Wave tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey wine glass tattoo on a forearm, its bowl filled with a curling wave and a whale tail in fine line and dotwork style.
Wine glass with wave on a forearm
Small black and grey sailing ship tattoo with stippled shading and rigging on the back of a hand.
Sailing ship on the back of a hand
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading on the inner arm.
Great wave tattoo with dotwork shading
Fine line black tattoo of a wave inside a circle on the inner forearm of a pale-skinned arm.
Small wave in a circle on a forearm
Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a sailing ship on waves inside a circle with clouds and birds, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a dotwork circle
Black ink flash design of a white silhouetted creature framed by swirling waves, scale patterns and fine dotwork.
Silhouette within swirling waves
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart on a forearm, with stormy waves, clouds and a small house drawn inside the heart.
Anatomical heart with waves and a house
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric patterns, with black and grey shading on the shoulder and upper arm fading to red and orange dots on the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve with a pale sun
Black ink drawing of a lighthouse within stippled clouds, with a compass rose below it on waves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lighthouse and compass rose design
Black and grey dotwork skull tattoo on a shoulder, with a scalloped crown filled with raindrop dots and wave lines.
Skull with raindrops on the shoulder
Black dotwork and linework tattoo on a forearm showing a sailing ship and a wave rising out of a pint glass, with a small cloud above.
Ship and wave in a pint glass on a forearm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the upper arm, with stippled dotwork shading.
Polynesian-style tribal upper arm tattoo
Collage of four black and grey tattoos on skin: a dotwork pine tree with roots, a geometric fox head, a sailboat above a geometric iceberg, and a botanical bouquet of flowers and wheat.
Four black and grey tattoos: tree, fox, sailboat, flowers
Black and grey dotwork fish tattoo spanning the upper chest and shoulder, with fine geometric lines and wave-like fronds beside it.
Dotwork fish tattoo on chest and shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm, with a sun, mountains and pines above a sunflower on one band and a crescent moon and stars on a lower band.
Mountain, sunflower and moon forearm bands
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale tail rising from waves, with stippled shading and a bold outline, on the calf.
Whale tail above waves in dotwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, shown inside a diamond shape with a moon, pine trees and mountains above wavy horizontal bands.
Moon and mountains in a diamond on a forearm
Black ink fine line tattoo of a wave inside a circle on the forearm, with stippled shading on pale skin.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a lighthouse, stars and clouds inside a bottle, on the upper arm.
Lighthouse in a bottle on an upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a large wave in a circle, with dotwork stippling and a small Mount Fuji, on the calf.
Great Wave in a dotwork circle on a calf
Black fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, arrows, a triangle and a wave-like swirl on the inner forearm.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Two matching circle tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a dotwork mountain range and the other a dotwork wave in a Japanese-inspired style.
Mountain and wave tattoos on forearms
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a sun with rays, clouds and a curling wave inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Sun, clouds and wave on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of a skeleton holding a staff on a house boat over rolling waves, with five stars above, on a forearm.
Skeleton with staff on a house boat
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
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 dotwork sailboat tattoo with an anchor on the sail, a small red heart, and stippled waves, sitting on the side of the torso above jeans.
Sailboat and waves on the side of the torso
Black geometric line and dot tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a black and grey wave sleeve on the forearm above it.
Geometric line and dot pattern on the back of a hand
Black dotwork wavy line and a small cross tattooed across the middle finger of a hand, with grey painted nails.
Dotted wave and cross on a finger
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a striped lighthouse inside an oval rope frame with waves and a flower, on the forearm.
Lighthouse in rope frame 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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curling wave with spray inside an outlined triangle, on the outer thigh.
Wave inside a triangle on the thigh
Drawn tattoo design of a black whale tail rising from blue watercolour waves, with five black birds and a dotted pink circle, shown on a white background.
Whale tail, waves and birds 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
Close photo of a faint brown dotwork tattoo of wavy lines on the inner wrist and forearm, held by another person's hand.
Dotted wave lines on a wrist
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
Black and grey tattoo of stylised sea waves and rocks with dotted shading on the calf, with a green string anklet and grey canvas shoe.
Stylised waves and rocks on a lower leg
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
Blue line drawing of a symmetrical panda face flanked by two koi fish and lotus flowers, in a dotwork and Japanese-influenced style, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Symmetrical panda with koi and lotus
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with an anchor and rope waves on the forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor on a forearm
Black dotwork and linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a pier silhouette under a moon, with stippled sky, rolling waves and pebbles inside a circle.
Pier, moon and waves in a circle on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of a unicorn mermaid with a flowing tail, surrounded by starfish, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Unicorn mermaid with starfish design
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 and grey dotwork tattoo of a small palm tree on a tiny island, placed on the side of the ribs.
Palm tree on a tiny island on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of rolling waves and a crescent moon inside a circle, placed on the outer ankle.
Waves and crescent moon in a circle on an ankle
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
Black and grey wave tattoo enclosed in a circle on a forearm, shaded with fine stippled linework.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm