Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black botanical sprig tattoo with small leaves and buds running up the forearm.
Fine line botanical sprig on a forearm
Black and grey stag head with antlers above three roses with red watercolour splashes, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Deer and roses on a thigh
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with an eye motif, ornate patterned linework and Hebrew lettering, on a person's upper back.
Hamsa hand with Hebrew lettering on upper back
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical owl with dotwork circles and mandala patterns on its body, shown on white paper beside black fineliner pens.
Symmetrical owl drawing with mandala detail
Colour realism tattoo of planets, including ringed Saturn, in a pink and blue nebula, with a quote written across the thigh.
Planets and nebula with quote on thigh
Black line drawing flash sheet of four dragonflies in varied positions, each with a dashed swirling trail, shown without any body placement.
Four dragonflies with dashed flight trails
Black and grey tattoo of three roses with leaves on the outer thigh, drawn in a botanical style.
Rose cluster on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a green octopus with red-tipped tentacles on the outer thigh of a person sitting on a striped sofa.
Green octopus tattoo on a thigh
Black geometric arrow tattoo with a crescent, circles and dots on a woman's upper back, with her face out of frame.
Geometric arrow tattoo on upper back
Three black and grey arrows in a vertical row on a white background, shown as a simple tattoo design with no body part visible.
Three arrows tattoo flash design
Black and grey shaded key tattoo with an ornate scrolled bow, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a blue sleeve and wrist bracelets.
Ornate key tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a solar system with a radiating sun, concentric orbits and a ringed Saturn, placed on a forearm against a brick wall.
Solar system orbit diagram on a forearm
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with three hanging feathers and beads on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf above a skull with feathers and beads, covering the upper arm.
Wolf and skull on an upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and an orange Deathly Hallows symbol, with a lettered banner, on the forearm.
Rose and Deathly Hallows banner on arm
Pencil sketch of the words Family First in flowing script lettering on pale paper, shown on a wooden table beside an eraser and a pen.
Family First script lettering sketch
Colour tattoo of a green awareness ribbon with the word Fighter written in black script across it, on the forearm.
Green awareness ribbon with Fighter script
Black outline tattoo of Snow White and Alice in Wonderland inside ornate frames on the backs of both thighs, shown beside the paper stencil drawings.
Snow White and Alice outline designs on thighs
Fine line tattoo of the word HOMESICK in capitals above a small flying saucer, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Homesick lettering and UFO on wrist
Side view of a torso in a bikini on a beach, showing a black and grey shaded feather on the hip, a column of small birds up the ribs and fine script with stars above.
Feather, birds and script on a side torso
Black and grey realism roses with swirling vine linework running down a lower leg and onto the ankle.
Black and grey roses and swirling vine on a calf
Black line drawing of interlocking gears and cogs curling into swirling chain links on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Interlocking gears and cogs swirl design
Two stacked blue wave motifs with curled ends tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Double wave design on a forearm
Traditional outline tattoos of a sailing ship in an oval frame with roses and a ship's wheel, one on each thigh.
Twin sailing ship tattoos on thighs
Black and grey tattoo of two orcas meeting nose to nose to form a heart shape on the upper arm.
Two orcas forming a heart on an upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a winged dragon with a red eye, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Winged dragon tattoo design
Black ink tattoo of media player controls, including rewind, pause, play, fast forward and shuffle, running across the inside of a wrist.
Media player controls across a wrist
Close up of large red rose tattoos with green leaves and grey scrollwork across a hip and buttock, partly covered by pink underwear.
Red roses across a hip and buttock
Black and grey realism tattoo of two open roses with a rose bud and leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Black and grey roses on the ribs
Blue ink tattoo of a long-tailed bird and peony-style flowers running along a forearm, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.
Blue bird and flowers on an arm
Black line mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper back of a person with long hair, in fine line style, sitting below the neck.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Sketch-style tattoo of a woman's head and shoulders with swept-up hair on the inner forearm, shaded in grey and black with touches of red.
Vintage woman portrait sketch on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a blue hibiscus with green leaves, a blue butterfly and a diamond on the upper back and shoulder blade, with a grey ankh tattoo above.
Blue hibiscus and butterfly on a shoulder
Fine line black infinity symbol with the word Love in script on the top of a foot, near a silver anklet.
Infinity symbol with love script on foot
Black fine-line feather tattoo with script lettering beneath it on the side of a ribcage.
Feather with script lettering on the ribs
Close view of a hand resting palm down on white fabric, with a red dripping band tattoo wrapped around the middle joint of the ring finger.
Dripping red band on a ring finger
Red and black dotwork mandala with a central om symbol and a black unalome line running down the thigh, in a close photograph.
Om mandala with unalome on thigh
Pencil-style drawing of an owl with feathered detail, branches and ink splatter, on yellowed paper, as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Owl sketch with feathers and branches
Close photo of three small solid black stars tattooed on the top of a foot near the ankle, with pink toenail polish.
Three stars on the top of a foot
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a tent beside a row of pine trees with dotted stars above, on the arm near the elbow.
Tent and pine trees under stars
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a hot air balloon with a wicker basket on the forearm, with soft blue and yellow washes around it.
Watercolour hot air balloon on a forearm
Black flash design of a crown above large letters FOB, with a ribbon banner reading Save Rock and Roll and a small lightning bolt.
Crown over FOB lettering with banner
Black lace-patterned bird with blue wing and tail accents, perched on a branch on the inner forearm.
Lace-patterned bird on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of orange poppies and lavender sprigs with green leaves on the outer forearm, shown with the arm extended.
Poppies and lavender on a forearm
Close view of the back of a person's neck showing a small dotwork tattoo of six tiny coloured dots in a horizontal line at the nape.
Row of coloured dots on the neck
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with a smiley face centre on the stomach, framed by two hands forming a heart, with small peace and heart tattoos on the hands.
Sunflower tattoo on the stomach
Black linework flash sheet drawn on paper, showing a skull with a flower, a flowered heart, a bouquet, a hand and a rope banner reading forget me not, in traditional style.
Traditional flash sheet with skull, heart and flowers
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with black and grey tattoos covering both legs and a small tattoo at the back of the neck, walking on a grassy coastal dune.
Black and grey leg tattoos on a coastal walk

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