Stencil tattoo ideas

99 photos and flash · 19% Geometric, 15% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Four-panel collage of a faceted gem tattoo with radiating rays on a forearm, from stencil and linework to coloured shading in purple, grey and green.
Faceted gem with rays on forearm, four stages
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a globe with a latitude grid and soft shaded continents, with arrow lines extending outward, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Globe with compass arrows on the forearm
A dark chevron stencil on a forearm, held in place by a paper band, while a hand wipes the skin with a green cloth.
Chevron stencil on a forearm
Gloved hands press a blue and purple transfer stencil of a dome and rain-like design onto a forearm ahead of tattooing.
Transfer stencil being applied to a forearm
Small black serif lettering reading PARTY, set vertically on the inner wrist of a forearm, with its mirrored stencil visible on the paper below.
PARTY lettering on the inner wrist
Three-panel collage of a winged cartoon cat tattoo: a purple stencil on skin, a gloved tattooist working on the outline, and the finished blue and black cat on the upper arm.
Winged cartoon cat on the upper arm
Red heart and black and grey stencil-style figure tattooed on a forearm, beside a printed reference design of the same motif.
Heart and figure stencil on a forearm
A hand presses transfer paper onto a forearm, leaving a black spiky leaf stencil design on the skin.
Black spiky leaf stencil on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala flower tattoo with a trailing dotted line on the inner forearm, with a stencil blurred in the background.
Mandala flower with dotted line on a forearm
Black geometric unicorn tattoo with faceted hatched linework on a forearm, with its paper stencil beside it.
Geometric unicorn tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with hanging drops on the inner forearm, shown beside its printed stencil.
Lotus mandala tattoo on forearm
Fine line feather tattoo on the inner forearm, shaded from orange through pink and purple to teal, with ornamental swirls and dots, beside its paper stencil.
Gradient feather tattoo on a forearm
A grey botanical leaf stencil being pressed onto a forearm, with a hand holding the transfer paper in place.
Botanical leaf stencil on a forearm
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala patterns on a forearm, with a paper stencil of the same design beside it.
Mandala cat on a forearm
Collage of wrist and forearm tattoos showing a black Deathly Hallows symbol, a small colour Winnie the Pooh on the wrist, and a black linework butterfly on a forearm, with application products.
Deathly Hallows and Winnie the Pooh tattoos collage
Realism style compass with feather leaves in grey shading and teal accents, tattooed on the inner forearm of an arm held up towards the camera.
Compass and feathers on an inner forearm