Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a vintage hot rod roadster with a supercharged engine on the outer forearm.
Hot rod roadster on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an hourglass wrapped in thorned vines and leaves on a forearm, held up towards a camera.
Hourglass and thorned vines on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather above an arrowhead on the inner forearm, with red wrapping at the shaft.
Feather and arrowhead on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo of a winged warrior angel among clouds, with classical statue figures below, shown on the upper arm and forearm from five angles.
Winged warrior angel full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mountain range with shaded peaks and a soft ground line, across the inside of a forearm.
Mountain range tattoo on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a mallard duck with spread wings in flight, with a green head and blue wing patch, on the forearm.
Mallard duck in flight on an arm
Realistic black, grey and brown wolf face tattoo with bright blue eyes on the forearm, shown in two photographs.
Realistic wolf face on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black classic muscle car with a yellow stripe, surrounded by yellow and orange flames, on the forearm.
Classic muscle car in flames on a forearm
Two views of a black and grey neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with roses, a diamond, a flaming heart and scrollwork.
Black and grey full sleeve with roses and heart
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with a glowing nebula, ringed planets and stars across her eyes, shown in three panels.
Galaxy portrait with planets on a forearm
Black and grey pine tree silhouettes tattooed on a forearm above a gold wristwatch, against a pale wall.
Pine trees on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of bare trees and a pine with small birds in flight, fading to dots at the wrist.
Forest and birds fade on a forearm
Realistic feather tattoo in orange, brown and black on the forearm, with a pale central shaft and soft shaded barbs.
Realistic feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a rose, a crown and banknotes on a forearm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Pocket watch, rose and crown on a forearm
Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey and the lowest in colour.
Three kitten portraits stacked on a forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, horned creatures, a dagger and wolf-like heads among smoky clouds.
Black and grey full sleeve with skulls and beasts
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an ink pot, quill and crumpled paper with the words Stay strong, on a forearm.
Quill, ink pot and script on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose formed from a banknote, covering the back of a fist with more banknote detail continuing up the forearm.
Banknote rose on the back of a hand
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a clock face with a teal eye on the forearm, with Roman numerals and clock hands around it.
Realistic eye and clock face on a forearm
Close photo of three black fine line ant tattoos decreasing in size along a forearm, each shaded with grey.
Three ants marching down a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, two roses and leaves on a forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Realism tattoo on a forearm combining an amber glass bottle, a black and white portrait of a long-haired man and a figure in a top hat.
Bottle and portrait collage on a forearm
Realistic shaded headphones with a cable running down to a jack, with a small red, green and blue sound wave between the earcups, tattooed on the forearm.
Headphones and sound wave on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a hand making a peace sign with two pink badges reading The Beatles, on the inner forearm.
Peace sign hand with Beatles badges on a forearm
Woman with a full arm sleeve of red rose and grey shaded tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, with a red flower reaching onto her hand.
Red roses and grey sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with exposed gears and a shaded rose with leaves on a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of five teacups on saucers running diagonally down the inner forearm of a woman with long auburn hair.
Five teacups stacked on a forearm
Four angled views of a full arm sleeve in black and grey realism with red roses, skulls, a clock and women's faces, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey realism sleeve with skulls and roses
Four side-by-side views of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with geometric gears and circles, a dotwork sky, and a shaded landscape of trees on the forearm.
Full sleeve with gears, trees and dotwork sky
Black and grey realism tattoo of two soft shaded feathers on the inner forearm, one larger and one smaller and angled.
Two shaded feathers on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a mask emerging through torn skin on the forearm, shown in shades of tan, red and black.
Torn skin revealing a mask on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a grey wolf with red splatter accents, with block lettering above reading Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared and humble when you are victorious.
Wolf and motto on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a small hand inside the iris, with Chinese-style characters above it, on the inner forearm.
Realistic eye with characters on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve on a forearm and upper arm, showing classical figures in drapery above a geometric labyrinth pattern near the wrist.
Classical figures and labyrinth sleeve
Realism colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a grey branch, placed on a forearm.
Realistic cardinal on a branch on a forearm
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an arm and shoulder, with a monarch butterfly, roses and asters, and a blue butterfly on the upper back.
Butterfly and floral sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on a forearm and upper arm showing a wolf head, a tiger face and a rose on the hand.
Wolf, tiger and rose arm sleeve
Black and grey realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a deer head among leaves with an animal head and ribbon-like lines below.
Realistic deer and foliage full sleeve
Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing the Millennium Falcon, the Death Star, an Imperial emblem and a green lightsaber against an orange explosion.
Star Wars forearm with Death Star and Falcon
Black and grey realism style rose tattoo with leaves, a bud and a thorny stem running down the inside of a forearm.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Realism style black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a full moon over clouds, a pine treeline and a kneeling figure by water.
Moonlit forest landscape on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of an adult elephant and its calf walking under an orange sunset, on the forearm.
Elephant and calf with sunset on a forearm
Black and grey realistic wolf tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with dark trees fading into the shoulder.
Realistic wolf sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with two child silhouettes on a swing, above script lettering, on a forearm.
Tree and swing with names on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and leaves wrapping the outer forearm of a person wearing black dungarees.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large flower with leaves and a stem, shaded in detail, on a person's forearm.
Black and grey flower and leaves on a forearm
Two matching realistic chickadee tattoos in flight, one on each forearm, with black caps, grey wings and warm yellow-brown bellies.
Matching chickadees on two forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing an eye with a heart and Q on the pupil, above a rose wrapped in banknotes and a skull.
Eye, rose and banknotes on a forearm

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