Woman tattoo ideas

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

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Solid black butterfly silhouettes decrease in size as they trail from the nape of a woman's neck towards her upper back.

Butterflies trailing down the back of the neck

Realistic black and grey tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress with red beads, covering the upper arm and shoulder.

Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm

Woman seen from behind with a raised arm showing a black tribal band and a coloured floral sleeve on the upper arm, and a black spider tattoo on the forearm of her lowered arm.

Floral sleeve and spider on upper arm and forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a pin-up woman in stockings and heels, lying on the side of a ribcage.

Pin-up woman in stockings on the ribs

Woman seen from behind with a black and grey geometric dotwork back tattoo, including a mandala and a lotus motif at the lower back.

Geometric dotwork back piece with lotus

Profile woman with flowers and Sweetheart banner

Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face and hand with a fan-shaped motif, running down the upper arm.

Sketched woman portrait and hand on arm

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

Woman's profile in a tree on an upper arm

A numbered poster of twenty coloured sugar skull illustrations, with decorative patterns, flowers and a few non-skull motifs, headed 20 Free and Awesome Sugar Skull Graphics.

Twenty sugar skull graphic designs

Distressed vintage-style illustration of a dark-haired woman with red roses in her hair leaning towards a teal and cream skeleton, with clasped hands and swirling teal lines, shown as a design with no

Skeleton and woman embracing, distressed flash

Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with a blood-spattered eye and red lips, above a clock face with Roman numerals and hands at the wrist.

Realistic woman's face and clock on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a woman in a flower crown and a blue star-patterned dress beside a crescent moon, in blue and teal tones, on the upper arm.

Woman with crescent moon on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of a woman with blonde hair, blue eyes and red lips, with pink roses below, on the upper arm.

Realistic woman portrait with roses on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head over a woman's face with red face markings, covering the upper arm.

Wolf and woman portrait on upper arm

Back view of a woman in a black off-shoulder dress with two red feathered wing tattoos on her upper back, one on each side of the spine.

Red wings across upper back

Woman with wolf headdress and skulls

Black linework tattoo of a woman's face in wavy hair with a smaller face below and a crescent moon, with purple and orange accents, on the upper back.

Sketched woman's face with moon on upper back

Flash sheet of drawn designs including crossed knives, a coiled snake, a dog's head, a bottle labelled Kingpin and a beetle, in navy and orange on cream.

Flash sheet of knives, snakes and objects

Woman seen from behind with a large black and line-work back tattoo showing a city skyline, a black cloud, a heart, a pencil, a shark-like jaw and a closed-eyed face.

Large back piece with skyline, cloud and face

Pencil drawing of a woman in powdered 18th-century style hair, with a sailing ship and octopus tentacles rising from her head.

Woman with a ship and tentacles in her hair

Blue outline tattoo of a woman with raised arms inside a stained glass style arched frame, on the upper arm.

Stained glass style woman on upper arm

Realism tattoo of a woman in a pirate hat holding a pistol, shown in black and grey with blue accents across the upper arm and shoulder.

Pirate woman portrait on upper arm

Back view of a woman in white lace lingerie showing a colourful traditional-style floral tattoo on her lower back and side, with a cat on the sofa behind her.

Colour floral tattoo across a back and hip

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-up woman in a red polka dot dress cooking at a stove, with steam and a sunburst, on an upper arm.

Pin-up cook at a stove on upper arm

Neo-trad style flash illustration of a dark-haired pin-up woman seen from behind, in green lingerie and floral shorts, with fern fronds and flowers in her hair.

Pin-up in green lingerie with fern hair flowers

Forearm tattoo of a stylised figure with three faces and orange hair, beside a dark tree silhouette and a small green bird, drawn in black outline with colour accents.

Multi-faced figure and tree on forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a woman with wind-blown hair seen from behind, facing a moonlit sea beneath a full moon and clouds.

Moonlit shoreline scene on upper arm

Realism tattoo of Medusa with a bloodied mouth and fanged teeth, surrounded by grey snakes, covering the side of a thigh and hip.

Medusa with snakes on a thigh

Colour tattoo of two women wearing ornate Venetian masks, one teal with a pink flower and one red and gold, framed by feathers and scrollwork in realism style.

Two Venetian masks with feathers

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with sugar skull style markings and tears, with a shaded rose below, on an upper arm.

Portrait of a woman with sugar skull makeup and rose

Full sleeve realism tattoo on an arm with horror-style portraits, a skull mask, a silhouetted figure and orange flames, with lettering at the lower wrist.

Horror-themed realism sleeve with fire background

Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, holding a cat, with a large chrysanthemum tattoo on her lower back and a botanical design on her upper back.

Chrysanthemum tattoo on a back in black and white

Woman profile tattoo on the ribs

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

Realism tattoo of a woman in a red lace masquerade mask with a red feather, shaded in black and grey on the outer thigh.

Masquerade portrait with red feather on thigh

Black and white Art Nouveau flash sheet with roses, women's faces, peacocks, trees, scrolling borders and leaf motifs, shown as separate designs.

Art Nouveau flash sheet in black

Art Deco woman profile on a forearm

Realism tattoo of a woman with red sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and black linework, on the upper arm.

Sugar skull portrait in red on an upper arm

Mixed colour tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded woman's face with lips, overlapping teal and red triangles, watercolour splashes and a beaded necklace.

Woman's face with geometric triangles on a forearm

Black and grey line drawing tattoo design of a sugar skull woman with roses, beaded chains and a candle lantern, with no body part shown.

Sugar skull woman with roses and lantern

Full sleeve with owl and woman profile

Traditional coloured tattoo of a woman with bobbed black hair, a blue headband and a gold feather, framed by red and yellow snakes, on the upper arm.

Flapper woman with snakes on upper arm

Black and cyan stencil-style design of a stylised standing figure with flowing hair and cyan ornamental patterns on the torso, arm and legs, shown without any body part.

Black and cyan stylised figure design

Small black fine line semicolon tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in a bun, walking along railway tracks.

Semicolon tattoo on upper back

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in jewelled headdress and fan of peacock-style feathers, covering the upper arm and shoulder.

Ornate portrait with feather headdress on upper arm

Pencil line drawing of a sugar skull woman with roses, leaves and a candle lantern, a neo-traditional tattoo design.

Sugar skull woman with roses and lantern

Woman in profile with yellow flower on a forearm