Traditional tattoo ideas

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Traditional tattoo of two swallows above and below a LIVE FREE banner, with yellow flowers, on the upper arm.

Two swallows and LIVE FREE banner on upper arm

Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with a rose in her hair, a blue anchor on her neck and a red compass star, on the upper arm.

Pin-up woman with rose and compass star

Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon sloth holding a cookie, sitting on the upper arm near the shoulder.

Cartoon sloth holding a cookie on an upper arm

Traditional style tattoo of a black raven perched over a brick house with lit windows, with a red eight-pointed star above, on an upper arm.

Raven perched on a house on an upper arm

Woman profile and sailing ship on upper arm

Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing an eye inside a lace-edged heart above a large pink rose, with red roses, swallows and butterflies around it.

Eye in heart and pink rose on upper arm

Black and grey swallow in flight beside purple and grey chrysanthemums and leaves across an upper arm and shoulder.

Swallow and chrysanthemums on an upper arm

Traditional colour sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with an eagle, crown, sunrise and rose above a banner reading MOM.

Traditional colour arm sleeve with eagle and rose

Colour traditional sleeve on a woman's arm, showing a pocket watch, red roses and a grey bird on the upper arm and forearm.

Traditional sleeve with pocket watch and roses

Traditional style panther head tattoo with green eyes and an open red mouth on an upper arm, shown beside an edited image of the design placed over a cougar.

Snarling panther head tattoo on upper arm

Traditional colour tattoo of Medusa with teal and yellow snakes wrapped around her head, on an upper arm.

Medusa portrait with snakes on upper arm

Full colour traditional sleeve tattoo on a man's forearm and upper arm, showing an eagle, a crown, a rose and a banner, with a grey t-shirt and a pavement behind.

Traditional sleeve with eagle, crown and rose

Colour tattoo of a green cartoon monster with bulging eyes and a yellow car on an upper arm, in a bold traditional style.

Green monster and yellow car on upper arm

Traditional colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a grey cat head with a cross on its forehead, above a woman with long dark hair smoking a cigarette, surrounded by clouds and green sparkles.

Cat-headed woman with cigarette on upper arm

Traditional style tattoo of an eye shedding teardrops above a tree with leaves, red berries and roots on an upper arm.

Eye and tree with roots on upper arm

Colour traditional tattoo of a pin-up woman with bangs, a blue feather fan and teal clouds across an upper arm and shoulder.

Pin-up woman with feather fan on upper arm

Traditional colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a purple horse head, a cartoon figure with round glasses and a red scarf, and red and blue flowers.

Cartoon figure, horse and poppies on an arm

Black and grey outline tattoo of scissors, a tattoo machine and ink pots across the upper arm and shoulder.

Tattoo supplies on upper arm

Black and grey tattoo of three arrows tied together with a cord on the upper arm, with grey shading on the fletching.

Three arrows bound with cord on upper arm

Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm of a hand holding a wand beneath a black-rayed sunburst, with the word Lumos in script beside it.

Hand holding a wand under a sunburst

Traditional style tattoo of a shark with ornate red, yellow and teal patterns across its body, on the upper arm.

Ornate shark tattoo on upper arm

Nurse portrait in profile on an arm

Black and grey traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a classic cartoon mouse at a ship's wheel, framed by rope, a lamp and an anchor.

Cartoon mouse at ship's wheel with anchor and rope