows on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale on the upper arm, with the arm raised and flexed.
Whale on an upper arm