Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up princess holding a small mouse, with a clock tattoo on her arm, swallows, and a Keep On Believing banner.
Pin-up princess with clock arm and banner
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a chihuahua wearing a feathered hat and coat, framed in an oval with yellow and red roses, on a limb.
Chihuahua in a feathered hat with roses
Colour tattoo of a skeletal Rosie the Riveter in a red polka dot bandana and blue shirt, flexing one arm above a 'We Can Do It!' banner on the thigh.
Skeleton Rosie the Riveter on the thigh
Two people holding hands, each with a colourful neo-trad matryoshka doll and rose tattoo on the upper arm.
Matching matryoshka doll and rose tattoos
Colour tattoo of pink lilies, a yellow flower, green leaves and two butterflies, one purple and one blue, on the side of the hip in a botanical neo-trad style.
Butterflies and lilies on a hip
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a green zombie cat in a pink bow and dress, with red drips, a spider web and flies, on an upper arm.
Zombie Hello Kitty style cat on an arm
Colour tattoo of a pink and orange lotus flower with blue shading and black mandala linework on the side of the body.
Lotus flower with mandala linework on the side
Colour mandala tattoo with teal, blue and black petals and dotted centre, on the thigh.
Teal and blue mandala on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a campfire with logs and flames inside a diamond frame showing mountains, pine trees and a sun, in bold black outlines, on a forearm.
Campfire and mountains in a diamond on a forearm
Purple pencil sketch of crossed scissors, a comb and two roses wrapped in a ribbon, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Scissors, comb and roses design
Colour neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo in green and blue with red and orange flowers and blue roses, on the thigh.
Colourful sugar skull with roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of three golden triangles above a red flower and teal leaves, outlined in purple.
Triforce and red flower on a thigh
Black line drawing of a horned owl with spread wings holding a scroll banner with script lettering, shown as a traditional-style tattoo design on paper.
Owl with spread wings and script banner
Coloured flash sheet showing a blue TARDIS with a rose, a Dalek with an EXTERMINATE banner, a grey weeping angel and a sonic screwdriver, drawn with bold outlines.
TARDIS, Dalek and weeping angel flash sheet
Two matching ornamental mandala tattoos on the tops of a pair of feet, one with a red and teal butterfly centre and one with a red flower and green leaves, in neo-traditional style.
Matching mandala tattoos on both feet
Neo-trad style owl with red watercolour splashes and a typewriter-style quote above it, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and quote on upper arm and shoulder
Two side-by-side photos of traditional and neo-traditional tattoos on the calf: a grey skull with an ornate key and red accents, and a padlock heart with sugar skulls and a red rose.
Skull key and padlock heart on calves
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hummingbird feeding from a red lily, orange trumpet flower and purple peony on the upper back.
Hummingbird and flowers on the upper back
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
Flash design of a red rose wound with a beaded rosary in front of a grey cross, drawn in a neo-traditional style with blue rays behind.
Rose, rosary and cross design
Colourful iris tattoo with pink, purple and yellow petals and teal leaves, with dotted chain lines hanging beneath it, on a person's upper back.
Iris with dotted chains on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black lace bow with red ribbons and a red gem centre, placed on the outer thigh.
Black lace bow with red ribbon on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face in an ornate headdress with feathers and teal beads, placed on the outer thigh.
Neo-traditional woman portrait with headdress on thigh
Flash sheet of five cartoon sharks, each with a cream banner carrying a slogan, drawn with bold black outlines in muted colour.
Five cartoon sharks on banners flash sheet
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Maleficent beside a black raven inside a thorny frame, on a lower leg.
Maleficent and raven on a calf
Black line drawing of a cat wearing a mask and pearl necklace, with roses above and below and a lace ruff behind, in neo-traditional style.
Masked cat with roses and pearls design
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey horse head with a black curled mane, teal plumes and a pearl bridle, placed on the outer thigh.
Horse head with pearl bridle on thigh
Colour tattoo of a red rose under a gold-rimmed glass dome with the words until the last petal falls, on the thigh, shown in daylight and under UV light.
Enchanted rose under glass dome on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded black and grey bird beside red poppies, green leaves and white scrollwork.
Bird and red poppies on a thigh
Full colour neo-traditional phoenix tattoo with spread wings in red, orange and yellow across a person's back.
Phoenix across a full back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling red-mouthed T-rex with olive and salmon scales, wrapping around a lower leg.
Neo-trad T-rex on a lower leg
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a cracked lantern and a death's head hawkmoth on the inner forearm.
Lantern and death's head moth on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded grey skull wearing a red football helmet marked HUSKER, torn skin reveal and red N on the upper arm.
Skull in football helmet on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a striped teepee beside a campfire, with pine trees, clouds and a crescent moon, on the upper arm.
Teepee campfire and moon on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white dog's head looking up, framed by red roses and green leaves, on an upper arm.
Dog portrait and roses on upper arm
Botanical tattoo of pink flowers and green leaves with black outlines spanning the chest and shoulder.
Pink flowers and leaves across chest and shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a lavender flower with a dotted yellow and white centre and green leaves, bordered in bold black outline, on an upper arm.
Lavender flower with green leaves on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a clawed paw with a yellow cap and a gold bead chain, on the outer thigh.
Paw with bead chain on a thigh
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a sunflower, a pocket watch and a compass, with watercolour splashes in teal, orange and red.
Sunflower, pocket watch and compass on upper arm
Colour tattoo of two cats sitting on a black crescent moon with a red heart and green leaves, placed on the upper back, shown beside a photo of two cat silhouettes at a window.
Two cats on a crescent moon on the upper back
Neo-traditional style tattoo design of a dark-haired girl with braids, holding a skull, surrounded by green roses, two birds and a banner reading Over You Dead Body.
Girl with roses and Over You Dead Body banner
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling Minion in blue overalls beneath a heap of fruit, set in an ornate frame on the thigh.
Minion with fruit basket on thigh
Pen sketch of a lion's head framed by lotus flowers and blossom sprigs, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper with no body placement shown.
Lion and lotus flower design sketch
Colour tattoo of an animated couple kissing inside an ornate gold frame decorated with shells and starfish, on the upper arm, in a traditional-style cartoon finish.
Animated couple kissing in a shell frame on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red radish with curling green leaves on the inner forearm, shown from two angles in a side-by-side photo.
Radish with leafy tops on a forearm
Two forearms: a red heart with a keyhole and small lettering on the left, and a shaded grey ornate key with lettering on the right, both in a realism and neo-traditional style.
Heart with keyhole and ornate key on forearms
Colour tattoo of a pink cartoon starfish with a shocked face rising from a sunset sea, framed by rope and topped by a shell, on the thigh.
Sunset sea and cartoon starfish on a thigh
Pen and watercolour tattoo design drawn on paper, showing a skull, a woman's face, roses and flowing hair, being inked by hand.
Skull, roses and woman design drawing