Wave tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a sailing ship, tentacles, waves and an anchor with a banner reading I am the captain of my soul, shown as a traditional-style tattoo design.
Ship and anchor flash with captain banner
Colour Japanese-style wave tattoo in shades of blue with white foam on the inner forearm.
Blue wave on a forearm
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs with chevrons, diamonds, triangles, a wave with dots, a leaf vine and a lattice band.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a koi fish, lotus flowers and a red maple leaf wrapping around an upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and lotus flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey sailing ship and skull tattoo running down an upper arm, with a pink-washed compass rose on the shoulder.
Compass rose and sailing ship on shoulder
Teal line drawing in a traditional nautical style showing a sailing ship, waves and an anchor wrapped in rope, with a banner reading I am the captain of my soul.
Sailing ship and anchor banner design
Three photographs of a small black fine line wave tattoo on the wrist or forearm, shown against the sea, on pale skin and on darker skin.
Small wave tattoos on the wrist
Japanese style arm sleeve tattoo with blue waves, peony-like flowers, clouds and a white moon, photographed against a grey background.
Japanese wave and flower arm sleeve
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design: a vertical staff with a pennant-like top, crossed arrows, a ring, bars, a curved arrow and wave lines, shown on a white background.
Geometric staff with arrows and waves
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Japanese-style sleeve design showing a samurai mask, koi, dragon, peony and waves, with no body part visible.
Japanese sleeve design with samurai, koi and dragon
Black ink drawing of many small symbols on a white background, including suns, horses, eyes, crescent moons, spirals and zigzags, shown as a design sheet rather than on skin.
Sheet of ink symbols and pictograms
Black and white photo of a small fine-line tattoo of a wave with jagged peaks on the side of the ribs, partly covered by loose white fabric.
Small fine line wave on the ribs
Realism tattoo of a tall lighthouse under stormy clouds with lightning, shaded in greys and brown tones across the back of a calf.
Lighthouse in a storm on a calf
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon design surrounded by swirling clouds and cherry blossoms, drawn as a tattoo flash sheet.
Japanese dragon with clouds and blossom
Japanese style forearm tattoo showing a koi fish, a pink lotus, Tokyo Tower and Mount Fuji beneath a red rising sun with blue waves.
Koi, lotus and Tokyo Tower on a forearm
Black and white drawing of a Polynesian tribal sleeve design with a face motif at the top, surrounded by spirals, waves and geometric bands.
Polynesian tribal sleeve design
Traditional-style colour tattoo covering a man's chest and stomach, with a sailing ship, a skull in a cap, a lighthouse, a parrot and a shark.
Sailing ship and skull torso piece
Colour Japanese style tiger tattoo with clouds and waves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Tiger and waves on an upper arm sleeve
Full sleeve Japanese style tattoo on an arm, with pink flowers, grey clouds, blue waves and a purple lotus in colour.
Japanese full sleeve with flowers and waves
Hand-drawn colour pencil design for a full arm sleeve showing a compass rose, clouds, swallows, a sailing ship, waves, jellyfish, manta rays, an anchor and a treasure chest.
Nautical sleeve design with compass and ship
Pencil and teal colour sketch of a woman in profile with flowing hair, waves and a ship, drawn as a tattoo design with the words my love n the sea.
Woman in profile with waves and ship
Chart of five grey Maori design motifs with captions: koru spiral, hei-matau fish hook, moana wave, mangopare hammerhead and a kowhaiwhai band pattern.
Maori motif chart: koru, hei-matau and more
Small fine line sailboat tattoo with three birds above and light blue water below, sitting on the ankle.
Sailboat tattoo on ankle
Black and grey fine line and dotwork geometric tattoo on the inner forearm, showing overlapping circles, a triangle, dotted lines and a shaded wave inside a circle.
Geometric circles and triangle on a forearm
Blue Japanese-style wave sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with white foam crests and shaded blue water.
Blue waves sleeve on shoulder and upper arm