Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Grey shaded owl with a pink magnolia and leafy branch tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and magnolia on upper back
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a fox head in profile with a small bird on a branch, leaves and a rose on skin.
Fox, bird and rose tattoo
Red pencil sketch of a woman with flowing hair entwined with a snake and surrounded by flowers and leaves, drawn as a tattoo design.
Woman and snake floral design sketch
Colour tattoo of an animal skull with red poppies, dark seed heads and green leaves on the outer thigh, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Animal skull and poppies on a thigh
Neo-trad tattoo of a goat skull with curved horns and an orange chrysanthemum on the forearm, set against an orange sun.
Goat skull and chrysanthemum on a forearm
Black and grey lily tattoo with shaded leaves on an upper arm, shown in a side view and a close-up.
Black and grey lily on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing an embracing couple, one with long scissor-like hands, surrounded by blue and purple snowflakes.
Embracing couple with scissor hands and snowflakes
Colour tattoo of a raccoon in a suit and red tie with pink and orange roses on an upper arm, with a grey tattoo visible on the forearm.
Raccoon in a suit with roses on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink Ganesha elephant head with a gold ornate crown and a raised hand marked with an Om symbol, placed on the shoulder.
Pink Ganesha with raised hand
Black line drawing of a three-eyed woman with a leaf crown, a choker and clawed hands holding smoking orbs, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Three-eyed woman with leaf crown flash
Neo-traditional illustration of an animated princess with a red tiger tattoo on her upper arm and shoulder, lotus flowers, and Arabic script on a banner.
Tattooed animated princess with tiger in cameo frame
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a round cartoon character in glasses holding a sugar skull, with teal banners reading Sympathy for the Unusual, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon character with banners on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat wearing a blue striped scarf on the upper arm, with dotted circle linework.
Sphynx cat in a blue scarf on an upper arm
Pencil sketch of a woman's face framed by curling hair, peach roses, antlers, arrows and chains, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body part visible.
Woman with roses and arrows pencil design
Two colour tattoos side by side on a limb: a geometric wolf head with a crescent moon on the left and a geometric stag head with antlers on the right, in a neo-traditional style.
Geometric wolf and stag side by side
Shaded pencil drawing of an ornate key with a city skyline in its shaft and script lettering, a tattoo design on a sketchbook page.
Ornate key with city skyline
Ink drawing of a wide-eyed owl perched on a branch, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Wide-eyed owl perched on a branch
Pink and purple peony tattoo with black and grey feather detail across a thigh and hip, in a bold Japanese-influenced style.
Peonies and feathers on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon cat in round glasses and a purple bow above a red rose, on the upper arm.
Cartoon cat in glasses above a red rose
Colour tattoo of two black cat silhouettes filled with pink poppies and sunflowers on the upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Two black cats with sunflowers and poppies on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a fairytale castle with tall spires under a starry blue night sky, framed in an ornate brown scrollwork oval on the thigh.
Castle in an ornate frame on the thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling sloth with a pink dahlia, red roses and orange lilies on the outer thigh, with a banner beneath.
Sloth with roses and lilies on a thigh
Flash design of a dark-haired cartoon princess with a red bow, framed by a rope oval, roses and banners reading waiting for love's true kiss, in traditional colour.
Dark-haired princess pin-up with true kiss banner
Colour cartoon tattoo on a calf showing Oogie Boogie with red dice, a jack-o-lantern, a witch in a purple hat, a grey skeleton figure and a small red devil.
Oogie Boogie and Halloween characters on a calf
Ornate owl tattoo on a forearm in black and grey with a small blue heart on its chest, in a neo-traditional style with dotwork detail.
Ornate owl with blue heart on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a lion with a flowing mane inside an oval, framed by gold scrollwork with a lion cub above and a banner below.
Lion in an ornate gilded frame on the thigh
Colour neo-trad tattoo of an owl within a circular frame and roses on a forearm, with the hand raised in a rock horns gesture.
Owl and rose forearm tattoo
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pug wearing a top hat, monocle and feather, framed by an ornate gold scroll border on a calf.
Pug in top hat and monocle on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a heart-shaped planchette with a moon, a bat and the word GOOD BYE, surrounded by purple clouds and sparkles, with a hand resting on it, on the lower leg.
Planchette with bat and clouds on a calf
Black line drawing of an octopus with an elephant-like head and curling tentacles surrounded by wave swirls, shown as tattoo flash on white paper.
Octopus and elephant hybrid line drawing
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with flowing golden hair and a helmet-like headpiece, shown on the side of the body beneath a raised arm.
Art Nouveau woman with flowing golden hair
Flash design of a tattooed mermaid holding a skull, with an anchor, stars and a crescent moon above her head and tentacles coiled around her tail, in cream ink on a dark teal background.
Mermaid with anchor, skull and crescent moon
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pug's face inside a rope circle with red flowers and a pink backdrop, on the forearm.
Pug in a rope frame with red flowers
Neo-traditional tattoo of a whale filled with mountains, forest and a sunset, framed by flowers on the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Whale, landscape and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey back tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress, surrounded by lotus flowers, peony and cherry blossom, on the upper and middle back.
Woman portrait and lotus back piece
Six neo-traditional tattoo flash designs on paper showing a ram skull, a deer skull, a moth, a fennec fox, a red panda and a bird with peonies, all in bright colour.
Neo-traditional animal designs on flash sheets
Colour neo-traditional mandala tattoo with a ring of red hearts on the upper arm near the elbow, with pink, yellow and teal petals.
Red hearts and mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey floral mandala tattoo with pink and teal accents across a lower abdomen, above a dotted band.
Ornamental floral lower abdomen tattoo
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a green zombie Hello Kitty with a red bow and red wounds, bold black outlines, on a forearm.
Zombie Hello Kitty tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of pyramids, a UFO and stars inside a Polaroid-style frame on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Pyramids and UFO in a Polaroid-style frame
Flash drawing of a cartoon goldfish in orange and yellow coloured pencil with blue water, sparkles and bubbles, in a Neo-trad style.
Cartoon goldfish with sparkles
Colour tattoo of two magpies perched on a white flower with green leaves and red berries, in a bold neo-traditional style on the upper chest.
Two magpies and flower on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a green tail, a blue flower, a sunflower and pink watercolour washes on an upper arm.
Mermaid with flowers on upper arm
Four photos of a yin yang tattoo with lotus and mandala detail, two in black and grey and two in watercolour colour, shown on the back and thigh.
Yin yang and lotus tattoos in four views
Pencil and ink drawing of a unicorn head framed by a rose and leafy foliage, in a neo-traditional style, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Unicorn and rose design drawing
Colour tattoo of blue roses, a pink bud and red peonies on an upper arm, shown as purple linework, then in progress and finished.
Blue roses and peonies on upper arm
Neo-trad tattoo on the outer thigh of a woman with pearl headwear and drop earrings, holding a red anatomical heart beside a black feather.
Woman holding a heart on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by roses and a lotus on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and roses on upper arm and shoulder