Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a stylised stag with orange antlers and long thin legs, in neo-traditional style, on a person's upper back.
Stylised stag with long legs on upper back
Colour tattoo of a woman with a turquoise face covered by blue and orange butterflies and pink roses in her dark hair, centred on a person's upper back.
Faceless woman with butterflies and roses on back
Blue and grey neo-traditional rose tattoo drawn with sheet music across its petals, with leaves and scrolling swirls, on the upper back.
Rose made of sheet music on upper back
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on a person's upper back showing a palm tree, flamingo, dolphin, inflatable ring and boombox.
Retro palm tree and boombox on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon and a black and orange butterfly with a golden halo, on the upper back below the shoulder.
Pink ribbon and butterfly with halo on a shoulder blade
Full back tattoo in a realist portrait style, showing a woman's face with gears, butterflies, a compass and a red fingerprint across the back.
Full back portrait with gears and compass
Colourful patterned dragonfly tattoo in fine line and neo-traditional style on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, with small stars and a pink curve below.
Patterned dragonfly on a shoulder blade
Large coloured neo-trad style tattoo across a person's upper back, showing a woman's face above an orange heart, black mountain shapes and roots, with red splatter.
Woman's face, heart and roots across a back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey owl perched on a branch with pink blossoms and green leaves, across the upper back.
Owl and blossom branch on upper back
Colour tattoo of a crescent moon with a sugar skull face, roses and sparkling stars on the upper back, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull moon with roses on upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and a black musical clef with dots, placed on the upper back.
Red rose and music clef on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a gold heart padlock with a red heart and keyhole, a key and purple and black ribbons, on the back.
Heart padlock and key with ribbons
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown cowboy boot with a spur, a banner reading Daddy's Girl and teal roses, on the upper back.
Cowboy boot with Daddy's Girl banner and roses
Colour phoenix tattoo with flame-toned wings and curled black linework across the upper back, seen from behind on a woman with her face turned away.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's upper back
Full back tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha in neo-traditional colour, with an ornate crown, jewels and swirling cloud motifs on a man's back.
Ganesha full back tattoo in colour
Black and grey full back tattoo of a woman with a halo and a tiger head below, framed by roses and skulls, seen from behind beside a window.
Full back tattoo of a woman with a tiger
Colour tattoo of a grey mouse on a wild strawberry plant with red berries, white flowers and green leaves, placed on a person's upper back.
Mouse among wild strawberries on a back
Colour tattoo of brass-toned clockwork gears, a clock face with Roman numerals and two winged panels, placed across a person's upper back.
Steampunk gears and wings on a back
Colour lotus flower tattoo in red and orange with bold black outlines and a dangling chain detail, placed on the upper back.
Red lotus flower tattoo on back
Colour tattoo of a purple rose with green leaves and two orange butterflies with script names on the wings, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple rose and two butterflies on upper back
Colour tattoo of sunflowers, Celtic knots, a seated fairy and a butterfly across a person's upper back, in a neo-traditional style with black outlines.
Sunflowers, Celtic knots and a fairy on a back
Back tattoo of two red and orange phoenixes on the shoulder blades, with black script running down the spine.
Twin phoenixes with spine script across a back
Neo-traditional Cheshire Cat tattoo with teal eyes and teal fur highlights, surrounded by dark smoke, on the upper back.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas under a large orange moon with bats and pumpkins, across the upper back.
Jack and Sally under a moon on a back
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of roses, paisley scrollwork and a skull-like motif across a shoulder and upper back.
Rose and paisley shoulder back tattoo
Colour tattoo of a red heart with a yellow rose, blue flower, green leaves and two sonic screwdrivers over scroll banners, in a neo-traditional style on the upper back.
Heart, rose and sonic screwdrivers on back
Neo-trad style tattoo of a pair of open scissors with grey shading, black outlines and small red detail, on the back.
Scissors with sparkle dots
Neo-trad tattoo on a woman's upper back showing a woman's face in an ornate gold frame with a red heart.
Woman portrait with heart in ornate frame on back
Neo-traditional tattoo on the lower back showing a pink bow, a winged heart, outlined roses, leopard print and pink ribbon banners.
Pink bow, winged heart and roses on lower back
Colour tattoo of an ornate swirling bird across a person's upper back, with a colourful sleeve on the arm of the person embracing them, including a skull and roses.
Ornate bird on back and skull sleeve on arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a blue and yellow moth with a crescent moon on a red geometric circle, across a person's upper back.
Moth and crescent moon on a back
Back tattoo of a skeleton holding an open fan beside a large skull, set on a red flame and psychedelic pattern background, with flowers below and a colourful sleeve on the arm.
Full back skeleton and fan tattoo
Full back tattoo in orange, purple and grey showing a Clemson University tiger paw, the words CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, the date 1889, a clock tower, a football player and a lying tiger, on the back.
Clemson University tiger full back piece
Colour tattoos of two blue butterflies on the upper back, a pink butterfly on a shoulder and a red rose with black dotted petals.
Blue and pink butterflies with a rose on a shoulder
Back tattoo of orange flowers with dark swirling scrollwork across the shoulder blade, shown on a woman wearing a red and black striped top.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of Spider-Man crouched with arms outstretched across the upper back, shown with bold outlines and red and blue ink.
Spider-Man crouching on upper back
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a pink bow and a sailing ship inside it, across the upper back, with a pink heart at the base.
Anchor and sailing ship on upper back
Full back tattoo of a lace corset with a heart-shaped lacing panel, pink bows and roses, with floral lace across the upper back.
Lace corset full back tattoo
Full-colour phoenix tattoo in neo-traditional style with bold outlines, spreading its wings across a person's upper back.
Rainbow phoenix tattoo across the upper back
Colour tattoo of a laced corset with red ribbons, red roses and a red bow across the lower back, in a neo-traditional style.
Corset and roses on the lower back
Colour tattoo of a butterfly whose wings form an awareness ribbon filled with puzzle pieces, in a bold outlined style on the upper back.
Butterfly ribbon with puzzle pieces on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character in a heart-shaped frame with a pink bow and plumeria flowers, placed on the upper back and shoulder.
Heart frame with cartoon character and flowers
Colour tattoo of a sword over a triangle symbol with green ivy and a golden winged orb, on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a neo-traditional style.
Sword, triangle and ivy on a shoulder blade
Bare back covered in a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a yellow tiger-like figure, an anchor, a ship and a row of roses above a banner.
Large back piece with tiger, anchor and roses
Colourful Ganesha tattoo covering a person's upper back, with an elephant head, ornate crown and red trident and Om marks on the forehead.
Ganesha back piece
Back of a person's shoulder showing a large peach botanical flower tattoo with a dark centre, teal and red accents and black-outlined leaves.
Peach flower with teal centre on upper back
Full back tattoo in a neo-traditional style showing two women framed by flowers, a bear, hands holding a jewel and ornate scrollwork.
Twin women and bear full back piece