Smoke tattoo ideas

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Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of an oni demon mask with koi fish and clouds covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Oni mask and koi on upper arm and shoulder
Traditional style drawing of a coloured tobacco pipe with a red bowl and blue smoke curling above it, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Smoking pipe with curling smoke design
Two matching neo-traditional tattoos of a night camping scene with mountains, pines, a tent and a campfire, sitting on the upper arms of two people.
Matching camping scene on two upper arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull partly wrapped in smoke, shown on the back of a hand against a black background.
Realistic skull in smoke on the back of a hand
Drawing of a tattoo design showing two stacked skulls with sugar skull forehead ornaments, swirling smoke lines and red roses, with no body placement shown.
Stacked sugar skulls with red roses
Black and grey realistic Joker portrait with a playing card across a man's back, with sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Joker portrait across a full back
Close-up of a black fine line outline tattoo of an elephant on a snake-like coil across the inner forearm, with a hand holding a lit cigarette.
Elephant and snake outline on a forearm
Four side-by-side views of a black and grey tattoo on an upper arm, showing a raised fist with radiating lines, banknotes, swirling smoke and a star.
Raised fist with rays and banknotes on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a leg showing a UFO, an agency badge, a hand holding a cigarette, a mobile phone, pink flowers and a banner reading Mulder it's me.
Mulder quote banner with UFO and badge
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with two roses and smoky shading on the inner forearm.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a grey skull with glowing teal eyes above a smaller red skull, on the inner forearm against a dark background.
Glowing teal skull and red skull on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black and brown lit match with grey smoke rising, framed by red and grey tattoo work on skin.
Lit match with smoke in traditional style
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a rose stem, smoke-like wisps and the words Comfortably Numb, on the outer thigh.
Anatomical heart with rose stem on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hooded grim reaper with a skull face holding out a hand above skull coins, with wispy smoke behind.
Hooded reaper with skull coins on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a purple perfume bottle with a gold cap, pink cherry blossoms and a teal feather on the forearm.
Perfume bottle with blossoms on a forearm
Japanese-style drawing of a samurai skull in a helmet, surrounded by a serpent, skulls, white chrysanthemums and red lightning on a dark smoky background, with no body placement shown.
Samurai skull and serpent with chrysanthemums
Black and grey realism tattoo of a car emerging from smoke with a script line beside it, on the side of the ribs.
Car in smoke with script on ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of three sunflowers with green leaves and a pale smoky swirl across the back of a hand.
Sunflowers and leaves on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf with smoky shading and maple leaves, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Howling wolf and maple leaves on the ribs
A loose watercolour-style tattoo of a seated figure on a blue shape, with purple and pink washes running up the back of a leg from the calf to the thigh.
Watercolour figure tattoo on a calf
Black and grey back tattoo of a winged angel, clouds and smoke on the shoulder blades, with script panels and sleeve work on the upper arms.
Winged angel and clouds across a back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red-haired clown with a red nose and teal ruffled collar on an upper arm.
Red-haired clown with ruffled collar
Painted tattoo design on paper of a grey skull in profile, with a dark blue and purple galaxy-like smoke trail flowing from its jaw.
Skull with galaxy smoke trail design
Realistic peach rose tattoo with green and black smoky shading on the inner forearm.
Peach rose tattoo on a forearm
Realistic pocket watch with a chain and a poppy flower on a forearm, shaded in black and grey with small gold accents.
Realistic pocket watch and poppy on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of two crossed pistons with connecting rods and a central spark plug, surrounded by smoke or flame shading, on skin.
Crossed pistons and spark plug with smoke
Black ink dotwork drawing of three pine trees, a crescent moon, a campfire with smoke and a small tent on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pine trees, moon and campfire design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton couple with sugar skull detailing, surrounded by butterflies, swirls and a rose on a veil.
Skeleton couple with butterflies and rose
Black and grey realism tattoo of a semi truck with smoke, a moon and the script The Ride Home, on the calf.
Semi truck with The Ride Home script
Neo-traditional Cheshire Cat tattoo with teal eyes and teal fur highlights, surrounded by dark smoke, on the upper back.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on upper back
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a hippy camper van with a peace sign and flowers, surrounded by butterflies and smoke, on an upper arm.
Hippy camper van with butterflies
Three angles of a full sleeve tattoo of a samurai in a menpo mask and kabuto helmet beside a horse, in Japanese style on the upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai and horse sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style cloud tattoo with dotwork wisps on a forearm, with the arm bent at the elbow and a grey t-shirt sleeve behind.
Black cloud motif on a forearm
Black and grey floral tattoos cover a forearm and the back of a hand, with ornate lettering across the neck of a person with dark hair.
Floral sleeve and hand tattoos with neck lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and roses, with a skull above, on a shoulder and upper arm.
Pocket watch and roses on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a faceted anatomical heart filled with a starry galaxy, framed by red triangle outlines and a watercolour smoke trail, on the side of the ribs.
Geometric galaxy heart on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a genie lamp with teal smoke forming a Mickey Mouse shaped gap, on the lower leg.
Genie lamp with smoke on a leg
Drawn tattoo design of a winged spark plug with a crossed wrench and screwdriver, set against grey smoke and a yellow starburst.
Winged spark plug with crossed wrench and screwdriver
Black ink line drawing of a mountain, clouds, pine trees, a tent and a campfire above the words KEEP IT SIMPLE, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Mountain camp scene with Keep it simple lettering
Pencil drawing of a lotus flower with flames or smoke curling above it, surrounded by scrolls and smaller lotus blooms, shown as a tattoo design on a cardboard background.
Lotus flower with smoke swirls design
Black and grey realism full sleeve showing helmeted warriors with spears and shields, a skull and a snarling beast, on the upper arm and forearm.
Spartan battle full sleeve
Black and grey razor tattoo on the back of a hand, with further dark tattoos on the forearms, while the hand holds a cigarette.
Razor tattoo on the hand, holding a cigarette
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon, skulls and a tentacled creature across the chest and upper arm.
Horned demon and skulls across chest and arm
Realistic green viper coiled across a back tattoo, with a red rose below and dark smoke and purple shapes above.
Green viper and red rose on the back
Black and grey upper arm sleeve with red cherry blossoms, a shaded skull and a pocket watch, in a Japanese style.
Cherry blossom and skull sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a plague doctor in a beaked mask and top hat, holding a smoking candle in a skeletal hand, on a forearm.
Plague doctor with smoking candle on a forearm
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a grey dragon with red stripes and cherry blossom branches across the top of a foot and ankle.
Japanese dragon and cherry blossom on a foot
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on an upper limb showing an eye within a triangle, a rose, a green serpent, a banner reading BLACK and a book at the base.
Eye, rose and serpent colour piece on a limb