Smoke tattoo ideas

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

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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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clock face with a visible movement and a rose on the upper arm and shoulder, with a cross tattoo at the edge of the frame.
Clock face and rose on an upper arm
Black dotwork drawing of a mountain, pine trees and a small cabin inside a diamond shape with geometric ornament below, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Mountain cabin landscape in a geometric diamond
Traditional style tattoo of a Ouija board with dripping candles, red flowers and a black widow spider on the forearm.
Ouija board, candles and flowers on a forearm
Neo-traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a black heart pierced by green leaves, with a red form with black crosses and dark smoke-like wisps above.
Black heart with green leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shadowy human figure with smoky, fading edges on a lower leg calf.
Shadowy figure tattoo on a calf
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a horned, fanged beast with whiskers and a curling tail, shown on a forearm.
Horned beast with whiskers on a forearm
Black and grey traditional back piece showing an eagle, a steamship inside a heart-shaped frame with flowers, and a snake coiled around a skull on the neck.
Traditional back piece with eagle and ship
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon at sea with a skull in storm clouds, on the upper arm.
Galleon and skull in storm clouds
Three-view photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded grey dragon head at the shoulder with red blossom branches and smoke down the arm, in a Japanese style.
Dragon and cherry blossom full sleeve
Black fine line design of a log cabin with smoke rising from its chimney, mountains, pine trees and a crescent moon, arranged inside a circle on a pale grey background.
Cabin, mountains and pines in a circle
Black and grey realism tattoo on skin showing two facing skulls, a skeletal hand, three butterflies, a rose and swirling smoke.
Two skulls, butterflies and rose in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and shoulders with flame-like shapes on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Realistic bear and flames on upper arm
Neo-traditional flash design of two skulls facing each other, surrounded by purple roses and an ornate frame, drawn on cream paper.
Two skulls and purple roses in an ornate frame
Black ink sketch of an anthropomorphic cat with a hair bun, holding a cigarette, with wisps of smoke rising around the figure.
Sketched cat with cigarette and smoke
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a blue cartoon character smoking a hookah while sitting on a red spotted mushroom, with "Feed Your Head" script lettering beneath.
Blue cartoon character on a mushroom, upper arm
Neo-traditional black and grey tattoo of a log cabin with red chimneys, smoke, pine trees and stars, shown on the forearm.
Cabin with pine trees on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with an updo and smoke, holding a revolver, on the inner forearm.
Black and grey portrait with revolver on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling lion with bared teeth, surrounded by smoke and lightning, on the forearm.
Snarling lion with lightning on a forearm
Flash design of a cracked skull wearing a black gas mask, with green smoke curling around it on a white background.
Skull in gas mask with green smoke
Black and grey realism tattoo of a battleship among rolling waves and smoke, across the outer forearm.
Battleship at sea on a forearm
Black and grey flash sheet of several skulls wreathed in smoke and flame, shown as tattoo designs with no body placement.
Smoky skull flash sheet
Black line drawing flash of a pin-up woman with wavy hair, a black bra top and a bracelet, holding a cigarette to her lips.
Pin-up woman smoking a cigarette
Watercolour style design of three howling wolves with rainbow smoke swirling above them, drawn on a white background with no body placement shown.
Three howling wolves with rainbow swirls
Traditional style tattoo of a red dinosaur head with open jaws, dotwork smoke and falling meteors, and pink and grey flowers, on a calf.
T-rex and flowers on a calf
Realism tattoo of a black classic muscle car in rear view with red tail lights, surrounded by grey smoke, on the forearm.
Classic muscle car in smoke on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a key, with smoky wisps, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and key in black and grey realism
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with ornate filigree, long hair, smoke and a decorated pistol across the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skull woman with pistol on upper arm
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with the numbers 666 above the eye sockets, covering the back of a hand.
Realistic skull with 666 on the hand
Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with a shaded smoky figure tattoo on the other hand, both visible as a man adjusts his tie.
Realistic rose and shaded design on hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with visible gears, fading into smoky shading on the upper arm.
Clock face with gears and smoke on upper arm
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a leather jacket and star badges, holding a blade, with orange and blue washes behind, on the forearm.
Cat in leather jacket with a blade
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an owl perched on stacked books with a wand and a sparkling smoke trail on skin.
Owl perched on books with a wand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion with a flowing mane and a pocket watch beside it, with a Leo star sign above, on the upper leg, shown from three angles.
Lion and pocket watch on the upper leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a money bag, banknotes, diamonds, stars and music notes on the upper arm, shown from three angles.
Skull, money bag and diamonds on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red cabin with a smoking chimney, pine trees and a UFO beaming light, on the outer calf.
Cabin, pine trees and UFO on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a red and black tugboat with grey smoke clouds and a TUG LIFE banner on the arm.
Tugboat with smoke and TUG LIFE banner
Realistic colour tattoo on a back of an armoured knight on a dark horse, raising an axe and holding an eagle shield, with smoke and fire behind.
Armoured knight on horseback with axe
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight with a soft shaded smoky background, on a area of bare skin.
Realistic bird in flight
Black and grey tattoo of a small silhouetted figure with soft grey shading above its head, beside a tiny Roman numeral III, on the outer thigh.
Small silhouette figure with Roman numeral on thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay perched on a branch against a dark smoky background, on the calf.
Blue jay on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a woman in a dotted coat holding a cigarette, with smoke dots rising beside her, on the inner arm.
Woman with a cigarette in a textured coat
Close-up of a fine-line tattoo in teal-blue ink on the side of a neck, drifting from behind the ear down towards the collarbone in wispy, smoke-like trails.
Blue wispy smoke tattoo on the neck
Black and grey steampunk owl wearing a top hat and smoking a pipe, with gears and smoke, tattooed on an upper arm.
Steampunk owl in top hat on upper arm
Black and grey ink drawing of a campfire, a tent and pine trees inside a circle, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Campfire and pine trees in a circle
Black and grey Japanese hannya mask tattoo with swirling smoke clouds on a forearm, shown from the side.
Hannya mask on a forearm