Tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of Yoda in front of a Jedi symbol with a galaxy-toned ring and small X-wing fighters, on the thigh.
Yoda and X-wings on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a pink and grey bird surrounded by blue flowers and leaves on the upper leg.
Pink and grey bird with blue flowers
Purple botanical tattoo with a butterfly and flower buds on swirling black vines, running down the outer thigh.
Purple butterfly and flowers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time with pink flowers and a LUMP OFF banner, on the thigh.
Lumpy Space Princess and flowers on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of teapots, a pink cloud and a red rose inside a lace-edged frame on the thigh.
Teapots and rose on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of teal, plum and coral flowers with green leaves and buds across the outer thigh.
Colourful flower cluster on the thigh
Small black line cat face tattoo on the upper thigh, in a fine line style, with patterned socks and creepers nearby.
Small cat face tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey snake tattoos on a woman's ribs and hip, with a coiled snake wrapping around the side of her hip and thigh.
Snake tattoos on ribs and hip
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames on the upper thighs of a person, in a traditional style.
Matching cameo silhouette tattoos on thighs
Black and grey traditional tattoo with dotwork shading on a thigh, showing mountains, pine trees, a sunburst, roses and the script Let's be Adventurous.
Mountain sunrise and roses on a thigh
Black ink botanical mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and swirling vines on the outer thigh, with a hand holding a mug in the foreground.
Floral mandala tattoo on the thigh
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on a leg of a grinning alien with an exposed brain and bulging eyes, beside red lettering reading ACK! ACK! ACK!, flying saucers, leaves and red flowers.
Alien with exposed brain and ACK! ACK! ACK! lettering
Colour tattoo of a blue seahorse with a purple tail and star sparkles on the outer thigh of a man in dark shorts.
Blue seahorse tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with purple flowers, black feathers and teal beads on the outer thigh, in a soft realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and purple flowers on a thigh
Black fine line script quote tattooed along the upper thigh, with a small outlined bird and a red heart below the text.
Quote and bird on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a snake skeleton wrapping around the outer thigh, with the skull near the front and the spine curling round the leg.
Snake skeleton wrapped around a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a skull in an ornate oval cameo frame, with red roses, a beaded chain and a pendant.
Skull in cameo frame with red roses on a thigh
Three people in white underwear lie on a bed under pink light, with a black and grey botanical rose tattoo on one thigh and a fine line tattoo on a hip.
Black and grey rose tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of open flowers, cornflowers and leaves on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Floral bouquet on a thigh
Black and white photo of tattooed forearms and hands gripping a skateboard, with a traditional rose and a woman's portrait on the left forearm and a heart design on the back of the right hand.
Tattooed hands and forearms gripping a skateboard
Two bent legs lying on a bed showing an intricate ornamental filigree pattern running from the thigh down the calf, in a dark ink.
Ornamental filigree pattern across thigh and calf
Black and grey realistic lace bow tattoo with a shaded heart centre on the upper thigh, shown in four photographs.
Lace bow with heart on thigh
Woman seen from behind with a full-back Japanese style tattoo of a dragon and waves, extending over the upper arms and thighs.
Full back and leg Japanese dragon tattoo
Colour and black ink skull tattoo filled with pink flowers and green foliage on the upper thigh of a person lying on a bed.
Floral skull on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of an open clam shell holding a pearl, with fern fronds above and roots below, on the outer thigh.
Pearl in a clam shell with ferns
Colour tattoo of a curly-haired boy in sunglasses with the words EAT YOUR HEART OUT above, on the upper thigh in a traditional style.
Sunglasses portrait with Eat your heart out slogan
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a leafy feather tail across a person's outer thigh.
Phoenix with feather tail on outer thigh
Colour tattoo of cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants holding a drink can and a bottle, with a black tie and brown shorts, on skin.
SpongeBob SquarePants tattoo on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a cartoon girl with a bobbed hairstyle, open mouth, jacket and pleated skirt, arms outstretched, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon girl tattoo on thigh
Tattoo of a dark hooded cloak with blue-grey shading on the outer thigh, with a long twisted staff running down towards the knee.
Hooded figure and staff on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a teal crab holding a palm tree sunset in its shell beside an orange plumeria flower, on the thigh.
Crab with palm sunset and plumeria
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh reading 'It takes courage to grow up and become who you truly are', with ornamental flourishes above and below the text.
Quote lettering with flourishes on a thigh
Black and grey stag head with antlers above three roses with red watercolour splashes, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Deer and roses on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of planets, including ringed Saturn, in a pink and blue nebula, with a quote written across the thigh.
Planets and nebula with quote on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of three roses with leaves on the outer thigh, drawn in a botanical style.
Rose cluster on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a green octopus with red-tipped tentacles on the outer thigh of a person sitting on a striped sofa.
Green octopus tattoo on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of Snow White and Alice in Wonderland inside ornate frames on the backs of both thighs, shown beside the paper stencil drawings.
Snow White and Alice outline designs on thighs
Traditional outline tattoos of a sailing ship in an oval frame with roses and a ship's wheel, one on each thigh.
Twin sailing ship tattoos on thighs
Red and black dotwork mandala with a central om symbol and a black unalome line running down the thigh, in a close photograph.
Om mandala with unalome on thigh
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with black and grey tattoos covering both legs and a small tattoo at the back of the neck, walking on a grassy coastal dune.
Black and grey leg tattoos on a coastal walk
Black and grey tattoo of a treble clef entwined with two shaded roses and leaves, placed on the outer thigh.
Treble clef and roses on a thigh
Black ink tattoo on a thigh showing an atom with orbiting lines, a compass rose with N, E, S and W, and eight moon phases around it.
Atom, compass and moon phases on a thigh
Black and grey lion head with lotus and blossom flowers tattooed on the outer thigh, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Lion and lotus on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a Pantone colour swatch with a small label on the upper arm, with a partly visible coloured flower tattoo on the thigh.
Pantone swatch tattoo on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a dog wearing a top hat, monocle and red bow tie inside an oval frame, on the thigh.
Dog in top hat and monocle on a thigh
Black and grey linework tattoo on a thigh showing a gothic cathedral skyline, a rayed sun, mountains and a half-sun above banded lines.
Cityscape with sun and mountains on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bearded sailor in a knit cap with a pipe, rope and red rose, on the thigh.
Bearded sailor portrait with rope and rose
Forearm with a colour traditional rose and star, a grey deer framed by flowers, and the words Don't let me drown in black lettering, with a thigh tattoo visible below.
Rose, deer and lettering on a forearm

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