Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a money bag, banknotes, diamonds, stars and music notes on the upper arm, shown from three angles.
Skull, money bag and diamonds on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos of wings across a shirtless man's upper back and shoulder, with script and detailed shading on the upper arm.
Winged back piece with script on the shoulder
Two people shown from behind with colour octopus tattoos covering their full arm sleeves, from shoulder to wrist, in teal, green and purple.
Octopus full sleeves on two arms
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman's face with a bindi and ornate headdress, surrounded by a mandala, on the upper arm.
Ornate woman portrait with mandala on upper arm
Watercolour-style compass rose tattoo with black linework and orange, purple and blue splashes on the upper arm.
Watercolour compass on upper arm
Red rose tattoos in a traditional style across a person's outer thigh and hip, with a rose sleeve on the arm, photographed on a sun lounger.
Red roses on thigh and arm
Black fine line script lettering on the inner upper arm, with a person in a black and white striped top beside it.
Fine line script word on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a woman with glasses and an updo holding a teacup, above a banner reading IT WAS A RUN-BY FRUITING, on the upper arm.
Woman with teacup and banner quote
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a crescent moon, an oval mountain and river landscape with stippled shading, a sprig of foliage and a crystal cluster.
Moon and mountain landscape on upper arm
Black and grey shaded tribal mask tattoo with beaded trim on the upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Tribal mask tattoo on upper arm
Black outlined cartoon owl tattoo with orange and purple accents on the upper arm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Cartoon owl on an upper arm
Woman in a black racerback top showing colourful traditional-style tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, including a bear and a rose.
Colourful tattoos on a woman's arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare wrapped in a snake, with roses and leaves above and an eye in a triangle below.
Hare, snake and botanical upper arm piece
Black and grey dragon tattoo on the side of a torso and floral tattoos on the chest and upper arm, with the face cropped out of frame.
Dragon and floral tattoos on torso and arm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink wild roses, blue lupin spikes and green foliage across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Wild roses and lupins on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and flower buds with cursive script across the shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey orchids and script on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo with blue, purple and pink wings on the inner upper arm.
Watercolour dragonfly on the upper arm
Black and grey compass star tattoo with a dotwork shaded circle behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass star on a shoulder
Reddish-brown mandala and floral ornament design covering a woman's upper arm and forearm, in a fine linework style.
Henna-style mandala sleeve on arm
Black fine line sketch tattoo of a loose floral or botanical drawing on the outer upper arm of a person in a black sleeveless top.
Loose line sketch on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a feathered headdress with beaded bands and ribbons across the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with exposed gears on the upper arm.
Cracked pocket watch and gears on upper arm
Woman in a dark grey band t-shirt showing colourful traditional rose and floral tattoos on her upper arms and forearms.
Tattooed arms in a band t-shirt
Two panels show black and grey script lettering on an upper arm: the word Cursed in shaded lettering above, and the word Blessed in solid black script with swirling flourishes below.
Cursed and blessed script lettering on an arm
Black and grey realism and dotwork elephant tattoo with a lotus mandala above and sunflowers on the upper arm.
Elephant with lotus mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork sleeves with mandala flowers and a small bird on both upper arms and forearms of a woman wearing a white top and a chunky chain necklace.
Mandala and dotwork sleeves on both arms
Colour tattoo of large purple and pink clematis-style flowers with grey dotted leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Purple clematis flowers on a shoulder
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and a flower crown, with a lace-collared dress, on the upper arm.
Woman with flower crown on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head on the upper arm, with a pine forest and mountain scene fading in below it.
Wolf and forest on upper arm
Black script reading dream by day with a bird perched on a branch on the upper back, beside a Celtic knot tattoo on the upper arm.
Dream by day script and bird on shoulder
Black typewriter-style lettering reading In Christ Alone across the upper arm, in a lettering style.
In Christ Alone lettering on an upper arm
Black tribal tattoo of a sun motif with triangular and spiral patterns covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a red vest top.
Polynesian sun tribal on upper arm
White ink tattoo sleeve of mandalas, leaves and geometric patterns covering an upper arm and shoulder.
White ink sleeve with mandalas and leaves
Upper arm tattoo of a songbird in flight among raspberries, leaves and pink wild roses, in soft grey shading with muted colour.
Songbird and wild roses on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a faceted diamond filled with a galaxy and a dark planet, with ...and beyond script beneath it, on the upper arm.
Galaxy diamond with ...and beyond script
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm in realistic colour, showing two green and orange puppet characters, one holding a paintbrush at an easel, with flowers and a vegetable below.
Puppet painters full sleeve on upper arm
A woman in a white strapless gown holds a bouquet of yellow roses and succulents, with colourful neo-traditional portrait tattoos covering her upper arms and forearms.
Colourful portrait sleeve on upper arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of peony flowers with leaves and a small bee on the upper arm.
Black and grey peony and bee on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of five arrows in black ink on the upper arm, with feathered fletching at the top of each shaft.
Five arrows on an upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Expecto Patronum on the upper arm of a person wearing a white dress.
Expecto Patronum script on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat, monocle and waistcoat inside a beaded oval frame with a bow, on an upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle in a beaded oval frame
Shaded double infinity knot tattoo in grey with a red ribbon band across it, on the upper arm.
Double infinity knot on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a penguin with a white chest and raised beak on the upper arm.
Penguin tattoo on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of pale white roses with yellow shading and green leaves, covering the upper arm and shoulder in a neo-traditional botanical style, shown from three angles.
White rose sleeve with green leaves on upper arm
Black line-work outline of a world map tattooed on the inner upper arm, set against a stone wall.
World map outline on upper arm
Blue paw print inside a black brush-stroke circle with a black crescent swoosh beneath it, tattooed on an upper arm.
Paw print in brush-stroke circle on upper arm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with knitting needles in curled hair and a banner reading I love yarn, on the upper arm.
Pin-up knitter with I love yarn banner