Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat, upside down with a striped purple body and a pink grinning face, on a calf in a traditional style.
Upside-down Cheshire Cat on a calf
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the ribs
Small black outline tattoo of a baby elephant in fine line style on the inner wrist.
Small elephant outline on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of the solar system, with Saturn and Jupiter among the planets, running vertically down a forearm.
Planets in a column down a forearm
Black and grey hibiscus flowers filling a triangular frame on the forearm, drawn with fine linework and soft shading.
Hibiscus flowers in a triangle on a forearm
Small black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markings on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand raised towards the shoulder.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
Fine line black script reading "do as dreamers do" beside a small black mouse head with a red bow, tattooed on the top of a foot above a black flat shoe.
Script quote and mouse head on the top of a foot
Black abstract brushstroke tattoo with a teal streak and small ink dots across a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on shoulder
Hand-coloured tattoo flash drawings of three cartoon characters on a sketchbook page, with banner and flower details and lettering reading See you in hell, AAAAAAH and This is me now.
Three cartoon characters tattoo flash sheet
Black line drawing of an upper and lower case script alphabet and numerals 0 to 9 in flowing copperplate-style lettering, shown as a reference sheet.
Copperplate script alphabet and numerals sheet
Black and grey sketch-style bear tattoo with a geometric line base on the lower leg, shown in a close photo of the calf and ankle.
Sketched bear with geometric base on a lower leg
Black fine line tattoo of nested, interlocking triangles forming a star shape on the inner wrist and forearm.
Nested triangle star on a wrist
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small puppy outline with a curled tail and a small arc above its head, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small puppy outline on wrist
Fine line tattoo of a leaping cat in dark blue ink with a red outline echo and scattered hexagons, on the inner forearm.
Outline cat and hexagons on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lavender sprig with fine linework on the inside of a forearm, against a white striped wall.
Lavender sprig on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading so say we all across the inside of a wrist.
Typewriter lettering on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible gears, sitting on the forearm.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Black script lettering reading 'This above all; To thine own self be true' across a person's upper thigh, with dark clothing held beside it.
Script quote tattoo on thigh
Close view of two hands with blackletter lettering spelling RECKLESS across the finger segments in teal ink, with small cross marks above the knuckles.
Reckless lettering across knuckles
Black ink drawing of a mandala dreamcatcher with dotted strands, beads, feathers and teardrop pendants, drawn in fine line style with no placement shown.
Mandala dreamcatcher line drawing
Black lettering tattoo reading think POSITIVE on the forearm, with a cross in place of the letter T in POSITIVE.
Think positive lettering with a cross on the forearm
Close crop of a fit torso in a white sports bra and black briefs showing a small outlined heart tattoo on the side of the ribs and a grey shaded bird tattoo on the thigh.
Small heart on ribs and bird on thigh
Pencil sketch of a perched owl wearing a top hat and monocle, a black and grey design with no body placement shown.
Owl in top hat and monocle sketch
Two small black fine line pine tree tattoos on the side of a foot, close to the ankle.
Two pine trees on a foot
Grey shaded tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with a chain and key on the upper arm, with a small red-pink accent on the shackle.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an elephant head in a watercolour-style with red geometric linework and black ink splatters on the forearm.
Elephant head watercolour tattoo on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird in flight whose wing blends into a bare tree, placed across the upper back below the neck.
Bird in flight merging into a bare tree
Fine line blue-black tattoo of a woodland treeline with birds in flight across the inner forearm.
Tree line and birds on a forearm
Black tribal-style dragon design on a white background, with spread wings, a swirling head crest and a coiled, spiked tail.
Tribal dragon with coiled tail design
Black and grey lion head tattoo wearing a crown of pink roses and peonies, on the inner forearm.
Lion head with roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue and orange bluebird perched beneath an ornate orange key on a red circle, in a neo-traditional style.
Bluebird and ornate key tattoo
Traditional style colour tattoo of a horned ram skull above a red-cloaked hooded figure, on the forearm.
Horned ram skull and cloaked figure on forearm
Black and grey tattoos of a human skull, an antelope skull, an animal skull and a bird skull, one on each finger of a clenched hand.
Animal skulls across four fingers
Fine script lettering reading alpha, beta, beginning and end glows blue across several fingers under UV light.
Glowing script words on fingers under UV light
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading psalm 46:5 across the inner wrist and lower forearm, cut off at the right edge of the frame.
Psalm 46:5 script on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of two hands hooking little fingers together, placed on the upper back near the neck.
Pinky promise hands on the upper back
Black and grey elephant tattoo on a forearm, with small script reading never forget arched above its back.
Elephant tattoo on a forearm
Two people stand side by side showing script lettering tattoos on their ribs, one reading Every sinner has a past and the other Every saint has a past.
Matching quote tattoos on the ribs
Japanese style dragon with cherry blossoms and grey smoke tattooed across the top of a foot and up the ankle.
Dragon and cherry blossoms on a foot
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small curled animal on the side of a foot near the ankle, with a purple shoe and fur rug in the background.
Small curled animal outline on the foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a zigzag band with two hanging feathers and beads on the outer thigh.
Feathers and zigzag band on a thigh
Black and grey linework tattoo of a curled creature with long ears, surrounded by swirling foliage and mushrooms, on a limb.
Creature curled among swirling foliage and mushrooms
Colourful giraffe head tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in purple, pink, blue and teal with a soft watercolour look.
Watercolour giraffe head on forearm
Black and grey ornamental scrollwork tattoo across a shirtless man's shoulder and chest, with his face hidden by a white cowboy hat.
Black scrollwork tattoo on shoulder and chest
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a shark, anchor, vintage diving helmet and treasure chest, shown from four angles.
Shark, anchor and diving helmet on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Run and not grow weary across the top of a foot, with painted toenails visible at the front.
Script quote across the top of a foot
Mirror-symmetric flash design of a central purple and white daisy with orange flowers, grey leaves and brown swirling ornament on a parchment background.
Symmetrical daisy and floral ornament design
Close-up of a fine line white ink script tattoo reading Love on the inner forearm near the wrist.
White ink script word Love on a wrist

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