Wave tattoo ideas

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Full body Japanese style tattoo with koi, dragon and lotus motifs across the arms, chest and legs of a seated person against a black background.
Japanese bodysuit with koi and dragon
Woman seen from behind with a colourful Japanese-style phoenix and flower sleeve on her arm and a large tattoo across her thigh.
Japanese phoenix and flower sleeve with thigh tattoo
Full sleeve Japanese style tattoo of a teal dragon with red accents, swirling waves and pink peonies, shown on an arm from two angles.
Japanese dragon full sleeve
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm, with pale skin showing through the wave crests.
Japanese waves on an arm
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm in Japanese style, with orange, green and red lotus-like motifs, swirling clouds and layered scale patterns.
Colourful ornamental sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of skulls, lotus flowers and smoke on an upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Skulls and flowers full sleeve
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink cherry blossoms, grey waves and a fish-like creature with a yellow eye.
Japanese full sleeve with cherry blossoms and fish
Colourful Japanese-style half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a blue VW camper van among grey waves, purple plumeria and red clouds.
VW camper van and flowers on an upper arm
Two black and grey tattoos: a fine line wave on an upper arm and a dotwork palm tree within a dotted circle on a forearm.
Wave and palm tree tattoos on arms
Black and grey Japanese full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with cherry blossoms, waves, chrysanthemums and a sun motif.
Japanese sleeve with cherry blossoms and waves
Colourful Japanese style tattoo of a yellow chrysanthemum and a pink flower with grey waves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Chrysanthemum and pink flower on upper arm
Japanese full sleeve tattoo with a samurai mask, koi, lotus flowers, a green dragon and waves, shown on an upper arm next to its flash design.
Samurai, koi and dragon Japanese full sleeve
Black and white photo of a man seen from behind, showing a large Japanese style back tattoo of an eagle, waves and clouds, with script lettering and tattoos on his upper arms and forearms.
Full back piece with eagle and waves
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a koi carp with chrysanthemums and clouds in Japanese style, shown from three angles on an upper arm.
Koi and chrysanthemum arm sleeve
Three-panel photo of a black linework wave tattoo covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a fine line style with Japanese-inspired curling waves.
Stylised wave tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Colour Japanese style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with orange tiger lilies, purple flowers, green leaves and grey waves.
Lily and waves sleeve tattoo
Fine black linework and blue-green wash form a curling wave tattoo on an upper arm, with small dark marks above it.
Blue-green wave tattoo on an upper arm
A man with full-body Japanese style tattoos in green, red and cream, showing a koi fish and peony flowers on the torso and arms, with his hands clasped in front of white underwear.
Japanese koi and peony tattoos on torso and arms
Full body suit design of a red Japanese dragon with yellow claws, chrysanthemums and clouds across the back, arms and thighs.
Red dragon full body suit design
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 Japanese style tattoo of a mermaid with cherry blossoms and swirling waves on the upper arm.
Mermaid with blossoms and waves on upper arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour, showing blue tulip buds, swirling scrolls and pale clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve with tulips, clouds and scrolls
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
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of an oni demon mask with koi fish and clouds covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Oni mask and koi on upper arm and shoulder
Colourful Japanese style octopus tattoo with grey waves and green tentacles across the upper arm and shoulder.
Octopus and waves on an upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey vest top.
Japanese wave design on upper arm and shoulder
Japanese style colour tattoo of a black cat and a green dragon among waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close-up alongside a detail view.
Cat and green dragon on an upper arm
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
Colour Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of koi fish, waves and cherry blossom covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi and wave full sleeve
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl with spread wings on a chest, with a black swirl background and a Japanese wave sleeve on the upper arm.
Owl with spread wings on chest
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on a man's arm, showing a figure in a teal robe with a sword beside cherry blossoms, waves and red roses on the upper arm and forearm.
Japanese sleeve with figure, waves and roses
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 Japanese style tattoo of a shark with an anchor and rope amid curling waves, covering a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Shark, anchor and waves on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style illustration of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a dragon, with a tattoo-style design on her upper arm and a parasol behind her.
Kimono woman with dragon and parasol
Black and grey chest tattoo of a lighthouse with rays, a rose and Japanese-style waves on the upper chest, with a tattooed arm visible at the left.
Lighthouse and rose chest piece
Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a red koi carp, purple lotus flowers, cherry blossoms and clouds, shown from three angles.
Koi and lotus full sleeve
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 and grey Japanese style full sleeve tattoo of peonies, waves and clouds across a man's upper arm and forearm.
Japanese peony and wave full sleeve
Japanese style koi fish with red and black scales swimming among waves and clouds, tattooed on an upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and waves on an upper arm
Full colour Japanese sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing foo dogs, peonies and waves against a plain wall.
Japanese lion and peony full arm sleeve
Full sleeve Japanese-style tattoo in colour showing cranes flying through clouds, a purple mountain, pine trees and turquoise waves, on an arm.
Japanese landscape full sleeve with cranes and waves
Colour Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a blue koi fish, pink cherry blossoms and a red chrysanthemum among grey clouds.
Koi and blossom full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey Japanese style arm sleeve tattoo with a bird, swirling clouds and pink lotus flowers across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Bird and flower full arm sleeve
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a fox seen from behind, with orange swirl patterns and black outlines, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Orange fox with swirling linework on upper arm
Back of a shirtless man with arms outstretched, showing a black and grey Japanese style koi and lotus back tattoo with arm tattoos on the upper arms.
Koi and lotus back piece
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a guardian lion with open jaws, a small demon on a pedestal and waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Japanese guardian lion on upper arm
Japanese style tattoo of a white tiger prowling among red flowers and dark waves across the upper arm and shoulder.
White tiger with red flowers and waves on upper arm
Full arm sleeve in Japanese style with cream peonies, red and green flowers and dark wave patterns, shown on the upper arm and forearm.
Japanese peony arm sleeve