Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa in profile, with snake hair and an ornate helmet, on the upper arm.
Medusa in profile with snake hair on upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a grey unicorn with a teal horn and pink and purple mane on the upper arm.
Unicorn tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with soft shaded background covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Bare tree across an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a continuous single-line human figure with a bent arm, placed on the upper arm.
Single line figure on upper arm
Full arm and shoulder sleeve in neo-trad style with grey acanthus scrolls, red roses and green leaves, shown on a shirtless man against a pale wall.
Acanthus and rose sleeve on an arm and shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of two crossed botanical twigs with small buds on the upper arm, shown in a black and white photo.
Crossed twig branches on an upper arm
Colour Japanese-style phoenix tattoo with clouds and foliage covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Phoenix tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Close crop of a torso in a white bikini with a fine line rose tattoo on the centre chest and a dark botanical sleeve on the upper arm, plus script on the ribs.
Fine line rose on a torso in a white bikini
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers and leaves framed by dotted lines, on the inner upper arm.
Wildflower bouquet on upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of two footprints in pink, purple, blue and teal with yellow splashes, on the inner upper arm.
Two watercolour footprints on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a yellow cartoon character in a floral dress above a pink daisy, on the upper arm.
Simpsons-style character with a pink flower
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fluffy cat looking down beside an outlined hand on the inner upper arm.
Fluffy cat and outlined hand on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a golden koi fish swimming among pink flowers and teal water plants on an upper arm, in a Japanese-influenced neo-traditional style.
Koi fish and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl on a branch with blossom, a compass and a banner reading ALL ROADS LEAD HOME, on the upper arm.
Owl, blossom and compass with banner
Two people shown from behind with full body Japanese-style tattoos, the left in black and grey with a dragon and bird, the right in colour with a warrior figure and peonies.
Full body Japanese tattoos seen from behind
Black line drawing tattoos of a face and geometric figures on an upper arm, beside a grey t-shirt with a text patch.
Line drawing tattoos on an upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark-haired girl with a mermaid tail, a banner reading I'M NOT PERKY, and a dark creature with a small pink figure below.
Gothic girl mermaid banner on upper arm
Black ink radial floral mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with fine linework, leaf shapes and a dotted centre.
Radial floral mandala on upper arm
Traditional tattoo of the Big Ben clock tower above a red rose with green leaves, outlined in bold black, on an upper arm.
Big Ben and rose on upper arm
Black and grey geometric blackwork sleeve tattoo covering both arms from wrist to shoulder, shown in a two-panel photograph against a black background.
Geometric cube sleeve on both arms
Black fine line tattoo of a cartoon cat with dashed outline and whiskers on the outer thigh of freckled skin.
Simple line cat on a thigh
Black and grey Polynesian-style tattoo of a turtle with geometric bands on the upper arm and shoulder.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a cartoon beer bottle with a smiling face hugging a pink pig, with the word BEER on the label.
Beer bottle hugging a pink pig on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an arm showing a sunset over hills and a lake, with large maple leaves in orange and yellow across the lower part.
Sunset landscape and maple leaves on an arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a sugar skull woman with a rose, an hourglass and a skull.
Sugar skull woman and rose sleeve
Botanical tattoo of a eucalyptus sprig with gum blossom buds and long leaves in muted greens and black on the upper arm.
Eucalyptus sprig on an upper arm
Back view of a man with a red and black Japanese-style dragon on his left shoulder and upper back, and a black spine tattoo running down the centre.
Red dragon and black spine across a back
Colour tattoo of a bear head in front of a pink and teal sunset, with a blossoming branch and leaves, on the upper arm.
Bear head, sunset and branch on upper arm
Black and grey tiger head sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a man wearing a tank top and snapback cap.
Tiger sleeve on a raised arm
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo spanning the upper back, shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Realistic wing tattoo across back and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of the state of Texas filled with swirling scrollwork on the upper arm.
Texas outline filled with scrollwork
Black fine line infinity symbol with the words love and life in flowing script on an upper arm, with a hand resting beside it wearing two gold rings.
Infinity symbol with love and life script
Fine line white ink tattoo of a feather on the upper arm, showing faint raised linework on pale skin.
White ink feather on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with butterfly on upper arm
Four photos of small fine line arrow tattoos in black ink on the upper back, side ribs, inner wrist and upper arm.
Arrow tattoos in four fine line placements
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue and cream Volkswagen camper van on the upper arm, shown from the front three-quarter view.
Blue VW camper van on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a Boba Fett style helmet on an upper arm, shaded in green, red, yellow and grey.
Boba Fett style helmet on upper arm
Black line floral mandala tattoo across the underbust, with a swallow and sleeve tattoo also visible on the chest and upper arm.
Floral mandala underbust tattoo
Black lace-pattern tattoos with floral scrollwork across a forearm and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Black lace sleeve on forearm and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a compass rose with loose watercolour splashes in blue, pink, green and yellow, with Roman numerals above it on the upper arm.
Watercolour compass rose on upper arm
Two matching pastel scallop shell tattoos with black outlines sit on the upper arms of two people, placed side by side.
Matching scallop shell tattoos on two arms
Black botanical tattoo on an upper arm showing a blossom branch with a bird in flight, above two bands of lace-like pattern.
Blossom branch, bird and lace bands on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a stylised flower with curling stem, scrolls and leaves on the upper arm.
Stylised flower and stem on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a castle under a moon and stars inside a circular orb, with a rose and leaves below.
Castle in a moon orb with rose on upper arm
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a purple and pink swallow with swirling wings and a green eye on the upper arm.
Purple and pink swallow with swirl wings
Colour phoenix tattoo in red, orange and yellow with black outlines, flying across a shoulder and upper arm.
Phoenix on a shoulder
Woman in a black racerback vest with a white slogan, showing colourful traditional-style tattoos on her upper arm and forearm.
Colourful arm tattoos with slogan vest
Colour tattoo of a cartoon robot with green eyes, a red bow tie and a red tulip on a teal background with stars, on an upper arm.
Robot character with tulip on upper arm