Upper arm tattoo ideas

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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
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
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
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 dotwork mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with a dark tank top visible.
Mandala sleeve on an arm
Black and grey ornamental tattoo with a crescent, lotus and hanging diamond motifs across the upper arm and shoulder.
Crescent and lotus ornament on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two magnolia blooms and a bud on the upper arm, with dotwork shading on the leaves.
Magnolia flowers on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose with a sun and crescent moon face, placed on the upper arm.
Sun and crescent moon compass on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of cattails and reeds with stippled shading on the outer upper arm, with a dark sleeve and stone wall behind.
Cattails tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley motifs and flowering stems covering the upper arm, with a dark tank top at the shoulder.
Floral paisley dotwork on upper arm
Colourful floral sleeve tattoo with dotwork fill covering the upper arm and forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black and white diptych of two swan tattoos on an upper arm: a solid swan with dotted fading wing on the left, and a fine line outline swan on the right.
Swan tattoos on the upper arm, solid and outline
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm showing two figures with bird skulls for heads, with the words NEVER TRUST THE LIVING between them.
Two bird-skulled figures with Never Trust the Living
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain landscape with a cabin and pine trees in a circle, with the words Home is where the mountains are, on an upper arm.
Mountain landscape with Home is where the mountains are
Black and grey lily of the valley tattoo on the upper arm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading on the leaf.
Lily of the valley on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork globe tattoo showing the Americas in solid black, with two outlined clouds, on an upper arm.
Globe with clouds on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in profile, wearing a black tank top.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of a black cat sitting on a stack of books on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on stacked books
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Black ink tattoo of four arrows with feather and leaf fletching and stippled dotwork arrowheads, on the upper arm.
Four arrows on an upper arm
Black and grey full arm sleeve with chrysanthemums, flower of life geometry and dotwork, with red script on the forearm, shown on both arms.
Full sleeve with chrysanthemums and sacred geometry
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a peony and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Botanical roses and peony on upper arm
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of a cow parsley sprig with stippled flower heads on the inner upper arm.
Cow parsley sprig on the upper arm
Dotwork tattoo of a gothic castle with tall spires on an upper arm, with a small blue crescent moon above it.
Gothic castle on an upper arm
Traditional style mandala tattoos on the elbows of two bent arms, with a small red flower below the upper mandala.
Mandala tattoos on both elbows
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
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
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 ornate floral mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornate floral mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a Totoro-style character framed by peony-like flowers and grape clusters on the upper arm and shoulder, with dotwork shading.
Totoro-style character with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey fine line mandala dreamcatcher tattoo with dangling feathers and beaded chains on a person's upper arm.
Mandala and feather dreamcatcher on upper arm
Two-panel photo of black and grey dotwork fern tattoos on an upper arm, one a full frond and one an unfurling fiddlehead.
Fern and fiddlehead on upper arm
Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a sailing ship on waves inside a circle with clouds and birds, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a dotwork circle
Colour tattoo of purple, magenta and pale blue roses with green leaves, small butterflies and fine dotted drapes across a shoulder and upper arm.
Coloured roses and dotted drapes on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a thistle, bluebells and trumpet-shaped flowers on the inner upper arm, shaded with dotwork.
Wildflower sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a radial flower with berry sprigs wrapping around an upper arm, shaded with dotwork.
Radial flower and berry tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two crocus-style flowers on a stem, with dotwork shading, on the outer upper arm.
Crocus flowers on the upper arm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a circular mandala with a red polygon overlay on the upper arm of a bare-chested man.
Geometric circle and dotted lines on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mountain landscape with pine trees and rolling hills, enclosed in a fine line rectangle on the upper arm.
Mountain landscape in a frame on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bow and arrow with feathered fletching and dotted guide lines, placed on the upper arm.
Bow and arrow on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an arched cat silhouette filled with stars and moon phases, placed on the inner upper arm.
Night sky cat silhouette on upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a campfire with pine trees, a crescent moon and stars on the upper arm.
Campfire, pine trees and crescent moon on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala, a rose and leaves covering an upper arm and elbow.
Mandala and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a diagonal scatter of stars across the upper arm, near the elbow.
Dotwork star trail on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and dotted stems on an upper arm, with part of an anchor visible at the left edge.
Floral lace-style tattoo on upper arm
Dark blue dotwork tattoo of dots, strands and a teardrop pendant across a woman's upper back and down her upper arm.
Dotwork drape across the upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a globe showing continents, sitting on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a white sleeve.
Dotwork globe on the upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric patterns, with black and grey shading on the shoulder and upper arm fading to red and orange dots on the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve with a pale sun