Tattoo ideas

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

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Illustration of a hovering hummingbird in teal and green, with a dotted body and a body filled with fern and leaf shapes, drawn in a botanical style.
Hummingbird with fern and leaf fill
Black fine line tattoo of a bare tree with exposed roots on the inner forearm, shown against denim and a brick wall.
Bare tree with roots on a forearm
Back tattoo in black and grey shading, showing a large skull surrounded by outlined roses and swirling clouds, in a Japanese-influenced style, across the upper and mid back.
Back piece with skull and roses in black and grey
Close-up of a pink and red shaded geometric faceted bloom tattoo on an upper arm, with a thin black line running down from it.
Faceted bloom with a single stem on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork roses and an anatomical heart tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roses and anatomical heart on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line lotus flower inside overlapping geometric circles, with arrows and dots, tattooed centrally on a person's upper back.
Lotus and geometric circles on upper back
Black script reading 'If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever', framed by two calla lilies with soft colour and flourishes, tattooed on the upper back.
Calla lilies and script quote on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of three red lotus flowers with yellow centres on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Three lotus flowers on a upper back
Blue-grey botanical mandala tattoo of a large flower with scrolled leaves, sitting on the wrist of a person wearing a white top.
Blue-grey floral mandala on a wrist
Black and grey shaded daisy tattoo on the upper arm, with a partly visible Roman numeral tattoo above it.
Shaded daisy on upper arm
Black outline elephant tattoo with blue, purple and green patterned body and raised trunk holding a leafy sprig, on the side of the ribs.
Patterned elephant with raised trunk on ribs
Watercolour dandelion tattoo with rainbow splashes and black script lettering along the side of the ribs.
Watercolour dandelion on the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three blossoms and leaves on a forearm, shaded with soft grey washes.
Grey floral cluster on the inner forearm
Colour realism tattoo on a person's upper back showing a green frog on a lily pad, white lotus flowers, a blue butterfly and script lettering below.
Frog, lotus and butterfly on a back
Black linework botanical tattoo of a peony with a bud and leaves on the upper thigh.
Peony and bud on an upper thigh
Shaded red rose with green leaves and black swirling vine linework on the lower abdomen, beside a navel piercing.
Red rose with black vines on the abdomen
Colour tattoo of a perched kestrel with pink peonies and peach poppies on a person's upper back and shoulder, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Kestrel and peonies across a shoulder blade
Black and grey realistic orchids with cursive script lettering covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic orchids and script on an upper arm
Colourful botanical tattoo of red, orange and pink flowers with green leaves on the inside of a wrist.
Red and orange flowers on a wrist
Watercolour-style rose tattoo with black linework and green leaves on the thigh, set within a pink and purple wash.
Watercolour rose on a thigh
Upper back of a person with a botanical grapevine tattoo in fine line linework, with purple grapes and green watercolour leaves across the shoulder blades.
Grapevine across upper back and shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cuckoo clock with a deer head, maple leaves and birds, covering the upper arm.
Cuckoo clock with deer and maple leaves on upper arm
Black silhouette of a small bird with a plus sign and a pansy flower in outline, shown as a botanical flash design on a cream background.
Bird and pansy flash design
Small colour tattoo of an open black outlined heart with a yellow and orange sunflower overlapping its lower left edge, on the inner wrist.
Sunflower and heart on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a sunflower-style mandala with a crescent moon at its centre, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Sunflower mandala with crescent moon
Black linework maple leaf with dotwork shading and green and yellow watercolour leaves on the forearm.
Maple leaf with watercolour leaves on a forearm
Small green monstera leaf tattoo on the top of a foot, just below a tan leather sandal strap, in a botanical style.
Monstera leaf tattoo on the foot
Woman seen from behind holding a barbell, with a black and grey winged emblem and script on her lower back, and a pink flower and scrollwork on her upper arms.
Back and arm tattoos during a barbell lift
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of cats among peony and leaf linework across a thigh, shown beside a line drawing of the same design.
Cats and peonies on a thigh
Realistic purple and peach lily tattoo with grey shading, black swirls and stars across a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Purple lily and stars on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of plumeria flowers, leaves and lace-like motifs running along a forearm.
Plumeria and lace design on a forearm
Close-up of a colourful botanical tattoo with leaves and flowers on a forearm, worn beside a gold beaded bracelet and gold bar cuff.
Colourful leaf tattoo on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a purple lavender sprig with green stems and leaves on the outer lower leg, shown in a close photograph.
Lavender sprig on a lower leg
Close view of a fine line botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig on the forearm of a person whose arm is extended against a pale grey background.
Fine line foliage sprig on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two red roses with dark leaves and a music staff with notes wrapping across a person's side ribs, shown in a close photograph.
Red roses and music staff on the ribs
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with a grey botanical tattoo of flowers and stems running down the side of the spine.
Botanical sprig tattoo down a back
Colour tattoo of a branching forget-me-not sprig with blue flowers and green leaves, outlined in black, on the thigh.
Forget-me-not sprig on the leg
Close photo of a dark blue botanical vine with leaves and scrolls across the back of a hand, wrist and onto the middle finger, with dark nail polish.
Leafy vine design across back of hand
Close-up of a woman's torso showing a small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the side of the ribs, above a light blue skirt.
Lotus outline tattoo on the side ribs
Coloured drawing of a green man face formed from leaves in green and blue tones, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Green man face made of leaves
Black and grey gerbera daisy tattoo with shaded petals and a dotted centre, placed on the upper thigh.
Gerbera daisy on the upper thigh
Colour tattoo of a deer head with antlers, pink flowers and a green leaf wreath in a fine line style on the lower leg.
Deer head with flower crown and leaf wreath on a calf
Black ink botanical tattoo of poppies and leaves on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
Poppy bouquet on a upper back
Green shamrock and black vine tattoo with curling swirls running down the side of the ribs.
Shamrock vine with swirls on the ribs
Black and grey ornate floral tattoo with stippled shading covering a person's upper back, from the nape of the neck to between the shoulder blades.
Ornate floral tattoo across upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue eye set within an orange rose on a calf, with part of another tattoo visible at the right edge.
Eye within an orange rose on a calf
Black and grey floral swirl tattoo with script lettering on a person's hip and side ribs, with a star on the upper thigh.
Floral swirls and script on hip and ribs
Black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's left arm and a fine line mandala tattoo on her upper back, photographed outdoors on a beach.
Rose sleeve and mandala on a beach

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