Tattoo ideas

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

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Pen drawing of a tattoo design sheet with a green-inked snake entwined in ivy, a shaded grey snake and a small botanical sprig, shown on textured paper.
Snake, ivy and leaf sprig design sheet
Fine line black tattoo of a small curved twig with tiny sprigs on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Curved twig on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink flowers with dark outlines and teal splashes, with a black script letter A in the centre, on the lower leg.
Pink flowers with a script letter A on the leg
Colour botanical tattoo of two orange California poppies and a sprig of lavender tied with green leaves in a bouquet on the thigh, with a partial moth below.
Poppies and lavender bouquet on a thigh
Black and grey floral tattoo of a rose with buds and leaves on the inner forearm, beside a thin gold cuff bracelet.
Small floral tattoo on an inner forearm
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with an ornamental base on white paper, with a thumb visible at the left edge.
Lotus flower line drawing on paper
Back view of a woman on a beach with a small white hibiscus tattoo on her shoulder and a black armband tattoo on her upper arm.
Hibiscus and armband tattoos on a back and shoulder
Small black fine line botanical tattoo of a lavender sprig with leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Lavender sprig on the ribs
Small red rose with green leaves and a thin stem tattooed behind a woman's ear, shaded in a soft painterly botanical style.
Red rose behind the ear
Colour tattoo of pink lotus flowers, a bud, two blue dragonflies and a green frog among reeds and lily pads, in a botanical style on a leg.
Lotus, dragonflies and frog on a leg
Woman in a black camisole with a black-line bouquet of roses tattoo on her upper arm and a green rose tattoo on her forearm.
Rose bouquet and green rose on arms
Black ink line drawing of a bare-branched tree with leaves whose trunk forms a double helix and whose roots spread at the base, shown as a tattoo design.
Tree growing as a DNA double helix
Colour realism tattoo of a fox with feathered wings among green leaves and branches, running across a person's back and ribs.
Winged fox among branches across back
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with dangling pearl strands and dark leaves across the outer thigh.
Black and grey roses with pearls on a thigh
Fine line black script tattoo reading still i rise, with a shaded flower and leaves at the end of a thin stem, on a patch of skin.
Still I rise script with a flower
Colour tattoo of pink and yellow flowers with a small red bud and black linework on the forearm, in a loose watercolour style.
Watercolour flowers and bud on a forearm
Black and white photo of three small fine line trees, a conifer, a leafy tree and a bare branched tree, tattooed in a row on a forearm.
Three small trees on a forearm
Purple roses with black lace and hanging dotted detail tattooed on a person's shoulder, shown across three photos.
Purple rose and lace shoulder tattoo
A black botanical vine band with curling scrolls, leaves and grey dots on a beige background, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black vine scroll band design
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a songbird perched on a thin branch among peach camellia flowers and leaves, in a soft realistic style.
Bird and camellia branch on a forearm
Black and grey realistic rose cluster with leaves and buds on the forearm of a person reaching out with one hand, against a pale yellow background.
Black and grey rose cluster on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow, overlapping triangles, a circle and a rose stacked vertically on the inner upper arm.
Arrow, circle and rose on upper arm
Traditional style flower tattoo with a white and grey centre, grey petals, orange accents and dark leaves, shown on a forearm.
Grey flower and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, buds and leaves climbing up the inner forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Botanical flowers and leaves on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink peony, orange roses and blue flowers in a painterly style, sitting on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a white lace top.
Painterly floral bouquet on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of an interlaced lotus flower on grey paper, with a row of dots above and a spiral below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Interlaced lotus design with dots and spiral
Black and grey calla lily tattoo with soft, shaded petals and a long stem, running along the inner forearm.
Calla lily on a forearm
Pencil and red pencil sketch of a barn owl with outstretched wings surrounded by leaves and petals, in a botanical style, drawn on paper.
Barn owl with red botanical leaves
Black and white photo of a fine line lotus tattoo with dotted tips centred on a woman's upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of an anatomical heart with sprigs of small flowers growing from its vessels, placed on the side of the ribs.
Anatomical heart with flowers on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo on a back shoulder area showing a solid black cat sitting on a crescent moon filled with Celtic knotwork, with swirling vines, leaves and flower buds.
Black cat on a Celtic moon with vines
Black line drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha framed by an ornate mandala and resting on a lotus, a flash design suited to a larger back or chest piece.
Ganesha with mandala and lotus design
Black fine line tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with silhouetted figures, framed by three roses and leaves, on the outer thigh of a person in shorts.
Clock and roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree whose trunk becomes an anatomical heart, sitting on a forearm.
Tree and anatomical heart on a forearm
Black and grey fine line roses with leaves and buds across a person's shoulder and collarbone.
Rose cluster on the shoulder and collarbone
Black and grey tattoo of shaded roses, leaves and musical notes on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white photograph.
Roses and music staff on the side ribs
Small fine line lotus tattoo with a dotted line above it on the base of a finger, on a hand with pink nails.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of a bare tree with spreading branches on the inside of a wrist, next to a woven beaded bracelet.
Small bare tree on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, a bud and leaves within a dotted diamond outline, on the inner upper arm.
Black and grey flowers in a dotted diamond on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of two songbirds, a red birdhouse and pink blossom wrapping around an upper arm.
Birds and a red birdhouse with blossom on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with shaded leaves running up the inside of a forearm, shown in two close-up photographs.
Leafy sprig tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an anatomical heart with leaves, a lotus-like flower and green accents on the inner forearm, in a traditional engraved style.
Anatomical heart with leaves on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a small pink rose hanging from a thin grey stem with two leaves, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Drooping rose on a forearm
Black and grey lotus flower with fine mandala detailing and dotted lines above and below, on the upper back of a woman with a short brown bob.
Lotus flower on upper back
Black dotwork pear tattoo with a bold outline and swirling dot patterns inside, on the inner forearm.
Dotwork pear on a forearm
Small circular chest tattoo of grey stippled mountains with a moon above and a wreath of green leaves and pink flowers, in dotwork and botanical style.
Mountain range in a botanical circle on the chest
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress, with lotus flowers, blossoms, a sun and musical notes around her.
Woman in ornate headdress and lotus flowers across a back
Black line drawing of a layered dahlia flower with hatched shading on a white background, a botanical flash design with no placement shown.
Dahlia flower line drawing

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