Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey botanical sunflower tattoo with a stem and two leaves on the upper arm.
Sunflower tattoo on upper arm
A fine line black tattoo of a flamingo outline on the inner upper arm.
Single-line flamingo on an inner arm
Black and grey rose tattoo on a forearm, with a dark mandala-style design on the upper arm, as a person kneels on a paisley yoga mat.
Rose tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of autumn maple leaves, a branch and a teal owl across a shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Autumn maple leaves and owl across the shoulder
Fine line blue jellyfish tattoo with dotwork dots and a line of script on a woman's upper arm.
Blue jellyfish on an upper arm
Abstract brush stroke tattoos in blue, teal, red and orange with black dots, across the shoulders, upper arms and upper chest of a person in a black bandeau top.
Painterly brush stroke tattoos on shoulders
Black blackwork and dotwork full sleeve with mandala-style panels and fern motifs covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a black vest top.
Black ornamental full sleeve with fern motifs
Colour tattoo of a white unicorn inside an orange fence, surrounded by green foliage and flowers, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Unicorn in a fenced garden on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of three stacked vintage suitcases topped and based with pink and blue flowers, placed on the upper arm.
Stacked vintage suitcases on upper arm
Neo-trad style tattoo of an ornate cross with teal gemstone details and a trailing rosary on the upper arm.
Ornate cross with rosary beads on upper arm
Three bands of gold and silver metallic dot designs, applied as temporary tattoos, run across a bare upper arm beside a dark sleeve.
Metallic dot bands on an upper arm
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a woman with ornate hair on the upper arm of a woman in a black ribbed bralette.
Female portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.
Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece
Close view of a woman's arms showing black lettering and an arrow on the forearm, a red and black lotus on the upper arm, and a dark patterned tattoo beside it.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Fine black line tattoo of three roses arranged in a triangle on the inner upper arm, in a botanical style.
Three roses in a triangle on an arm
Black and grey botanical sleeve of peonies, carnations and leaves running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on an arm
Three-panel collage of a winged cartoon cat tattoo: a purple stencil on skin, a gloved tattooist working on the outline, and the finished blue and black cat on the upper arm.
Winged cartoon cat on the upper arm
Black and grey realism roses running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with a small line of script above them.
Black and grey roses and script on a shoulder
Black tribal-patterned feather tattoo with a circular motif on the upper arm, with a small red star beside its lower tip.
Tribal feather tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed botanical sprigs on the upper arm, shown against a black and white patterned top and a grey wall.
Two botanical sprigs on upper arm
Black and grey steam locomotive tattoo with a red scalloped background and a windmill on the upper arm.
Steam locomotive on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of tribal patterns on the shoulders and upper arms, with fine script lettering across the chest and a forearm lettering piece, on a shirtless torso.
Chest script and tribal shoulder tattoos on a torso
Colour tattoo of an origami-style orange cat framed by red and white flowers and teal clouds, sitting on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Origami cat with flowers on upper arm
Fine line blue police box outline with black Allons-y script tattooed on the upper arm.
Allons-y and police box outline on an arm
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering a bent upper arm and the back of the shoulder, shown from behind against a plain wall.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of the state of California on the upper arm, showing a bear, pine trees, a bridge and the word California.
California state outline tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a leafy sprig curving in an arc on the upper arm.
Leafy sprig arc on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of rabbits holding balloons on the upper arm, drawn in thin reddish-brown ink.
Balloons and rabbits on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of orange, red and yellow hibiscus flowers with a blue dragonfly and black swirls, across a shoulder and upper arm.
Hibiscus and dragonfly tattoo on shoulder and arm
Greyscale realism tattoo of a smiling man's face with curled hair and a high-collared jacket, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait tattoo on upper arm
Colourful Japanese-style peony sleeve tattoo with pink petals, green leaves and dark clouds, wrapping the upper arm and shoulder.
Pink peonies and leaves on an upper arm
Collage of four dog tattoos: a black and white bulldog in a mandala, a coloured dog head in a bold neo-traditional style, a cubist dog head, and a small grey pug with a heart above it.
Four dog tattoos in different styles
Black and grey botanical tree branches and birds in a night sky across a realistic arm sleeve, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Tree and birds sleeve on an arm
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a sleeping black and white cat wrapped in pink peonies and green leaves on the upper arm.
Sleeping cat with peonies on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a barn owl within a leafy wreath on the upper arm, with a soft blue wash behind the bird.
Barn owl in a foliage wreath on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with circles and fine lines, on an upper arm.
Ornamental elephant head with geometric lines
Traditional tattoo on an upper arm of an envelope with a red emblem, a black silhouette profile on stacked cards and a red rose, with a printed sticker of the same design held below.
Envelope, silhouette and rose on upper arm
Greyscale realism tattoo of a skull formed from a forest landscape with a running deer, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and forest scene on upper arm
Small blue-ink flower tattoo with leaves on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white vest top.
Blue flower on an upper arm
Black and grey realism arm sleeve on a man's upper arm and forearm, showing a skull, a feathered wing, smoke and scrollwork.
Black and grey skull and wing arm sleeve
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoos cover a man's arms, shoulders and upper chest, with mandala and hexagon patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeves on arms and chest
Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a man in a pirate-style headwrap, shown on the upper arm.
Realistic pirate portrait on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a hand making a finger heart gesture with small sparkle marks above it, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Finger heart gesture on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch and roses on the left arm, and script lettering across the ribs of a woman in a black bikini.
Pocket watch sleeve and script lettering on torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mountain range wrapping around an upper arm, with shaded peaks above a dark ground line.
Mountain range band on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with branches over the shoulder and upper arm, with three birds in flight across the upper back, photographed from behind.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Black and grey peony tattoo with detailed leaves and a stem wrapping around the outer upper arm, in a botanical style with fine hatching.
Peony and leaves on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line double zigzag tattoo on the inner upper arm, below a grey t-shirt sleeve.
Double zigzag line tattoo on upper arm