Woman tattoo ideas

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Silhouette dissolving into red petals on a calf

Seated man with traditional-style tattoos on both legs and arms, including a dagger, a framed portrait and a rose on the knee.

Legs with traditional tattoos and a framed portrait

Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with white flowers in her hair and a finger raised to her lips, on the lower leg.

Geisha with finger to lips on a calf

Realism tattoo on a calf showing a woman with sugar skull face paint, a red rose in her hair and a lace mandala behind her.

Sugar skull woman with red rose on calf

Black and grey portrait tattoo of a woman with dark hair on the lower leg, seen through black tights.

Woman portrait tattoo on the lower leg

Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a woman's face framed by flowers in her hair, placed on the calf, with a second tattoo partly visible on the left leg.

Woman portrait with flowers on a calf

Portrait tattoo of a woman with a hair bun on the lower leg, in black ink with small red details, beside a black lace-up boot.

Woman portrait tattoo on a lower leg

Colour realism tattoo of a geisha with a parasol and flowers in her hair, placed on the calf.

Geisha with parasol on a lower leg

Colour tattoo of a green-skinned zombie pin-up woman in a purple dress holding a severed blonde head, on the calf in a traditional style.

Zombie pin-up holding severed head on calf

Black ink Japanese-style tattoo of a woman in a kimono holding a parasol, with a pagoda and blossoming branch, on the lower leg.

Geisha with parasol and pagoda on a leg

Colour neo-traditional leg tattoo across the thigh and calf, showing a woman's face framed by swirling hair and jewels, with a wing and a dragon below.

Woman portrait and dragon leg sleeve

Colour realism tattoo of a woman in a white headdress with closed eyes beside a tiger, on a calf, being worked on by a tattooist in blue gloves.

Realism portrait with tiger on a calf

Realism colour tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face framed by an ornate hair ornament, with two figures in a red fiery scene below.

Realistic portrait with fiery scene on a calf

Black, grey and red tattoo on a calf showing a woman's face, a wolf head and a tribal band across the top and bottom of the design.

Woman's face and wolf with tribal band on calf

Realistic colour tattoo of a woman with an updo and several eyes across her face, placed on the calf.

Woman portrait with multiple eyes on a calf

Neo-trad portrait of a 1920s style woman in an orange headband and teal feather headpiece, with pearl necklaces, tattooed on a calf.

Flapper portrait with feather headpiece on a calf

Realistic black and grey calf tattoo of a woman's face merging into a skull, with an eagle's head below.

Woman, skull and eagle on a calf

Black linework tattoo of the Strength tarot card, showing a woman with an infinity symbol above her head beside a lion, on the calf.

Strength tarot card on a calf

Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in a black wide-brimmed hat with red roses and a lace collar, on a lower leg.

Woman in wide-brimmed hat with roses

Black and grey botanical tattoo with flowers, leaves and a stylised face with closed eyes, running down a calf.

Floral and face design on a calf

Traditional tattoo of a bob-haired woman in boxing gloves and a yellow vest, framed by laurels and a KNOCK OUT banner, on a lower leg.

Boxer pin-up with gloves on a calf

Colour realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, red autumn leaves and a keyhole on her forehead, on a calf.

Sugar skull portrait with autumn leaves on a calf

Colour tattoo of a blonde woman in a pink top and blue skirt, with dotted swirls around her, on the back of a calf.

Blonde woman in pink and blue dress on a calf

Black and grey tattoos across the back of a woman in a bikini, with ornate designs on her upper arm and lower leg, photographed walking on sand.

Back and leg tattoos on a beach

Realistic coloured portrait tattoo of a woman with a bruised eye, hoop earring and cross necklace on a calf.

Realistic portrait of a woman with a black eye

Realism-style black and grey tattoo of blindfolded Lady Justice holding a pair of scales on a calf, shown in two side-by-side photos.

Lady Justice with scales on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf showing a screaming woman with her hands at her throat in front of a dark fence.

Screaming woman with hands at her throat

Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a black silhouette of a woman holding a magnifying glass, framed by the words THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE and pink and yellow flowers.

Silhouette with magnifying glass and quote on a calf

Two black and grey dotwork tarot card tattoos on the lower legs, showing The Chariot on the left and Strength with the numeral VIII on the right.

Tarot cards The Chariot and Strength on legs

Realistic black and grey tattoo of a woman's face behind a wire grid, with orange butterflies and a small pocket watch, on a calf.

Realistic woman's face with butterflies on a calf

Back view of a leg covered in black and grey script and sleeve-style designs, with a colour traditional pin-up woman on the calf and a small tattoo at the ankle.

Leg tattoos with pin-up and script

Traditional style colour tattoos of a snake, a gorilla head and a heart on both lower legs, with black canvas shoes below.

Traditional tattoos covering both lower legs

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with dreadlocks and a patterned headband, shaded portrait on the calf.

Realistic portrait of a woman with dreadlocks on a calf

Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a woman with a red bow in her hair, holding red boxing gloves, above a banner reading TOUGH LOVE.

Woman with boxing gloves and Tough Love banner

Woman seated on a kitchen stool with colourful botanical tattoos on her thigh and lower leg and ankle.

Botanical leg tattoos on a seated woman

Two views of a colour neo-traditional pin-up tattoo on a lower leg, showing a woman in a red gingham apron dress holding a cherry cupcake and blowing a kiss.

Pin-up with cupcake on a calf

Vintage pin-up woman in corset on a calf

Traditional style tattoos on a forearm, thigh and calf, including a black cat sitting on a coloured crescent moon and a black panther on the lower leg.

Cat on a crescent moon and black panther tattoos

Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a woman in a green dotted dress holding a pink parasol on a tightrope, with an alligator rising from water below.

Parasol tightrope walker and alligator on a calf

Black and grey realism portrait of Frankenstein's monster in an ornate oval frame on a calf, beside a traditional pin-up tattoo with a banner.

Frankenstein portrait and pin-up on a calf

A woman in an inverted yoga pose on a purple mat shows colourful traditional-style tattoos of roses and fruit on her thigh and calves, with leaf designs on her upper arm.

Inverted woman with rose and fruit leg tattoos

Realism style tattoo of a black and grey woman silhouette dissolving into red petals on the lower leg.

Woman silhouette dissolving into red petals

Black and grey tattoo of a woman with flowing curled hair in an Art Nouveau style, with red shading on the shoulder, on the lower leg.

Art Nouveau woman portrait on a lower leg

Colour tattoo of a woman in a blue robe with flowers in her hair, in an art nouveau style with swirling yellow stars, on the calf.

Art nouveau woman on a calf

Two traditional-style portrait tattoos of women on a calf, the upper one in black and grey and the lower one in colour with green hair and a pink shell.

Two traditional portraits of women on a calf

Colour tattoo of a stylised cartoon woman with a hair flower, holding a sword over her shoulder, on the outer calf.

Cartoon woman with sword on calf

Black and grey realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a blindfolded woman with long hair, a tear and angel wings, with a small kneeling figure below.

Blindfolded winged woman on a calf

Blue-faced woman portrait on a calf