Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotted shading, sitting on the centre of the chest between two strips of tape.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the chest
Ornate black script letter decorated with botanical sprigs and a red ladybird, shown as a tattoo design on a beige background.
Ornate script letter with ladybird
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds towards three birds, with the script 'i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)', on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds, birds and script on a shoulder
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a blueberry sprig with leaves on a forearm, with a cat below and a partly visible hedgehog to the right.
Blueberry sprig, hedgehog and cat on a forearm
Grey-shaded poppies with loose sketchy linework and red ink splashes, plus a fine-lined dragonfly, tattooed on a forearm.
Poppies and dragonfly on a forearm
Black line drawing of a stiletto high heel built from ornate flowers, leaves and swirling paisley motifs on a white background.
Floral high-heel shoe line drawing
Black and grey line drawing of a skull framed by fern-like foliage and a beaded arc above, with the word Virgo and a short poem beneath, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Skull and foliage Virgo design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large open rose with shaded leaves, shown on bare skin on a limb.
Realistic black and grey rose on a limb
Fine line black outline tattoo of peonies and buds arranged in a triangle on the inner upper arm.
Floral triangle on an upper arm
Fine line black script reading in a world of my own runs across the forearm, ending in a daisy drawn in matching linework on the right.
Script phrase and daisy on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight among magnolia blooms and leafy sprigs, a tattoo design with no placement shown.
Swallow and magnolia design sketch
Dark botanical design of flowers, leaves and vines across the back of a hand and along one finger.
Floral henna-style design on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of a small fine line lotus tattoo with overlapping outlined petals and three dots below it, on the side of the ribs.
Fine line lotus on the side ribs
Close photograph of a traditional style red rose tattoo with green leaves and black outlines, sitting near the elbow on an upper arm.
Red rose with green leaves on an arm
Close-up of a black and grey realism rose tattoo on a woman's forearm, with a silver ring with a turquoise stone on her raised hand.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Purple pencil sketch of crossed scissors, a comb, a ribbon and two roses, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Scissors, comb and roses design sketch
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a fern frond inside a circular frame on a forearm, with shaded linework.
Fern leaf in a circle on a forearm
Hand-drawn flash design of a pink-shaded rose with leaves and dotwork mandala petals, held up over a person's chest.
Rose and mandala tattoo design sketch
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with fine branches, a shaded trunk and roots on the forearm.
Bare tree tattoo on a forearm
Realistic colour poppy and fine grey grass stems with a shaded bird on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a black top.
Poppy, grasses and bird on upper arm
Black and grey ink drawing of an iris flower on an arrow shaft with a dashed triangle behind it, a botanical tattoo design on paper.
Iris and arrow tattoo design
Close view of a blue-grey botanical tattoo of roses and leaves running from the wrist up the inner forearm, in a shaded folk-inspired style.
Blue floral tattoo on the forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line botanical sprig tattoo on a forearm near the elbow.
Small sprig tattoo on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a large pink and red peony tattoo on her upper back, with grey leaves, a rock and three small butterflies, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.
Peony and butterfly back piece
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a stylised bird with a fanned feather crest, a peony and small arrows.
Bird and peony on an upper arm
Pencil line drawing of crossed ornate scissors and two combs with two roses, a flash design in a traditional style.
Crossed scissors and combs with roses
Fine line black and grey botanical tattoo of sprigs, leaves and poppy-like flowers on the upper arm.
Botanical flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with branching trees inside an oval outline, on the inner wrist beside silver bead bracelets.
Yin yang tree in an oval on a wrist
Two circular black ink line drawings of a peony and a rose surrounded by leaves and foliage, on white paper beside black fineliner pens.
Peony and rose pen drawings in circles
Black and grey drawing of a rose with hatched leaves and a faceted heart ringed with beads, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Rose and jewelled heart tattoo design
Two pencil sketches of ornamental mandala-style flower designs on paper, drawn as tattoo designs with no body part shown.
Mandala flower and lace design sketches
Hand-drawn tattoo flash of a geometric lotus mandala with a three-dimensional impossible triangle at its centre, shaded in red and blue ink.
Lotus mandala with impossible triangle design
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree with a spiral swirl in its trunk, on the calf.
Bare tree with swirling trunk on a lower leg
Colourful neo-traditional floral sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a teal pony, butterflies and a rainbow, beside a plush pony toy.
Floral sleeve with pony and rainbow tattoos
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo with shaded petals and a small leaf on the inner wrist and forearm of a person with white-tipped nails.
Black and grey rose on the wrist
Grey sunflower tattoo with outlined petals and a shaded centre on a bare shoulder, with hair pinned up in a loose updo nearby.
Sunflower tattoo on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of red poppies, lavender sprigs and green stems on the side of a torso above the hip, worn with blue jeans.
Red poppies and lavender on the side of the torso
Black and grey skull tattoo with peonies and leaves, shaded in dotwork, on the forearm.
Skull and peony on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of two small songbirds perched on pink plum blossom branches over a soft orange circle, on the calf.
Two songbirds on plum blossom on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a poppy with a thin stem and leaves on the inner forearm.
Poppy with stem on a forearm
Small fine line botanical tattoo of a pink blossom branch with buds on the ankle, shaded in soft pinks and red.
Blossom branch on an ankle
Colour realism tattoo of three orange and red tulips with green stems and leaves on the calf.
Three tulips on a calf
Black and grey realism raven with thistle stems and a Latin scroll tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder, with a small red line accent.
Raven and thistles across chest and shoulder
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of roses, paisley scrollwork and a skull-like motif across a shoulder and upper back.
Rose and paisley shoulder back tattoo
Black filigree scroll tattoo with dotwork and geometric infill, paired with soft pink shaded flowers, on the side of the torso.
Black filigree scroll with pink flowers
Black and grey tattoo of a stag whose antlers grow into leafy branches across the ribs and stomach of a torso shown in black and white.
Stag with antler branches across ribs and stomach
Fine line black ink drawing of a dreamcatcher with a rose, hanging feathers, beads, a heart pendant and a bow, shown on cream paper.
Dreamcatcher with rose and feathers design
Botanical green fern tattoo running down the centre of a bare back, between the shoulder blades, with the hair worn up in a bun.
Green fern tattoo down the spine

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