Tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a woman with wind-blown hair seen from behind, facing a moonlit sea beneath a full moon and clouds.
Moonlit shoreline scene on upper arm
Collage of fine line script tattoos on an upper arm, forearm, wrist and neck, reading words such as love, smile, soul and live fearless.
Script words on arms, wrist and neck
Black semicolon tattoo on an arm with the words 'My story isn't over yet' in black serif lettering, the word 'isn't' picked out in red.
Semicolon with 'My story isn't over yet' on an arm
Realistic full-colour forest tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, showing tall trees, a mossy fallen log and a stream.
Forest and stream upper arm tattoo
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a watercolour style with blue, purple and orange washes and black splatter across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Watercolour splatter sleeve on arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of Ariel from The Little Mermaid sitting on a rock, with Flounder the fish and Sebastian the crab in a teal sea setting.
Ariel and Flounder on an upper arm
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with black brushstrokes, concentric circles and purple and teal splashes.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with sugar skull style markings and tears, with a shaded rose below, on an upper arm.
Portrait of a woman with sugar skull makeup and rose
Sketchy black cat with a yellow eye and a swirling tail, sitting on a crescent-shaped wave, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black cat with yellow eye on upper arm
Realistic tattoo on the upper arm of a stitched, bleeding doll-like figure in a striped top, with a smiley face and a graveyard behind it, in black, grey and red.
Stitched doll with graveyard on upper arm
Black and white photo of a solid black Chicago skyline above four stars and a bar on an upper arm, with the wearer's face not shown.
Chicago skyline and flag stars on an upper arm
Black and grey geometric tiger tattoo wrapping around an upper arm and shoulder, with outlined stripes and small star marks.
Geometric tiger on an upper arm
Black and grey snake tattoo with scaled detail coiled around an upper arm, its head near the shoulder.
Snake coiled around upper arm
Colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm showing a sunset sky, bare black-lined trees, red poppies and small birds in flight.
Sunset tree and poppies on shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a brass diving helmet on a jellyfish body with the letter N, surrounded by shells on the upper arm and shoulder.
Diving helmet jellyfish on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a tentacled, green-eyed sea creature across a man's shoulder and upper arm, with tentacles running down the arm.
Cthulhu-style creature across shoulder and upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an armoured robot with galaxy and autumn leaves on the upper arm and shoulder.
Armoured robot and galaxy on upper arm
Realistic dragon head with horns, scales and clawed feet in a shaded, colour style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic dragon head and claws on upper arm
Full colour paisley and mandala floral sleeve covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Colourful paisley and floral sleeve
Full sleeve realism tattoo on an arm with horror-style portraits, a skull mask, a silhouetted figure and orange flames, with lettering at the lower wrist.
Horror-themed realism sleeve with fire background
Black and grey ornamental half sleeve covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a dotwork mandala medallion at its centre.
Ornamental half sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a long-haired man pointing, with smoke, potion bottles, a snake and a skull.
Black and grey portrait sleeve with skull and snake
Traditional style tattoo of a vintage microphone framed by two red roses and grey leaves on an upper arm.
Vintage microphone and roses on an upper arm
Black ink ornamental mandala and scrollwork tattoo on an upper arm, shown in a casual indoor photo.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper arm
Side-by-side photos of a grey shaded gecko tattoo on an upper arm, left, and the same skin on the right with the tattoo largely faded after laser removal.
Gecko tattoo on upper arm, before and after removal
Small black outline lotus flower tattoo in fine line style on the outer upper arm, against pale skin and a dark background.
Small outline lotus on an upper arm
Two side-by-side photos of gold, silver and black temporary tattoos on arms, including palm trees, arrows and an Eye of Horus design.
Metallic temporary tattoos on arms and forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of an accordion with pink flowers and gold scrollwork on the inner upper arm.
Accordion and pink flowers on an upper arm
Black linework sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing an elephant head with a jewelled headdress, beaded chains, feathers and roses.
Elephant and rose sleeve on upper arm
Tattoo on an upper arm of red and grey shaded roses above a bold black geometric block design, with a rose bud and leaves below.
Roses and black geometric blocks on upper arm
Black and grey geometric dotwork sleeve tattoo covering a woman's arm from shoulder to wrist, with mandala patterns and a winged sun motif.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on arm
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
Colourful paisley and floral tattoo running from the upper arm down the forearm, with orange, purple and green flowers and flowing swirls in a botanical, neo-traditional style.
Paisley floral sleeve on an arm
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a flower-centred design.
Mandala and paisley tattoo on shoulder and arm
Fine line black tattoo of the words love yourself in cursive script beside an arrow with a heart cutout on the shaft, on the upper arm.
Love yourself script and arrow
Black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo on an upper arm showing a classical bust with flames, a galaxy band across the eyes and a single tear.
Classical bust with flames on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm with horror film characters including Chucky, Freddy Krueger and a hockey-masked figure beside Wanted and Crystal Lake posters, and a puppet figure with a
Horror film characters sleeve on arm
Black and grey blackwork owl with ornate filigree patterns and a faint forest backdrop, tattooed across a person's upper arm.
Ornamental owl on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with a ribbon-like swirl and a small butterfly on an upper arm.
Two realistic roses on an upper arm
Realism tattoo of a woman with red sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and black linework, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait in red on an upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of a city skyline with tall buildings, a tram and a full moon, shaded in black ink with pale teal watercolour washes and drips.
City skyline and tram on an upper arm
Realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark hat, white star-sparkled trousers and black boots against a blue smoky background.
Hat, sparkled trousers and boots on upper arm
Blue songbird tattoo with black linework and watercolour-style splashes of teal and green, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Blue bird with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a feather with purple, pink and blue watercolour washes and black birds flying off the top, on the upper arm.
Watercolour feather with birds on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a piston and connecting rod appearing through torn skin on the upper arm.
Piston and con rod torn through skin on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a skeletal chemical structure with CH3, OAc and H3C labels on the upper arm.
Chemical structure diagram on an arm
Colourful cartoon-style full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a Mad Hatter with a green top hat, a clown and a dragon on the upper arm and forearm.
Cartoon character full sleeve

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