Tattoo ideas

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

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Close photograph of a black and grey outlined angel tattoo with a halo and shaded wings on skin, with no body placement visible.
Winged angel with halo tattoo
Colour traditional tattoo of a cat wearing a flowered hat and bow tie within an ornate oval frame, on the outer thigh.
Cat in flowered hat on thigh
Black line drawing of a conch shell with hatched shading on the forearm of a person wearing a red top.
Conch shell on a forearm
Black lace-patterned bow tattoo with floral details on the side of a person's ribs, with the arm raised.
Lace-patterned bow tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey fern frond tattoo with fine shaded leaflets running down the inner forearm, shown on a person in a blue gingham shirt and dark jeans.
Fern frond tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo with a flowing mane on the upper arm, beside a matching smaller lion on the forearm.
Matching lion tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Blue and purple dandelion with drifting seeds and a black typewriter-style quote, tattooed on a forearm.
Dandelion seeds and quote on a forearm
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a winged ankh with an eye of Horus, a scarab and a stepped pyramid, on the outer thigh.
Winged ankh with scarab and pyramid on a thigh
Black line drawing of an ornate anchor with swirling filigree detail and coiled rope, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Ornate anchor with rope
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horse head with a flowing mane across the forearm.
Horse head portrait on a forearm
Realism style black and grey angel wings tattoo shaded across the upper back of a person seated at a wooden counter.
Angel wings tattoo across a back
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with fine ornamental linework on the chest, below the breast, with a grey top held up beside it.
Dotwork lotus tattoo on the chest
Realistic purple tulip tattoo with a yellow wash behind it, on the top of a foot.
Purple tulip on the top of a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a frilled lizard above crossed bare legs, set within an art nouveau frame on the thigh.
Frilled lizard in an art nouveau frame
Realistic blue and black tarantula tattoo with shaded legs and a pale body, placed on a person's lower leg.
Blue tarantula on a leg
Close-up photograph of a colour tattoo of a castle silhouette in teal, blue, purple and red beneath a fine black arc, on skin.
Castle silhouette under a black arc
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red rose, a compass with a blue star, a rope and a tag reading Home is.
Compass, rose and luggage tag on a forearm
Black script lettering reading a quote across the side of a person's ribs, with a red top at the top of the frame, in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line arrow tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a loose white top.
Fine line arrow on upper arm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of an animal face with angular facets on the inside of a forearm.
Geometric animal face on forearm
Four photos of fine black script lettering tattoos: a quote on the hip, two quotes on the forearms and one on the thigh.
Script quote tattoos on hip, forearms and thigh
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of a thin pointed shape, possibly a blade or quill, on the side of a finger, in black ink.
Thin pointed line tattoo on a finger
Black and grey dotwork design drawings of peonies, leaves and olive sprigs on tracing paper, with two marker pens beside them.
Peony and olive branch tattoo design sketches
Black ink anchor with a heart-shaped ring and the script words Hebrews 6:19 below it, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Anchor with heart and Hebrews 6:19 script
Gloved hands use a blue tattoo machine to ink a multicoloured feather outline on skin, with blue, yellow and green shading.
Feather tattoo being inked by gloved artist
Botanical tattoo of a double helix that grows into a tree with roots, with pink cherry blossoms, on the lower leg.
DNA helix tree with cherry blossoms on a calf
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and a stippled centre, placed on the side of the ribs.
Sunflower tattoo on the side ribs
Traditional style tattoo on the upper arm of a shield-shaped military patch with a white eagle head, an Airborne tab and the words Military Police and Operation Iraqi Freedom III-IV.
Airborne eagle patch with Military Police lettering
Black and grey outline tattoo of stacked teacups, a pocket watch and roses on the thigh, with shaded leaves.
Stacked teacups, pocket watch and roses on thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a black raven with red ribbons and a banner reading CONSIDER THE RAVEN, on the upper arm.
Raven with Consider the Raven banner
Colour realism tattoo of metallic biomechanical ribs revealed through torn pink skin across the top of a foot.
Biomechanical torn skin on a foot
Black and grey geometric tattoos on the upper arm and forearm of a person with crossed arms, wearing a pink crochet top and patterned black skirt.
Geometric arm tattoos with crochet top
Fine line black script tattoo reading until the very end, sitting across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Until the very end script on the collarbone
Black and grey tattoo of eight moon phases running in a diagonal line along a forearm, with a hand visible at the top right against a wooden deck.
Moon phases along a forearm
Black fine line tattoo on a shoulder showing South America filled with flower and star patterns inside a thin circle, with stars beside it.
South America map tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Japanese-style dragon design with a spiked mane, scaled body and clawed foot, shown as a flash sketch.
Dragon design with spiked mane and claws
Black and grey tattoo of a treble clef with the script words "I hope you dance" beside it, shown on skin in a lettering-led style.
Treble clef with "I hope you dance" script
Close-up of a realistic black and grey portrait tattoo of a dog's head on the side of a finger, with a small real dog standing on the floor below.
Realistic dog portrait tattoo on a finger
Colour cartoon tattoo of sausages, steaks and a drumstick around a green MEAT speech bubble, across the lower abdomen.
Cartoon meat tattoo across a belly
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of three solid black swallows in flight across the side of a torso, shown in a black and white photograph.
Three swallows in flight on the side
Colour tattoo of three stacked cassette tapes in purple, red, yellow, green and blue with black outlines, on the upper arm.
Three cassette tapes on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a stormtrooper helmet with red sugar skull markings, a red rose, a teal rose, green leaves and an Imperial emblem, shown in three views.
Stormtrooper with sugar skull face and roses on forearm
Large white-ink mandala tattoo with a central flower and ornate radial linework on a lower leg, in a geometric style, on the calf.
White-ink mandala on a lower leg
Black and grey realistic drawing of a feather curving diagonally across a pale background, with soft shading along its barbs and a fluffy base.
Shaded feather design
Black script reading 'You Can't Take the Sky From Me' above a grey shaded spacecraft tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Script quote and spacecraft on a wrist
Two black and grey forearm tattoos: a flock of birds flying from an open birdcage with a key and scrollwork, in a Blackwork style on the forearm.
Birdcage and flying birds on forearms
Fine line white ink script monogram tattoo on the inside of a wrist, shown against a pale cream background.
White ink script monogram on a wrist
Neo-traditional flash design of a hand holding a black feather quill dripping with blood, with a rose tattooed on the back of the hand and a lace cuff at the wrist.
Hand holding a bloodied quill with rose

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