Sea tattoo ideas

574 photos and flash · 21% Fine line, 20% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Fine line black tattoo of a sea scene with a moon, stars, waves, a boat, a whale and an anchor, set in a diamond shape on a woman's upper back.
Sea scene fine line tattoo on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of three curling waves on the inside of a forearm, with a red fabric and a gold chevron pendant in the background.
Three wave curls on a forearm
Fine line blue ink tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with flags and waves, placed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Sailing ship tattoo on upper back
Black ink pen drawing of a sailing ship on rough waves with a dangling anchor and the script words a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, on white paper.
Sailing ship and anchor with quote
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a fine line black wave tattoo on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small wave tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a palm tree with birds, a half-set sun and wave lines, on the forearm.
Palm tree and sunset on a forearm
Small fine line black outline tattoo of a scallop shell on the side of the ribs, below the arm.
Scallop shell on the side ribs
Close photo of a small teal fine line wave tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with a raised fist and a car interior behind.
Teal wave tattoo on the wrist
Black and white beach photo of a woman with a fine line tree tattoo on her upper back, a golden retriever beside her and a camera in view.
Tree tattoo on upper back at the beach
Black and grey fine line and dotwork sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing sailing boats, waves, swirling clouds and a small airliner.
Sailing boats, waves and airliner sleeve
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
Small black fine line sailboat on rough waves on the inner upper arm of a person in a white top.
Small sailboat on waves on an upper arm
Fine line colour tattoo of a teal swirl and red and orange wavy shapes with a small purple dot on the forearm, with a beach behind.
Colourful swirl tattoo on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of mountains, radiating sun rays, clouds and rolling waves in a circular frame on a forearm.
Mountains, sunburst and waves on a forearm
Black ink flash design of hatched ocean waves rising beneath a open sky, enclosed in a thick circular outline, with no body placement shown.
Hatched ocean waves in a circle
Small black fine line wave tattoo on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Small wave on the side of a foot
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
Two fine line black tattoos on inner forearms, a small arrow on one arm and a bow on the other, with hands clasped on a beach.
Arrow and bow tattoos on forearms
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
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading "to the sea" on the left side of a ribcage, below the upper arm.
"to the sea" script on the ribs
Black and grey fine line palm tree on a small island with a red sun setting over water, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Palm tree island and red sunset on a forearm
Black ink fine line tattoo of palm trees above a curling wave, across the upper back of a person wearing a pink string bikini top.
Palm trees and wave across a back
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'to the sea' with a small wave flourish on the side of the torso, above the waistband of underwear.
To the sea script with a wave on the side
Three photographs of a small black fine line wave tattoo on the wrist or forearm, shown against the sea, on pale skin and on darker skin.
Small wave tattoos on the wrist
Fine line tattoo of a palm tree on a small island with a red sun above the water, on the inner forearm of a person wearing rings.
Palm tree island and red sun on a forearm
Small fine line sailboat tattoo with three birds above and light blue water below, sitting on the ankle.
Sailboat tattoo on ankle