Sleeve tattoo ideas

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Colour realism sleeve tattoo of orchids and a monarch butterfly on an arm, set against a blended green, orange and blue background.
Orchids and monarch butterfly sleeve
Realistic nebula full sleeve tattoo in teal, green and orange with glowing red stars, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Nebula full sleeve on an arm
A man in grey underwear wearing a wristwatch shows a black and grey sleeve of skulls and roses on his forearm, with a larger dark design on his thigh.
Forearm sleeve and thigh piece in grey
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo of mandalas and roses covering the upper arm and forearm, worn by a person in a black graphic vest top.
Black and grey mandala and rose arm sleeve
A woman in a bikini wades in turquoise water beside a boat, showing a large black ornamental sleeve tattoo with floral and tribal patterns on her right arm, in blackwork style on the upper arm and
Blackwork floral sleeve on a woman's arm
A woman in a lace dress shows a full colour sleeve tattoo of roses and flowers covering her upper arm and forearm, holding hands with a man in a grey suit.
Full colour rose sleeve on an arm held by a partner
Shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his chest, shoulder and upper arm, shown against a dark patterned background.
Tribal black ink across chest, shoulder and arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve in black and grey dotwork, with geometric flowers, circles and linked shapes covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey geometric flower sleeve
Colourful full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm, with bright orange, green, pink and blue ink in a bold cartoon-style design.
Colourful full arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a magpie on a leafy branch on a forearm, with greyscale shading of a small animal below, while a person stirs a green bowl in a kitchen.
Magpie and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey traditional full arm sleeve in the old school style, with a skull, an hourglass, a dagger, a woman's head and a ship, on an arm worn by a person in a white t-shirt.
Traditional black and grey full sleeve
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a realistic style showing an astronaut helmet on the upper arm, a nebula and planet in the middle, and an astronaut on a red desert landscape near the wrist.
Space sleeve with astronauts and planets
Man in a white tank top with a black handwritten slogan, showing colourful sleeve tattoos of owls and flowers on both arms.
Colourful sleeve tattoos with a slogan tank top
Three-view photo of a full arm sleeve in neo-trad comic book style showing the Joker, Batman, and HA HA and BANG lettering on the upper arm and forearm.
Batman and Joker comic book arm sleeve
Black and grey blackwork paisley and dotwork sleeve covering a forearm and upper arm, worn with a dark tank top.
Paisley blackwork sleeve on forearm
Black and white mirror photo of a shirtless man with a geometric blackwork sleeve on one arm and a mandala tattoo on the shoulder.
Blackwork sleeve and shoulder mandala
Woman in white lingerie standing in a kitchen, showing a sleeve tattoo of flowers and figures across her upper arm, forearm and side.
Sleeve tattoo with flowers on arm and side
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo with grey dotwork mandalas and a flower of life pattern on the upper arm, and red and teal feather forms running down the forearm.
Full sleeve of mandalas and red and teal feathers
Back view of a woman in black lace underwear showing a black and grey realism sleeve on her arm, an om lotus and script tattoo on her thigh, and a clock design on the back of her hand.
Black and grey sleeve, thigh and hand tattoos
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a koi carp with chrysanthemums and clouds in Japanese style, shown from three angles on an upper arm.
Koi and chrysanthemum arm sleeve
Full arm sleeve in a biomechanical style with a skull and organic mechanical forms, shaded in dark ink on the upper arm and forearm.
Biomechanical skull sleeve on an arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a portrait of a woman and roses on the upper arm and dotwork flowers on the forearm.
Floral sleeve with portrait on upper arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a sunflower, a rose, a lotus and an ornate elephant head with mandala detailing.
Sunflower, rose and elephant arm sleeve
Black and grey ornamental blackwork sleeve tattoo with spirals and fern-like motifs running from the upper arm down to the hand, shown against a white wall.
Ornamental sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a white rabbit holding a pocket watch, with a teacup and saucer and a small silhouette below.
White rabbit and teacup forearm sleeve
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix full sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Phoenix full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship, compass and banner reading she adjusted her sails, covering the upper arm.
Sailing ship and compass sleeve
Three-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey geometric dotwork, with mandala-style rosettes and circular patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Geometric mandala full arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork mandala with an animal face tattooed on the outer thigh, with a geometric blackwork sleeve on the forearm of a hand resting on a bare leg.
Mandala thigh tattoo with geometric forearm sleeve
Close view of a bold black Polynesian tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and chest, with geometric bands and chevron patterns.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest piece
Man seated on steps with full traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms and colourful tattoos of a rose and a female profile on his legs.
Full sleeves and leg tattoos on a seated man
Dotwork and linework floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with red blossoms at the top and black flowers below.
Floral sleeve on an upper arm
Solid black tribal tattoo with a sun face on the chest, extending over the shoulder and down the arm to the wrist, shown on a shirtless man.
Tribal sun chest piece and arm sleeve
Back view of a woman with a full Japanese style back tattoo of a geisha among flowers, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Full back Japanese geisha piece with sleeves
Black ink Sanskrit script, om symbols and a dotwork mandala across a man's chest and shoulder, with more tattooing on the upper arm.
Sanskrit mantra chest and mandala shoulder piece
Full sleeve tattoo of a galaxy with nebulae and ringed and banded planets in blue, pink and purple, shown from six angles on a black background, covering the upper arm and forearm in realism style.
Galaxy and planets full sleeve tattoo
Three views of a black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo with roses and mandala patterns covering a woman's arm from shoulder to forearm.
Rose and mandala full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm showing roses, a skull, a bird and leaves, with the upper arm and forearm visible.
Black and grey rose and skull arm sleeve
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
Colour biomechanical sleeve on an upper arm showing a blue turbine fan, a spark plug and segmented metal plates.
Biomechanical turbine and engine sleeve
Black monogram-style repeat pattern covering a man's arm from the shoulder to the wrist, shown in a full sleeve tattoo.
Monogram pattern full sleeve on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a lion, a roaring gorilla and a tiger above a rose, a cross and a pagoda.
Lion, gorilla and tiger black and grey sleeve
Woman's arm with a colourful Japanese-style sleeve tattoo showing a red peony, a female figure and blue swirls, photographed in a mirror selfie.
Japanese-style sleeve with rose and figure
Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey blackwork and dotwork, with ornate geometric patterns running from the shoulder to the wrist.
Ornate geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork sleeve on an arm, with a mandala-style motif on the upper arm and bands of pattern running down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on an arm
Black tribal tattoo in a bold Polynesian-inspired pattern covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a man.
Tribal black sleeve across shoulder and chest
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic floral sleeve tattoo with roses and leaves covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on arm and shoulder
Colour leg sleeve tattoo of cartoon film strip scenes covering the thigh and calf, shown from two angles.
Cartoon film strip leg sleeve on thigh and calf