Tattoo machine tattoo ideas

39 photos and flash · 15% Traditional, 10% Realism · Forearm most common

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A tattooist in gloves works on a small design on a person's forearm with a tattoo machine.
Tattooist inking a forearm
Close-up of a tattoo machine needle tip working on skin beside dark outlines of a large fresh tattoo, with small spots of blood visible.
Tattoo needle working on fresh linework
Coloured flash design of a white skull wearing a red fez and bow tie, with a tattoo machine and the word Geronimo on a gold banner, on a pale blue background.
Skull with fez, bow tie and tattoo machine
A gloved tattooist works a machine along a dotted black outline on skin, with blue guide lines drawn nearby.
Tattoo outline being inked with a machine
Pencil sketch design of a cluster of roses framing an open eye with a brow, with a tattoo machine and smoke above, in a neo-traditional style.
Roses and eye sketch with tattoo machine
Gloved hands use a blue tattoo machine to ink a multicoloured feather outline on skin, with blue, yellow and green shading.
Feather tattoo being inked by gloved artist
Black and grey linework tattoo of a hand gripping a tattoo machine and marking a small arrow, placed on the upper back.
Hand holding a tattoo machine on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a coil tattoo machine on the lower leg near the ankle.
Tattoo machine realism on the lower leg
A tattooist in black gloves uses a machine to work on a partly finished animal design with purple outlines and grey shading on a person's skin.
Tattoo being inked with a machine
A tattoo artist uses a machine to add purple and black linework to a client's back, with a second tattoo visible on the artist's forearm.
Tattooing in progress on a client's back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a tattoo machine and a lace garter with a bow, sitting on the thigh.
Tattoo machine and lace garter on a thigh
A tattooist in blue gloves uses a tattoo machine on a person's upper arm, which has blue marks and faint black script above the work.
Tattooist working on an upper arm
Three small black fine line star tattoos on the back of a person's neck, with a top panel showing the tattoo being worked on with a machine.
Three small stars on the neck
A gloved tattooist works with a machine on a black tribal blackwork design on a shoulder.
Tribal blackwork being tattooed on a shoulder
A tattooist in blue gloves uses a machine to work on a colourful Japanese-style koi fish and wave tattoo on a forearm.
Koi fish tattoo being inked on an arm
Fresh purple and blue tattoo of an abstract motif with watercolour-style splashes, being inked on a forearm by a tattooist wearing gloves.
Purple and blue abstract motif on forearm
A gloved tattoo artist works with a machine on a black and grey figure tattoo on a person's upper arm, with the design partly visible.
Black and grey tattoo being worked on an upper arm
A tattoo artist in blue gloves works with a red tattoo machine on a colourful traditional-style snake on the lower back.
Snake tattoo being inked by an artist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a tattoo machine framed by red roses and green leaves, with a banner reading CRAFT DIVA, on a section of skin.
Tattoo machine with roses and banner
Black line drawing of a hand gripping a tattoo machine, with roses and lotus leaves wrapped around the wrist and forearm in a traditional botanical style.
Hand holding a tattoo machine with roses
A tattooist in blue gloves works with a tattoo machine on a person's thigh, beside floral-patterned fabric.
Tattoo being inked on a thigh
A tattooist uses an orange tattoo machine to ink a small black line-work geometric design on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Tattooing a small geometric line design on a wrist
A gloved tattooist uses a machine to add a red, orange and yellow watercolour-style floral tattoo to a forearm.
Colourful floral tattoo being inked on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face paint, roses in her hair and a tattoo machine in her hand, in a realistic style.
Sugar skull woman with roses
A fresh black line anchor tattoo on an upper arm, in the Fine line style, being worked on by a tattooist wearing gloves and holding a tattoo machine.
Small anchor tattoo being inked on upper arm
Black line tattoo of two hands holding a tattoo machine, placed on the side of a hip and buttock, with a gloved tattooist's hand visible below.
Hands holding a tattoo machine on a hip
A gloved hand holds a black and red tattoo machine while working on a dark tattoo on a client's arm.
Tattooing in progress with a rotary machine
Three-panel collage showing a geometric flower tattoo on the upper back, shaded from orange and red through blue to green, beside a tattoo machine and a tray of ink pots.
Rainbow geometric flower on upper back
A black tribal blackwork band being tattooed on skin with a tattoo machine, with a gloved hand guiding the needle and small spots of blood visible.
Black tribal band being tattooed
Realism tattoo of an orange tattoo machine above a black lace garter band on the outer thigh.
Tattoo machine with lace garter on thigh
Blue line drawing of two sleeve designs in a neo-traditional style, showing a skull, a dragon, a rose, flames, a bird, a tattoo machine and the words Love and Hate.
Dragon and skull sleeve flash sheet
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey tattoo machine with orange flames and a black battery across the back of a hand.
Tattoo machine on the back of a hand
Black and white close-up of a gloved tattooist using a tattoo machine on dark ink work on skin.
Tattoo machine at work on skin
Black and grey traditional skull tattoo wearing a top hat on skin, being worked on with a tattoo machine by a gloved artist.
Skull in top hat being tattooed
A gloved tattooist works on a black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of clouds and flowing lines on a person's skin.
Japanese-style cloud tattoo being inked
A tattooist in blue gloves uses a machine to ink black linework of a bird with outstretched wings on a client's forearm.
Tattooist inking a bird design on an arm
Close-up of a needle working on fresh dark blue-grey linework on skin, with a small bead of blood along one line.
Fresh tattoo being worked with a needle
A gloved hand holds a tattoo machine needle tip against skin, working on flowing black and red swirling linework on a fresh tattoo.
Red and black swirl linework being tattooed
Black and grey outline tattoo of scissors, a tattoo machine and ink pots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tattoo supplies on upper arm