Sleeve tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded classical bust and a pocket watch with Roman numerals on an upper arm, with gothic tracery running down the forearm.
Classical bust, pocket watch and tracery sleeve
Back of a man showing a large black and grey realistic tattoo of a veiled face with lowered eyes, with colourful biomechanical tattoos on both upper arms.
Veiled face back piece with biomechanical sleeves
Realistic grey skull surrounded by orange and yellow sunflowers, tattooed across an upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and sunflowers on an upper arm
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
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
Three views of a full arm sleeve on a man's arm, with a black and grey clock face, a shaded hand, geometric linework and red splashes.
Clock and hand full arm sleeve
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a galaxy, a ringed planet and a dark forest of bare trees, in colour.
Galaxy and forest full sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo sleeve of a space scene with ringed and banded planets and nebula clouds, shown across a full leg from thigh to ankle.
Space scene leg sleeve with planets and nebula
A woman in a white and dark blue swimsuit printed with a shark shows realistic black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm and hand.
Tattoo sleeves and a shark print swimsuit
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing armour plates with a stylised monogram on the shoulder and chainmail-style knotwork below the elbow.
Armour and chainmail sleeve with monogram
Woman in a white strapless dress holding a bouquet of orange and yellow flowers, with a realistic portrait tattoo on her upper arm and a colourful floral sleeve on her forearm.
Bride with tattooed arms holding a bouquet
Black and grey thigh tattoo showing a shaded figure with long hair, a cross, roses, a feather and script lettering, photographed on a seated leg.
Thigh sleeve with portrait, roses and script
Black and grey tattoo of a striped lighthouse surrounded by swirling clouds and waves, covering a forearm.
Lighthouse and clouds on a forearm
Black and grey Viking chest and arm sleeves, with two longships and tattooed portraits in the sails above a large Thor's hammer on the stomach.
Viking ships and Thor's hammer chest piece
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 floral leg sleeve with roses, foliage and script running from ankle to thigh, with the leg raised against a wooden jetty.
Floral leg sleeve with script
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 full leg sleeve tattoo with roses, a woman's portrait and script across the thigh and calf, photographed with legs raised on a wooden pier.
Full leg sleeve with roses and portrait
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
Large realistic tattoo of a praying Virgin Mary with a halo across a shaved scalp, with tattooed forearms crossed beneath it.
Praying Madonna tattoo on a shaved scalp
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 of a tiger on the forearm running down to a shaded rose on the back of the hand.
Tiger sleeve and rose on the hand
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
Realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a wolf head at the top, a tiger face in the middle and a rose near the wrist, in black and grey shading.
Wolf, tiger and rose forearm sleeve
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