Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black ink tattoo of a howling wolf filled with bare tree branches, in blackwork style, on the upper arm.
Howling wolf filled with tree branches on upper arm
Black ink blackwork sleeve with paisley, floral and mandala-style motifs covering the upper arm and forearm of a person lying on a white sheet.
Full blackwork ornamental sleeve on an arm
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a prism with a rainbow beam, a brick wall, a large eye and small figures among clouds.
Full sleeve with prism, brick wall and eye imagery
Colour tattoo of a goldfinch perched on a branch with pink wild roses, daisies and leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.
Goldfinch and wild roses on an upper arm
Woman's arm with a full sleeve tattoo of blue flowers, swirling black linework and small hearts, in botanical style across the upper arm and forearm.
Blue flower sleeve with swirling linework
Full arm sleeve in traditional style with a sailing ship, shark, swallow, pin-up and roses scattered with small stars, shown in three photographs on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional nautical full arm sleeve
Solid black bison silhouette with the word Roam in white script across its body, a blackwork tattoo on the inner upper arm.
Roam bison silhouette on upper arm
Small black silhouette tattoo of three pine trees on the side of a woman's upper arm, in a botanical style.
Three pine trees on upper arm
Colourful traditional arm sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a woman's face in grey and pink, a red rose, a dagger and a butterfly.
Traditional arm sleeve with woman, rose and butterfly
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an art deco flapper woman in profile wearing a beaded headpiece, on the upper arm.
Art deco flapper in profile on an arm
Black and grey botanical fine line tattoo of a cotton stem with open bolls and leaves on the upper arm.
Cotton stem tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and shoulders with flame-like shapes on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Realistic bear and flames on upper arm
Outline tattoo on an upper arm showing a city skyline above script reading There's no place like home, with red-shaded flowers below.
City skyline and script lettering on upper arm
Close view of a woman's upper arm with two solid black blackwork bands tattooed around it, with a grey t-shirt and one hand resting on her hip.
Two solid black bands on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat holding a red and white striped umbrella among raindrops on the upper arm, with a red flower above.
Black cat with umbrella on upper arm
Black and grey fine line peony tattoo with leaves, framed inside a triangle on the upper arm, with a coin placed beside it for scale.
Peony inside a triangle on the upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of three banners reading SLOTH LOVE CHUNK above a bitten chunk of food, with red and blue shapes, on the inner upper arm.
Sloth Love Chunk banners on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eagle with a United States flag, an anchor and a banner reading U.S.N., on the upper arm.
Eagle, flag and anchor on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion with a full mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Snarling lion on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a shirtless man with black and grey script lettering on his chest, neck and hand tattoos, and realism-style sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Script lettering on chest with sleeve tattoos
Colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, buds, dark blueberries and green leaves on the upper arm.
Peony bouquet with blueberries on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a winged scarab beetle beneath an ankh, with hieroglyphs and Egyptian motifs around it, on an upper arm.
Winged scarab with ankh on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl's face and two roses on the upper arm, shown in a photo taken against a dark leather seat.
Owl and roses in black and grey realism
Black fine line tattoo of a bare tree with spreading branches on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Bare tree tattoo on the upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with an owl, heart, cross, peace sign and bird hanging from its shaft, on the upper arm.
Arrow with hanging charms on an upper arm
Fine line script tattoo reading expecto patronum in dark ink along the upper arm, just past a blue sleeve.
Expecto patronum script on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a radiating flower with dotted berry clusters wrapped around the upper arm near the elbow.
Radiating floral mandala on upper arm
Black and grey peony tattoo with two leaves on the inner upper arm, shaded in fine dotwork detail.
Peony on the inner upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha wearing an ornate jewelled crown, with red accents on the trunk and forehead, on an upper arm.
Ganesha portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a Victorian street, a clock tower above a bridge, a gas lamp and a figure riding a penny-farthing bicycle.
Victorian city street full sleeve
Fine line botanical tattoo of a slender sprig with small pink-tinted flowers and buds on the inner upper arm.
Fine line flower sprig on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a slender sprig with tiny buds on the inner upper arm, below a rolled white shirt sleeve.
Fine line sprig on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a stylised green and teal creature with script lettering and red zigzag details on an upper arm and shoulder.
Stylised creature with script on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder showing a sunset over the sea, palm trees, sharks, sea turtles, clownfish, anemones and coral.
Underwater sunset sleeve with turtles and clownfish
Black fine-line tattoo of a tall pine tree with drooping branches on the inner upper arm, shown in a close-up photo.
Fine line pine tree on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a half face with one eye, nose and lips in a small rectangular panel on the upper arm.
Half face portrait on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with black and grey leaf tattoos covering both arms, a waterfall behind her.
Leafy sleeve tattoos on a woman by a waterfall
Black dotwork tattoo of a barn owl facing forward on the upper arm, with a green top visible on the left.
Barn owl on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a snarling tiger head with bared teeth and whiskers on an upper arm.
Snarling tiger head on an upper arm
Neo-traditional blue rose tattoo with black leaves and a beaded drape with teardrop pendants on the upper arm.
Blue rose with beaded drape on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a stylised face framed by roses with red accents, on the inner upper arm.
Stylised face and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey blackletter lettering and a winged design across the chest and stomach of a hooded person, with tattooed arms.
Blackletter chest and arm tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers, leaves and branches covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Large floral tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black arrow tattoo with a Celtic knot head and triangular fletching running along the inner upper arm.
Celtic knot arrow on inner arm
Black and grey tribal tattoo with bold swirling linework across a man's shoulder and upper arm, photographed in profile against a dark blue background.
Tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
White ink mandala tattoo with floral and paisley motifs covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a white vest top.
White ink mandala on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a small outlined cloud with tiny solid hearts falling beneath it, placed on the inner upper arm.
Small cloud raining hearts on an upper arm
Colourful skull tattoo with blue, pink and orange paint-like splashes and drips across the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour skull with feather splashes on upper arm