Stripe tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic colour tattoo of an eagle in flight in front of the American flag on an upper arm.
Eagle and American flag on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with teal hair and a starfish beside a treasure chest of gold coins, on an upper arm.
Mermaid and treasure chest on an upper arm
Back view of a man with a large flowing wave tattoo in black outline and orange and brown fills covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Flowing wave tattoo across back and upper arm
Two arms covered in traditional-style tattoos, including a panther head, a feathered headdress, a skull, a snake and roses, placed on the forearms and upper arms.
Traditional sleeves with panther, skull and snake
Colour realism tattoo of a bald eagle head in front of an American flag, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Bald eagle and American flag on upper arm
Two colour tattoos in a neo-traditional style: a forearm portrait of a moustached man with lightning bolts and lettering, and an upper arm portrait of a bearded man in a paper boat hat with an eye and
Two colourful portrait tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Realism style colour tattoo of a waving American flag across the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Realistic waving American flag on shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a tiger's head with orange fur, black stripes and yellow eyes, on the outer upper arm.
Realistic tiger head on upper arm
Black ink tribal sleeve tattoo with bold geometric bands and chevrons covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in profile against a dark stone wall.
Tribal black ink sleeve on shoulder and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a torn, billowing American flag with stars and stripes across a shoulder and upper arm.
Torn American flag tattoo on shoulder
Close-up of two solid black parallel bands tattooed around an upper arm just above the elbow, worn with a blue t-shirt.
Two black bands around an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue striped gift box with a blue bow and a pink burst on an upper arm.
Striped gift box with bow and pink burst
Colour tattoo of a galloping brown horse in front of a waving American flag, on the upper arm.
Galloping horse over American flag
Blackwork tattoo on a raised forearm and upper arm, with solid black bands broken by two thin unpigmented stripes, and a fine ornamental tattoo visible on the shoulder.
Solid black arm bands with two thin stripes
Man with full black and grey geometric dotwork sleeves, snowflake-style shoulder pieces and a chest design, photographed against a dark background.
Geometric dotwork sleeves and chest on a shirtless man
Realistic colour tattoo of an American flag revealed through torn skin on the upper arm, with DON'T TREAD lettering across the top.
American flag under torn skin on upper arm
Close-up of a black-outlined lightning bolt tattoo filled with rainbow stripes on the upper arm of a person wearing a blue top.
Rainbow-filled lightning bolt on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tiger head tattoo with an open snarling mouth, green snake-like detail and black stripes, on the upper arm.
Traditional tiger head on upper arm
Close view of a woman's upper arm with two solid black blackwork bands tattooed around it, with a grey t-shirt and one hand resting on her hip.
Two solid black bands on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eagle with a United States flag, an anchor and a banner reading U.S.N., on the upper arm.
Eagle, flag and anchor on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a snarling tiger head with bared teeth and whiskers on an upper arm.
Snarling tiger head on an upper arm
Back view of a man with a large solid black blackwork tattoo of geometric stripes and angular bands across the back, shoulders and upper arms.
Black geometric stripe tattoo across a back
Colour tattoo of a stylised figure in an ornate headdress beside a small skull, in traditional style, on the outer upper arm.
Ornate figure with skull on upper arm
Black geometric band tattoo wrapping around a woman's bent elbow, with dotwork quatrefoil panels and striped triangles in blackwork style.
Geometric band tattoo around an elbow
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling tiger with bared fangs and long whiskers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Snarling tiger on upper arm
Greyscale realism tattoo of an eagle head in profile over a fading American flag, on the upper arm.
Realistic eagle head and flag on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an American flag showing through torn, shaded skin, in realism style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Torn skin American flag on upper arm
Black geometric tattoo of a heart filled with tribal bands and chevrons, placed on the upper arm of a woman in a black top.
Heart with tribal pattern on upper arm
Small black and grey blackwork tattoo of a castle silhouette with horizontal stripes and a faint circle behind it, on an upper arm.
Castle silhouette on an upper arm
Black blackwork armband tattoo with tribal-style geometric bands wrapping around an upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Tribal-style armband on the upper arm
Colour tiger tattoo on the upper arm, framed by a black tribal band with swirling and triangular patterns.
Tiger within a tribal band on upper arm
Shirtless man with black geometric bands and parallel lines tattooed on his forearm and upper arm, with a solid band around the wrist of the other arm.
Black banded linework on forearm and upper arm
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
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 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
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 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 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
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
Realism tattoo of a tiger's head in orange, black and white with green leaves behind it, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Tiger head with foliage on upper arm
Full arm sleeve in blackwork and dotwork geometric designs, with a dotted mandala rosette and cube patterns on the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork and dotwork geometric arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of stars and a crumpled flag covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with a white tank top worn beside it.
Stars and flag upper arm sleeve
Colourful neo-traditional bee tattoo with stippled glitter wings, shown in two photos on skin, one on the chest and one on the upper arm.
Glitter bee tattoo with sparkles and dotted trail
Black linework geometric tattoo on a man's upper arm, with an inverted triangle, a striped circle and faceted polyhedra in a geometric style.
Geometric triangle and polyhedra on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a curled animal inside a circle with radiating stripes, on the outer upper arm.
Curled animal in a circle on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the state of Texas filled with the Texas flag, showing a blue panel with a white star and white and red stripes, on the upper arm.
Texas flag filled state outline on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a firefighter Maltese cross badge with an axe and ladder over a shaded American flag with stars and stripes on an upper arm.
Firefighter badge and flag on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an American flag with barbed wire wrapped across the stripes and a torn, distressed edge, on the upper arm.
Barbed wire and flag on an upper arm