Wave tattoo ideas

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Full body Japanese style tattoo covering a man's arms, chest, back and legs, with a dragon, cherry blossoms, clouds and waves in bright colour on grey shading.
Full body Japanese bodysuit tattoo
Fine line tattoo of a paper boat in a bottle with teal waves, a pink heart and the words LOVE TO TRAVEL on the upper thigh.
Paper boat in a bottle with lettering
Colour tattoo of a green sea turtle with pink and purple plumeria flowers and blue wave shading on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Sea turtle and plumeria on a thigh
Colour Japanese style tattoo of two koi fish and pink blossoms with swirling linework across the upper thigh and hip.
Koi fish and blossoms on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a stippled wave inside an outlined triangle on the side of a thigh.
Wave inside a triangle on a thigh
Front and back views of a full body Japanese style tattoo with a large orange koi, cherry blossoms and grey waves across the back, arms, torso and legs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with koi and cherry blossom
Traditional colour tattoo of a lantern enclosing a lighthouse, waves and birds, on the outer thigh.
Lighthouse lantern on a thigh
Full leg tattoos in Japanese style with colourful chrysanthemums and waves on black shading, on the thighs and calves of a person seen from behind.
Japanese chrysanthemum leg tattoos
Colour tattoo of a sailing ship on rough blue waves beneath a full moon and purple clouds, with script lettering above, on the outer thigh.
Sailing ship and full moon on a thigh
Black sketch-style tattoo of a sailing ship above a fish-like creature on the outer thigh, with a hand resting on the other leg.
Ship and fish on a thigh
Seated man shown from the neck down, covered in a full Japanese style tattoo with a dragon and phoenix on the arms and a deity figure across the chest and abdomen.
Full body Japanese tattoo with dragon and phoenix
Black linework tattoo of a naga serpent, lotus flowers and swirling waves covering a leg from thigh to calf.
Naga serpent and lotus leg tattoo
Light blue scale tattoo on the outer thigh of a person lying on a carpet, with a drawn wave design on paper beside them.
Blue scales tattoo on thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a seated mermaid within an anchor frame, with a fleur-de-lis above, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid and anchor on a thigh
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a dragon-headed carp among waves, covering a thigh.
Black and grey carp and waves on a thigh