Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a purple crystal cluster held in an orange crescent moon, with a black outline, on the arm, beside other tattoos.
Purple crystal cluster in a crescent moon
Pencil and colour sketch of two owls for a neo-traditional tattoo design, one holding a skeleton key in its beak.
Owl with key design sketch
Colour tattoo of a dog dressed in a blue military uniform with gold epaulettes and medals, inside an ornate gold frame on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Dog in military uniform in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing a breaching orca, pink plumeria, a pink hibiscus and sea turtles over blue water, shown in three side-by-side views.
Orca, plumeria and sea turtles on a forearm
Neo-trad style flash drawing of a bearded skull in a sailor cap, with a hand gripping a bottle, on an aged parchment background.
Bearded skull in sailor cap holding a bottle
Neo-traditional tattoo of a horned animal skull surrounded by leaves and red berries across an upper arm and shoulder.
Horned animal skull with foliage on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve on an arm, shown from several angles, with a horned owl, a lantern, moths and leaves on the upper arm and forearm.
Owl, lantern and foliage full sleeve
Colour neo-trad tattoo on the thigh showing a Mickey Mouse head outline with a dark castle silhouette against an orange and purple sky, with red mandala patterns in the ears and base.
Mickey silhouette castle on thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown cartoon bison-like creature with teal flowers and four element symbols on a forearm.
Cartoon bison and flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a Mickey Mouse head outline with a castle silhouette, feathers, a wizard hat, a genie lamp, a red polka dot bow, a red apple and a rose.
Mickey ears dreamcatcher with Disney charms on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a snow globe showing a cabin and mountain scene within a wreath of leaves, on the thigh.
Snow globe with cabin and mountain
Colour tattoo of a pink bunny-eared doll in a onesie with bold black outlines, on the forearm, with partial tattoos visible at the edges.
Pink bunny-eared doll on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the ribs showing an anatomical heart dripping above a pocket watch, two red roses, green leaves and grey pearl chains.
Anatomical heart, pocket watch and roses on ribs
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of a purple-skinned sea witch with a golden crown, trident and tentacles, above a banner reading SEA WITCH.
Sea witch character with banner flash
Two hands with colourful neo-traditional tattoos on the backs: a cartoon robot holding a wrench on the left and a grinning green-capped face on the right.
Cartoon robot and grinning face on both hands
Pencil sketch of a matryoshka doll with a smiling face and shaded rose blossoms across its body, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Matryoshka doll with roses sketch
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of cartoon cat characters with bows, flowers and sweets across the fingers of a hand.
Cartoon cat and candy sleeve across fingers
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a winking cartoon pin-up with curled black hair riding a chrome motorcycle, shown in greys with a blue-green eye, on the skin of the leg.
Cartoon pin-up riding a motorcycle
Colour tattoo of a small teal and red bird with a red sun and branches on the inner forearm, in a loose neo-traditional style.
Bird and sun on a forearm
Coloured neo-traditional flash design of the Bride of Frankenstein with two ravens, roses and a Never Say Die banner, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Bride of Frankenstein with ravens and roses
Black linework flash drawing of a lace-edged heart with two script lettering banners and rays, drawn on tracing paper, suited to a neo-traditional tattoo.
Heart and script banners flash design
Colour tattoo of a fiery phoenix with outstretched wings and talons, rising over dark rocks across the upper arm and shoulder.
Phoenix rising across an upper arm
Neo-traditional red rose tattoo with bold black outlines and gold-brown leaves, placed on the forearm.
Red rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional back tattoo of Mufasa standing on a rock beside a circular sunrise with Mufasa and Simba silhouettes and the words Remember Who You Are.
Mufasa and Simba sunrise across the back
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a graveyard scene with a bare tree and crosses inside an ornate frame, flanked by two red roses.
Graveyard cameo with roses on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a milkshake with a cherry, striped straw and red polka dot bow on a forearm, in neo-traditional style.
Milkshake with cherry and polka dot bow
Neo-traditional flash design of a pale blue fictional character with red hair, surrounded by roses, vines, a skull and a banner reading I Sense There's Something in the Wind, shown without a body
Sally with roses, skull and banner design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic frog in a striped jumper riding a red bicycle, on the forearm.
Frog riding a red bicycle
Botanical neo-trad tattoo of anemones, peonies and foliage covering the upper arm and shoulder, shaded in grey with muted pink and green colour.
Anemone and peony bouquet on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the thigh showing a hand holding paintbrushes and pencils, framed by pink flowers and green leaves.
Hand holding paintbrushes and pencils on thigh
Triptych of a black and grey elephant tattoo with red roses, a dahlia and a lotus on the lower leg, in a neo-traditional style with shading.
Elephant with roses and dahlia on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoos on the tops of both feet, showing a black panther head with orange flame accents and ornate scrollwork, with a crescent moon above the left ankle.
Panther and crescent moon on both feet
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo of planets and swirling cosmic shapes across a woman's back and shoulder, seen from behind as she stands in the sea.
Cosmic planet tattoo on a back
Neo-traditional style tattoo flash design of a dark-haired mermaid wearing an octopus headpiece, with a Black Pearl banner and a red background.
Mermaid with octopus and Black Pearl banner
Black and grey drawing of a snarling tiger head framed by two lotus flowers, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Tiger head with lotus flowers
Black and grey flash drawing of a Celtic cross with bat-like wings, a knotwork centre and a vine wrapped around the shaft, shown without a body placement.
Winged Celtic cross design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, shown on the torso.
Teacup and roses on skin
Colour tattoo of Sally and Jack Skellington's split face on a calf, drawn in a bold outlined cartoon style.
Sally and Jack split face on a calf
Black line drawing of an owl with spread wings holding an hourglass, with a scroll banner reading Time goes by, life goes on, in a neo-traditional style for a tattoo.
Owl with hourglass and banner design
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a grey kitten peeking out from a pepperoni pizza slice, on a leg.
Kitten peeking out of a pizza slice
Colourful neo-trad style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing 1980s cartoon characters, bears, stars and a rainbow.
Full sleeve of 1980s cartoon characters and stars
Neo-trad style tattoo of a shaded grey skull with a red polka-dot bow and heart-shaped eyes, crossed with scissors and the script words I Run with Scissors, on the thigh.
Skull and scissors with script on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a white wolf with a red sun-like marking on its forehead and red-rimmed eyes, shaded in blue and purple, on a person's forearm.
White wolf with red sun marking on forearm
Two photographs of a colour tattoo on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, with black lace-style linework, pink and purple flowers, hanging chains and feathers.
Lace, flower and feather tattoo on shoulder
Neo-traditional style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a mermaid silhouette against a red sunset, with a sea witch, fish, seashell, starfish and pearl chains in black and grey.
Mermaid sunset and sea creatures on a thigh
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of an orange octopus wrapped around an anchor and dagger, on the side of a thigh and hip.
Orange octopus and anchor on a thigh
Three views of a leg tattoo on the calf and ankle showing a wolf head with blue eyes, honeycomb hexagons, pink cherry blossoms and a geometric line design in neo-traditional style.
Wolf, honeycomb and blossom leg tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a pair of scissors with curling vines on the upper back, shaded to look three-dimensional.
Scissors and vines on a upper back