Wave tattoo ideas

1,081 photos and flash · 24% Japanese, 20% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black ink tattoo of a circular sea scene with sunrays, clouds and rolling waves on the inner forearm.
Sun, clouds and waves on a forearm
Black ink flash sheets of roses, daffodils, lotus and a mountain design set inside solid black triangles and circles, shown on white paper beside fresh flowers.
Botanical flash in triangles and circles
Black tribal-style dragon design with a long horn, open jaw and swirling tail, shown as a flat drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal dragon design with swirling tail
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing three solid black circles with an oak leaf and acorns, a wave, and a fern with a pine cone, linked by dotted lines and small botanical sprigs.
Oak, wave and fern circles on a forearm
Black and grey sailing ship on rough waves tattooed on the outer thigh, with a dotted line running down to a small anchor, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Sailing ship and anchor on a thigh
Two matching black and grey traditional rosette tattoos with layered leaves on the knees, with a small sunrise tattoo above the right knee.
Matching rosette tattoos on both knees
Black tribal flash design with cherry blossoms, waves and a central medallion, in a bold blackwork style with no body part shown.
Tribal and cherry blossom sleeve design
Black ink blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a curled-up cat in front of rooftops, a sun and waves, inside a circle on the upper arm.
Sleeping cat and town in a circle on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a wave and setting sun inside a circle on the forearm.
Wave and sunset in a circle on a forearm
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon, stars and stippled waves inside a solid black circle on the forearm.
Crescent moon and waves in a black circle
Black and white flash design of a planchette-style pointer on an ouija board, with ornate scrollwork, dotwork shading and crescent moons, shown without a body placement.
Planchette design with dotwork scrollwork
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a dotted rain cloud above a patterned teacup filled with waves and a sailing ship, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Teacup with waves, ship and rain cloud
Black linework tattoo of stacked wavy lines forming a band across the inner forearm, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Wavy line band on a forearm
Black and grey whale tail tattoo with dotwork shading and fine line waves, placed on the lower leg above a sock.
Whale tail above waves on a lower leg
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an anchor over stippled sea waves and a rising sun, set inside a diamond shape on the upper arm.
Anchor and sea waves in a diamond
Black and grey dotwork and engraved-style sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, showing waves, a figure, a moon and a chain along the lower arm.
Engraved sea and figure upper arm sleeve
Close photo of a solid black tribal-style swirl tattoo with curled ends and a sprig-like tip on pale skin, in blackwork style.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on skin
Three-panel photo of a geometric full arm sleeve tattoo in red and black, with a red star motif on the upper arm and a dark rosette pattern on the forearm.
Geometric red and black full sleeve tattoo
Black tribal-style design of a leaping orca with swirling wave patterns on a white background.
Tribal orca leaping through waves
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a sun with rays, clouds and a curling wave inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Sunburst and waves on a forearm
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 dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart on a forearm, showing a paper boat on waves beneath a crescent moon and stars.
Anatomical heart with paper boat on a forearm
Three photos of a forearm with a black armband tattoo filled with blue wave shapes, with blue splashes and dots trailing below it.
Blue wave armband tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tribal swirl tattoo running up a lower leg, with a bare foot visible at the bottom right.
Swirling tribal pattern on a lower leg
Black tattoo of a film strip with a dark silhouette and ink drips on a leg, surrounded by other black linework tattoos of a ship, birds and high heeled legs.
Film strip with ink splash on a calf
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a flowing wave and scrolling swirls across the shoulder and upper back.
Flowing black wave swirl on the shoulder