Smoke tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a cigarette with rising smoke wisps on the lower leg, shown on hairy skin.

Cigarette with smoke on a lower leg

Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pizza slice in a tarot card frame with the words LA FETTA, on a forearm.

Pizza slice tarot card on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a cabin with smoking chimney, pine trees and rolling hills inside a scalloped heart frame, on the thigh.

Cabin landscape in a heart frame on a thigh

Traditional black and grey log cabin tattoo with pine trees and smoke on the back of a hand, with the words AND GUIDE ME HOME below.

Log cabin and lettering on the back of a hand

Neo-traditional flash design of a braided, dark-haired figure holding a green skull bottle, flanked by birds and roses, with a banner reading Over Your Dead Body; no body placement shown.

Braided figure with potion bottle and banner

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 ink drawing of a figure wearing a balaclava with white eye and mouth openings, holding a cigarette with smoke rising from it, on white paper.

Balaclava figure smoking, ink drawing

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black cat looking at a crystal ball, with a red rose and a jack-o-lantern on a lower leg, shown in three side-by-side panels.

Black cat and crystal ball on a leg

A realistic tattoo of a coilover shock absorber wrapped in smoke and red flames, on the calf of a leg.

Coilover shock and smoke on a calf

Black and grey Buddha face with pink blossoms, a pagoda and a coloured lotus across an upper arm, in a Japanese style sleeve.

Buddha face, pagoda and lotus upper arm sleeve

Traditional colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with orange explosions, a gear motif and banners reading We only have what we remember, on an upper arm.

TARDIS and explosions on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, flowing hair and a crescent ornament on the forearm.

Sugar skull woman portrait on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, two skulls and folded banknotes.

Pocket watch, skulls and banknotes on an arm

Black and grey geisha portrait tattoo with a flower hair ornament on the back of a hand, with smoky swirling shading on the forearm above.

Geisha portrait tattoo on the back of a hand

Black ink dotwork tattoo of a fish riding a bicycle while smoking a cigarette, placed on the leg.

Fish riding a bicycle and smoking

Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals wrapped in chains, across the upper arm and shoulder.

Cracked pocket watch and chains on upper arm

Realistic forearm tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red eyes, smoke swirls and a skull below, shaded in grey with red accents.

Sugar skull woman and skull on a forearm

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a tiger head with a cigarette and a curling smoke line, on a section of skin.

Tiger head with cigarette

Flash drawing of a cartoon skull wearing a motorcycle helmet and goggles, with red eyes, a bearded jaw and a cigarette, shown as a design with no body placement.

Skull in helmet and goggles with cigarette

Tiger head and flowers on an upper arm

Colour tattoo of a red lily with black and grey smoke-like swirls on the side of a person's ribs, in a realistic and Japanese-influenced style.

Red lily with smoke swirls on ribs

Colour neo-trad tattoo of a walrus wearing a red beanie and red and white striped jumper, smoking a pipe, on the side of the torso.

Walrus in beanie and striped jumper

Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing an orange bear beneath green trees and a cabin with smoke rising from its chimney, with teal triangles below.

Bear, cabin and trees on an upper arm

Back of a person with a blurred watercolour tattoo in green and grey shading over a thin black line running down the spine.

Watercolour spine line on a back

Black and grey realistic hourglass tattoo with a skeletal figure and skull, shown across the back.

Hourglass with skull across the back

Silhouette dissolving into red petals on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an hourglass with a chain and lightning background, on a forearm.

Skull hourglass on a forearm

Traditional-style flash design of a bearded sailor in a knitted cap smoking a pipe, framed by rope, with an anchor, laurel leaves and a red flower below.

Bearded sailor with pipe and anchor

Realistic colour tattoo of a plague doctor mask and black hat with green smoke on an upper arm.

Plague doctor mask on upper arm

Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate lantern with a rose, leaves, bees and radiating rays, drawn as a tattoo design.

Lantern and rose design with bees

Traditional style sleeve tattoo on a limb, showing a skull with red roses, a pink rose, diamonds and yellow flowers in bold colour.

Traditional skull and rose sleeve

Black ink drawing of a sugar skull skeleton woman with a hair bun, hand fan and cigarette, on a parchment-coloured background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.

Sugar skull skeleton lady with fan

Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and swirling smoke shading on the forearm, shown from two angles.

Pocket watch and swirls on a forearm

Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo of a diver in a vintage helmet, a skull and boxy machinery, shown from three angles across the upper arm, forearm and hand.

Diver, skull and machinery full arm sleeve

Four views of a black and grey arm sleeve tattoo showing a cat figure with a headdress, birds in flight and ornamental scrollwork, across the upper arm and forearm.

Cat goddess and birds arm sleeve in black and grey

Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling smoke across a woman's upper back and shoulder.

Black and grey phoenix across a shoulder blade

Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington beside two carved pumpkins with pale smoke swirls, across the side of the ribs.

Jack Skellington and pumpkins on ribs

Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo with smoky swirls across a woman's shoulder and upper back.

Wolf head tattoo on a shoulder

Colour neo-trad tattoo of a sloth in a top hat, monocle, bow tie and smoking a pipe, framed by roses and swirling smoke on the upper arm.

Sloth in top hat and monocle on upper arm

Solid black blackwork tattoo of a stag's head and antlers within swirling smoke shapes, shown on a forearm.

Stag silhouette blackwork on a forearm

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a tent, campfire and pine trees under a crescent moon, on an upper arm.

Camping scene with tent and campfire

Black and grey realism tattoo of a figure in a gas mask with a ribbed hose and helmets on the forearm.

Gas mask soldier on a forearm

Realism black and grey tattoo of crossed bullets on an upper arm, with smoky shading behind them.

Crossed bullets on an upper arm

Black and grey tattoo on the side ribs showing a crow inside a dark crescent, a rabbit, a falling figure in a dress with smoke-like tendrils, and the words let go in script.

Rabbit, crow and falling figure on the ribs

Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with smoky shading on the side of a ribcage, with a white top lifted above it.

Shaded skull tattoo on the ribs

Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a skull, city skylines and partial lettering, shown without any body placement.

Skull and cityscape tattoo design in grey pencil

Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe and hourglass on the upper arm.

Grim reaper with scythe and hourglass on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with closed eyes, wisps of smoke and a glowing orb with lightning near the wrist.

Realistic woman's face and lightning on forearm