Tattoo ideas

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

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Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos on a woman's forearms and upper arm, including a medallion, a star and vine band, chain links and scalloped bands.
Gold and teal metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a raised hand with two fingers beside a dark silhouette of a horned profile.
Hand and horned silhouette on a calf
Colour botanical tattoos of poppies, lilac, a red lily, forget-me-nots and daisies spread across a woman's upper chest above a grey V-neck top.
Botanical flower bouquets across the chest
Colour tattoo of a red dragonfly above green vines, leaves and blue stars across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Dragonfly and vine tattoo on a foot
Fine line tattoo of two goldfish with flowing fins on the side ribs, one in grey linework and one in orange and yellow watercolour tones.
Two goldfish on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves and a water droplet across the shoulder and upper arm.
Realistic pink rose on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog's head inside a rope-edged oval on a forearm, with a real dog beside it on a beach.
Dog portrait in rope frame on forearm
Four photos of matching fine line sister tattoos, including stick figures and the words Sisters with 92 95, a mandala on the feet, and small figures on forearms.
Matching sister tattoos on wrists, arms and feet
Solid black scorpion tattoo with a segmented body, raised pincers and a curled tail forming a scorpio-style symbol, on skin.
Black scorpion tattoo with curled tail
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leaping bass breaking through splashing water on an upper arm.
Leaping bass breaking through water
Man in a white vest holding a tabby kitten against his forearm, showing black ink script lettering on his chest and an ornamental tattoo on his arm and hand.
Script chest tattoo and forearm design with kitten
Black and white drawing of a pair of angel wings with layered feathers and bold outlines, shown as a tattoo design on a plain black background.
Pair of angel wings line design
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a back showing four drawn female faces above pine trees, with Thank you for being a friend lettering in black.
Four portrait faces with thank you lettering
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on a forearm, with green and purple plumage shaded against an orange background.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Greyscale realism tattoo of a woman's face with red streaks and a red umbrella on the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman's face and red umbrella on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a pistol above flowing script reading 'Insult my best friend? Run bitch' on the upper arm.
Pistol and script quote on upper arm
Two stacked photos of black blackletter lettering reading Artoscience and philosophy across a forearm, with a faint red scar line running beneath.
Blackletter lettering on a forearm
Black and grey realism drawing of a wolf head thrown back in a howl inside a circle, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Howling wolf within a circle
Colour realism style tattoo of a galaxy with pink, purple, blue and teal nebula clouds and white stars across the forearm.
Galaxy and nebula on a forearm
Realistic drawing of a large grey wolf face framed by a dreamcatcher with wolves, green beads and red and white feathers, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Wolves and feathers within a dreamcatcher
Traditional-style flash design of a glowing jack-o'-lantern nested in a purple rose with green leaves and an orange and red flame above, drawn on white paper.
Jack-o'-lantern rose flash design
Black wave band tattoo wrapping around a man's calf, with three rows of stylised waves in a bold geometric design.
Black wave band tattoo on a calf
Colour botanical tattoo of a green fern frond and a pink stem with a faded dried flower on the inner forearm, above a red string bracelet.
Fern and dried flower on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of an hourglass wrapped in leafy vines, a botanical flash design with no body placement shown.
Hourglass entwined with vines
Colour tattoo of a rainbow arc with a curved piece missing from its base, on the inner forearm.
Rainbow tattoo on a forearm
Black handwritten lettering reading Ohana on the side of the ribs, with a black lace bra visible above it.
Ohana lettering on the ribs
Black geometric band tattoos wrap both forearms of a person in a dark top, with solid stripes and angular interlocking shapes.
Geometric bands on both forearms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a large-eyed owl with a yellow rose on its head, on the upper arm of a person in a black top.
Ornate owl with yellow rose on upper arm
Realistic black and grey sunflower tattoo on the side ribs, with a shaded flower head and petals above high-waisted denim jeans.
Sunflower tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a cluster of purple and pink crystals with black dotwork stipple at the base, on the ankle.
Purple crystal cluster on an ankle
Small fine line tattoo of a white cat head with pink ears and one yellow and one blue eye, placed on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
White cat peeking on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of hanging cherries with long leaves on a forearm, with a separate sprig of foliage above it.
Cherry branch and sprig on a forearm
Two black and grey botanical fern tattoos with fine linework, one on each forearm, with both hands raised against a pale grey background.
Fern tattoos on both forearms
Black and grey paisley and floral tattoo with small teal accents running down a leg from calf to ankle.
Paisley and floral lower leg sleeve
Black and grey traditional flash sheet of skulls, an eagle, a reaper, a pigeon, a deer head, a sun, and two feathered headdresses, with no placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a diamond framed by ornate lotus-style motifs, sitting on a forearm.
Diamond and ornament on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a brown bear wearing a blue collared shirt and orange spotted tie on an upper arm, set against an orange glowing sun.
Bear in shirt and tie on upper arm
Colour tattoo of tangled organic forms in red, orange and green, running down a forearm against a black sleeve and a wooden floor.
Abstract organic tattoo on a forearm
A tattooist in gloves inks a fine black band tattoo wrapped around a finger, in a fine line style.
Fine line band tattoo on a finger
A black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and geometric petals covers the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black and grey mandala on the forearm
Traditional style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves and a grey pocket watch with Roman numerals, on the forearm.
Roses and pocket watch on a forearm
White line drawing of a feather fan with an eye inside a triangle and an arrow above, set over a blurred pink flower background.
Feather and eye design in white linework
Flash design of pink, purple and blue butterflies with curling ribbon swirls and small stars on a white background.
Butterflies and swirls flash sheet
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cow with yellow hair inside a red heart outline on the forearm, with the word moolissa in script and a small arrow.
Cartoon cow in a red heart on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of two feathers on the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
Two feathers on a forearm
Fine line black ink arrow of dots and short strokes on the inner forearm of a hand reaching into a dark background.
Small arrow tattoo on inner forearm
Geometric owl tattoo with red-ringed eyes and a red central accent on the upper arm, in black linework with grey shading.
Geometric owl with red eyes on an upper arm
Woman in a black lace top leaning forward outdoors, showing colourful traditional tattoos on her upper arms, forearms and thighs.
Traditional tattoo sleeves and thigh piece outdoors

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