Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with roses and a skull on the upper arm.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl face inside a postage stamp design on the upper arm.
Owl portrait in a postage stamp
Small colour tattoo of a yellow star with a purple centre, a black hairbrush and a yellow hairbrush on the upper arm.
Star and two hairbrushes on an arm
Black linework tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with furled sails and flags, placed on the outer upper arm of a person with blonde hair.
Sailing ship on an upper arm
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Black tribal patterned tattoo covering a man's chest, shoulder, upper arm and ribs, with bold swirls and geometric shapes.
Tribal patterned chest, shoulder and arm tattoo
Small solid black pine tree tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a grey dress, with a thin bracelet on the wrist.
Small pine tree on upper arm
Colour burger tattoo and script lettering on a person's forearm and upper arm, with a second small tattoo on the lower right arm, worn beside a blue ringer t-shirt.
Burger and script tattoos on arms
Black and grey botanical tattoo of daisy-style flowers, buds and long leaves running down an upper arm and onto the shoulder.
Daisy flowers and leaves on upper arm
Black bat symbol made of text on the upper arm, with red repeated HA lettering forming a grinning shape beside it.
Bat symbol and laughing text on upper arm
Black tribal spiral and wave design tattoo wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Tribal armband tattoo on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in a patterned headband with a rose in her hair and large roses below, on the upper arm.
Traditional woman portrait with roses on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile with purple and blue flowers and painterly splashes, shown on an upper arm.
Tiger head and flowers on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of the three Powerpuff Girls, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, in a bold cartoon style with black outlines across the upper arm.
Powerpuff Girls on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind with long balayage waves, showing a black and grey botanical flower tattoo on her upper arm.
Black and grey flower tattoo on an upper arm
Woman in a white lace dress with black and grey botanical tattoos of roses and leaves on her upper arm, shoulder and forearm.
Roses and foliage tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism feather tattoo above the words Wingardium Leviosa in script lettering, on the inner upper arm.
Shaded feather and script quote on upper arm
Two arms pressed together in black and grey, one with fine line lettering reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on the forearm and one with SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the upper arm.
Girl Almighty and She's Not Afraid text tattoos
Black fine-line geometric wolf head tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white vest top.
Geometric wolf head on upper arm
Woman with a cigar and an open polka dot dress, showing a black and grey portrait tattoo on her upper arm and a red rose tattoo on her forearm.
Rose and portrait tattoos on arms
A person with arms raised outdoors, holding a microphone, showing black and grey tattoos on the forearm and upper arm.
Black and grey arm tattoos on a raised arm
Black ink fine line tattoo of a shaded cloud with dripping raindrops and a rope leading down to a hand holding a rose, on the upper arm.
Cloud raining over a hand holding a rose
Colour botanical tattoo of ripe peaches, green leaves and small blossoms across a shoulder and upper arm, shown in two photographs.
Peach branch across a shoulder
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a lion head in profile on an upper arm, with a dotwork face and an ornamental mandala-style mane.
Ornate lion head on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a colourful Japanese style koi and wave tattoo covering her back and left arm, against a dark red studio backdrop.
Full back Japanese koi and wave tattoo
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing peace sign sunglasses, with a white rose and teal leaves, on the upper arm.
Traditional woman profile with rose on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with scrolling foliage on the upper arm.
Pocket watch with scrollwork on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a diamond motif with arrow ends and scrolls across the inner upper arm.
Fine line geometric band on an upper arm
Black fine line mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a beige crop top.
Mandala sleeve on an arm
Black lettering tattoo reading "If you're gonna be dumb you gotta be tough" in a typewriter font across the upper arm, with a camera held over the face.
Typewriter quote on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a white masked face surrounded by peony flowers on the upper arm, with small red charms on the left.
White mask with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, showing a sailing ship among clouds and peony flowers in a Japanese style.
Black and grey clouds and ship sleeve on an arm
Full sleeve tattoo in grey shading on an upper arm and forearm, showing a skull, an alien-like figure and mechanical pipes and tubes.
Biomechanical skull sleeve on an arm
Gold metallic ornamental tattoos with swirls and dark jewel accents across a hand, wrist, upper arm and shoulder.
Gold ornamental temporary tattoos on arm and hand
Black and grey winged bird tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind with her face out of frame.
Winged bird tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sunflower with leaves and a stem running down the inner upper arm.
Sunflower and leaves on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with both arms raised in peace signs, showing a dark shaded tattoo on her upper arm and a small neck tattoo, in a wooded gorge.
Peace signs and arm tattoo in a wooded gorge
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with red roses and a yellow flower, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman in feathered headdress with roses on upper arm
Realistic coloured galaxy and nebula tattoo with an orange and red glowing core and scattered stars on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Galaxy and nebula on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a flower of life in black linework over blue, purple and teal watercolour splashes, on the inner upper arm.
Flower of life with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Full colour sleeve tattoo of cartoon characters on a pink and blue cloud background, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Cartoon characters full sleeve on an arm
Realism tattoo of a Roman numeral pocket watch, a white rose and a teal eye on an upper arm, shown in two photos.
Pocket watch, rose and eye on an arm
Black and grey photograph of a large tribal tattoo with a sun motif covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on shoulder and chest
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open eye with a falling tear, shown on an upper arm.
Realistic eye with a tear on an upper arm
Small black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated panda on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
Seated panda on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star under peeling skin, filled with words such as friendship, freedom and love, on a shoulder and upper arm.
Torn skin star with virtue words on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a silver zipper opening the skin over the shoulder to reveal red muscle fibres beneath.
Zip opening skin to red muscle on shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows above the Roman numerals XVIII IX MMX on the upper arm, with a script tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Two swallows and Roman numerals on upper arm