Tattoo ideas

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Colour realism tattoo of three red and orange maple leaves with water droplets and black stems, sitting on the upper arm.
Autumn maple leaves on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a square and compass with an eye above, shown through a torn skin effect on the upper arm.
Torn skin reveal with square and compass on upper arm
Watercolour-style flower tattoo in blue, pink and purple on a shoulder, with black linework trailing down the upper arm.
Watercolour flower on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism style cross tattoo with two banners on the upper arm, one reading 1946-2011 and the other reading Grandad.
Cross with banners and dates on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a skeleton bride in a lace veil with red flowers, a ribcage and a moth, on an upper arm against a purple wash.
Skeleton bride with lace veil and red flowers on an upper
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose, open pocket watch and key on the outer upper arm.
Rose, pocket watch and key on an arm
Black and grey realistic octopus tentacles and eye tattoo wrapping across an upper arm and onto the shoulder.
Octopus tentacles and eye on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress with a circular medallion, across the upper arm.
Woman in feathered headdress on upper arm
Fine line jellyfish tattoo in dark blue ink with dotted, trailing tentacles on the upper arm of a person in a white t-shirt.
Jellyfish tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing pink flowers, green leaves, a Made in Oregon sign, a Bend badge and a neon Rogue sign, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Oregon signs and pink flowers on an upper arm
Realistic wood grain tattoo with knots covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in brown ink on skin.
Wood grain tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo on the upper arm of Alice shrinking into a Drink Me bottle, with a pocket watch and watercolour-style splashes of purple, blue and red.
Alice shrinking into a Drink Me bottle
Collage of small black fine line tattoos drawn from classic books, shown on upper arms, forearms, shoulders and backs.
Literary tattoos on arms and backs
Black tribal swirl tattoo with grey shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism arm tattoo with a sugar skull, a treble clef, the word Ambition in script and a rose made from banknotes, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull, treble clef and money rose sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of blossom and leaves across the chest, shoulder and upper arm of a bare-skinned person.
Blossom and leaves across chest and shoulder
Black tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a man in a dark tank top, in a Polynesian-inspired style.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of orange, red and yellow hibiscus flowers with a blue dragonfly and black swirls across the shoulder and upper arm.
Hibiscus flowers and dragonfly on a shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a sailing ship in a glass bottle wrapped in rope, with an orange sunset, on the upper arm.
Ship in a bottle on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a dog in a blue hooded robe with clasped hands, framed by yellow and red roses and a winged skull.
Dog in hooded robe with roses and skull
Collage of five small fine line tattoos in black ink: a crescent moon on the wrist, a sprig on the upper arm, a star constellation on the upper back, a botanical sprig on the ribs and a dotted line
Fine line moon, sprig and star tattoos
Realism tattoo of a grey shaded skull with red roses and dotwork mandala shapes on an upper arm.
Skull and red roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo covering the upper arm, showing a full moon over a cloudy sky, a woman with wind-blown hair seen from behind by a lake, and a crow on a rock.
Moonlit lake scene on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a wolf face with an eagle head above it on the upper arm, in black and grey with yellow eyes.
Wolf and eagle on upper arm
Colourful botanical full sleeve tattoo of roses, peonies and small flowers covering a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Full floral sleeve of roses and peonies
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a swallow, a rose, stone arches and a pocket watch with Roman numerals.
Black and grey sleeve with rose and pocket watch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a crown with a lettered banner and a hanging chain, on the upper arm.
Realistic lion with crown and chain on upper arm
Back view of a woman on a beach in a striped bikini, showing black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos with roses and leaves on both upper arms and forearms.
Floral sleeve tattoos on a woman at the beach
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of red and green tartan with a circular clan crest, a bird motif and a motto banner in a traditional style.
Tartan with clan crest on upper arm
Black and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo on the upper arm, with hooded figures, birds and a cat among spiralling vines.
Celtic knotwork vine on upper arm
Collage of watercolour-style tattoos: a large orange fox on an upper arm, with a feather on a wrist, a flower on an arm, a hummingbird and blossoms on a thigh, and an owl on a thigh.
Watercolour fox, owl and flower tattoos
Colour Japanese style tattoo on an upper arm showing a tiger and a black and white cat among pink azalea flowers.
Tiger, cat and azaleas on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two large-eyed pale animated characters covering the upper arm, one with flowers in her hair.
Two pale animated characters on an upper arm
Full sleeve Japanese-style tattoo in colour showing cranes flying through clouds, a purple mountain, pine trees and turquoise waves, on an arm.
Japanese landscape full sleeve with cranes and waves
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box and red and orange Daleks against a green burst, covering the upper arm.
TARDIS and Daleks on an upper arm
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo with ornamental paisley and mandala patterns, a flower mandala and a Buddha face near the wrist, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Full arm sleeve with mandalas and a Buddha face
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric style, showing an eye, a mandala, rainbows and a stylised figure, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork arm sleeve with an eye
Line drawing of a figure with a black and purple tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, beside a blue gradient dragon design with dotwork scales and a curled tail.
Blue dragon designs with an arm tattoo outline
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a carved Mesoamerican-style stone relief, with a seated figure in a circular calendar ring, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Carved stone relief tattoo on upper arm
Small black geometric triangle tattoo on the upper arm of a woman photographed from behind in a backless patterned maxi dress.
Small triangle tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded Ganesha face with a detailed ornamental mandala pattern above it.
Ganesha and ornamental full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and lilies with cursive script on an upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Split image: on the left, pale scarred skin on an arm; on the right, a black and grey rose with leaves and buds tattooed on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Black and grey rose tattoo beside scarred skin
Full colour realism tattoo of a forest scene with tall trees, a stream and moss across the shoulder and upper arm.
Forest scene tattoo on upper arm
Colour Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a blue koi fish, pink cherry blossoms and a red chrysanthemum among grey clouds.
Koi and blossom full sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing doves in flight, a pocket watch and a partly visible rose.
Doves and pocket watch sleeve in black and grey
Back view of a woman with a black bold band tattoo on her upper arm and grey floral linework on her shoulder and back, in a Botanical and Blackwork style.
Blackwork bands and floral tattoo on arm and back
Black ink blackwork tribal sleeve of spirals and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal arm sleeve with spirals

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