Sleeve tattoo ideas

825 photos and flash · 29% Realism, 21% Botanical · Upper arm most common

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Three-panel photo of a full sleeve tattoo of pink magnolias and green leaves on a turquoise background, running from shoulder to wrist.
Pink magnolia full sleeve
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo of mandalas, flowers and paisley scrollwork covering the shoulder and upper arm on both arms.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on both arms
Two women seen from behind sitting at the edge of a pool, one with a sleeve on her arm and ornate tattoos on her buttocks, the other with rose tattoos across her back and shoulder.
Two women with back and arm tattoos by a pool
Black and grey arm sleeve with a rose on the shoulder and a script tattoo on the ribs, on a reclining woman in a black lace bralette.
Arm sleeve and side script tattoos
Black and grey realism rose sleeve on the left arm and a lotus on the right forearm, with an eye tattoo on the chest, shown in a mirror selfie.
Rose sleeve and eye tattoo on a woman
Black and white photograph of a seated woman with full floral sleeve tattoos on both arms and lotus-style tattoos on her chest, wearing a lace bra and studded belt.
Black and grey sleeves and chest tattoos
Black and white photo of a tattooed person in a floral sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a portrait-style tattoo across the stomach.
Floral sleeve and torso tattoos in black and grey
Full floral sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, black and grey on the left panel and coloured on the right, with flowers, swirls and dotwork.
Floral sleeve tattoo on the arm
Woman seen from behind with arms raised, showing a colour rose and vine sleeve on her right arm and a pink leopard print tattoo on her left upper arm, both in a traditional botanical style.
Roses, vines and leopard print on raised arms
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a shaded rose, leaves and mandala-style flowers on an arm, in a realism and botanical style.
Black and grey rose and mandala sleeve
Black and grey realism rose tattoos covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a vine sleeve continuing down the forearm.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder and arm
Colourful floral sleeve tattoo with roses and leaves on the upper arm and forearm of a person in a rust-coloured bustle gown, leaning on a railing.
Floral sleeve tattoo on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realism rose sleeve with geometric leaf shading covering a woman's upper arm and forearm, photographed in black and white.
Black and grey rose sleeve on an arm
Full sleeve tattoo of peony-like blooms, mandalas and red starbursts in a botanical and geometric style across an upper arm and forearm.
Floral mandala full sleeve on an arm
Back view of a woman on a beach in a striped bikini, showing black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos with roses and leaves on both upper arms and forearms.
Floral sleeve tattoos on a woman at the beach
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo with ornamental paisley and mandala patterns, a flower mandala and a Buddha face near the wrist, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Full arm sleeve with mandalas and a Buddha face
Woman seen from behind with a raised arm showing a black tribal band and a coloured floral sleeve on the upper arm, and a black spider tattoo on the forearm of her lowered arm.
Floral sleeve and spider on upper arm and forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of oak leaves and tree bark in colour, running from the upper arm down to the wrist.
Oak leaves and bark arm sleeve
Three-panel photo of two people embracing, showing a black and grey rose tattoo on a hip, a sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, and a small hand tattoo.
Rose tattoo on hip with sleeve and feather
Black and grey lace-style floral sleeve tattoo running from the upper arm to the forearm, worn by a person in a dark red dress.
Lace-style floral sleeve on the arm
Black and grey Japanese style arm sleeve tattoo with a bird, swirling clouds and pink lotus flowers across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Bird and flower full arm sleeve
Colour full sleeve tattoo of a red rose, orange gerbera and white chrysanthemums with purple blooms and green leaves on an arm.
Full sleeve of roses and chrysanthemums
Full arm sleeve of painterly colour flowers, with a purple and orange tulip on the upper arm, a blue bloom mid arm and a pink dahlia on the forearm.
Colourful floral sleeve on an arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala and rose full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, photographed in black and white against a white brick wall.
Mandala and rose full sleeve
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and buffalo with protea flowers, shown on an upper arm and forearm from two angles.
Black and grey realism animal sleeve
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs
Colourful watercolour-style wildflower sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with purple, orange and yellow blooms and loose black grass strokes.
Watercolour wildflower sleeve on arm