Tattoo ideas

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

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Two calves with tattoos: pink cherry blossom branches on the left leg with script lettering along the shin, and a grey realistic Buddha head with blossoms and waves on the right leg.
Cherry blossom and Buddha on both calves
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon, an outlined moth and a small sprig on the upper arm, with a coloured flower tattoo partly visible above.
Moon, moth and sprig on the arm
Black fine line lotus tattoo on a wrist, photographed against a patterned bedspread.
Small lotus tattoo on a wrist
Back and shoulder of a person with a white and pink botanical scrollwork design across the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
White and pink floral scrollwork across a shoulder
Black and grey lily with leaves and two butterflies tattooed on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Lily and butterflies on the side of the torso
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of two roses with leaves on the outer thigh.
Two roses on a thigh
Black and grey botanical forearm tattoo of a bee above stylised flowers, poppy-like blooms and leaves, with a soft pink wash in the central flower.
Bee and botanical flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black cat with a raised paw among roses, a lotus, poppies and a blue butterfly on a shoulder, shown in three panels.
Cat and flowers shoulder tattoo
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a lily with shaded petals, dotted spots and stamens on a curling stem with leaves, on a white background.
Lily flower design on a curling stem
Six-step line drawing tutorial building a rose from a bud to a full bloom with leaves, in black linework with red guide strokes in the early steps.
Step by step rose drawing
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a flowering stem with a butterfly on an upper arm, photographed beside a shop window.
Black line wildflower stem on upper arm
Black and grey rose and blackberry tattoo with touches of red shading, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person shown in side profile.
Rose and blackberry sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an outlined anatomical heart with pink, yellow and peach roses and green leaves on a person's upper back.
Anatomical heart with roses on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with pink roses, cherry blossom and peacock feathers, on the outer thigh.
Profile portrait with peacock feathers on thigh
Black and grey botanical vine tattoo with leaves and curling swirls running down the centre of a person's back.
Black and grey vine tattoo down the back
Colour botanical tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing red peonies, white blossoms, raspberries and green leaves in a neo-traditional style with black outlines.
Peony and raspberry sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Close-up of a colour tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres and green leaves, shown in a botanical realism style on skin.
Forget-me-not flowers in blue and green
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with a dotwork centre and lace-like petals across a person's upper back.
Sunflower mandala across upper back
Hand-drawn flash design of arrows radiating from the words follow your arrow, with feathers and a lotus flower, in fine line and blue, teal and pink colouring.
Radiating arrows and feathers flash design
Purple dotwork drawing of a layered succulent rosette with stippled shading on each petal, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Dotwork succulent rosette design
Close-up of a fine line black botanical tattoo of a leafy vine with a small flower, wrapping around the inside of a person's wrist.
Leafy vine band on a wrist
Colour botanical tattoo of a bouquet of red poppies, a pink peony and purple foxglove on the outer thigh of a woman in denim shorts.
Poppy and peony bouquet on a thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink lotus flower with a green stem and grey shadow on skin, placed on the upper back.
Pink lotus flower on upper back
Black outline tattoo of an edelweiss flower with grey-shaded centre dots, placed on a person's upper back.
Edelweiss flower on upper back
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves and fine script lettering running down the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses with script on upper arm
Black and grey dandelion tattoo with drifting musical notes and a small clef on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion and music notes on upper back
Black ink dotwork drawing of an ornate elephant head with lotus flowers and a mandala motif, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate elephant mandala design
Pencil sketch of a cracked skull framed by roses, rose buds and leaves, drawn on spiral notebook paper as a tattoo design.
Cracked skull with roses pencil design
Pink cherry blossom branch tattoo with black linework and soft grey wash, running down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Black and grey fine line lotus with a vertical column of script characters running down the centre of a person's upper back.
Lotus and script down the spine
Neo-trad style tattoo of a compass rose and pocket watch surrounded by leaves and beads on a thigh, in red, orange, green and pink.
Compass and pocket watch on thighs
Black and white photo of a small fine line laurel wreath tattoo on the outer ankle.
Small laurel wreath on an ankle
Black ink drawing of a kookaburra head above a dotwork mandala and botanical flower, a tattoo design in a black and grey dotwork and botanical style.
Kookaburra and mandala flower design
Black and grey fine line dandelion tattoo with seeds drifting away, on the calf.
Dandelion with drifting seeds on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a songbird perched on a branch with blackberries and leaves, on the shoulder, in a botanical engraving style.
Songbird on a blackberry branch
Four-panel photo of a bald person with black peony and mandala tattoos covering the scalp, neck, shoulders and upper chest, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Peony and mandala tattoo across scalp, neck and back
Black ink drawing of a dragonfly with daisy-like flowers and swirling scrollwork, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dragonfly and flowers design
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dot accents centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with dotwork stippling and soft shading on a person's upper arm near the shoulder.
Lotus flower on upper arm
Small peace symbol outlined in black and ringed with blue and purple five-petal flowers, tattooed on an ankle in a botanical style.
Flower peace symbol on an ankle
A hand holding a purple pen draws a rose with curling vines and leaves on graph paper, a botanical tattoo design in fine line.
Rose and scroll vine design drawn in pen
Small black fine line daisy with a curved stem and leaf tattooed on the back of a hand.
Small daisy tattoo on the hand
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo split across the inner ankles and tops of both feet, with a flower-like design.
Split mandala tattoo across both ankles
Black dotwork mandala and paisley swirl tattoo on the side of a torso, above the hip, with a hand resting at the left edge of the frame.
Mandala and paisley swirls on the side torso
Upper arm tattoo of a brown twig pentacle wrapped in green leaves and vines, with the words Blessed Be in black script beneath it.
Twig pentacle with leaves and Blessed Be script
Black ink dotwork line drawing of a rose on a thin stem with two leaves and a cluster of crystals, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Rose stem and crystals line drawing
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of pink lilies and sweeping black linework across a person's upper back and side, with blue accents.
Pink lilies and black swirls across a back
Small black outline lotus flower tattoo on the inner ankle, shown in fine line style.
Small lotus tattoo on an ankle

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