Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face with teal markings, feathers, a compass and a jaguar head.
Neo-trad woman and jaguar on upper arm
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
Colour tattoo of a hedgehog holding a pink blossom, surrounded by pink flowers and green leaves, in a neo-traditional style on the outer thigh.
Hedgehog with pink blossoms on thigh
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo on an upper arm showing orange poppies, a seed pod, a bud and a white magnolia with green leaves.
Poppies and magnolia on an upper arm
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
A person reclining outdoors shows a full colour sleeve on one arm, floral and skull tattoos on the legs, and a large skull piece across the torso.
Colourful skull tattoos across legs, arm and torso
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
Pencil sketch of a pin-up woman with three bears and Just Right script in Neo-trad and lettering styles, drawn as a tattoo design.
Pin-up portrait with bears and Just Right script
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm showing two female profile faces filled with a red and orange sunset, stars, birds and a rope knot below.
Two profile faces in a sunset on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a shell holding a pearl, with red hearts, green leaves and bubbles, on a forearm.
Shell and pearl with hearts on a forearm
A coloured traditional-style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm, with blue roses and a banner reading LOVE HATE, while a man in a burgundy suit holds the arm.
Blue rose and banner sleeve on upper arm
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
Close-up of a colour tattoo of two pink and lilac conversation heart sweets outlined in black, with the words STILL, INTO and YOU, on pale skin.
Conversation hearts reading STILL INTO YOU
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of red lilies and pink poppies with green foliage running from the thigh down the leg.
Lily and poppies down a leg
Black line drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman with a crescent moon, peony flowers and a snarling wolf, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman and snarling wolf design line drawing
Red pencil sketch of a woman's face framed by flowing hair and a large rose, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Woman portrait with roses in red pencil
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a large-eyed owl beside red mushrooms, grey-blue foliage and teal swirling shapes, on a limb.
Owl and red mushrooms on a limb
Two pencil flash designs on translucent paper: a cat above an ornate shield with a rose and flowers, and a filigree heart locket with a key and ribbon, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat with rose and heart locket with key
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat silhouette on a red oval panel within an ornate black and grey frame, on the forearm.
Black cat in ornate frame on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a green grinning cat-like creature with glowing pink eyes, bony yellow claws and a striped tail, on a lower leg.
Green grinning cat creature on a calf
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Daria in a green jacket and round glasses, with an orange banner reading MISUNDERSTOOD, on skin.
Daria cartoon with Misunderstood banner
Flash design of three sugar skull pin-up heads with skeletal hands over their eyes, ears and mouth, on a ribbon banner reading Beauty, Truth and Love.
Three sugar skulls with Beauty, Truth and Love banner
Black and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate filigree key and hanging chain, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Rose and ornate key design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat with a red rose, set in a black scrollwork frame on a forearm.
Veiled cat portrait with rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman with curled ram horns, red eyes and a red and black collar, drawn in pencil and ink on paper.
Horned woman portrait flash design
Two views of a colour neo-traditional pin-up tattoo on a lower leg, showing a woman in a red gingham apron dress holding a cherry cupcake and blowing a kiss.
Pin-up with cupcake on a calf
Colour tattoo of Wonder Woman holding a raised sword in a comic book style, placed on the forearm.
Wonder Woman with sword on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash design of a cartoon princess in a gold gown, with a beast tattoo on her shoulder, framed by red roses and a banner.
Cartoon princess with roses and banner flash
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a key and ribbon on the upper arm, with a small star below.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a thigh of two Totoro characters on a blossom branch, with a watercolour sky, neo-traditional style.
Totoro characters with cherry blossom on thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn with a pastel striped mane and the words Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on the upper arm.
Cartoon unicorn with lettering on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with dark hair, red roses and a pearl necklace across the shoulder and upper back.
Woman portrait with red roses and pearls
Colour tattoo of a Japanese katana with a black and grey patterned handle, gold guard and red scabbard wrap, surrounded by swirling clouds, on the forearm.
Katana tattoo with clouds on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two bluebirds, a pink peony and a red gem pendant on the shoulder.
Two bluebirds and a peony on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a blue songbird perched on a branch with red blossoms and berries, in a painterly neo-traditional style, on the upper thigh.
Blue bird and red blossom branch on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a steaming teacup with a dragonfly, turquoise flowers and a banner reading Yes Darling, on the calf.
Teacup and banner on a calf
Colour tattoo of a smiling cartoon sea turtle with large eyes and a red-spotted shell on the side of the ribs, in a bold outlined neo-traditional style.
Cartoon sea turtle on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a tabby cat's face with green eyes, surrounded by autumn leaves and blackberries, on the outer thigh in a neo-traditional style.
Tabby cat with blackberries and leaves on a thigh
Neo-trad style tattoo of a black crow in flight with yellow, orange and red circles and white rain strokes, with partial script below, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Crow in flight with rain on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch sitting on grass with the word Ohana in red script below, on a calf.
Stitch cartoon tattoo on a calf
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-up sailor woman with a ship and constellation in her face, shown on a limb in two close-up photographs.
Sailor pin-up with ship and constellation
Neo-trad style tattoo of a grey skull with pink heart eyes, pink dice, a bow and pink and black nautical stars on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Skull, dice and nautical stars on a foot
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a seated white rabbit among swirling waves, gold scrollwork and flowers across a bare chest and torso.
White rabbit and waves across chest and torso
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
Colour tattoo of a red and orange shaded heart inside blue and yellow filigree scrollwork on the upper arm, in a Neo-trad style.
Ornate heart and scrollwork on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of pink peony flowers, an eye in a triangle and a star on a forearm.
Pink flowers, eye and star on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red rose bud with a pink ribbon wrapped around its stem, green leaves and black beads, on the forearm, with a teal wash behind.
Pink ribbon and rose bud on a forearm
Close view of a red dragon coiled around a red rose on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Red dragon and rose on an upper arm