Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Colour tattoo of a man sitting on the roof of a bus numbered 142, in a realistic style with a blue watercolour wash, on the forearm.
Man sitting on a bus with route 142
Realistic colour tattoo of pink and purple orchids on a vine running down a lower leg towards the ankle.
Pink orchid vine on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol tattoo with three small script characters inside the loop, on the side of a ribcage.
Infinity symbol with script on ribs
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with a green and teal tail and flowing hair, drawn in a neo-traditional style with bold black outlines on the side of a limb.
Green mermaid tattoo on a side limb
Realistic pink rose over black lace and dangling beads tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pink rose over black lace on upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a skull above crossed bones, a compass and set square, a pyramid with an eye, laurel branches and stars.
Skull, compass and pyramid on a forearm
Forearms with gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of a peacock feather, a peacock eye, a leaf sprig and a lattice band, with blonde hair falling across them.
Gold and silver metallic designs on forearms
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a swallow, two roses and a key on banners with lettering, placed on the side of the ribs.
Swallow, banners and roses on ribs
Packaged sheet of temporary tattoo designs in black, grey, blue and red, showing a Hello Kitty figure, a Playboy bunny logo, banners, a heart and stars.
Playboy and Hello Kitty temporary tattoo sheet
Black ink drawing of an ornate treble clef made of swirling flourishes, curls and dots on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Ornate treble clef flourish design
Colour flash design of a biomechanical creature head with spiked organic forms and tendrils in blues, greens and purples, with no placement shown.
Biomechanical creature design with spikes
Grid of ten colour illustrations of Disney-style princesses in traditional tattoo flash frames with rose borders and ribbon banners, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ten princess portraits in traditional tattoo frames
Full sleeve tattoo of a fiery sunset landscape with a swirling sky and glowing rocky ground, in realistic colour, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Fiery landscape full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey script lettering with a ribbon banner and scrollwork on a calf, with an ornate letter at the centre.
Script lettering with banner on a calf
Black and white flash sheet of pencil sketches of leaping hares above a bold ink line drawing of a running hare, with no tattoo placement shown.
Running hare sketches and ink study
Black and grey sketched cartoon owl perched on a branch, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sketched owl on a branch
Black and grey chrysanthemum tattoo with dotwork shading and geometric crystal shapes on the forearm.
Chrysanthemum with dotwork shading on forearm
Fine line design of a mermaid with long pastel rainbow hair and a teal tail, drawn on a plain white background.
Mermaid with flowing rainbow hair
Black and grey tattoo of a cowboy riding a galloping horse beside the words cow girls don't cry ride baby ride, on a person's upper back.
Rodeo rider on horseback with lettering on upper back
Black script lettering tattoo of a four-line quote running along the side of a person's hip or upper thigh.
Script quote tattoo along the side of the hip
Product photo of a packaged sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos featuring Superman shield logos, stars, hearts, a butterfly and chain bracelet designs.
Gold metallic Superman temporary tattoo sheet
Flash sheet of seven black calligraphic Chinese characters, each with an English word beneath it: dream, everlasting, good luck, happiness, harmonious, heart and journey.
Seven character flash designs with English meanings
Fine line script lettering reading love me for who I am, running vertically down the centre of a bare back.
Script lettering down the spine
Colour tattoo of red and orange maple leaves with black swirling lines running up the calf, in a botanical style.
Maple leaves and swirls on a calf
Neo-trad tattoo of a grey robot head with yellow eyes, red flowers and green leaves, with the words You Are Who You Choose To Be above it, on an upper arm.
Robot head and roses on upper arm
Black geometric linework tattoo of a horizontal line with vertical strokes and circular ends on the inner forearm.
Linear strokes and circles on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a hair clipper with the words LIKE MOTHER LIKE SON on the forearm.
Hair clipper on a forearm
Blue-grey tribal tattoo with spiral and flame-like shapes on the inner upper arm, photographed with the arm raised.
Blue tribal design on the upper arm
Two realistic tattoos: a black and grey face merged with a city skyline on an upper arm, and a colour bird silhouette with a forest scene on a forearm.
Cityscape portrait and bird forest tattoos on arms
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass rose on the torso, a bird on an arm and an elephant on the upper arm.
Watercolour tattoos: balloon, compass, bird and elephant
Black fine line tattoo of a mother holding a baby, placed on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Mother and child outline on upper back
Flash sheet of 36 black line drawings of sunbursts and stars on a cream background, under the heading 36 hand-drawn sunbursts and stars.
36 hand-drawn sunbursts and stars sheet
Black linework flash design of an ornate seahorse made of curling scrolls and circles, shown on a plain white background.
Ornate seahorse with swirls
Colour chest tattoo of gears, red roses, filigree scrollwork and a golden keyhole heart linked by chains, placed across the centre of the chest.
Gears, roses and keyhole heart across the chest
Flash sheet of green Celtic knotwork designs, including a tree of life at the top and triquetra, triskele and endless knot motifs below.
Celtic knotwork flash sheet in greens
Traditional style flash design of a red-haired mermaid with an anchor, two swallows, roses and a banner reading The Little Mermaid, in colour.
Mermaid, anchor and swallows flash
Black fine line script and a partly hidden floral tattoo on the lower back, shown above a white Calvin Klein waistband.
Fine line script and flower on lower back
Cartoon lion cub curled up in soft tan and green ink, with the words kumbuka wewe ninoni in black script above, tattooed on the side of the body.
Lion cub and script on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face with detailed eyes, whiskers and shaded fur, on the forearm.
Lioness face on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a skull with ornate swirl patterns and red roses on the forearm.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a blue rose with a pink ribbon wrapped around its green thorned stem, on the inner forearm.
Blue rose and pink ribbon on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red and grey battle axe with a wrapped handle and pointed butt, on the calf.
Red battle axe on a lower leg
Blue and black lace-style tattoo with a faceted blue gem at its centre, sitting on the chest below the bust.
Blue gem and lace ornament on the chest
Black line tattoo of a dreamcatcher, feathers and geometric diamonds running down the side of a body from ribs to thigh, in a fine line style.
Dreamcatcher and feather side piece
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a large orange octopus with purple-outlined tentacles curling around the calf.
Orange octopus tattoo on a calf
Black outline flash design of a heartbeat trace with scissors, a sewing machine and a dress form, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Heartbeat line with sewing motifs
Black ornate mandala tattoo running down the centre of a woman's upper back, seen from behind.
Ornate mandala down the spine
Black and grey tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a person in a white vest top.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on an arm

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