Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo roaring on the upper arm, surrounded by shaded clouds.
Roaring lion with clouds on upper arm
Black compass rose tattoo with an arrow pointer and N, S, E and W letters on the inner upper arm, in a geometric style.
Compass rose on inner upper arm
Black and grey line tattoo of a beetroot with leafy stems and roots on the inner upper arm, drawn in a hatched engraving style.
Beetroot with leaves on an upper arm
Black and grey back tattoo of a winged angel, clouds and smoke on the shoulder blades, with script panels and sleeve work on the upper arms.
Winged angel and clouds across a back
Colour tattoo of Mickey Mouse breaking through torn skin on the upper arm, in a traditional cartoon style with bold black outlines.
Mickey Mouse tearing through skin on upper arm
Close view of a woman in a blue paisley print t-shirt, with a short line of black script tattoo partly visible on her upper arm.
Black script tattoo on upper arm
Two photos of a traditional style tattoo of cartoon baby faces on an upper arm, one smiling with a lollipop and one crying with a pink bow and tear.
Smiling and crying cartoon baby faces on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a small tattoo of a white-faced masked spirit with floral details, on the outer upper arm of a person in a white t-shirt.
Masked spirit tattoo on upper arm
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the inner upper arm of a person lying on a cream textured blanket, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Small crescent moon on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm, with large roses on the upper arm and daisies and a dark flower on the forearm.
Black and grey rose and flower arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mountain range, a moon and a pine treeline in a rectangular frame on the outer upper arm.
Mountain landscape with moon on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a profile of a woman in a dark hood, a skull, a tentacle and botanical sprigs, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Hooded woman and skull on upper arm
Colour tattoo of black palm tree silhouettes against a blue sky and orange and purple sunset, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Palm trees at sunset on upper arm
Black fine-line tattoo of a heart formed from fingerprint whorls, shown on the upper arm or side of the body beneath a white sleeve.
Heart-shaped fingerprint tattoo on skin
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon, a moth and a rose with leaves, running from the shoulder down the upper arm of a woman with pink hair.
Crescent moon, moth and rose on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a rose with orange, pink, purple and teal washes and paint-like drips, on the upper arm.
Watercolour-style rose on an upper arm
Woman in a white satin wedding dress with black and grey tattoo sleeves of roses and butterflies on both arms, hands resting at her waist.
Full arm sleeves with roses and butterflies
Black tribal-style sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with spiral and band patterns in solid black ink.
Tribal-style black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Realistic red peony tattoo with dark leaves across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Red peonies across a shoulder
Black tribal design with a red rose and green leaves tattooed on the upper arm, photographed close up.
Tribal and rose design on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Viking warrior in a horned helmet, with shield and sword, on an upper arm sleeve that continues into Celtic knotwork on the forearm.
Viking warrior sleeve with Celtic knotwork
Woman in denim overalls with a black and red fine line tattoo of a face on her upper arm and a coloured portrait tattoo on her forearm.
Fine line face on upper arm, portrait on forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the elbow and upper arm of a person with their arm raised.
Mandala tattoo on the upper arm and elbow
Three views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a skull, feather-like shading and fine geometric patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Black and grey skull and feathers full sleeve
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman with dark wavy hair holding a skull, framed by red roses, on the upper arm.
Woman, skull and roses on upper arm
Two women seated on a sandy beach seen from behind, with a gold mandala-style design on the lower back of the woman on the right and small white markings on the other woman's upper arm.
Gold mandala tattoo on a lower back at the beach
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger piercing a shaded rose with leaves, with an orange and black hilt, on an upper arm.
Dagger and rose on an upper arm
Two people holding hands outdoors, with a black and grey traditional rose tattoo on one forearm and geometric patterned tattoos on the other arm.
Couple holding hands showing forearm and upper arm tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stethoscope curled into a heart shape on the upper arm.
Stethoscope forming a heart on an upper arm
Three black hummingbird silhouettes with soft pink, purple and teal wing shading, tattooed on the inner upper arm.
Three hummingbirds in flight on upper arm
Black geometric butterfly tattoo made of straight fine lines on the upper arm of a person wearing a white vest top.
Geometric butterfly on upper arm
Three side-by-side photos of upper arm tattoos: a black tribal pattern on the left, a red and black biomechanical alien design in the centre, and a grey and black biomechanical skull with a green eye
Three upper arm tattoos: tribal and biomechanical
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping fox curled up on the inner upper arm, drawn with stippled dotwork shading.
Sleeping fox curled up on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala and paisley tattoo with fine line detail covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala and paisley shoulder piece
Colour realism tattoo of orange, red and yellow autumn maple leaves across the shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Autumn maple leaves on upper arm
Black and grey realistic thistle stems and flowers tattooed down the centre of a woman's back, with a coloured tattoo visible on her upper arm.
Thistle vine tattoo running down the spine
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red-haired clown with a red nose and teal ruffled collar on an upper arm.
Red-haired clown with ruffled collar
Black and grey realism owl tattoo with spread wings across a woman's upper back, with a floral sleeve tattoo on her raised arm.
Owl with spread wings across upper back
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline of a globe showing continents, tattooed on the upper arm.
Small globe outline on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a large outlined polygon on the forearm and a smaller hexagon on the upper arm, in a black and white photograph.
Two outlined geometric shapes on the arms
Woman in a white tee with a yellow sun graphic, showing black lettering tattoos including KEEP and GRL PWR on her forearm.
Lettering tattoos on forearm beside a sun print tee
Woman with long wavy hair seen from behind, wearing layered silver necklaces and a dark sleeveless top, with a black and grey skull tattoo on her upper arm.
Skull tattoo on upper arm beside layered necklaces
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fawn, rabbit and skunk among flowers, with a ribbon scroll, on an upper arm.
Cartoon forest animals and ribbon on upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman in a fitted top, showing a black ink peony tattoo on her upper arm and a dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on her thigh.
Peony and lotus mandala tattoos on arm and thigh
Traditional style tattoos across a woman's back and upper arm, including a large butterfly, a red rose and a spider web.
Traditional back and arm sleeve
Black and grey ornamental anchor tattoo with a pearl chain and dotted lines on the side of the ribs, with a second filigree tattoo on the upper arm.
Ornate anchor with pearl chain on ribs
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo on an upper arm, with an ornamental floral design on the forearm and flowers on the shoulder.
Dreamcatcher and ornamental arm tattoos
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pale blue diamond with orange banners reading SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND, on the upper arm.
Diamond with Shine On You Crazy Diamond banners