Traditional tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a red wolf head with orange eyes, a dagger and a beaded pendant, on a forearm.
Red wolf head with dagger on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grim reaper riding a motorcycle and holding a scythe, on the forearm, with a partly visible banner above.
Grim reaper riding a motorcycle on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a black treble clef surrounded by red, orange and yellow flames with black outlines, on a forearm.
Treble clef in flames on a forearm
Traditional style tattoos of roses, a top-hat skull and a red heart on the arms and thigh of a person wearing a gingham shirt and black skirt.
Traditional arm and thigh tattoos on a woman
Traditional style colour tattoo of a striped caterpillar crawling along a black branch with red, yellow and pink flowers and green leaves, on the forearm.
Caterpillar on a flowering branch on a forearm
Black and grey cartoon owl tattoo with green irises on the inner forearm, drawn in Traditional style with bold outlines.
Cartoon owl with green eyes on a forearm
Close crop of a bearded man with a traditional-style diamond tattoo on his neck, a rose on the back of one hand and a female design on the other, with finger tattoos.
Neck diamond and hand tattoos on a bearded man
Traditional colour tattoo of a green crocodile head with a red and yellow eye and open jaws on a forearm.
Crocodile head on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of clasped hands inside a dotwork-shaded heart, with Call Me Safe Bet lettering and a flower, on a forearm.
Clasped hands in a heart with Call Me Safe Bet lettering
Black and grey tattoo of praying hands with a rosary, a cross and two banners reading IN GODS and HANDS, on a forearm.
Praying hands and cross on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red and white lighthouse with orange light beams, waves and clouds, framed by a rope border and banner on a forearm.
Lighthouse and waves with banner on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl perched on a sugar skull with flower eyes, across the forearm.
Owl and sugar skull on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoos on a woman's leg and forearm, including a heart, a chrysanthemum and a skull, shown against white bedding.
Traditional colour tattoos on legs and forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat wearing a flower crown with red ears and orange eyes, with a VILLERO banner and script above, on a forearm.
Black cat with flower crown on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cabin beside pine trees, a red sun and clouds, on the forearm.
Cabin, pine trees and red sun on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on the inner forearm showing a delta-shaped emblem with two banners reading MAKE and IT SO, surrounded by small stars.
Delta emblem with banners on forearm
Three newborn kittens rest on a forearm covered in traditional colour tattoos of a sailing ship, a red ribbon and flowers.
Kittens resting on a traditional forearm tattoo
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a compass in a rope border, a blue and red anchor and the words Let your past be your compass but never your anchor.
Compass, rope and anchor quote on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a pink lipstick with a flower in its base and black sparkles, on a forearm.
Lipstick with sparkles on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a pineapple with green leaves and bold black outlines on the forearm.
Pineapple tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a mermaid with dark wavy hair, green scale tail and red flowers, on the forearm.
Traditional mermaid with roses on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon owl with teal feathers, large orange-rimmed eyes and black outlines, on the forearm.
Traditional owl on an arm
Traditional style tattoo of two black palm trees on an island above a red sun and blue waves, on the inner forearm.
Palm trees and red sunset on a forearm
Tattooed forearm and hand holding a rolled joint over scattered hundred dollar bills, with bold red and black traditional-style linework and dark lettering across the hand.
Tattooed hand holding a rolled joint over banknotes
Black and grey bull head tattoo with patterned markings and dotted horn details, shown on the forearm in a traditional style.
Bull head tattoo on a forearm
Close photo of a red heart in an ornate blue-and-gold frame on the forearm, traditional style, with a shaved scalloped design on the back of a head beside it.
Red heart in ornate frame on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat with large white eyes inside an oval gold frame with a red bow, on a forearm.
Black cat in an oval gold frame on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grim reaper holding a bouquet of red, orange and yellow flowers, placed on the forearm.
Grim reaper with flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a polka dot bow with a white cartoon cat face and small red bow on the forearm, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Polka dot bow with cartoon cat on forearm
Traditional tattoo of a three-masted ship inside a red and black heart, with a lighthouse, dark rocks and an orange flower on a forearm.
Ship in a heart with lighthouse and flower
Black and grey shaded compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm, with the script quote Not all those who wander are above it and the word Lost below.
Compass rose and quote on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a bearded man with a quiff and moustache on the back of a hand, with small finger tattoos and a Believe script on the wrist.
Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand
Two traditional style swallow tattoos in teal and red with black outlines, placed side by side on a forearm.
Matching swallow tattoos on forearms
Full arm sleeve in traditional style with a sailing ship, shark, swallow, pin-up and roses scattered with small stars, shown in three photographs on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional nautical full arm sleeve
Colourful traditional arm sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a woman's face in grey and pink, a red rose, a dagger and a butterfly.
Traditional arm sleeve with woman, rose and butterfly
Neo-traditional teal rose with ochre leaves and grey foliage sprigs on the inner forearm, outlined in bold black.
Teal rose with leaves on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's face framed by a leafy headdress on the forearm, shaded in black and grey with touches of red.
Traditional woman portrait with leaf headdress
Black and grey traditional butterfly and moth tattoos on the inner forearms and elbows of a person with raised arms.
Butterflies and moths on both forearms
Two traditional style colour tattoos on a forearm pair, one with scissors, thread and buttons on a MAKE banner and one with a whisk, rolling pin and flowers on a BAKE banner.
Make and Bake sewing and baking forearm tattoos
Colour traditional tattoo of a winged staff with snakes and Type 1 and Diabetic banners on the forearm, shown in three photos.
Winged staff with Type 1 Diabetic banners
Traditional style tattoo of a crescent moon with a face, a gold star and the words Sleepy Head in script on a forearm.
Crescent moon with face and star on a forearm
Close photo of a colourful traditional-style teepee and campfire tattoo on a forearm, with black leaf linework above.
Teepee and campfire on a forearm
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the forearm, with the words Hope Anchors the Soul in blackletter lettering and small red gems.
Traditional anchor with rope and lettering
Two forearms with full traditional sleeve tattoos of roses, a swallow, stars and Chinese characters, held palms up towards the camera.
Traditional rose and swallow sleeves on both forearms
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of mountains, pine trees, a lake and a rope inside a diamond shape on the inner forearm.
Mountain, lake and pines in a diamond on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted ship inside a bottle on the inner forearm, shaded with fine engraved hatching.
Ship in a bottle on forearm
Side-by-side photos of a forearm: on the left a small dark anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, on the right the same area covered by a large shaded black rose with teal leaves in a traditional style.
Before and after: black rose cover-up on forearm
Colour traditional tattoo on the forearm of a cat-shaped figure in teal and red with a red bow, with a red rose and an eye at its centre.
Cat-shaped design with rose and eye