Tentacle tattoo ideas

256 photos and flash · 19% Realism, 17% Dotwork · Upper arm most common

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Colour tattoo of a jellyfish in blue, purple and teal, with swirling ornamental detail in the bell, on a forearm.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Teal and blue jellyfish tattoo with soft, wash-like shading and trailing tentacles on a forearm, with the hand raised at the top of the frame.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional octopus tattoo with tentacles curling down a forearm, shaded in pink, purple, orange, blue and green.
Rainbow octopus on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing galleon in heavy seas with crashing waves, wrapping around a forearm.
Galleon and waves on a forearm
Black and grey octopus tattoo with shaded tentacles curling across a forearm, set against a gold wallpaper with a black botanical print.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of three jellyfish on the inner forearm, two with grey-black bells and one smaller with a darker bell, trailing long reddish tentacles.
Three jellyfish on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head merged with octopus tentacles on the forearm, drawn in blackwork and stippled dotwork shading.
Elephant and octopus on a forearm
Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey with blue tones, showing a grinning cat, pocket watches, a girl and film strip portraits across the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of clocks, cat and portraits
Neo-traditional full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a red-sailed ship in a lightning storm above an octopus and sharks in green sea.
Pirate ship and octopus full sleeve
Three-angle photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a grey biomechanical creature with tentacles, skulls and faces in realistic shading.
Biomechanical full sleeve with tentacles and faces
Colour tattoo of a blue-ringed octopus with orange eye and tentacles curling beside pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.
Blue-ringed octopus and roses on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a woman in a billowing skirt with an octopus head and tentacles, on the inner forearm.
Octopus-headed woman in a skirt on a forearm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in Japanese style, showing a man rowing a boat on blue waves and a red octopus with suckers on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of a boatman, waves and red octopus
Man with crossed arms in a navy T-shirt showing a black and grey traditional-style sleeve, with a bird on the forearm and a rose on the lower arm.
Crossed arms with bird and rose tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a ship's wheel and anchor wrapped in octopus tentacles, shown on the inner forearm.
Ship's wheel and anchor with octopus on a forearm
Black and grey octopus tattoo with shaded tentacles wrapping around a man's forearm while his hand rests against his chin.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey octopus tentacle tattoo with rows of suckers running from the upper arm down the forearm, seen while the wearer raises a white t-shirt sleeve.
Octopus tentacle down an arm
Realistic red octopus tattoo with white suckers curling along a forearm near the elbow, shown beneath a reference photo of the octopus.
Red octopus tattoo on forearm
Black and grey photograph of a woman in a black dress and garter stockings, with a rose and an ornate frame tattoo on her thigh and a sleeve on her left arm.
Rose and ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey octopus tattoo with shaded tentacles wrapping up the inside of a forearm, with a dark hoodie sleeve in the background.
Octopus tattoo wrapping a forearm
Black dotwork jellyfish tattoo on a forearm, with long dotted and lined tentacles trailing towards the wrist.
Jellyfish on a forearm
Five forearms side by side show a jellyfish tattoo in orange, yellow and purple, with the bell on the left arm and trailing tentacles across the others.
Jellyfish forearm design across five arms
A tattooed man in a black t-shirt printed with a horned skull, tentacles and a band logo, with colourful tattoos on both forearms and upper arms.
Man in black tee with tattooed arms
Forearm tattoo of a jellyfish with an orange, yellow and blue watercolour-style bell and thin black tentacles trailing towards the wrist.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an octopus inside a hanging birdcage on the forearm, with a chain above and green foliage behind.
Octopus in a birdcage on a forearm
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm showing a bearded figure whose beard is made of tentacles, with a carved skull coin above it.
Bearded tentacled figure and skull coin on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a green octopus with yellow suckers wrapped around a grey anchor, with pink roses and blue flowers below.
Octopus wrapped around an anchor with roses
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo with a tribal pattern above it on the lower arm.
Octopus with tribal pattern on a forearm
Colourful jellyfish tattoo on the inner forearm, with black outlined tentacles trailing over purple, blue, yellow and green washes.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Fine line jellyfish tattoo with a pink bell and long trailing tentacles on the inner forearm and wrist.
Jellyfish tattoo on the inner wrist
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of a purple octopus with pink suckers and grey waves across the shoulder and upper arm, with a green anchor near the lower arm.
Octopus and waves full sleeve
Black and grey octopus tattoo with stippled shading on the inner forearm, shown against a dark background.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Three arms shown side by side, each with a black and grey octopus and squid sleeve in a dotwork engraved style, running from the upper arm to the forearm.
Octopus and squid sleeve across three arms
Realistic colour tattoo of an orange jellyfish against a starry galaxy on the forearm.
Orange jellyfish over a starry galaxy on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned demon, skulls and a tentacled creature across the chest and upper arm.
Horned demon and skulls across chest and arm
Traditional style squid tattoo in green, orange and red with black outlines, shown from two angles on an arm.
Traditional squid on an arm
Black and grey octopus tattoo with pink, teal and gold geometric accents, wrapping around the outer forearm.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork jellyfish on one forearm and seahorse on the other, both filled with mandala-style patterns.
Jellyfish and seahorse on forearms
Black and grey realism style octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping around a forearm, shown in a mirror reflection.
Octopus wrapped around a forearm
Black and grey octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping around the forearm, drawn in a fine etched engraving style.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Colourful jellyfish tattoo on a forearm, with a red bell, long trailing tentacles and a teal watercolour-style background.
Red jellyfish on a forearm
Black and grey jellyfish tattoo on a forearm, with a dotted, shaded bell and long trailing tentacles running down the arm.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo wrapping across a person's forearm and wrist, with a patterned wall behind.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm