Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Pencil flash drawing of two owls perched on a branch with leaves, in a neo-traditional style, shown without a body placement.
Two owls on a branch design
Close up of large red rose tattoos with green leaves and grey scrollwork across a hip and buttock, partly covered by pink underwear.
Red roses across a hip and buttock
Pencil-style drawing of an owl with feathered detail, branches and ink splatter, on yellowed paper, as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Owl sketch with feathers and branches
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red rose bud with a skull shaded inside its petals, with olive leaves and a thorned stem, on skin.
Rose bud with skull shading on the upper body
Black and grey lion head with lotus and blossom flowers tattooed on the outer thigh, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Lion and lotus on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a dog wearing a top hat, monocle and red bow tie inside an oval frame, on the thigh.
Dog in top hat and monocle on a thigh
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a white rose with purple and yellow shading, green leaves, swirling scrolls and small bubbles on a white background.
Purple and white rose design with swirls
Neo-traditional mandala flower with grey petals, teal rings and green leaves on the lower leg.
Dark floral mandala on a lower leg
Flash design of a white rabbit sitting on a cream ribbon banner, framed by pink roses and teal leaves, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Rabbit and ribbon with roses
Black line drawing flash of two deer heads above an ornate heart padlock with a keyhole, surrounded by flowers and beaded chains.
Two deer and a heart padlock design
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bearded sailor in a knit cap with a pipe, rope and red rose, on the thigh.
Bearded sailor portrait with rope and rose
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat face with red eyes and an inverted cross on the forehead, placed on the back of a hand over a red wash.
Black cat with inverted cross on the back of a hand
Neo-trad tattoo of a black maneki-neko cat with a crescent moon, pentagram, peach flowers and small white cats on a forearm.
Black maneki-neko cat on a forearm
Colour flash design of a zombie pin-up woman with red hair and glowing green eyes, above a scroll banner reading MAN EATER, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Zombie pin-up with MAN EATER banner
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a UFO carrying an alien in its dome, with stars, a moon and a banner reading Ride or Die, on a calf.
UFO with alien and Ride or Die banner on a calf
Neo-trad style flash design of two skulls beneath spread wings, with purple roses and a banner reading Lethal Angel, shown on a plain grey background.
Winged skulls with roses and banner
Coloured pencil tattoo design of a face with red spiky hair and a pale disc on the forehead, framed by two dark red roses and hands inside a yellow diamond.
Portrait with roses in a diamond frame
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a pastel green pony with a pink mane, blue bow and saddle, above purple and yellow roses, with a hand holding the paper at the left edge.
Pastel pony and roses design
Colour comic-book style tattoo on an upper arm showing Batman, a bat signal and the Joker above a city skyline.
Batman and Joker comic sleeve on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink and orange owl with large round eyes, green scrolling vines and small flowers, on the calf.
Owl with green vines on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with red hair and green eyes on the upper arm and shoulder, with a small blue butterfly near the shoulder.
Cartoon mermaid with butterfly on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red rose with a rosebud and green leaves, with a grey and black spider and web on a forearm, shown in two close-up photos.
Red rose and spider on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple-maned unicorn with a red rose, pink hearts and green sparkles on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Unicorn and rose on the inner wrist
Black and grey pocket watch with red cherry blossom branches and teal accents, tattooed across the upper back and shoulder.
Pocket watch and cherry blossom on a shoulder blade
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl with pink flower eyes, purple and teal scale feathers and orange accents on a thigh.
Colourful owl tattoo on a thigh
Full colour neo-traditional sleeve tattoo on an arm showing Disney princesses including Ariel, Belle and Tiana, with a rose and a frog, across the forearm and upper arm.
Disney princess sleeve across four views
Colour tattoo of the snowman Olaf from Frozen, framed by a beaded border with crystals and snowflakes, on a forearm.
Olaf from Frozen on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional fox head tattoo with geometric ornament across the upper back of a person with tied-up red hair.
Fox head with geometric ornament on back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon woman with pink hair inside an ornate oval frame with dark leaves.
Cartoon woman in an oval frame
Two colourful neo-traditional tattoos side by side on forearms, a sun with a face on the left and a crescent moon with a face on the right, both with dotted chains and a gemstone.
Sun and moon tattoos on two forearms
Colour tattoo of a red vintage hot rod with a large supercharged engine and blue-grey wheels, shown on skin.
Red hot rod with supercharged engine
Neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling hyena head with bared teeth and dripping blood, shaded in grey and brown with touches of red, on the side of a limb.
Snarling hyena head with blood on an arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a deer with antlers in an ornate purple and grey oval frame, with a chickadee, oak leaves and a red gem, on the upper thigh.
Deer in ornate frame with chickadee
Colour tattoo of a light blue classic Volkswagen Beetle with purple smoke clouds, in a neo-traditional style, on a person's upper back.
Classic VW Beetle with smoke on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of pink peony flowers and green leaves across the top of a shoulder and upper arm.
Pink peonies and leaves on a shoulder
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey songbird perched on an ornate gold birdcage with bleeding hearts and a red sunburst, on the outer thigh.
Bird in a birdcage with bleeding hearts on a thigh
Flash design of a red ribbon banner reading I AIM TO MISBEHAVE, with a revolver, a rifle, a mechanical part, two dinosaurs and strawberries, on a black background.
Ribbon banner with revolver, rifle and dinosaurs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling black cartoon cat with large pale eyes and a curled tail, on the calf.
Cartoon black cat on a calf
Two coloured neo-traditional tattoos on the upper thighs, a skull in a red-striped astronaut helmet on the left and a vintage brass diving helmet with a pocket watch on the right.
Skull astronaut and diving helmet on thighs
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with skull-headed keys and ribbons, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Heart padlock and skull keys on a back
Colour tattoo of a grey maneki-neko cat with a red collar and bell, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms, on the calf.
Maneki-neko cat and cherry blossoms on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon minion with one large eye and a blue hat, holding a blue furry puppet on a stick, in a bold neo-traditional style on skin.
Minion holding a blue furry puppet
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a blue crescent moon, a yellow sunflower and bright feathers on an upper arm.
Dreamcatcher, moon and sunflower on upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a fox in a purple top hat and monocle, with red roses, a feather and stars, on a lower leg.
Fox in top hat and monocle with roses on a calf
Colour tattoo of a Singer sewing machine with a pink rose and green leaves on the upper arm, with a purple ribbon below.
Sewing machine and rose on upper arm
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a grey owl perched in front of a red and gold heart with a white banner and two gold keys, with black swirls around it.
Owl with heart and keys flash design
Pencil sketch design of a lighthouse set inside a ship's wheel, with rays, scrollwork and a ribbon banner below, drawn on white paper.
Lighthouse in a ship's wheel with banner sketch
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-up style Snow White with black hair, a red bow and a black corset, above a row of red roses on a forearm.
Pin-up Snow White and roses on a forearm