Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey lily tattoo with swirling vines running down the side of a torso, from the upper back to the hip.
Lilies and swirling vines down the side
Close-up of a teal and blue rose tattoo with green leaves on the inner wrist, in a traditional style with dark outlines and shading.
Teal rose on the inner wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of three pink roses with green leaves covering the shoulder of a person in a grey top.
Pink roses on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, shown on the torso.
Teacup and roses on skin
Black and grey fern tattoo across a person's shoulder and upper arm, drawn with outlined fronds and soft shading.
Fern tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of open roses, buds and leaves with beaded strands draped across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roses and beaded strands on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a vase of sunflowers on the forearm, shown against a patterned fabric sleeve.
Sunflowers in a vase on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer skull with antlers and orchid sprigs on the outer thigh and hip.
Deer skull and orchids on a thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of pink blossoms, orange flowers, grey-blue sprigs and green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three views.
Botanical flower sleeve on upper arm
Realistic grey orchid vine with buds and a small red script quote across a person's upper back by the shoulder blade.
Orchid vine and script on upper back
Flash design of a pink pig sitting on a rose inside a heart made of petals, with the initials SJ above, in a botanical style with black linework and pink watercolour.
Pig and rose in a petal heart
Black ink lotus and mandala tattoo with ornamental linework across the upper back, with long dark hair draped over one shoulder.
Lotus and mandala across upper back
Black and grey fine line poppies with curling leaves and a bud tattooed across an upper arm and forearm.
Poppies and foliage across the arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of three roses with leaves and swirling stems on the side of the torso above jeans.
Shaded roses on a hip
Colour botanical tattoo of a tied bundle of lavender stems with green leaves, placed on the forearm.
Lavender bundle on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a fluffy cream dog's face framed by green leaves and pink and purple flowers, in a fine line style, on a woman's shoulder.
Dog portrait in a flower wreath on a shoulder
Black line tattoo of peonies and leafy stems on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Peony stem tattoo on a thigh
Pencil sketch design of a hummingbird feeding from bell-shaped flowers on a curling vine with leaves, suited to a botanical tattoo.
Hummingbird feeding from bell flowers
Fine line black script reading in a world of my own, running into a daisy outline, on the inner forearm.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Two photographs of a colour tattoo on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, with black lace-style linework, pink and purple flowers, hanging chains and feathers.
Lace, flower and feather tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey traditional rose with leaves tattooed on the side of a hip and upper thigh, with the wearer lying on white bedding.
Black and grey rose on the hip and thigh
Side-by-side photos of a botanical swirl tree tattoo in black ink above blue wave shading on an upper arm.
Swirling tree and blue waves on an arm
Fine line black botanical tattoo of two mirrored sprigs with flowers, buds and leaves, placed on the upper chest.
Fine line botanical sprigs on chest
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with a stem and leaf on an upper arm, beside a pale fabric sleeve.
Shaded rose on upper arm
Black script word Ohana with a pink hibiscus flower above its final letters, tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Ohana script and hibiscus on the collarbone
Black and grey shaded pineapple tattoo on the ankle, with soft realistic shading across the fruit and its spiky leafy crown.
Shaded pineapple on an ankle
Botanical tattoo of a sprig with red and pink flowers, black leaves and small dots on the upper arm.
Red flower sprig on an upper arm
Black and white drawing of a stylised flower with pointed leaves, curling tendrils and small dotted accents, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Black floral ornament with swirls
Black botanical feather tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, seen from behind above a white lace top.
Feather tattoo on the upper back
Close crop of a woman wearing gold metallic botanical scroll tattoos on her upper chest and an ornate gold filigree tattoo across her hand and wrist, against green leaves.
Gold leaf and filigree temporary tattoos on chest and wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lupin-style flower spike with palmate leaves on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lupin sprig on a upper back
Three views of a leg tattoo on the calf and ankle showing a wolf head with blue eyes, honeycomb hexagons, pink cherry blossoms and a geometric line design in neo-traditional style.
Wolf, honeycomb and blossom leg tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting up the nape of a neck, with small dots trailing above.
Dandelion seeds drifting on the nape
Black and grey tattoo on an ankle showing a script monogram, swirling figure-eight lines, shaded flowers and small stars.
Script monogram with flowers and stars on an ankle
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a skull with a pink rose, a feather, a songbird and beaded chains, with a pencil drawn in the lower right.
Skull, rose and feather design sketch
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with lilies, curling vine swirls and the words Live Laugh Love in cursive script, in black and grey.
Lily and swirl design with script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass with flowers, a beaded chain and a ribbon reading TAKE ME HOME, on the outer thigh.
Compass and banner on a thigh
Pink rose with green leaves framed by black lace-style linework, tattooed on a calf in a Botanical style with soft shading.
Pink rose and black lace tattoo on a calf
Grey shaded owl with a pink magnolia and leafy branch tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and magnolia on upper back
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a fox head in profile with a small bird on a branch, leaves and a rose on skin.
Fox, bird and rose tattoo
Black line drawing of a hand gripping a tattoo machine, with roses and lotus leaves wrapped around the wrist and forearm in a traditional botanical style.
Hand holding a tattoo machine with roses
Colour realism tattoo of a pink rose with a water droplet and a faceted gemstone, framed by black dotwork and mandala patterns on a forearm.
Realistic rose and gem forearm piece
Red pencil sketch of a woman with flowing hair entwined with a snake and surrounded by flowers and leaves, drawn as a tattoo design.
Woman and snake floral design sketch
Colour tattoo of an animal skull with red poppies, dark seed heads and green leaves on the outer thigh, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Animal skull and poppies on a thigh
Black script reading Joie de Vivre sits above a small bouquet of pink roses and dark green leaves on the wrist, in a lettering and botanical style.
Joie de Vivre script and rose bouquet on wrist
Black and grey lily tattoo with shaded leaves on an upper arm, shown in a side view and a close-up.
Black and grey lily on an upper arm
Black ink fine line dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds and a ladybird on the stem, placed on the ankle.
Dandelion and ladybird on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala with feathers and fern leaves, running from the nape of the neck onto the upper back.
Ornamental dotwork neck and upper back tattoo

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