Sky tattoo ideas

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

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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 realism tattoo of a stormy sky with lightning, breaking waves and dark fern silhouettes, wrapping around a forearm.
Stormy seascape on a forearm
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Realism tattoo of palm trees silhouetted against a sunset over the sea, wrapping around the forearm and shown from three angles.
Palm trees and sunset on a forearm
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing zombie figures, character portraits and tattooed lettering in colour.
Zombie and portrait full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant herd walking across a savanna on a person's upper back.
Elephant herd on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with birds flying across the chest, shoulder and upper arm.
Bare tree and birds across shoulder and arm
Colour realism tattoo of a lighthouse on rocks under a red and orange sunset sky, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Lighthouse at sunset on a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a silhouetted child on a wire, a bird on a small wooden structure, bare branches and ruined buildings.
Silhouette child on a wire beneath bare branches