Tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil sketch of a lupin-style flower spike on a single stem, drawn in a botanical style with faint blue guide lines.
Pencil sketch of a lupin flower spike
Black line lotus tattoo with dotted detail on the inner wrist, with a dot above and a semicolon below.
Lotus with semicolon on inner wrist
Black and grey botanical tree tattoo with roots on the lower back of a woman in a white top and black lace underwear, seen from behind in sepia tones.
Tree with roots on lower back
Black and grey roses with leaves in a traditional style, tattooed on a person's upper arm beside a grey t-shirt sleeve.
Two roses on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a fox standing on its hind legs within an Art Nouveau style frame, with a bird, grape vine and pink flowers, on the forearm.
Fox in an Art Nouveau frame on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a California state outline with a bear, orange poppies, waves, a Hollywood sign and a yellow banner reading Dreamer.
California state map with poppies on a forearm
Close-up of a foot with a fine line and colour tattoo of three daisy-style flowers, two orange and one pink, linked by thin black vine linework across the top of the foot.
Daisy flowers and vine on a foot
Full colour realism sleeve on the upper arm showing a red lily at the shoulder, a red rose and white daisies below.
Lily, rose and daisy sleeve
Soft watercolour-style orange rose tattoo on the side of a woman's back, beside a white embellished backless dress.
Painterly rose tattoo on a side of back
Black and grey peony tattoo with a bud and leaves on the inner forearm, framed by outlined triangles and dotted lines, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Peony and bud with geometric triangles on a forearm
Colour chest tattoo with grey Celtic knotwork borders, flowers, leaves and an animal, placed across the upper chest.
Colourful Celtic knot chest piece with flowers
Small colour tattoo of a red ladybird on a sprig of red flowers and green leaves, botanical style, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ladybird and red flower sprig on a wrist
Teal rose tattoo with black swirling linework shaped like a treble clef, in a botanical fine line style on skin.
Teal rose with treble clef swirl
Three small black palm tree tattoos in a fine line style on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Three palm trees on a shoulder
Flash sheet of black silhouette tattoo designs in a botanical style, showing flower sprays, swirling vines, butterflies and birds on a white background.
Black silhouette floral and bird flash sheet
Colour tattoo of autumn maple leaves in red, orange, green and purple, cascading from the shoulder down the spine on a person's back.
Autumn maple leaves cascading down the back
Black botanical tattoo of a tall pine tree on the calf, with its roots spreading down over the ankle.
Pine tree with roots on a lower leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with solid filled leaves on the back of the neck, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Leafy botanical sprig on the nape of the neck
Colour full sleeve tattoo of a red rose, orange gerbera and white chrysanthemums with purple blooms and green leaves on an arm.
Full sleeve of roses and chrysanthemums
Black line drawing of a botanical paisley and flower tattoo design, shown as a stencil-style sketch with no body part visible.
Floral paisley line design
Black and grey peacock feather tattoo with a shaded eye on the side of a finger, in a close photo of a hand.
Peacock feather on a finger
Black and grey line drawing of a feather entwined with flowers, ferns and a small butterfly, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Feather, flowers and fern tattoo design
Black-grey vine swirls with a pink flower and small dots running from the ankle across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Vine swirls and pink flower on ankle and foot
Realistic red lily tattoo with black and brown scrollwork and leaves across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and scrollwork across a upper back
Pencil drawing of three orchid blooms hanging from a curling vine, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Three orchids on a vine tattoo design
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of blue flowers with orange centres and black ink splatter running down a calf.
Blue flowers and ink splatter down a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses made from rolled banknotes, running down the inside of a forearm.
Three banknote roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a stylised blue and pink phoenix among cherry blossoms on the forearm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Phoenix and cherry blossom on a forearm
Flash design of a watercolour-style skull with a butterfly, leafy branches and a Roman numeral clock, drawn in ink on a white background.
Skull, butterfly and clock design
Realism tattoo on the outer thigh showing a bearded man's face framed by a wolf's head, with dotwork shading, leafy branches and a green wash.
Wolf and portrait on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional lotus tattoo with dotted detail and blue, teal and pink watercolour splashes on the side of the ribs.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on ribs
Collage of colourful geometric tattoos of animals, flowers and boats, shown on arms and legs in faceted blue, purple and red ink.
Collage of geometric animal and botanical tattoos
Black and grey realism roses with curling ornamental vines running down the side of a woman's back and ribs.
Rose and swirl vine tattoo down the back
Pencil drawing of a botanical vine with leaves, swirls and a central flower, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Floral vine corner design
Full sleeve floral tattoo with red, purple and pink flowers over teal swirling foliage, running from the upper arm down to the wrist.
Full floral sleeve on an arm
Pencil sketch of a flowering stem with a large five-petal bloom, leaves and a spiral tendril, drawn as a tattoo design in fine line shading.
Flower and vine tattoo design sketch
Pencil drawing of a vertical floral scroll tattoo design with roses, acanthus-style swirls and small sparkle motifs, suited to a long placement such as the arm or back.
Vertical floral scroll tattoo design
Small watercolour-style purple flowers on a green stem with black dots, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Purple flowers and dotted stem on a forearm
Woman in a white sleeveless top showing a colour botanical tattoo on her upper arm, with pink blossoms, a purple orchid and a peacock feather eye among vines.
Botanical upper arm tattoo with peacock feather
Black linework floral spine tattoo running down the centre of a bare back, with a teal-filled medallion at its midpoint.
Ornate floral spine tattoo on a back
Pen drawing of a vertical column of seven crescent and full moon phases, each filled with fine-line floral patterns, on pale paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Seven moon phases with floral detail
Black tribal band tattoo with two flower motifs running from the thigh over the calf to the ankle, shown on a bare leg.
Tribal band with flowers down a leg
Black and grey fine line drawing of a daisy on a thin stem with a small leaf and looping script, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Daisy with script along a stem
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a swallow in flight beside a sprig of blossom and buds, on the side of the neck.
Swallow and blossom sprig on the neck
Three-panel photo of a botanical shoulder tattoo with red peony-style flowers, a grey flower, green leaves and red rosehips on a person wearing a dark top.
Red peony and rosehip shoulder tattoo
Line drawing of a lotus flower with black outlines and tan shading, above swirl motifs and a dotted line with a circle and a star, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with dotted line ornament
Coloured pencil tattoo design of pink lilies, butterflies and lotus flowers with a script letter R, in a botanical style.
Lilies and butterflies with lotus flowers
Black and grey drawing of a conifer branch running along a spear shaft, ending in a shaded metal spearhead, shown on a white background.
Conifer branch on a spear

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Popular subjects

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