Sleeve tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork mandala and geometric full sleeve tattoo covering a person's arm from the upper arm to the wrist.
Mandala and geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Jack Skellington style face, a spiral-eyed figure, a skull and a jack-o'-lantern.
Halloween character full sleeve in black and grey
A woman in a white bralette and grey underwear shows a black and grey realism-style spread eagle tattoo across her lower abdomen and portrait-style tattoos on both arms.
Spread eagle wings on abdomen with arm sleeves
Arm with a colourful traditional-style sleeve of a rabbit and an animal design on the forearm and upper arm, worn with a white camisole and belt.
Colour animal sleeve on an arm
Man in a grey waistcoat and turquoise tie holding an MR sign, with colourful traditional-style tattoos covering both forearms and small tattoos on the fingers.
Colourful sleeve tattoos on forearms holding an MR sign
Black and grey dotwork mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a white vest top.
Mandala sleeve on an upper arm and forearm
Full colour neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an arm showing Disney princesses including Ariel, Belle and Tiana, with a rose and a frog, across the forearm and upper arm.
Disney princess sleeve across four views
Colour tattoo of a cross-stitch style geometric pattern covering a forearm, with red, teal, green and yellow diamond and zigzag motifs.
Cross-stitch style geometric forearm tattoo
Back view of a shirtless man in black underwear in a kitchen, showing a black and grey ornamental sleeve on the upper arm and a tree design on the forearm.
Black and grey sleeve and forearm tattoos
Black and grey blackwork sleeve in a Polynesian-style tribal pattern covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with a wristwatch on the wrist.
Polynesian-style sleeve on forearm and upper arm
Black and grey realism style roses with leaves and thorny vines covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a white vest top.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm sleeve
Black and grey eagle tattoo with spread wings across the upper back, with a sleeve tattoo on the raised arm.
Eagle tattoo across a man's back
Woman seen from behind riding a longboard on a rural road, with tattoos across her back, arms, thighs and calves.
Tattooed back and legs on a longboard
Colour traditional tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a red and white striped lighthouse, orange roses, an anchor and rope.
Lighthouse, rose and anchor sleeve
Back view of a large black and grey dotwork tattoo with a central spiral in a diamond frame, extending across the shoulders and down both upper arms and forearms.
Full back dotwork spiral with geometric sleeves
Arm with a colourful cartoon sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, holding a comic-printed skateboard with orange wheels.
Cartoon sleeve tattoo on an arm holding a skateboard
Torso of a person in a navy and yellow PLC 46 shirt, showing colour sleeve tattoos with musical notes and a landscape on both arms.
Colour sleeve tattoos with musical notes and landscape
Close view of a heavily tattooed arm with a bold traditional rose and other coloured designs on the forearm, and dark tattooed knuckles and hand resting on a bare thigh.
Traditional rose sleeve with hand tattoos
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a forearm and upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with stars, leaves and a dagger around her.
Profile portrait and stars on a full sleeve
Black ornamental mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a beige camisole, shown in fine linework.
Mandala sleeve from shoulder to wrist
A woman with long wavy hair and dark tattoos on her outstretched arms stands on a rocky cliff above the sea, with a small island in the distance.
Woman with dark arm tattoos on a sea cliff
Woman seated on a wooden dock with a black and grey tattoo sleeve running from her forearm up to her upper arm, with boats in the harbour behind her.
Black and grey arm sleeve on a woman on a dock
Black and grey biomechanical full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing metal plates, gears, chains and a shield emblem, shown in three photographs.
Biomechanical full sleeve with gears and chains
Full arm sleeve tattoo in Japanese style showing a blue-green scaled serpent, red flames and dragon heads, shown from three angles.
Full sleeve with dragons and serpent in Japanese style
Close-up of a woman in a white graphic t-shirt, showing small black lettering tattoo reading KEEP GRL PWR on her left forearm and a dark tattoo sleeve on her right arm.
Keep grl pwr script on a forearm
Dark henna-style mandala and paisley sleeve covering a woman's forearm and upper arm, with a white crop top and a sunlit brick wall behind.
Mandala and paisley sleeve on arm
Colour realism full sleeve tattoo of lilies, magnolias and a bluebird on a branch over a green and orange background, shown from four angles on an arm.
Floral full sleeve with bluebird on branch
Woman seen from behind with black and grey leaf and botanical tattoo sleeves on both upper arms and forearms, with a waterfall and green forest behind her.
Leafy tattoo sleeves on a woman by a waterfall
Woman seen from behind in a black slogan T-shirt, showing a red flower and geometric tattoo on her right upper arm and forearm, grey tattoos on her left arm, and a neck tattoo.
Red flower and geometric sleeve seen from behind
Botanical tattoo sleeve on a forearm showing succulents, fern fronds and small pink flowers in soft, muted colour.
Succulents and ferns on a forearm sleeve
Black tribal blackwork sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold bands and triangle patterns, shown against a dark background and a grey sleeveless top.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on arm
Black and grey rose tattoos on a man's upper arm and forearm, shown with a white graphic tee and black suspenders.
Rose tattoos on arms with graphic tee
Shirtless man with a colour traditional winged emblem and two stars on his chest, with tattooed sleeves on both arms and tattoos across his stomach.
Winged emblem chest piece with full sleeves
Black and white photograph of a woman seen from behind with a black ornamental sleeve tattoo on her left arm and smaller linework on her upper back.
Ornamental arm sleeve, black and white back view
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a realistic lighthouse, a woman's portrait and a rose, across the forearm and upper arm.
Lighthouse and portrait full sleeve
Full arm sleeve tattoo in realistic colour showing an eggplant, tomatoes, broccoli and corn on the cob across the upper arm and forearm.
Vegetable sleeve with eggplant, tomato and corn
Colour full arm sleeve tattoo of a space scene with planets, nebulae, stars and astronaut figures, shown from four angles on the upper arm and forearm.
Space scene full sleeve on an arm
A full sleeve tattoo of feathered wings in grey and beige with red shading, running from the upper arm down to the wrist on a man wearing a white vest.
Feathered wing full sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton embracing a sugar skull woman with a rose in her hair, covering the back, with sleeves on both arms.
Skeleton and sugar skull couple on full back
Arm with a full sleeve tattoo of mandalas, crystals and leaves in dotwork and shading, covering the forearm and upper arm.
Botanical and crystal sleeve on arm
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Realistic grey and red forearm tattoo showing a gas mask, a skull and a red spiral, shown on a person's forearm against a dark background.
Gas mask and skull sleeve on a forearm
Close view of heavily tattooed arms in a traditional style, with a pin-up figure, stars, roses and a crescent moon on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional sleeve tattoos on two arms
Black and grey traditional-style sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a man in a white tank top printed with the words I FITNESS BECAUSE I FOOD.
Arm sleeve tattoo with white slogan tank top
A heavily tattooed forearm and hand in black, grey and red ink reach towards a bare hand with a ring against a plain white background.
Tattooed forearm and hand reaching towards a bare hand
Six views of a full colour sleeve tattoo on an arm, with red and orange lilies, blue swirls and bubbles on a black background.
Colourful lily full sleeve from six angles
Black and grey Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing armour plates, a scale pattern and swirling shapes.
Japanese armour sleeve on an arm
Three-angle photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a grey biomechanical creature with tentacles, skulls and faces in realistic shading.
Biomechanical full sleeve with tentacles and faces