Tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic colour tattoo of a tipped-over pink nail polish bottle and brush over newsprint and watercolour splashes, on the forearm.
Nail polish bottle on a forearm
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, shown from five angles, featuring a banknote portrait, playing cards, stars and an 8 ball.
Full arm sleeve with banknote portrait and cards
Black and grey realism style bat tattoo with spread wings across a forearm and upper arm, the bat's head shaded near the elbow.
Large bat tattoo wrapping a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a skull with a daisy on the upper arm, an eye on the forearm and a cube pattern near the wrist.
Skull and daisy full sleeve with eye and cube pattern
Black and grey realistic swallow in flight tattooed on the outer forearm, with wings spread and tail feathers extended.
Swallow in flight on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a waving flag with white stars across the inner forearm.
Realistic waving flag on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a clock face, a man in a top hat, an East End London sign and a street lamp.
Victorian London street sleeve in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo on a forearm showing a full moon above a mountain lake framed by pine trees inside a diamond shape.
Moon over mountain lake on a forearm
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of autumn maple leaves in orange, red and yellow across the upper arm and forearm.
Autumn maple leaves full sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of praying hands with a rosary, a cross and two banners reading IN GODS and HANDS, on a forearm.
Praying hands and cross on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a misty pine forest wrapping around a forearm, with tall tree silhouettes rising towards the elbow.
Pine forest forearm tattoo
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, showing flying birds, clouds and a forest, shown from two angles.
Birds and forest full sleeve
Greyscale realism tattoo of a sequence of moon phases running down the inner forearm of a person in a red t-shirt.
Moon phases down a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of dark palm trees against an orange and red sunset over water, on a forearm.
Palm trees and sunset on a forearm
Realism tattoo on a forearm blending a black and grey city skyline with a face whose grinning mouth and shaded eye sit in the lower half.
City skyline and face on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall pine tree with layered branches running up the inside of a forearm.
Tall pine tree on the inner forearm
Black and grey realism forearm sleeve showing a pocket watch, a large realistic eye and clock numerals on the forearm.
Pocket watch and eye forearm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage sewing machine on the inner forearm, with a rose tattoo partly visible above it.
Sewing machine tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey Viking warrior tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm in a full sleeve, with a horned helmet, beard and round shield.
Viking warrior full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of two lily flowers with detailed stamens on the forearm, shown against a pale wooden deck.
Lily blossoms on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a yellow-green reptile eye with a slit pupil and scaly skin on the forearm.
Reptile eye and scales on a forearm
Realistic shaded tattoo of a film SLR camera with green leaves on the inside of a forearm, beside a real camera on a tripod.
Film camera with leaves on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a woman's eye, eyebrow and lips on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Watercolour eye and lips on a forearm
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves and a small outlined star on a woman's forearm, with a stem running up the arm.
Shaded rose and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a waving American flag with crosses on the forearm.
American flag and crosses on a forearm
Two stacked photos of matching crown tattoos on an arm, one reading her king and the other his Queen, both in grey shading with red accents.
Matching crown tattoos with script wording
Black and grey anatomical heart tattoo with shaded detail on the forearm near the wrist, in a greyscale photo.
Anatomical heart on the wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of mountain peaks and a tall pine tree across the outer forearm, shown against a dark background.
Mountain range and pine tree on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch and two roses with scrollwork on the forearm, with cursive script visible above.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf on the forearm near the elbow, with a realistic autumn forest and deer silhouettes filling the leaf in yellow, brown and red.
Maple leaf with forest scene on forearm
Two shaded black and grey feather tattoos on the forearms of two people resting on a wooden floor, one small and one larger, in a realistic style.
Two feather tattoos on forearms
Colour realism tattoo of a black and tan dog with large ears, orange maple leaves and a green wash background on the forearm.
Realistic black and tan dog with maple leaves
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with gears and Roman numerals on a forearm, with the name Greyson on the dial and 2015 below.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing Alice holding a DRINK ME bottle above a black and white checkerboard, with more tattoo work on the forearm of the other arm.
Alice and checkerboard sleeve on upper arm
Three-view photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded grey dragon head at the shoulder with red blossom branches and smoke down the arm, in a Japanese style.
Dragon and cherry blossom full sleeve
Two colour tattoos of blue tits perched on the inner wrists of a pair of hands with white nail polish, in a realistic style.
Two blue tit tattoos on wrists
Black and grey tattoo of three tall pine trees, shaded in soft stipple, on a forearm.
Three pine trees on a forearm
Black and grey skull tattoo with a peony flower on the inner forearm, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and peony on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a family silhouette walking a cobbled street above a pocket watch with Roman numerals, on a forearm.
Family silhouettes and pocket watch on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a sunflower with yellow petals, orange centre and green leaves, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sunflower tattoo on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of a red poppy with buds, green leaves and roots on a forearm, shown from the wrist side.
Poppy and buds on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a one hundred dollar bill with a grey portrait and green-tinted 100 numerals, shown on a forearm in three panels.
Hundred dollar bill tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a hand releasing falling grains above a pocket watch, on the inside of a forearm.
Realistic hand and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned religious figure, a veiled woman holding rosary beads, and a revolver on the chest.
Black and grey religious realism sleeve with revolver
Realistic black and grey portrait of a woman with curled hair blowing a pink bubble gum bubble, with pink watercolour splashes, on a forearm.
Woman blowing pink bubble gum on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of planets and dots running down the inner forearm, with a ringed planet like Saturn in the middle.
Solar system planets down a forearm
Two matching black and grey realism tattoos of a winged sphinx within a large circular wing motif, one on each forearm, shown with clenched fists.
Winged sphinx tattoos on both forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a full moon above a dark tree line, shaded in soft greys, on the forearm of a person wearing a rolled light blue sleeve.
Full moon over a forest on a forearm

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