Stripe tattoo ideas

327 photos and flash · 26% Blackwork, 23% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Close photograph of a hand holding a green bottle, with a black striped blackwork tattoo wrapping across the fingers.
Striped black tattoo across fingers
Blackwork geometric tattoo of parallel bands and a diamond pattern on a forearm and wrist, partly covered by a turquoise bracelet.
Black geometric bands on wrist with turquoise jewellery
Black and grey realistic tiger head with a body extending down the upper arm, shown on a shirtless man in a studio.
Realistic tiger on upper arm and shoulder
Five vertical strips of black geometric patterns on white, including diamonds, triangles and chevrons, shown as flash designs with no body placement visible.
Five black geometric band designs
Infinity symbol tattoo with a red stripe running through it and the word Survivor in script lettering, shown on skin in black and grey with red shading.
Infinity symbol with Survivor script
Black and grey ornamental tattoo across the upper back and nape, with a rose on the shoulder, photographed from behind.
Ornamental back piece with rose on shoulder
Black and white photo of two fingers: a fine line arrow with leaf-shaped fletching on one finger, and a solid chevron with a small dot on the other, both placed on the hand.
Arrow and chevron tattoos on fingers
Bold black blackwork tattoo of an optical swirl of curved stripes on the upper arm, with a red sleeve above it.
Black optical swirl on an upper arm
Black and white photo of two hands clasped together, each ring finger wearing a black banded ring tattoo.
Matching black band ring tattoos on fingers
Two side-by-side photos of a blackwork tattoo of three solid black bands encircling a lower leg just below the knee.
Three solid black bands on a calf
Framed traditional-style flash design of two blue swallows, red roses and striped banners with red lettering, displayed on a table.
Traditional swallows and roses flash in a frame
Coloured pencil drawing of a tiger's green-gold eyes and striped brow with rainbow drips, a design that could work as tattoo flash.
Tiger eyes with rainbow drips
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a striped cat curled around the upper arm, with bold outlines and shaded stripes.
Striped cat tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a peace sign filled with red and white stripes and blue stars, placed on the ribs.
Peace sign with American flag on ribs
Fine line tattoo of alternating grey and red parallel lines wrapping around the inner forearm and wrist.
Parallel lines wrapped around a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile on the calf, with detailed fur stripes and whiskers.
Realistic tiger head on a calf
Fine line tattoo of several thin coloured bands encircling a wrist, with the hand resting on a knee beside a plaid cushion.
Thin coloured lines around a wrist
Fourteen black and grey ink drawings of feathers, some with bold banded stripes and some with plain pale quills, arranged in rows on a grey background.
Sheet of black ink feather studies
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a sailor hat and striped top, framed by a coiled rope, on a forearm.
Sailor cat in a rope frame on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo on a leg showing a black cat draped over an ornate oval frame containing a red-haired girl with X-marked eyes and a skull at the base.
Black cat and red-haired girl in an ornate frame
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled cloud, an umbrella, a long-dressed figure and a striped cup.
Cloud, umbrella and dress on a forearm
Full colour traditional tattoo of a gold anchor with chain, a silver USN lettering and a naval emblem over an American flag on the upper arm.
US Navy anchor over American flag
Black blackwork tattoo of a bat with spread wings in front of a spired gothic castle, on the calf near the knee.
Bat and gothic castle on a leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm with solid black bands and a thin white stripe, fading into stippled dots towards the wrist against a dark background.
Dotwork gradient band on a forearm
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoo of hexagons and star shapes covering a forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Geometric dotwork forearm tattoo
Black and grey realistic tiger head tattoo framed by fine line circles and arrows on the upper arm.
Tiger head in geometric circles on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the American flag, with dotted stars, on the back of a person's neck.
American flag on the back of the neck
A gold and orange design of a tiger's face and striped markings forming butterfly wings, with antennae, on a black background.
Tiger and butterfly hybrid design in gold
Metallic silver and black geometric band tattoos wrapped around a woman's forearm and wrist, with dot details above the wrist.
Metallic geometric bands on a forearm
Close view of a fine line tattoo of three parallel lines encircling a forearm, shown against a grey-blue backdrop.
Three thin lines around a forearm
Realism and abstract blend tattoo on a man's chest and shoulder, showing a black raven on thistle stems with a flying bird, red and grey bands and Latin lettering.
Raven and thistle across chest and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer with bamboo leaves, covering the whole of a person's back.
Walking tiger and bamboo across a full back
Black and white drawing of a full sleeve tattoo design in a geometric tribal style, with bands of triangles, chevrons and curved stripes on an upper arm outline.
Tribal-style sleeve design drawing
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's green eyes with orange, black and white stripes across the fur, on a person's back.
Tiger eyes tattoo on the back
Small colour fine line tattoo of pink and red chevrons ending in a heart, on the inner forearm below a rolled plaid sleeve.
Chevron band with heart on a forearm
Three side-by-side photographs of a colour tattoo of a tiger face with cream circles on a person's leg.
Orange tiger tattoo on a leg
Black and white line drawing of six labelled arms and hands, lettered a to f, each covered in geometric bands, chevrons and triangles on the forearm and hand.
Six arm and hand tattoo patterns in line drawing
Colourful tiger tattoo with black stripes across the side of the ribs, shaded in loose orange, pink and yellow washes.
Watercolour-style tiger along the ribs
Black outline tattoo of a rainbow with rays, a sun, a star, a heart and curved stripes on the inner forearm.
Rainbow, sun, star and heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a tiger paw print with a tiger face and black stripes in each toe pad, shown on skin.
Tiger paw print tattoo
Back view of two legs with black blackwork tattoos forming a cathedral skyline, striped sun and arched bridge across the thighs and knees.
Black landscape design across both thighs and knees
Colour tattoo of a cuttlefish with grey and black banded mantle and brown tentacles on the outer calf, photographed from behind with the knees visible.
Cuttlefish tattoo on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm and wrist, with concentric circles and graduated bands that fade from solid black to fine stippling.
Dotwork circles and bands on a forearm
Two solid black vertical bars tattooed across a man's upper back, with fine text lines down his upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Two solid black bars across upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue race car with the number 14 and grey smoke shading, on a shoulder.
Blue race car with number 14 on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a circle filled with horizontal stripes on the inner forearm.
Striped circle on an inner forearm
Black ink tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's wide grin and striped tail on an ankle, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a tiger face with striped butterfly wings and green eyes, with black outlines and drips, on a person's shoulder blade.
Tiger face with butterfly wings on shoulder