Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a prism splitting light into a rainbow on the upper arm, with stippled dotwork shading in the triangle.
Prism and rainbow on an upper arm
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a honeybee with detailed shaded wings on the upper arm.
Small bee tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, with a solid black band along the lower edge of the armband.
Dotwork mandala armband on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an armoured winged female warrior with a sword and red cape, covering the upper arm in a neo-traditional style.
Armoured winged warrior on an upper arm sleeve
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by a dagger, with a banner reading Live through the pain, on the upper arm.
Dagger-pierced heart with banner on upper arm
Person wearing a white t-shirt with a black moon face graphic and the words LA LUNE, with a partly visible colourful tattoo sleeve on the upper arm.
Moon graphic t-shirt with tattoo sleeve
Photograph of a realistic tattoo of a star torn open through skin on a man's upper arm and shoulder, revealing words such as freedom and love in black, grey and red ink.
Torn skin star with words on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with a dog's face in each pad, shown on the upper arm above a printed photo of the dog.
Paw print with dog portraits on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing an anchor, a skull, a ribbon banner with lettering and five-pointed stars.
Anchor, skull and stars on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing Groot, Captain America's shield, Thor's hammer, a Hulk fist and an arc reactor around a banner reading It's only forever, not long at all.
Groot with superhero emblems in a rope frame
Black fine line outline of a symmetrical lotus flower tattoo on the inner upper arm, with partial lettering visible at the top right.
Outline lotus flower on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a brass compass and coiled rope over a black-lined world map on an upper arm and shoulder.
Compass and rope on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with a building in its centre, framed by banners reading GREAT and SCOTT, on an upper arm.
Clock face and banners on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of red roses, white and lilac wildflowers and green leaves across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Red roses and wildflowers across upper arm and shoulder
Black moustache tattoo with curled ends and shaded hatching on the upper arm, below a pale sleeve, against a brick wall.
Moustache tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey skeletal anglerfish tattoo with a small skull above it on an upper arm, photographed on a bed.
Skeletal anglerfish on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoos on an upper arm: a patchwork stitched ice cream cone in mint and pink, and a dark swirl with a purple base and a small black spider.
Two ice cream designs on an upper arm
A woman in a neon yellow racerback tank top printed with Tattoos Are The New Tan, showing a black and grey sleeve tattoo on her upper arm and forearm.
Sleeve tattoo beside a slogan tank top
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spiral staircase rising towards a glowing light with rays, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Spiral staircase with light on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a stylised head outline with a red and blue lightning bolt across the face, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Stylised head with lightning bolt on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style stag head tattoo with splashes of blue, pink and purple on the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour-style stag on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a family of elephants walking across the inner upper arm, with shaded trunks and bodies.
Elephant family walking across an upper arm
Man with a full back tattoo of green dragons, grey clouds and a cross, with blackletter lettering across the lower back and sleeve tattoos on his upper arms.
Japanese back piece with dragons and clouds
Realistic green succulent rosette with a small sprig of leaves tattooed on the upper arm, shaded with pink and lilac highlights.
Succulent rosette and sprig on upper arm
Fine line black and grey globe tattoo showing Asia and the Arctic on the inner upper arm.
Globe tattoo on an upper arm
Realistic pink rose with black sketched flowers and watercolour splashes across an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Realistic rose and sketched flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a vintage microphone, roses and a violin with a ribbon banner.
Microphone, roses and violin sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm, a hamsa hand with an eye in its palm merged with a skull.
Hamsa and skull on the upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an outlined buck symbol filled with green and brown camouflage foliage, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Buck symbol filled with camouflage on upper arm
Black line drawing of a woman with curly hair and a curved crescent shape on the upper arm, with pink, red and teal watercolour wash.
Line art woman with watercolour wash on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bouquet of blue and pale flowers tied with a ribbon, on the upper arm, with partial tattoos visible at the edges.
Blue flower bouquet tied with ribbon on an arm
Black leopard print tattoo of rosette spots covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a knitted cardigan visible beside it.
Leopard print tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow petals, grey-shaded centre and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Sunflower tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm of a woman's face with gothic cathedral spires rising from her head and tracery below.
Gothic cathedral and woman's face on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a botanical sprig band with leaves and small flowers wrapping around an upper arm below a white sleeve.
Botanical sprig band on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a compass rose and open pocket watch with red roses, green leaves and rope edging on an upper arm.
Compass and roses in traditional style
Close-up of a realistic wound tattoo with torn, bitten-looking edges and red veining on the upper arm, in a realism style.
Realistic wound tattoo on upper arm
Woman with a traditional pink rose sleeve on her arm, a cluster of pink roses beneath her chest and a green fan on her forearm.
Pink rose sleeve with fan and chest roses
Close view of a fine line botanical fern frond tattoo on a shoulder, shading from black at the collarbone to blue on the upper arm.
Fern frond across a shoulder
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a winged armoured angel with a spear standing over a fallen figure.
Winged warrior angel on an upper arm sleeve
Realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and a shaded rose, placed on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and rose on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo sleeve on a upper arm and forearm, showing a rosemary sprig, a bee, a moth, a leaf and a pair of shears.
Rosemary, moth, leaf and shears on an arm
Woman in a white crochet bikini on a beach, showing a black and grey rose tattoo running down her upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey rose tattoo on an arm
Colour tattoo of purple wisteria blossoms with green leaves cascading across a person's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Wisteria blossoms over shoulder and upper arm
Botanical tattoo of a purple flowering sprig with teal leaves and loose falling petals on the upper arm, in a soft watercolour style.
Purple flowering sprig on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an hourglass with a lit candle in the upper bulb and a bare tree in the lower bulb, on the upper arm.
Realistic hourglass with candle and dead tree
Black silhouette tattoo of flying fairy and child figures trailing stars down the upper arm, shown in two angled photographs.
Flying silhouettes and stars on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black swallow pierced by an arrow with red, yellow and teal accents, on the upper arm.
Swallow and arrow on an upper arm