Traditional tattoo ideas

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Traditional tattoo of a grey skull with a green and orange snake coiled around crossbones, placed on a calf.
Skull and snake on a calf
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cat inside a heart shape, on the lower leg.
Heart-framed woman and cat on a calf
Traditional style dagger piercing a blue rose with leaves, tattooed on a calf.
Dagger and blue rose on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a staring owl above a framed seaside lighthouse scene and a red rose, on the calf.
Owl, lighthouse and rose on a calf
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box wrapped in pink banners with lettering, in a traditional style, on the lower leg.
TARDIS with banner lettering on a leg
Colour traditional tattoo of a red cigarette packet with a woman's portrait in an oval, held by a hand with long dark nails, on the calf.
Traditional cigarette packet held by a hand on a leg
Black and grey traditional tattoo of mountains, pine trees, a crescent moon, dotted stars and flowers on a calf.
Mountain landscape with moon and flowers on a calf
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg tattoos
Colour traditional-style tattoo of cartoon Homer Simpson in a teal shirt with pink flowers, on the calf.
Homer Simpson in a floral shirt on a leg
Traditional style tattoo on the lower leg of a palm tree, red hibiscus, waves and the words Endless Holiday, with a sailing ship running down the shin, photographed on a beach.
Palm tree and ship on the lower leg
Traditional coloured floral leg sleeve with red roses, leaves and fern fronds running down a bare leg, with a mug held in the hand beside it.
Floral leg sleeve with red roses
Woman seated on a striped bed showing traditional tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, hand and lower leg, including roses, an eagle and a portrait.
Traditional arm and leg tattoos with roses
Traditional style tattoo of a black umbrella with falling raindrops and a red flower on a lower leg, just above the ankle.
Umbrella and flower on a lower leg
Black and grey tattoo on a calf showing two cartoon figures, one in a dark cloak and one in a cap, inside a vine wreath with the words Ain't that just the way.
Cartoon pair and lettering on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sunflower with orange petals, a dark brown dotted centre and green stem and leaves, on a lower leg.
Sunflower on the lower leg
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a blue police box with yellow windows, with banners reading Wibbly Wobbly and Timey Wimey, on a calf.
Blue police box with banners on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a Kewpie-style doll in a hula skirt with a hibiscus in her hair, holding a pineapple drink, on the calf.
Kewpie doll in hula skirt with pineapple
Colour traditional tattoo on a calf of a rose over crossed baseball bats, with barbed wire above and the words Life's Swinging Hard and But I'm Swinging Harder.
Rose and crossed bats with barbed wire
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon shark standing with arms raised, with a red splash behind it, on a lower leg.
Cartoon shark standing with arms raised
Colour traditional tattoo of cartoon Homer Simpson in a red devil costume holding a banner, with a pink flower, on a lower leg.
Devil Homer Simpson with banner on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with long tail feathers and talons on a lower leg, shaded in traditional style.
Black and grey bird tattoo on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo on a lower leg showing a swallow, a heart on a banner, a compass and red and purple flowers, with partial banner lettering.
Traditional swallow and compass on a lower leg
Colour traditional tattoo of an open pizza box with a slice, a flame and two banners reading Can't Stop Won't Stop, with Hot-N-Fresh on the box, on the lower leg.
Pizza box and banners on a calf
Black and grey traditional style cartoon tattoos of a rabbit, a cat and small creatures on a woman's leg, with a sleeved arm visible above.
Cartoon tattoos on a leg
Black and grey traditional elephant tattoo with a red and gold woven blanket on the calf, shown in close-up and full leg views.
Elephant with woven blanket on a calf
Traditional tattoo of a woman embracing a skeleton that holds a red rose, bold black outlines and shading, on the lower leg.
Woman embracing a skeleton with a rose
Colour traditional style tattoo on a calf of a cartoon dog wearing round glasses with its tongue out, framed by red, orange and yellow flowers and a script banner.
Bespectacled dog with flowers and banner
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a green alligator head with open jaws, teeth and an orange outline, on a lower leg.
Green alligator head on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a cartoon woman in glasses and a polka dot bandana flexing her arm, with banners reading I'm a strong smart sensual woman, on a calf.
Cartoon woman flexing arm with banners
Traditional style tattoo of the Death Star with FLY and CASUAL banners over a red splash, on the calf.
Death Star with Fly Casual banners
Traditional style tattoo of a black telephone with red flowers and green leaves, with the words THE JERK STORE CALLED below it, on a lower leg above the ankle.
Telephone and flowers on a lower leg
Traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon woman holding a pizza slice, framed by blue flowers and a banner reading Eat pizza and complain, on the lower leg.
Cartoon woman with pizza and blue flowers on a calf
Traditional-style tattoo of a red rose with bold black outlines and green leaves, on the lower leg.
Red rose tattoo on the lower leg
Traditional colour tattoo on a calf showing a UFO beaming up a figure over snowy mountains under a purple starry sky, with the words I want to believe below.
UFO over mountains with I want to believe
Two legs raised against a pale wall, covered in traditional-style tattoos of a shark, roses and a clock on the thigh and calf, with white high-top trainers.
Traditional leg sleeve with shark and roses
Two legs covered in black and grey tattoos including roses, a crown and script lettering, with the thigh and calf visible.
Multiple black and grey tattoos on both legs
Colour traditional tattoo on a calf showing a woman clinging to a cross beside a ship, under a banner reading Rock of Ages.
Rock of Ages cross and woman on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a blue inhaler with a grey banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy, on the calf.
Blue inhaler with banner on a calf
Diptych of a Japanese style colour tattoo on a lower leg, showing a black and grey cat with teal eyes wrapped around a blue and orange dragon with swirling cloud motifs.
Cat and dragon tattoo on a lower leg
Two bare legs in a bath of foam, covered in colour traditional tattoos including roses, an animal head, a wolf or panther head, script lettering and designs on the feet and ankles.
Traditional leg tattoos with roses and animal heads
Traditional style tattoo of a black anchor with a heart-shaped top, wrapped in gold rope and overlapped by a red lily, on the lower leg.
Anchor with heart, rope and red lily
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a city skyline, a red bridge, a moon and two stars, with a quote on banners.
City skyline, red bridge and quote banners on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon chicken with a red comb holding a revolver, shown on the calf from three angles.
Cartoon chicken with revolver on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a pirate skull with a green bandana, eyepatch and crossed cutlasses on a calf, framed by red flowers and grey clouds.
Pirate skull with cutlasses on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of red hockey gloves with a maple leaf on the cuff and a banner reading Droppin' Mitts, on a lower leg.
Red hockey gloves with banner on a leg
Traditional style colour tattoo on a calf showing a grey heart-shaped padlock with a key through its keyhole, pink ribbon, orange and pink flowers, and three silver keys hanging below.
Heart padlock and keys on a calf
Full-colour traditional tattoo of the cartoon character Darkwing Duck in a cape and fedora, on a lower leg.
Darkwing Duck tattoo on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a hand holding lily of the valley sprigs and wearing a gold ring, on a lower leg.
Hand with lily of the valley on a calf