Sleeve tattoo ideas

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Realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a barn owl, red poppies, a fox head and green foliage.
Owl, poppies and fox on a full sleeve
A shaded black and grey feather sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with his hand resting near his shoulder.
Feather sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Close view of a pink rose sleeve tattoo with grey linework leaves and petals across the upper arm and elbow, in botanical style.
Pink roses sleeve on an upper arm
Blackwork geometric sleeve covering an arm, with solid black rectangular panels, fine white-skin lines and a diamond pattern band around the elbow.
Black geometric sleeve on an arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tall redwood tree with ferns and red berries forming a full sleeve from the upper arm down to the wrist.
Redwood tree sleeve on arm
Black and grey dotwork full sleeve on an arm, filled with mandala medallions, floral motifs and an eye-and-sun design across the upper arm and forearm.
Mandala and dotwork full arm sleeve
Black script lettering across the ribs beside a black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch on the upper arm and forearm.
Script on ribs and pocket watch sleeve
Black and grey landscape sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a castle on a rocky headland under a sunburst, with hills and a church above.
Coastal landscape sleeve with castle and sunburst
Black and white photo of a woman in a crochet bikini showing a full sleeve tattoo of roses and ornamental patterns on her arm.
Rose and ornamental full sleeve on a beach
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo with roses and a bird across the upper arm and forearm of a person seated on a vintage pickup tailgate.
Floral sleeve with a bird on the arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoos with roses and ornamental designs on the upper arm and forearm of a woman holding a camera.
Sleeve tattoos on a woman holding a camera
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern covering a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a sunburst motif and bands of chevrons and triangles.
Polynesian-style chest piece and arm sleeve
Back view of a person with a large greyscale skull tattoo across the back, portrait tattoos down the thighs and a sleeve on the arm, wearing a purple thong.
Skull and portrait back and leg tattoos in greyscale
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian style covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person, with bold chevron bands and solid black fills.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Colourful traditional-style sleeve of peonies, roses and a unicorn on a woman's arm, with lettering on her fingers and a white t-shirt behind.
Traditional floral sleeve with peonies and roses
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder and upper chest, made of bands, chevrons and sunburst-like patterns.
Polynesian tribal sleeve and chest piece
Back view of a woman with raised arms, showing a large colourful back tattoo of an ornate octopus-like central design and a blue and purple arm sleeve.
Ornate octopus back piece and colour sleeve
Black and grey tattoos cover a woman's arm, hand, thigh, calf and ankle as she kneels on sand beside the water.
Black and grey tattoo sleeve and leg on beach
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of pink flowers and green leaves on a person's upper arm, with a hand resting on a white top.
Floral sleeve on an upper arm
Colourful peacock tattoo with feather eyes covering the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock sleeve on upper arm
Bold black tribal sleeve tattoo with swirling and spiked shapes covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with his torso and a tiled studio room visible behind.
Tribal black sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Colour Japanese sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with orange flames, a pink flower, a purple bloom and green scales.
Japanese flames and flowers on an upper arm sleeve
Woman seen from behind with black and grey sleeve tattoos on both arms, including roses, wearing a white tank top.
Black and grey sleeve tattoos seen from behind
Two crossed forearms covered in black blackwork tattoos of lattices, diamonds, dots and spirals, with stylised motifs on the upper arm, against a dark background.
Blackwork geometric sleeve on crossed arms
Black and grey tattoos of wings across a man's back and shoulder, with script on the shoulder blade and a detailed sleeve on the upper arm, photographed from behind.
Winged back piece and arm sleeve
Traditional style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring red roses, a ship in a bottle and a dagger in bold colour.
Traditional rose and ship sleeve on arm
Black and grey geometric cube tattoo with a lotus inside on the left upper arm, beside a black and grey rose sleeve on the right upper arm and forearm.
Lotus in a cube and rose sleeve on arms
Realism-style upper arm and shoulder tattoo in black and grey, showing a torn-skin effect revealing a Celtic cross, eagle, engraved armour plates and chainmail.
Armour plate sleeve with Celtic cross and eagle
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with floral motifs covering an upper arm down towards the elbow.
Black and grey mandala sleeve
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a grinning Joker face, a bat symbol and other dark figures.
Joker and Batman full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey ornamental sleeve tattoo running down the upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a studded leather harness and layered beaded necklaces.
Black and grey sleeve beside leather harness
Full colour Neo-trad style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Maleficent figure with green and purple tones and a princess figure above, with partial lettering at the wrist.
Disney character sleeve on an arm
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
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo across the upper arm and forearm, showing an angel with wings, candles, a pocket watch, a skull and an eye.
Black and grey realism sleeve with angel and pocket watch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion and two roses covering the upper arm and forearm as a full sleeve.
Lion and roses realism sleeve
A woman with long blonde hair and a dark tattoo sleeve on her upper arm and forearm sits on rocks in a forest stream, holding a glass pipe.
Woman with tattoo sleeve by a forest stream
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a watercolour Union Jack, a punk figure in a long coat, a stencil girl with a heart balloon and a quote in script, in mixed black and grey and colour
Union Jack sleeve with punk and stencil figures
A woman lying down wearing a black top and black briefs, with black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, ribs and thigh.
Black and grey tattoos on arm, torso and thigh
Colour traditional chest tattoo of a snarling blue wolf beside a yellow crescent moon and grey clouds, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Snarling wolf and crescent moon on chest
Black mandala and lace-like sleeve tattoo covering the forearm and upper arm of a woman in a white top, with arms raised in bright sunlight.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing an eye, an angel, a pocket watch and skulls.
Realism sleeve with angel, eye and pocket watch
Five views of a colourful traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a mermaid, a shark, sailing ships, a castle and fish in a sea scene.
Under-the-sea full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a winged cherub on the upper arm and a classical sculpted face with flowing curls on the forearm.
Cherub and classical sculpture sleeve
Black and grey tattoo sleeve on the upper arm and forearm of a person photographed from behind in a black t-shirt.
Black and grey tattoo sleeve seen from behind
Black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's left arm and a fine line mandala tattoo on her upper back, photographed outdoors on a beach.
Rose sleeve and mandala on a beach
Upper arm tattoo of botanical scrollwork with grey flowers and vines over pink-toned swirls, shown against a dark background.
Floral scrollwork sleeve on upper arm
Woman sitting on sand with black and grey rose tattoos covering her forearms and upper arms, in a sleeve style.
Rose tattoos on both arms at the beach
Four-panel photo of a person with a full torso and arm tattoo bodysuit in green, teal, brown and black, including a skull with an omega symbol on the back and a star on the front.
Full torso and arm tattoo coverage