Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black lace-patterned bird in flight with a floral centre and multicoloured feather wings, tattooed on the upper arm.
Lace-patterned bird in flight on an arm
Black ornamental feather tattoo in blackwork and dotwork style on the upper arm, with owl-like eye motifs and scrollwork.
Ornamental feather with owl-like eyes on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of an open copper pocket watch with Roman numerals and a pearl chain, set in front of a red rose on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and red rose on upper arm
Botanical wisteria vine tattoo in purple and grey on a woman's shoulder, shoulder blade and upper arm, photographed from behind.
Wisteria vine across shoulder and back
Black and grey realistic feathered wing tattoo across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind.
Realistic feathered wing on shoulder and upper arm
Traditional style butterfly tattoo in black, red and green on the upper arm, with an ornate patterned wing design.
Ornate butterfly on an upper arm
Woman in a black bikini with a black and grey rose sleeve on her left upper arm and forearm, and a geometric tattoo on her right upper arm.
Rose sleeve and geometric tattoos on arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and lilies with cursive script wrapping from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Orchids and script quote on upper arm
Black antler outline tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white studded vest top, in a fine line style.
Antlers tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line black ink geometric lettering reading AUDIO VIDEO DISCO in three rows on the upper arm.
Audio Video Disco lettering on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a rearing unicorn filled with a galaxy pattern, its legs and tail breaking into geometric triangles, on the upper arm.
Galaxy unicorn with geometric triangles
Traditional colour tattoo of a perfume atomiser bottle with a red rose in a pearl-edged oval on the upper arm.
Perfume atomiser with roses on an upper arm
Five-view collage of a realistic coloured full sleeve tattoo of red and magenta orchids with green leaves on a teal background, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Red orchid full sleeve tattoo
Black and white photo of a man in a white vest holding a kitten, with script lettering across his chest and black ornamental tattoos on his forearm.
Chest script and kitten in black and grey
Black linework tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, rope chain and flowers on an upper arm and shoulder, with faint red marks below.
Pocket watch and flowers on an upper arm
Bold black blackwork tattoo of an optical swirl of curved stripes on the upper arm, with a red sleeve above it.
Black optical swirl on an upper arm
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of leaves, a flower, chains and triangle patterns on an upper arm, in a geometric and botanical style.
Gold metallic geometric tattoos on upper arm
A man in a black t-shirt and joggers walks along a street, showing a black and grey realism sleeve tattoo with a clock, roses and compass on his arm.
Grey sleeve with clock and roses
Black ink tree of life tattoo on an upper arm, with an ornate filigree canopy and a spreading root system, shown against a light towel.
Ornate tree of life with roots on upper arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo showing a colourful nebula, planets and stars in a realistic style on the upper arm and forearm.
Nebula and planets full arm sleeve
Black silhouette of an adult lifting a child overhead with a script quote beneath, tattooed on the upper arm in black ink.
Silhouette of a figure lifting a child with script quote
Black tribal tattoo with a central swirl and tapering spikes across the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Tribal swirl tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey palm frond tattoo on the upper arm and a geometric forearm tattoo with a circular landscape motif, shown on a person with long dreadlocks.
Palm frond and geometric forearm tattoo
Two photographs of black script lettering tattoos, one reading love is enough on the upper arm and a smaller fine line script on the forearm.
Script phrase tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Black and white photo of a flexed arm with a dotwork and blackwork interlace tattoo of beast heads and knotwork on the forearm and upper arm, with a sun-like motif on the shoulder.
Interlace and beast tattoo on a flexed arm
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus with hanging chain drapes covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown in three views.
Ornate lotus and drape tattoo on shoulder and arm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, small cherry blossoms and green leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Pink peonies and blossom on a shoulder and upper arm
Small black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic lion head on upper arm
Black winged triangle emblem tattoo on the upper arm, in a bold blackwork style.
Winged triangle emblem on upper arm
Black and grey hatched tattoo of a profile face wrapped in a spiralling ribbon on the upper arm.
Profile face wrapped in ribbon on upper arm
Black scrollwork armlet with small gems and hanging chains across an upper arm, worn over a dark top with greenery behind.
Scrollwork armlet with hanging chains
Traditional style colour tattoo of a heart with a scalloped border, a hand holding a small sprig and leaves above, on an upper arm.
Traditional heart with hand and sprig
Black and grey realism tattoo of a banknote with a bearded man's portrait and ornate border on the upper arm.
Banknote portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of ornamental scrollwork and leaves on a woman's raised arm, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey ornamental full sleeve
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a chevron emblem inside a dark metal ring with a central gem, with cyan cracks running across the chevron.
Chevron emblem in a cracked metal ring
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a mandala on the shoulder and a serpent over geometric bands.
Mandala shoulder and serpent sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a brain wrapped in overlapping oval rings, placed on the upper arm.
Brain wrapped in oval rings on an arm
Black and grey roses with blackberry sprigs and leaves tattooed across a woman's upper arm and shoulder, shown from the side in a black top.
Roses and blackberries across upper arm
Black and grey compass rose inside an ornate oval frame, with a tree canopy and exposed roots, tattooed across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass and tree on a shoulder
Three views of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a solid black tribal tattoo of curving spikes and circular shapes, in a blackwork style on the shoulder and upper arm.
Black tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style nebula tattoo in pink, red, blue and purple with small star dots, on the upper arm of a woman in a navy vest top.
Watercolour nebula on an upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a bicycle on the upper arm of a woman wearing a navy vest top and brown leather strap.
Bicycle tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seashell on the upper arm, with the wearer in a navy and white striped top.
Seashell on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a lotus flower, feathers, swirling lines and dotwork.
Lotus and feather sleeve on upper arm
Shirtless man with a black NY cap covering his face, showing traditional style roses, a heart and script lettering on his chest, abdomen and full sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Traditional roses and lettering across chest and arms
Realistic colour tattoo of an owl with yellow eyes, a pocket watch and a red rose on the upper arm.
Owl, pocket watch and rose on upper arm
Realistic star tattoo on an upper arm that looks like peeling skin, filled with words such as freedom, family and friendship, with the word love in red.
Torn-skin star with words on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo on shoulder and upper arm