Sleeve tattoo ideas

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Full arm sleeve tattoo in a realistic style, showing torn skin revealing a red and blue superhero suit pattern on the upper arm and forearm, with a city skyline behind.
Torn skin sleeve revealing a red and blue suit
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of stacked skulls, wisps of smoke and a shadowed figure, shown on the upper arm, shoulder and forearm from three angles.
Skulls and smoke full arm sleeve
Full arm sleeve tattoo in colour showing a swirling galaxy, grey spaceships, a planet and a cartoon astronaut across the upper arm and forearm, photographed from four angles.
Full space sleeve with galaxy and spaceships
Woman in a black slip dress taking a mirror selfie, showing a grey realism rose sleeve on her upper arm, a portrait tattoo on her forearm and a small eye tattoo on her chest.
Rose sleeve and portrait tattoo on arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a skull with a daisy on the upper arm, an eye on the forearm and a cube pattern near the wrist.
Skull and daisy full sleeve with eye and cube pattern
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a clock face, a man in a top hat, an East End London sign and a street lamp.
Victorian London street sleeve in black and grey
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of autumn maple leaves in orange, red and yellow across the upper arm and forearm.
Autumn maple leaves full sleeve
Black and grey realism style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing Alice holding a DRINK ME bottle above a black and white checkerboard, with more tattoo work on the forearm of the other arm.
Alice and checkerboard sleeve on upper arm
Black and white photo of a shirtless man with black and grey script lettering on his chest, neck and hand tattoos, and realism-style sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Script lettering on chest with sleeve tattoos
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a Victorian street, a clock tower above a bridge, a gas lamp and a figure riding a penny-farthing bicycle.
Victorian city street full sleeve
A black and grey realism rose sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a person wearing a dark top, with leaves filling the gaps between the blooms.
Black and grey rose sleeve
Black and grey Japanese style samurai in horned helmet and armour covering a full sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with blossom above the shoulder.
Samurai in armour full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a lion's head with a full mane, a clawed paw at the forearm, and cream blossoms wrapped around a pale band.
Lion and blossom sleeve on the arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a winged armoured angel with a spear standing over a fallen figure.
Winged warrior angel on an upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing three classic horror monster faces among flying bats.
Classic horror monster sleeve with bats
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull holding a sword across a full sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Crowned skull with sword on a full upper arm sleeve
Colourful realistic full sleeve tattoo on an arm with a hummingbird, a robin, sunflowers, dahlias, pansies and blackberries, shown in three views.
Floral realism full sleeve with birds and sunflower
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman's face with a hand near her mouth and a Roman numeral clock on the wrist.
Realism portrait sleeve with clock
Five views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing Jesus with a crown of thorns, skulls, roses, a praying figure and an eye.
Black and grey realism full sleeve with religious and skull
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of skulls, lotus flowers and smoke on an upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Skulls and flowers full sleeve
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an angel with a spear, a woman's portrait, a skeleton and a chained figure.
Full sleeve of angels and a woman's portrait
Black and grey realism style wolf howling at a moon among pine trees, with rocks and leaves, covering a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Howling wolf and pines on a full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a seated Buddha within a radiating halo, lotus flowers and a tiger head.
Buddha, lotus and tiger arm sleeve
Black and grey tattoos of wings across a shirtless man's upper back and shoulder, with script and detailed shading on the upper arm.
Winged back piece with script on the shoulder
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm in realistic colour, showing two green and orange puppet characters, one holding a paintbrush at an easel, with flowers and a vegetable below.
Puppet painters full sleeve on upper arm
Mirror selfie of a torso and both arms covered in colour and black and grey tattoos, including a sugar skull face with dotwork shading on the stomach and roses and a skull on the chest.
Torso and arm sleeves with skulls and lotus flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a falcon head, the Eye of Horus, a queen's portrait and a pharaoh's face.
Egyptian themed sleeve with falcon and Eye of Horus
Colour realism style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a bare tree, maple leaves and a bright sun burst in red, orange and yellow.
Autumn tree and maple leaves on an upper arm
Woman seen from behind with black and grey realistic rose tattoos covering both arms in full sleeves, from upper arm to forearm.
Black and grey rose sleeves on both arms
Colour realism floral sleeve on a woman's upper arm, with a pink rose at the shoulder, orange and pink blooms, and a lotus flower below.
Full floral sleeve with roses and lotus on upper arm
Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour showing galaxies, planets, comets and an astronaut, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve of space scene with planets and comets
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, a compass and a pocket watch covering the upper arm of a woman with blonde hair.
Roses and compass on an upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Three views of a realistic colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing red roses, chains and a jumping spider.
Red roses, chain and jumping spider full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eagle head, a rose and a compass and pocket watch on an upper arm.
Eagle, rose and compass sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing classical statues, a winged figure, floral wreaths and a Greek key pattern at the elbow.
Classical figures and wings full arm sleeve
Shirtless man with a realistic black and grey skull and red sunburst tattoo across his chest and stomach, with geometric linework and red and grey sleeves on both arms.
Skull and geometric full torso and sleeve tattoo
Five-view collage of a realistic coloured full sleeve tattoo of red and magenta orchids with green leaves on a teal background, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Red orchid full sleeve tattoo