Traditional tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty posed like a maneki-neko lucky cat, with a red bow, red flowers and a gold coin, on a forearm.
Hello Kitty as a lucky cat on a forearm
Three side-by-side photographs of a black and grey traditional rose tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, each shown at a slightly different angle.
Three black and grey roses on forearms
Colour traditional tattoo of a red-haired mermaid in a shell top, with a skull under a spider web above her head and waves below, on an arm.
Mermaid with skull on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a brick lighthouse above a moustached man in a patterned collar, on the inner forearm.
Lighthouse and moustached man on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a large Victorian mansion with a tower and cross, on the inside of a forearm, above a banner reading The Devil.
Victorian mansion with tower on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with a partly skull-like face, pearl headband and bones, on the inner forearm, with cracked branch lines near the wrist.
Skull-faced woman with bones on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves and a grey pocket watch with Roman numerals, on the forearm.
Roses and pocket watch on a forearm
Woman in a black lace top leaning forward outdoors, showing colourful traditional tattoos on her upper arms, forearms and thighs.
Traditional tattoo sleeves and thigh piece outdoors
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo covering a forearm and part of the elbow, with leaves and curled petals, in a black and white photograph.
Rose sleeve on a forearm and elbow
Colour traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, a crown and a third eye on the back of a hand, with LADY lettered across the fingers.
Black cat with third eye on hand
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm of a yellow and purple typewriter over crossed fountain pens, with a red banner reading WRITE BRAVELY.
Typewriter and crossed pens on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a diamond kite with an eye at its centre and a trailing string of red and black bows on the forearm.
Eye kite with bow ribbon on forearm
A traditional style red rose tattoo with green leaves on a forearm, holding up a grey hairless cat against a plain white background.
Red rose tattoo on a forearm with a hairless cat
Traditional style illustration of a pin-up woman holding a red rose, with teal line tattoos of swallows and flowers on her shoulders and forearm.
Pin-up with rose and swallows
Black and grey tattoo of a trout with a small fly lure above it on the inner forearm, drawn in traditional linework with dotted spots.
Trout and fly lure on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of ornate scissors with scrolled handles on the inside of a forearm, worn beneath a wrap bracelet.
Ornate scissors on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of two interlocking puzzle pieces, one with a red and yellow Superman shield and one with a pink lily and gold crown, framed by script lettering reading Unique Different and
Puzzle pieces with a Superman shield and lily
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with an animal head below, on the inner forearm.
Feathered headdress woman on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of pine tree silhouettes above a compass rose with N, E, S and W points, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Pine forest and compass on a forearm
Three green, orange and red butterflies with black outlines in a traditional style, sitting on the inside of a wrist against a dark green background.
Three butterflies on a wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a large coral flower, a smaller red bloom and buds with blue-green leaves and black outlines.
Colourful floral tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with flowers growing from its crown, shaded with dotwork, on a forearm.
Skull with flowers on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a solid black heart with a scalloped outline and pink and orange flowers with green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Solid black heart with flowers on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a champagne bottle with a popping cork and the words No Troubles Just Bubbles on a banner, with red flowers, on a forearm.
Champagne bottle with banner on a forearm
Three-panel collage of a traditional style moth tattoo in black, grey, orange and pink on a forearm, with feather details at the top and bottom.
Traditional moth on a forearm
Black ink pocket watch with Roman numerals, a flower and a banner reading TIME IS ON MY SIDE, tattooed on a forearm.
Pocket watch and banner on a forearm
Colour traditional dagger tattoo on a forearm, with a banner reading DEAD MEN DON'T CATCALL and small pin and anchor motifs below.
Dagger and banner on a forearm
Traditional forearm tattoo of a red and white lighthouse, a black-sailed ship, banners and flowers on a red sunburst, shown in four angled views.
Lighthouse and ship on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a rose with a bud and black leaves, shaded in yellow ochre, on the forearm.
Traditional rose with bud on a forearm
A grey, shaded key tattoo on one forearm and a red and grey heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole on another forearm, in traditional style.
Key and heart padlock on forearms
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a flower bouquet with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, set against a turquoise towel.
Flower bouquet on a forearm
Black and grey swallow tattoo in a traditional style on the forearm of a light-skinned arm, shown in flight against a pale background.
Swallow tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey otter holding a speckled pebble, with pink flowers, green leaves, a blue cloud and an orange sun behind it, on the forearm.
Otter with pink flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo sleeve on a man's forearm and upper arm, showing clouds and what looks like ship rigging in a traditional style.
Colour sleeve with ship and clouds on forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a dagger held by two hands, with peony flowers and the words Hands Remember, in a traditional engraved style.
Dagger, hands and peonies on a forearm
Traditional style seahorse tattoo in blue, teal and grey with black outlines and small bubbles, on the inner forearm.
Seahorse on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a bee and red and purple flowers with leaves and sprigs on the forearm, with a partly visible second tattoo at the bottom edge.
Bee and flowers on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's face framed by oak leaves, an acorn and pinecones on the forearm.
Woman's face with oak and acorns on a forearm
Black linework anchor with a rope wrapped around the shank, tattooed on the inner wrist in a traditional style.
Anchor and rope on the inner wrist
Black and white flash sheet showing six drawn forearms and hands, each with a different traditional and blackwork tattoo design including a mandala, rose, dagger and horseshoe.
Six forearm and hand flash designs on drawn arms
Black and white photo of tattooed forearms and hands gripping a skateboard, with a traditional rose and a woman's portrait on the left forearm and a heart design on the back of the right hand.
Tattooed hands and forearms gripping a skateboard
Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo of roses, a large flower and daffodil-like blooms with leaves, covering an arm from the upper arm to the wrist.
Black and grey floral sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a branch with cream and red berries and green leaves in a botanical style, running down the forearm.
Berry and leaf sprig on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos of a feather, a skull and a small script word on a man's forearms, with arms crossed over a white shirt.
Feather and skull tattoos on crossed forearms
Traditional tattoo of a black swallow with a red breast, a dagger-like blade and a red rose with green leaves, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Swallow and rose on a forearm
Back view of a man in a black Lucky 13 t-shirt showing a traditional-style rose and anchor tattoo on his right forearm and cobweb tattoos on his left arm.
Rose, anchor and cobweb arm tattoos, back view
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm of a Ouija planchette with an eye, above a hand holding pink crystals and wearing a bracelet.
Ouija planchette and hand holding crystals on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an orange and yellow rose with bold black outlines and green leaves on the forearm.
Orange rose with green leaves on a forearm