Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey engraved-style anatomical heart tattoo with arteries on the upper arm.
Anatomical heart on an arm
Black and grey US Navy anchor tattoo with USN lettering, the words U.S. NAVY above and RETIRED below, on an upper arm.
US Navy anchor retired tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoos of flowers and leaves on a woman's upper arm and forearm, photographed from behind in a black backless dress.
Black and grey floral tattoos on arm and forearm
Full colour Neo-trad style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Maleficent figure with green and purple tones and a princess figure above, with partial lettering at the wrist.
Disney character sleeve on an arm
Close photo of a small black fine line tattoo of two crossed sprigs with feathery tips on the upper arm near the elbow.
Fine line crossed sprigs on upper arm
Soft pink hibiscus flowers with fine line botanical detail and light watercolour shading, on the outer upper arm and shoulder.
Pink hibiscus sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing helicopters, a portrait style face, lightning and a red cross mark.
Realistic sleeve with helicopters and portrait
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman's face in red and orange watercolour washes with white dot splatter, on the upper arm.
Watercolour woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised face with spiky hair and a lightning bolt across one eye, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Lightning bolt face portrait on upper arm
Black hand-lettered script reading 'Fuck the Systsem' tattooed across an upper arm.
Script slogan tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on the upper arm, with a cracked glass effect.
Pocket watch on the upper arm
Realism style tattoo on an upper arm showing a vintage woman with teased hair and a smiling face divided by a band of coloured geometric triangles.
Vintage portrait with geometric band on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo across the upper arm and forearm, showing an angel with wings, candles, a pocket watch, a skull and an eye.
Black and grey realism sleeve with angel and pocket watch
Close photo of a brown Celtic knotwork band tattoo on the upper arm of a woman with long red hair.
Celtic knot armband on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a feline head inside a geometric sunburst on the upper arm.
Feline head with geometric sunburst on upper arm
Black line owl tattoo with ornamental feathers and a diamond motif on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
Ornamental owl on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of an iris and crescent moon with small dots on the upper arm of a person in a grey top.
Iris and crescent moon on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a skull wearing a star-studded cowboy hat, shown on the upper arm.
Skull in a cowboy hat with stars on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with a closed bud, leaves and a thorny stem on the upper arm.
Black and grey rose and bud on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling werewolf in front of a full moon and dark trees on an upper arm.
Howling werewolf under a moon
Colour realism tattoo of pink, yellow and purple gerbera daisies with green leaves across an upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Gerbera daisies on upper arm and shoulder
Black ink mandala tattoo with layered petals and fine geometric detail on the upper arm near the elbow.
Mandala tattoo on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a fisherman silhouetted on a boat at sunset above a leaping bass, on the upper arm.
Angler and leaping bass on an upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a solid black cat tattoo stretched down the upper arm, with its tail curling over the shoulder.
Black cat silhouette on upper arm
Black fine line lettering of latitude and longitude coordinates on the upper arm of a person in a bikini top, with a blurred sea behind.
Coordinates tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse in a stormy sea on the chest, with a sailing ship on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lighthouse in a storm on chest and ship on arm
Two arms covered in traditional-style tattoos, including a panther head, a feathered headdress, a skull, a snake and roses, placed on the forearms and upper arms.
Traditional sleeves with panther, skull and snake
Three views of a man's upper arm and shoulder with a colour botanical tattoo of autumn maple leaves in orange, red and green with dark ink splatters.
Autumn maple leaves sleeve in watercolour style
Black and grey tattoo of a three-dimensional cube frame holding small figures and skeletal shapes, on the inner upper arm.
Figures inside a cube on the upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a unicorn head in a gold and red bridle with bells and tassels, shaded in grey with colour accents, on the upper arm.
Unicorn head in ornate bridle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion and two roses covering the upper arm and forearm as a full sleeve.
Lion and roses realism sleeve
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a sailing ship under stars, with waves, clouds and the date 1872 beneath, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship and 1872 on upper arm
Blue and grey sketch-style guitars tattooed across a man's upper back, with a black hexagon pattern band on the shoulder and upper arm.
Sketched guitars across a back
Black fine-line fern sprig tattoo curving across the upper arm of a woman with long hair seated on a white bed.
Fern sprig on upper arm
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching and dotwork detail on the upper arm, surrounded by thin geometric circles.
Arrow with geometric circles on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small curved twig with tiny sprigs on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Curved twig on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of an owl with spread wings, stars, an eye in a box, flowers and a crescent moon on an upper arm.
Owl with crescent moon on upper arm
Back view of a woman on a beach with a small white hibiscus tattoo on her shoulder and a black armband tattoo on her upper arm.
Hibiscus and armband tattoos on a back and shoulder
Black sans-serif lettering tattoo reading 'Happiness only real when shared' across the upper arm, with a grey sleeve visible at the top of the frame.
Quote tattoo reading 'Happiness only real when shared'
Red and orange sunset wash on the upper arm and shoulder with black silhouettes of savanna animals and a flying bird, in a colour tattoo.
Savanna sunset silhouettes on upper arm
Small black palm tree tattoo with a slim curved trunk on the upper arm of a woman in denim dungarees.
Palm tree on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the word Bewitched in script with a small witch holding a wand and sparkles, on the upper arm.
Bewitched script with a witch and stars
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small songbird with spread wings on the upper arm.
Songbird in flight on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain range under a starry night sky, framed in a rectangle on the upper arm.
Mountain night sky in a framed box on the upper arm
A woman with long blonde hair and a dark tattoo sleeve on her upper arm and forearm sits on rocks in a forest stream, holding a glass pipe.
Woman with tattoo sleeve by a forest stream
Woman in a black camisole with a black-line bouquet of roses tattoo on her upper arm and a green rose tattoo on her forearm.
Rose bouquet and green rose on arms
Black typewriter-style lettering on the inner upper arm reads Don't lose yourself in your fear.
Quote in typewriter lettering on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of cartoon character Milhouse standing on a red heart with a banner of lettering above, on the upper arm.
Milhouse on a heart with banner on upper arm

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