Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in an orange and purple rope, with black script reading Hope anchors the soul, Hebrews 6:19.
Anchor and rope with script verse on a limb
Colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn with a rainbow mane and pink bow inside a dotted candy heart frame, on a thigh, in a neo-trad style.
Unicorn and candy heart on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a black nesting doll with large green eyes and red lips, surrounded by pink, red and purple flowers, on the upper arm.
Matryoshka doll with roses on upper arm
Realism and neo-traditional style tattoo of a grey and cream cat with green eyes, set in a gold beaded frame, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on upper back
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of Finn, Jake and other cartoon characters from Adventure Time across an upper arm.
Adventure Time characters on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cartoon cat eating a slice of pizza inside a teal scalloped heart, on a forearm.
Cartoon cat with pizza in a heart frame
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pug wearing pink sunglasses with blue lenses, on the outside of a lower leg.
Pug in pink sunglasses on a calf
Colour botanical tattoo of blue foxgloves, a red poppy and pink gerberas with black outlines on the upper arm.
Foxglove, poppy and gerbera flowers on an arm
Flash design of a heart-shaped Death Star wrapped in a REBUILD banner, drawn in grey linework with teal, yellow and orange accents on the ribbon.
Heart-shaped Death Star with REBUILD banner
Black and grey ornate clock tattoo with roses and scrollwork on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain hanging below the dial.
Ornate clock and roses on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Umbreon curled in a crescent moon, set within a galaxy-filled mandala of petals, Poke Balls and stars on the upper back.
Umbreon and galaxy mandala on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm of a cartoon cat with a red bow sitting on a red spotted mushroom, surrounded by butterflies, flowers and clover.
Cartoon cat with red bow on a mushroom, upper arm
Colourful frog tattoo with a bold black outline, filled with a smiling sun, crescent moon and stars, on the lower back.
Colourful frog tattoo with sun and moon
Colour tattoo of three scaled dragon eggs in teal, purple and orange above a black banner reading DRACARYS, on a forearm.
Three dragon eggs and a Dracarys banner on a forearm
Side by side photos of two colour portrait tattoos of a moustached man with a raven and a feather, on a limb, in realism and neo-traditional styles.
Two gothic portraits of a moustached man with a raven
Colour tattoo of a red fox with the words Breathe Out So I Can Breathe You In in ornate black script on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Fox and lettering on a forearm
Realism-style tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat within a laurel wreath, with a banner reading Jack the Ripper, on the upper thigh.
Cat in top hat portrait on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a pink rose, purple violets and a pink water lily within a dark circular outline with black swirls, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Rose, violets and water lily on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink peonies, peach anemones and green leaves across a woman's back shoulder and upper arm, with a small bird near the shoulder blade.
Peonies and anemones across a shoulder and upper arm
Full torso covered in traditional style tattoos, with a coloured skull and roses above a black and grey owl on the stomach, with sleeves visible on both arms.
Skull, roses and owl across a full torso
Colour tattoo of a sunset landscape with a tree and birds inside a scalloped heart outline, on the upper arm.
Sunset landscape in a heart on an upper arm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman in a feathered headdress with a wolf above her head, drawn in neo-traditional style with red accents.
Woman with wolf headdress design sketch
Pencil and red pencil design for a neo-traditional tattoo showing a woman's face framed by roses, with a fox below and red swirls behind them.
Woman, fox and roses tattoo design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a woman on a tightrope holding an orange parasol, with willow leaves above and a green crocodile below.
Tightrope walker and crocodile on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grey cat's head with blue eyes and a red collar on the forearm, drawn in a traditional style with bold black outlines and hatching.
Grey cat head with red collar on forearm
Colour tattoo of four hibiscus flowers in red, blue and orange with green swirling vines, sitting on the calf in a neo-traditional style.
Hibiscus flowers and vines on a calf
Colour tattoo of a green retro rocket ship with a red stripe above a black spiral vortex on the calf.
Green rocket above a black spiral on a calf
Colour tattoo of a Deadpool comic panel with katana, pistols and speech bubbles on a calf, in a bold neo-traditional comic style.
Deadpool comic panel on a calf
Bold colour tattoo of a stylised woman with dark bobbed hair holding a cat, with a teal plant below, in Neo-trad style on the forearm.
Stylised woman with a cat on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional drawing of Medusa, with snakes woven through her hair and red accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Medusa portrait flash with snakes
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a creature with an open mouth and tongue, a fin above and scales, with pink fill and black outlines on an upper arm.
Pink-backed creature with fin and lettering on arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with purple roses and leaves on the forearm, against a teal background.
Lace heart with purple roses on a forearm
Pencil and coloured pencil drawing of an ornate oval mirror frame with blue flowers, a shell, a star and pearl chains, shown as a tattoo design on a clipboard.
Ornate mirror with flowers, shell and pearl chains
Colour tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat face wearing a crystal crown, with teal, pink and yellow shading, on the thigh.
Colourful sphynx cat with crystal on a thigh
Five views of a colourful full sleeve tattoo in neo-traditional and Japanese-inspired style, showing birds, swirling clouds and rays across the upper arm and forearm.
Colourful bird and cloud full sleeve
Colour compass rose tattoo with vines, an anchor and a yellow bird on the upper chest of a woman wearing a denim shirt and striped top.
Compass rose with anchor and bird on chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of peppermints, hearts, gumdrops and lollipops covering an upper arm.
Candy sweets pattern on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Hello Kitty with a red bow and pink dress, in a bold black outline with soft grey shading, on a limb.
Hello Kitty tattoo with red bow
Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas on the inner forearm, with a purple head, black bow tie and blue swirling background.
Jack Skellington on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black and grey cat head with yellow eyes above a red rose with green leaves, on a leg.
Cat and rose on a leg
Pencil-style sketch of a spread-winged owl perched on a branch, with a mandala-like crown behind its head, drawn in soft black and grey shading.
Owl in flight with mandala crown
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pocket watch cracked open to reveal gears and hands, with Roman numerals, sitting on the upper arm.
Broken pocket watch with gears on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a pirate woman with teal hair, a heart eyepatch and a skull on her hat, with a red rose and a compass.
Pirate woman with rose and compass on a calf
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning face with green eyes and teal stripes, in neo-traditional style on the upper arm.
Cheshire Cat grin on upper arm
A full sleeve tattoo of feathered wings in grey and beige with red shading, running from the upper arm down to the wrist on a man wearing a white vest.
Feathered wing full sleeve tattoo on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two orange foxes curled together in a heart shape with black outlines, on the calf.
Two foxes curled in a heart on a calf
Colour tattoo of ornate bronze armour, a central framed figure and a teal wheel across a man's chest, shoulder and left arm sleeve, in a neo-traditional style.
Ornate armour chest and sleeve tattoo
Colour tattoo of a superhero with glasses and a red cape raising a fist, with bold black outlines and dripping lines, on a lower leg.
Superhero with raised fist on a calf