Tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a multi-storey pagoda on the upper arm, with gnarled tree branches running down the forearm.
Pagoda and gnarled tree on an arm
Close-up of a fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm and a scattered cluster of small dots on the upper arm, both in black ink.
Tiny arrow and dot constellation on an arm
Colour tattoo of a vine with blue, purple and red flowers, a bud and green leaves on the upper arm, in a botanical style.
Flower vine on upper arm
Traditional style cartoon pin-up tattoo with a red rose in her hair, shown on the upper arm and shaded in black and grey with red accents.
Cartoon pin-up with rose on upper arm
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, shown beside a pink top and black bra.
Lotus mandala on upper arm
Mixed-colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with black lace-like ornament, pink and purple flowers, dangling chains, an anchor charm and a feather.
Black lace and pink flower shoulder piece
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a 1920s-style woman in a red headband with peacock feathers, pearls and a red rose with a black centre.
Flapper with peacock feathers and rose on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo on an upper arm showing an orange creature with whiskers, pink swirling clouds, a green element and a pink peony-like flower.
Japanese style colour tattoo on an upper arm
Black ink birds in loose painterly strokes with orange wash across an upper arm tattoo.
Birds in flight on an upper arm
Shaded tattoo on an upper arm showing a VW campervan, a palm tree and a Route 66 sign over a California state outline, with script lettering reading California.
California campervan and palm tree on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Batman in a cape above a city street, with a bat symbol, across the upper arm and forearm.
Batman above a city street on an arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing an Art Nouveau woman in profile holding pink flowers, set within a round floral frame in neo-traditional style.
Art Nouveau woman with flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a hare pierced by three arrows, covering the upper arm.
Hare with arrows on an upper arm
Black and grey serif lettering reading OMNIA CAUSA FIUNT, set in stacked diagonal lines across a person's upper arm.
Latin phrase on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a front-facing owl with detailed feathers and a shaded background, sitting on the upper arm.
Realistic owl on upper arm
Three black and grey tattoos: a wolf built from overlapping circles on an upper arm, a bear with Roman numerals in a circle pattern, and a realistic owl inside an orbit-style ring on a forearm.
Geometric wolf, bear and owl tattoos in black and grey
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with swept dark hair and yellow scroll accents, on the upper arm.
Woman's face portrait on upper arm
Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo on the upper arm of a geisha in a blue floral kimono, eating from a bowl with chopsticks while her body is opened to reveal bloody organs.
Geisha with chopsticks and exposed organs on upper arm
Black ink full sleeve tattoo with bold geometric and tribal-style patterns covering a forearm, upper arm and hand, shown on a standing person in a grey t-shirt.
Black geometric sleeve tattoo on arm and hand
Black tribal blackwork sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and part of the forearm of a shirtless man.
Tribal blackwork sleeve over shoulder and arm
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing Snow White holding an apple, with roses, owls and partly outlined Disney princesses.
Disney princess sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink flamingo standing on one leg in a small blue pool, on the inner upper arm.
Pink flamingo on the upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dark-haired mermaid with teal scales, red roses and a conch shell, on the upper arm.
Mermaid with roses and shell on a limb
Symmetrical ornamental scrollwork tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, shading from dark blue at the top to bright red at the bottom.
Ornamental scrollwork on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a muscular torso, a face within swirling foliage and a tree-like form.
Black and grey sleeve with figures and tree
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress with red beads, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm, with roses, wings, stars and script reading Family and Angel, shown below a black t-shirt.
Black and grey sleeve with roses and wings
Realistic colour back tattoo of a green-skinned mermaid bound in rope, with red octopus tentacles over the shoulder and arm, jellyfish, coral and passion flowers below.
Mermaid and octopus back piece
Neo-traditional tattoos of a snarling grey wolf head and a snarling black bear head, side by side on the upper arms.
Wolf and bear heads on two arms
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a treble clef surrounded by rainbow splashes on the upper arm.
Rainbow watercolour treble clef on arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a carved stone-style ring of glyphs around a central face, with two figures below.
Carved stone-style glyph ring on upper arm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a cat head wearing a crescent moon headdress and scarab necklace, on the upper arm.
Cat head with crescent moon on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a firefighter Maltese cross badge with an axe and ladder over a shaded American flag with stars and stripes on an upper arm.
Firefighter badge and flag on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a raised arm showing a black tribal band and a coloured floral sleeve on the upper arm, and a black spider tattoo on the forearm of her lowered arm.
Floral sleeve and spider on upper arm and forearm
Colour comic-style tattoo of Wonder Woman mid-action with a golden lasso, on the upper arm.
Wonder Woman with golden lasso
Black and grey tattoo of an American flag with barbed wire wrapped across the stripes and a torn, distressed edge, on the upper arm.
Barbed wire and flag on an upper arm
Red and orange lion head tattoo on an upper arm, shown beside a photo of a real lion in long grass with the tattoo design pasted over its head.
Lion head tattoo on upper arm
Rear view of a person on a skateboard with a large traditional-style mushroom and skull tattoo on the back, script across the shoulders, and panda and figure tattoos on the calves.
Back, arm and leg tattoos on a skateboarder
Colour tattoo of a green sack-like cartoon monster with a swirl motif and three dice on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Green sack monster and dice on upper arm
Watercolour-style flower tattoo in purple, pink and blue with black linework across the shoulder and upper arm, with a thin stem trailing down the arm.
Watercolour flower on shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm reproducing Van Gogh's Starry Night, with a blue police box floating in the swirling sky above a village.
Starry Night sleeve with a blue police box
Black and grey abstract tattoo on an upper arm with two figures, a clock face, a flower and a vertical red stripe.
Abstract figures, clock and flower on upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of oak leaves and tree bark in colour, running from the upper arm down to the wrist.
Oak leaves and bark arm sleeve
Fine line tattoo of thin vertical marks on the upper arm of a woman wearing a purple jumpsuit and statement necklace.
Fine line marks on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of segmented plate armour covering a full arm sleeve from shoulder to wrist.
Segmented armour arm sleeve
Black and grey realism style owl tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, with its body filled by a silhouette of bare trees and dots.
Owl and forest on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a rugged mountain range with hatched peaks and valleys, covering the upper arm.
Mountain range on an upper arm

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