Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a stitched blue ragdoll character with red hair and large eyes, holding a small tombstone-style design, shown on a forearm in three side-by-side photos.
Stitched ragdoll with red hair on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional flash design of a woman in profile inside a crescent moon, with a large rose, leaves and dotted rays.
Woman in profile with moon and rose
Shaded drawing of a shield crest topped with a Spartan-style helmet, framed by scrollwork and leaves, with a blue band across the shield, shown as a tattoo design.
Crest with helmet and blue stripe
Colour tattoo of an outlined hand filled with a starry night sky, a planet with pine trees and an orange glow, on the outer thigh in a neo-traditional style.
Hand with starry sky, planet and pine trees
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a red heart padlock with gold scrollwork and purple ribbons, with a gold key below it, on the top of a foot.
Heart padlock and key on the top of a foot
Colour tattoo of a cartoon hairless cat with large blue eyes wearing a teal knitted sweater, placed on a calf in a neo-traditional style.
Sphynx cat in a teal sweater on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a woman with dark wavy hair, a small otter and autumn oak, maple and ivy leaves in red, orange and olive.
Woman with otter and autumn leaves on ribs
Two neo-traditional tattoos of snarling big cat heads, an orange tiger and a black panther with green eyes, on a pair of thighs.
Tiger and panther heads on thighs
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with pink roses, shaded feathers and turquoise beads on the side of a thigh.
Dreamcatcher and pink roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a sleeping grey cat curled up beside a branch of blue berries and green leaves on the thigh.
Sleeping grey cat and blueberry branch on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a grey cowboy hat, red boots with bows, a shaded heart and a red ribbon, shown from two angles.
Cowboy hat, boots and heart on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional style tattoos of an owl on the left foot and a squirrel on the right foot, with ornamental swirls and feathery shapes around them.
Owl and squirrel tattoos on both feet
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a red and blue lightning bolt, an green eye in black linework, and yellow and orange circles on a light background.
Lightning bolt and eye on upper arm
Neo-trad tattoo of a black cat with a crescent moon headpiece, green clouds and a heart-shaped locket with a sun, on an upper arm.
Black cat with crescent moon and heart locket
Black ink line drawing of a mermaid with octopus tentacles and flowing hair, a neo-traditional style tattoo design on torn grey paper.
Mermaid and octopus flash design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull girl with a blue bow, a sugar skull pony, angel wings, bats and a coffin against pink clouds.
Sugar skull girl with pony and bats on upper arm
Shaded grey Buddha head with pink lotus flowers and cherry blossom on an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Buddha, lotus and cherry blossom on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red hot sauce bottle with green cap and banners reading Put it on everything and We trust, on the upper arm.
Hot sauce bottle with banners on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of cartoon villains with a crowned queen at the centre, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cartoon villains tattoo on upper arm
Colour and grey tattoo of a mermaid inside an ornate oval frame on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional illustrative style.
Mermaid in ornate frame on thigh
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with poppies, a bird with shaded wings, a pocket watch and a key, shown as a sketch on paper.
Poppies, bird and clock design
Pencil and blue pen drawing of a tiger above a woman's face with feathers, arrows and scrollwork, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Tiger and woman portrait tattoo design with feathers
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character with yellow pigtails, red lips and pink hearts above a teal banner reading Bad Bitch, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon character with banner on thigh
Coloured drawing of a roaring lion head with a white rose and flowing green and yellow mane, with orange butterflies, on white paper.
Lion head with rose and butterflies
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of a bouquet of pink and purple flowers and green leaves, tied with twine, on the forearm.
Floral bouquet on a forearm
Two bare feet with bold colour neo-traditional tattoos across the tops, including an orange target-like motif, a small skull and red roses on the lower legs.
Colourful abstract foot tattoos with roses above the ankles
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pink cupcake with a red gem, hearts and black skulls on the liner, placed on the side of the ribs.
Pink cupcake with skull liners on the ribs
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo on the upper arm showing a cartoon cat with a red bow, a giraffe, a pink strawberry ice cream cone and purple bubbles.
Cartoon cat, giraffe and strawberry ice cream on upper arm
Black linework flash design of a woman with flowing hair, flowers and three winged horses, in a neo-traditional style, drawn on white paper.
Woman with pegasus and flowers design
Black and grey neo-traditional compass rose inside an ornate scrolled cartouche, tattooed across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Ornate compass rose tattoo across upper back
Flash-style design of a black cat with yellow eyes, framed by pink roses and green leaves, with a banner reading Wednesday beneath it.
Black cat with roses and Wednesday banner
Neo-traditional eagle head tattoo in grey and yellow over a red, orange and teal star on the back of a hand, with a floral tattoo at the top of the frame.
Eagle head and star on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a long swirling tail across the upper back, shown on a person with short blonde hair.
Multicoloured phoenix on upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an otter wearing headphones and holding a cassette player, set in a green circle on the thigh.
Otter with headphones and cassette on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a lion cub below a rocky outcrop, trees and a sun, all framed in a heart shape.
Lion cub and savannah scene in a heart
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a hooded, blindfolded woman with a black raven, a hand holding rope and an orange crescent moon.
Blindfolded woman and raven on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon Tasmanian Devil tearing through torn skin on a leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Tasmanian Devil tearing through skin
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a lion head framed by pink and red flowers and a butterfly, on the outer thigh.
Lion head with pink flowers on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red and orange phoenix with spread wings and a small grey skull motif, on an upper arm against a black background.
Red phoenix tattoo on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a lighthouse and a sailing ship inside an oval frame, with a rope, feathers and a yellow flower.
Lighthouse and sailing ship on upper arm
Neo-traditional elephant head tattoo wearing a red jewelled headdress and teal feather, set within a teal-outlined orange diamond, on a limb.
Elephant with feather headdress in a diamond
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat with blue eyes in an ornate gold frame above white flowers and green leaves, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in ornate frame with flowers on thigh
Colourful feather tattoo on a forearm in teal, blue, green and pink with black linework and dotwork detail.
Colourful feather on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black and orange phoenix with flame swirls on the side of a torso, above the hip, worn above jeans.
Phoenix and flame swirls on the side
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a crystal heart with a MYSELF banner and sparkles, placed on the thigh.
Crystal heart with MYSELF banner on thigh
Colourful butterfly wings tattoo spanning the upper back, with black outlines, stained glass style panels and filigree tendrils.
Stained glass butterfly wings across back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a teal scallop shell on a forearm, beside red peony and yellow flower tattoos above it.
Teal scallop shell with peony sleeve
Pencil and ink flash drawing of a neo-traditional maneki-neko lucky cat with a raised paw, a fan and a bell collar, surrounded by leaves and flowers.
Maneki-neko lucky cat design with flowers