Whale tattoo ideas

114 photos and flash · 33% Dotwork, 16% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Fine line blue tattoo of a smiling cartoon whale spouting water on the inner forearm, just below a dark sleeve.
Cartoon whale spouting water on forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a whale crossed by a paintbrush with a red tip, placed on the upper chest, with grey and red ink.
Whale and paintbrush on the upper chest
White line drawing of a whale tail fluke on a dark navy background, with mountains, waves and a whale scene filling its shape, shown as a design with no body placement.
Whale tail filled with mountains and sea
Solid black silhouette tattoo of three orcas arranged in a circle on the inside of a wrist, against a plain white background.
Three orcas on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a humpback whale set against an outlined geometric crystal shape, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Humpback whale within a geometric crystal
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a teal whale, red flowers and the words DON'T PANIC in black lettering.
Whale and flowers with Don't Panic lettering
Purple galaxy-style whale tattoo with white stars and a white-outlined mouth on the inner forearm, shown in a close-up and a wider view.
Galaxy whale on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two humpback whales swimming past coral on the forearm, with soft smoky shading behind them.
Humpback whales and coral on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork whale tattoos with fine dotted geometric lines across a full arm sleeve on the upper arm and forearm.
Whales and geometric lines on an arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale with overlapping geometric lines and a solid circle on the upper arm.
Humpback whale with geometric lines
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale with its tail raised above a shaded rectangle, placed on the outer thigh.
Whale and dotwork block on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a whale with dotwork speckles on a man's upper arm, seen from behind with his shoulder and back visible.
Whale tattoo on upper arm
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
Small cartoon whale tattoo in teal and pink with a black outline and a heart-tipped spout, placed on the lower back.
Cartoon whale with heart spout on lower back
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a whale decorated with sailboats, fish and an umbrella, with a bird on top, on the inner forearm.
Whale with sailboats on a forearm
Black tribal-style design of a whale with ornamental linework and swirls, shown as a standalone drawing on a white sticker background rather than on skin.
Tribal whale design in black ink
Black fine line whale tattoo on a wrist, with small script above it and a woven bracelet beside it.
Whale tattoo on the wrist
Small solid black orca tattoo with a white patch on the inner forearm, shown against a blurred background.
Orca on a forearm
Illustrated flash design of a black and yellow orca with an orange tail, crossed by a beige banner reading IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME GO, on a cream damask background.
Orca with a banner reading If you love me let me go
Black and grey humpback whale tattoo with roses and leaves on the side of the ribs, drawn in fine etched linework with stippled dots.
Humpback whale with roses on the ribs
Watercolour tattoo design of an orca swimming among purple splashes, stars and soft pink clouds, shown on paper without a body placement.
Orca among purple watercolour clouds
Colour neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm showing a dark whale with a galaxy body and gold constellations, surrounded by orange and green planets, clouds and a paper boat.
Whale, constellations and paper boat on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a whale with a circle and hexagon pattern across its body, on the inner forearm.
Whale with geometric pattern on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale filled with planets, stars and a ringed Saturn-like planet, placed on the upper thigh.
Whale with planets on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing a breaching orca, pink plumeria, a pink hibiscus and sea turtles over blue water, shown in three side-by-side views.
Orca, plumeria and sea turtles on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale curling around a peony on the upper back, with fine outline linework.
Whale and peony on upper back
Small whale tattoo in blue and grey ink on a forearm near the wrist, photographed against a dark background.
Small whale on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a whale filled with mountains, forest and a sunset, framed by flowers on the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Whale, landscape and flowers on upper arm
Watercolour-style humpback whale tattoo in pink, green and blue on the upper back, with a pale blue wash suggesting water above it.
Humpback whale on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale skeleton running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the upper arm, showing the skull, ribs, spine and tail fluke.
Whale skeleton tattoo on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon whale in a sailor hat smoking a pipe, rising from a fishbowl, on an upper arm.
Cartoon whale with pipe rising from a fishbowl
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
Fine line black tattoo of a small whale with two bubbles on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small whale outline on wrist
Watercolour-style orca head tattoo with red, teal and purple washes and dotwork speckles on the calf.
Orca head with galaxy splatter on a calf
Black line drawing of a ship in a glass bottle above an octopus and a whale, with a rose at the base and ribbon banners, in a traditional style.
Ship in a bottle with octopus and whale
Two traditional-style forearm tattoos: a red flower vase with the words Oh No, Not again and Don't, and a grey whale with the words I wonder if it'll be friends with me and Panic.
Vase and whale forearm pair with quotes
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale swimming across the upper arm, with stippled shading on its body and knobbled head.
Humpback whale on upper arm
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a whale in black and grey dotwork shading, overlaid with a red globe grid, teal and orange circles and a thin black circle.
Whale and geometric circles on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a humpback whale curving up the outer thigh, with a hand resting on the hip beside it.
Humpback whale on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a sea scene with a moon, stars, waves, a boat, a whale and an anchor, set in a diamond shape on a woman's upper back.
Sea scene fine line tattoo on upper back
Two legs raised against a pale wall, covered in traditional tattoos of daggers, a rose, an eye, a pocket watch and a whale, with a black and grey flower on one knee.
Full traditional leg sleeves with white high-tops
Full colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a planet, starfighter, airship, city skyline and sea creatures in a painterly realism style.
Surreal sky and city full sleeve
Split image: a colour botanical tattoo of roses and flowers on an upper arm, beside a black and grey dotwork whale and moon inside a triangle on a calf.
Floral upper arm and whale calf tattoos
Colour tattoo of a penguin standing on an ice floe with an orca inside its body, on the lower leg.
Penguin with orca on ice floe
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 dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale above coral, set inside a geometric shape with a puzzle-piece notch on the forearm.
Whale in a geometric shape on a forearm
Black and grey fine line full sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a whale, mountains, a fox, ferns and foxglove, with a small teal octopus at the top of the shoulder.
Full arm sleeve with whale, fox and foliage
Small dark teal whale tattoo on the upper arm, with pink and red hearts rising from its spout against a pale pink background.
Whale and hearts on an upper arm