Tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork and traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a stormy wave and sailing ship inside a patterned teacup, with a rain cloud above.
Teacup with a storm at sea on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a palm tree, setting sun, sea and a pink flower with green leaves, on the inside of a forearm, with another tattoo of a woman's face above it.
Palm tree and sunset on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a split face, with a golden-haired woman on one side and a green-skinned horned woman on the other, a dragon head above and a pink rose below.
Split face portrait with dragon and rose on forearm
Colour tattoo of a gold pocket watch with Roman numerals and pink lilies with green leaves on the inner forearm, in a traditional style.
Pocket watch and pink lilies on a forearm
Black and grey rooster tattoo with stippled shading on the forearm, with other tattoos of foliage and holly visible around it.
Rooster tattoo on the forearm
Heavily tattooed forearms crossed over a white t-shirt, with a Japanese-style koi fish and red flowers on one forearm and a traditional skull and crossbones on the upper arm.
Koi fish and skull tattoos on crossed arms
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a saluting pin-up woman in a red Mountie-style uniform and wide-brimmed hat, set against a maple leaf on the forearm.
Pin-up Mountie saluting on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue owl with black wings perched on a dark oval with stars, on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Blue owl perched on a starry oval
Traditional tattoo of a swallow above a compass with chain links and orange and purple flowers on a forearm.
Swallow, compass and flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of hot air balloons among orange clouds with a postage stamp at the wrist, in a neo-traditional style on the forearm.
Hot air balloons and clouds on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a BB-8 style droid in orange and grey with teal flowers, on the forearm.
BB-8 droid with teal flowers on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a robed figure making a peace sign beside a red devil giving the middle finger, both riding skateboards, on a forearm.
Peace-sign Jesus and devil on skateboards
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a red and grey anchor wrapped in banners reading Hold Fast, 604 and In Christ, with blue roses.
Traditional anchor and roses on a forearm
Rear view of a person on a skateboard with a large traditional-style mushroom and skull tattoo on the back, script across the shoulders, and panda and figure tattoos on the calves.
Back, arm and leg tattoos on a skateboarder
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red flower, yellow bud, green leaves and a blue banner reading LET THINGS HAPPEN.
Red flower and banner on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a dragon curled around a twenty-sided die, with a spiral tail and smaller dice, on the inner forearm.
Dragon and dice on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a tomahawk forming a cross, with a wood-grain handle, lettering on the blade and a feather with teal beads, on a forearm.
Tomahawk cross with feather on a forearm
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a horned goat-like creature with a fish tail curling into an S shape, shaded on the inner forearm.
Horned goat-fish creature on forearm
Close view of a hand wearing silver rings and a red wooden watch, with a partly covered traditional-style tattoo of red and green leaves on the inner forearm.
Partly visible tattoo on a wrist with a wooden watch
Collage of owl tattoos in fine line, traditional and realism styles on backs, arms, ankles and chests.
Owl tattoos in a varied collage
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a three-masted sailing ship above a grey sperm whale rising from teal sea, with birds and clouds.
Sailing ship and whale on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Mickey Mouse's head with a multicoloured puzzle piece pattern on the ears and face, sitting on a forearm in a bold, traditional style.
Mickey Mouse with puzzle pieces on a forearm
Traditional style owl tattoo perched on a pocket watch on a forearm, with a red rose beside it.
Owl perched on a pocket watch
Traditional style forearm tattoo of an eye inside a grey cloud above an umbrella and red raindrops, with the words IS THAT TEARS OR IS IT RAIN.
Eye in a cloud with umbrella and raindrops
Traditional style tattoo of a pocket watch with a chain, a red poppy and an eye in a triangle on the watch face, on a forearm.
Pocket watch and poppy on a forearm
Traditional-style black and grey tattoo of an anglerfish perched on a stack of books on the inner forearm, with a few touches of colour.
Anglerfish on stacked books on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing two swallows, red roses, leaves and a heart with a banner reading ARNE.
Swallows, roses and heart on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a shaded grey skull framed by red roses and green leaves on the forearm, with another red rose near the wrist.
Skull and red roses on a forearm
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with small flowers on each of two wrists, photographed palms turned toward the viewer.
Matching swallow and flower wrist tattoos
Traditional style tattoo on the inner forearm showing mountains, birds, a red flower and leaves, with the words home is where the heart is.
Mountain scene with quote on forearm
Colourful traditional-style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a woman's profile, an owl, roses, a teal vase and an umbrella on a purple background.
Full sleeve with owl and woman profile
Traditional style tattoo of a green and black snake with red markings coiled around red roses and green leaves on a forearm.
Snake coiled around roses on a forearm
Two colour tattoos: a traditional-style heart with a lipstick and two diamonds on an arm, and a peony and daisy band across the stomach.
Lipstick heart and floral belly band tattoos
Forearm covered in a bold, colourful traditional-style tattoo with a silver iPod nano worn on the wrist and a finger tapping its screen.
Colourful traditional sleeve with an iPod on the wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship against a red sunset inside a rope border, with a flower below, on a forearm.
Sailing ship and flower on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of an orange, green and yellow striped snake coiling around a cream skull on the forearm.
Striped snake coiled around a skull on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a campsite in a circular frame, with a campfire, tent, stump, mountains and framing trees under an orange sunset, on the forearm.
Campfire and tent in a sunset landscape
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grinning skull wearing a tan cowboy hat and striped green and yellow bandana, on the inner forearm.
Skull in cowboy hat on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a globe, a grey VOYAGE banner, two pink and orange roses and green leaves.
Globe, roses and VOYAGE banner on a forearm
Two traditional style colour tattoos side by side on forearms, a sun with a face on the left and a crescent moon with a face on the right, both with dotted chains and a gem below.
Sun and moon tattoos on matching forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat head in profile with pink inner ears and black leaves, on the forearm.
Black cat head with leaves on forearm
Colour tattoo of a snow-capped mountain above a lake inside a circular badge with orange leaves and coordinate text, on the forearm.
Mountain and lake badge with coordinates
Traditional style tattoo of two clasped hands inside a red scalloped heart, with orange and teal flowers, on a forearm.
Clasped hands in a heart with flowers
Black and grey tattoo of a lighthouse with a beam of light above crashing waves and clouds, shaded across the inner forearm.
Lighthouse and storm waves on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cupcake with bat, bone, skull and crescent moon motifs on the inner forearm.
Halloween cupcake on a forearm
Three photographs of pocket watch tattoos on forearms: a realistic black and grey watch with a bee, a traditional watch with a red rose, and a coloured watch with a cracked dial.
Pocket watch tattoos on forearms, three examples
Colour tattoo of a pink origami crane with a black and orange lotus on the inner forearm, with traditional-style tattoos visible above it.
Pink origami crane and lotus on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a steaming teacup and saucer with a tea bag and yellow flowers, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Teacup and saucer on a wrist

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