Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey outline tattoo of a smiling cartoon troll doll with a tuft of hair on an upper arm, with the hair above the head appearing to be real body hair.
Troll doll tattoo on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of an elephant covered in mandala, paisley and floral patterns on the upper arm.
Ornate elephant on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a thin line with a zigzag, looping knot and spiral curl on the inner upper arm.
Fine line spiral and loops on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a dinosaur skull with a rose and leaves on the upper arm or thigh.
Dinosaur skull and rose on an upper limb
Black silhouettes of marching soldiers with barbed wire and red and blue ribbon elements on an upper arm tattoo, set against red and grey clouds.
Marching soldier silhouettes with barbed wire on upper arm
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, with knuckle lettering on the fingers and hand, photographed on a woman in a dark speckled t-shirt.
Portrait and lettering tattoos on hand and arm
Black and grey dotwork fox curled up asleep beneath a crescent moon, with teal accents, on the upper arm.
Sleeping fox and crescent moon on an upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an owl holding a heart-shaped padlock and key, with a rose below, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl, key and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey realism style wolf howling at a moon among pine trees, with rocks and leaves, covering a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Howling wolf and pines on a full arm sleeve
Fine line black tattoo of a geometric, faceted horse on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a rolled denim shirt.
Geometric horse on upper arm
Black geometric band tattoo wrapping around a woman's bent elbow, with dotwork quatrefoil panels and striped triangles in blackwork style.
Geometric band tattoo around an elbow
Colour tattoo of an open ornate birdcage with orange scrollwork and teal feathers drifting out, on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Open birdcage and feathers on upper arm
Tattoo of an animal skull with green leaves and pale pink roses on the upper arm and shoulder, shown on a woman in a purple top.
Animal skull and roses on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on the upper arm showing Calvin and Hobbes beneath a tree, with the quote I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull merged with a Roman numeral clock face and an eye, with a bare tree and birds, on an upper arm.
Skull, clock and eye on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo of the word tetelestai in black ink on the upper arm, with a striped top visible at the edge of the frame.
Tetelestai script on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of balance scales held by a hand, framed by leafy branches and berries on the upper arm, with fine dotwork accents.
Scales and botanical branches on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork peony with leaves on a person's upper arm, with a partial moth tattoo visible below it.
Peony and leaves on an upper arm
Black geometric band tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in black lace lingerie, with her face cropped out of frame.
Geometric arm tattoo, woman in black lace lingerie
Solid black crow tattoo with stylised feather scales on the upper arm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Black crow on upper arm
Black moon phase tattoo of a row of circles shading from crescent to full on the upper arm of a woman in a coral vest top.
Moon phases on upper arm
Two people link arms to show matching fine line tattoos of two hands hooked together in a pinky promise on the upper arm.
Matching pinky promise hands on upper arms
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon character seated in an orange armchair with a bowl of cherries, above a banner reading I apologize for nothing, on an upper arm.
Cartoon character with banner on upper arm
Greyscale and pale pink realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a long staircase rising through clouds towards a column and a burst of light, with a winged figure at the base.
Staircase to light tattoo on upper arm
Woman with long wavy hair, seen from behind, reaching toward a graffiti wall with black and grey rose tattoos on her upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind in a hat and open-back grey vest, showing a traditional-style red rose with a diamond shape on her upper arm and shoulder, plus dark lines across her upper back.
Red rose tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism style dahlia with leaves tattooed on an upper arm, with a drawn dragon flash sheet in the background.
Black and grey dahlia on upper arm
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink cherry blossoms, grey waves and a fish-like creature with a yellow eye.
Japanese full sleeve with cherry blossoms and fish
Colour tattoo of a fox head among red poppies and yarrow, tied with fern-like foliage, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Fox and poppies on an upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of an orange awareness ribbon with black script reading Hope, flanked by grey and white feathered wings.
Winged orange ribbon with Hope script
Colour and grey Japanese style flower sleeve with red peonies and grey chrysanthemums covering the upper arm and forearm.
Red peony and chrysanthemum arm sleeve
Colour mandala tattoo on an upper arm, with red petal rings above, pale blue and grey petals below and a black and white flower centre, in a geometric style.
Red and blue mandala on the upper arm
Small black stormtrooper helmet tattoo on the upper arm, with three dots below it.
Stormtrooper helmet on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of an orange owl on a branch with a dark cloud, moon, stars and music notes on a man's upper arm.
Orange owl on a branch on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a seated Buddha within a radiating halo, lotus flowers and a tiger head.
Buddha, lotus and tiger arm sleeve
Realism tattoo on the upper arm of a pocket watch with a gold movement, a feather, music staff lines and a compass rose, in black and grey with gold accents.
Pocket watch, feather and compass on upper arm
Coloured traditional-style illustration of a woman in profile with a swallow and diamond on her neck and chest and a skull on her upper arm.
Traditional-style woman with swallow, diamond and skull
Botanical tattoo of a lavender sprig with purple flower spikes and green stems on the inner upper arm, shown against green foliage.
Lavender sprig on the upper arm
Black and grey neo-trad style tattoo on an upper arm showing an owl head above an ornate sugar skull with a keyhole, heart, diamonds and a rose.
Owl and sugar skull sleeve on an upper arm
Realistic pink rose tattoo with grey leaves and sprigs wrapping across the upper arm, shown in a close photo of the arm.
Pink roses and foliage on the upper arm
Black and white street photo of a person in a white T-shirt showing a single thin black fine line tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm and forearm.
Single fine line running down an arm
Traditional style tattoos of a frog, an ice cream cone and a rose on the upper arm and forearm, with a skull on the other upper arm.
Frog, ice cream and skull tattoos on arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of bare trees, flying birds and a small door across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Bare trees and birds on an upper arm
Close crop of a model's arms with black spiral and bold tribal designs on the upper arm and forearm, worn beneath a woven black leather garment.
Spiral and bold tribal designs on upper arms
Black tribal tattoo with a central turtle motif wrapping the upper arm and shoulder in a Polynesian-style blackwork design.
Polynesian turtle tribal on upper arm
Woman seen from behind in a black dress, showing black and grey floral and bird tattoos across her back, upper arm and forearm.
Floral and bird tattoos on back and arms
Traditional style tattoo of red and orange hearts with a NOT YOU banner, spider web, spider and leaves on the upper arm.
Traditional hearts and spider web on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon raccoon and a green hummingbird-like bird with autumn leaves, on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon raccoon and green bird on an upper arm