Woman tattoo ideas

1,494 photos and flash · 25% Realism, 23% Neo-trad · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman with roses in her hair, her head resting beside a cat, shown on paper with no body placement.
Woman with roses and a cat design
Traditional style tattoo on an arm showing a woman with a cherry on her head, a Be Brave banner across her eyes and smoke curling from a cigarette.
Woman with cherry and Be Brave banner
Close view of a gold metallic leaf armlet design on the upper arm of a woman whose white open-back top shows black crossed straps.
Gold leaf armlet tattoo on upper arm
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a big-eyed Medusa with green skin and pink snakes on the outer thigh.
Big-eyed Medusa with snakes on a thigh
Small black Celtic knot tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her dark hair pulled up and a black strap visible on her shoulder.
Celtic knot on the back of the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and a skull across a person's full back, with a small rose tattoo at the nape of the neck.
Realism portrait of a woman and skull on full back
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a woman in profile with black hair, yellow and pink flowers, a teal headband, teal roses and a Love Is Blind banner.
Profile woman with teal roses on a thigh
Woman lying on her side on white bedding, showing a black fine-line branching tree tattoo across her back in a Botanical style.
Branching tree tattoo across a back
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a geisha with a parasol on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Geisha with parasol on upper back
Two matching fine line stick figure tattoos of women holding cameras, one on each forearm, drawn in black ink with small red details.
Matching stick figure tattoos on forearms
Black line drawing of a fairy with butterfly wings and swirling tribal-style linework, shown as a standalone tattoo design.
Winged fairy tribal design
Black ink line drawing of an ornate scallop shell with a woman's face and pearl necklace at its centre, surrounded by smaller shells, waves and bubbles, drawn as a tattoo design.
Shell and wave design sketch
Colour tattoo of a geisha with pink blossoms in her hair and a blue patterned kimono with a black star, in Japanese style on a forearm.
Geisha with blossoms on a forearm
Back view of a woman in a purple bikini on rocks by the sea, showing a dark winged moth tattoo with small lettering above it on her lower back.
Winged moth tattoo on lower back by the sea
Black line tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and a cat napping on her head, with the words BEST NAP below, on the front of a thigh.
Sleeping woman with cat and BEST NAP text
Two forearm photographs showing a black linework tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox head headdress, with teal accents, in dotwork and geometric style on the forearm, plus a hand and
Profile woman and fox headdress on forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman in a red outfit holding an anchor rope, with a banner reading Steady as she goes, on the body.
Pin-up and anchor with banner on skin
Black and grey Japanese style back tattoo of a geisha with chrysanthemums and wave patterns, covering most of the upper back.
Geisha and waves across a back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue-haired woman with a red rose in her hair and painted sugar skull face markings, on a forearm.
Blue-haired woman with rose on forearm
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cat inside a heart shape, on the lower leg.
Heart-framed woman and cat on a calf
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman with closed eyes surrounded by roses, buds and leaves, drawn in black linework on paper.
Woman and roses tattoo sketch
Fine line tattoo design of a woman in profile with flowing red and black hair, overlaid with grey script initials.
Woman in profile with flowing hair and script
Close view of a small black palm tree tattoo with a thin stem on the upper arm of a woman seen from behind, in a fine line style.
Small palm tree on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo flash design of two crossed revolvers above a cluster of flowers, with a woman's face at the centre and tribal-style linework.
Twin revolvers and flowers design
Fine line black tattoo on a shoulder showing two facing profiles with a small red rose, in a fine line style.
Profile pair and rose on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched above a woman's face with bobbed hair, on a forearm.
Raven and woman portrait on a forearm
Four-panel collage of black linework tattoo outlines on an arm showing a teacup, a lantern, an ornate beaded mask and a woman's profile with roses, with no shading yet.
Teacup, lantern and profile linework on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's eyes and face behind a black lace veil, shown on an arm.
Realistic portrait of a woman in lace veil
Two cream cushions printed with black and grey traditional-style illustrations, one of a bearded man in profile with a tear and one of a woman with roses and a polka dot headscarf.
Bearded man and woman cushion designs
A woman with her face hidden by her hands shows a dark tattoo on her upper arm near the shoulder, in a blue tank top and denim cut-offs.
Dark tattoo on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by purple roses, pearls and dark curling hair, placed on the outer thigh.
Woman's portrait with purple roses on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a woman wearing a crown of roses and a draped scarf, with a braided updo and realistic shading.
Dotwork portrait of a woman with a rose crown
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox headpiece and flowers, above a teal rose, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Woman profile with fox and teal rose on upper arm
Traditional style flash design of a woman in profile wearing a black bowler hat with a red flower, beside a ship's wheel and green leaves.
Profile woman in bowler hat with ship wheel
Neo-traditional tattoo of a horned woman with a three-eyed creature above her head, a crescent moon, and a compass star, on the inner forearm.
Horned woman and moon on a forearm
Black and grey realism style portrait tattoo with roses and script on the outer thigh of a woman in black bikini bottoms.
Portrait and roses on a thigh
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering across a woman's upper back, with shaded floral tattoos on both upper arms, seen from behind in sepia tones.
Typewriter text across a upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouched figure with large butterfly wings on the outer thigh.
Winged figure tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey Japanese style floral back tattoo on a woman seated on sand, photographed from behind.
Floral back tattoo on a woman on the beach
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a colour portrait of a woman with long curved horns, one hand resting under her chin, against a black background.
Realistic horned woman portrait on a forearm
Pencil and ink sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman entwined with a large rose and thorned vines, shaded in black and grey.
Woman and rose vine tattoo sketch
Realistic coloured pencil drawing of a woman's face blended with a tiger's head and stripes, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Woman and tiger portrait design
Traditional style flash drawing of a woman with curled hair and red lips, with outlined rose and butterfly tattoos on her upper arms.
Pin-up face with rose and butterfly tattoos
Realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a shattering clock face, a staircase and a small figure climbing towards a red-orange sky.
Shattering clock and stairway to a figure
Woman seen from behind with black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos covering her upper arms and forearms, standing before a misty waterfall.
Botanical and feather sleeves, waterfall backdrop
Woman seen from behind in a bow pose on a rug, with a small black line tattoo on her upper arm near the elbow.
Woman in bow pose with small upper arm tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman's profile with swirling hair and words such as keep living on the calf.
Profile and words on a calf
Painted flash-style design of a tearful woman with red octopus tentacles wrapping around her head and an octopus body above, drawn on cream paper with a pale blue wash.
Woman with octopus tentacles design