Sleeve tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve of roses, a compass and a pocket watch on an upper arm, worn by a woman with long blonde hair seen from behind.
Roses, compass and pocket watch sleeve
Woman seen from behind with a tattooed back, including skulls, a coloured Snow White portrait and script, and sleeve work on her arm in a neo-traditional style.
Back and arm tattoos with Snow White portrait
Colour neo-traditional sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a princess in a yellow gown holding a rose and a mermaid beside a fish.
Disney princess sleeve across upper arm and forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve tattoo of roses, leaves and geometric mandala patterns on an upper arm and shoulder.
Floral mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoos showing a spread-wing design on the stomach, a realistic animal sleeve on the arm and a rose on the back of the hand.
Winged design on stomach and realistic arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a multi-storey pagoda above gnarled bare branches, running down the upper arm and forearm.
Pagoda and bare tree on an arm sleeve
Both arms of a person in a white sleeveless garment are covered in colour and grey tattoo sleeves with roses and a dragon-like figure, from upper arm to wrist.
Full sleeves on both arms
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of lilies, fuchsia and magnolia blossoms on a woman's shoulder, upper arm and forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Lily and blossom sleeve on upper arm
Torso with a large colour neo-traditional tattoo of glowing honeycomb hexagons and organic swirls across the chest and ribs, with sleeve work on the upper arms.
Colourful honeycomb and organic torso tattoo
Woman seated on a striped bed showing traditional tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, hand and lower leg, including roses, an eagle and a portrait.
Traditional arm and leg tattoos with roses
Black and grey photograph of a raised arm with a Japanese style sleeve on the upper arm, showing clouds, swirling waves, wings and script lettering.
Japanese style arm sleeve with wings and script
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo with a koi fish on the upper arm and shoulder and wave-like linework on the forearm.
Koi and wave sleeve on a arm
Three views of a man's arm with a full sleeve tattoo of a seated Buddha, lotus flowers and grass in watercolour-style colour washes and black ink, shown on the upper arm and forearm.
Seated Buddha and lotus full sleeve
Woman seen from behind with black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos covering her upper arms and forearms, standing before a misty waterfall.
Botanical and feather sleeves, waterfall backdrop
Full back tattoo of black tribal patterns with chevron and spiral panels, photographed on a man's back with his arms partly tattooed.
Full back tribal pattern tattoo with sleeves
Blackwork and red-line sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a circular symbol, arrow-like marks and lettering.
Abstract black and red arm sleeve
Two arms and the upper back of a figure on a black background, covered in grey and red geometric star and flower tattoos on the upper arms, forearms and shoulders.
Geometric sleeve tattoos on both arms
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold geometric patterns, spirals and solid black areas framed by bare skin.
Tribal sleeve tattoo on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird, a skull and German text, shown from two angles on an arm.
Bird, poppies and skull full sleeve
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing zombie figures, character portraits and tattooed lettering in colour.
Zombie and portrait full sleeve
Black and grey geometric full sleeve tattoo on an arm, featuring a large cicada above a mandala with dotwork shading and floral detail.
Cicada and mandala full sleeve
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with large orange lilies, skulls and green leaves on a dark background.
Orange lily and skull full sleeve
Woman with long dark hair and a black and grey tattoo sleeve on her left arm, a dark ornamental tattoo on the back of her hand and a rose and script design on her right forearm.
Tattoo sleeve and hand piece with rose
Four views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a raven, a realistic eye, bare branches and the words Go with the flow.
Raven, eye and tree full sleeve
Pencil sketch of a mermaid with shell and starfish tattoo designs on both upper arms and forearms, drawn in red and blue on kraft paper.
Mermaid tattoo design sketch
Black blackwork and dotwork full sleeve with mandala-style panels and fern motifs covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a black vest top.
Black ornamental full sleeve with fern motifs
Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.
Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering a bent upper arm and the back of the shoulder, shown from behind against a plain wall.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Colourful Japanese-style peony sleeve tattoo with pink petals, green leaves and dark clouds, wrapping the upper arm and shoulder.
Pink peonies and leaves on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tree branches and birds in a night sky across a realistic arm sleeve, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Tree and birds sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism arm sleeve on a man's upper arm and forearm, showing a skull, a feathered wing, smoke and scrollwork.
Black and grey skull and wing arm sleeve
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoos cover a man's arms, shoulders and upper chest, with mandala and hexagon patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeves on arms and chest
Black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch and roses on the left arm, and script lettering across the ribs of a woman in a black bikini.
Pocket watch sleeve and script lettering on torso
Black and grey dotwork mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with a dark tank top visible.
Mandala sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a winged stone-like angel figure, a second figure and carved faces near the elbow.
Winged statue full arm sleeve
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the upper arm showing a mermaid with a zodiac medallion, a red heart, pink roses, a skull and a blue rose.
Mermaid and heart upper arm sleeve
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
Two side views of a colour tattoo of white birds in flight against soft purple, blue and teal clouds, covering the upper arm.
White birds in flight over purple clouds on an upper arm
A full arm sleeve in Japanese style, with black ground, grey wind-swept clouds, red cherry blossoms and a pink geometric cube pattern across the upper arm, shown from several angles.
Japanese cloud and blossom arm sleeve
Black and grey photograph of a woman's upper arm, hip and thigh tattoos, including a rose-like design on the thigh, with her face cropped out of frame.
Black and grey tattoos on arm, hip and thigh
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
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with typewriter-style lettering tattooed across her upper back and sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Typewriter text tattoo across upper back
Colourful floral sleeve tattoo with dotwork fill covering the upper arm and forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sleeve tattoo on an arm
Mirror selfie of a neo-trad colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a large Dalek with blue lightning and stacked boxes.
Dalek colour sleeve tattoo
Two photos of a colourful traditional-style sleeve on an arm, with a black steam locomotive with red details on the upper arm and a cartoon-style face and other scenes on the forearm.
Steam locomotive arm sleeve
Back of a woman showing a colourful Japanese style back piece of cherry blossom and flowers, with a green snake sleeve on the arm and a woman portrait tattoo on the upper arm.
Japanese back piece with cherry blossom and arm sleeve
Black and grey sleeve tattoo of clouds and ornamental shading on a man's forearm and upper arm, with a small tattoo visible on his ankle.
Black and grey cloud sleeve on forearm
Black and grey photograph of a man seen from behind, with a skull tattoo and other tattoo work on his upper arm and forearm, wearing a dark t-shirt with a printed slogan.
Black and grey arm tattoos with a slogan tee