Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Traditional style tattoo of a rose with a red and blue lightning bolt running through it, on the upper arm.
Rose and lightning bolt on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cream sunflower with green leaves on the upper arm, outlined in black in a traditional style.
Sunflower and leaves on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl with two red roses covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Owl and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of octopus tentacles rising from engraved waves beneath stars and clouds, on an upper arm.
Octopus tentacles rising from waves on an upper arm
Small traditional style tattoo of a cluster of houses inside a scalloped oval frame on the inner upper arm.
Houses in a scalloped oval on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a grey globe with black continents, two red arrows, pink flowers and an EXPLORE banner.
Globe, arrows and flowers with EXPLORE banner
Traditional style colour tattoo of a death's head moth with a skull on its thorax, placed on the outer upper arm.
Traditional death's head moth on an arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a snow globe with a pink and teal castle, pink flowers and a Mickey Mouse silhouette base, on the upper arm.
Snow globe with castle on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a weathered wooden cross with a ribbon banner reading To Live Is Christ in script, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with To Live Is Christ banner
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat with a small dark bird in its claws, placed on the upper arm.
Black cat clutching a bird on an arm
Colour tattoo of an origami-style orange cat framed by red and white flowers and teal clouds, sitting on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Origami cat with flowers on upper arm
Traditional tattoo on an upper arm of an envelope with a red emblem, a black silhouette profile on stacked cards and a red rose, with a printed sticker of the same design held below.
Envelope, silhouette and rose on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a blue deer with stars and forget-me-not flowers above a scroll banner reading Always, on the upper arm.
Blue deer and forget-me-nots on a banner
Mirror selfie of a person with a black and grey anchor tattoo on the upper arm, plus tattoos across the chest, forearm and stomach, with a teal-toned design on the other arm.
Anchor and chest tattoos in a mirror selfie
Side-by-side view of an upper arm: on the left, raised scar tissue with no tattoo; on the right, a colour traditional owl and rose tattoo on the same arm.
Owl and rose tattoo on upper arm, before and after
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a mermaid with a zodiac medallion, a red heart, pink roses, a skull and a blue rose.
Mermaid and heart upper arm sleeve
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass in an ornate frame with two roses, sitting on the upper arm of a person wearing a white T-shirt.
Compass and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a cat's head with feathered detail below, on the upper arm of a person in a dark sleeve.
Cat head on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress, with a skull in a teal circle, on the upper arm.
Woman with feather headdress and skull on arm
Traditional style tattoo of a gold pocket watch with Roman numerals, pink and blue flowers and a beaded chain on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and flowers on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a message in a bottle with pink flowers, green leaves and yellow sprigs on an upper arm.
Message in a bottle with flowers on an arm
Colourful neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing an owl, a woman's profile, red roses, a clock and a rabbit on a purple background.
Neo-traditional full sleeve with owl and roses
Traditional colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with orange explosions, a gear motif and banners reading We only have what we remember, on an upper arm.
TARDIS and explosions on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a stylised bird with folded wings and a banner reading PRETTY BIRD, on the upper arm.
Pretty Bird banner tattoo on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on the upper arm of a hammer with two red roses and a ribbon banner reading SMASH THE PATRIARCHY.
Hammer, roses and banner on upper arm
Two photos of a colourful traditional-style sleeve on an arm, with a black steam locomotive with red details on the upper arm and a cartoon-style face and other scenes on the forearm.
Steam locomotive arm sleeve
Traditional full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an owl, red roses, a snarling wolf head and a woman with a pearl necklace against black clouds and orange flames.
Owl, wolf and rose full sleeve
Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a bare branch beneath a full moon, shown across the upper arm and shoulder in three photographs.
Owl and full moon on an upper arm
Close crop of a woman's left arm showing a traditional-style red rose and bear tattoo on the upper arm and a darker design on the forearm.
Rose and bear tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Heavily tattooed upper arm and forearm in traditional style, with a swallow and a banner design, cradling an orange cat.
Traditional tattoo sleeve holding an orange cat
Colour traditional-style rose tattoo on an upper arm beside a black and grey floral tattoo on the shoulder, with a person whose hair is braided and dyed teal, pink and purple.
Floral tattoos on upper arm and shoulder
Traditional style colour tattoo on an upper arm showing an eye within a dark diamond, flanked by red flowers and green leaves, with a Vini Vidi Vici banner above.
Traditional eye and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a coiled rope wrapped around the shank, shown on the upper arm.
Anchor and rope on upper arm
Red, black and grey traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm, with black wings, a yin yang style swirl, a red demon face and the words Angel and Demon.
Angel and demon wings on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of two hands clasping a red heart with a dotted outline and yellow flowers with green leaves, on the upper arm.
Hands holding a heart with yellow flowers
Traditional colour tattoo of a heart and a brain balanced on scales above a red rose with green leaves, on the upper arm.
Heart and brain scales with rose on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a red and white striped airship with sails, rigging and clouds on the upper arm.
Airship with sails and clouds on upper arm
Black and grey cartoon cat with musical notes and a hot rod on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon cat driving a hot rod on an upper arm
Black and grey upper arm tattoo of two birds and roses with white linework on a dark shaded background, with script above.
Birds and roses on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue-spotted stingray with orange ringed spots and black outlines, on the upper arm.
Blue-spotted stingray on an 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and white striped lighthouse with lightning bolts and waves on a man's upper arm, with a skull and nautical elements nearby.
Lighthouse and lightning sleeve on an arm