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Black ink Polynesian-style tribal sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a bare-chested man.

Polynesian-style full arm sleeve

Sketched black and grey hands reaching towards each other with orange and turquoise watercolour washes and a red triangle outline, tattooed on the upper arm.

Reaching hands and red triangle on upper arm

Black dotwork and linework mandala and paisley tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with light blue leaf shapes behind it.

Mandala and paisley design on upper arm

Japanese style tattoo of a white tiger prowling among red flowers and dark waves across the upper arm and shoulder.

White tiger with red flowers and waves on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of a barn owl perched on the upper arm, with soft purple and teal shading behind it.

Realistic barn owl on upper arm

Black and grey tattoos across the back, upper arm and calf of a woman in a bikini on a sandy beach, seen from behind.

Back, arm and calf tattoos on a beach

Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing an eye inside a lace-edged heart above a large pink rose, with red roses, swallows and butterflies around it.

Eye in heart and pink rose on upper arm

Black and grey realistic dragon tattoo with a scaled body and spiked head wrapping across an upper arm, with shaded smoke-like details behind it.

Black and grey dragon on upper arm

Realistic colour tattoo of a raven perched in front of a pale moon and bare branches, with red roses, covering an upper arm and shoulder.

Raven, moon and red roses on upper arm

Wolf head in a runic circle on the arm

Fine line black tattoo of a pair of antlers with a small cluster of roses at the base, on the upper arm of a person in a black top.

Antlers with roses on the upper arm

Colour tattoo of an orange owl on a branch with cherries, music notes and a dark cloud, on the upper arm in a neo-traditional cartoon style.

Owl with clouds and cherries on upper arm

Full colour neo-traditional Alice in Wonderland sleeve covering the forearm and upper arm, with the Cheshire Cat, playing cards, roses and a green hedge maze.

Alice in Wonderland arm sleeve

Full arm sleeve in Japanese style with cream peonies, red and green flowers and dark wave patterns, shown on the upper arm and forearm.

Japanese peony arm sleeve

Close photo of a realistic blue and teal bird in flight tattooed on the outer upper arm, with grey shading and black linework.

Blue bird in flight on an upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of a sunset beach with palm trees and plumeria flowers across the upper arm.

Sunset beach and palm trees on an upper arm

Close-up of a red stamp-style VOID tattoo with blue-grey lettering beneath it on an upper arm.

Red VOID stamp tattoo on upper arm

Black and grey swallow in flight beside purple and grey chrysanthemums and leaves across an upper arm and shoulder.

Swallow and chrysanthemums on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.

Realistic lion portrait on upper arm

Black and grey dotwork mandala and rose full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, photographed in black and white against a white brick wall.

Mandala and rose full sleeve

Colour tattoo of a red fox curled among ferns and small pink and yellow flowers on the upper thigh.

Fox with ferns and flowers on a thigh

Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate plate armour covering the shoulder, upper arm and elbow as a full sleeve.

Plate armour sleeve on shoulder and arm

Black and grey tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a geometric mandala on the shoulder and a chest piece.

Tribal blackwork sleeve on a man's arm

Colour Japanese-style arm sleeve showing a grey Totoro-like character, pink plum blossoms and orange chrysanthemums across the upper arm and forearm.

Totoro and chrysanthemums on a full arm sleeve

Colour tattoo of a pagoda, arched bridge and pink blossom trees by water, in a painterly watercolour style, across the upper arm and shoulder.

Pagoda and bridge landscape on upper arm

Colour tattoo on the upper arm of a skeleton wearing a hooded veil and crown, holding a rosary above a flaming red heart with thorns, in neo-traditional style.

Skeleton in veil with crown and sacred heart

Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a young boy with curly hair and a tank top, placed on the upper arm.

Realism portrait of a young boy

Geometric bird tattoo with dotwork shading and handwritten script across the shoulder blade, with a dotted-line plant and teal accents down the back.

Geometric bird and dotted plant on a back

Realism tattoo of an anatomical heart with stitches held in two hands on the upper arm, with a red heartbeat line below.

Anatomical heart in hands with heartbeat line

Black tribal swirl full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with spiral and scroll patterns.

Tribal swirl full sleeve on an arm

Upper arm tattoo of a brown cat head with a blue eye and a pink rose, set in pink and blue washes with black ink splatters and cracked linework.

Cat and rose watercolour sleeve on an arm

Black and grey shaded scrollwork and acanthus-style foliage covering an arm in a full sleeve tattoo.

Black and grey scrollwork sleeve on an arm

Black and grey crows perched on blossom branches with small red accents, tattooed across the upper arm.

Two crows and blossom branches on upper arm

Japanese style upper arm tattoo of a shaded grey Buddha face with a pagoda, waves and a pink lotus flower.

Buddha face and lotus sleeve on upper arm

Realistic black and grey tattoo of a snarling wolf above a woman's face with painted markings, on the upper arm.

Wolf and woman portrait on upper arm

Colour biomechanical tattoo across a shoulder and upper arm, showing torn skin revealing grey metal armour plates, rivets and a circular emblem.

Biomechanical torn skin on upper arm

Black and grey Japanese dragon tattoo with clouds and kanji covering the upper arm and shoulder.

Japanese dragon on upper arm

Watercolour-style wolf head tattoo on the upper arm, with black ink splashes, grey shading and orange eyes.

Watercolour wolf head on upper arm

Three side-by-side photos of an upper arm: a blue and grey tattoo of a club crest with wings and stars, fading in the middle panel and gone in the last.

Football club crest tattoo on upper arm, three panels

Black script lettering reading I'd Rather Die On My Feet Than Live On My Knees runs across the upper arm in lettering style.

Script quote lettering across the upper arm

Black and grey tattoo of an acoustic guitar and a shaded white rose with leaves and scrolls across the upper arm and shoulder.

Guitar and rose on upper arm and shoulder

Full arm sleeve in blackwork and dotwork featuring hexagons and a central mandala motif, running from the upper arm down to the wrist.

Geometric blackwork sleeve on arm

Grey realism elephant tattoo with orange, yellow, blue and green watercolour splashes, shown on the upper arm from three angles.

Watercolour elephant on an arm

Colour realism tattoo of a barn owl in blue, teal and purple tones on the upper arm.

Barn owl on an upper arm

Three black and white photos of single-line fine line tattoos: a penguin on the upper leg, a pine tree on the upper arm and a seated fox on the thigh.

Line art penguin, pine tree and fox tattoos

Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and bold curved bands.

Tribal blackwork sleeve on shoulder and upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a hood, with a rose above her head, on an upper arm.

Sugar skull portrait with rose on arm

Full-length view of a person in a black dress with a grey tattoo sleeve on one arm, including a skull, and a star tattoo on the leg.

Skull arm sleeve and star tattoo on legs

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