Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Two matching calf tattoos in colour: a rope-wrapped anchor with a red heart on the left leg and a fishing rod on the right, both set in blue watercolour splashes.

Anchor and fishing rod on calves

Colour tattoo of two sunflowers and clusters of purple lilac with green leaves, running across an upper arm and onto the shoulder.

Sunflower and lilac sleeve on upper arm

Neo-traditional tattoo of two wolves, one black and snarling and one grey-blue with a gold headpiece, framed by pink, red and orange peonies on a thigh.

Two wolves with peonies on a thigh

Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman wearing goat horns and two skulls, with a snake coiled around her arm, shown on paper.

Horned woman with skulls and snake flash

Neo-traditional flash design of a perforated triangular metal form overlapping gold and purple roses, green leaves and a red runic circle with blood drips.

Perforated pyramid with roses and runic circle

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple sweet in a brown fluted case, with cream 'eat me' script and a small pink flower, on the lower stomach.

Eat me candy tattoo on the lower stomach

Colour tattoo of a red dragon breathing a fireball in a neo-traditional style, running down the side of a torso over the ribs.

Red dragon breathing fire on ribs

Colour tattoo of a grey otter holding a speckled pebble, with pink flowers, green leaves, a blue cloud and an orange sun behind it, on the forearm.

Otter with pink flowers on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a pink-frosted cupcake with a yellow flower, beaded trim and blue lace wrapper, with bold black outlines on skin.

Cupcake with flower tattoo

Colour tattoo of Yoda in front of a Jedi symbol with a galaxy-toned ring and small X-wing fighters, on the thigh.

Yoda and X-wings on a thigh

Colourful geometric skull tattoo with a green headband and black eye patch shape on a calf, in a neo-traditional style.

Geometric skull on a calf

Neo-traditional tattoo of teapots, a pink cloud and a red rose inside a lace-edged frame on the thigh.

Teapots and rose on a thigh

Witch profile with roses and banner

Neo-traditional tattoo of teal, plum and coral flowers with green leaves and buds across the outer thigh.

Colourful flower cluster on the thigh

Colour tattoo of a fox riding a chopper motorcycle on a calf, shown from two angles.

Fox riding a chopper on a calf

Pencil-style drawing of a princess with long flowing hair, decorated with red and yellow roses, in a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.

Princess with roses in her hair design

Forearm tattoo of a teal heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole, framed by grey filigree scrollwork in a neo-traditional style.

Heart padlock with scrollwork on a forearm

Colour peacock feather tattoo in purple, orange and teal, with black and grey feather barbs, on the side of the ribs.

Peacock feather on the ribs

Colour neo-trad style tattoo on the top of a foot showing a claddagh with a red heart and crown, flanked by small Mickey Mouse ear silhouettes in red and black.

Claddagh and Mickey ears on the foot

Neo-traditional flash drawing of a pink scallop shell holding a white pearl, with green seaweed and teal dots, drawn on paper.

Pearl in a pink shell design

Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on a leg of a grinning alien with an exposed brain and bulging eyes, beside red lettering reading ACK! ACK! ACK!, flying saucers, leaves and red flowers.

Alien with exposed brain and ACK! ACK! ACK! lettering

Colourful neo-trad style tattoo of a cassette tape with a yellow label and a trailing black ribbon, on a calf, set against coloured dots and a green and yellow wash.

Cassette tape on a calf

Pencil flash design of an ornate compass rose with a fleur-de-lis point and True North lettering, shown in black and grey without any body placement.

Compass rose with True North lettering

Neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a skull in an ornate oval cameo frame, with red roses, a beaded chain and a pendant.

Skull in cameo frame with red roses on a thigh

Neo-traditional tattoo of a brown cat wearing a red bow tie, with coloured flowers below, shown on a limb in a three-panel photo.

Cat in a bow tie with flowers

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a tabby cat with wide amber eyes, wearing a sailor cap with an anchor and a navy collar with a red neckerchief, on a forearm.

Sailor cat on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a brown tree with rainbow heart-shaped leaves and four swallows in flight, in a neo-traditional style, on the back.

Rainbow heart tree with swallows

Colourful botanical tattoo of a tree with a rose-like canopy and black roots across the upper back, in a neo-traditional style.

Tree with rose canopy on a upper back

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of stacked teacups with pink flowers and a purple fan on an arm, with grey shaded flowers below.

Stacked teacups and flowers on an arm

Colour tattoo of a crab with a brown, pink and blue mandala-style flower for its body and blue and purple claws, in a neo-traditional style on a limb.

Crab with mandala body in colour

Black line drawing of a winged angel with flowing hair, framed by open roses, rosebuds and leaves, shown as a botanical-style tattoo design with no body placement.

Winged angel with roses design

Back of a woman with a neo-trad style chandelier and two roses tattooed across her upper back, shaded in grey with purple and pink accents.

Chandelier and roses across a upper back

Black and grey realistic pocket watch tattoo with exposed gears, a beaded chain and scrollwork, sitting on the forearm.

Pocket watch with beaded chain on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a seated pink cat with blue eyes and patterned lace-like shading, on the forearm.

Patterned pink cat on an arm

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a night mountain landscape with a moon and stars, set inside a leaf shape on the calf.

Night mountain landscape inside a leaf

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl within a pocket watch, with roses, leaves and wings, on a forearm.

Owl and pocket watch on a forearm

Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a green frog and orange octopus tentacles on the side of a neck, set against a teal wash.

Frog and octopus on the neck

Pencil sketch of a barn owl with spread wings, laurel sprig, arrows and an ornate hourglass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.

Owl with wings and hourglass design sketch

Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up styled Snow White figure with a red bow, framed by a rope border, red roses and a banner reading waiting for true love's kiss.

Pin-up Snow White with banners and roses

Neo-traditional style tattoo of two beetles in blue, orange and black ink, surrounded by dotwork stippling on a forearm.

Two beetles with dotwork on a forearm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an orange and yellow rose with bold black outlines and green leaves on the forearm.

Orange rose with green leaves on a forearm

Colour forearm tattoo with dice, a piggy bank, the Monopoly man and a red banner, in a neo-traditional style on the forearm.

Monopoly themed dice and piggy bank forearm

Colour traditional style tattoo of two facing profiles inside a heart outline, framed by purple pansies and a bud, on the forearm.

Profile faces in a heart with pansies

Neo-traditional tattoo of a skull in a knitted bobble hat with an eyepatch, crossed crochet hooks and a HOOKED banner, on a leg.

Skull in a knitted hat with crossed crochet hooks

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a roaring tiger and a green snake with a red disc and flames, on the upper arm.

Roaring tiger and snake on upper arm

Colourful compass rose and anchor with a rope on the inside of a forearm, with watercolour splashes in orange, green, blue and pink.

Compass and anchor with watercolour splashes

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Martian head with exposed brain and bulging eyes in a glass dome, with ACK lettering, on the calf.

Martian head in dome with ACK lettering on a leg

Colour tattoo of a black lace heart with purple roses and grey leaves on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.

Lace heart with purple roses on a forearm