Woman tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey botanical orchid tattoo across a woman's upper back, seen from behind in a backless sequin gown.
Orchid tattoo across the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo collage covering a man's entire back, with a woman smoking, an open book, film strips, a film reel and a figure holding a pistol.
Film-themed collage across a full back
Small black Om symbol tattoo on the nape of a woman's neck, photographed from behind in warm sunlight.
Om symbol tattoo on the nape
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a full moon, clouds, pine trees and a seated woman by water across a forearm.
Moonlit pine forest and figure on a forearm
Back view of a woman in a white top with a colour tattoo of red roses, buds and dark green leaves on her left shoulder near the collarbone.
Red roses on the shoulder and collarbone
Colour pop art comic style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a blonde woman with a hand raised to her mouth, a speech bubble and a red explosion.
Pop art comic full sleeve with woman and explosion
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a faceless woman with curled hair, painted tears and a dark lipstick mouth, on the forearm.
Faceless woman with curled hair on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull-faced woman in a peaked military cap with an eagle insignia, with a hand at the chin, on the upper arm.
Skull-faced woman in peaked cap on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman in a feathered headdress with a wolf above her head, drawn in neo-traditional style with red accents.
Woman with wolf headdress design sketch
Pencil and red pencil design for a neo-traditional tattoo showing a woman's face framed by roses, with a fox below and red swirls behind them.
Woman, fox and roses tattoo design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a woman on a tightrope holding an orange parasol, with willow leaves above and a green crocodile below.
Tightrope walker and crocodile on a calf
Black ink traditional flash sheet showing a skull, a sun, a bat, a spider web, an eagle and a snail, drawn in a bold outline style with shading.
Traditional flash sheet of skulls and symbols
Black and white photograph of a woman seen from behind with a black ornamental sleeve tattoo on her left arm and smaller linework on her upper back.
Ornamental arm sleeve, black and white back view
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a reclining figure with leafy foliage on the upper arm.
Reclining figure with foliage on upper arm
Bold colour tattoo of a stylised woman with dark bobbed hair holding a cat, with a teal plant below, in Neo-trad style on the forearm.
Stylised woman with a cat on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional drawing of Medusa, with snakes woven through her hair and red accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Medusa portrait flash with snakes
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a realistic lighthouse, a woman's portrait and a rose, across the forearm and upper arm.
Lighthouse and portrait full sleeve
Collage of three traditional tattoos: a woman's head with a pink rose, a globe with flowers and the words Home For Now, and a striped suitcase with an arm strapped across it.
Traditional collage: woman, globe and suitcase
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman in a blue swimsuit with red stockings and a bow in her hair, with two swallows, on a forearm.
Pin-up woman with swallows on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve on an arm, showing classic horror film style portraits of a slicked-back vampire, a woman, and monster faces with skulls and bats, photographed from three angles.
Classic horror monster full sleeve in black and grey
Two black and grey traditional cameo tattoos on the thighs, one showing a man in profile and one a woman with a rose in her hair, each with a scroll banner beneath.
Matching cameo portraits on thighs
Realism tattoo of a woman's face partly covered by an ornate copper headpiece with chains, shown on a limb against a dark background.
Woman's face under an ornate mask
Colour tattoo of a red-haired Art Nouveau woman framed by a golden halo and white flowers, placed on the outer thigh.
Art Nouveau woman with halo on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a veiled woman holding a baby, with ornate scrollwork and a bearded male face below.
Veiled woman holding a baby, black and grey sleeve
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a pirate woman with teal hair, a heart eyepatch and a skull on her hat, with a red rose and a compass.
Pirate woman with rose and compass on a calf
Black line drawing of a skeletal female profile with swirled hair inside an oval scrollwork frame, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Skull profile cameo in ornate frame
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile with a swallow in a ring of yellow dots, on the upper arm.
Profile face and swallow in a dotted circle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton embracing a sugar skull woman with a rose in her hair, covering the back, with sleeves on both arms.
Skeleton and sugar skull couple on full back
Reddish-brown henna-style mandala tattoo with lace-like ornamental borders covering the upper and middle back, with a beach at sunset behind.
Mandala design across a woman's back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged woman in a loose dress on the upper arm, with a feathered wing across the shoulder blade.
Winged woman tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a Medusa figure with snake hair, a clawed hand and a skull, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Medusa and skull tattoo design on tracing paper
Black fine line tattoo of a kneeling figure, a dark cloud and a serpent on a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
Kneeling figure, cloud and serpent on upper back
Woman seen from behind on a beach with gold metallic designs on her upper arms, shoulder and spine.
Gold metallic body art on a beach
Traditional style flash drawing of a witch in profile wearing a pointed hat decorated with a gold crescent moon and star.
Witch in profile with crescent moon hat
Neo-traditional flash design of a blonde woman in a dark gown and white gloves, holding a small mouse, with a clock, a bird and a KEEP ON BELIEVING banner.
Princess with mouse in a leafy frame
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman wearing a rabbit-eared sugar skull mask and a teal bow, on the back of a calf.
Rabbit-eared sugar skull portrait on a calf
Several arms and hands pressed together, showing a realistic black and grey cat tattoo, banknotes, portrait tattoos and a skull on the forearms and hands.
Realism portraits and cat on hands and forearms
Realism tattoo on an upper arm of a grey portrait of a woman in a crown and veil, with pink watercolour splashes and the words WE ARE NOT AMUSED above.
Crowned portrait with pink scrollwork on upper arm
Realistic black and grey winged angel tattoo spanning the upper back of a person wearing a white helmet.
Winged angel across a back
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the upper arm of a woman with long wavy hair, seen from behind on a grey bed.
Small crescent moon tattoo on upper arm
Traditional-style flash design of a woman with a wolf's head above her, pearl strands, a red rose and black scrollwork, drawn on cream paper.
Wolf-headed woman with rose flash
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with a flower crown, monstera leaves and red roses on the thigh.
Woman portrait with flowers and roses on thigh
Black ink drawing of a woman's face framed by a circle, with flowing hair, winged leaves, jellyfish-like tendrils and stippled shading, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Woman with jellyfish and winged hair in a circle
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a sugar skull woman portrait above a pocket watch and a skull.
Sugar skull portrait and pocket watch on upper arm
Two traditional-style tattoos on a pair of thighs: a bearded man in profile beside a compass and flowers, and a woman in a headscarf beside a red rose.
Portraits, compass and rose on the thighs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a woman's face, roses and a banner reading LA LUNA on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with face and roses on back
Large black and grey traditional back tattoo of a pin-up style woman in a feathered headdress holding a staff and shield, surrounded by roses and flowers.
Feathered pin-up and roses across a back
Back view of a woman with a dark bun, showing a bold dark blue dragonfly tattoo with swirled wing detail centred between her shoulder blades.
Dragonfly tattoo on upper back