Sky tattoo ideas

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Realistic colour half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a swirling nebula and starry sky above a tree on a path with a silhouetted figure.
Galaxy and tree half sleeve on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a colour botanical tattoo of a large sunflower, sky and cherubs covering her back.
Large sunflower and cherubs across a full back tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a diving eagle above a muscular horned figure, covering the side of the ribs.
Eagle diving over a horned figure on ribs
Colour tattoo of black palm trees against a blue, orange and red sunset sky, covering the upper arm and shoulder in a realistic style.
Palm trees at sunset on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a leaping largemouth bass with a lure, dead tree stumps and a fisherman in a boat, across a man's back and shoulder.
Leaping bass and angler across back and shoulder
Full colour realism sleeve tattoo on an arm showing chickadees, cherry blossom, purple flowers and a woman's face against a blue sky, shown from five angles.
Bird, blossom and woman full sleeve
Circular colour tattoo of a sunset landscape with pine trees and a purple and orange sky, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sunset landscape with pine trees in a circle
Realism-style tattoo of a tall black pine tree with roots spreading down onto the foot, set against an orange and yellow sunset gradient on the lower leg.
Pine tree and roots over a sunset on the leg
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark curly hair in a red jacket, with a small black silhouette below, on an upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on the side ribs of a torso, showing a profile made of connected dots and lines filled with a mosque skyline, clouds and birds.
Profile of minarets and clouds on the ribs
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a yellow house lifted by bunches of balloons, with the script Adventure is out there above it.
Balloon house and script on the calf
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, showing flying birds, clouds and a forest, shown from two angles.
Birds and forest full sleeve
Colour tattoo on a flank of skin, styled as torn skin revealing a blue sky with two swallows, grey clouds and a rainbow, in a realistic style.
Torn skin revealing sky and rainbow
Colour realism tattoo of an hourglass with a lit candle in the upper bulb and a bare tree in the lower bulb, on the upper arm.
Realistic hourglass with candle and dead tree
Realism tattoo of a stone stairway rising through clouds and light rays, with pink birds, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Stairway through clouds on upper arm
Realism tattoo of an ornate magnifying glass on a forearm, with a black cross and blue sky visible through the lens.
Magnifying glass with cross tattoo on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a great white shark breaching above waves and a second shark with open jaws beneath the surface, on the calf.
Great white sharks on a calf
Realistic colour crucifixion scene tattoo on a forearm, showing a figure with long dark hair on a cross before an orange sun, with a small blood drip near the wrist.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Greyscale and pale pink realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a long staircase rising through clouds towards a column and a burst of light, with a winged figure at the base.
Staircase to light tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of bare trees, flying birds and a small door across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Bare trees and birds on an upper arm
Two realistic colour portraits tattooed side by side on a lower leg, one showing a man with a beard pointing a pistol, the other a bald man with glasses and a beard, against a cloudy sky background.
Two realism portraits of men on a lower leg
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing the outline of the state of Maine filled with a lighthouse on rocky shore, a compass rose and the word MAINE, with a banner reading the way life should be.
Maine lighthouse and compass rose on a calf
Colour tattoo of a purple and black dragon in a realistic style across a person's upper back, with orange and pink clouds behind it.
Purple dragon across upper back
Realism tattoo of a barn, silo and vintage hot rod truck in black and grey with a reddish sky, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Barn, silo and hot rod truck on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of an amber skull beneath a black bare tree with grey splatter marks, on the upper arm.
Skull and bare tree on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a fantasy castle on walking mechanical legs, with clouds and rocky mountains, on the outer thigh.
Mechanical castle with legs on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a palm tree on a forearm, set against a blue watercolour-style sky with sea and sand at the base.
Palm tree and blue sky on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a crucified figure with a crown of thorns on a forearm, with a red blood drip near the wrist.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the state of Oklahoma on an upper arm, filled with a blue sky, red and yellow flowers, a small pink heart and a bird perched on the edge.
Oklahoma state outline with flowers and a bird
Colour realism tattoo of a pine tree landscape under a sunset sky, framed by a black heart outline on a calf.
Landscape inside a heart on a calf
Realism sleeve tattoo on a man's forearm and upper arm showing a ship, a sunset sky, a cross-topped building and a hooded figure in colour and grey.
Realism sleeve with ship, cross and hooded figure
Realistic colour tattoo on a side torso made to look like torn skin, revealing a blue sky with clouds and black swallows in flight across the ribs.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a planet, starfighter, airship, city skyline and sea creatures in a painterly realism style.
Surreal sky and city full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mountain range, a moon and a pine treeline in a rectangular frame on the outer upper arm.
Mountain landscape with moon on an upper arm
Realism style sleeve tattoo of pine forest, rocks and an orange sunset across the upper arm and forearm, with a small deer on the shoulder.
Forest and sunset full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock, a pyramid and flying birds with scrollwork on a calf.
Clock, birds and pyramid on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of two figures in a lightsaber duel inside a circular emblem on the upper back, with a blue sky behind them.
Lightsaber duel in a circle on the upper back
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing palm trees, a surfboard and a beach scene at dusk.
Palm tree beach sunset sleeve
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing roses, clouds, birds and pine trees in realistic shading.
Black and grey sleeve with clouds and birds
Full back tattoo in colour realism showing two muscle cars against a desert sky, with a cracked glass effect and a Route 66 sign.
Two muscle cars and Route 66 sign across a back
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of ravens in flight over a pine forest, with a large raven perched at the lower forearm, shown from two angles.
Ravens and pine forest on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a grinning clown with a red nose and buildings behind it, across the back of a hand.
Grinning clown face on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of palm trees above a beach and waves on an upper arm and shoulder, with blue script lettering above, shown from three angles.
Palm trees and beach on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a coastline with cliffs and sea inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Coastal landscape in a circle on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leaning palm tree over a shoreline on the upper back shoulder, with a crown tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Palm tree and beach scene on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a green forested mountain above a still blue lake with reflections, with black branch silhouettes across the top, on the upper arm.
Mountain lake landscape on upper arm
Realism colour tattoo of a sunset over the sea with a seashell and starfish on the upper arm of a person with long hair.
Sunset beach and shells on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a red covered bridge and orange autumn trees inside a state-shaped outline on a limb.
Covered bridge and autumn trees in state outline