Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo on an arm of a cartoon dog lying on a jack-o'-lantern beneath a bird in a witch's hat flying a broomstick past a full moon, with a bat and stars.
Halloween night scene on an arm
Colour tattoo of a blackberry bramble with purple berries, green leaves and thorny stems on an upper arm, in a botanical illustration style.
Blackberry bramble on an upper arm
Four views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a fantasy castle, a hooded figure, a female elf warrior and skulls from shoulder to wrist.
Fantasy castle and warrior full sleeve
Black and white photo of a raised hand and forearm with a geometric mandala tattoo, with further ornamental tattoos on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a dark hand with a red eye, orange flames, a tower and a banner reading In the Eye of the Beholder, on an upper arm.
Hand and eye with flames on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of two red hearts with orange banners reading MOM and DAD in blue lettering, on the upper arm.
Mom and Dad hearts with banners on an arm
Close view of a white tie-front blouse and denim shorts, with a small fine line crescent tattoo on the outer upper arm near the elbow.
Small crescent tattoo on upper arm
Two arms with rainbow heart tattoos: an outlined heart with an unfilled centre on the upper arm, and a solid rainbow-striped heart on the forearm.
Matching rainbow heart tattoos on arms
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch, a sailing ship in rough sea with a tentacle, and a dotwork mandala.
Pocket watch, ship and mandala sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl, compass and rose with the script words Not all who wander are lost, on the upper arm.
Owl, compass and rose on an upper arm
Small black botanical tattoo of a flower with a stem and feathery leaves on the upper arm, with a rolled linen sleeve above it.
Small yarrow-style flower on an upper arm
Two-panel photo of a black and grey tribal upper arm tattoo with a shaded circle, shown before and after a solid black cover-up with a dotwork fade at the lower arm.
Tribal and dotwork upper arm cover-up
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind, with fine script lettering across the upper back and a small mark on the upper arm.
Fine script lettering across upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a dense bouquet of flowers and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Floral bouquet tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Traditional-style tattoo of the goddess Kali with a third eye and protruding tongue, wearing a skull necklace, on the upper arm.
Kali goddess with skull necklace on an arm
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a bird and circular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Polynesian-style bird tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala and floral tattoo covering the upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder and lace-like linework below the elbow.
Mandala and floral upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an ornate key with a cross-shaped bow on an upper arm, set against shaded smoke-like clouds.
Realistic key tattoo on upper arm
Three flat cloud shapes in white, blue and grey on the upper arm of a person wearing a checked shirt.
Three cloud shapes on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a lotus mandala above and sunflowers at the sides, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Elephant and lotus mandala on upper arm
Black and grey stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm, drawn with fine hatched linework and stippled shading in a vintage engraving style.
Stegosaurus tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a light bulb with a brain and filament inside, on the upper arm.
Light bulb with a brain inside
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a spark plug, piston and engine parts with molecule diagrams and lightning, across an upper arm, shoulder and chest.
Spark plug and piston engine tattoo on shoulder and chest
Black script tattoo of the quote Si vis pacem, para bellum on the inner upper arm, with the arm flexed and a hand with red nails pointing at it.
Latin and English quote on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a figure in a polka dot dress with a bouquet of dahlia-like flowers for a head, on the upper arm.
Flower-headed dancer on an upper arm
Japanese style tattoo of a samurai oni mask in a helmet, with cherry blossoms and a golden dragon, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai oni and dragon on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink flowers, green leaves and a fern across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two photos.
Pink flowers and fern on a shoulder
Vibrant watercolour-style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight above purple flowers, placed on the upper arm.
Watercolour hummingbird and flowers on an arm
Colour tattoo of a suited figure with folded arms standing on a plinth beside a large dollar sign, on a man's upper arm.
Suited figure and dollar sign on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a barn owl within overlapping geometric shapes and dots on the upper arm, with a paper stencil of the same design held beside it.
Barn owl in geometric frame on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a half sun above three wavy horizontal lines on the upper arm, shown against a black sleeve.
Small sunset line tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo inside a hatched diamond shape on an upper arm.
Traditional rose within a hatched diamond
Realistic colour tattoo of a crocodile with open jaws emerging from water and reeds across the upper arm.
Crocodile emerging from reeds on an arm
Colour tattoo of an open book with loose watercolour-style splashes of teal, pink, purple and yellow on the upper arm.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Colour realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a glowing keyhole opening onto a spiral galaxy, with comets, floating rocks and gears.
Keyhole galaxy sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with interlaced knotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross with knotwork on upper arm
Full sleeve Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey and red with red flames, shown on the upper arm and forearm of a shirtless man.
Dragon sleeve with red flames
Colour realism tattoo of a character with a smeared red mouth and long dark hair, set against blurred lights, on the upper arm.
Realistic character portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a hooded grim reaper, a winged woman, hourglasses and a skeletal hand, with clouds and a ship on the upper arm.
Grim reaper and winged woman across a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of lotus flowers and swirling bold lines across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork lotus swirl on a shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with fine line petals and shaded centre on the outer upper arm, near the elbow.
Sunflower tattoo on upper arm
Photo of a realistic red rose and butterfly design on an upper arm, shown beside a sheet of similar 3D-style designs.
Red roses and butterflies on an upper arm
Geometric bear tattoo made of grey, black and blue triangular facets, shown on the upper arm of a person in a white sleeve.
Geometric bear on upper arm
Black and grey photo of an upper arm with a small outlined heart containing script, a geometric knot emblem, daisies and a hand design nearby.
Heart, knot and daisies on an upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of a shaded grey feather wrapped in a teal awareness ribbon, with the script words Your battle is my battle sister beneath it.
Feather and teal ribbon with script on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow, showing a shaded eye and nose within a circle and diamond with a diagonal black line.
Geometric circle and face fragment on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of a gnarled tree with twisting roots and branches, shaded in grey with pink-tipped leaves.
Gnarled tree on upper arm
Black and grey sleeve tattoo with swirling ornamental forms on the arm of a shirtless man leaning over a wooden pew, head bowed.
Black and grey sleeve tattoo in a church

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