Seashell tattoo ideas

27 photos and flash · 26% Fine line, 19% Dotwork · Upper arm most common

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Two matching pastel scallop shell tattoos with black outlines sit on the upper arms of two people, placed side by side.
Matching scallop shell tattoos on two arms
Small fine line and dotwork conch shell tattoo in dark ink on a pale arm, beside a patterned knitted jumper.
Conch shell tattoo on an arm
Black fine line scallop shell tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a grey top and grassy dunes in the background.
Scallop shell tattoo on the ribs
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired mermaid in an oval cameo frame, with a teal tail, fish, an anchor and a banner reading SIREN.
Mermaid cameo with fish and a SIREN banner
Realistic colour tattoo of seashells, a starfish and water droplets across the top of a foot.
Seashells and starfish on a foot
Black line drawing of a conch shell with hatched shading on the forearm of a person wearing a red top.
Conch shell on a forearm
Two black dotwork tattoos on a person's thighs, a conch shell on the left and a scallop shell on the right, with a partial claw tattoo at the left edge.
Conch and scallop shells on thighs
Black linework outline tattoo on both thighs showing a mermaid, Alice, the Cheshire Cat, a pocket watch and a Drink Me bottle, with shells and flowers.
Disney character outlines on both thighs
Teal scallop shell tattoo with a black outline and white highlights on the inner forearm.
Teal scallop shell on a forearm
Black line drawing flash on paper of a conch, a fan shell and a nautilus shell, each decorated with clusters of blossom, with a pen on the left.
Seashells and blossom flash sheet
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty as a mermaid with a red bow and a rainbow-scaled tail, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty mermaid on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic shell tattoo on an upper arm, just below a red polka-dot sleeve.
Shell tattoo on the upper arm
Black outline tattoo of Ariel and sea creatures from The Little Mermaid on the outer thigh, shown in a close photo of the skin.
Little Mermaid characters outline on thigh
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a mermaid holding a shell beside a moon, placed on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with shell on a thigh
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a scallop shell, starfish and sand dollar on the lower back, above a maroon waistband.
Shell, starfish and sand dollar on lower back
Coloured pencil drawing of an open shell holding a pearl, shaded in purple, pink and teal, with pencil ribbon swirls around it, as a tattoo design.
Open shell with pearl and swirling ribbons
Collage of three colour tattoos: a neo-traditional ice cream cone with a cat-face scoop on the upper left, a galaxy hot air balloon on the upper right, and outlined seashells joined by chains on the
Ice cream, hot air balloon and shell tattoos
Drawing of a mermaid with long flowing hair decorated with a starfish, seashells and pink flowers, in black linework with teal and peach wash.
Mermaid with shells and starfish
Neo-traditional style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a mermaid silhouette against a red sunset, with a sea witch, fish, seashell, starfish and pearl chains in black and grey.
Mermaid sunset and sea creatures on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a mermaid with teal hair, pearls, an orange starfish and seashells across an upper arm.
Mermaid portrait with starfish on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a conch shell with light hatching on the side of an ankle.
Small conch shell on an ankle
Two people holding hands, each with a small fine line shell tattoo on the inner forearm, one teal and one lilac.
Matching shell tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seashell on the upper arm, with the wearer in a navy and white striped top.
Seashell on upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of a shell with stippled dotwork shading on the forearm, in dark ink against pale skin.
Small shell outline on an arm
Realism colour tattoo of a sunset over the sea with a seashell and starfish on the upper arm of a person with long hair.
Sunset beach and shells on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a conch shell, scallop shell, starfish and seaweed with bubbles, sitting on the top of a foot and ankle.
Seashells and starfish on a foot
Black line drawing of an ornate spiral seashell filled with dotwork, scale-like cells and swirling filigree, shown as a tattoo design without a placement.
Ornate seashell line drawing