Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of the Chucky doll with clawed hands raised, across an upper arm.
Chucky doll on upper arm
Colour Neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm of a pale, dark-haired illustrated girl with a cross on her forehead, holding a bottle with a skull label, surrounded by orange leaves and berries.
Pale girl with bottle and leaves
Traditional style swallow with red roses and green leaves tattooed on an upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Swallow and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star with torn skin edges revealing words such as freedom and love, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Torn skin star with words on 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
Three views of a full colour sleeve tattoo in a biomechanical style with organic, sinuous forms, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Biomechanical colour sleeve on an arm
A gloved tattoo artist works with a machine on a black and grey figure tattoo on a person's upper arm, with the design partly visible.
Black and grey tattoo being worked on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three roses with leaves on an upper arm, shaded in soft greys.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hooded grim reaper skull with the words DEAD SERIOUS beneath it, on an upper arm.
Grim reaper with DEAD SERIOUS lettering
Cartoon collage of eleven tattoo designs, including a PIN and password on the chest, an Apple logo on an upper arm, and the words Mrs Christian Grey on a ribbon.
Eleven badly judged tattoo ideas illustrated
Colour illustration of a botanical sleeve design with a golden skull, pink roses, green vines and blue butterflies, shown beside a character with a tattooed upper arm and forearm.
Skull, roses and butterflies sleeve design
Back view of a woman showing a large black and grey St George and dragon tattoo across her back, with a colour floral sleeve on her upper arm.
St George and dragon across a back
Black and grey Japanese full back tattoo of a lion dog, tiger, clouds and lotus flowers, with a cicada on the upper arm.
Full back Japanese lion dog and tiger piece
Black fine line vine and leaf tattoo across the back, shoulder and upper arm of a woman photographed from behind with her hair up.
Vine and leaf tattoo across a back
Black ink tattoo of planets on dotted orbital rings with thin crossing lines across the upper arm, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Planets and orbits on the upper arm
Colour realism Star Wars full sleeve tattoos covering both arms of a bare-chested man, showing a stormtrooper, R2-D2 and a Han Solo figure.
Star Wars full sleeves on both arms
Black and grey paisley and floral tattoo with dotted detailing covering the upper arm.
Paisley and floral pattern on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green cactus with pink hearts in a brown pot labelled MOM, in a bold outlined traditional style on an upper arm.
Cactus in a pot with MOM label on arm
Fine line script tattoo reading be happy, with a thin wavy line beneath it, on the upper arm.
Be happy script on upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a sloth in a top hat, monocle, bow tie and smoking a pipe, framed by roses and swirling smoke on the upper arm.
Sloth in top hat and monocle on upper arm
Black and grey botanical sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing bleeding hearts, strawberry plants, flowers and leaves in fine detailed linework.
Bleeding heart and strawberry plant sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes on an upper arm, with a figure tattoo to its left.
Realistic eye tattoo on an arm
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a rising sun over teal waves and pine trees, with grey clouds on the shoulder, shown on an upper arm from three angles.
Sun, waves and clouds on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a back covered in an antique world map tattoo, spanning the shoulders, neck and upper arms.
Antique world map tattoo across back
Watercolour-style lion head linked by thin geometric circles and lines, with red and green splashes, on an upper arm.
Lion head with geometric circles on upper arm
Gold and black metallic temporary tattoos include a spread-winged bird on the upper arm, a dotted geometric band on the forearm and a floral design on the foot.
Metallic temporary tattoos on legs at the beach
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon Spider-Man swinging with a trailing web line, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Chibi Spider-Man on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and green leaves, spanning the shoulder and upper arm of a person wearing a black top.
Cherry blossom branch across a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a green hummingbird feeding from a red hibiscus flower with a leafy stem, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Hummingbird and hibiscus on upper arm
Colour tattoo of peonies, violet anemone-style flowers, green leaves and two moths across an upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Peonies and moths on an upper arm
Botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, showing pale peach wild roses with green leaves, dark ferns, succulent-style blooms and small red berries, in a neo-traditional style.
Wild roses and ferns on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of an astronaut on a lunar surface holding a cratered moon balloon, placed on the upper arm.
Astronaut holding a moon balloon on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with a dotwork rosette and scrollwork on an upper arm, photographed beside an ornate iron gate.
Ornamental mandala on upper arm
Traditional style panther head with green eyes and a red open mouth inside a banner reading Burn Burn Burn, tattooed on an upper arm.
Snarling panther head with banner on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a tent, campfire and pine trees under a crescent moon, on an upper arm.
Camping scene with tent and campfire
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a red rose, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and outlined roses.
Rose and pocket watch sleeve on upper arm
Fine line black and grey arrow tattoo with a feather and geometric circles on the inner upper arm.
Fine line arrow with feather on upper arm
A woman with a grey-blonde bun and both forearms covered in traditional tattoo sleeves, including a bird and a mandala, with her hands raised over her face.
Traditional tattoo sleeves with hands over face
Black and grey sleeve tattoo of a ship's wheel, waves, clouds and script reading 'of the Sea', with pink flowers, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Ship's wheel and sea sleeve on an upper arm
Pink and grey rose tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a dotwork flower behind the roses and a banner reading Fearless below.
Two roses and a dotwork flower on upper arm
Black repeating monogram pattern tattooed across the upper arm and forearm of a man wearing a grey tank top.
Repeating monogram pattern full arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a sunflower, marigold and perched bird down an upper arm, with a swooping bird and FORGIVE ribbon across the shoulder.
Sunflower and bird upper arm with ribbon
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour across a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the arm and a helmeted figure on the shoulder plate.
Plate armour shoulder and arm tattoo
Black ink ornamental crescent moon tattoo with dotwork lace patterns and dangling drops on the upper arm.
Ornamental crescent moon on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue lily above a yellow sunflower on an upper arm.
Lily and sunflower on an upper arm
Woman in a fishnet bikini on a sandy beach, showing black and grey rose and floral tattoos on her forearm and upper arm.
Rose and floral tattoos on arms at the beach
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of a triangle, a chevron line and a feather on a bare back, with a Roman numeral XII band on the upper arm.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on a shoulder
Black and grey tribal tattoo with swirling blackwork shapes covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man.
Black tribal piece across shoulder and upper arm