Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Full arm sleeve of colourful cartoon Disney characters, including Pinocchio, Snow White and Ariel, shown in two side-by-side photographs of the upper arm and forearm.
Disney character sleeve on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of a deer with large antlers bursting through torn skin on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Deer emerging through torn skin on upper arm
Blackwork tattoo on a raised forearm and upper arm, with solid black bands broken by two thin unpigmented stripes, and a fine ornamental tattoo visible on the shoulder.
Solid black arm bands with two thin stripes
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a blue eye and a rose on the upper arm, with feathers and a small medallion hanging below.
Realistic eye and rose dreamcatcher on 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
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in a lace mask beside a teal peacock, with black gothic lettering running down the side.
Masked woman and peacock on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant with a raised trunk and mandala patterns on its body, on an upper arm.
Ornate elephant on an 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
Fine line black constellation tattoo of connected dots and dotted lines on the inner upper arm, with a yellow knitted jumper in the background.
Constellation tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Polynesian-style sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Two small black and grey robot tattoos, solid silhouettes, on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Two robots on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a compass with red and blue roses and green leaves on an upper arm.
Compass with roses on upper arm
Black line tattoo of a standing cat with a raised, curled tail and a collar, placed on the upper arm.
Cat with curled tail on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with floral ornament, on the upper arm, shown in a three panel collage.
Owl and sugar skull on upper arm
Black and grey tree of life tattoo on a person's upper arm and shoulder, with family names written across the branches and roots.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Japanese-style landscape tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a grey pagoda, cherry blossom, red maple, rocks and rushing water.
Japanese pagoda landscape on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a black outlined triangle with a small rainbow light beam on the upper arm, beside a patterned sleeve.
Triangle prism with light beam on upper arm
Close-up of a soft, watercolour-style botanical tattoo of pink and red flowers with dark stems across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Pink blossoms with dark stems on the upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose, leaves and a daisy on the upper arm of a woman wearing a floral dress.
Rose and daisy on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bald eagle with spread wings gripping a sword, on the upper arm.
Eagle gripping a sword on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of yellow flowers, buds and green leaves on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a dark vest top.
Yellow flowers and vine on shoulder and arm
Realism tattoo of a brass compass wrapped in rope on the upper arm, set over an outlined map.
Compass and rope on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork sleeves with paisley and lace-like patterns and floral shoulder pieces, shown on a person with hands pressed together in front of the face.
Blackwork sleeves with floral shoulder pieces
Colour tattoo on the outer thigh of a blue ball of yarn, crochet hook, pink scissors and orange tape measure, with the script words Just Keep Crafting beneath.
Yarn, crochet hook and scissors on a thigh
Black script lettering reading It's More Than Just A Game above and below a shaded grey hockey trophy and a red winged emblem, tattooed on an upper arm.
Hockey trophy and red wing with script quote
Full-colour botanical tattoo of red poppies, buds and green leaves wrapping from the shoulder down the upper arm of a person in a green vest top.
Red poppies and buds on an upper arm and shoulder
Fine line black outline of two nested triangles on the upper arm of a woman resting her arm on a railing, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Outlined triangles on upper arm
Realistic black and grey cobra with its hood raised, coiling down the upper arm, shown in a photo of a tattoo on skin.
Realistic cobra on an upper arm
Small solid black tattoo of the state of Texas with a heart cut out of it, on the upper arm of a person wearing a black and white striped top.
Small Texas outline with heart on upper arm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with bold wing panels and white highlights on an arm beside a red plaid sleeve.
Black and grey butterfly on an arm
Two matching black outline tattoos of a small cartoon robot character, one on a shoulder and one on an upper arm, in a fine line style.
Matching cartoon robot tattoos on shoulders
Upper arm tattoo of a solid red faceted elephant and outlined geometric elephant shapes, with red and blue watercolour splashes.
Geometric elephant and watercolour splashes on upper arm
Japanese style chrysanthemum tattoo in orange and grey shading covering a forearm, with wave shading above and small script on the wrist.
Chrysanthemum sleeve on a forearm
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
Both forearms with colourful traditional tattoos of yellow and blue roses, swallows, stars and Chinese characters, with palms held open toward the camera.
Traditional rose and swallow sleeve on both arms
Full arm sleeve tattoo in colour showing Bowser, Link, Princess Peach, Mario and Yoshi from video games, photographed from three angles on a black background.
Video game character full arm sleeve
Black and grey Viking chest and arm sleeves, with two longships and tattooed portraits in the sails above a large Thor's hammer on the stomach.
Viking ships and Thor's hammer chest piece
Black and grey neo-traditional sugar skull woman tattoo with a flower in her long hair, running down the upper arm.
Sugar skull woman on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style skull tattoo in blue, pink, orange and green with black splatter marks on the upper arm.
Watercolour skull on upper arm
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with soft brushstroke petals and small dots at its centre, on a woman's upper arm.
Black and grey lotus on upper arm
Black and grey tree tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with first names written among the leaves in script lettering.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Back view of a woman in a black dress with black and grey wing tattoos on her shoulder blades, an ouroboros on the mid-back and bands on her upper arm.
Wings and ouroboros on a 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
Colour realism tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes framed by red peony flowers and green leaves on an upper arm, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Siamese cat and peonies on an arm
Colour traditional anchor tattoo with a red heart on the crossbar, twisted rope and a pink flower at the base, on the upper arm.
Traditional anchor with rope and heart on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a classical helmet and cloak covering the upper arm.
Warrior woman in helmet on upper arm
Black fine line tattoos of a small triangle and tiny lettering on a forearm, with a dark shaded shape on the upper arm, in black ink.
Fine line triangle and script on forearm
Watercolour-style dreamcatcher tattoo with fine black linework and pink, teal and green washes on the upper arm.
Watercolour dreamcatcher on upper arm