Realism tattoo ideas

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Realistic black, grey and blue magpie tattoo in flight with bare branches, placed on the side of the torso.
Magpie in flight on a branch
Colour tattoo of planets stacked down the side of the ribs, including a ringed Saturn and a banded orange planet, in a shaded realistic style.
Solar system planets along the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo on a side torso made to look like torn skin, revealing a blue sky with clouds and black swallows in flight across the ribs.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos with flying birds, placed on the ribs, collarbone, upper back, ankle and neck, in black and grey ink.
Feather and bird tattoos collage
Colour tattoo of pink roses, purple flowers and black lace and mandala patterns running down the side of the torso and onto the hip, with teal brushstroke accents.
Rose and lace floral side piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily on the side ribs, with shaded petals and detailed stamens.
Lily tattoo on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red and grey roses, plus grey butterflies and leaves, running down a woman's ribs and side back.
Sugar skull and roses down the ribs
Colour cherry blossom branch tattoo curving across the ribs and side of the torso, with black script lettering above it.
Cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Black and grey realism style feather tattoo with shaded barbs and an outlined quill, placed on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting at the left edge.
Shaded feather tattoo on the side of the torso
Colour realism tattoo of a blue and orange hummingbird with long green tail feathers on a person's side ribs.
Hummingbird with long tail on ribs
Black and grey sunflowers shaded in a realistic style fill a triangle outline on the side of the torso.
Sunflowers inside a triangle outline
Realistic colour tattoo of a man's face with a red and yellow headband and moustache, set against a black ink splash on the ribs.
Realistic portrait with headband on the ribs
Realistic orange and black butterfly tattoo on the ribs of a person whose hand rests on their chest.
Orange butterfly on a ribcage
Black and grey realism tattoo of a car emerging from smoke with a script line beside it, on the side of the ribs.
Car in smoke with script on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf with smoky shading and maple leaves, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Howling wolf and maple leaves on the ribs
Realistic anchor with a chain and a pink lily tattooed on the side of a torso, above the waistband of grey trousers.
Anchor and lily on the side ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a steam locomotive on a rib cage, with a track beneath it.
Steam locomotive on the ribs
Two side-by-side black and grey realism skull tattoos on a torso, one wearing a hat with a banner reading Til my last day, the other with a veil, rose and a banner reading Til my last breath.
Two black and grey skulls with banner scrolls
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of a torso, above the waistband of navy jeans, with a striped crop top above it.
Feather tattoo on the side of the torso
Realistic black and grey roses with red-tinged petals and thorny stems tattooed along a person's ribs.
Black and grey roses on the ribs
Side ribs tattoo of two red roses shaded in black and grey, with script lettering reading Shall I complain that rose bushes have thorns, partly hidden by a black strap.
Red roses and script on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane on the side of a torso, above the waistband.
Lion head tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a skull merged with a Roman numeral clock face and gears, across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Skull and clock mechanism on the ribs
Colour tattoo of three dreamcatchers with turquoise, brown and purple feathers on the side of the torso, shaded to look realistic.
Dreamcatchers and turquoise feathers on the side
Black and grey anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, with two shaded stars and script on the shaft, placed on the side of the ribs.
Anchor with rope and stars on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open book, a rose, a patterned teacup and saucer and a pocket watch on the side of the torso.
Rose, book, teacup and pocket watch
Realistic colour tattoo of a red horned devil playing a black star-shaped electric guitar on the side of the ribs.
Red devil with electric guitar on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle with sun rays, crossed stakes and a lantern-style object, on the side of the ribs.
Pentagram and sun emblem on the side ribs
Grey shaded anchor tattoo with a rope coil and cursive script along the shank, on the side of a torso above the ribs.
Shaded anchor with rope and script on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a stag whose antlers grow into leafy branches across the ribs and stomach of a torso shown in black and white.
Stag with antler branches across ribs and stomach
Colour realism tattoo of a brown horse rearing on the side of a torso, with a partial lion head tattooed behind it on the ribs.
Realistic horse tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism dreamcatcher tattoo with a peace sign centre and shaded feathers, on the left side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher with peace sign on the ribs
Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cigarette, with ornamental sleeve designs on her arms, on a person's left side ribs.
Realistic black and grey portrait on ribs
Black and grey realism roses entwined with swirling scrollwork running down the side of the torso, from the ribs towards the hip.
Black and grey roses with scrollwork on the side
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with fading splatter dots and script lettering reading There, but for the grace of God, go I, on the side of a torso.
Feather and script quote on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lightning bolt containing glasses, a book and a teacup, surrounded by handwritten script along the ribs.
Lightning bolt with objects and script on ribs
Colour tattoo of a grey feather wrapped in a pink ribbon, with small birds lifting from the quill, on the side of the torso.
Feather, pink ribbon and birds on a side body
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open compass with the words Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, surrounded by daisy, bell-shaped and holly flowers, on the side of the torso.
Compass, flowers and quote in grey realism
Realistic coloured tattoo of a fox with feathered wings, leafy branches and a long curling tail across a person's back and side.
Fox with feathered wings across a back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of two galloping horses with flowing manes and dusty clouds across the side of the ribs.
Two galloping horses on the ribs
Colour tattoo of red and peach peonies with green leaves on the side of a torso, near the navel.
Peonies with leaves on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large raven with open beak, with a second feathered bird below it, across the ribs.
Large raven with a second bird on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged elephant walking towards the viewer, on the side of the torso.
Winged elephant walking forward
Black and grey dreamcatcher with shaded feathers and turquoise beads, with swallows, tattooed along the ribs of a bare torso.
Dreamcatcher and swallows on the ribs
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a steampunk woman in a feathered top hat and brass goggles, placed on the side of the ribs.
Steampunk woman portrait on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of realistic roses and a swirling vine running down the side of the ribs.
Roses and swirling vine on the ribs
Black and grey shaded rose cluster tattoo with leaves and a rosebud on the side of the ribs, photographed from behind.
Rose cluster on the side ribs
Two photographs of rib tattoos: a red and grey bird beneath the script words Together forever never apart, and a shaded grey daisy beneath Maybe in distance but not in heart.
Bird and daisy rib tattoos with script quotes