Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat with pink ears and yellow eyes, shaded in black, on the outside of a calf.

Grey cat tattoo on a calf

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red fox head with gold scrollwork and pink flowers on the upper arm.

Fox head with pink flowers on an upper arm

Colourful sugar skull cat face design with teal eyes, red roses and blue and yellow floral ornament on a black background, in a neo-traditional style.

Sugar skull cat face design

Neo-traditional tattoo of a red bird head with a feathered crest inside a rope-edged heart on a forearm, with a Celtic knot charm hanging below.

Red bird in rope heart on forearm

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull with a red rose, paintbrush and spray can on a lower leg.

Skull, rose and paintbrush on a calf

Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style Hello Kitty face with a pink rose beneath it, on the forearm.

Sugar skull Hello Kitty and rose on a forearm

Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye at its centre and ornamental filigree, on the forearm.

Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm

Neo-traditional style tattoo of a cute pink octopus wearing a purple bow and holding a pink gem, with bold black outlines and soft shading.

Kawaii octopus with bow and gem

Neo-traditional tattoo of a bearded figure wearing antlers and a helmet, framed by a black foliage wreath, on a calf.

Antlered bearded figure on a calf

Colour tattoo of Mike Wazowski, the green one-eyed monster from Monsters Inc, with a toothy grin, on the calf in a neo-traditional style.

Mike Wazowski tattoo on a lower leg

Neo-traditional style flash design of a long-haired blonde princess with two swallows, roses and a banner, shown printed on a phone case.

Princess with swallows and roses design

Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh of a man in a suit, his head replaced by a UFO over pine trees and mountains, with the words DO YOU THINK I'M and SPOOKY.

Suited figure with UFO and mountains on thigh

Neo-trad style owl tattoo with yellow eyes and a small red heart inside an ornate oval frame, on the side of a ribcage.

Owl in ornate frame on ribs

Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman with ram horns, flowing curled hair and a rose, with no body placement shown.

Woman with ram horns and a rose design

Colour neo-trad tattoo of Little Red Riding Hood with large orange eyes and a wolf on the upper arm, shown in three mirrored panels.

Little Red Riding Hood and wolf on upper arm

Colourful cat face tattoo with green eyes and a pink tongue on the back of a hand, in a neo-traditional style.

Cartoon cat face on the back of a hand

Sketched tattoo design of a songbird with spread wings in front of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by leaves, drawn in blue and red pencil.

Bird and pocket watch design sketch

Coloured flash illustration of a cartoon woman with brown curls and a beast emblem tattoo on her shoulder, framed by roses and a banner reading 'Til the last petal falls.

Cartoon woman with roses and banner flash

Pencil sketch flash design in neo-traditional style showing a cat with pearls, roses, a fan, a ribbon banner reading Must Love Cats and two stylised women, with no placement shown.

Cat, roses and Must Love Cats banner design

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon cat in round glasses sitting on a stack of books, with starburst shapes around it, on a limb.

Cat in glasses on a stack of books

Neo-traditional drawing of a swallow perched on a pale ribbon, with rust-orange leaves and teal-black plumage, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.

Swallow perched on a ribbon with autumn leaves

Sugar skull profile with roses

Collage of six tattoo photos showing om symbols and lotus flowers, some in black and grey and some in colour, on the neck, chest and ribs.

Om symbol and lotus tattoos collage

Colour tattoo of two penguins forming a heart shape, with an orange butterfly, a purple flower and blue daisies, in a neo-traditional style on a limb.

Penguins in a heart with flowers

Colour tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet decorated with blue sugar skull style florals and scrollwork, on a leg, in a neo-traditional style.

Stormtrooper helmet with blue floral pattern

Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers, with teal and white swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.

Art Nouveau woman upper arm sleeve

Black ink and pencil drawing of a snail with an ornate patterned shell beside geometric crystals and scrolling swirls, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.

Snail and crystals tattoo design

Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a witch holding a jack-o-lantern in front of a haunted house, with zombies and candles below.

Halloween witch and haunted house on upper arm

Black and white neo-traditional flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope, a compass rose, a lily, a banner and waves.

Anchor, compass and lily tattoo design

Close-up photo of a black and grey pistol tattoo with a pink bow, placed on the lower abdomen near a navel piercing.

Pink bow and pistol on the lower abdomen

Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in an oval cameo, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and flowers on an upper thigh.

Cameo portrait with scrollwork on thigh

Traditional style tattoo of a grey songbird perched on a thorned branch with pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.

Songbird and roses on a forearm

Pencil and ink design sketch of a rose with leaves inside an ornate oval frame, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.

Rose in an ornate oval frame

Two matching neo-traditional tattoos of a night camping scene with mountains, pines, a tent and a campfire, sitting on the upper arms of two people.

Matching camping scene on two upper arms

Colour poppy with black and grey botanical flowers and leaves tattooed across a shoulder and upper arm, with a green top visible.

Red poppy and botanical sketch on a shoulder

Colour traditional tattoo of an owl wearing a bowler hat with a ribbon, patterned sugar skull style eyes and a teal waistcoat, on the forearm.

Owl in a bowler hat on a forearm

Colour neck tattoo of orange and yellow flames curling around black swirling shapes, with a plug gauge visible in the ear above.

Flame swirl tattoo on the side of the neck

Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey snake coiled in a green shield crest with scrollwork, on the upper thigh.

Green snake in a shield crest on a thigh

Colour tattoo of a Hello Kitty face styled as a sugar skull, with a pink bow, purple flowers and bold black outline, on skin.

Hello Kitty sugar skull tattoo

Drawing of a tattoo design showing two stacked skulls with sugar skull forehead ornaments, swirling smoke lines and red roses, with no body placement shown.

Stacked sugar skulls with red roses

Neo-traditional tattoo of a schnauzer in a bowler hat and monocle, set in an ornate gold frame with red gems, on a limb.

Schnauzer in bowler hat and monocle

Profile portrait in a laurel wreath on upper arm

Two-panel photo of a Pikachu tattoo on a lower leg: a faint grey outline on the left and a full colour neo-traditional version on the right, with Pikachu painting on an easel.

Pikachu painting on an easel, before and after

Black line drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design with a top hat, pocket watch, Drink me bottle, mushroom, rose and checkerboard floor, with purple outlined clouds.

Wonderland flash with top hat and pocket watch

Woman profile and rose on a forearm

Neo-traditional tattoo of a black crow with green and pale leaves across a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm.

Black crow and leaves on chest and shoulder

Neo-trad style tattoo of a grey cameo portrait in a black ornate frame, set on a pink oval with dangling bead chains, on the inner forearm.

Cameo in ornate frame on a forearm

Illustrated flash design of a red-haired mermaid with a teal tail, a small anchor above, a laurel wreath and a starfish, with a lettered banner below.

Red-haired mermaid with anchor and banner