Wave tattoo ideas

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Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a skull, koi fish and peony flowers with waves across the upper arm.
Skull, koi and peony on the upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a stormy sky with lightning, breaking waves and dark fern silhouettes, wrapping around a forearm.
Stormy seascape on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails and rigging, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tall ship with billowing sails on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sailing ships fighting on rough seas, placed on the side of the ribs.
Two galleons in battle at sea
Full back tattoo of a snake coiled around a skull with waves and clouds, in grey shading with small orange accents, placed across the back.
Snake and skull full back piece
Pencil-style shaded drawing of a sea turtle with plumeria-like flowers and a tribal wave swirl, designed as a tattoo.
Sea turtle with flowers and wave swirls
Realism style colour tattoo of two grey dolphins leaping through a blue swirl with white stars, on the calf.
Two dolphins with stars on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing galleon in heavy seas with crashing waves, wrapping around a forearm.
Galleon and waves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a beach sunset with palm tree silhouettes, birds and a star, in Realism style on the calf.
Beach sunset with palm trees on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse beside crashing waves and a stormy sky, across the upper arm.
Lighthouse and stormy sea on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of a sailboat on calm grey water under a soft pinkish sky, across a forearm.
Sailboat at sea on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall sailing ship in rough waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a stormy sea sleeve
Full arm sleeve tattoo in black and grey shading with pink flowers, showing a ship wheel, waves and a 'of the Sea' banner on the upper arm and forearm.
Ship wheel sleeve with waves and script
Green-tailed mermaid tattoo in soft grey shading across a woman's upper and mid back, with rocks and waves below her tail.
Mermaid tattoo across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse in a stormy sea on the chest, with a sailing ship on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lighthouse in a storm on chest and ship on arm
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo on a forearm, showing a foo dog, an oni mask, a skull, a pagoda and swirling clouds.
Japanese sleeve with lion, oni and pagoda
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse in a storm with rays of light and crashing waves, covering the inner forearm, shown from two angles.
Lighthouse and storm waves on a forearm
Large realism tattoo on a person's back showing a woman's face framed by a feathered wing, red cherry blossom, lotus flowers and Japanese-style waves.
Realist woman portrait with lotus on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a city skyline with a clock tower, power lines and a pine forest over waves, across an upper arm and forearm.
City skyline, power lines and forest sleeve
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch, a sailing ship in rough sea with a tentacle, and a dotwork mandala.
Pocket watch, ship and mandala sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon under full sail above breaking waves, across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Galleon and stormy waves on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse with sunburst rays and crashing waves on the forearm.
Lighthouse and waves on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with downcast eyes in teal tones, with a sea turtle below her and streaks of water-like colour above.
Woman and sea turtle on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a tentacled creature head beneath a full moon and stars, with swirling waves below.
Tentacled creature, moon and waves on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a curling wave with spray and clouds on the inner forearm, resting on a black leather surface.
Curling wave on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of storm clouds and a rolling wave across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Clouds and wave on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship in rough seas under clouds, running down the side of the ribs.
Sailing ship on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a surfer riding a turquoise wave on a lower leg, with the person wearing jeans and flip-flops on a wooden floor.
Surfer riding a wave on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship with birds flying off its sails, waves below and the words SAIL ON beside them, on the forearm.
Sailing ship and birds on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass over an old map with handwritten place names and a sailing ship, on a forearm.
Compass over an old map on a forearm
Black and grey realism back piece showing Poseidon with a trident above a sailing ship in a storm, placed across the whole of the upper and middle back.
Poseidon and a sailing ship across a full back
Black and grey realism full back tattoo of a dragon above a yin yang symbol, set among carved-looking clouds, waves and a Greek key border.
Dragon and yin yang full back piece
Black and grey tattoo of a muscular, bearded sea god holding a trident, with a water-tail base, on the upper arm.
Trident-bearing sea god on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a bearded sea god with a trident and a blue horse among turquoise waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sea god and blue horse on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sunset beach with palm trees, breaking waves and surfboards, with pink hibiscus flowers, covering an upper arm and shoulder.
Sunset beach scene and hibiscus on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall sailing ship on rolling waves and clouds across the back of a hand.
Sailing ship on the back of a hand
Realism tattoo of palm trees silhouetted against a sunset over the sea, wrapping around the forearm and shown from three angles.
Palm trees and sunset on a forearm
Black and grey Buddha face with pink blossoms, a pagoda and a coloured lotus across an upper arm, in a Japanese style sleeve.
Buddha face, pagoda and lotus upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in a storm with lightning and a compass on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a storm with compass on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of flowers, rolling waves and a wing across the side of the hip and down the thigh.
Black and grey flowers, waves and wing on hip and thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a striped lighthouse surrounded by swirling clouds and waves, covering a forearm.
Lighthouse and clouds on a forearm
Black and grey realism design of Medusa, with a woman's face framed by coiled snakes and rippling water below, shown on a dark background.
Medusa with snakes in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a man's back with a sailing ship on rough waves, a bearded face in the sea spray, an underwater scene and a temple, with tentacles on the upper arms.
Full back sailing ship and sea scene tattoo
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a bold sunburst with rays above a shaded mountain and rolling waves, in a realistic style.
Sunrise over mountains and sea on a forearm
Black and grey realistic full arm sleeve showing a galleon under sail, churning waves and a shark, across the upper arm and forearm.
Galleon and shark full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galleon at sea with a skull in storm clouds, on the upper arm.
Galleon and skull in storm clouds
Black and grey realism tattoo of a surfer riding a curling wave above hibiscus flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Surfer riding a wave with hibiscus flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a battleship among rolling waves and smoke, across the outer forearm.
Battleship at sea on a forearm