Rock tattoo ideas

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

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Full back tattoo of a red-eyed dragon with open jaws, lightning and a stone tower, in realism style, placed across the back with sleeve tattoos visible on both arms.
Dragon and castle across a back
Woman seen from behind by the sea with a row of metallic dots down her spine and gold and silver temporary designs on her arms.
Metallic temporary tattoos on a back and arms
Green-tailed mermaid tattoo in soft grey shading across a woman's upper and mid back, with rocks and waves below her tail.
Mermaid tattoo across a back
Woman seen from behind on a beach with gold metallic designs on her upper arms, shoulder and spine.
Gold metallic body art on a beach
Full-colour realistic phoenix tattoo with red and orange flames wrapping around a person's side and ribs, with a stormy sky behind the bird.
Phoenix rising through flames across the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a howling wolf beside a silhouetted wolf on rocks and a mountain, across the lower back.
Howling wolf and wolf silhouette on lower back
Back view of a woman in a purple bikini on rocks by the sea, showing a dark winged moth tattoo with small lettering above it on her lower back.
Winged moth tattoo on lower back by the sea
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wrecked sailing ship and a distant ship on rocky water, across a person's upper back.
Shipwreck and sailing ship across a back
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a lighthouse on rocks inside an oval laurel frame, placed across a person's upper back.
Lighthouse in an oval frame on a back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of two sailing ships on churning water beside a rocky outcrop, spanning a person's back.
Sailing ships and rocks across a back
Large black and grey realism back tattoo of a warrior with a raised arm facing a roaring dragon amid lightning and clouds.
Warrior and dragon across a back
Colour tattoo across a person's upper back showing a red-haired mermaid on a rock beneath a cratered moon against a blue, orange and green nebula.
Mermaid on a rock beneath a moon on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated angel with large feathered wings and a halo across the upper back.
Seated angel with wings and halo on upper back
Shaded colour mermaid tattoo with purple and teal scales and an orange starfish, placed across a person's upper back.
Mermaid with starfish on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a red fox with autumn leaves and circular script across the upper back.
Fox and circular script on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a person's upper back showing a waterfall landscape in a diamond frame, with pine branches, cones and a log beside it.
Waterfall landscape in a diamond on a shoulder blade
Woman seen from behind with a large pink and red peony tattoo on her upper back, with grey leaves, a rock and three small butterflies, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.
Peony and butterfly back piece
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
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