Shield tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of a shield-shaped design with overlapping ribbon-like forms, shaded, on a limb above a striped sock cuff.
Shield with overlapping ribbon forms in grey
Colour tattoo of minion characters dressed as superheroes stacked vertically down a calf, with a green minion at the foot, shown in two photos.
Superhero minions stacked up a calf
Black and grey tattoo on a calf showing the LA Kings crest, the letters LA, a crown and the outline of California, in a bold traditional style.
LA Kings logo and crown on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a striped shield with a white star and a shaded portrait in the centre, on a calf.
Striped shield with star and portrait on calf
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts crest with a HOGWARTS banner above it and a Latin motto ribbon below, on the calf.
Hogwarts crest on a calf
Two matching black ink tattoos on the lower legs, each showing an ornate shield motif with dotted detail, a hanging line and teardrop shapes, on a calf.
Matching ornate drop motifs on two calves
Colour realism tattoo of a Captain America shield with a cracked metal section, a red star and blue and red lightning, on a man's calf.
Captain America shield and lightning on a calf
Black and grey dagger piercing a shaded skull in front of a shield-shaped banner, tattooed on the calf.
Dagger and skull on a calf
Legs in a pale ruffled skirt and platform heels show traditional style tattoos of a bird with flowers, a stag head, a ship's wheel and roses.
Traditional tattoos on legs with stag and ship's wheel
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an armed rider with a lance and shield on a horse, on the lower leg.
Armed rider on horseback with a lance
Black outlined Hogwarts house crest tattoo with red, green, gold and blue watercolour splashes and drips on a calf.
Hogwarts crest watercolour tattoo on a calf
Black and grey medallion tattoo with Greek lettering and a large lambda, shaded to look dimensional, on the lower leg.
Greek lettered medallion on a lower leg
Black and grey bare tree with roots running from thigh to calf, with a red and blue knight on horseback in a medallion at the lower calf, in botanical style.
Bare tree and mounted knight down a leg
Colour tattoo of superhero emblems, including Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, shown torn through skin from thigh to ankle in a neo-traditional style.
Torn skin superhero emblems down a leg