Sea tattoo ideas

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Full-colour upper arm tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a teal tail, a fish and a trident in a blue underwater scene.
Cartoon mermaid sleeve on upper arm
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
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 and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship on rough waves, with a rose beneath it, on an upper arm.
Sailing ship and waves on an upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of hammerhead shark silhouettes swimming over classical ruins in teal, with a torn orange section and a small red creature on the forearm.
Hammerhead sharks over ruins on an arm sleeve
Upper arm sleeve tattoo in black and grey shading with a ship wheel, waves and a banner reading of the Sea, with pink flowers and a compass star.
Ship wheel sleeve with banner and flowers
Black and grey landscape sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a castle on a rocky headland under a sunburst, with hills and a church above.
Coastal landscape sleeve with castle and sunburst
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a red-haired girl riding a blue wave, with a large blue wave shape behind her.
Red-haired girl on a blue wave on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse beside crashing waves and a stormy sky, across the upper arm.
Lighthouse and stormy sea on upper arm
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of mountains framed by curling waves and rays of light, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Waves and mountains on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall sailing ship in rough waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a stormy sea sleeve
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
A woman in a headstand pose outdoors shows a dark sleeve tattoo on her upper arm and forearm, with foliage and sea behind her.
Dark sleeve tattoo on arm during a headstand
Colour realism tattoo of a palm tree sunset over the sea, with a starry night sky and pale moons above, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Palm tree sunset and starry sky on upper arm
Black and grey rose tattoos cover the upper arm and forearm of a person with long auburn hair, standing on rocks by the sea.
Black and grey rose sleeve on a raised arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse in a stormy sea on the chest, with a sailing ship on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lighthouse in a storm on chest and ship on arm
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a sailing ship under stars, with waves, clouds and the date 1872 beneath, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship and 1872 on upper arm
Five views of a colourful traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a mermaid, a shark, sailing ships, a castle and fish in a sea scene.
Under-the-sea full sleeve tattoo
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon with stars, small clouds and wavy sea lines on the upper arm.
Moon, clouds and waves on upper arm
Close-up of a small black fine line sailboat tattoo on a person's upper arm, with a hand resting across the forearm.
Small sailboat on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a city skyline with a clock tower, power lines and a pine forest over waves, across an upper arm and forearm.
City skyline, power lines and forest sleeve
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch, a sailing ship in rough sea with a tentacle, and a dotwork mandala.
Pocket watch, ship and mandala sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon under full sail above breaking waves, across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Galleon and stormy waves on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of an underwater reef scene with hammerhead sharks, sea turtles and coral in realistic colour across the upper arm and forearm.
Underwater sleeve with hammerhead sharks
Fine line tattoo of a sailboat on waves with two small clouds, placed on the upper arm of a person in a navy top.
Sailboat and clouds on upper arm
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
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a metallic silver or gold elephant design on the shoulder and a metallic band on the upper arm.
Metallic elephant tattoos on two shoulders
Neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a red-sailed ship in a lightning storm above an octopus and sharks in green sea.
Pirate ship and octopus full sleeve
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on the upper arm showing a ringed planet, stars, mountain peaks and horizontal lines of water beneath a dark night sky.
Ringed planet and mountains on upper arm
A woman with long wavy hair and dark tattoos on her outstretched arms stands on a rocky cliff above the sea, with a small island in the distance.
Woman with dark arm tattoos on a sea cliff
Black linework tattoo of a sailing ship tossed by waves beneath a rain cloud, in a blackwork style, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a storm on the upper arm
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
Photograph of a woman in a black wide-brimmed hat and black bikini, with black and grey tattoo sleeves on her upper arms and forearms, standing on rocks by the sea.
Woman in a sun hat with arm tattoos by the sea
Black and grey realism tattoo of storm clouds and a rolling wave across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Clouds and wave on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a whale tail above a man in profile with a moustache, with a bearded man in the waves.
Whale tail and face in the sea on upper arm
A woman in a yoga headstand on a stone ledge shows a dark sleeve tattoo on her upper arm and forearm, with palm fronds and greenery behind her.
Sleeve tattoo on a woman in a headstand
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in Japanese style, showing a man rowing a boat on blue waves and a red octopus with suckers on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of a boatman, waves and red octopus
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
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a lighthouse and a sailing ship inside an oval frame, with a rope, feathers and a yellow flower.
Lighthouse and sailing ship on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails and a rose below it, across an upper arm.
Sailing ship and rose on an upper arm
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Neo-trad style tattoo of an anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks, handwriting and a blue wash on the upper arm.
Anchor and ship's wheel with postmarks
Colour realism tattoo of palm trees on a beach under a red and orange galaxy sky, running across the shoulder and upper arm.
Palm trees, beach and galaxy sky on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of curling waves, swirling clouds and a stippled sun with rays, on the upper arm, in a linework style.
Waves and rising sun on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose on the shoulder and upper arm, with shaded clouds and rock showing through a torn-skin effect.
Compass rose and torn skin shoulder tattoo
Colour realism tattoo of a lighthouse on rocks under a red and orange sunset sky, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Lighthouse at sunset on a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in a storm with lightning and a compass on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a storm with compass on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red and white striped lighthouse with lightning bolts and waves on a man's upper arm, with a skull and nautical elements nearby.
Lighthouse and lightning sleeve on an arm