Tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the front of a thigh, with a dense radial pattern of petals and dots.
Dotwork mandala on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of an upside-down pole dancer in heels above a red rose with green leaves, on a thigh.
Pole dancer and rose on a thigh
Black and grey lion head tattoo with a swirling, lined mane, shaded face and fine linework, on the outer thigh.
Lion head with swirling mane on thigh
Realism style tattoo on the hip and thigh showing a grey owl with spread wings, two red roses and a grey skull with scrollwork.
Owl, roses and skull on a hip
Neo-traditional style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a pocket watch, two red roses, playing cards and a banner reading We're all mad here.
Pocket watch, roses and playing cards on a thigh
Colour Neo-trad style tattoo of a fox with orange flowers and green leaves on the outer thigh, with a red maple leaf above.
Fox and flowers on a thigh
Black fine line flower of life tattoo, a circle of overlapping circles, on the upper leg, in a geometric style.
Flower of life tattoo on a thigh
Realism style tattoo of a purple-grey storm sky with forked lightning above a wooden pier, on the upper leg.
Lightning storm over a pier on a thigh
Two photos of black script lettering on the back of a thigh and on an ankle, with the words shown upside down in the frame.
Script words on thigh and ankle
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a horned figure in a long cloak with a raven on its shoulder, framed in a circle on the thigh.
Horned figure and raven on a thigh
Mostly black line tattoo of a lion's head in profile, surrounded by lotus and blossom flowers, on a person's upper thigh and hip.
Lion and lotus on a thigh
Colour portrait tattoo of the Bride of Frankenstein with streaked green hair inside an ornate purple frame, on the outer thigh.
Bride of Frankenstein portrait on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, covering the side of a thigh and hip.
Skull in feathered headdress on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled unicorn silhouette inside a black triangle outline on the thigh, with a teal watercolour wash behind it.
Galaxy unicorn in a triangle on a thigh
Colour tattoo of two animated women holding hands on the thigh, with short lettering and a question mark beside them.
Two cartoon characters holding hands on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown horse head in a bridle with red poppies and yellow scrollwork, on the outer thigh.
Horse head and poppies on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a girl with long braids and a dark collar, framed by thorny branches with a skull below, on the upper thigh.
Girl portrait with braids and skull on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and an ornate revolver with leaves, covering the side of a thigh.
Roses and revolver on a thigh
Two sketch-style portrait tattoos of faces on a person's thighs, one in grey and blue ink and the other with orange-brown wash, viewed from the waist down.
Sketch-style portrait tattoos on both thighs
Black ornamental mandala and paisley tattoo covering a thigh and running down over the knee to the calf on a bare leg.
Ornamental mandala and paisley leg tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of roses, buds and leaves across the upper thigh, with a white top and black underwear visible above it.
Rose cluster on the outer thigh
Black linework tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with blue eyes, set inside a geometric diamond frame on the upper thigh.
Sphynx cat in a diamond frame on a thigh
Realistic coloured tattoo of a pink hibiscus-style flower with green leaves on the upper thigh.
Pink hibiscus flower on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a banner reading HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, with a red and yellow sunburst, a heart and mountains with pine trees.
Home is where the heart is banner on a thigh
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a skull, a woman's face with red lips and a red rose, with red and blue ink splashes.
Skull, woman and rose on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with red lips and cheek, framed by roses and a crescent moon, on the outer thigh.
Traditional woman portrait and roses on thigh
Colour tattoo of a skeletal Rosie the Riveter in a red polka dot bandana and blue shirt, flexing one arm above a 'We Can Do It!' banner on the thigh.
Skeleton Rosie the Riveter on the thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a running fox with poppies, thistles and ferns across the outer thigh and hip.
Fox and poppies on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart framed by yellow banner scrolls with lettering, on a leg.
Anatomical heart with banner scroll on a leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a front-facing Volkswagen camper van inside a circular map, on the outer thigh.
Camper van inside a circular map
Black fine line tattoo of a chemical structure with fused rings and labelled NH, OH, NH2 and HO groups, on the outer thigh.
Molecular structure on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a pink-outlined crescent moon filled with pastel heart gems, beside an orange star and purple orb on the outer thigh.
Crescent moon with gem hearts on thigh
Blue, teal and pink watercolour-style feather tattoo running diagonally across the side of a thigh.
Watercolour feather on the side of the thigh
Wolf head tattoo on the thigh, shaded black and grey on the left and washed with blue, green and red watercolour tones on the right.
Wolf head with watercolour side on thigh
Colour tattoo of five moon phases in blue, purple and red running down the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above.
Moon phases tattoo on a thigh
Two thigh tattoos in a stained glass style, one showing a red rose and Belle dancing with the Beast, the other a purple rose above a castle, both in ornate frames.
Beauty and the Beast stained glass thigh tattoos
Colour mandala tattoo with teal, blue and black petals and dotted centre, on the thigh.
Teal and blue mandala on the thigh
Colour realism tattoo of yellow, orange and pink hibiscus flowers with green leaves and a red bud on the outer thigh.
Hibiscus flowers on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo in green and blue with red and orange flowers and blue roses, on the thigh.
Colourful sugar skull with roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of three golden triangles above a red flower and teal leaves, outlined in purple.
Triforce and red flower on a thigh
Close-up of a gold metallic floral and paisley-style ornamental design on the upper thigh of a seated woman in a red sweater and grey shorts.
Gold ornamental design on upper thigh
Colour tattoo of an orange cartoon character with a long beak-like nose and a purple robe, outlined in black on a green glow, on the upper leg.
Cartoon character tattoo on a thigh
Black and white photo, viewed from above, of two ornate tattoos on a person's thighs, the left showing a woman's profile within scrollwork.
Ornate thigh tattoos in black and grey
Black and grey tattoos on an upper arm and a thigh of a kneeling woman in a red corset, black gloves and fishnet stockings, shown in a black and white photograph.
Tattooed arm and thigh in a red corset
Black and grey dragon with red flame swirls tattooed down the side of a torso and hip, in Japanese style.
Dragon with red flames on the side
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black lace bow with red ribbons and a red gem centre, placed on the outer thigh.
Black lace bow with red ribbon on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face in an ornate headdress with feathers and teal beads, placed on the outer thigh.
Neo-traditional woman portrait with headdress on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey horse head with a black curled mane, teal plumes and a pearl bridle, placed on the outer thigh.
Horse head with pearl bridle on thigh

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