Shell tattoo ideas

264 photos and flash · 18% Fine line, 15% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell on the inner upper arm, with the spiral shading built from small dots.
Nautilus shell on the inner upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral with dotted construction lines, sitting on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Nautilus spiral on upper chest
Traditional style colour tattoo of a mermaid with dark wavy hair, green scale tail and red flowers, on the forearm.
Traditional mermaid with roses on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of scallop shells and waves with scroll details on a forearm, held over a rocky tidal pool.
Shell and wave tattoo on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a scalloped shell tail, drawn on a sketchbook page, suitable as a fine line tattoo design.
Mermaid with shell tail sketch
Full-colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a purple shell top and green tail, sitting on coral, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon mermaid on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a human skull merged with a spiral sea shell, placed on a limb.
Skull and spiral shell on a limb
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail sitting on a rock inside an ornate beaded frame with shells and a starfish, on the thigh.
Mermaid cameo on thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon sea turtle with large expressive eyes, shown on the upper leg.
Cartoon sea turtle on a leg
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
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink and teal perfume bottle with a gold collar, pink shell and teal atomiser bulb on a calf.
Perfume bottle with shell on a lower leg
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a scallop shell on the side of a pale torso, with long blonde hair falling beside it.
Scallop shell tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line mermaid tattoo with flowing red hair, a shell top and a blue watercolour wash, shown on a limb.
Mermaid with red hair in watercolour wash
Small black ink symbol with a loop and crossed strokes on the top of a foot, with a shell anklet and pale green toenails.
Black symbol tattoo on the top of a foot
Close-up of a shaded blue and teal scallop shell tattoo in a realistic style, sitting on the side of the body.
Blue scallop shell tattoo on the side of the body
Black tribal-style sea turtle design with bold solid shapes, swirling motifs and patterned flippers on a white background.
Tribal sea turtle design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pink seahorse, orange shell and purple starfish with green seaweed on the top of a foot.
Seahorse, shell and starfish on the top of a foot
Soft colour tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair, a purple shell top and a green tail on the inner forearm.
Mermaid with red hair on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an open clam shell holding a white pearl, with traditional-style outlines, on a bare limb beside other ink.
Open clam shell with pearl on a limb
Black and grey swirling floral tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Swirling floral tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral surrounded by stippled stardust on a forearm.
Nautilus shell and stardust on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a pin-up mermaid with a flower in her hair and a green scaled tail, on the inner forearm.
Pin-up mermaid on a forearm
Black tribal tattoo with a central turtle motif wrapping the upper arm and shoulder in a Polynesian-style blackwork design.
Polynesian turtle tribal on upper arm
Small shaded blue nautilus shell tattoo on the outer ankle, photographed on a wooden deck with a second foot in the background.
Blue nautilus shell on an ankle
Black and grey pencil-style flash drawing of a mermaid on a rock inside an oval rope frame, with a shell motif and the year 1989 at the top.
Mermaid in a rope frame with 1989
Two small black turtle tattoos on the side of a torso, one with a solid patterned shell and one with a spiral shell.
Two small turtle tattoos on the side
Colour tattoo of a milkshake with a cherry, striped straw and red polka dot bow on a forearm, in neo-traditional style.
Milkshake with cherry and polka dot bow
Shaded colour mermaid tattoo with purple and teal scales and an orange starfish, placed across a person's upper back.
Mermaid with starfish on upper back
Black and white stencil style drawing of the Pokémon Squirtle with a solid black shell, swirled tail and floating bubbles, shown as a design with no body placement.
Squirtle line art design in black ink
Black tribal-style sea turtle tattoo design with a spiral shell and patterned flippers, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Polynesian-style sea turtle design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pug's face inside a rope circle with red flowers and a pink backdrop, on the forearm.
Pug in a rope frame with red flowers
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 fine line black tattoos on ankles: a small wave on the left ankle and a simple shell outline on the right, with jeans rolled above black socks.
Wave and shell ankle tattoos
Colour tattoo of an open scallop shell holding a pearl, in a traditional style with bold black outlines and pink, purple and teal shading, on the forearm.
Open shell and pearl on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a teal tail on a forearm, shown beside a separate teal tail design.
Cartoon mermaid on a forearm
Small sea turtle design with a green glitter shell and black outlined flippers on orange-toned skin.
Glitter sea turtle on skin
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
Geometric sea turtle tattoo with black outline and watercolour-style colour fills in blue, purple, pink and green, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Geometric sea turtle on the forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a mermaid with flowing golden hair and a teal and pink scaled tail on the side of a thigh.
Mermaid with golden hair on a thigh
Two small black and grey tattoos, a scallop shell and a starfish, on separate toes against a striped background.
Shell and starfish tattoos on toes
Black ink outline of a scallop shell tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a gold necklace and a striped top.
Scallop shell tattoo on a shoulder
Small black and grey tribal-style sea turtle tattoo with swirled fins and a four-petal pattern on the shell, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Swirl-finned turtle tattoo on a wrist
Nine black silhouette designs on white tiles showing a starfish, scallop shell, fish, seahorse, crab, jellyfish, shell, sea turtle and coral.
Sea creature silhouette design sheet
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
Fine line black tattoo of a scallop shell with a dotted trail, a small star and a crescent moon, on the inner forearm.
Scallop shell with dotted trail on a forearm
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including shells, arrows, chain bands, waves and fern fronds.
Gold and silver metallic tattoo design sheet
Colourful neo-traditional nautilus shell tattoo with heavy black outlines and flowing feather-like shapes on the forearm.
Nautilus spiral tattoo on a forearm