Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Traditional-style colour tattoo of the BB-8 droid above a banner reading They See Me Rollin, on the calf.

BB-8 droid with banner on a calf

Back of a woman with two traditional-style pin-up tattoos in red and grey, one with two swallows and one with an anchor, across the upper back.

Twin seated pin-up figures with swallows on a back

Two pink and black butterfly tattoos with skull faces, one on each side of a person's upper chest.

Twin skull butterflies on the chest

Outline tattoo of a pin-up woman with a pearl necklace, lotus flowers and a Bayou Beauty banner, placed on the upper arm.

Pin-up woman with lotus and banner on upper arm

Flash sheet of five cartoon characters in a zombie-style neo-traditional design with bold black outlines and pastel watercolour washes, including a skull, crossed bones and a bottle.

Five cartoon characters in watercolour flash sheet

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a gold-horned unicorn with a lilac mane, a red drape and a feather, placed on the outer thigh.

Unicorn with feather and scrollwork on a thigh

Black line drawing of an anatomical heart inside an ornate oval frame with scrolling leaves and a beaded jewel at the top, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on tracing paper.

Anatomical heart in an ornate oval frame

Colour tattoo of a blue bird with a pink chest and a long scrolling tail, placed across the upper back.

Blue bird with scrolling tail on upper back

Large colour tattoo across a person's upper back showing a leafy tree with birds in flight above an electric guitar wrapped in orange ribbons, on the Back.

Tree, birds and guitar across a back

Colour tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon with blue and purple butterflies on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style with bold outlines.

Pink ribbon and butterflies on thigh

Large colour neo-traditional tattoo on a person's upper back showing a cupcake with a skull, a cartoon cat with a pink bow, pansies, a lollipop and broken hearts.

Cupcake, cartoon cat and pansies on the back

Colourful neo-trad calf tattoo of a bee-eater bird with orange poppies, green seed pods and purple crystals, with a faint repeat of the design on the other leg.

Bird, poppies and crystals on a calf

Neo-traditional owl and sugar skull tattoo with purple roses on a lower leg, shown in grey shading with purple accents.

Owl and sugar skull on a calf

Neo-traditional tattoo of a black Egyptian cat with rainbow feathered wings, a crescent moon and an ankh on a person's back.

Winged Egyptian cat with ankh on back

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a moustached officer in a green campaign hat and aviator sunglasses, with the words Mother of God below, on a calf.

Officer portrait with Mother of God banner

Colour tattoo of a sitting cat built from paisley shapes and leafy lines, in teal, green and red, on the side of the ribs.

Paisley cat on the side ribs

Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of a large peony with green leaves and a butterfly, running up the inside of a forearm.

Peony and butterfly on a forearm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple winking lucky cat with pink blossoms and petals on the top of a foot.

Maneki-neko and blossom on a foot

Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with dark hair beside a red rose inside an ornate gold frame, shown on the outer thigh from two angles.

Woman portrait cameo with rose on thigh

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat face with big blue eyes and a waffle cone body, topped with teal soft serve, on the forearm.

Cat in an ice cream cone on a forearm

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a fox head in a green ornate frame topped with a crown and red flowers, on the upper arm.

Fox in an ornate frame with a crown and flowers

Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the thigh of an owl perched on a sealed envelope, with a castle and purple clouds behind it.

Owl on a letter with castle on thigh

Colour tattoo of a realistic skull, a red rose with dripping red lines and green leaves, with blue watercolour splashes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.

Skull and rose on a shoulder blade

Colour tattoo of a goldfinch perched on a branch with pink wild roses, daisies and leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.

Goldfinch and wild roses on an upper arm

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling bear in a feathered headdress above a skull and beaded necklace, on a lower leg.

Bear in feathered headdress with skull on a calf

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a peacock with a red rose and small flowers on the outer thigh.

Peacock and rose tattoo on the thigh

Art deco flapper in profile on an arm

Neo-traditional teal rose with ochre leaves and grey foliage sprigs on the inner forearm, outlined in bold black.

Teal rose with leaves on a forearm

Colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, buds, dark blueberries and green leaves on the upper arm.

Peony bouquet with blueberries on an arm

Neo-traditional flash design of two skulls facing each other, surrounded by purple roses and an ornate frame, drawn on cream paper.

Two skulls and purple roses in an ornate frame

Colour and grey tattoo of a WWII-style fighter plane with a shark-mouth nose, a roundel and a stars and stripes flame, on the side of the torso.

Shark-nosed fighter plane with flag flames

Colour neo-traditional leg tattoo across the thigh and calf, showing a woman's face framed by swirling hair and jewels, with a wing and a dragon below.

Woman portrait and dragon leg sleeve

Captain America eagle and anchor flash

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey baby goat in front of a rainbow and pink clouds, with the words OH MY GOAT beneath, on the thigh.

Baby goat with rainbow on a thigh

Woman profile and dragon in a frame on upper back

Black and grey anatomical heart tattoo with red accents and a branching tree of leaves inside, on a chest or ribs area.

Anatomical heart with branching tree on chest

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of cartoon Homer Simpson in a floating astronaut suit among crisps against a purple and teal space background, on a limb.

Homer Simpson in a spacesuit with crisps

Black and grey neo-trad tattoo of a sleeping sloth with three banners reading nap all day, sleep all night and party never, on a limb.

Sleeping sloth with banner text

Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on the upper back showing a cupcake with a skull cherry, a cartoon cat with a pink bow, a lollipop, purple flowers and broken hearts.

Cupcake, cat and broken hearts on upper back

Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a stylised green and teal creature with script lettering and red zigzag details on an upper arm and shoulder.

Stylised creature with script on upper arm

Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty styled as a sugar skull, with a pink bow and black outlines, on the upper shoulder.

Sugar skull Hello Kitty on a shoulder

Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses, with scrollwork and dotted detail, on the chest.

Teacup and roses on the chest

Full back tattoo in bold colour with the word Boston, a roaring bear, Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics motifs and a Patriots figure, shown on a man's back.

Boston sports back piece with bear and team mascots

Neo-traditional blue rose tattoo with black leaves and a beaded drape with teardrop pendants on the upper arm.

Blue rose with beaded drape on upper arm

Pencil drawing of a sugar skull with diamond-filled eyes, framed by two shaded roses and leaves, as a tattoo design on sketchbook paper.

Sugar skull with roses pencil design

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snarling wolf with red roses and gold accents on the calf.

Snarling wolf and red rose on a calf

Four-panel collage showing a rose and gramophone tattoo on a forearm, progressing from black outline to shaded grey to full colour.

Rose and gramophone on a forearm

Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a whale decorated with sailboats, fish and an umbrella, with a bird on top, on the inner forearm.

Whale with sailboats on a forearm