Smoke tattoo ideas

473 photos and flash · 44% Realism, 14% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Colour tattoo of a light blue classic Volkswagen Beetle with purple smoke clouds, in a neo-traditional style, on a person's upper back.
Classic VW Beetle with smoke on upper back
Colour tattoo of a grey kaiju monster breathing a blue flame, surrounded by red flames and orange clouds, on the lower leg.
Kaiju monster breathing fire on a calf
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a green dragon and a grey dragon among clouds and cherry blossoms, spanning the upper back and shoulders.
Twin dragons across a back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wreathed in smoke on the outer forearm, photographed against grey paving.
Skull with smoke wisps on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a red fox with feathered wings and leafy branches across a person's back, shown in two photographs.
Fox and feathered wings across a back
Colour cartoon-style tattoo of a blue genie reclining on a purple cushion beside a gold lamp with a smoke trail, on the top of a foot.
Blue genie reclining beside a gold lamp on a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a snarling wolf head with bared teeth and smoky clouds, on the inner forearm.
Snarling wolf head on a forearm
Colour lettering tattoo reading Mischief Managed in a circle, with a purple smoke trail, green and yellow stars and a wand on an arm.
Mischief Managed lettering with purple smoke trail and wand
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing an armoured figure with a spear beneath a large bird with spread wings.
Armoured warrior with spear and bird on a back
Neo-traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a Cheshire Cat grin, cupcake, top hat, teacup, red spotted mushrooms and playing cards above a 'Drink Me' bottle.
Alice in Wonderland upper arm piece
Black and grey realism chest tattoo showing two portraits beside a steamship and a framed oval scene.
Black and grey portrait chest piece
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an angel with wings, a robed bearded saint, a raven and a clock face with Roman numerals.
Angel, saint and clock full sleeve
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a mountain, pine forest and a cabin with smoke, set inside a diamond shape on the forearm.
Mountain, pines and cabin in a diamond
Black and grey realism tattoo on the thigh showing a veiled woman among clock gears and a Roman numeral clock face.
Clockwork woman and gears on a thigh
Black ink illustration of a woman with a hair bun and tattoos of a swallow, skull and Darth Vader helmet on her upper arm, traditional style.
Tattooed woman with blaster illustration
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a tiger head above a woman's profile with closed eyes, with a skull held in a hand on the side of the body.
Tiger and woman full back piece with skull
Black and grey realism tattoos on two forearms, showing a Coca-Cola bottle with a lime wedge on the left and a Jack Daniel's bottle and glass on the right.
Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel's bottles on forearms
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue TARDIS with a banner reading Just a Madman with a Box, with purple smoke and sparkles, on a forearm.
TARDIS with banner on a forearm
Thigh tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two red roses at the top left and black and grey feathers trailing to the right, in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and roses on a thigh
Sketch-style tattoo of a skull with a smoking pipe and grey smoke wisps, with orange wash shading, on the outer thigh.
Skull with pipe and smoke on a thigh
Black and white flash drawing of a hand with crossed fingers holding a cigarette, with lettering around it and a small anchor on one finger.
Crossed fingers holding a cigarette
Colour tattoo of a flower-painted VW Beetle wrapped in smoke, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Flower power VW Beetle on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an upside-down raven wrapped in chain beneath a pocket watch and smoke, shown on the upper arm.
Upside-down raven and pocket watch
Colour realism tattoo of a snarling werewolf with a glowing orange eye and a clawed hand, shown in two side-by-side photos on the lower leg.
Snarling werewolf with clawed hand on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a beaded chain, above a key, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and key on upper arm
Black and grey realistic drawing of a raven in profile, with fine smoke-like swirls curling around it on a white background.
Realistic raven with smoke swirls
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage coupe with whitewall tyres and smoky clouds on the forearm.
Vintage car tattoo on forearm
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo covering a person's back, with a coiling body, clawed feet and wispy cloud-like smoke.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo design on tracing paper showing a bearded man in a helmet beside a ship in a bottle, with flowers and a hand.
Bearded sailor and ship in bottle design
Black line flash of a woman in a polka dot headscarf and sunglasses with a cigarette, above the words MONEY and TALK$, shown on a white background.
Money talks woman in headscarf flash
Colour tattoo of monarch and swallowtail butterflies with pink lilies and purple smoke running down a woman's back, in a botanical realism style.
Butterflies and lilies across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull beneath a Roman numeral clock face, with swirling shading, on a forearm.
Skull and Roman numeral clock on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a snake coiled around a peony-like flower with smoke above, on a forearm.
Snake coiled around a flower on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of an orange lily with buds and green stems on an upper arm, set against a blue background with swirling smoke and a partial face.
Orange lily with blue smoke on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of two crossed daggers over a pentagram in a sun burst, with the words Fear No Evil below, on an upper arm.
Crossed daggers, pentagram and Fear No Evil on arm
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship inside a bottle with a rope stopper, on the forearm, in a traditional style with bold outlines and stippled shading.
Ship in a bottle on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a wolf with swirling clouds on the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Wolf and swirling clouds on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo on a stomach showing a galaxy, a winged fox above a campfire, and bundles of herbs on each side.
Galaxy, winged fox and campfire on stomach
Colour tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with green eyes and a red cherry in neo-traditional style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Cheshire Cat and smoke on upper arm
Black line drawing of an ornate genie lamp with two roses, leaves and swirling smoke, with script lettering, shown as a flash design on cream paper.
Genie lamp and roses flash with script
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a girl with an umbrella, a red heart balloon, rats and a brick wall, photographed from three angles.
Street art sleeve with umbrella girl and rats
Two matching heart-shaped traditional tattoos with scalloped yellow borders on forearms, one showing a cabin among pines under a moon, the other a forest scene with a moon.
Matching heart-frame forest tattoos on forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a grim reaper holding a scythe and smoking a cigarette, with 'Life's a Drag' script, on the upper leg.
Grim reaper with scythe and script
Realistic colour tattoo of a red muscle car with a dark shadowed background, sitting on the forearm.
Red muscle car on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a sleeping dog merging into a mountain cabin scene with pine trees, stars and a crescent moon, on a calf.
Sleeping dog and mountain landscape
Black and grey tattoo across a man's upper back and shoulder showing a hockey mask, a bladed glove, a doll face, chains and a knife, in a realistic collage style.
Horror film collage across back and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo on the back of a screaming woman with birds breaking into flight, with handwritten lyrics running down the left side.
Screaming woman and birds on back
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a face on a thigh, with bat shapes and partial lettering, shown in a two-panel mirror photo.
Greyscale portrait tattoo on thigh