Neo-trad tattoo ideas

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Pen drawing of two swallows in flight, one with a medallion on its wing and filigree scrolls around it, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Two swallows in flight with ornate scrolls
Line drawing of a snarling three-eyed wolf with a dagger above its head and leaves and berries around it, in Neo-trad style with red shading, drawn as a tattoo design.
Snarling three-eyed wolf with dagger and foliage
Flash design of a black horse head with a white sugar skull pattern on its face, red roses in its flowing mane and blue leaves, in a neo-traditional style.
Horse head with sugar skull face and roses
Neo-traditional style cartoon tattoo of two smiling toast slices, one with purple jam and one with peanut butter, on the upper arm.
Jam and peanut butter toast characters
Colour tattoo of purple roses, orange and pink flowers and a heart locket tied with ribbon in a bouquet on an upper arm.
Purple rose and flower bouquet with ribbon on arm
Colour tattoo of a moth, peonies and anemones covering the upper arm and shoulder, in a painterly neo-traditional style.
Moth and peony sleeve on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grin and teal eyes with the words We're all mad here below, on the side of the body in a neo-traditional style.
Cheshire Cat grin with quote
Two colour tattoos of birds on leafy branches, one pink and one teal, on the lower legs above a pair of star-print heeled shoes.
Two birds on branches on both lower legs
Colour tattoo of a crouched figure within a green crescent, with pink and red lily-like flowers and a dark plume, on a shoulder blade.
Crouched figure with lily and crescent on back
Two-panel image showing a purple linework rose outline on the left and a finished neo-traditional colour tattoo of red and teal roses with leaves on the right, on a limb.
Red and teal roses on a limb
Colour tattoo of a skull wearing flowing lilac hair and red roses, with small skulls beside it, in a neo-traditional style on the upper thigh.
Skull and roses in lilac hair on the thigh
Coloured skull and snake tattoo with green glowing eyes and green scale detail, placed on a forearm.
Skull and snake on a forearm
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a woman with blue hair, fur-lined aviator hat and goggles, smoking a cigarette, on the thigh.
Woman in aviator hat with cigarette on thigh
Black ink line drawing of a rose bud with leaves, small flowers and dotwork shading, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Rose bud with leaves and dotwork shading
Full-colour neo-traditional tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas on a forearm, with a banner reading I'll follow you.
Jack and Sally forearm tattoo with banner script
Neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling sloth peeking out of a blue rose-patterned teacup, with pink flowers, on a limb.
Sloth in a teacup with flowers
Colour tattoo of a blonde pin-up woman with sugar skull face paint and a red flower in her hair, with black and grey scrollwork below, on an upper arm.
Sugar skull pin-up with scrollwork
Coloured neo-traditional style flash drawing of a large-eyed owl on a branch beside red roses, butterflies and falling petals, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Owl with roses and branch design
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper thigh showing a shaded grey skull framed by red roses and a white daisy.
Skull and red roses on the thigh
Neo-traditional swallows flying among peony flowers and leaves tattooed across an upper arm, with soft pink tones on the petals.
Swallows and peonies on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of a traditional-style sleeve tattoo design on paper, with a skull, sun, nautical star, compass rose and playing cards, shown as an elongated arm-shaped outline.
Sleeve design with skull, sun and nautical star
Red pencil sketch of a woman in profile with curly hair woven with roses and a pearl necklace, a design drawn for a possible tattoo.
Profile woman with roses in red pencil sketch
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in a feather headdress with an owl above her head, shown on the forearm in red, orange and black.
Owl and feather headdress portrait on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Sulley, Mike Wazowski and Boo from Monsters Inc inside a heart frame of pink beads on the thigh.
Monsters Inc characters in a heart on a thigh
Neo-trad tattoo on a thigh showing a black handprint, a dagger, a red rose, a cloth sack and a rolled scroll with drips of blood.
Handprint, dagger and rose on a thigh
Grey and purple ivy leaves and roses tattoo running down a person's back, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Ivy leaves and roses down the back
Neo-trad anchor tattoo with red, black and grey blocks and dotwork shading on the back of a hand.
Anchor on the back of a hand
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman with a wolf's head over her head, braided hair tied with red ribbons and leaves, on the outer thigh.
Wolf-headed woman portrait with braids and leaves
Pencil sketch of a cluster of three roses with leaves and a ribbon banner, drawn as a tattoo design in a neo-traditional style.
Rose cluster with ribbon design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Medusa with green skin and snake hair, a winged gold headpiece and arrows, on the upper arm.
Medusa with arrows on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper thigh showing a green medicine bottle, a silver spoon and a red heart reading I Love Lucy.
Heart, medicine bottle and spoon on thigh
Neo-traditional jackalope with antlers and long ears, framed by poppies and white blossoms, tattooed on an upper arm.
Jackalope and flowers on an upper arm
Digital drawing of a tattoo design showing a black and grey dragon with red-spotted wings, a red rose and a green leaf, with bold tribal swirls.
Dragon and red rose tattoo design
Black line drawing on tracing paper of a wolf head, a woman in profile, small kodama spirits and a round mask emblem, drawn as a tattoo design in a neo-traditional style.
Wolf, woman and forest spirits design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a green horned dinosaur beneath a UFO, an orange planet and red streaks against pink clouds and a blue sky.
Green horned dinosaur and UFO on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grey crown surrounded by pink and purple diamonds on the top of a foot, in a neo-traditional style.
Crown and pink diamonds on a foot
Two side-by-side photos of a matching black and grey neo-trad tattoo on an arm, showing a compass and pocket watch framed by cherry blossoms, with a banner reading And We Learn and As We Age.
Compass and pocket watch pair on forearms
Mixed colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull pin-up woman, a red nautical star and a Harley-Davidson logo.
Sugar skull pin-up and nautical star on upper arm
Watercolour-style flash design of a sailing ship being wrapped by an octopus tentacle among swirling waves, with an anchor and rope below.
Sailing ship, octopus and anchor design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown cat wearing peacock feathers and a gem headpiece, with a red heart gem and red flowers below, on a forearm.
Cat with peacock feathers on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and sprigs across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind.
Botanical flower sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Colour and grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing an hourglass with teal and pink sand, a daisy, and a pocket watch with a heart-shaped face and beaded chain.
Hourglass, pocket watch and daisy on a thigh
Neo-traditional flash design of a woman with a tall beehive hairstyle, red lips, two hearts and a banner scroll at the base.
Pin-up woman with beehive hair and banner
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a winged heart crest with a crescent moon and pink faceted gem, placed centrally on the upper abdomen below the sternum.
Winged heart crest with crescent moon on the torso
Mountain landscape tattoo with an orange sun, teal sky and black-and-grey scrollwork on a limb, in a neo-traditional style.
Mountain landscape with sun and scrollwork on a limb
Three-panel photo of a colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, red berries and an orange tulip on a lower leg, with grey fine-line sprigs on the left.
Peony and berry botanical tattoo on a lower leg
Full colour Japanese style phoenix tattoo with blue body, purple and green wings and orange tail feathers across a person's upper back.
Colourful phoenix across a back
Green and teal hamsa hand tattoo with a central eye and dotwork border on the inner forearm, with cursive script beneath it.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm