Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Colourful vintage-style poppy bouquet tattoo with green leaves and buds, placed on a woman's upper arm near the shoulder.
Poppy bouquet tattoo on an upper arm
Small black anchor tattoo with a red heart at the top of its shaft and red script reading Hebrews 6:19 below it, on the side of the upper arm.
Anchor and heart with Hebrews 6:19 on upper arm
Black ink skull above the words DEAD MEN DON'T BITE, tattooed on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey t-shirt.
Skull with Dead Men Don't Bite on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo with radiating petals and dotted berry clusters wrapping around a person's upper arm near the elbow.
Radial floral tattoo on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock feather with a blue and green eye spot, running from the upper arm up over the shoulder.
Peacock feather on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a guitar being played by two hands, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Hands playing guitar on an upper arm
Solid black cat silhouette with a small fleur-de-lis beside it, tattooed on the outer upper arm of a person in a dark sleeveless top.
Black cat silhouette and fleur-de-lis on upper arm
Two people seen from behind with arms linked, showing a small black fine line bottle tattoo and a tiny sun with the word Aloha on their upper arms.
Small bottle and sun tattoos on upper arms
Colour realism tattoo of two fried eggs and bacon in a cast iron skillet on the outer arm.
Fried eggs and bacon in a skillet
Black and coloured ornate carriage tattoo with a central heart and jewel-like details on the upper arm of a woman in a white vest top.
Ornate carriage and heart on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of three arrows on the upper arm, with a peacock feather arrow in the centre and dotted, chevron-tipped arrows either side.
Three arrows on the upper arm
Full colour cartoon-style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing Captain Hook, Ursula and the Evil Queen holding a red apple, with a skull and crossbones hat and other villains behind them.
Disney villains sleeve on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of sweet pea flowers in red, purple and pink with green leaves, on the upper arm of a person in a blue top.
Sweet pea sprig on an upper arm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small sprig with leaves and wispy stems on the back of a woman's upper arm.
Fine line sprig on the upper arm
Black fine-line mountain range tattoo above the text ISAIAH 54:10 on the inner upper arm, in blackwork and lettering style.
Mountain range and Isaiah 54:10 on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing Hello Kitty with a red bow, a pink cupcake, lollipops, candies and a heart.
Hello Kitty and sweets on an upper arm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with spirals, chevrons and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on upper arm
Black bear inside a rust-orange oval with small leaf details on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Bear in an oval on an upper arm
Arm with a full sleeve of traditional-style roses in red and blue-grey, with green leaves and thorns, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Rose sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Man seated on steps with full traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms and colourful tattoos of a rose and a female profile on his legs.
Full sleeves and leg tattoos on a seated man
Black and grey realism clock with Roman numerals and gears on an upper arm, with the script words Time is Money beneath it.
Clock and gears with Time is Money script
Back view of a woman with a full Japanese-style back tattoo showing a geisha in a kimono, cherry blossom and a lantern, against a pink wall.
Japanese geisha back piece with cherry blossom
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked stone-effect cross on the upper arm.
Cracked stone cross on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue police box set against a bright galaxy of stars and dots, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Blue police box in a colourful galaxy on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag with large antlers, misty pine trees and a fisherman silhouette in water, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Stag, forest and fisherman realism on upper arm
Dotwork and linework floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with red blossoms at the top and black flowers below.
Floral sleeve on an upper arm
Solid black tribal tattoo with a sun face on the chest, extending over the shoulder and down the arm to the wrist, shown on a shirtless man.
Tribal sun chest piece and arm sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a howling wolf beneath a grey moon in a blue night sky, covering the upper arm.
Howling wolf and moon on upper arm
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless person, photographed from behind.
Tribal swirl tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Colour Japanese style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with orange tiger lilies, purple flowers, green leaves and grey waves.
Lily and waves sleeve tattoo
Greyscale lotus flower and hexagonal honeycomb tattoo with teal and blue accents on an upper arm.
Lotus and honeycomb on upper arm
Fine black linework and blue-green wash form a curling wave tattoo on an upper arm, with small dark marks above it.
Blue-green wave tattoo on an upper arm
Black line tattoo of poppy flowers, seed pods and leafy stems wrapping around a person's upper arm, in a fine line botanical style.
Poppies and seed pods on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an old sailor in a peaked cap and pipe, with a lighthouse and lightning below, on the upper arm.
Sailor and lighthouse on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate hand mirror surrounded by lilies and scrollwork, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Hand mirror and lilies on upper arm
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a sea turtle with a compass star and chevron border, wrapping the shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a Boston terrier's face inside a black-line scrollwork frame on the upper arm.
Boston terrier portrait in a scroll frame
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a woman in a robe with closed eyes beside an eagle, with a large red wing bearing a black double-headed eagle.
Woman and eagle with red wing on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two magnolia flowers with leaves on a person's shoulder and upper arm, shown in black and white.
Magnolia blooms on a shoulder and upper arm
Back view of a woman with a full Japanese style back tattoo of a geisha among flowers, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Full back Japanese geisha piece with sleeves
Realistic tattoo of a red rose under a glass dome with petals on the base, shaded in grey and red across the upper arm.
Red rose under a glass dome on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two songbirds on an upper arm, one carrying a leafy sprig, shaded with fine stippled dotwork.
Two birds with a sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate cross with wood-grain shading and rivet details, sitting on the upper arm.
Wood-grain cross on upper arm
A man with full-body Japanese style tattoos in green, red and cream, showing a koi fish and peony flowers on the torso and arms, with his hands clasped in front of white underwear.
Japanese koi and peony tattoos on torso and arms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an abstract figure with a small red heart and leafy branch on the upper arm and shoulder.
Abstract figure and heart on upper arm
Black ink Sanskrit script, om symbols and a dotwork mandala across a man's chest and shoulder, with more tattooing on the upper arm.
Sanskrit mantra chest and mandala shoulder piece
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, photographed outdoors with a sandy beach and sea behind.
Polynesian-style shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Colour tattoo of a rust-orange cartoon robot with black outlines on the upper arm, with small question and exclamation marks beside its head.
Cartoon robot on upper arm