Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a raven in profile above a woman's face with dark lips, with a splash effect across the eyes.
Raven and woman's face on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of three blue birds perched on a branch with pink and red blossoms, across the forearm.
Three blue birds on a blossom branch
Two black and grey realism tattoos: an open pocket compass on a forearm, and an anatomical heart beneath a light bulb with radiating lines.
Compass and anatomical heart with light bulb
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a pine branch with two cones on the inner forearm, shown in a close-up and a smaller photo above.
Pine branch with cones on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with a chain and two roses with leaves, running along a forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket compass with a compass rose and needle on the inner forearm.
Compass tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an Egyptian pharaoh with a striped nemes headdress and wings on a forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Pharaoh portrait and wings on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a man with wide eyes, an open mouth and a goatee, shown on the forearm in Realism style.
Realistic colour portrait of a man on forearm
Two arms show black and grey full sleeve tattoos with a samurai warrior and skull on the left arm and ravens, swords and a skull on the right, both covering the upper arm and forearm.
Samurai and skull full sleeves
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm showing roses, a skull, a bird and leaves, with the upper arm and forearm visible.
Black and grey rose and skull arm sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a cat's head with green eyes and blue, purple and orange fur, beside a cherry blossom branch on a forearm.
Calico cat portrait with cherry blossom
Black and grey realism tattoo of a misty pine forest on the inner forearm, fading into dotwork stipple at the lower edge.
Pine forest sleeve on a forearm
Realism sleeve tattoo on a man's forearm and upper arm showing a ship, a sunset sky, a cross-topped building and a hooded figure in colour and grey.
Realism sleeve with ship, cross and hooded figure
Forearm tattoo of a woman's face with realistic eyes and lips, a hand near her mouth, black brushstroke streaks and red and ochre drips, shown in three side-by-side views.
Realistic face portrait with brushstrokes on forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a snarling wolf head, a woman's face, a shaded rose and a howling wolf under a moon at the top.
Wolf, woman and rose sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey realistic rose with dotwork and fine line mandala patterns across the forearm and wrist.
Realistic rose with mandala linework on forearm
Colour tattoo of an orange and blue butterfly with black veins over teal watercolour splashes and red petals on a forearm.
Butterfly over watercolour splashes and petals
Realistic shaded bumblebee tattoo in yellow, orange and grey on the inner forearm, with translucent wings spread out.
Bumblebee tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a lion, a roaring gorilla and a tiger above a rose, a cross and a pagoda.
Lion, gorilla and tiger black and grey sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose and an open pocket watch with Roman numerals on the forearm.
Rose and pocket watch on a forearm
Realistic brown snake tattoo being worked on a forearm, with the artist's gloved hands and tattoo machine visible.
Realistic snake tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a woman holding a camera to her face, with a shaded rose tattoo sleeve on her upper arm and forearm.
Rose sleeve on a woman holding a camera
Realistic colour tattoo of a DeLorean car with flames behind it, on the outer forearm of a person in a grey hoodie.
DeLorean car on a forearm
Shaded blue and grey wave tattoo with white spray on the inner forearm, against a blurred wooden background.
Blue wave tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a moustached man in a high collar, a crow and full moon above his head, and a Victorian house among trees below.
Man's portrait with crow, moon and house on forearm
Collage of six photographs of floral tattoos on shoulders and arms, including a stag head with flowers, poppies, blue blooms and black and grey chrysanthemums.
Floral tattoos on shoulders and arms
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a butterfly above a filigree heart locket on a forearm, with a beaded chain running down the skin.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on an arm
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoos on both arms of a shirtless man, showing Star Wars characters including a stormtrooper, Han Solo and R2-D2 against a galaxy background.
Star Wars full sleeve tattoo on both arms
Four views of a colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, in a painted realism style, showing a castle, a moon mask, and two video game characters.
Zelda-themed full sleeve with castle and moon
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl perched on a human skull with leaves below, on a man's forearm.
Owl and skull on a forearm
Realistic biomechanical tattoo on a forearm, showing torn skin peeling back to reveal grey metal mechanical parts with rivets and pistons.
Biomechanical forearm tattoo with torn skin
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a framed, Polaroid-style drawing of a house with a fence, with flourished script lettering below it.
Framed house drawing and script on a forearm
Fine script tattoo arranged in a heart shape reading mom, i love you to the moon and back, with a small red ladybug, on a forearm.
Ladybug and heart quote on a forearm
Realism style tattoo of four coloured planets stacked down the inner forearm against a teal and red nebula with small stars.
Planets and nebula on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a black and white cat with grasses behind it, shown in two photos of the same forearm.
Black and white cat portrait on a forearm
Realistic camera tattoo with orange, blue and purple watercolour splashes, placed on the forearm.
Camera with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Realistic green eye tattoo with peeling skin edges and handwritten black script below it, on the inside of a forearm, in a realism style.
Realistic green eye with script on forearm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with open wings on the inner forearm, shaded to look three-dimensional against a dark background.
Monarch butterfly on an inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face with wide eyes and an open mouth, on the inner forearm, beside a photo of the real cat.
Realism tabby cat portrait on a forearm
Realism-style lion head in black and grey shading, with a small gold pentagon on its brow, set inside a black triangle outline on the forearm.
Lion head and triangle on a forearm
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's face with orange, black and white fur on a forearm, with a printed tiger reference photo behind it.
Realistic tiger head on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face-painted portrait with a raven above and feathers, shown on the forearm from three angles.
Face-painted portrait with raven on arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, wings and a banner reading 15-04-2017, on the forearm.
Pocket watch with wings and date banner
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with a thorny stem and green leaf on a forearm, set against a teal watercolour wash.
Red rose with thorns on a forearm
Blackwork-style pine trees shaded from dark to pale blue across a man's forearm, running down towards the wrist.
Pine forest fading down a forearm
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of two dog tags on a chain across a forearm, with lettering stamped on the tags.
Dog tags with chain on a forearm
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with shaded petals and leaves on the forearm of a person wearing denim shorts and a gold watch.
Realistic rose on a forearm
Three views of a realistic colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing red roses, chains and a jumping spider.
Red roses, chain and jumping spider full sleeve

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