Tattoo ideas

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

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Watercolour-style tattoo on a forearm of a leafy sprig outlined in fine black line, with pink, blue and yellow washes and a blue triangle at the base.
Watercolour sprig and triangle on a forearm
Black and grey sunflower tattoo on a shoulder, with the script words you are my sunshine running out beside it towards the collarbone.
Sunflower and script on a shoulder
Four photos of a yin yang tattoo with lotus and mandala detail, two in black and grey and two in watercolour colour, shown on the back and thigh.
Yin yang and lotus tattoos in four views
Back of a person with seven colourful lotus chakra tattoos stacked down the spine, from violet at the neck to red near the waistband.
Seven chakra lotus tattoos down the spine
Colour tattoo of blue roses, a pink bud and red peonies on an upper arm, shown as purple linework, then in progress and finished.
Blue roses and peonies on upper arm
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with soft shading on a person's chest, above a white V-neck top.
Shaded black and grey rose on the chest
Black fine line drawing of two ginkgo leaves on long curved stems, shaded with parallel lines on a white background.
Two ginkgo leaves on stems
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing butterflies, a daisy, a woman's face, elephants on a savanna and leopard spots.
Black and grey realism sleeve with savanna and leopard
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a saguaro cactus above a succulent on the upper arm, shown in an outdoor setting.
Cactus and succulent on the upper arm
Red rose inside a heart-shaped green vine with black outlines, a botanical tattoo on skin.
Red rose in a heart-shaped vine
Black and grey flash design of a globe with a botanical sprig border and script lettering reading Be the change you hope to see in the world.
Globe with botanical lettering design
Colour botanical tattoo of blue flowers, peach roses, green leaves and two orange butterflies on a person's upper shoulder, seen from behind.
Blue flowers and butterflies on a shoulder
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a planchette with a crescent moon and three flowers on the thigh, beside a heron leg and a feather.
Planchette with crescent moon and flowers on thigh
Black ink drawing of a tree of life inside a dreamcatcher hoop with three hanging feathers and beads, in a fine line style.
Tree of life dreamcatcher design
Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by roses and a lotus on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and roses on upper arm and shoulder
Colourful watercolour-style tree inside a circle, tattooed on a person's shoulder, with pink, orange, green and blue tones.
Watercolour tree in a circle on a shoulder
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo on a person's thigh, with ripped light blue jeans around the leg.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Black ink pen drawing of an open lotus flower with hatched shading on the petals, shown as a design on white paper.
Lotus flower pen drawing
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck on a woman's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a flower with leaves on the back of a hand.
Flower and leaves on the back of a hand
Fine line black tattoo of a wildflower sprig with a daisy-like bloom, lavender and a script word Wild, on the inner forearm.
Wildflower sprig with script word on a forearm
Small solid black pine tree silhouette tattoo on the outside of an ankle, above a black strap shoe, in a botanical style.
Pine tree silhouette on the ankle
Colour realism tattoo of a skull-shaped cluster of sunflowers, roses and butterflies on the upper thigh.
Floral skull tattoo on a thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres on a fine black vine, running from the ankle across the top of a foot.
Forget-me-not vine across ankle and foot
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of three owls perched on a branch with pink and blue blossoms, sitting on the upper arm and shoulder.
Three owls and blossoms on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork floral tattoo with symmetrical leaves, buds and fan-shaped petals across a person's upper back.
Symmetrical floral design across a back
Colour botanical tattoo of purple, magenta and pale blue roses with dotted lines, placed on a shoulder.
Purple, pink and blue roses on a shoulder
Collage of four black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon, a lotus on the ribs, two small birds on the upper back and a mountain scene inside a circle.
Four black and grey dotwork tattoos
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves tattooed on an upper arm, running from the shoulder down the outer arm.
Three shaded roses on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sunflowers with leaves and stems on the outer thigh.
Two sunflowers on a thigh
Close-up of a small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist of a woman whose hand rests against her chin.
Small lotus outline on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with a peace sign centre and the word Simplicity in script beside a small green leaf, on the outer upper arm.
Sunflower peace sign with Simplicity script
Black and grey botanical tattoo with flowers, leaves and a stylised face with closed eyes, running down a calf.
Floral and face design on a calf
Black and grey ornamental floral tattoo in dotwork and fine linework covering a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper back.
Ornamental floral shoulder tattoo in black
Two black and grey tattoos: a shaded peony on the outer thigh on the left, and a rose within overlapping diamond outlines on the forearm on the right.
Peony on thigh and rose in geometric frame on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of red roses, green leaves and a falling petal with a grey pocket watch on an upper arm.
Realistic red roses and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey fine line leaf tattoo with stippled shading and detailed veins, placed on the upper arm against a plain white background.
Leaf tattoo on the upper arm
Black and white pen drawing of an ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork detail and hanging drops, placed on white paper beside a wristwatch and lace fabric.
Ornate lotus mandala design drawing
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three daisies on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with shaded petals and dark centres.
Three daisies on a shoulder
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo covering the inner forearm of a person resting their arm on a car door panel.
Rose cluster tattoo on a forearm
Watercolour-style flower tattoo with pink and purple petals, red splashes and soft blue washes on the outer thigh.
Watercolour flower on thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and flowers on a forearm, shown beside a close view of pale scarred skin.
Black and grey peony floral forearm tattoo
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch with a soft painterly background across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Cherry blossom branch on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower with a mandala-style centre tattoo on a person's upper abdomen, below the chest.
Lotus and mandala tattoo on the upper abdomen
Two forearms show matching black and grey compass and rose tattoos with script running alongside them.
Matching compass and rose forearm tattoos
Colour Botanical and Realism tattoo on an upper arm showing orange and pink lilies, a hummingbird, a praying mantis and a bee against a turquoise watercolour-style background.
Lilies and hummingbirds on upper arm
Two mirrored black and grey dotwork tattoos on the calves, each showing a curled squirrel-like animal beside a hedgehog-like animal, framed by flowers and berries.
Mirrored animal and floral calf tattoos
Three black ink flash drawings on cream paper showing a crystal ball with flowers, a hand with a dotted trail and an eye with flowers, beside a pen and pencil.
Three flash designs: crystal ball, hand and eye

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Popular subjects

Flower 8,605 Script 6,821 Leaves 6,438 Rose 4,399 Heart 4,105 Lettering 3,720 Bird 3,605 Feather 3,392 Quote 3,385 Swirl 3,253 Star 3,037 Dot 3,012 Text 2,685 Mandala 2,563 Wing 2,537 Word 2,200 Circle 2,163 Hand 1,970 Skull 1,900 Cat 1,806 Petal 1,805 Stem 1,695 Triangle 1,678 Outline 1,574 Arrow 1,573 Ornament 1,552 Banner 1,537 Eye 1,508 Woman 1,494 Moon 1,451