Traditional tattoo ideas

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Back of two hands with a grey shaded lotus on one and a coloured traditional rose on the other, plus small finger tattoos spelling DOLL and FACE.
Rose and lotus hand tattoos with finger lettering
Colour tattoo of a skeletal Rosie the Riveter in a red polka dot bandana and blue shirt, flexing one arm above a 'We Can Do It!' banner on the thigh.
Skeleton Rosie the Riveter on the thigh
Traditional tattoo of a sailor pin-up girl in a white hat and red top, with an anchor and green laurel wreath, on the upper arm.
Sailor pin-up with anchor and laurel on upper arm
Mint green painted wooden hand mannequin decorated with a traditional style rose, anchor, heart and banner design.
Painted wooden hand with traditional designs
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart framed by yellow banner scrolls with lettering, on a leg.
Anatomical heart with banner scroll on a leg
Traditional-style tattoo of a seated black cat with a gold ear, green eyes and a coloured collar, beside Egyptian-style hieroglyphs on a calf.
Black cat with hieroglyphs on a calf
Traditional style flash design of a red-orange flower with green leaves, a pink and white petalled centre and bold black outlines.
Red bloom with green leaves and pink centre
Colour flash design of a dark-haired mermaid with a green scaled tail seated on a pink and orange shell, holding a pearl necklace among rising bubbles and two yellow fish.
Mermaid on a shell with bubbles
Black and grey flash design of a lighthouse inside a rope circle, with a ship's wheel at its base and three banners carrying lettering.
Lighthouse and ship's wheel with banners
Colour traditional-style tattoo of an owl with red and brown feathers above yellow daisies and green leaves on the inner forearm.
Owl and daisies on a forearm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a peacock with green feathers and red eyes on an upper arm, beside a partly visible tattoo of a woman's face on the other arm.
Peacock tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a campfire with logs and flames inside a diamond frame showing mountains, pine trees and a sun, in bold black outlines, on a forearm.
Campfire and mountains in a diamond on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo in green and blue with red and orange flowers and blue roses, on the thigh.
Colourful sugar skull with roses on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a red-haired cartoon pin-up woman in purple gloves, with blue flowers below, on the calf.
Cartoon pin-up with blue flowers on a calf
Colour traditional style tattoo of a smiling pink cartoon train with a speech cloud reading I choo-choo-choose you and small red hearts, on the back of a leg.
Cartoon pink train with I choo-choo-choose you
Black and grey pencil flash sheet showing heart lettering designs, a globe with a ribbon banner, a lightning bolt, a shoe and heart, and a linework portrait with lightning bolt face makeup.
Lettering and heart flash sheet
Traditional style tattoo of a white skull with a red rose and green leaves on a stem, placed on the outer ankle of a leg.
Skull and red rose on an ankle
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey skull fused with a metal engine part with gold trim and blue accents, on an arm.
Skull and engine part on an arm
Traditional style tattoo of a swallow perched on a steaming teacup and saucer, with bold black outlines and orange and yellow shading, on a limb.
Swallow perched on a teacup
Two ankle tattoos in traditional style: red cherries with green stems on one ankle and a grey shaded swallow in flight on the other, with white canvas trainers.
Cherries and swallow on both ankles
Two side-by-side photos of traditional and neo-traditional tattoos on the calf: a grey skull with an ornate key and red accents, and a padlock heart with sugar skulls and a red rose.
Skull key and padlock heart on calves
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in traditional style.
Compass rose on a shoulder
Traditional colour tattoo of a snarling tiger head flanked by red roses, placed on the front of the neck.
Traditional tiger head with roses on neck
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black lace bow with red ribbons and a red gem centre, placed on the outer thigh.
Black lace bow with red ribbon on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a coffin with a cross, scale pattern and two roses with leaves and tendrils, shown on a limb in three close-up photos.
Coffin and roses in black and grey
Traditional style flash drawing of two purple conversation hearts, one reading FOREVER and the other WHAT-EVER, with leaves and a banner at the edges, shown without a body placement.
Conversation hearts reading forever and whatever
Black and grey pencil drawing of a lighthouse and ornate compass tattoo design on paper, with a hand holding a pencil at the top left.
Lighthouse and compass tattoo design
Traditional style tattoo of a closed umbrella with a green bird-head handle and a red banner reading Anything can happen, on the forearm.
Umbrella with banner on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of small feet held inside a heart frame, with teal flowers and red leaves on skin.
Heart frame with feet and flowers
Two side-by-side black line drawings of a fawn with roses and leaves, a traditional style tattoo design shown without any body placement.
Fawn and roses tattoo design
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a butterfly, a bird with spread wings and roses across the ribs and side of a torso.
Butterfly, bird and roses on the ribs
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a heart-shaped wreath of blue, orange and pink flowers around black script reading Fall in love with yourself, on the outer thigh.
Heart wreath with script quote on thigh
Woman in a red and white striped swimsuit with a traditional-style eagle and heart tattoo on the chest, and tattoos on the upper arm, forearm and thigh.
Traditional eagle chest tattoo with arm sleeve
Traditional-style Halloween flash sheet in bold black outlines and bright flat colour, showing a pin-up witch, ghost, bats, skull, pumpkin and coffin designs.
Halloween flash sheet with witch and bats
Tabby cat held against a forearm and upper arm with a black and grey cat face banner tattoo and script lettering, with touches of red ink.
Cat face banner tattoo on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a green raptor head with open jaws, two red roses with green leaves, and the words Life uh finds a way.
Raptor head and red roses with lettering
Colour tattoo of cartoon Mario in a red raccoon suit with a striped tail, drawn in bold black outlines on a limb.
Cartoon Mario in raccoon suit on an arm
Full colour sleeve tattoo in a Japanese and traditional style on a raised arm, showing a rose, clouds, a wave and a script banner on the forearm and upper arm.
Colour sleeve with clouds and script banner
Traditional style colour tattoo of a globe on a stand, sitting on a suitcase with clouds and a red aeroplane, on the upper arm.
Globe, suitcase and aeroplane on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded black and grey bird beside red poppies, green leaves and white scrollwork.
Bird and red poppies on a thigh
Bold traditional style tattoo sleeve on a raised leg, showing a panther head, a swallow, a sailing ship and red flowers, with flash sheets on the shop wall behind.
Traditional panther and ship sleeve
Traditional-style tattoo of a pink and purple grenade with a tied ribbon, outlined in black, on a person's leg.
Pink grenade with ribbon on a leg
Colour tattoo of a cartoon brown puppy climbing over an orange ribbon loop with bold black outlines, on an upper arm.
Puppy climbing an orange ribbon
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a spotted leopard-like cat and a black and white cat across the top of a foot and ankle.
Leopard and cat on a foot
Colour tattoo of the video game character Kirby wearing a green cap and holding a large blue sword, with three grey fairies with glowing centres, on a leg, in a traditional style.
Kirby with a sword and fairies on a leg
Colour tattoo of a striped teepee beside a campfire, with pine trees, clouds and a crescent moon, on the upper arm.
Teepee campfire and moon on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head silhouette filled with flowers in teal, pink and purple on a lower leg, with bold black outlines.
Floral Mickey Mouse silhouette on calf
Black and grey traditional flash drawing of a heart holding an umbrella in the rain, with lightning, a beaded line, flowers and leaves, and the words It's Rainin' Inside.
Heart with umbrella and rain, It's Rainin' Inside