Tattoo ideas

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Two thigh tattoos on a seated person: pink roses in colour on the left thigh and a black and grey castle with a creature and rose on the right thigh.
Roses and castle tattoos on two thighs
Black script lettering runs down the outer back of a woman's leg from thigh to ankle, shown from behind in denim shorts.
Script quotation down the back of a leg
Colour tattoo of two owls with large eyes on the outer thigh, set against loose watercolour-style splashes of teal, orange and pink.
Two owls with watercolour splashes on a thigh
Close crop of a woman in a studded black corset bodysuit showing a large black and grey linework tattoo on her thigh and a small red tattoo near her wrist.
Thigh tattoo and studded corset top
Mixed colour tattoo on a thigh showing an eagle in flight above black mountains and pine trees, set against a pink and orange mandala sunset.
Mountain landscape and eagle on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of two red boxing gloves hanging from a bow, with the words "You've got more fight left in you", on the outer thigh.
Boxing gloves with quote on thigh
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo on the thigh, with dense blackwork and dotwork patterns across its head, ears and trunk.
Mandala elephant on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a fox-like creature with galaxy dots and eye motifs on the thigh.
Watercolour fox and galaxy on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by purple roses, pearls and dark curling hair, placed on the outer thigh.
Woman's portrait with purple roses on a thigh
Full colour leg sleeve tattoo of Dragon Ball Z characters, including Goku, Vegeta and Cell, shown from four angles on the thigh and calf.
Dragon Ball Z characters leg sleeve
Traditional style tattoo of a shaded brown owl perched on a branch with red flowers and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Owl and red flowers on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a music staff with notes and a bow, worn as a garter-style band around the upper thigh.
Music staff garter tattoo on a thigh
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a purple nebula, a cratered planet and two dark silhouetted figures walking across a grey surface.
Nebula, planet and silhouetted figures on a thigh
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg tattoos
Black and grey realism roses with leaves and a script quote tattooed on the outer thigh.
Black and grey roses with quote on thigh
Two black ink thigh tattoos on a woman in denim shorts: a ship's wheel with script reading Be the one to guide me, and an anchor with script reading but never hold me down.
Ship's wheel and anchor thigh tattoos
Two matching black dotwork tattoos of a cartoon tooth with a grumpy face, one on each person's thigh.
Matching cartoon tooth tattoos on two thighs
Black fine line script reading Wanderlust with two small stars on the upper thigh, with a patterned bikini and beach sand in the background.
Wanderlust script with stars on a thigh
Black mandala-style tattoos cover the back of a hand, the forearm and the outer thigh of a person in a brown skirt.
Mandala tattoos on hand, forearm and thigh
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a front-facing elephant with bamboo stalks behind it, on the outer thigh.
Realistic elephant with bamboo on a thigh
Two thighs: a colour budgie with roses inside an ornate black frame on the left thigh, and a black and grey sketch of a cat with glasses reading on the right thigh.
Budgie in a frame and a bespectacled cat on thighs
Traditional coloured floral leg sleeve with red roses, leaves and fern fronds running down a bare leg, with a mug held in the hand beside it.
Floral leg sleeve with red roses
Large colourful elephant head tattoo on a thigh, painted in orange, purple and red with teal tusks and loose paint splashes.
Watercolour elephant on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a purple thistle with green leaves and stems on a leg, in a bold outlined botanical style.
Purple thistle on a leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant with peacock feathers, hibiscus flowers and a mandala pattern on the outer thigh.
Elephant with peacock feathers on a thigh
Sketch-style tattoo of a sloth clutching a branch, with red, orange and blue washes, on the thigh.
Sloth with watercolour washes on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a matryoshka nesting doll with a peony on the outer thigh, photographed in black and white.
Matryoshka doll with peony on thigh
Colour tattoo of a doe's head rising from pink roses and green leaves, placed on the thigh.
Doe and roses on a thigh
Colour and black-and-grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh, showing a snake coiled around a circle of poppies, black-eyed susans, a carnation and mushrooms.
Snake and wildflowers in a circle on a thigh
Colour tattoos of two cartoon women in ornate gold frames, one with glasses and a green jacket, one with a black bob and red jacket, on the upper thighs.
Two cartoon portraits in gold frames on thighs
Black and grey realism style portrait tattoo with roses and script on the outer thigh of a woman in black bikini bottoms.
Portrait and roses on a thigh
Full body Japanese style tattoo across a torso, arms and thighs, showing a scowling figure with a blade among red flames and a tiger on the arm.
Full body Japanese tattoo with a fierce figure
Traditional style tattoo of a teal five-petalled flower with orange-brown leaves on the outer thigh, with part of a coloured eye tattoo visible above.
Teal flower with orange leaves on thigh
Black and grey bicycle tattoos with compass points and a line of small serif lettering, shown on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black top.
Two bicycles and lettering on the thighs
Black linework tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha within a circular mandala border, in fine line style, on the upper leg.
Ganesha within a mandala on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouched figure with large butterfly wings on the outer thigh.
Winged figure tattoo on a thigh
Woman lying on a white bed showing a black and grey mandala and a red rose with feather detail tattooed on her thigh and hip, in a Geometric and Botanical style.
Mandala, rose and feather tattoos on thigh and hip
Colour cartoon tattoos of three chibi musicians with guitars and a microphone, with lettering, on the outer thigh.
Three cartoon musicians with lettering on a thigh
Black ink ornamental swirl tattoo with a small blue shell motif on a person's hip and thigh, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental swirl tattoo on hip and thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on skin showing Slimer, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and a grey Zuul dog, with the red no-ghost logo and a yellow and black ghost trap below.
Ghostbusters characters and logo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose made from rolled banknotes with script banners above and below, on the outer thigh.
Rose of banknotes with script banners on a thigh
Fine black script lettering tattooed along the outer thigh of a person lying on a white bed in a red top.
Script tattoo on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style compass rose tattoo on a thigh, with passport-style stamps naming Europe, America, Asia, Oceania and Africa.
Compass rose with continent stamps on a thigh
Two traditional-style tattoos on a woman's thighs, an ornate hand mirror with pink flowers on the left and a dagger with a red heart and butterfly on the right.
Mirror and dagger thigh tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and curling vines running up the thigh of a seated person.
Floral vine tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of an octopus with its tentacles wrapped around an anchor, placed on the outer thigh.
Octopus wrapped around an anchor on a thigh
Thigh tattoo of a witch seated on a crescent moon beside moon phases, with green accents, dangling beads and small diamond shapes.
Witch on a crescent moon on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a black coffin with a cross, a scythe and two flowers, with a banner reading Kill the hate within me, on a thigh.
Coffin, scythe and cross on a thigh

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