Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of stacked teacups with pink flowers and a purple fan on an arm, with grey shaded flowers below.
Stacked teacups and flowers on an arm
Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo of roses, a large flower and daffodil-like blooms with leaves, covering an arm from the upper arm to the wrist.
Black and grey floral sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a brown yarn ball pierced by two knitting needles on the upper arm.
Yarn ball and knitting needles on upper arm
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a roaring bear above a watercolour landscape with a small black bear silhouette below.
Roaring bear watercolour arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork mandala and geometric full sleeve tattoo covering a person's arm from the upper arm to the wrist.
Mandala and geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a Jack Skellington style face, a spiral-eyed figure, a skull and a jack-o'-lantern.
Halloween character full sleeve in black and grey
Colour Japanese koi fish tattoo with white wave swirls and a white lotus bloom, wrapping the shoulder and upper arm.
Koi fish and lotus on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a full-back Japanese style tattoo of a dragon and waves, extending over the upper arms and thighs.
Full back and leg Japanese dragon tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of torn sheet music with musical notes and a time signature wrapping around the upper arm.
Torn sheet music on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with a NOT YOU banner, yellow daisies and black arrows on the upper arm, against a daisy-print top.
Heart with banner and daisies on an upper arm
A woman in a white bralette and grey underwear shows a black and grey realism-style spread eagle tattoo across her lower abdomen and portrait-style tattoos on both arms.
Spread eagle wings on abdomen with arm sleeves
Back view of a black and grey heartbeat line tattoo with an outlined heart across the upper back and shoulders, with lettering on both upper arms.
Heartbeat line and heart across upper back
Back view of a man in a black Lucky 13 t-shirt showing a traditional-style rose and anchor tattoo on his right forearm and cobweb tattoos on his left arm.
Rose, anchor and cobweb arm tattoos, back view
Red flower tattoo on an upper arm, shown in a two-panel photo of a person in purple leggings with yellow emblems on the knees.
Red flower tattoo on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of three arrows with feathers and dots on the upper arm.
Watercolour arrows on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a peony, a honeybee and a faceted gem on an upper arm.
Peony, bee and gem on an upper arm
Solid black swan silhouette with purple watercolour-style splashes beneath it, tattooed on the upper arm near the elbow.
Black swan with purple splashes on upper arm
Colour photo of a realistic sunflower tattoo on the upper arm, with yellow petals, a brown seed head and green shading behind the bloom.
Realistic sunflower on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large flowers and scrolling foliage across the shoulder and upper arm of a woman in a white vest top.
Black and grey flowers and scrollwork on upper arm
Black and white photo of a full sleeve blackwork tattoo of mandala-style ornament and fern-like leaves covering the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork mandala sleeve on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small dot cluster on the upper arm and a tiny arrow on the forearm, shown on a person in a white t-shirt.
Small dot cluster and arrow on an arm
Black line tattoo of an anatomical heart with contour-line detail, placed on the upper arm of a person in a black top.
Anatomical heart on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of Jack Skellington and his ghost dog Zero on the upper arm, with a snowflake above.
Jack Skellington and Zero on upper arm
Back view of a person with hands on their shoulders showing a skull on one hand, small star and heart tattoos on the fingers, and neck and upper arm tattoos.
Hands and fingers with traditional tattoos
Arm with a colourful traditional-style sleeve of a rabbit and an animal design on the forearm and upper arm, worn with a white camisole and belt.
Colour animal sleeve on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a roaring tiger and a green snake with a red disc and flames, on the upper arm.
Roaring tiger and snake on upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird in flight and a skull, with German text, across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Poppies, bird and skull full sleeve
Black and white photo of a person's arm covered in parallel wavy black lines across the upper arm and forearm, with a city street behind.
Parallel wavy lines on an upper arm and forearm
Black ink quote tattoo in a gothic-style serif on the inner upper arm, reading I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.
Poem quote along the inner upper arm
Shirtless man in a cowboy hat and distressed white jeans with black and grey tattoos on his shoulder, upper arm and chest.
Black and grey tattoos on a shirtless man in a cowboy hat
Dotwork saguaro cactus tattoo with orange, pink and teal geometric bands on the upper arm.
Saguaro cactus with geometric bands on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue steel armour plate with a Celtic triquetra knot and scale mail, set within torn skin and flames on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Armour plate and flames on an upper arm sleeve
Colour botanical tattoo of roses, peonies and sweet peas spilling across the upper arm and shoulder, with a lace top visible beside it.
Vintage botanical flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing an armoured warrior, a skull, a spiked mace, a chain and a sword.
Armoured warrior sleeve with skull and sword
Black line drawing of a flexed arm with a heart-and-arrow tattoo reading MOM on the upper arm, on a plain grey background.
Heart with arrow and MOM on a drawn arm
Realism style colour tattoo of a waving American flag across the shoulder and upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Realistic waving American flag on shoulder
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a lion with a dreadlocked mane and small coloured beads on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic lion with dreadlock mane on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf above a skull with feathers and beads, covering the upper arm.
Wolf and skull on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of two orcas meeting nose to nose to form a heart shape on the upper arm.
Two orcas forming a heart on an upper arm
Black and grey realism-style tattoo of an eagle with spread wings and long trailing tail feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey eagle on upper arm
Black and grey horned figure tattoo on a woman's abdomen, with further tattoos visible on her upper arm and forearm, photographed from below the neck.
Horned figure tattoo on the abdomen
A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.
Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm
Black compass rose tattoo with brush-like shading on the upper back shoulder, with a small script word on the upper arm below it.
Compass rose tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small sprig of tiny flowers on the inner upper arm, with a dotwork mandala tattoo visible lower down the arm.
Small flowering sprig on the inner upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a glass bottle holding a small red heart, with red and yellow flowers, dark green leaves and part of a swallow, on an upper arm.
Bottle with heart and flowers on an arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm showing Los Angeles street signs, palm trees and city buildings, from the upper arm to the forearm.
Los Angeles street signs and palm trees sleeve
Fine line tattoo of a Pantone colour swatch with a small label on the upper arm, with a partly visible coloured flower tattoo on the thigh.
Pantone swatch tattoo on an upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers, framed by red flowers and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Crossed fingers and flowers on upper arm

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