Tattoo ideas

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

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Black line tattoo of a sunflower on the inner forearm of a light-skinned arm, with the hand hanging below and gold nail polish.
Sunflower outline on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of five rose clusters with leaves inside a rectangular frame, on the inner forearm.
Rose clusters in a rectangular frame on a forearm
Black and grey daisy cluster tattoo in dotwork style running down the back of the neck.
Daisy cluster on the back of the neck
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with flowers growing from its crown, shaded with dotwork, on a forearm.
Skull with flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the state of Texas filled with bluebonnets, red paintbrush and a yellow rose, placed on the side of the ribs.
Texas outline filled with wildflowers on ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a forearm, with a shaded rose and three lace-patterned leaves running towards the wrist.
Rose and lace leaves on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a wren perched on a branch with green leaves and pink blossoms, on a person's back.
Wren on a blossom branch with pink flowers
Small fine line tattoo of a grey spotted fawn beside a pink peony and red flowers with green stems, on the upper back.
Fawn and peony on the upper back
Black and grey anatomical heart tattoo framed by flowers and leaves on the calf, drawn in a dotwork and engraving style.
Anatomical heart with flowers on a calf
Black and grey pencil drawing of an open rose with a side bud and serrated leaves, a botanical design suited to a tattoo.
Open rose with serrated leaves
Two matching black fine line tattoos on the wrists, one showing drifting dandelion seeds and the other a dandelion with birds flying from it, with a soft red wash behind.
Matching dandelion and bird wrist tattoos
Colour realism rose with black lace mandala patterns and red gems on a forearm, with dotwork diamonds near the wrist.
Realistic rose and lace forearm tattoo
Black line drawing of two leafy branches curving up from crossed stems at the base, with small dots above, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Crossed leafy branches in a V shape
Small black botanical tattoo of a flower with a stem and feathery leaves on the upper arm, with a rolled linen sleeve above it.
Small yarrow-style flower on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of pink roses, carnations and green leaves spanning the upper back and shoulder blade area.
Realistic roses and blooms on the upper back
Fine line colour tattoo of a curled ginger cat with green leaves, blue and purple flowers and a small bird, placed on the ankle.
Sleeping ginger cat with flowers on ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a dense bouquet of flowers and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three photographs.
Floral bouquet tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three tulips on a stem with two leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Fine line tulips on the ribs
Grey stippled bat with spread wings above a cluster of red, pink and yellow flowers and green leaves, drawn as a botanical tattoo design on cream paper.
Bat with red and pink flowers
Black line drawing of the words GET AWAY FROM ME, with each letter set on a thin stem with small leaves, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Get away from me lettering on stems
Digital floral design with magenta flowers, black and grey swirling tendrils and open circles on a white background, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Magenta flowers with black and grey tendrils
Black and grey dotwork mandala and floral tattoo covering the upper arm, with a rose at the shoulder and lace-like linework below the elbow.
Mandala and floral upper arm sleeve
Close view of a forearm with a botanical tattoo of burgundy and mauve blooms and buds on slender stems, held beside white chrysanthemums.
Burgundy flower sprig on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a lotus mandala above and sunflowers at the sides, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Elephant and lotus mandala on upper arm
Realistic coloured tattoo of a purple iris with orange centre and green leaves and stem, placed on the centre of the upper chest.
Purple iris on the chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a figure in a polka dot dress with a bouquet of dahlia-like flowers for a head, on the upper arm.
Flower-headed dancer on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink flowers, green leaves and a fern across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, shown in two photos.
Pink flowers and fern on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical sunflower tattoo with a dotted centre and outlined petals, placed on the back of a neck.
Sunflower tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a profile head filled with roses and flowers, with a striped tie beneath, on the inner forearm.
Floral profile on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a rose with a bud and black leaves, shaded in yellow ochre, on the forearm.
Traditional rose with bud on a forearm
Back tattoo of pink cherry blossoms with black shading running down the spine, interspersed with black characters, in a Japanese style on the upper and mid back.
Cherry blossom and characters down the back
Black silhouette flash design of a butterfly resting beside a five-petalled flower and leaves, with swirling stems, shown on a white background.
Butterfly and flower design
Red poppy tattoo in a neo-traditional style with bold black outlines and a yellow centre, on the outer arm.
Red poppy on an arm
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo inside a hatched diamond shape on an upper arm.
Traditional rose within a hatched diamond
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a blue shaded rose with leaves and dotted chain drapes beneath it, drawn on paper beside pens and a pencil.
Blue rose with dotted drape design
Soft pink and grey cherry blossom flowers and branches tattooed across the outer thigh of a woman in a black bra sitting on a bed.
Cherry blossom tattoo on a thigh
Close-up of a small realistic red rose tattoo with green leaves and stem on the neck, just behind a person's ear.
Red rose behind the ear
Close-up of a blue botanical tattoo of five-petal blossoms and scattered petals on the side of a neck, behind the ear.
Blue blossom flowers on the side of the neck
Watercolour-style red flower tattoo with a teal wash and a long thin black stem running down the inner forearm.
Red flower with teal stem on forearm
Black linework botanical tattoo of lilies, a chrysanthemum, a daisy and a carnation with swirling stems across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Lily, chrysanthemum and daisy flowers on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of lotus flowers and swirling bold lines across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork lotus swirl on a shoulder and upper arm
Realistic red hibiscus flower with black and red swirling scrollwork tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red hibiscus with black scrollwork on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork sunflower tattoo with leaves, placed on the chest below the bust, with a white shirt lifted to the side.
Sunflower tattoo on the chest
Bold black lotus flower design with dot accents on a white background, drawn as a botanical tattoo stencil with no body placement shown.
Solid black lotus flower design
Lettering tattoo on an upper back reading "Can we create something beautiful and destroy it?" with red roses and stems in a botanical style.
Quote script and red roses on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of the cartoon character Lumpy Space Princess with a star crown, a gold banner reading LUMP OFF and pink roses, on the thigh.
Lumpy Space Princess and roses on a thigh
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with fine line petals and shaded centre on the outer upper arm, near the elbow.
Sunflower tattoo on upper arm
Black and teal botanical paisley tattoo running from the calf down over the ankle and onto the top of the foot, shown against burgundy satin.
Floral paisley tattoo on a lower leg

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