Tattoo ideas

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Realistic colour tattoo of a grey owl perched on a branch with grass stems and sweeping arcs, placed on the upper back.
Realistic owl on a branch on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a palm tree beside a curling wave over a calm sea, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Palm tree and wave on the upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses, blossoms and leaves across the upper back and shoulder blade, shown from behind.
Black and grey roses and blossoms on a back
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a hooded grim reaper beside a winged woman, with clouds and a sleeve design on the arm.
Grim reaper and winged woman across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a large letter N, with the words Never Look Back running down the side, on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Realistic eye and compass on upper back
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch, two roses and the script Tempus fugit across the upper back.
Pocket watch and roses with Tempus fugit
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a face on the lower back of a seated person, partly showing above dark clothing.
Grey portrait tattoo on lower back
Colourful botanical floral tattoo covering a woman's back and side, with a blue swallow on the shoulder.
Floral back piece with swallow
Full-colour realistic tattoo on a person's upper back showing an underwater reef with fish, coral and a starfish within a torn-skin effect.
Underwater reef torn through skin on a back
Realistic black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back, with one blue eye and one red eye.
Split-face wolf head on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's green eyes with orange, black and white stripes across the fur, on a person's back.
Tiger eyes tattoo on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged, blindfolded figure holding a set of scales, covering most of a person's back.
Winged blindfolded justice figure across a back
Black and grey realistic cherry blossom tattoo with leaves and branches covering a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Cherry blossom tattoo across a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of two magpies, one in flight and one near blossom branches, across a woman's back.
Magpies and blossom across a back
Colour tattoo of a lion's head framed by peacock feathers and pink flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Lion head with peacock feathers on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a vertebral column running down a bare back, photographed from behind.
Spine tattoo down a bare back
Black and grey realism style dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and small teal beads on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers on the upper back
Realistic orange poppy tattoo with black linework stems and dots on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange poppy with black stems on upper back
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a leaping striped bass over rolling blue waves, with an anchor and an orange sunburst behind it, on a man's back.
Leaping striped bass and anchor on a back
Realism back tattoo of a shaded pocket watch with Roman numerals, butterflies, feathers, script lettering and a red rose.
Pocket watch, feathers and rose across the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face merged with a Roman numeral clock, placed across the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Lion and clock on a shoulder blade
Realism tattoo of a lioness face with amber eyes and whiskers, shaded in black and grey on the upper back.
Lioness face tattoo on upper back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of two cats sitting together with a small script caption beneath, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats with script on upper back
Realism tattoo of an Australian Shepherd's head in brown, tan and grey tones with one blue eye, sitting on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Australian Shepherd portrait on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leaning palm tree over a shoreline on the upper back shoulder, with a crown tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Palm tree and beach scene on a shoulder
Realistic tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with a dark roof, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
TARDIS police box on upper back
Colourful realistic maple leaf tattoo cascading from the upper back down towards the lower back, in red, orange, green and purple.
Autumn maple leaves across a back
Shaded butterflies in purple, blue and green with black swirling vines and leaves across a person's upper back.
Three butterflies and vines on upper back
Black and grey realistic angel wings tattoo across the upper back of a woman with curly hair, photographed from behind.
Angel wings across a woman's back
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos in black ink on ribs, collarbone, back, ankle and neck, some with flying birds and one with script.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Large Japanese-style back tattoo of a shaded grey Buddha face surrounded by waves, with orange and green maple leaves across the upper shoulders.
Buddha face and waves across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a basset hound with floppy ears beside a pedestal fan, on a person's upper back.
Basset hound beside a pedestal fan on the back
Realistic black widow spider tattoo in black and grey with a small red hourglass marking, on the upper back.
Black widow spider on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo across a woman's upper back showing an anatomical heart with a pocket watch, butterfly wings and pink roses.
Anatomical heart, pocket watch and roses on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a pink lily with green leaves and black shading, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink lily on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing lilies, a hummingbird, a skull and scrollwork.
Lilies, hummingbird and skull on a back
Colour realism tattoo of red lilies with green stems and two blue butterflies, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and blue butterflies on a back
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with swirls, small birds and a script quote across the upper back.
Feather and script quote on upper back
Realistic elephant tattoo with teal and pink watercolour splashes and small birds, across the upper back of a woman with long brown hair.
Elephant with watercolour splashes on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a horned demonic creature with glowing eyes, a serpent and a skeletal hand among stone ruins.
Horned demon and serpent across a full back
Realism style black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Wolf head on upper back
Realistic red cardinal perched on a branch, tattooed on the upper back of a person shown from behind in a white racerback vest.
Realistic cardinal on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of five monarch butterflies descending diagonally across the side of a bare lower back above jeans.
Five monarch butterflies down the lower back
Shaded pink rose with dark leaves beside a black swirling filigree butterfly tattoo on a person's upper back.
Pink rose and filigree butterfly on a back
Black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back of a man with his hands behind his head.
Shaded angel wings across a back
Colour realism tattoo of three red and orange poppies with black stems and faint ink splashes, across the upper back.
Three red poppies across a back
Two people seen from behind, each with a shaded rose and a butterfly tattoo on the upper back and shoulder, in a studio with an orange wall and a reclining chair.
Rose and butterfly tattoos on two shoulders

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