Shark tattoo ideas

92 photos and flash · 27% Traditional, 21% Realism · Forearm most common

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Fine line black outline tattoo of a shark swimming across the side of a thigh, with a blue top visible above it.
Shark outline on the thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a blue shark with bared teeth biting a diver's yellow flipper, with red blood splashes, on skin.
Shark biting a diver's fin
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grinning cartoon shark with a purple banner reading SHART, on a limb with a partly visible line-art tattoo at the lower left.
Cartoon shark with SHART banner
Before and after photo of a shark tattoo on an upper arm, with a faded black outline on the left and a colour realism cover-up on a teal ocean background on the right.
Shark shoulder cover-up, before and after
Black and grey shark tattoo in a sketchy, stippled style on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Shark tattoo on upper back
Full-colour cartoon undersea tattoo across a person's back, with a smiling shark, seahorse, turtle, starfish and a scuba diver.
Cartoon undersea scene across a back
Black linework cartoon shark with an open mouth and teeth on the back of a hand, with a small fish tattoo on a finger and colourful bracelets at the wrist.
Cartoon shark tattoo on the back of a hand
Traditional colour tattoo of a grinning shark in a top hat and tuxedo, inside a rope-edged circle on a red background, shown on skin.
Shark in top hat and tuxedo
Traditional colour tattoo of a shark filled with mandala-style ornaments, shown on the side of the body beside a white line stencil of the same design.
Ornamental shark on the side of the body
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in aviator glasses holding a cigarette beside an open-jawed shark, shown as a side-by-side pair of photos.
Realistic portrait and shark on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork whale shark tattoo with blackwork shading on the upper arm, swimming diagonally up the limb.
Whale shark on the upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face in profile above a grey shark, with a sailing ship and red sun behind her.
Woman, shark and sailing ship on a thigh
Black silhouette design of four sharks swimming at different sizes on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Four sharks silhouette design
Full colour realism tattoo of a shark, tropical fish, kelp and coral covering the side of a torso, shown on the ribs.
Underwater scene with shark on a side torso
Close-up of a grey shark tattoo with a small floral detail on the inner forearm, beside a blue beaded bracelet, on a person in a white shirt, beige waistcoat and geometric bow tie.
Shark tattoo on a forearm
Pencil-shaded tattoo design of a pale dolphin and a dark shark curved together inside a circle, with no body placement shown.
Dolphin and shark in a circle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hammerhead shark on the side of the neck, just behind the ear.
Hammerhead shark behind the ear
Pencil sketch of a great white shark with its jaws wide open, its body wrapped around a ship's steering wheel, shown without placement on skin.
Shark with open jaws and ship's wheel
Traditional style flash drawing of a shark wearing a top hat, monocle and tailcoat inside a rope border, with no body placement shown.
Shark in top hat and tailcoat in a rope frame
Two close-up photos of a traditional style shark tattoo with open jaws and a skull wearing a top hat, on a leg.
Shark and top hat skull tattoo
Dark blue-grey shark fin breaking through a wave tattooed on the heel of a bare foot against a clear blue sky.
Shark fin in a wave on a heel
Three tribal-style shark designs on a parchment background, in tan, sage green and black, shown as tattoo flash without any body placement.
Three tribal shark designs
Flash sheet of 30 small tattoo designs in Japanese style, pairing kanji characters with animals, flowers and symbols such as a rose, tiger, koi carp and dragon, each with an English label.
Kanji and animal tattoo flash sheet
Flash sheet of twelve cute cartoon sea creatures in full colour, including a starfish, seal, octopus, turtle, clownfish, shark, seahorse, stingray, crab, dolphin, pufferfish and orca.
Cartoon sea creatures flash sheet
Colour realism tattoo of a great white shark with open jaws and bared teeth across the forearm, with red blood-like splashes behind it.
Realistic shark on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a shark, jellyfish, sea turtle and coral on the side of the ribs, with a quote in lettering above.
Underwater scene with sea turtle and jellyfish on ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of a shark's open mouth framing a palm tree, red sunset and sea, on a calf.
Shark mouth with beach sunset on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three hammerhead sharks swimming in a row across the side of the ribs.
Hammerhead sharks swimming along the ribs
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo in realistic colour showing sharks, a diver, a manta ray and coral on the upper arm and forearm.
Underwater full sleeve with sharks and a diver
Two matching fine line forearm tattoos on a pale arm: a shark fin breaking a waterline on the left, and a round shark-like head with a small flower on the right.
Matching shark fin and flower forearm tattoos
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a shark with an anchor and rope amid curling waves, covering a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Shark, anchor and waves on upper arm
Traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a ship, swallows, a shark, a pin-up and banner lettering, shown in three photographs.
Traditional sailor full sleeve in three views
Traditional colour tattoo of a dark shark wrapped around a ship's wheel with a pink rose and green leaves, on the side of the body.
Shark and ship's wheel with rose
Four black koru-style design options labelled Option 1 to 4, showing a hammerhead shark, a dolphin, a turtle and a plain spiral, with red size guidance beneath.
Four koru-style designs with sea creature motifs
Realistic forearm tattoo of grey clouds and a mountain above blue water with hammerhead shark silhouettes.
Hammerhead sharks and clouds on a forearm
Coloured flash design of a thorny vine with shark heads in place of flowers, drawn in a traditional style with bold black linework, shown on a cream background with no body placement.
Shark-headed flowers on a thorned vine
Blue ink drawing of a shark in profile on a white background, filled with overlapping circle and bubble patterns.
Blue patterned shark illustration
Traditional style shark tattoo in orange, red and black ink on a calf, with a fishing bobber hanging from a line.
Traditional shark with fishing bobber on calf
Black shark silhouettes and one fine line shark outline tattooed down the outer leg, from thigh to calf.
Shark silhouettes down a leg
Back of a person's neck showing a small fine line outline tattoo of a hammerhead shark in black ink, with hair tied up in a bun.
Hammerhead shark outline on the neck
Full colour realistic tattoo across a torso showing a great white shark with open jaws, a smaller shark, a red anatomical heart and a city skyline under blue sea.
Sharks and anatomical heart underwater torso piece
Traditional-style colour tattoo covering a man's chest and stomach, with a sailing ship, a skull in a cap, a lighthouse, a parrot and a shark.
Sailing ship and skull torso piece
Traditional style flash sheet of repeating tattoo designs, including daggers through skulls, swallows, pin-up women, hearts, roses and a scorpion, on a tan background.
Traditional flash sheet with skulls, hearts and pin-ups
Traditional style tattoo of a shark with ornate red, yellow and teal patterns across its body, on the upper arm.
Ornate shark tattoo on upper arm