Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Cat head and blossoms on a calf

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

Colour tattoo of a cartoon owl perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, across a shoulder and upper back.

Owl and cherry blossom on a shoulder

Black and grey pencil drawing of a zombie pin-up in a corset and fishnets, flanked by two roses on a red splatter background, in a neo-traditional style.

Zombie pin-up with roses and blood splatter

Colour tattoo of a potted succulent arrangement with a patterned teal pot, on the inner forearm.

Succulents in a patterned pot on a forearm

Colour tattoo on the side ribs showing a Minnesota state outline with a sunset, a common loon, pink lady's slipper orchids, a walleye and a 'You Betcha' banner.

Minnesota loon, walleye and orchids on ribs

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a purple rose with green leaves and a gold crown and sceptre on the ankle and top of a foot.

Purple rose and crown on a foot

Colourful sugar skull style cat face tattoo with a bow and flower motifs on the skin of a limb.

Sugar skull style cat with bow

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

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two cats nose to nose inside a pearl-edged heart, framed by pink flowers, on the upper thigh.

Two cats in a pearl heart on a thigh

Black linework flash design of a dog wearing goggles above a banner reading Wanderer's Best Friend, with diamond sparkles and rosettes.

Goggled dog with Wanderer's Best Friend banner

Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing two roses, an ornate birdcage with hanging chains, and a small bird perched on a branch, shown in three side-by-side panels.

Roses, birdcage and bird on an arm

Colour tattoo of a grey elephant sitting in a wooden tub with blue water spraying from its trunk, placed on the side of the ribs.

Elephant bathing in a tub on the ribs

Colour Neo-trad tattoo of a layered yellow, orange and brown flower with green scalloped petals and black dots, on the upper arm, with a close-up beside it.

Mandala-style flower on upper arm

Black linework tattoo design of a seated Buddha figure on a lotus flower within a mandala halo, drawn in a neo-traditional style.

Seated Buddha with lotus and mandala

Three-view photo of a full arm sleeve in neo-trad comic book style showing the Joker, Batman, and HA HA and BANG lettering on the upper arm and forearm.

Batman and Joker comic book arm sleeve

Colour tattoo of a barn owl inside an ornate gold scrollwork frame with purple gems, on the outer thigh.

Barn owl in an ornate gilded frame on a thigh

Neo-traditional skull tattoo with pink, teal and yellow shading, a cigarette in its teeth and a smoke scroll on black, on the forearm.

Gradient skull smoking a cigarette on a forearm

Wolf head in profile with green crystals

Colour tattoo of the Midna character from The Legend of Zelda on a calf, with a horned helmet, orange flame swirls and teal and black blocks behind her.

Midna character tattoo on a calf

Colourful patchwork-style bow tattoo with stitched seams and bold black outlines, shown on the skin of a limb.

Patchwork bow tattoo on a limb

Neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm of a heart made from banknotes marked 100 and 10, with scrollwork and a red banner reading MOM.

Money heart with MOM banner on a forearm

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

Colour tattoo of a robin perched above a red heart and pink flowers with green leaves, on the outer thigh.

Robin, heart and flowers on a thigh

Blue pencil sketch of a toothy anglerfish with a spiral eye, feathery fins and a hanging lantern, drawn as a tattoo design.

Anglerfish sketch with lantern lure

Colour tattoo of a pink-frosted cupcake topped with a blue diamond, red bow and red hearts on the upper chest, in a bold neo-traditional style.

Cupcake with diamond and bow on chest

Matching space silhouettes on thighs

Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a lighthouse, lotus and sailing ship across a shoulder and upper arm.

Lighthouse, lotus and sailing ship on shoulder and arm

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of Hogwarts castle inside a crystal ball, framed by green leaves and red berries, with a HOGWARTS banner, on a calf.

Hogwarts castle in a crystal ball on a calf

Neo-traditional tattoo of a black pug inside a rope-edged oval frame with two red roses and green leaves, on the lower leg.

Pug portrait with red roses on a calf

Mixed-colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing Star Wars stormtrooper and imperial pilot helmets with red roses and leaves, in a neo-traditional style.

Star Wars helmets and roses on upper arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a big-eyed owl perched on a branch with pink blossoms and green leaves, on the upper back near the shoulder.

Owl and blossom branch on a shoulder

Black linework flash design of a Darth Vader helmet and a stormtrooper helmet with roses, leaves and JOIN THE DARK SIDE banners, drawn on paper.

Darth Vader and stormtrooper helmets with roses

Teal and green ornamental owl design perched on a bare branch, with knotwork on the chest and filigree across the face and wings, shown as a drawn tattoo design.

Ornamental owl perched on a branch

Neo-traditional teapot pouring into a teacup with pink blossom, orange roses and birds, tattooed on the outer thigh.

Teapot pouring into teacup on thigh

Colour tattoo of a blue and green peacock among pink cherry blossom on the side of a thigh.

Peacock and cherry blossom on the thigh

Colour neo-trad tattoo of a black raven with red poppies, green leaves and white scrollwork on the outer thigh.

Raven and red poppies on a thigh

Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon girl in a bunny hood, a striped cat wearing glasses and smiling pink flowers with green leaves.

Cartoon girl, striped cat and pastel flowers on a thigh

Colour tattoo on a forearm of a woman with closed eyes and long hair, surrounded by purple flowers, green leaves and a teal swirl, in a bold neo-traditional style.

Woman with purple flowers on a forearm

Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, sitting on the back of a calf.

Jack and Sally on a calf

Colour neo-trad tattoo on a calf of a circular mandala with teal lotus flowers, dotwork petals and a teal sphere with constellation lines.

Lotus mandala with constellation on a calf

Purple pencil flash drawing of a planchette-style design with a shaded eye, a smiling sun, a crescent moon and the words SPEAK TO ME NO MORE, in a neo-traditional style.

Planchette design with eye, sun and moon

Colour tattoo of a gold oil lamp with swirling blue and purple smoke rising above it, with small diamond shapes, on a area of skin.

Magic lamp with blue and purple smoke

Colour tattoo of a patterned feather and arrow in teal, purple and grey linework on the side of a thigh.

Feather and arrow on a thigh

Colour tattoo on a thigh of two blue birds, a birdcage, red roses, a teacup, a pocket watch and a pair of rings in a neo-trad style.

Birds, birdcage and roses on a thigh

Colour tattoo of a grey cat beside a bowl of oranges and leaves on a thigh, in a neo-traditional style.

Grey cat and oranges on a thigh

Neo-traditional style skull tattoo with a pink rose on the inner forearm, the skull shaded in grey and the rose in pink and green.

Skull and pink rose on a forearm

Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon owl with beaded eye rings perched on a branch, on the forearm.

Cartoon owl on a branch