Underwater tattoo ideas

29 photos and flash · 45% Realism, 14% Neo-trad · Upper arm most common

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Full-colour upper arm tattoo of a red-haired cartoon mermaid with a teal tail, a fish and a trident in a blue underwater scene.
Cartoon mermaid sleeve on upper arm
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a mermaid silhouette above a castle, coral and an open shell with a pearl.
Mermaid silhouette and shell on a calf
Full arm sleeve tattoo of hammerhead shark silhouettes swimming over classical ruins in teal, with a torn orange section and a small red creature on the forearm.
Hammerhead sharks over ruins on an arm sleeve
Five views of a colourful traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a mermaid, a shark, sailing ships, a castle and fish in a sea scene.
Under-the-sea full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a shark, anchor, vintage diving helmet and treasure chest, shown from four angles.
Shark, anchor and diving helmet on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a great white shark with open jaws attacking a whale in blue water, placed on the outer thigh.
Shark and whale underwater on a thigh
Colour realism full sleeve tattoo of sea turtles, coral and a lionfish across the upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Sea turtles and coral full sleeve
Colour tattoo of an underwater reef scene with sea turtles, tropical fish and coral across the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Underwater sea turtle scene on an upper arm
Full back tattoo of a realistic orange octopus among coral and seaweed in teal underwater tones, shown on a person's back.
Octopus and coral underwater scene across a back
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a brass diving helmet surrounded by pink and green coral, bubbles and palm fronds on a forearm.
Diving helmet and coral on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a man's back with a sailing ship on rough waves, a bearded face in the sea spray, an underwater scene and a temple, with tentacles on the upper arms.
Full back sailing ship and sea scene tattoo
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a large glowing full moon, with a blue underwater scene of fish and coral below.
Mermaid under a full moon on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of two dolphins swimming through blue water with rising bubbles, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Two dolphins swimming on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an orange octopus wrapping a brass diving helmet against a teal underwater background, on the upper arm.
Octopus wrapped around a vintage diving helmet
Colour realism tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder showing a sunset over the sea, palm trees, sharks, sea turtles, clownfish, anemones and coral.
Underwater sunset sleeve with turtles and clownfish
Colour tattoo of an underwater scene with glowing jellyfish, a lionfish and seahorses across a person's back.
Underwater scene with jellyfish across a back
Full-colour cartoon undersea tattoo across a person's back, with a smiling shark, seahorse, turtle, starfish and a scuba diver.
Cartoon undersea scene across a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale above coral, set inside a geometric shape with a puzzle-piece notch on the forearm.
Whale in a geometric shape on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a mermaid skeleton with long flowing hair, swimming beside two fish skeletons, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Skeletal mermaid with fish skeletons
Hand-drawn orange seahorse with a black outline and a blue wash behind it, with rising bubbles above, on the forearm near the elbow.
Seahorse with bubbles on a forearm
Full-colour realistic tattoo on a person's upper back showing an underwater reef with fish, coral and a starfish within a torn-skin effect.
Underwater reef torn through skin on a back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a conch shell, scallop shell, starfish and seaweed with bubbles, sitting on the top of a foot and ankle.
Seashells and starfish on a foot
Realistic colour tattoo of a red jellyfish over a blue underwater scene, running across an upper arm and down towards the elbow.
Realistic jellyfish sleeve on upper arm
Realistic colour back tattoo of a green-skinned mermaid bound in rope, with red octopus tentacles over the shoulder and arm, jellyfish, coral and passion flowers below.
Mermaid and octopus back piece
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
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a red seahorse with a large eye on its head, set against green and teal water with bubbles, on a limb.
Red seahorse with an eye on a limb
Colour realism tattoo of two adult orcas and a smaller orca against a teal watercolour sea, on the lower leg.
Orcas swimming in a teal ocean on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of sea turtles swimming over coral on an upper arm, with sunlight rays shining through blue water above.
Sea turtles and coral on an upper arm
Full colour realistic tattoo across a torso showing a great white shark with open jaws, a smaller shark, a red anatomical heart and a city skyline under blue sea.
Sharks and anatomical heart underwater torso piece