Traditional tattoo ideas

4,572 photos and flash · Forearm most common

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Colour traditional tattoo of a pizza slice inside a pink heart, with the words LOVE above and AT FIRST SLICE on a banner, on the thigh.
Pizza slice in a heart with banner on the thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on the thigh showing a pointed hat shape filled with a sunset and mountains above a lake, pines and a round green door in a hill.
Mountain sunset and round green door on a thigh
Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.
Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an astromech droid with ornate geometric panels, on the outer thigh.
Astromech droid on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a compass rose, a blue swallow, a purple rose and a banner reading Not all who wander are lost.
Compass, swallow and rose on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat face with a gold crescent moon and heart-shaped nose, on the thigh.
Black cat face with crescent moon on thigh
Colour tattoo of a purple and green prickly pear cactus with yellow roses and a red bud, in traditional style, on the outer thigh.
Prickly pear cactus with yellow flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a sailing ship on rough blue waves beneath a full moon and purple clouds, with script lettering above, on the outer thigh.
Sailing ship and full moon on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue inhaler wrapped in a red banner reading IT AINT EASY BEIN' WHEEZY, with a pink heart and swirls, on the upper leg.
Inhaler and banner tattoo
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a stack of books with a ribbon bookmark, on the side of a leg.
Owl perched on a stack of books
Colour traditional tattoo of a stag's head with antlers inside an ornate gilded oval frame on the upper thigh.
Stag in an ornate frame on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a purple dripping candle with a grey smoke wisp and a brass holder, on the thigh.
Purple dripping candle with smoke
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up mermaid with dark hair, a polka-dot flower and a red shell top, with a red-to-green tail, on the thigh.
Pin-up mermaid with shell top
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a lake inside a sunburst and leaf frame, with a flower at the base, on the thigh.
Mountain lake scene with sunburst and flower
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of Snow White holding an apple, with a Fairest One of All banner, on the upper thigh.
Snow White with apple on thigh
Bold tattoo of an ornately decorated grey elephant with coloured headdress patterns on the thigh, shown beside a close-up detail panel.
Ornate elephant with patterned headdress
Close-up of a thigh with colourful traditional tattoos of a yellow rose, a snake and an eye, partly covered by black lace-up shorts.
Traditional rose and snake on a thigh
Traditional style tattoos on a forearm, thigh and calf, including a black cat sitting on a coloured crescent moon and a black panther on the lower leg.
Cat on a crescent moon and black panther tattoos
Traditional colour tattoos of R2-D2 and C-3PO with banners reading You're my only hope and Never tell me the odds, placed on the thighs.
R2-D2 and C-3PO banner tattoos on thighs
Traditional style flash of a jumping sailor pin-up in red shorts and red heels, with blue tattoo designs on her upper arm, thigh and calf.
Sailor pin-up with tattooed arm and legs
Traditional style tattoo of two clasped hands with cuffs, framed by a rose above and a smaller rose below, on the outer thigh.
Clasped hands and roses on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of an anchor and ship wheel within a rope heart, framed by orange flowers, teal leaves and the words INTO THE SEA, on the thigh.
Anchor and ship wheel in a rope heart
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose over a torn map with a banner reading The Journey Never Ends, on the outer thigh.
Compass and torn map on thigh
Traditional style flower and rose tattoos cover a person's forearms, upper arms, thighs and calves, with their hands resting on a seated dog.
Floral tattoos on legs and arms with a dog
Traditional style roses, a heart and a sun tattooed on a person's thighs, with a tabby cat lying across the legs.
Traditional roses and a cat across tattooed legs
Collage of six butterfly and moth tattoos on the back, thigh and upper arm, in watercolour, neo-traditional and bold outline styles.
Butterfly and moth tattoos on skin
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey mouse in a red cape holding a stick, beside a hanging lantern, a cockroach and purple blossoms, on the thigh.
Mouse warrior with lantern and flowers on a thigh
Two colour tattoos of a white cartoon cat in an ornate gold or silver frame, one with a pink ribbon banner and one with a pink bow, both on the thigh.
White cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Colour tattoo of a cheeseburger pierced by a black arrow, with bold outlines, on the outer thigh of a person wearing dark shorts.
Cheeseburger with an arrow on a thigh
Black and grey ornamental seahorse tattoo with floral fills and bold outlines, running down the outer thigh.
Ornamental seahorse on the thigh
Black traditional tattoo of a crowned hand with a pointing finger on the outer thigh, with denim shorts at the top of the frame.
Crowned hand on a thigh
Traditional-style tattoo on an upper thigh showing a dagger over a banner reading Fear Cuts Deeper Than Swords, flanked by blue roses and dark leaves.
Dagger, banner and roses on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional hot air balloon tattoo with pink, teal and yellow panels, small birds and a pink cloud, on the outer thigh.
Hot air balloon on a thigh
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with roses, leaves and a banner on a thigh.
Anchor, roses and banner on a thigh
A woman in an inverted yoga pose on a purple mat shows colourful traditional-style tattoos of roses and fruit on her thigh and calves, with leaf designs on her upper arm.
Inverted woman with rose and fruit leg tattoos
Black and grey bold-outline tattoo of a bob-haired woman in lightning bolt sunglasses and a leopard print cap holding a revolver, on the outer thigh.
Woman with revolver on thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman with a feathered headpiece, pearls and red roses on the outer thigh.
Woman portrait with roses on a thigh
Black and grey bare tree with roots running from thigh to calf, with a red and blue knight on horseback in a medallion at the lower calf, in botanical style.
Bare tree and mounted knight down a leg
Rear view of a person on a skateboard with a large traditional-style mushroom and skull tattoo on the back, script across the shoulders, and panda and figure tattoos on the calves.
Back, arm and leg tattoos on a skateboarder
A leg in a bathtub covered in bold traditional tattoos, including red roses, an anchor wrapped in rope and a red heart, on the thigh, calf and a hand.
Traditional leg sleeve with roses and an anchor
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, red roses and green leaves on the outer thigh, framed by gold scrollwork and a teal banner.
Black cat portrait with roses on a thigh
Two traditional tattoos: a green and yellow face in profile with a pink heart and chain on the upper arm, and a cuffed hand holding a diamond with PRISONER JEWELLERY lettering on the thigh.
Traditional face, heart and chain with cuffed hand
Back view of a woman in white lace lingerie showing a colourful traditional-style floral tattoo on her lower back and side, with a cat on the sofa behind her.
Colour floral tattoo across a back and hip
Two traditional colour tattoos on the upper thighs, one showing Darth Vader's helmet and the other R2-D2, each set in an ornate oval frame with roses or a flower.
Darth Vader and R2-D2 in frames on thighs
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with flowing red hair, a yellow and blue fish and a red crab among bubbles and seaweed, on an upper thigh.
Cartoon mermaid with fish and crab on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh of a hand shake with a snake biting the wrist, above the words Trust No One.
Snake and handshake with Trust No One lettering
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a church with a tall spire, set in a ring, with a large shaded rose in front, on the upper leg.
Church and rose on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pineapple cocktail with a paper umbrella, straw and cherry, plus a pink flower and leaves, on the side of the thigh.
Pineapple cocktail with umbrella on thigh