River tattoo ideas

41 photos and flash · 46% Dotwork, 20% Geometric · Upper arm most common

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Colourful tattoo on a forearm of a sunrise over mountains and a winding river, set inside an ornate grey shaded frame.
Mountain landscape in an ornate frame on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the side ribs of a West Virginia state outline containing an arched bridge, green hills and a river, with script lettering beside it.
West Virginia state outline with bridge on ribs
Black and grey circular tattoo of a mountain valley with a winding river, in stippled dotwork shading on the outer thigh.
Circular mountain valley landscape on a leg
Traditional-style tattoo of a campfire, tent and mountains in a rope-edged oval with yellow flowers, on a forearm.
Camping scene in rope frame on forearm
Dotwork drawing of a mountain valley with a river, pine trees and clouds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design on paper.
Stippled mountain valley with river and pines
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a moon, stars and pine trees inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Mountain landscape in a circle on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a yellow crescent moon framing a dark mountain landscape under stars, with black leaves and red berries, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Crescent moon landscape on a shoulder
Flash sheet of black brush-style kanji characters, each with a small red English translation printed beneath it.
Kanji character flash sheet with translations
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain valley with a river inside a circle, on the calf or lower leg.
Mountain valley landscape in a circle
Black handwritten script reading peace like a river on a plain white background, a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Peace like a river handwritten script
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain lake landscape with pine trees and a winding river, on a forearm.
Mountain lake landscape on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a London skyline drawn as a heartbeat line across the inner forearm, with a rainy view of the city behind.
London skyline heartbeat line on forearm
Black ink dragonfly tattoo with ornate mandala detail sits between the shoulder blades of a woman in a white strapless top, photographed from behind.
Dragonfly and mandala tattoo on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo on the thigh showing a sun over snowy peaks and a river, framed by a rope border and the words If it's the mountains bending rivers you will have them.
Mountain, river and sun scene on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a moonlit mountain landscape with a river and teal hills, set in an oval on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Moonlit mountain landscape on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of mountains, a waterfall and pine trees inside a triangular frame, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain, waterfall and pines in a triangle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag, pine trees, a river and mountains inside a diamond frame on a lower leg, shown from three angles.
Stag and mountain landscape in a diamond frame
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a log cabin beside a river and campfire, mountains and trees under a sunset, a red flower below, and the words THIS MUST BE THE PLACE.
Cabin, mountains and lettering on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a crescent moon and stars above mountains, pine trees, a cabin and a winding path inside an oval frame.
Night sky mountain cabin scene on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a crescent moon, an oval mountain and river landscape with stippled shading, a sprig of foliage and a crystal cluster.
Moon and mountain landscape on upper arm
Black and grey linework sleeve on an upper arm showing a sun with a face, a crescent moon, clouds, mountains, a volcano inside a circle and a river.
Sun, moon and landscape sleeve on upper arm
Two people seen from behind by a river, a man with a large black and grey crown tattoo across his upper back and a woman with a small crown tattoo on her upper back.
Crown tattoos on two people's backs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm of a circular mountain and river landscape, surrounded by radiating lines and two small dots.
Mountain landscape in a sunburst on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a moon, stars and pine trees inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Mountain landscape in a circle on a forearm
Black ink mandala design with a crescent moon, stars, snowy mountains and a pine forest inside a sunburst border, drawn on a beige background.
Mandala with mountains, pines and night sky
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a mountain, winding river and pine trees in an oval frame on the upper arm.
Mountain, river and pines in an oval frame
Colourful diamond-shaped tattoo of a crystal mountain under a moon with dotwork sky and flowing landscape, placed on the back.
Diamond landscape with crystal peak on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mountain range, clouds, a full moon and a forested valley across the upper arm and shoulder.
Mountain landscape with moon on upper arm
Black and grey circular tattoo on a forearm showing mountains, a river, pine trees and a moon, with the words Looking for gold... or a hand to hold above and below.
Mountain and river badge with lettering on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fantasy map with labels including the Shire, Hobbiton and Bree, placed across a person's upper back.
Middle-earth map tattoo on a upper back
A woman in a black bikini sits on rocks by a river, showing a black blackwork tribal pattern on her left hand and forearm and black flame tattoos on her right upper arm.
Blackwork tribal and flame tattoos by a river
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a thigh of a circular mountain, pine tree and river scene framed by laurel leaves and a flower.
Mountain landscape and flower on a thigh
Colour rib tattoo of the West Virginia outline filled with an arched bridge over green hills and a river, with script lettering reading take me home country roads.
West Virginia outline with bridge and script
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the leg showing a circular mountain landscape with a moon, pine trees and a winding river, with the words not all those who wander are lost.
Mountain landscape in a circle with quote on leg
Black and grey tattoo of three framed mountain landscapes with moons, a river and daisies, in dotwork shading, on the inner forearm.
Three-panel mountain landscape on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a floating island with a snowy peak, river and pine trees on the upper arm.
Floating mountain island on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a river and pine trees inside a diamond frame on the inner upper arm.
Mountain and river landscape in a diamond
Full colour realism tattoo of a forest scene with tall trees, a stream and moss across the shoulder and upper arm.
Forest scene tattoo on upper arm
Two black ink flash designs of mountain landscapes with pine trees, one within a half circle and one within a diamond, drawn in dotwork and fine line hatching.
Mountain and pine landscape designs
Realistic colour tattoo of a river with tall green trees and rocks in shallow water, running down the inner forearm.
River landscape tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pagoda, arched bridge and pink blossom trees by water, in a painterly watercolour style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pagoda and bridge landscape on upper arm