Rivet tattoo ideas

39 photos and flash · 74% Realism, 5% Neo-trad · Shoulder most common

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Black and grey design of a compass rose with overlapping riveted metal rings and a single Chinese character at its centre.
Riveted compass rose with kanji centre
Black and grey pencil drawing of a skull in side profile wearing a helmet with a large star, a realism-style tattoo design.
Skull in a star helmet, side profile
Black and grey pencil sketch of a steampunk compass rose surrounded by interlocking cogs, levers and scrollwork flourishes, drawn as a tattoo design.
Steampunk compass with gears and flourishes
Realistic shaded tattoo of layered armour plates with rivets covering a shoulder and upper arm, in brown and grey tones.
Armoured shoulder plate tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour with a heraldic shield, pauldron and chainmail band across the upper arm and shoulder.
Plate armour and heraldic shield on upper arm
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing metal pistons and plates through torn skin in black and grey shading.
Biomechanical torn-skin forearm tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue steel armour plate with a Celtic triquetra knot and scale mail, set within torn skin and flames on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Armour plate and flames on an upper arm sleeve
Back tattoo of a shield with a double-headed eagle and a rivet border, shaded in red and grey across the upper back.
Double-headed eagle shield on back
Black and grey ink drawing of an anatomical heart fitted with pipes, valves and riveted metal plates, shown without a body placement.
Mechanical anatomical heart drawing
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour covering a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the upper plate and a figure with lettering on the pauldron.
Plate armour shoulder piece with eagle
Realistic grey plate armour tattoo with rivets and a fleur-de-lis emblem covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Plate armour shoulder and arm sleeve
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on a man's chest showing torn skin revealing gears, metal plates, cables and red tissue, in grey, silver and red.
Mechanical gears and torn skin on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of riveted armour plates and a Celtic knot on a shoulder, with torn skin edges.
Torn skin armour plates on a shoulder
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a raven with mechanical plating and gears on the upper arm.
Mechanical raven on upper arm
Black line drawing of a steampunk heart made of cogs and rivets, with an arrow piercing the top, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Steampunk heart with gears
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an eye with lightning and mechanical gears across the upper arm and shoulder, with small touches of blue and red.
Realistic eye and gears on upper arm
Realistic bronze-toned gears and mechanical parts shown inside peeled oval panels across a woman's upper back.
Mechanical gears in peeled panels on upper back
Black and grey linework tattoo of a riveted, mechanical-looking claw with hatched shading, on the outer upper arm.
Riveted mechanical claw on upper arm
Realistic shaded tattoo of layered armour plates across a shoulder and upper arm, in brown and grey tones.
Realistic armour plate shoulder tattoo
Black and grey biomechanical tattoo of armour plating with rivets and a numbered knee cap, shown on a calf and ankle.
Mechanical leg armour tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of chainmail and plate armour covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a white tree emblem on a dark shield.
Armoured shoulder with white tree emblem
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate cross with wood-grain shading and rivet details, sitting on the upper arm.
Wood-grain cross on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin that reveals metal armour plates with rivets and a buckle, with a Celtic knot on the shoulder cap.
Torn skin revealing armour with Celtic knot
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing torn skin peeling back to reveal grey metal mechanical parts with rivets and pistons.
Biomechanical forearm tattoo with torn skin
Realistic biomechanical tattoo covering the back of a hand, with copper-toned metal plates, rivets and mechanical joints running over the fingers.
Biomechanical hand tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing torn skin revealing armour straps, buckles and a Celtic knot on the pauldron.
Torn skin armour pauldron with Celtic knot
Black and grey realism tattoo on a shoulder and upper back showing torn skin revealing buckled armour straps and a Celtic knot disc.
Torn skin with Celtic knot armour on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mechanical helmet with a round dial, rivets and gears across the back of a hand.
Mechanical helmet and gears on the back of a hand
Realistic tattoo of plate armour with a fleur-de-lis emblem and chainmail covering a shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles.
Armour pauldron and chainmail on shoulder
Black and grey Celtic knotwork cross set over rivetted armour plates, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knot cross on armour plating upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the shoulder showing torn skin with armour plates, buckles and a Celtic knot.
Torn skin revealing armour and a Celtic knot
Black and grey tattoo across the shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing riveted metal armour plates above a Celtic knotwork cross.
Celtic cross under torn armour plates
Black and grey realism tattoo of segmented plate armour covering a full arm sleeve from shoulder to wrist.
Segmented armour arm sleeve
Realism style tattoo on a forearm showing a grey metallic capsule with red lenses and a red nautical star.
Metal capsule and red star on forearm
Pencil sketch of a crescent moon decorated with gears, rivets and filigree scrollwork, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Mechanical crescent moon design
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing torn skin revealing a metallic mechanical structure with rivets and cabling.
Biomechanical torn-skin design on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a gaunt, pale face with yellow eyes framed by rusted metal straps, on the outer thigh.
Pale creature portrait in a metal frame on a thigh
Colour biomechanical tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing grey metal armour plates, rivets and a circular emblem.
Biomechanical torn skin on upper arm