Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of purple violets with green leaves and yellow centres on the top of a foot, in a botanical style with bold outlines.
Purple violets on the top of a foot
Full back tattoo of a lace corset with a heart-shaped lacing panel, pink bows and roses, with floral lace across the upper back.
Lace corset full back tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the outer thigh showing bleeding heart, trillium flowers, leaves and a fern frond around a shaded moon-like shape.
Bleeding heart, trillium and fern on a thigh
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with soft shading on the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Small shaded rose on the upper arm
Black script lettering reading Wild Child on a white background, with a leafy sprig beneath the words, in a design suited to a tattoo.
Wild Child script lettering with leafy sprig
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a daisy style flower with outlined petals and a stippled centre on the upper arm.
Daisy flower tattoo on upper arm
Black ink botanical line drawing of a leaf-shaped spray of roses, swirls and hatched foliage on a stem, in a fine line style, with no body placement shown.
Floral leaf line drawing
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with water droplets across the back of a hand and wrist.
Realistic rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line daisy tattoo with a long stem and two buds, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Daisy and stem on upper chest
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo on a back, showing a bee, a bird skull, carnations, a heart and berry branches inside dotted geometric lines.
Bee, skull and carnations on a back
Black and grey tattoo of a seated Buddha in front of a large lotus flower and mandala, on the thigh.
Seated Buddha and lotus on a thigh
Black and grey rose tattoo on the upper arm of a person with green nails resting a hand on a car steering wheel.
Rose tattoo on upper arm in a car
Black ink flash drawing of a wasp above peony and lily blooms, overlaid with a dotted geometric wireframe, shown as a tattoo design.
Wasp and peonies within a geometric frame
Pen drawing of a fine line tattoo design with the script words Do you suppose she is a wildflower, surrounded by dandelion, poppy, daisy and cornflower sketches.
Wildflower script and flower sketch design
A small black fine line pine tree tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against blurred evergreen branches.
Small pine tree on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with black swirling vines, green leaves and red berries on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly and vines on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a cross formed by a leafy tree trunk and branches, on a person's upper back.
Tree cross tattoo on upper back
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a ribcage, pelvis and winged insect with a flower and leaves, drawn in fine linework with no body placement shown.
Ribcage, pelvis and insect design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple bird perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, on the outer thigh.
Purple bird and blossom branch on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a laced corset with red ribbons, red roses and a red bow across the lower back, in a neo-traditional style.
Corset and roses on the lower back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, buds and leaves climbing a thigh in a black and white photograph.
Floral vine tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a purple and orange lily with green leaves on the upper back near the shoulder, in a soft painterly botanical style.
Purple lily on the upper back
Close-up of a fine line black botanical sprig tattoo of leaves on a person's ankle, with bare feet resting on white bedding and rolled denim at the calf.
Fine line leafy sprig on an ankle
Two open hands show matching pink cherry blossom tattoos on the inner forearms, with soft, watercolour-like shading.
Pink blossom on both forearms
Black outline roses and leaves tattooed on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, drawn in a fine line botanical style.
Rose outline tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion in profile with a lotus flower and bud on an upper arm.
Roaring lion and lotus on an upper arm
Small purple tulip tattoo with a yellow-green leaf and fine line script running beside the stem, on the side of the ribs.
Purple tulip with script on the ribs
Colour tattoo of an orange lily with black swirling stems and black RIP script lettering on the top of a foot, with a second swirl tattoo partly visible at the top of the frame.
Orange lily and RIP script on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a tulip on a stem held by a hand with a dotted cuff, placed on the inner upper arm.
Tulip held in a hand on the upper arm
Black and white photo of a black outline peony tattoo with leaves on the thigh, in a fine line botanical style.
Peony outline tattoo on the thigh
Realism and abstract blend tattoo on a man's chest and shoulder, showing a black raven on thistle stems with a flying bird, red and grey bands and Latin lettering.
Raven and thistle across chest and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer with bamboo leaves, covering the whole of a person's back.
Walking tiger and bamboo across a full back
Colour traditional tattoo of red roses, orange and blue flowers and green leaves rising from a patterned vase on a forearm.
Flowers in a vase on a forearm
Black fine line drawing of a lotus flower on a wavy stem that ends in a spiral, with a small dot above the bloom.
Lotus on a stem with spiral base
Black and grey swan and rose tattoo with leaves and buds on the outer thigh, in a botanical realism style.
Swan and roses on a thigh
Close photo of a cross-stitch style rose tattoo in pink, peach and green on the outer thigh, with a grey knit skirt above.
Cross-stitch rose on a thigh
Colour tattoo of two songbirds on a branch with orange buds and a red lotus flower on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Two birds and a red lotus on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two yellow sunflowers, green leaves and grey feathers on the thigh.
Sunflower dreamcatcher on a thigh
Coloured pencil drawing of a purple lotus flower with seven chakra symbols arranged around it, a botanical tattoo flash design.
Lotus with seven chakra symbols
Traditional coloured forearm tattoo of a pink rose, pansies and forget-me-nots, with a banner reading Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
Rose and pansy banner on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink peonies, a red rose and small blue forget-me-not sprigs wrapping the outer forearm.
Peony and rose forearm tattoo
Black ink drawing of a woman with flowing hair and pink rose and scroll tattoo designs on her shoulder and upper arm.
Woman with pink rose tattoo designs
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with a column of dots above and below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black botanical tattoo of a lotus flower with swirling linework on the side of the ribs, shown on a person lying in a maroon bikini.
Floral tattoo on the ribs
Botanical tattoo of a pink rose and flowers with black lace detail wrapping a forearm against a black background.
Pink rose and lace forearm tattoo
Black and grey fine line branch tattoo on the upper arm of a man wearing a white tee printed with bears, owls and deer.
Branch tattoo on upper arm beside animal print tee
Black and grey dotwork triangle filled with roses, tattooed centrally on the upper back of a woman with her hair up.
Rose triangle on the upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of blossoms and leaves across the shoulder and upper arm, with a shaded rose, worn by a person in a striped black and white halter top.
Black and grey flowers on shoulder and upper arm

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