Sky tattoo ideas

276 photos and flash · 41% Realism, 10% Neo-trad · Upper arm most common

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a haunted house under a purple sky with bats and bare trees, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Haunted house and bats on upper arm
Photorealistic colour tattoo of a black and white cow head among yellow buttercups on a blue background, placed on the calf.
Realistic cow head with buttercups on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a sailor woman in a rope frame with red roses and small birds, placed on the calf.
Sailor woman in a rope frame on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with birds in the sky, on the outer thigh of a person lying on a wooden floor.
Mermaid on a rock with birds on a thigh
Pink, blue and purple soft-edged abstract tattoo with white star marks on the inner upper arm.
Watercolour-style sky tattoo on upper arm
Full-colour realism portrait tattoo of a startled older man with white swept hair holding a card, on the calf.
Startled older man portrait on a calf
Colour tattoo of a sunset landscape with a tree and birds inside a scalloped heart outline, on the upper arm.
Sunset landscape in a heart on an upper arm
Black and grey pen sketch flash design of a mountain inside a diamond frame, with pine trees, ringed planets, stars and a compass star below.
Mountain and planets in a diamond frame
Close view of a soft purple and blue cloud sleeve tattoo with white birds in flight across the upper arm.
Clouds and birds sleeve tattoo
Colour realism tattoo of a sunset beach with a palm tree and orange plumeria flowers covering the upper arm.
Sunset palm tree and plumeria on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a white dove in flight over dark clouds on an upper arm, with a red sleeve visible on the right.
Dove in flight over clouds on an arm
Two women seen from behind on a beach, each with a small black cross tattoo on the upper back.
Matching cross tattoos on two backs at the beach
Full-colour realism tattoo of a mountain lake at sunset with pine trees and an autumn tree on the left, shown on a limb in two photographs.
Mountain lake landscape on a limb
Colour realistic tattoo of large sunflowers, a field and a cloudy blue sky covering a woman's back, seen from behind with a sunflower in her hair.
Sunflower field tattoo across a woman's back
Large realism tree tattoo across a back, black and grey bare branches on the left shifting into full colour with a blue sky and sunset on the right.
Tree across a full back
Mixed colour and black linework tattoo on a person's upper back showing a girl seen from behind beneath a black swirling tree, with a Van Gogh style Starry Night sky.
Girl beneath a swirling tree in a Starry Night sky
Realism style tattoo of a purple-grey storm sky with forked lightning above a wooden pier, on the upper leg.
Lightning storm over a pier on a thigh
Two matching heart-shaped tattoos of mountains and pine trees, one in colour and one in black and grey, on the upper arms of two people sitting close together.
Matching heart landscape tattoos on two arms
Colour realism tattoo of a griffin with an eagle head, white and grey wings and a golden lion body, set against a pale blue and pink cloud background on a limb.
Griffin with eagle head and wings on clouds
A woman seen from behind wears a tattoo of Alaska's outline on her upper back, filled with a sunset sky and mountains, while she looks out over a coastal town.
Alaska map with sunset on the upper back
Colour realism tattoo on a person's side ribs showing a glowing blue planet above a vivid orange and red sunset over a rocky shoreline.
Planet and sunset seascape on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of storm clouds and branching lightning across a man's upper arm, with a purple top.
Storm clouds and lightning on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind in tree pose on a canyon ledge, with tattoos on her upper arms and left forearm.
Woman in tree pose above a canyon
Full-colour realistic phoenix tattoo with red and orange flames wrapping around a person's side and ribs, with a stormy sky behind the bird.
Phoenix rising through flames across the ribs
Colour tattoo of a bare black tree and a child on a swing silhouetted against a purple, pink and orange sunset sky, on a forearm.
Tree silhouette and swing at sunset on a forearm
Two views of a colourful silhouette tattoo on an upper arm, showing a figure holding an umbrella above rooftops with a pink, purple and blue sky behind.
Silhouetted umbrella figure and rooftops on upper arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in Japanese style, showing a man rowing a boat on blue waves and a red octopus with suckers on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of a boatman, waves and red octopus
Large geometric tattoo across a person's upper back with concentric rings, dotted lines, stars and a lettered quote, in black with pink and blue watercolour washes.
Geometric back piece with stars and quote
Four side-by-side views of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with geometric gears and circles, a dotwork sky, and a shaded landscape of trees on the forearm.
Full sleeve with gears, trees and dotwork sky
Black ink drawing of a lighthouse inside a circular compass rose, with dotwork and patterned panels, sketched as a tattoo design.
Lighthouse inside a compass rose design
Colour tattoo on a thigh of pink and purple lady's slipper orchids and green leaves in front of a red and blue sunset, all inside a black state outline.
Orchids and sunset in a state outline on a thigh
Realism style black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a full moon over clouds, a pine treeline and a kneeling figure by water.
Moonlit forest landscape on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cabin beside tall pine trees under a misty sky, across a forearm.
Forest cabin and pines on a forearm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a black and white striped lighthouse with a red light and swirling blue waves inside a porthole frame, on the forearm.
Lighthouse and waves in a porthole frame
Colourful tattoo of a black police box beneath a swirling pink and teal vortex across the shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles.
Police box and vortex on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a storm with bright lightning bolts through dark clouds, wrapped around the upper arm.
Lightning storm on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a crucified figure with a crown of thorns, a cross and an orange sun halo across the forearm.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pastel castle inside a gold scrollwork frame topped with a purple gem, with a pink and blue rose below, on the upper thigh.
Castle in an ornate frame with a pink rose
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a palm tree above a shaded oval with clouds and stars, with geometric construction lines, on an upper arm.
Palm tree and starry oval on upper arm
Colour tattoo of three cartoon cats walking along a ledge under a blue sky on the upper arm.
Three cartoon cats walking on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of palm trees on a beach under a red and orange galaxy sky, running across the shoulder and upper arm.
Palm trees, beach and galaxy sky on upper arm
Realism landscape tattoo sleeve on a woman's arm and shoulder, showing a pine forest, a deer and an orange sunset above rocky ground.
Forest and deer landscape sleeve on arm and shoulder
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a purple nebula, a cratered planet and two dark silhouetted figures walking across a grey surface.
Nebula, planet and silhouetted figures on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a desert road with a windmill, a motel sign and an old car, across the forearm.
Desert road with windmill and motel sign on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain valley with a river inside a circle, on the calf or lower leg.
Mountain valley landscape in a circle
Watercolour-style tree tattoo with bare black branches and blue and yellow wash on the inner forearm and wrist.
Watercolour-style tree on a forearm
Realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a shattering clock face, a staircase and a small figure climbing towards a red-orange sky.
Shattering clock and stairway to a figure
Colourful tattoo of a whale filled with constellations, clouds and orbs, with a blue paper boat below it, on the inner forearm.
Whale with constellations and paper boat on a forearm