Traditional tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of an ornate hot air balloon with a black script word reading freedom on the thigh, in a traditional style.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh showing two crossed rolling pins, sprinkled donuts, pink daisies and a banner reading Rattle, with the words Bake and Roll.
Donuts and rolling pins on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of two red cardinals with pink blossom and green leaves on the upper thigh, outlined in black.
Two cardinals with blossom on thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a seated mermaid within an anchor frame, with a fleur-de-lis above, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid and anchor on a thigh
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a white lucky cat with red ears and pink plum blossoms, with a gold coin, on the outer thigh.
Maneki-neko cat on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a Barcelos-style rooster with dotted patterns, a red rose with a cross through it and green leaves.
Barcelos rooster and rose on a thigh
Traditional style pin-up boxer tattoo on the outer thigh, with boxing gloves, a red bow and the script 'Came out swinging'.
Pin-up boxer with 'Came out swinging' on thigh
Colour tattoo of a pink and orange dragon with horns and whiskers coiling down the upper thigh, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Pink dragon coiled around a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with a green crack through it, set in a black flame burst with the words The World, Will Never and Take My Heart, on a thigh.
Cracked red heart with flames and lettering
Black and grey traditional-style pin-up illustration of a woman in a checked shirt and high-waisted shorts, with skull, praying hands and dagger tattoos on her legs.
Pin-up woman with tattooed legs illustration
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a fox head framed by blue flowers and a red rose, placed on the thigh.
Fox, blue flowers and red rose on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh of a quote, Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt, framed by red roses and green leaves.
Rose wreath with quote on thigh