Sky tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a sequence of moon phases running down the inside of a forearm against a cloudy sky.
Moon phases sequence on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a lighthouse, sailboat and waves inside a rope-edged heart, with purple flowers and green leaves, in a traditional style on a forearm.
Heart-framed lighthouse and sailboat on a forearm
Black script lettering on the inner upper arm reads Sky above me, Earth below me, Fire within me.
Three-line script quote on inner upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a stormy sky with lightning, breaking waves and dark fern silhouettes, wrapping around a forearm.
Stormy seascape on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a swallowtail butterfly above a red sofa inside an ornate oval frame, in neo-traditional style on the calf.
Butterfly and sofa in an ornate frame
Colour tattoo of a lakeside landscape with mountains, a large tree and two silhouetted figures sitting by the water, on the calf.
Lakeside landscape with two figures on a leg
Full sleeve tattoo in pastel colour on an upper arm and forearm, showing cartoon bears, a pony, rainbow, clouds, stars and hearts.
Pastel cartoon bears and ponies full sleeve
Colour realism sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a tree with glowing branches, two embracing figures in the trunk, roots and green aurora sky.
Tree of embracing figures on an upper arm sleeve
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with soft shaded background covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Bare tree across an upper arm
Colour tattoo on the arm of a heart-framed scene with No-Face from Spirited Away holding gold nuggets, a black cat and soot sprites.
No-Face and Jiji in a heart on the arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pine tree beside a crescent moon inside a circle, on the thigh above the knee.
Pine tree and moon in a dotwork circle
Realistic colour tattoo of an amber eye with a vertical pupil and a reflected savanna scene with elephants and trees, on the forearm.
Realistic eye with savanna reflection on forearm
Colour tattoo of a beach sunset with palm tree silhouettes, birds and a star, in Realism style on the calf.
Beach sunset with palm trees on a calf
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a house lifted by a bunch of balloons above a banner reading Adventure is out there, shown from two angles.
Balloons and house with banner on thigh
Realistic tattoo on a side ribcage of skin tearing open to reveal blue sky and clouds, with black swallows in flight.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Circular tattoo on a calf showing a night sky with planets, a saucer, stars and a hatched landscape in black ink with a teal tint, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Space scene in a circle on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of clouds and a bird in flight on the outer thigh, with a small tattoo visible on the ribs beside a teal sports bra.
Clouds and bird tattoo on a thigh
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 dotwork tattoo of mountain peaks and a star constellation inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Mountains and constellation in a circle on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a black silhouette of a figure with a raised fist before a stadium, with a yellow banner reading Sincerely Yours, on a limb.
Raised fist silhouette with Sincerely Yours banner
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a haunted house, a white cat ghost with a green bow, a dark cat figure with a red bow, a bat and a tombstone against a blue sky.
Haunted house and cat characters on an upper arm
Bright, cartoon-style leopard and tiger cubs tattooed on an upper arm, set against a pastel sky and grass.
Leopard and tiger cubs on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a leaping rabbit trailing wispy clouds on the upper arm.
Leaping rabbit and clouds on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a detailed compass with Roman numerals above a shaded palm tree beach sunset.
Compass and palm trees on a forearm
A raised bare foot against a blue sky shows a fine black script lettering tattoo running along the outer side of the foot near the ankle.
Script line along the side of a foot
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing helicopters, a portrait style face, lightning and a red cross mark.
Realistic sleeve with helicopters and portrait
Black ink drawing of a yin yang circle filled with clouds, mountains, trees and two round celestial bodies, drawn as a tattoo style design.
Yin yang with mountain landscape
Colour tattoo of a large orange sunflower with water droplets on its petals, set against a teal sky and brown soil with roots, on a forearm.
Sunflower with sky on a forearm
Colour tattoo in a circular frame re-creating Van Gogh's Starry Night, with swirling blue sky, a crescent moon and a village with a church spire, on skin.
Starry Night swirl sky in a circle
Colour tattoo of a crystal ball showing a desert with cacti and a mesa under a purple sky, framed by smoke clouds, on the calf in a neo-traditional style.
Crystal ball with desert scene on a calf
Full back realism tattoo of cupped hands holding a leafy tree on a small island, set against a swirling galaxy with planets and asteroids, in full colour.
Cupped hands holding a tree in a cosmic back piece
Colour tattoo of a barn owl with spread wings above a lantern and bare branches, shown in a close-up and a wider view on the lower back.
Barn owl with branches and lantern on lower back
Colourful circular tattoo of a snowcapped mountain peak under an orange, yellow and purple sky, placed on a forearm.
Mountain peak and sunset in a circle on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a black cat silhouetted on a bare branch beneath a glowing moon and starry sky, in soft teal, green and orange washes.
Cat on a branch under a moon
Black and grey realism tattoo of mountains, a moon and clouds across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Mountain landscape with moon on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of sailing ships, clouds and a rising sun with engraved-style sea lines, covering the thighs and calves of both legs.
Sailing ships and sunrise across both legs
Black and grey tattoo of a house lifted into the sky by a bunch of balloons above clouds, drawn in bold outline with grey shading on a lower leg.
House lifted by balloons on a leg
Colourful full sleeve tattoo in a pixel art style, showing a swirling tree, a yellow gem, a pixelated figure, fish and a moon across the upper arm and forearm.
Pixel art scene full sleeve
Realism tattoo sleeve on the forearm showing Greek-style columns, a detailed astronomical clock dial and a classical statue against a cloudy sky, in grey shading with warm brown tones.
Classical columns and astronomical clock on forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a cyclist silhouette above a log cabin on an upper arm, with small red details by the cabin window.
Cyclist and log cabin on upper arm
Black and grey fairy tattoo with red-tinted wings and flying birds on the side of the ribs.
Fairy with red-tinted wings and birds
Forearm tattoo of red and black storm clouds with pale lightning forks, and bare tree silhouettes fading into red on the right.
Red lightning and tree silhouettes on a forearm
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoos on two forearms, showing a sun over mountains and pine trees in one triangle and a moon, clouds and waves in the other.
Matching sun, mountain, moon and wave triangles
Black and grey realism tattoo of tall pine trees and misty mountains across a forearm, shown from three angles.
Pine forest and mountain landscape on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rearing horse with birds in flight and a cloudy sky, on the upper arm.
Rearing horse with birds on an upper arm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo showing two portraits beside a steamship and a framed oval scene.
Black and grey portrait chest piece
Colour traditional tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a red and white striped lighthouse, orange roses, an anchor and rope.
Lighthouse, rose and anchor sleeve
Woman with blue-grey hair in a floral dress holding her skirt in a grassy field, showing a dark grey tattoo on her forearm.
Woman with blue hair and forearm tattoo