Woman tattoo ideas

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

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A multicoloured puzzle-piece heart design on the upper back of a woman with long dark hair, on a wooden pier by the water.
Puzzle heart on a upper back
Black ink dragonfly tattoo with ornate mandala detail sits between the shoulder blades of a woman in a white strapless top, photographed from behind.
Dragonfly and mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman within a circular frame, covering the middle of a person's upper back.
Art Nouveau woman in a circle on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a woman's face framed by flowers, a lace-like headdress and arrows, across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Woman portrait with flowers on a back
Fine black French script tattooed vertically down the centre of a woman's upper back, below her hair bun.
Vertical French script down the spine
Large colour tattoo across a person's back showing a woman's portrait, teal peacock feathers, purple peonies, a bird and a ladybird, in a realistic style.
Woman portrait with peonies and feathers on a back
Woman soaking in a bath strewn with flowers, showing a dark ornamental circular tattoo on her upper back.
Circular design tattoo on upper back in a flower bath
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with a small solid black cross tattoo between her shoulder blades on the upper back.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Small black script tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, photographed from behind against a city skyline.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Woman seen from behind in a forest with a black and grey wolf head tattoo on her upper back.
Wolf head tattoo on a woman's back
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a woman in a fedora with a band across her eyes, two birds, and handwritten script on the upper and mid back.
Realistic back piece with woman in hat and birds
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a woman with curly hair hugging a dark circular galaxy with coloured planets and a ringed Saturn, placed on the upper back.
Woman embracing a galaxy on the upper back
Black and grey biomechanical tattoo covering a woman's back, with a segmented spine, ribs and organic filigree swirls.
Biomechanical spine back tattoo
Large black and grey realism tattoo across a person's back showing a man in a hat and a woman in a long dress beside a vintage car and roadside sign.
Black and grey 1930s street scene on a back
Black ink mandala-style lotus flower tattoo with dot accents on a woman's upper back, seen from behind in a wooded setting.
Mandala lotus on upper back
Large realism tattoo across a bare back showing a woman in profile with a hand near her mouth, surrounded by handwritten script and red-tinged drips.
Woman portrait with script on back
Botanical back tattoo of two purple and pink lotus flowers linked by black swirling linework running down the spine.
Lotus flowers and swirls down the spine
Back of a woman with her hair in an updo, showing a dotwork tattoo of dots and drops forming a pendant down the spine, with a band of dots over the upper arm.
Dotwork pendant design across a woman's back
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman's face in a striped headscarf with black wings and red roses, on the back.
Winged woman with roses in traditional style
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detail centred on a woman's upper back, with dots running above and below it.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Back of a woman with two traditional-style pin-up tattoos in red and grey, one with two swallows and one with an anchor, across the upper back.
Twin seated pin-up figures with swallows on a back
Black and white photo of a woman seated on sand with her back to the camera, showing a large Japanese-style floral tattoo covering her back.
Japanese floral back piece on a woman at the beach
Large black tribal-style back tattoo with bold geometric bands and circular motifs, shown on a woman's bare back seen from behind.
Tribal back tattoo with circular motifs
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman wearing a lace mask, with roses and butterflies covering the full back.
Woman in a lace mask and roses across the back
Full back tattoo in colour of a woman with long flowing red hair reaching towards a white dove, in a neo-traditional style with ornate linework across the back.
Woman and dove full back piece
Colour tattoo of a woman's face framed by red and pink poppies on a back, in a neo-traditional style with bold black outlines.
Poppy-crowned woman across a back piece
Black and grey photograph of a woman seen from behind with a dotwork lotus tattoo centred on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism back piece showing a skeleton skull and a woman with sugar skull make-up and a rose in her hair, with coloured roses on the upper arm.
Skeleton and sugar skull back piece
Black and grey Neo-trad back tattoo of a woman holding a set of scales, with roses, a skull and feathered wings across the back.
Woman with scales and skull on full back
Black and grey traditional pin-up tattoo of a woman bending forward in stockings and heels, covering most of the upper back.
Pin-up woman in stockings across a back
Realistic red hibiscus flowers and green leaves tattooed down the upper back, shown from behind on a woman in a loose white dress.
Red hibiscus flowers down a back
Black and grey dragon tattoo across the upper back with Chinese characters above and below, shown on a woman with her hand raised to her head.
Dragon and characters down a woman's back
Full back tattoo in realism style showing a red-haired woman in a red hood holding a lantern, with a snarling wolf above her on the upper back.
Lantern-carrying woman and wolf on a back
Black fine line outline of the world map tattooed across a woman's upper back, seen from behind against patterned wallpaper.
World map outline tattoo on upper back
Black script tattoo reading Always on my mind, forever in my heart across a woman's upper back, shown in black and white.
Script quote across upper back
A woman in a white lace backless wedding dress on a beach, showing large dark black and grey tattoos on her upper back and arm while holding a white bouquet.
Back and arm tattoos at a beach wedding
Full-colour Art Nouveau tattoo of a woman in profile within a circle of zodiac signs, across the upper back.
Art Nouveau woman with zodiac halo on back
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo of planets and swirling cosmic shapes across a woman's back and shoulder, seen from behind as she stands in the sea.
Cosmic planet tattoo on a back
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a black script lettering tattoo reading If I Could Fly, placed between the shoulder blades below the neck.
If I Could Fly script on upper back
Black ink botanical tattoo of poppies, blackberries and buds on a woman's upper back and shoulder, seen from behind.
Black botanical flowers on a shoulder blade
Black ink dreamcatcher tattoo with a mandala centre across the upper back of a woman standing in water, with a partial design on her shoulder.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with an afro, one finger raised to her lips and a flower in her hand, placed on the upper back of a person with curly hair tied back.
Afro figure with finger to lips on upper back
Black and grey back tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress, surrounded by lotus flowers, peony and cherry blossom, on the upper and middle back.
Woman portrait and lotus back piece
Woman seen from behind, sitting by a window, with a black dotwork mandala tattoo across her upper back and neck.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Black fine line script lettering running down the middle of a woman's back, shown from behind with a long blonde braid over one shoulder.
Script lettering down the spine
Fine line black script lettering runs across the upper back of a woman seated on gravel in front of graffiti.
Handwritten script quote across upper back
Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a black and grey sun face tattoo on her upper back by the shoulder and fine script lettering on her lower left back.
Sun face and script on a back
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a fine line outline tattoo of the world map across her upper back.
World map outline across a upper back