Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly and pink blossom branch with falling petals on a person's lower abdomen, above the waistband of light jeans.
Butterfly and blossom branch on the abdomen
Black dotwork mandala design drawn on paper, with a radial centre, stippled petals and leaf sprays, in a geometric and botanical style.
Dotwork mandala with leaves
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric petals on the wrist and forearm, with small dots on the back of the hand.
Geometric lotus and dots on a wrist
Small tattoo of a black branch with coral cherry blossom flowers on the wrist, in a Japanese-inspired botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch on a wrist
Black and grey botanical daisy tattoo with a long stem and two leaves running down the inner upper arm.
Daisy on the upper arm
Black and grey realistic cherry blossom tattoo with branches and leaves covering the outer thigh of a kneeling person.
Cherry blossom thigh tattoo in grey
Black and grey magnolia branch tattoo running from the collarbone towards the shoulder, with soft shaded petals and buds.
Magnolia branch across the upper chest
Black and grey tattoo of an eye with a teardrop inside a pearl-edged heart, framed by three roses and leaves, on a forearm.
Eye in heart with roses on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a lavender sprig with leaves inside a thin circle, on the forearm.
Lavender sprig inside a circle on a forearm
Small colour botanical tattoo of a pink rose, red berries and green leaves on the inner upper arm, with a matching paper flash design shown below.
Pink rose bouquet on an upper arm
A white ink mandala and lotus design on the back of a hand, with silver rings and white nails, in a botanical and geometric style on the hand.
White mandala and lotus on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a shaded rose with leaves and pearl strands wrapping around a forearm.
Shaded rose with pearl strands on forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a purple lavender sprig with green stem and leaves on a person's forearm.
Lavender sprig on a forearm
Black and red tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with cherry blossoms, on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey hooded top.
Owl and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink lotus flower with purple and green shading and black script reading "This is it" across the top of a foot.
Pink lotus and "This is it" script on a foot
Colour botanical tattoo of purple pansies with green leaves and black outlines, shown on a calf.
Purple pansies on a lower leg
Black and grey floral tattoos cover a forearm and the back of a hand, with ornate lettering across the neck of a person with dark hair.
Floral sleeve and hand tattoos with neck lettering
Colour tattoo of two pink carnations with a blue and purple swirling stem on a forearm, outlined in black with soft shading.
Pink carnations with blue and purple swirl on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose with small blossoms and leaves across a shoulder and upper arm.
Rose and blossom shoulder piece
Colour tattoo of a green hummingbird feeding from pink cherry blossom on a branch across a person's upper back.
Hummingbird and cherry blossom on a back
Colour tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves and loose watercolour-style washes on pale skin.
Pink rose with green leaves
Colour tattoo of black-eyed Susan flowers and a central flower filled with the Maryland flag pattern, botanical style, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Black-eyed Susans and Maryland flag on a shoulder
Colourful painterly hummingbird feeding from a yellow flower, tattooed across a person's upper back below the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird and flower on upper back
Translucent purple flower tattoo with dark outlines and a long stem, placed on the side of the ribs.
Purple flower on the ribs
Two thighs in a bubble bath, one with a grey shaded raccoon face inside an ornate scrollwork frame and the other with a colourful animal face framed by flowers and leaves, both on the outer thigh.
Raccoon and floral tattoos on the thighs
Colour tattoo of blue scrolls, green leaves and a red peony on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Blue scrolls and red peony on a forearm
Black line drawing of a five-petalled flower filled with swirls, dots and hatching, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Five-petal flower tattoo design
Black and grey shaded lily flowers with swirling leaves tattooed along the side ribs.
Lily flowers on the ribs
Black and grey botanical sleeve with peonies, roses and small flowers covering a woman's shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on an arm
Black fine line fern frond tattoo running from the wrist up the inner forearm, with the hand visible below.
Fern frond tattoo on a wrist
Black ink tattoo on the upper back showing a silhouette of a girl blowing dandelion seeds, with the word Mom in cursive script above.
Mom script and dandelion silhouette on upper back
Two thighs show matching black lettering tattoos above the knees, each with a leafy vine and flower, reading OH NO LOVE and YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
Matching thigh tattoos with leaves and a flower
Black and grey realism roses entwined with swirling scrollwork running down the side of the torso, from the ribs towards the hip.
Black and grey roses with scrollwork on the side
Black and grey mandala tattoo with floral petal shapes on a forearm, resting on a white bed.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Flash sheet of black rose tattoo stencils in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Rose stencil designs on a flash sheet
Pink lotus flower tattoo with soft shading across the lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans.
Pink lotus on the lower back
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with curling vines, small flowers, a pocket watch on a chain with a key, and the script words Life is what you make of it.
Vine, flowers and pocket watch design
Small black rose tattoo with a curled stem on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown from behind against a dark background.
Small black rose on upper back
Black and grey script reading Triumph across a woman's chest, with shaded roses and flourishes on either side and a tattoo on her shoulder.
Triumph script with roses on chest
Black linework tattoo of an open eye, a rose and leaves on the forearm, shown in a close-up photo.
Eye, rose and leaves on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a tan dog's face with pink orchids and buds on a lower leg.
Dog portrait with pink orchids on a calf
Two black line-art floral swirl designs with leaves and curling scrolls on a white background, drawn as tattoo flash.
Two floral swirl designs in black line
Black and grey fine line tattoo of orchid blooms and a closed bud trailing down the inner upper arm, with soft shading.
Orchid sprig tattoo on upper arm
Botanical tattoo of a purple thistle with black outlined swirling stems and leaves on the top of a foot.
Thistle and swirling stems on the top of a foot
Black ink flash design of a Boba Fett style helmet framed by roses, leaves and swirls, drawn on white paper beside a marker.
Boba Fett helmet flash with flowers
Solid black silhouette design of a butterfly with swirling vine stems, leaves and dots on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Butterfly and leaf vine design
Realistic cherry blossom tree tattoo with pink flowers and a shaded grey trunk spanning a person's back.
Cherry blossom tree across the back
Pencil sketch of a hamsa-style hand design with an elephant and leaves, drawn on paper on a wooden table.
Hamsa hand with elephant and leaves sketch

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