Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Full arm sleeve tattoo of a badger, an otter and a fox among orange flowers, leaves and acorns, shown from three angles across the upper arm and forearm.
Woodland animal sleeve with flowers
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo of irises, daffodils, forget-me-nots and lily of the valley on an upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Floral sleeve with irises and daffodils
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl perched on a branch before an orange sun, with orange flowers and yellow leaves, on the upper arm.
Owl with sun and flowers on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink rose wrapped in rope with a grey anchor on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style with soft shading.
Pink rose and anchor on upper arm
Pastel neo-traditional style tattoo of a woman with flowing hair and draped fabric covering the outer upper arm.
Woman with flowing hair on an upper arm
A seated person in a black bra and patterned underwear shows neo-traditional tattoos of two female portraits on the upper arm, a rose on the hand, and ornate scrollwork and a teal wave on the torso.
Portrait and ornamental tattoos on arms and torso
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon woman in a red polka dot bandana and glasses, flexing one arm in front of an orange sun, with a red rose below and a quote in black
Cartoon flexing woman and rose on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a green and cream VW camper van in an ornate grey frame with red hibiscus flowers on the upper arm.
VW camper van and hibiscus on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face with teal markings, feathers, a compass and a jaguar head.
Neo-trad woman and jaguar on upper arm
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo on an upper arm showing orange poppies, a seed pod, a bud and a white magnolia with green leaves.
Poppies and magnolia on an upper arm
Bare back covered in a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a yellow tiger-like figure, an anchor, a ship and a row of roses above a banner.
Large back piece with tiger, anchor and roses
A person reclining outdoors shows a full colour sleeve on one arm, floral and skull tattoos on the legs, and a large skull piece across the torso.
Colourful skull tattoos across legs, arm and torso
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm showing two female profile faces filled with a red and orange sunset, stars, birds and a rope knot below.
Two profile faces in a sunset on an upper arm
A coloured traditional-style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm, with blue roses and a banner reading LOVE HATE, while a man in a burgundy suit holds the arm.
Blue rose and banner sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a key and ribbon on the upper arm, with a small star below.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn with a pastel striped mane and the words Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on the upper arm.
Cartoon unicorn with lettering on upper arm
Neo-trad style tattoo of a black crow in flight with yellow, orange and red circles and white rain strokes, with partial script below, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Crow in flight with rain on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red and orange shaded heart inside blue and yellow filigree scrollwork on the upper arm, in a Neo-trad style.
Ornate heart and scrollwork on upper arm
Close view of a red dragon coiled around a red rose on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Red dragon and rose on an upper arm
Neo-traditional style cartoon tattoo of two smiling toast slices, one with purple jam and one with peanut butter, on the upper arm.
Jam and peanut butter toast characters
Colour tattoo of purple roses, orange and pink flowers and a heart locket tied with ribbon in a bouquet on an upper arm.
Purple rose and flower bouquet with ribbon on arm
Colour tattoo of a moth, peonies and anemones covering the upper arm and shoulder, in a painterly neo-traditional style.
Moth and peony sleeve on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blonde pin-up woman with sugar skull face paint and a red flower in her hair, with black and grey scrollwork below, on an upper arm.
Sugar skull pin-up with scrollwork
Neo-traditional swallows flying among peony flowers and leaves tattooed across an upper arm, with soft pink tones on the petals.
Swallows and peonies on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Medusa with green skin and snake hair, a winged gold headpiece and arrows, on the upper arm.
Medusa with arrows on an upper arm
Neo-traditional jackalope with antlers and long ears, framed by poppies and white blossoms, tattooed on an upper arm.
Jackalope and flowers on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a green horned dinosaur beneath a UFO, an orange planet and red streaks against pink clouds and a blue sky.
Green horned dinosaur and UFO on upper arm
Mixed colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull pin-up woman, a red nautical star and a Harley-Davidson logo.
Sugar skull pin-up and nautical star on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and sprigs across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind.
Botanical flower sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman's face framed by teal hair, octopus tentacles and peach shells, on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with teal hair and tentacles on upper arm
Colour fox head with a white lily and black and grey dotwork flowers on an upper arm, with the forearm raised in a bathroom selfie.
Fox and flowers on an upper arm
Grey shaded unicorn head with a teal ribbon bow, framed by a fine line botanical wreath, tattooed on the upper arm.
Unicorn head in a botanical wreath
Neo-trad colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a half white faceless mask with red marks beside a half grey wolf with yellow eyes and red trim.
Split white mask and wolf on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green Godzilla head breathing against a red sun, with red katakana lettering below, on the upper arm.
Godzilla head with red sun on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a vulture with a red head and a pink rose with green leaves on an upper arm.
Vulture and rose on an upper arm
Collage of six colour neo-traditional tattoos of ornate perfume bottles with smoke clouds, shown on arms and legs.
Neo-traditional perfume bottle tattoos in colour
Two arms pressed together showing matching colourful neo-traditional lucky cat tattoos on the upper arms, one orange and one teal, with flowers and hearts.
Matching lucky cat tattoos on upper arms
Colour tattoo of a blue, teal and magenta feather ending in a quill nib with gold detailing, on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a white vest top.
Colourful feather quill on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bear's head with a geometric mandala on its brow, framed by red and orange flowers and green sprigs, on the upper arm.
Bear head with flowers on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a kokeshi-style doll with green hair holding a parasol, beside a purple blossom, on the upper arm.
Kokeshi doll and blossom on upper arm
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
Blue and orange bird with geometric patterns perched on a branch, tattooed across the shoulder and upper arm in a sketchy neo-traditional style.
Geometric bird on a branch on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a galaxy heart wrapped in pink and red crystals, in a neo-traditional style, on the upper arm.
Crystal and galaxy heart on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a blonde girl with sugar skull face makeup, resting beside a purple puddle and a blue bottle.
Sugar skull girl with bottle on upper arm
Black and grey shoulder tattoo of two roses with scrollwork, lace-like filigree and dangling beaded chains, shown from the back and from the upper arm.
Rose and lace shoulder piece in black and grey
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue elephant-headed figure with a silver ornate headdress and red ear ornaments, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Blue elephant-headed deity on upper arm
Pink peony with grey leaves and two buds tattooed on the upper arm, in a bold neo-traditional botanical style.
Pink peony and buds on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm in a neo-trad and realism style, showing a woman's portrait in an ornate frame with a wolf, a bird and red roses.
Woman portrait with wolf and bird on upper arm