Sun tattoo ideas

977 photos and flash · 28% Fine line, 17% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Colour traditional-style tattoo of the state of Texas on a calf, showing a red sunset, mountains, water and a red and teal tent.
Texas outline with sunset and tent on a calf
Black ink tattoo of a circular sea scene with sunrays, clouds and rolling waves on the inner forearm.
Sun, clouds and waves on a forearm
Collage of four photos: two matching traditional-style forearm tattoos of linked hands in front of an orange sun, a tiny eye tattoo on the upper back, lettering reading LOVE, HOPE and DREAM on the
Four small matching tattoos on arms and back
White line drawings of traditional tattoo flash motifs, including an eagle, skulls, a hand, a bear and a skeleton, on a black fabric tapestry hung against a white wall.
Traditional flash sheet on black fabric
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a leaping hare beside a sun and crescent moon with faces, on the inside of a forearm.
Hare and sun and moon on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose with a sun face at its centre, placed across the upper back.
Compass rose with sun face on upper back
Black traditional-style tattoo of a sun with a face and long rays, placed on the chest beside a grey top.
Sun with face tattoo on skin
Colour traditional tattoo of a black Kokopelli figure in front of a red and orange sun, with a yellow, brown and red geometric flower on healed skin.
Kokopelli figure with sun and flower
Two matching traditional tattoos of hands linking little fingers in front of an orange sun, one on each person's upper arm near the elbow.
Matching pinky promise hands over an orange sun
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a smiling sun with a crescent moon face and swirling rays on the lower abdomen, over a blue and purple wash.
Sun and crescent moon on the lower abdomen
Traditional tattoo of a saguaro cactus, barbed wire ring, white flower and desert mesa on a forearm.
Desert cactus and barbed wire on a forearm
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a mountain cabin, pine trees and a sunburst with clouds on the upper arm.
Mountain cabin landscape with sunburst
Traditional style tattoo of a grim reaper holding a scythe under a wreath of orange and pink flowers, with other tattoos visible around it on a limb.
Grim reaper with scythe and flower wreath
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with a sunburst and wave lines on the inner forearm, photographed over a printed page.
Swallow and sun over waves on a wrist
Traditional-style flash design of a couple kissing in front of a red sun, with a banner reading IN LOVE WITH A SCOUNDREL and sparkling stars around them.
Couple kissing beside a banner reading In Love With a
Traditional style flash drawing of a hot air balloon with a red sun, flowers and an anchor, with the words Enjoy the Ride on a banner.
Hot air balloon with banner and flowers
Two raised legs in black platform sandals show traditional tattoos of red roses, a skull and a sun on the thighs and calves, against floral wallpaper.
Traditional tattoos across both legs
Black and grey raven with an eye on its wing, perched on tree roots that run down the calf, in a traditional style tattoo.
Raven with eye and roots on a calf
Embroidered traditional-style design of a green cactus growing from a skull above a red sun and mesa silhouettes, with the words DON'T BE A PRICK, shown in a wooden frame against a brick wall.
Cactus and skull design in a wooden frame
Traditional style tattoo of a log cabin with smoking chimney, pine trees and a red sun, with a red flower below, on the calf.
Log cabin and pine trees on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch, red rose and purple banners reading THIS TOO SHALL PASS.
Clock, rose and banner on a forearm
Black line drawing of a ship in a glass bottle above an octopus and a whale, with a rose at the base and ribbon banners, in a traditional style.
Ship in a bottle with octopus and whale
Traditional style eagle tattoo with a red sun, a lettered banner and a purple flower on a person's upper arm.
Traditional eagle with banner on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a globe showing continents and latitude lines, with yellow and green leaves and a red rose below, on the upper leg.
Globe with leaves and a rose on a leg
Colour traditional tattoo of a cactus in a striped pot on a lower leg, with a red flower and blue blossoms below it.
Potted cactus and flowers on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoos across a woman's back and upper arm, including a large butterfly, a red rose and a spider web.
Traditional back and arm sleeve
Traditional tattoo sleeve on the upper arm showing a mermaid holding a bouquet, a red heart, pink roses, a skull and a blue rose, outlined in black.
Mermaid and heart sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black and grey spider web with a yellow sun and black star motifs, placed over the elbow.
Spider web and sun on the elbow
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey castle under an orange sun, a sealed envelope with a red wax seal, a winged golden ball, calla lilies and red flowers.
Castle, sealed envelope and winged ball on a forearm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a folding fan showing Mount Fuji and a red sun, surrounded by pink cherry blossom flowers and falling petals, with a pink ribbon, on the back.
Fan with Mount Fuji and cherry blossom
Black ink swallow in a traditional style flying above a rayed sun and wavy lines, tattooed on the forearm.
Swallow over sun and waves on a forearm
Flash sheet of four traditional-style portraits of princesses, each with a red banner bearing a name, set against a cream background.
Four princess portraits with name banners in traditional
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a thigh of a circular mountain, pine tree and river scene framed by laurel leaves and a flower.
Mountain landscape and flower on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork palm tree tattoo with birds and a sunset over the sea on an upper arm, beside a bold grey cloud outline and coloured tattoo edges.
Palm tree and sunset on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a sun with a face, a crescent moon and hanging feathers, styled in a traditional manner, on a forearm.
Sun, moon and dreamcatcher on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two swallows over a sun with rays and a flower, on the back of a hand.
Two swallows and a sun on the back of a hand
A small colour sun tattoo with a black outline and spiky rays sits on the inside of a wrist, in a traditional style.
Small sun tattoo on the wrist
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a black snake coiled between red roses, sun faces, dripping apple and blue waves, with forearm and upper arm tattoos visible.
Traditional back piece with snake, roses and sun faces
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon woman in a red polka dot bandana and glasses, flexing one arm in front of an orange sun, with a red rose below and a quote in black
Cartoon flexing woman and rose on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a shark's open mouth framing a palm tree, red sunset and sea, on a calf.
Shark mouth with beach sunset on a calf
Traditional style flash design of a black kraken with yellow eyes wrapping around a sailing ship, with a red sun and banners reading Kraken's Revenge on a starred cream background.
Kraken's Revenge sailing ship design
Black ink flash sheet with six traditional-style designs: a crescent moon with clouds, a rose with a banner, a dagger with a banner, a silhouette and skull, a sun with a banner, and a heart inside a
Six black ink flash designs on a sheet
Traditional style tattoo of a heart reading I'll never let my youth cave in, with a desert scene inside, on a forearm.
Heart lyric tattoo with desert scene
Black ink drawing of a traditional-style sleeve tattoo design on paper, with a skull, sun, nautical star, compass rose and playing cards, shown as an elongated arm-shaped outline.
Sleeve design with skull, sun and nautical star
Traditional style flash sheet showing a ship in a rope frame, a globe with a 30 degree banner, flowers, a hand with a bracelet and a geisha head with roses.
Traditional flash sheet with ship, globe and flowers
A grid of cross stitch chart designs in traditional tattoo flash style, including swallows, hearts, roses, a pin-up, a cherry pair and lettering, on a grey background.
Sheet of cross stitch tattoo-style flash designs
Traditional colour tattoo on a calf showing a cabin beneath a red sun, clouds, pink flowers and the words Home is where you are in a banner, with black and grey versions shown either side.
Cabin and red sun on a calf
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a seated figure in a feathered headdress holding a rose shield, with a red sun disc and small flowers.
Headdress figure with rose shield on forearm