Sleeve tattoo ideas

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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
Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
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
Black linework sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing an elephant head with a jewelled headdress, beaded chains, feathers and roses.
Elephant and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism rose sleeve on an upper arm and a script and pocket watch tattoo on a thigh, shown on a woman crouching outdoors.
Rose sleeve and script thigh tattoo outdoors
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
Full colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Realism style tattoo sleeve on the upper arm with grey shaded roses, a gold keyhole, scrollwork and a butterfly over faded script.
Roses, keyhole and scrollwork on upper arm
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
Colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring a large red rose, purple pansies, white daisies and a blue butterfly.
Floral colour sleeve with rose and butterfly
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