Sunburst tattoo ideas

296 photos and flash · 30% Geometric, 25% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Black and grey tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with bold chevrons, bands and a sunburst motif.
Tribal shoulder and arm sleeve in black
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Chest tattoo of an outlined geometric house in dotwork and black ink, with fine-line flower stems and red dotted rays, plus a number on the shoulder.
Geometric house and flower stems on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Good Shepherd holding a lamb and a staff, with a halo and sunburst, across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Good Shepherd with lamb on upper arm
Three-panel photo of an ornamental tattoo covering a person's shoulder and upper arm, with purple spirals and feather-like forms and a green and yellow mandala on the shoulder cap.
Ornamental shoulder and upper arm sleeve
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern covering a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a sunburst motif and bands of chevrons and triangles.
Polynesian-style chest piece and arm sleeve
Black and red sketch-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a female figure, a shaded skull, radiating lines and red gear motifs.
Sketched figure and skull on upper arm
Three men display black and grey full sleeve tattoos on their upper arms and shoulders, with swirling blackwork, dotwork and geometric panels.
Three black and grey ornamental full sleeves
Side view of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a dotwork tattoo of a red and black fan and geometric pattern, with red splatter shapes across the shoulder.
Red and black fan design on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey wildflowers with a red swirling sun and small birds, tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Wildflowers and red sunburst on upper back
Black blackwork tribal sleeve with circular motifs and rosettes covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Tribal sleeve with circular motifs on upper arm
Close photograph of an intricate brown sunburst mandala design with scrollwork on a person's upper back shoulder, in a Geometric style.
Sunburst mandala design on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a yellow and orange sunburst with a long thin purple line crossing the upper chest near the shoulder.
Sunburst and line across the shoulder
Shirtless man with a realistic black and grey skull and red sunburst tattoo across his chest and stomach, with geometric linework and red and grey sleeves on both arms.
Skull and geometric full torso and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the shoulder blade and upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with solid black fills and geometric linework.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, with cherry blossoms, wave patterns and a sunburst, shown from three angles.
Japanese cherry blossom sleeve in black and grey
Black and grey photograph of a woman's upper back showing two mirrored geometric sunburst tattoos over the shoulder blades, with the hair in a bun.
Mirrored sunburst tattoo across upper back