Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a brown owl holding a red heart, framed by black scrollwork on the upper arm.
Owl and red heart on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain ridge running across the upper arm of a person wearing a grey t-shirt sleeve.
Mountain line tattoo on upper arm
Colour cartoon tattoos on an upper arm, with Hello Kitty beside a flower and hearts, and a Powerpuff Girl below near the elbow.
Hello Kitty and Powerpuff Girl arm tattoo
Collage of six photographs of floral tattoos on shoulders and arms, including a stag head with flowers, poppies, blue blooms and black and grey chrysanthemums.
Floral tattoos on shoulders and arms
Colour tattoo of a Darth Vader helmet with a starry background and blue and purple watercolour splashes, on the upper arm.
Darth Vader helmet in watercolour on upper arm
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo covering his back, featuring mandalas and an eye motif, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Full back mandala and eye tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale swimming across the upper arm, with stippled shading on its body and knobbled head.
Humpback whale on upper arm
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey realism tattoo of lions and flowing script across his upper back and shoulder.
Lion and script tattoo across a back
Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey blackwork and dotwork, with ornate geometric patterns running from the shoulder to the wrist.
Ornate geometric full arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of three orange gerbera daisies with teal leaves on the inner upper arm, in a botanical style.
Orange gerbera daisies on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an ornate birdcage with a bird inside and a swallow flying out, above a banner of text on the upper arm.
Birdcage and swallow on an upper arm
Small black airplane and the words i've got the world to go in typewriter-style lettering on the upper arm of a woman in a navy vest top.
Airplane and quote on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant head with raised trunk over a geometric mandala, on the upper arm.
Dotwork elephant with geometric mandala on upper arm
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of wild roses, a succulent, ferns and berries across a shoulder and upper arm, shaded in peach, olive and black.
Wild rose and fern across a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by an arrow on the inner upper arm, with a dotted outline and hatched shading.
Anatomical heart and arrow on an inner arm
Fine line black tattoo of a botanical sprig with leaves and flowers curving across the upper arm.
Fine line botanical sprig on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a faceted purple gemstone heart in a gold and brown ornate frame with pink beads, on an upper arm.
Faceted purple gem heart on upper arm
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoos on both arms of a shirtless man, showing Star Wars characters including a stormtrooper, Han Solo and R2-D2 against a galaxy background.
Star Wars full sleeve tattoo on both arms
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork sleeve on an arm, with a mandala-style motif on the upper arm and bands of pattern running down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm
Four views of a colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, in a painted realism style, showing a castle, a moon mask, and two video game characters.
Zelda-themed full sleeve with castle and moon
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow passing through three dotted circles and a cross, on the upper arm.
Arrow and dotted circles on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull wearing a gold crown, with diamond-shaped eyes, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull with crown on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a nebula with bright red and white stars across the upper arm, shaded in purple, blue and green.
Nebula and stars on an upper arm
Full colour tattoo on the upper arm showing Mufasa among clouds and stars above Simba sitting on Pride Rock at sunset.
Mufasa and Simba on Pride Rock
Black script quote tattoo on the upper arm reading All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them, with a small Mickey Mouse silhouette below.
Disney quote lettering on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vertical row of moon phases, from crescent to full moon, on the upper arm.
Moon phases down the upper arm
Black tribal tattoo in a bold Polynesian-inspired pattern covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a man.
Tribal black sleeve across shoulder and chest
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic floral sleeve tattoo with roses and leaves covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on arm and shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a thread spool with a needle and loose thread on an upper arm.
Spool of thread and needle on an upper arm
Two views of a Japanese-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing grey ninja figures, red ink splashes, kanji characters and a pagoda.
Ninja and pagoda shoulder piece with kanji
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a roaring lion's head with a detailed mane covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion head on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with ringed planets and a spiral galaxy inside it, on an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with cosmic scene
Traditional style tattoo of a banjo wrapped in a banner reading Fire and Hail, with orange, red and teal flowers, on the upper arm.
Banjo, flowers and banner on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a skull submerged in amber whisky inside a glass bottle, shown on the upper arm.
Skull in whisky bottle on upper arm
Man wearing a grey top with full colour traditional tattoo sleeves on both arms and lettering across the hands, including the words Fate and Always.
Full colour traditional sleeves and hands
Shirtless man with black geometric bands and parallel lines tattooed on his forearm and upper arm, with a solid band around the wrist of the other arm.
Black banded linework on forearm and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with the words YOU ARE ENOUGH above them, on the inner upper arm.
Clasped hands with 'You are enough' lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sculpted face with closed eyes and a softly shaded nose on the upper arm.
Sculpted face tattoo on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of a love quote in black lettering inside an oval wreath of red, purple and blue flowers with green leaves.
Floral wreath with quote on upper arm
Full colour Alice in Wonderland tattoo across a woman's back and left arm, showing the Cheshire Cat in a tree, the Mad Hatter and a DRINK ME label on the sleeve.
Alice in Wonderland back and sleeve tattoo
Two origami-style birds in black linework with blue, teal and pink watercolour fills, tattooed on an upper arm.
Watercolour origami birds on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of two open flowers and leaves framed by a bold black triangle on the upper arm.
Two flowers inside a black triangle on an arm
Close view of a black blackwork tribal spiral tattoo in a circle on an arm, with a chalked hand resting beside it and further black tribal tattoos below.
Black tribal spiral circle on an arm
Shaded swallow tattoo in flight on an upper arm, mostly grey with a rust-coloured throat, set against pale skin and a white top.
Swallow in flight on an upper arm
Realistic peach and grey cherry blossom flowers and buds tattooed across a shoulder and upper arm.
Cherry blossom sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and a chain, shown on an upper arm.
Realistic pocket watch on upper arm
Traditional style arm sleeve with a tiger head, an all-seeing eye, a skull, a snake and a rose on a forearm and upper arm, in black outline with red, green and blue colour.
Traditional sleeve with tiger, eye and snake
Black and grey sketchy blackwork tattoo of a sitting cat with ink drips running down the upper arm against a dark background.
Sketched black cat on upper arm