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Two wrists side by side, each with one half of a small black and grey yin yang tattoo on the inner wrist, the left filled in and the right in fine outline.

Matching yin yang wrist tattoos

Colourful sketch-style blossom branch tattoo with pink, red, blue and orange linework on the inside of a forearm.

Sketched blossom branch on a forearm

Black silhouette tattoo of three small birds in flight on the inner wrist, in a black and white photo of a hand raised near a knit hat.

Three small birds on a wrist

Full body Japanese style tattoo with koi, dragon and lotus motifs across the arms, chest and legs of a seated person against a black background.

Japanese bodysuit with koi and dragon

Traditional style tattoo of a dagger piercing a red rose with green leaves, placed on a forearm.

Dagger and rose on a forearm

Woman seen from behind with a colourful Japanese-style phoenix and flower sleeve on her arm and a large tattoo across her thigh.

Japanese phoenix and flower sleeve with thigh tattoo

Black ink lace pattern tattoo on a forearm and wrist, with a second lace panel on the lower arm, shown in a black-and-grey linework style.

Black lace tattoo on forearm

Black and grey mandala and dotwork tattoo sleeves covering both upper arms and forearms of a woman in a white tank top and silver chain necklace.

Black and grey mandala sleeve on both arms

Fine line script tattoo reading Courage on the forearm near the wrist, shown in pale ink against the skin.

Courage script on a wrist

Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind in a white t-shirt with printed script, showing small tattoos of symbols on her upper arms and forearms.

Small symbol tattoos on arms

Traditional style colour tattoo of a green cactus in an orange and black patterned pot on the inner forearm, with other tattoos above it.

Cactus in a patterned pot on a forearm

Traditional-style tattoo of an orange rose with green leaves and an orange ribbon looping through its stem, on the inner wrist.

Orange rose and ribbon on a wrist

Fine line tattoo of a small arrow in white ink on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand open above it.

Fine line arrow on the inner wrist

Black and grey dotwork mandala flower tattoo with geometric petals on the forearm near the elbow, photographed against a grey top.

Dotwork mandala flower on a forearm

Black and grey pencil sketch of a raised hand with a ribbon banner wrapped around the wrist reading Do not open before Christmas, with music notes, shown as a tattoo design on the forearm.

Raised hand with ribbon banner on wrist

Colourful galaxy tattoo on a forearm, with a dark animal silhouette filled with nebula above two figures sitting on a bench over a small planet, in a realistic style.

Galaxy silhouette with two figures on a forearm

Black cat silhouette on a forearm

Jane Austen silhouette and script on wrist

Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eye inside a scalloped cloud with raindrops beneath it, on the inner forearm.

Eye and cloud with raindrops on a forearm

Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a skull with spiral eyes inside a triangle, with stylised lettering above, on the inside of a forearm.

Skull in triangle on a forearm

Black and grey tattoo of a stag head with antlers above an ornate mandala and eye motif on the inner wrist of a woman.

Stag head with mandala and eye on the wrist

Two people holding hands, each with a traditional-style anchor tattoo on the inner forearm, with black linework and orange-red accents.

Matching anchor tattoos on two forearms

Black and grey fine line tattoo of a half sun with rays and a small bird in flight, on the inner wrist.

Small sunrise with a bird on a wrist

Traditional style tattoo of a palm tree, setting sun over hills, birds and a red flower on a forearm, with black outlines and bold colour.

Palm tree sunset and flower on a forearm

Black fine line script tattoo reading I'll be seeing you on a forearm, with a metal bracelet visible at the top of the frame.

Script quote tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with flowers and leaves growing from its top, on a forearm.

Anatomical heart with flowers on a forearm

Three small solid hearts in purple, pink and teal on the inner wrist of a hand with painted pink nails against a dark background.

Three small coloured hearts on a wrist

Colour geometric arrow tattoo with triangles and a chevron head on the inner forearm, with a second person's hand holding the wrist.

Geometric arrow tattoo on a forearm

Close photo of a small black fine line sprout tattoo with one leaf on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Small sprout tattoo on the inner wrist

Close-up of two arms with small black fine line tattoos of birds in flight, one trio on the forearm near the wrist and another on the upper arm.

Three small birds in flight on arms

Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, dice, pistons, playing cards, flames and a motorcycle engine, shown from three angles.

Skull, dice and engine full arm sleeve

Close-up of a small solid black semicolon tattoo on the forearm, in a simple bold style.

Semicolon tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated Buddha with a lotus and a halo on the upper arm and shoulder, with floral ornament and script on the forearm.

Seated Buddha and lotus sleeve on an arm

Full sleeve Japanese style tattoo of a teal dragon with red accents, swirling waves and pink peonies, shown on an arm from two angles.

Japanese dragon full sleeve

Two stacked photos show a fine line lowercase letter a on a man's middle finger knuckle and a fine line lowercase letter j on a woman's inner wrist.

Small letter tattoos on a finger and wrist

Two matching black outline tattoos on forearms, a fox with the word always and a stag with the word protego, in fine line style.

Matching fox and stag outline tattoos on forearms

Side-by-side before and after of a loose, painterly seahorse tattoo on a forearm, shown as a red outline on the left and a coloured version on the right.

Seahorse tattoo before and after on forearm

Teal and black Japanese-style wave tattoo on the inner wrist, shown from three angles in a collage with a small grey tattoo on another wrist.

Teal wave tattoo on a wrist

Three forearms side by side show a loose, painterly tattoo of black pine trees and green and pink watercolour-style washes on the forearm.

Pine trees and green wash on forearms

Two matching small colour crown tattoos with pink jewel details, one on each wrist, shown side by side.

Matching crown tattoos on two wrists

Solid black tree with branches and roots tattooed on the inner wrist, photographed against a purple top.

Tree with roots on inner wrist

Colour tattoo of a chubby cartoon cat holding a pepperoni pizza slice, with bold black outlines, on the inner forearm.

Cartoon cat with pizza slice on a forearm

Two matching red ladybug tattoos with black spots and outlines, one on each forearm near the wrist.

Matching ladybug tattoos on two wrists

Realism tattoo of a black classic muscle car in rear view with red tail lights, surrounded by grey smoke, on the forearm.

Classic muscle car in smoke on a forearm

Small black and grey feather tattoo with fine shaded barbs on the inner wrist, below a grey knitted sleeve.

Feather tattoo on a wrist

Traditional-style tattoos of a swallow, a ship, an eye and a banner on a man's arm, with a chest script partly visible above a white printed tank top.

Swallow, ship and banner tattoos on an arm

Small solid black silhouette tattoo of five birds flying diagonally up the inner wrist of a person wearing a white knitted jumper.

Five birds flying up a wrist

Traditional black rose tattoo with a bud, leaves and thorned stem on a forearm near the elbow, with a partly visible banner above.

Black rose tattoo on forearm

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