Traditional tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional tattoo of a moustached man in a bowler hat and a woman with pearls and earrings, beside a red rose, on an upper arm.
Man and woman portrait with rose on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black umbrella with red roses and grey shading above a banner reading Come What May, on the upper arm.
Umbrella and roses with Come What May banner
Neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling grey wolf with a third eye and a gold-hilted dagger on an upper arm, with blue water swirls.
Wolf head and dagger on an upper arm
Colourful traditional butterfly tattoo on an upper arm, with a lighthouse, sunset, sailing ship and flowers in its wings.
Traditional butterfly with lighthouse and ship
Traditional style colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a banner reading CAN'T KEEP UP, a red rose and green leaves.
Pocket watch and rose with banner
Black and grey poppy tattoo with stems and a bud running down a woman's upper arm, with a small skull and trumpet below, in a botanical and traditional style.
Poppies with skull and trumpet on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a peacock with a crescent moon and clouds on the upper arm, with part of a red rose visible at the edge.
Traditional peacock on an upper arm
Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a sailing ship on waves inside a circle with clouds and birds, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a dotwork circle
Colour traditional tattoo of a Batman cowl with a bat symbol and a wide yellow-toothed grin, framed by orange scrollwork and pink flowers, on an upper arm.
Batman mask with grinning mouth on upper arm
Two photographs of a full body Japanese-style tattoo: on the left a back piece seen while kneeling in water, on the right a torso and sleeves with an eagle, cherry blossom and koi.
Full body Japanese-style tattoo in two views
A bearded man pours coffee into a white mug in a kitchen, showing a colour traditional-style sleeve tattoo on his forearm and upper arm.
Colour sleeve tattoo while pouring coffee
Traditional-style tattoo of a black and red umbrella with a red heart, yellow beads and teal and black raindrops, on the arm.
Umbrella and raindrops on an arm
Colourful traditional-style tattoos cover a thigh and forearm as two people lie on a bed holding hands.
Two people holding hands with tattooed legs
Seated man with traditional-style tattoos on both legs and arms, including a dagger, a framed portrait and a rose on the knee.
Legs with traditional tattoos and a framed portrait
Traditional style tattoo of a black teapot and red rose on an upper arm, with a scroll banner reading Make Tea Not War.
Teapot and rose with Make Tea Not War banner
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor with two mermaids, one above and one below, on an upper arm.
Anchor and two mermaids on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black teapot with orange flowers and teal leaves, with a red and orange moth below, on an upper arm.
Black teapot with flowers and a moth
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in a sailor cap beside an anchor, on the upper arm of a woman with long brown hair.
Sailor woman tattoo on upper arm
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile in dark hair with a red bow and red lips on the upper arm.
Pin-up profile with red bow on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green-hatted skull with yellow shamrocks and a black hat band, on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Green top hat skull with shamrocks on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a compass with red and blue roses and green leaves on an upper arm.
Compass with roses on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with floral ornament, on the upper arm, shown in a three panel collage.
Owl and sugar skull on upper arm
Both forearms with colourful traditional tattoos of yellow and blue roses, swallows, stars and Chinese characters, with palms held open toward the camera.
Traditional rose and swallow sleeve on both arms
Colour traditional anchor tattoo with a red heart on the crossbar, twisted rope and a pink flower at the base, on the upper arm.
Traditional anchor with rope and heart on upper arm
Traditional style swallow with red roses and green leaves tattooed on an upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Swallow and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three roses with leaves on an upper arm, shaded in soft greys.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hooded grim reaper skull with the words DEAD SERIOUS beneath it, on an upper arm.
Grim reaper with DEAD SERIOUS lettering
Colour tattoo of a green cactus with pink hearts in a brown pot labelled MOM, in a bold outlined traditional style on an upper arm.
Cactus in a pot with MOM label on arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a sloth in a top hat, monocle, bow tie and smoking a pipe, framed by roses and swirling smoke on the upper arm.
Sloth in top hat and monocle on upper arm
Traditional style panther head with green eyes and a red open mouth inside a banner reading Burn Burn Burn, tattooed on an upper arm.
Snarling panther head with banner on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a tent, campfire and pine trees under a crescent moon, on an upper arm.
Camping scene with tent and campfire
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a red rose, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and outlined roses.
Rose and pocket watch sleeve on upper arm
A woman with a grey-blonde bun and both forearms covered in traditional tattoo sleeves, including a bird and a mandala, with her hands raised over her face.
Traditional tattoo sleeves with hands over face
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a stylised fish with red and orange flame-like fins and scale shading, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Stylised fish with red flame fins on upper arm
Black and grey traditional swallow with script lettering and a feathered headdress portrait on a person's upper arm.
Swallow and headdress portrait on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red heart with a MOM banner, an anchor, rope and yellow roses, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Heart and anchor with MOM banner on upper arm
Two-panel photo of colour traditional tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, including a blue rose, a woman's face, a skull cross, a winged heart labelled Rocker and a shield reading Victory or Death.
Traditional rock-themed arm tattoos
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cabin under a red sun with mountains and clouds, framed by red roses within a dotted arch on the upper arm.
Cabin, mountains and roses in a sunset arch
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo on the upper arm showing a toothed creature, a beaked figure in a plaid shirt and a spider web.
Toothed creature and beaked figure with spider web
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling wolf head with a red tongue and bared teeth, placed on the upper arm.
Snarling wolf head on an upper arm
Traditional tattoo on the inner upper arm showing a red rose, a hand holding an envelope marked R.I.P. and a skull on the wrist.
Rose, hand and envelope on upper arm
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman with a blunt fringe, one hand raised to her mouth, on the shoulder and upper arm, with a red rose partly visible at the edge.
Bob-fringed woman with hand at mouth on shoulder
Black and pink nautical stars and outline stars scattered across a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a traditional style.
Nautical and outline stars on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tiger head tattoo with an open snarling mouth, green snake-like detail and black stripes, on the upper arm.
Traditional tiger head on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a shaded skull and crossed swords within a flame-like black shape on the upper arm.
Skull and crossed swords on upper arm
Traditional style tattoos of roses, a top-hat skull and a red heart on the arms and thigh of a person wearing a gingham shirt and black skirt.
Traditional arm and thigh tattoos on a woman
Colour tattoo of an open birdcage with pink and blue flowers on the upper arm and shoulder, with a small swallow in flight above it.
Birdcage and flowers on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a green camper van framed by red roses and green leaves, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Camper van and roses on an upper arm