Sleeve tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realistic roses with leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder, shown from the side.
Black and grey roses on upper arm and shoulder
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm in neo-traditional style, showing a snarling brown bear head against a starry night sky with green and yellow swirls.
Colour sleeve with bear and night sky
Black and grey Japanese dragon full sleeve tattoo with scales, waves and clouds, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Japanese dragon full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on the upper arm showing a helmeted classical warrior, a horse head and a bearded figure, shown from three angles.
Classical warrior and bearded figures sleeve
Colour neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing two barn owls, pink flowers and leaves.
Barn owls and pink flowers on an upper arm
Realistic grey plate armour tattoo with rivets and a fleur-de-lis emblem covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles.
Plate armour shoulder and arm sleeve
A seated woman with colour tattoos on her forearm and shoulder, outline stars on her thigh and a red and green snake on her calf, on a black leather sofa.
Star and snake tattoos on bare legs
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an arm and shoulder, with a monarch butterfly, roses and asters, and a blue butterfly on the upper back.
Butterfly and floral sleeve on an arm
Colour tattoo of orange peonies, buds and teal-green leaves forming a sleeve across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Peony sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of autumn maple leaves in orange, red and yellow across the upper arm and forearm.
Autumn maple leaf full sleeve
Four-panel photo of a colourful full arm sleeve of mandala and floral designs in a geometric style, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of coloured mandalas
Black and grey full arm sleeve of realistic roses and flowers on an upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Black and grey rose sleeve
Traditional style full arm sleeve tattoo in bold colour across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, featuring a rosette, a grey skull in a hat, roses and an orange flower.
Traditional full sleeve with skull and roses
Shirtless man with a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a galaxy, planets and a crescent moon on his chest, with roses and an eye on both arms.
Full colour galaxy chest and arm sleeves
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a rose, a skull with a compass star and a sailing ship.
Black and grey skull and ship sleeve
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve tattoo of roses, leaves and geometric mandala patterns on an upper arm and shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of lilies, fuchsia and magnolia blossoms on a woman's shoulder, upper arm and forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Lily and blossom sleeve on upper arm
Torso with a large colour neo-traditional tattoo of glowing honeycomb hexagons and organic swirls across the chest and ribs, with sleeve work on the upper arms.
Colourful honeycomb and organic torso tattoo
Black and grey photograph of a raised arm with a Japanese style sleeve on the upper arm, showing clouds, swirling waves, wings and script lettering.
Japanese style arm sleeve with wings and script
Three views of a man's arm with a full sleeve tattoo of a seated Buddha, lotus flowers and grass in watercolour-style colour washes and black ink, shown on the upper arm and forearm.
Seated Buddha and lotus full sleeve
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue and red swallow in flight with an orange wash behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Swallow with orange wash on the shoulder
Woman seen from behind with black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos covering her upper arms and forearms, standing before a misty waterfall.
Botanical and feather sleeves, waterfall backdrop
Full back tattoo of black tribal patterns with chevron and spiral panels, photographed on a man's back with his arms partly tattooed.
Full back tribal pattern tattoo with sleeves
Two arms and the upper back of a figure on a black background, covered in grey and red geometric star and flower tattoos on the upper arms, forearms and shoulders.
Geometric sleeve tattoos on both arms
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold geometric patterns, spirals and solid black areas framed by bare skin.
Tribal sleeve tattoo on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird, a skull and German text, shown from two angles on an arm.
Bird, poppies and skull full sleeve
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with large orange lilies, skulls and green leaves on a dark background.
Orange lily and skull full sleeve
Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.
Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering a bent upper arm and the back of the shoulder, shown from behind against a plain wall.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Colourful Japanese-style peony sleeve tattoo with pink petals, green leaves and dark clouds, wrapping the upper arm and shoulder.
Pink peonies and leaves on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoos cover a man's arms, shoulders and upper chest, with mandala and hexagon patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeves on arms and chest
Black and grey dotwork mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with a dark tank top visible.
Mandala sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a winged stone-like angel figure, a second figure and carved faces near the elbow.
Winged statue full arm sleeve
A full arm sleeve in Japanese style, with black ground, grey wind-swept clouds, red cherry blossoms and a pink geometric cube pattern across the upper arm, shown from several angles.
Japanese cloud and blossom arm sleeve
Back of a woman showing a colourful Japanese style back piece of cherry blossom and flowers, with a green snake sleeve on the arm and a woman portrait tattoo on the upper arm.
Japanese back piece with cherry blossom and arm sleeve
Realistic grey skull surrounded by orange and yellow sunflowers, tattooed across an upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and sunflowers on an upper arm
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and geometric patterns covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Black and grey Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, running down towards the forearm, shown from two angles.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on an arm
Black and grey Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with woven and geometric bands.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Roman numeral clock face, gears, a key, a rose and a pocket watch.
Clock, rose and feather full sleeve
Black tribal tattoo covering the chest, shoulder and arm of a shirtless man, with a sun-like face at the centre of the chest piece.
Tribal sun chest and arm sleeve
Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a shirtless man seen from behind in a gym.
Floral sleeve on a shirtless man seen from behind
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Black tribal patterned tattoo covering a man's chest, shoulder, upper arm and ribs, with bold swirls and geometric shapes.
Tribal patterned chest, shoulder and arm tattoo
Side-by-side photos of a Japanese-style swirling cloud tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, the left before treatment and the right after, with the colour noticeably faded.
Japanese swirl sleeve before and after laser fading
Shirtless torso with black script lettering across the chest, an eagle on the upper chest and neck, and tribal-style blackwork on the shoulder and upper arm.
Script lettering, eagle and tribal chest and arm tattoos
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Polynesian-style sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey blackwork sleeves with paisley and lace-like patterns and floral shoulder pieces, shown on a person with hands pressed together in front of the face.
Blackwork sleeves with floral shoulder pieces