Rock tattoo ideas

160 photos and flash · 36% Realism, 14% Traditional · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey realism tattoo covering the upper arm, showing a full moon over a cloudy sky, a woman with wind-blown hair seen from behind by a lake, and a crow on a rock.
Moonlit lake scene on upper arm
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
Colour tattoo on a calf showing koi, a dragonfly, lily pads, white lilies and a striped lizard in a pond scene with soft shading.
Koi pond and dragonfly on a calf
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 traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair, a yellow and blue fish and a red crab among bubbles and seaweed, on an upper thigh.
Cartoon mermaid with fish and crab on a thigh
Realism tattoo of a lighthouse under a lightning storm with rough sea below, placed on the calf.
Lighthouse and storm on a calf
Realistic full-colour forest tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, showing tall trees, a mossy fallen log and a stream.
Forest and stream upper arm tattoo
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of Ariel from The Little Mermaid sitting on a rock, with Flounder the fish and Sebastian the crab in a teal sea setting.
Ariel and Flounder on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a mermaid seated on a rock within an anchor-framed oval, topped with a fleur-de-lis, on the thigh.
Mermaid in an anchor frame on a thigh
Two tattoo photographs: on the left, a colour Neo-trad style tattoo of a masked spirit with pink flowers and beads on the upper arm; on the right, a black and grey tattoo of soot sprites with a dark
No-Face and soot sprite tattoos
Realism tattoo on a leg showing a grey Buddha face above a temple silhouette, with a pink botanical lotus flower below.
Buddha face and lotus on a leg
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged figure with light rays behind, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged figure with light rays on upper arm
Full sleeve tattoo of a fiery sunset landscape with a swirling sky and glowing rocky ground, in realistic colour, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Fiery landscape full sleeve on an arm
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a teal dragon above an orange and black tiger on rocks, with clouds and wind bars.
Dragon and tiger full back piece
Colour Japanese style tiger tattoo with clouds and waves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Tiger and waves on an upper arm sleeve