Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey flash design of two crossed revolvers above a cluster of flowers and swirling linework, with no body placement shown.
Crossed revolvers with flowers
Black and grey drawing of a daisy with layered petals and a dotted centre, in a botanical design style suited to a tattoo.
Daisy flower line drawing
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two flowers on long stems across the upper arm and shoulder, with dotted swirls beside the stems.
Two black and grey flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the thigh with a ring of bees above a bouquet of herbs and flowers, framed by dotted diamond lines.
Bees and botanical bouquet on a thigh
Pencil design sketch of a pocket watch with roman numerals, wrapped in shaded leaves and a small eye, drawn on torn paper.
Pocket watch with leaves and roman numerals
Black and grey tattoo of a stag with peonies and leaves inside a geometric diamond outline on the upper thigh.
Stag and peonies in a diamond frame on thigh
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of dahlias, a daffodil, a butterfly and a pink bird on a woman's upper arm, with a cursive script word near the elbow.
Full sleeve of realistic flowers and a butterfly
Full back tattoo of red poppies, pink flowers, black lace and a dragon head in mixed botanical and Japanese style across the upper and lower back.
Poppy, lace and dragon back piece
Pen and ink line drawing of a cherry blossom branch with swirling scrolled leaves and buds, a flash design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Cherry blossom branch with swirling leaves
Black ink botanical tattoo of symmetrical leaves and flower buds across a woman's upper back, with her dark hair in a bun.
Symmetrical botanical tattoo on upper back
Black ink tattoo of an adult elephant and a calf holding trunks, both filled with mandala and floral patterns, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala elephants walking on the ribs
Black linework tree with exposed roots tattooed on an upper arm, beside a rolled sleeve of a white t-shirt.
Tree and roots on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an owl's face and eye with bare branches, ink splashes and maple leaves, on an upper arm.
Owl and maple leaves on an upper arm
Two views of a watercolour style upper arm tattoo with red poppies, fine black linework, a compass drawing and cursive script.
Red poppies and compass on upper arm
Large red rose tattoo with sketchy black linework and green leaves across the upper back, in a watercolour style.
Watercolour rose on upper back
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with shaded petals and dark leaves on a woman's upper back over the shoulder blade.
Realistic rose on a shoulder blade
Greyscale pencil design sketch of a clock face with Roman numerals, feathered wings, peony flowers and leaves, drawn in a neo-traditional style for a sleeve.
Clock, wings and peonies sleeve design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the inner forearm showing two songbirds with red breasts, yellow flowers, dark leaves and pink roses.
Birds and roses on an inner forearm
Two hands with spread fingers showing green botanical vine tattoos on the fingers and a green ornamental mandala-style tattoo across the back of the hand, with red nails and silver rings.
Green vine and mandala tattoos on hands
Black ink flash sheet showing a chrysanthemum, a sunflower and an orchid sprig in fine line drawing, with handwritten size notes beside them.
Chrysanthemum, sunflower and orchid flash sheet
Colour tattoo of a sea turtle with an orange hibiscus flower on the lower torso, in a bold neo-traditional style with dark outlines.
Sea turtle and hibiscus on the lower torso
Fine line tattoo of a red radish with green leaves on the inside of a forearm, against a blurred warm background.
Small radish on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a golden hourglass with black wings, olive branches and skulls on a limb.
Hourglass with wings and olive branches
Black thread embroidery in a wooden hoop showing a traditional-style rose and a hand with leaves on cream fabric.
Embroidered rose and hand design
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink rose with dew drops on pale petals, shaded with black smoke on the upper arm.
Realistic pink rose on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tree beside a lake and hills inside a maple leaf outline, placed on the inner forearm.
Tree and lake landscape inside a maple leaf on a forearm
Full floral sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, black and grey on the left panel and coloured on the right, with flowers, swirls and dotwork.
Floral sleeve tattoo on the arm
Grey cartoon dog with a swirling vine and small flowers tattooed on the lower back, above jeans and a studded belt.
Cartoon dog and vine on lower back
Black line drawing of a fine-line botanical tattoo design on a white background, showing a daisy, a peony-style bloom, a dahlia and small leaves arranged in a vertical spray.
Floral line drawing with daisy and peony blooms
Small colour tattoo of a four-leaf clover with teal shaded leaves and a fine black stem curling down, on the ankle.
Four-leaf clover on an ankle
Black ink drawing on paper of a tattoo design showing a rose above a crossing arrow with a dotted geometric shape below, with a marker pen at the top edge.
Rose and arrow tattoo design on paper
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a pink and purple botanical flower tattoo with buds and green leaves, in a soft watercolour style.
Pink watercolour flower on the neck and upper back
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and floral detail on the upper back of a person with dreadlocks tied in a bun.
Hamsa hand tattoo on upper back
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small sprig with pale pink flowers and green leaves on the inner forearm.
Small pink flower sprig on an inner forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of a longhorn bull skull with an ornate filigree pattern on the forehead, flanked by two roses and hanging feathers.
Bull skull with roses and feathers
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow petals, green leaves and black swirling vines on skin, with the body part not shown.
Sunflower with swirling vines
Fine line black tattoo of two roses with hatched leaves on the outer thigh, shown on bare legs against white bedding.
Two roses on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dangling leaf and dot motif, placed centrally on the chest between the sternum and the ribs.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the sternum
Fine line black tattoo of two roses on a stem with a leaf, sitting on the outer upper arm.
Two roses with stems on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a botanical paisley and floral design with dotted mandala-style flowers on a white background, shown without any body placement.
Paisley and floral line drawing design
Two black and grey leaf tattoos with fine vein detail sit on the outer edge of an ear.
Two leaves on the ear
Greyscale pencil-style drawing of a howling wolf with pink and yellow roses and leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Howling wolf with roses flash design
Small fine line black dandelion tattoo with seeds blowing away, on the back of a hand near a dark zipped bag.
Dandelion with drifting seeds on a hand
Small black fine line tattoo of a thin curving branch with tiny leaves and buds, sitting on the upper back below the neck.
Fine line branch on upper back
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossom branches and a purple butterfly on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Cherry blossom and butterfly on the ribs
Brown botanical tattoo design with flowers and vines running from the back of a hand up the forearm, worn by a person in a grey jumper.
Floral henna-style design on hand and forearm
Black line drawing of a tattoo design in a traditional style, showing a hand holding a letter with a heart, two roses, leaves and a butterfly, on a tracing sheet.
Hand holding envelope with roses and butterfly
Black line drawing of three leaves with curling scroll swirls in a botanical flash design, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Leaves and scrolls line design

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