Traditional tattoo ideas

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Traditional tattoo of the Millennium Falcon in grey shading above a red flower and yellow-green leaves, on a forearm.
Millennium Falcon and red flower on a forearm
Traditional style squid tattoo in green, orange and red with black outlines, shown from two angles on an arm.
Traditional squid on an arm
Traditional style tattoo of a pin-up woman in a red and white striped swimsuit diving past bubbles and a clam shell with a pearl, on a forearm.
Pin-up swimmer and clam shell on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor with a red-accented cross and a beaded line running down the wrist, on a forearm raised in a thumbs up.
Anchor and cross with beads on a forearm
Black and grey snake tattoo with a sunburst behind its head, wrapping across the inner forearm in a traditional blackwork style.
Black snake and sunburst on a forearm
Black and grey traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, roses, a clock, a microphone and banners with lettering.
Skull, rose and banner sleeve on an arm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey stylised profile face within an oval frame with orange scrollwork, orange flowers and black leaves, on a forearm.
Traditional profile face in an oval frame
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of three crossed arrows tied with rope and knots, running across the inside of a forearm.
Crossed arrows and rope on a forearm
Two black and grey swallows in flight tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a silver beaded bracelet below.
Two swallows on a wrist
Grid collage of sixteen colourful tattoos on skin in a bold traditional style, including a balloon dog, a bunny, ice creams, a hearts motif and a teddy bear.
Sixteen-tile collage of colourful traditional-style tattoos
Traditional coloured tattoo of a raptor head with the words Clever Girl beneath it, on the forearm.
Raptor head with Clever Girl lettering
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a bird on a branch, with a ribbon banner spiralling down the forearm bearing a quote.
Bird and quote banner on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a red and grey crown with a small gold cross on top, with two black stars beside it, on the inner forearm.
Crown and stars on a forearm
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo with two open blooms and shaded leaves on the forearm, set against a brick wall.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a coffee cup with a dark liquid splash and beans on the forearm, with a shaded rose above it.
Coffee cup and beans on a forearm
A small colour sun tattoo with a black outline and spiky rays sits on the inside of a wrist, in a traditional style.
Small sun tattoo on the wrist
A hand rests on a sleeping husky while a colour forearm sleeve shows roses and a bird in a traditional-style design.
Hand on a sleeping husky beside a forearm tattoo
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's forearm, including a skull with ornate wings, a crescent moon and geometric shapes, with a small tattoo on her ankle as she sits on rocks by the sea.
Forearm tattoos of a skull and geometric shapes
Traditional style colour tattoo of a feather with green leaves, a pink flower and a black swirl on the forearm.
Colourful feather on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hand holding a bouquet of flowers and leaves on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Hand holding a flower bouquet on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a sailor hat, flanked by red flowers and a yellow banner reading MMXIV, on the forearm.
Tuxedo cat in sailor hat with roses and banner
Close crop of a woman in a patterned bralette showing a black panther and red rose traditional tattoo across her chest and upper arm, with an eye design on her forearm.
Panther and rose tattoos on chest and arm
Colour traditional tattoo sleeve on a raised forearm, showing a skull, green leaves and red and dark green flowers against a pale wall.
Traditional sleeve with skull and flowers on forearm
Four views of a black and grey nautical full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an octopus, a skull, a ship's wheel and a compass star, placed from the forearm up to the upper arm.
Black and grey nautical full sleeve
Watercolour-style colour tattoo of a white unicorn silhouette inside an outlined triangle over a blue and purple galaxy wash on the inner forearm.
Unicorn in a triangle on a forearm
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a black snake coiled between red roses, sun faces, dripping apple and blue waves, with forearm and upper arm tattoos visible.
Traditional back piece with snake, roses and sun faces
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo on a forearm, with two banners reading SINK OR SWIM and leaf shapes above a ring at the top of the shaft.
Anchor with Sink or Swim banners on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of red roses, orange and blue flowers and green leaves rising from a patterned vase on a forearm.
Flowers in a vase on a forearm
A seated person in a black bra and patterned underwear shows neo-traditional tattoos of two female portraits on the upper arm, a rose on the hand, and ornate scrollwork and a teal wave on the torso.
Portrait and ornamental tattoos on arms and torso
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a grey sword with yellow poppies and green leaves, with a quote set in red lettering down the blade.
Sword and poppies with a quote on a forearm
Shirtless torso of a man with colour traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms, including a woman's head with flowers on the upper arm and a pocket watch, and black lyric text on the ribs.
Colour sleeves and lyric text on ribs
Traditional coloured forearm tattoo of a pink rose, pansies and forget-me-nots, with a banner reading Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
Rose and pansy banner on a forearm
Black and grey anchor tattoo with rope detail on the forearm, with a red balloon tied to it by a thin string, in traditional style.
Anchor and red balloon on a forearm
Two forearms with traditional tattoos of a sugar skull, red roses and a swallow, shaded in black, grey and red ink.
Sugar skull, roses and swallow on both forearms
Traditional style colour tattoo of a woman in profile with dark wavy hair and a red rose, on the forearm.
Profile woman and rose on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a lipstick with a pink tip, gold case and green snakeskin-patterned base, inside a dotted circle on a forearm.
Lipstick tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of two pairs of crossed arrows with red bindings and blue and yellow droplets, placed on a forearm beside other partly visible tattoos.
Crossed arrows with drops on a forearm
Black and grey dragon tattoo with flaming tail wisps and clawed feet wrapping down the inner forearm, shown in a shaded realistic style.
Black and grey dragon on a forearm
Two arms flexed toward the camera, each with a colour pizza slice tattoo with pepperoni and HOME-SLICE lettering in traditional style, with roses and banners on the upper arm.
Matching pizza slice tattoos on two forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a black dagger piercing a red rose with green leaves, on a forearm.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a heart reading I'll never let my youth cave in, with a desert scene inside, on a forearm.
Heart lyric tattoo with desert scene
Three-panel photo of a traditional style tattoo on a forearm, showing a black crow perched among red roses and green leaves.
Crow and roses on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo on the forearm showing a grey storm cloud with a yellow lightning bolt above a teacup holding a dark swirling shape, with red flowers and green leaves.
Storm cloud and teacup with red flowers
Traditional tattoo on a forearm of a sailor kissing a red-haired woman inside a gold rope heart, with a black and grey ship and the word FAMIGLIA above.
Sailor kissing in a rope heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a lion, a snake and ribbon banners, shown on the forearm.
Hogwarts crest with banners on forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red lipstick and a teal and pink flower with green leaves on the inner forearm, with a dotted circle above.
Lipstick and flower on a forearm
Black and grey dinosaur skull tattoo on a heavily tattooed forearm, with roses, a skull and mandala patterns nearby.
Dinosaur skull and roses on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a fox head in profile with orange flowers and dark leaves beneath it, on a forearm.
Fox head and flowers on a forearm