Upper arm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of a rolled 100 banknote with a shaded face on the upper arm.
Banknote face portrait on upper arm
Traditional tattoo sleeve on the upper arm showing a mermaid holding a bouquet, a red heart, pink roses, a skull and a blue rose, outlined in black.
Mermaid and heart sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a roaring lion head with a red mane on the upper arm, shown in two close-up photos with a third panel placing the design over a lion's mane.
Lion head tattoo on upper arm
A woman in a straw hat and polka dot top shows a colour floral tattoo on her upper arm, with black tattoos on her forearm and thigh, and a black tattoo on her lower leg.
Woman in straw hat with arm and leg tattoos
Black brush lettering reading Trust No Bitch across a woman's upper arm, shown in a bold lettering style.
Trust No Bitch lettering on upper arm
Woman in a black bikini and white knit cardigan taking a mirror selfie, with a dark tattoo on her upper arm.
Dark tattoo on upper arm in a mirror selfie
Black and grey realism sleeve on a woman's arm, showing a scaled snake, a camera and a portrait tattooed on the forearm and upper arm.
Black and grey sleeve with snake and camera
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman with a sugar skull face, flowers and a pentagram on an upper arm, against a brick wall.
Sugar skull woman and pentagram on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a striped cat curled around the upper arm, with bold outlines and shaded stripes.
Striped cat tattoo on upper arm
Painterly colour tattoo of a feathered headdress with dripping black ink, placed on the upper arm.
Feathered headdress on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a mountain range in fine outline with solid black pine trees along the lower edge, on an upper arm.
Mountain range and pine forest on the upper arm
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an arm, shown in two photographs, depicting a Candy Land board game scene with a gingerbread house, lollipop trees, gumdrops, candy canes and a winding path.
Candy Land board game sleeve on an arm
Back view of a woman with a fine line script tattoo running down her spine and a shaded black and grey rose on her upper arm.
Script down the spine with a rose on the arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a vintage car with a chrome grille and white-walled tyre, placed on the inner upper arm.
Vintage car on the inner upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a deer head with a dreamcatcher mandala between its antlers and feathers below, on the upper arm.
Deer head with dreamcatcher antlers on upper arm
Black and grey realistic skull with an ornate padlock and key tattooed on the upper arm.
Skull, padlock and key tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a standing wolf in front of a moon, clouds and mountains, across the upper arm.
Wolf and moonlit mountains on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a chrysanthemum, small blossoms and dark leaves on the upper arm, in fine line with soft shading.
Chrysanthemum and blossom sprigs on upper arm
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers, a black arrow and pink angular panels on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style with geometric elements.
Sunflowers and geometric shapes on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Mater, the tow truck character from Pixar's Cars, with big green eyes and a toothy grin, on the upper arm.
Mater from Cars on the upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a silhouetted figure rowing a boat over wavy lines, with a line of script beneath, on an upper arm.
Rowing boat over waves with script quote
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a seated cat in profile on the outer thigh, with loose linework and soft grey shading.
Sketchy cat outline on a thigh
Two matching tattoos: a rosary key with the word Eternity on an upper arm, and a heart padlock with a red bow, rosary beads and Eternity on a thigh.
Matching rosary key and heart padlock tattoos
Colour tattoo of a red, white and blue flag with white stars showing through torn skin on the upper arm.
Torn skin flag tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded man with long hair and a crown of thorns, looking upward, on the upper arm.
Crowned bearded portrait on upper arm
Small fine line black script tattoo reading create on a woman's upper arm, photographed from behind at the beach.
Create script tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a man's upper arm and shoulder showing a hooded winged figure with a halo, holding a cross, with script lettering below.
Hooded angel with cross on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of red and pink poppies with buds and green leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Vintage poppy bouquet on the shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a small oval outline with a short stroke and tiny dot inside, placed on the inner upper arm.
Minimal oval outline on the upper arm
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a skull with a red and blue guitar neck on the upper arm, with abstract splashes of yellow, orange and blue.
Skull and guitar neck on upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a bouquet of poppies, tulips and a daisy with green leaves and a blue vase, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Bold flower bouquet on an upper arm
Two people sit side by side showing matching watercolour-style cherry blossom tattoos on their upper arms, with pink blossoms, green washes and black ink splatters.
Matching cherry blossom tattoos on upper arms
Close-up of a gold botanical vine and flower design with leaves running along a bare forearm and upper arm, with a woman's lips and chin visible above.
Gold vine and flower design on an arm
Black and grey fine line full sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a whale, mountains, a fox, ferns and foxglove, with a small teal octopus at the top of the shoulder.
Full arm sleeve with whale, fox and foliage
Black silhouette tattoo with pink splashes across the upper arm and shoulder, photographed against a dark background.
Black silhouette and pink splash on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of an outlined open hand filled with blue and purple galaxy shading and a gold Starfleet-style emblem.
Galaxy hand and Starfleet emblem on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a purple and green octopus with curling tentacles on the upper arm and shoulder of a person holding a camera.
Purple and green octopus on shoulder
Realistic red rose with grey scrollwork ornament tattooed across an upper arm and shoulder, with the wearer in a grey vest top.
Red rose and scrollwork on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an anchor over stippled sea waves and a rising sun, set inside a diamond shape on the upper arm.
Anchor and sea waves in a diamond
Black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a face, with the words lunam meum beneath it, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Crescent moon with script on upper arm
Close view of an arm with white ornamental and daisy-pattern temporary tattoos on the upper arm and a lace-style band at the wrist, beside a silver hand chain.
White temporary tattoo bands on an upper arm
Colour tattoo in a pixel-art video game style on an upper arm, showing a green 1-up mushroom, red hearts, gold coins, bullet bills and a castle.
Video game mushroom and castle on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel standing over a demon in flames, with clouds and a glowing halo, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged angel over a demon on upper arm
Black fine line tattoos on a bare arm, including the lettering We can be heroes, a small sweet, a sunburst and an X, with a solid black rectangle above the sweet.
Small lettering and icon tattoos on an arm
Black ink linework tattoo of an embracing couple in the style of Klimt's The Kiss, surrounded by flowers and stars, on the upper arm.
Klimt-style The Kiss tattoo on upper arm
Realism style sleeve tattoo of pine forest, rocks and an orange sunset across the upper arm and forearm, with a small deer on the shoulder.
Forest and sunset full arm sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of an open powder compact with red flowers on a teal mirror, placed on the upper arm.
Powder compact with red flowers on upper arm
Black outline heart tattoo on an upper arm, with fine script lettering flowing along its lower edge, shown in black and white.
Script lettering heart on upper arm