Sand tattoo ideas

136 photos and flash · 33% Fine line, 18% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a botanical leaf-vine design in gold and silver metallic ink running down her spine and ornamental designs on her upper arms and forearms.
Gold and silver leaf vine down a back
Hourglass tattoo on the forearm with an ornate grey frame and purple and blue galaxy sand dotted with white stars.
Galaxy hourglass on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Wanderlust with a small heart flourish on the top of a foot resting on sand, beside a leather anklet and blue cord.
Wanderlust script tattoo on a foot
Black and white photo of two pairs of clasped hands showing matching fine-line Roman numeral lettering VIII IV XII on the inner wrists, with a beach and sea behind.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
A woman seen from behind on a beach, raising one arm to show a dark ornamental tattoo on her upper arm and a small tattoo on her lower back.
Arm and back tattoos on a beach
Black fine line script reading not all those who wander are lost, with two small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the outer side of a bare foot on wet sand.
Quote and birds tattoo on the side of a foot
Black and grey fine line hourglass tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, photographed against a dark patterned fabric.
Small hourglass tattoo on a wrist
Black and white flash sheet of Polynesian-style tattoo motifs, including a turtle, dolphins, a whale tail, a lizard, a fishhook and a sun, each with a printed label and meaning.
Polynesian motif flash sheet with labelled designs
Small black palm tree tattoo on the buttock of a woman lying face down on a blue towel on a sandy beach, wearing a red bikini.
Small palm tree tattoo on the buttock
Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass with a glowing amber top bulb and a bare tree in the lower bulb, shown on the upper arm.
Realistic hourglass with bare tree on upper arm
Fine line black scallop shell tattoo on the side of a finger, beside a large mint stone ring, with a hand resting on sand.
Small scallop shell tattoo on a finger
Colour tattoo of a beach sunset with palm tree silhouettes, birds and a star, in Realism style on the calf.
Beach sunset with palm trees on a calf
Neo-traditional style colour tattoo of a winged hourglass with vines and flowers on the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three views.
Hourglass with wings on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree over a red sunset and sea, framed by teal leaves and red flowers, on a forearm.
Palm tree sunset and flowers on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of an hourglass with a bare tree inside, held by two hands on the upper arm.
Hourglass with dead tree held in hands
Small traditional-style colour tattoo of a palm tree and sunset over a sea and sand scene inside a black-outlined heart, on a forearm beside a quarter coin.
Heart-framed beach sunset on a forearm
Black tribal tattoos on a person's left calf and right ankle, standing barefoot on wet sand in blue shorts.
Tribal tattoos on calf and ankle on a beach
Small black hexagon tattoo on the shoulder and fine script reading 'this too shall pass' on the upper arm of a woman lying on sand, her face hidden by a hat.
Hexagon shoulder and quote tattoo on upper arm
Pencil sketch of an hourglass wrapped in leafy vines and two scroll banners with script, in a botanical tattoo design style.
Hourglass with vines and scroll banners
Black and grey line drawing of an hourglass wrapped in leafy vines, a botanical flash design with no body placement shown.
Hourglass entwined with vines
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing two pink flamingos, a silver vintage trailer, a crescent moon and pine trees against a sandy landscape.
Flamingos and vintage trailer on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a purple and rainbow UFO with a teal and yellow beam over orange pyramids and pink clouds, on an upper arm.
UFO beam over pyramids on an upper arm
Small solid black anchor tattoo on the outer ankle, with woven bracelets and a sandal visible on a sandy background.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Two wrists held together against a beach backdrop, each with a black lettering tattoo of the Roman numerals VIII IV XII.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Black lettering tattoo reading I swear we were infinite across the top of a bare foot on sand, in a lettering style and placed on the foot.
Quote tattoo across the top of a foot
Black and grey dotwork hourglass held by a skeletal hand, tattooed on the calf with a bold outline.
Hourglass held by a skeletal hand on a calf
Traditional hourglass tattoo with a red flower and black leaves above it and red flames at the sides, on a forearm.
Hourglass and red flower on a forearm
Pencil sketch of an hourglass with bold black outlines and blue and purple watercolour-style splashes around it, drawn as a tattoo design.
Hourglass with blue and purple splashes
A woman in teal leggings balances upside down on a sandy beach, with a small dark script tattoo on her upper arm.
Yoga pose on a beach with an upper arm tattoo
Fine line black outline of a small heart tattoo on the top of a foot, near the toes, with pink painted toenails and sand around the foot.
Small heart outline on the top of a foot
Black ink tattoo of four palm trees above a dotted sand band with wave lines, wrapping around the inner forearm.
Palm trees and beach band on forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoos covering a woman's thigh and calf, with a further design on her forearm, while she sits on sand.
Blackwork mandala leg sleeve on sand
Two wrists with dark blue script lettering reading Best and Friends, each with a small heart, joined by pinky fingers on a sandy beach.
Best Friends wrist lettering on a beach
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of four arrows in a cross shape on a lower leg, with sand dusted over the skin.
Arrow cross tattoo on a lower leg
Back view of a woman with a dark bun, showing a bold dark blue dragonfly tattoo with swirled wing detail centred between her shoulder blades.
Dragonfly tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a small, fine line wave tattoo on the side of a foot near the ankle, with a beaded anklet on sand.
Small wave tattoo on an ankle
Black feather tattoo running from the ankle across the top of a bare foot, with a cord anklet, on sand.
Feather tattoo on an ankle
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a black script tattoo reading forever on the lower back, with sand dusted on their skin.
Forever script tattoos on two lower backs
Small fine line black tattoos of the letters O and C on the ankles, shown above white sneakers on sand.
Letters O and C on the ankles
Fine line outline of a small heart on the top of a foot near the toes, with pink toenails and sand around it.
Small heart outline on top of a foot
Woman lying on a towel at the beach, seen from behind, with a small black palm tree tattoo on her upper arm.
Palm tree tattoo on upper arm at the beach
Colour tattoo of a dark surfer silhouette carrying a surfboard against an orange sunset and teal sea, on the outer arm.
Surfer silhouette at sunset on an arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'this too shall pass' running along the outer edge of a foot on sand, with a pink nail polish visible.
Script quote reading 'this too shall pass' on a foot
Traditional style swallow tattoos in red, blue and black on the ankles of two bare feet resting on a wooden bench dusted with sand.
Matching swallows on both feet
Small black fine line wave tattoo on an ankle, with a bare foot resting on a sandy beach beside clear turquoise water.
Small wave tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a sunset beach with palm trees, breaking waves and surfboards, with pink hibiscus flowers, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Sunset beach scene and hibiscus on an upper arm
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 Japanese style floral back tattoo on a woman seated on sand, photographed from behind.
Floral back tattoo on a woman on the beach