Sand tattoo ideas

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

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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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Small fine line tattoo of short horizontal marks and dots on the back of a person in an orange dress on a sandy beach.
Small line and dot tattoo on the back
Close view of a small fine line script tattoo on the ankle of a woman standing barefoot in shallow surf on a sandy beach.
Fine line script tattoo on an ankle
Black fine line palm tree tattoo running up a forearm, with a beach and sea behind a person holding a teal towel.
Palm tree tattoo on a forearm
Fine line chevron tattoos sit between the shoulder blades of a woman on a sandy beach, with a gold necklace and a crochet bikini top.
Chevron tattoos on a sunlit back
Two bare feet in beach sand showing a small black fine line anchor tattoo on one ankle and a ship's wheel tattoo on the other.
Anchor and ship's wheel ankle tattoos on sand
Three black line-drawn scallop shells stacked vertically on a sun-tanned calf, in a fine line style, with sand and sunlight in the background.
Three scallop shells on a lower leg
Black cursive script lettering tattooed on the top of a foot near the ankle, with waves breaking on sand behind it.
Cursive script tattoo on a foot at the beach
Small black fine line scallop shell tattoo on the sole of a foot on sand, beside a real scallop shell.
Small scallop shell tattoo on a foot
Two small fine line black tattoos of paper planes with dotted loop trails sit on the tops of a pair of bare feet on sand.
Paper plane tattoos on two feet
Black fine line script tattoo reading Wanderlust with a swash line across the top of a foot, placed near the ankle on sand by the sea.
Wanderlust script tattoo on a foot
Black fine line tattoo of a beach scene with a sun, clouds, a palm tree and rolling waves on the inner forearm.
Beach scene with palm tree on a forearm
Fine line black tattoos of a palm tree above a wave on two wrists, plus curved lettering on a forearm, as two people hold hands on sand.
Palm tree and wave tattoos on two wrists
Small black fine line scallop shell tattoo on the top of a foot, resting on sand beside a real scallop shell.
Small scallop shell tattoo on a foot
Two bare feet on sand, one with a black ink mandala tattoo on the ankle and foot, the other with a fine line feather tattoo on the ankle.
Mandala and feather tattoos on two ankles
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a small gold-toned chevron tattoo between her shoulder blades, in fine line style on the upper back.
Small chevron on upper back
Black fine line anchor with a heart-shaped loop on one ankle and a small palm tree on the other, with bare feet on wet sand by the sea.
Anchor and palm tree ankle tattoos on the beach
Woman lying on sand with a black hat over her face, showing a small geometric tattoo on her shoulder and the words this too shall pass in fine script on her upper arm.
Geometric shoulder tattoo and script quote
Woman on a sandy beach in a white knit crop top and grey Calvin Klein thong, with a thin black fine-line tattoo running vertically over her hip.
Thin vertical tattoo on a hip at the beach
Black and grey tattoo of stylised sea waves and rocks with dotted shading on the calf, with a green string anklet and grey canvas shoe.
Stylised waves and rocks on a lower leg
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a braided ponytail, holding a slice of watermelon, with a small fine line tattoo on her upper back in black ink.
Small fine line mark on upper back
Close photo of a small blue fine line scallop shell tattoo on the side of a finger, with a hand holding sand and shells on a beach.
Small scallop shell tattoo on a finger
Two fine line black ankle tattoos on a beach, a small anchor on the left ankle and a palm tree on the right, with sea waves behind.
Anchor and palm tree ankle tattoos on a beach
Black fine line handwritten script reading Salt in the air, Sand in my hair on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Salt in the air, sand in my hair script
Fine line black palm tree tattoo with two small birds and a scalloped wave line on an ankle, beside sand.
Palm tree and birds above a wave
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the hip of a woman kneeling on a sandy beach in a blue swimsuit, photographed from behind.
Arrow tattoo on a hip at the beach
Black and white photo of a small fine line wave tattoo on an ankle, beside a beaded anklet with an elephant charm, on sand.
Small wave tattoo on ankle
Small fine line black script tattoo reading create on a woman's upper arm, photographed from behind at the beach.
Create script tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line anchor with a heart on one ankle and a palm tree on the other, photographed on sand with the sea behind.
Anchor and palm tree ankle tattoos on a beach
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a small fine line wave tattoo on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small wave tattoo on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of the word ohana in script, with a sun, sea horizon and palm tree above, on a person's ankle.
Ohana script with palm and sunset on an ankle
Woman lying on sand in a black hat and white crochet top, with a small black script tattoo on her upper arm and a small dark design near her shoulder, in fine line style.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
A grid of eight photographs showing small and medium black palm tree tattoos on the forearm, ankle, calf and upper arm, in fine line and shaded styles.
Palm tree tattoos in eight photos