Tattoo ideas

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

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Realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with purple eye makeup and lips, seen through torn skin on the upper arm.
Sugar skull woman tearing through skin on upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a wishbone on the upper arm near the elbow, with a raised arm and grey sleeve.
Small wishbone tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and a sailing ship with billowing sails on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and sailing ship on an upper arm
Back view of a person in a studded leather vest with a black spotted pattern tattoo on the upper arm and smaller tattoos on the forearm and hand.
Black spotted tattoo on upper arm
Two colour neo-traditional tattoos side by side, a lioness with flowers on the thigh and a lion with a swirling mane on the upper arm.
Lioness and lion neo-trad tattoos
Black and grey police box tattoo with blue ink splashes on the upper arm, shaded in a sketchy, painterly style.
Police box with blue ink splashes
Black and red abstract bird tattoo with dotwork and a geometric lattice across the shoulder and upper arm.
Abstract bird and geometric pattern on upper arm
Realistic green-toned tattoo of the Hulk tearing through skin on an upper arm, with clenched fists and a snarling face.
Hulk bursting through torn skin on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a helmeted warrior's eyes and brow on an upper arm, shown in brown, bronze and blue tones.
Realistic warrior helmet and eyes on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged figure with light rays behind, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged figure with light rays on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue police box in front of a dark, swirling textured background with a circular ring and red markers, on the upper arm.
Blue police box in a swirling vortex on an arm
Traditional colour sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with an eagle, crown, sunrise and rose above a banner reading MOM.
Traditional colour arm sleeve with eagle and rose
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, winged figures and script lettering across a man's upper arm, shoulder, back and ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on back and arm
Close view of a solid red tattoo band with dripping edges around the upper arm, shown against a grey sleeveless top.
Red dripping band on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a mathematical equation in a serif font on the upper arm.
Mathematical equation on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a large-eyed girl in aviator goggles, red roses and a star.
Anime girl in goggles and roses on a full sleeve
Fine line sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a line drawn face, flowers, a hand and an eye in colour.
Line-art sleeve with face and flowers
Black Blackwork tattoo of a rearing horse above the word Ferrari on the upper arm, shown against a blue sleeve.
Ferrari prancing horse on upper arm
Full colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red and orange dragon head with grey horns across the upper arm and shoulder.
Red and orange dragon on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork conch shell tattoo with a red sun and two palm trees above a horizon line, on the upper arm.
Conch shell above a horizon with palm trees and red sun
Realism black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a compass, pocket watch, handwritten map script and an old banknote.
Compass, pocket watch and map sleeve
Two side-by-side photos of leopard print tattoos: a black and grey rosette pattern on an upper arm, and a coloured blue and black rosette pattern on a shoulder and upper back.
Leopard print tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black and grey Polynesian style tribal sleeve covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with bold black bands and shaded geometric panels.
Polynesian style full arm sleeve
Realism style tattoo sleeve on the upper arm with grey shaded roses, a gold keyhole, scrollwork and a butterfly over faded script.
Roses, keyhole and scrollwork on upper arm
Colour traditional sleeve on a woman's arm, showing a pocket watch, red roses and a grey bird on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional sleeve with pocket watch and roses
Photorealistic tattoo of a black cat with green eyes and whiskers, shown on an upper arm in brown and black shading.
Realistic black cat portrait on an upper arm
Traditional style panther head tattoo with green eyes and an open red mouth on an upper arm, shown beside an edited image of the design placed over a cougar.
Snarling panther head tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and buffalo with protea flowers, shown on an upper arm and forearm from two angles.
Black and grey realism animal sleeve
Black fine line mandala tattoo on the ribs beside a small crescent moon and star, with a colour rose tattoo on the upper arm above.
Black linework mandala and moon on ribs
Woman in a grey checked halter dress with a black ornamental tattoo on her upper left arm, shown in a close crop with her face out of frame.
Dark ornamental tattoo on upper arm
Colour realism floral sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a red rose, daisies, pansies, a hibiscus, a hummingbird and a blue butterfly.
Realistic floral sleeve with rose and butterfly
Colour botanical tattoo of pink, purple and black flowers with green vines on an upper arm, with a white top visible beside it.
Floral tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clockwork pocket watch with gears and filigree scrollwork on the upper arm.
Ornate clockwork watch on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm showing a man's portrait above two armed warriors in a forest scene.
Male portrait with warriors on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and buffalo with flowers, from shoulder to forearm.
Safari animals realism sleeve
Full arm sleeve tattoo in comic book style showing a Captain America mask, POW and BOOM sound effects and several superhero figures, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Comic book sleeve with superhero faces and POW
Collage of four photographs showing watercolour and fine linework tattoos, including a floral sleeve, a splatter sleeve, a rib piece with a heart outline and a hummingbird on a forearm.
Watercolour and linework tattoos on arms and ribs
Two black and grey plague doctor tattoos, one on the upper arm with a bird on the shoulder and a dotted moon, and one on the forearm, both in blackwork and dotwork style.
Two plague doctor tattoos in black and grey
Realism style Halloween sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, showing a skull-faced character, carved jack-o-lanterns, a bare tree and snowflakes in mostly grey shading with coloured pumpkins.
Halloween sleeve with skull character and pumpkins
Colour dotwork sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing stylised houses, trees and a small bird on a hill.
Village houses and trees sleeve on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose, white daisies, pansies and a blue butterfly covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic floral sleeve with rose and daisies
Full arm sleeve in realism style on the upper arm and forearm, featuring a grey hockey mask, a Bates Motel sign, a gas mask and red accents.
Horror sleeve with hockey mask and motel sign
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a tear-streaked eye, with German lettering, on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic woman's face with tear on upper arm
Colour realism floral sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring a large red rose, purple pansies, white daisies and a blue butterfly.
Floral colour sleeve with rose and butterfly
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a koi fish, lotus flowers and a red maple leaf wrapping around an upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and lotus flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face in a mask above a closed-eyed mask, framed by roses and leaves.
Mask faces and roses on upper arm
Realistic grey and red tattoo of a skull wearing a horned samurai helmet and mask, set against a red rising sun, on the upper arm.
Samurai skull with rising sun on upper arm

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