Tattoo ideas

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Two tattoos on the lower legs, a grey and red snake on the left calf and a pink floral design on the right ankle, in a traditional and fine-line mix.
Snake and rose tattoos on lower legs
Traditional-style flash drawing of a snarling wolf head with a red eye above a shaded red and grey rose, on a white background.
Wolf head and rose flash design
Traditional style anchor tattoo with red flowers and a rope wrapped around the shank, placed on the ankle.
Anchor with flowers and rope on an ankle
Traditional colour tattoo of an upside-down pole dancer in heels above a red rose with green leaves, on a thigh.
Pole dancer and rose on a thigh
Black linework flash of a scorpion whose curled tail ends in a rose with leaves and thorns, drawn on a plain pink background.
Scorpion with a rose tail in black linework
Colour tattoo of a mouse in a red circus uniform and star-topped hat, holding a cane and balancing on a red ball, on the upper arm.
Circus mouse balancing on a ball
Black and grey elephant tattoo with an ornate patterned body and raised trunk, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant on the ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose with scrollwork above a skull on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass rose and skull on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a steaming teacup with a rose and leaves in a traditional style with dotwork shading, on a lower leg.
Teacup, rose and leaves on a calf
Black line drawing of a snarling wolf head in traditional style, with banners reading THIS WORLD OWES YOU NOTHING.
Snarling wolf head with banner
Traditional style tattoo of a sleeping orange fox curled above blue flowers and dark leaves on a limb.
Sleeping fox with flowers
Traditional-style flash design of three orange carrots with green tops, wrapped in two banners reading REAL FOOD HAS MUD and NOT BLOOD, with no body placement shown.
Three carrots with banner design
Traditional style colour tattoo of an orange peach with green leaves, a branch and a PEACHY banner, with red flowers, on the upper arm.
Peach with PEACHY banner on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship, rose, ship's wheel and anchor across an upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship, rose and anchor on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of clouds, a red sun and a banner reading NOTHING BUT THE RAIN, shown across two panels.
Nothing but the rain banner with clouds and sun
Colour tattoo of the Pisces zodiac symbol with a blue-green fish and a red and blue fish on an upper arm, in a traditional style.
Pisces symbol and two fish on upper arm
Two hands with traditional style tattoos on the backs and fingers, showing a crowned Jesus figure on one hand and a SERVANT HEART banner on the other, with letters across the fingers.
Traditional hand tattoos with Jesus and lettering
Black and grey flash design of a lighthouse, crescent moons, flowers and a ribbon banner reading We found love in the dark, in a traditional style.
Lighthouse and ribbon banner flash design
Colour tattoo of a chickadee perched on a branch with pink blossoms, shown on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Chickadee on a blossom branch on the upper arm
Traditional style black and grey tattoo of a witch in a pointed hat, with a tornado, tree and farmhouse shown within her face, on a forearm.
Witch with tornado and farmhouse on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a red and grey Chi Rho symbol within a black laurel wreath, with alpha and omega letters below, on a lower leg.
Chi Rho and laurel wreath on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, framed by red roses, on a forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Traditional-style flash design of a yin yang symbol, with the black side filled with red and yellow flames and the white side with blue water splashes, shown without any body placement.
Yin yang with fire and water
Two solid black swallow tattoos in a traditional style on the inner wrist and forearm, one above the other, with a silver chain bracelet worn beside them.
Two swallows on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo on an arm of a tarot card numbered III, showing three daggers piercing a red heart with drops of blood, in black linework and red and grey shading.
Tarot card with three daggers and a bleeding heart
Black and grey pencil drawing of a sacred heart wrapped in a rosary, with a banner across the top, a cross and leaves below, in a traditional tattoo design style.
Sacred heart with rosary and cross drawing
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-curled woman kissing a skeleton in a suit, framed by scrolls and a heart keyhole, on a limb.
Kissing skeleton couple in a scrolled frame
Two matching traditional eye tattoos in black, grey, red and orange on the tops of a pair of bare feet with painted toenails.
Matching traditional eye tattoos on both feet
Black line drawing of a teapot with a five-petal flower, sunburst lines and leaves, shown as a traditional style flash design on torn paper.
Teapot and flower flash design
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a horned figure in a long cloak with a raven on its shoulder, framed in a circle on the thigh.
Horned figure and raven on a thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with pink blossoms and a beaded chain, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cardinal and blossom on upper arm
Pink shaded tattoo of interlocking letters in a bold outlined style, sitting on the forearm near the wrist.
Pink interlocking monogram on a forearm
Two matching heart-shaped tattoos of mountains and pine trees, one in colour and one in black and grey, on the upper arms of two people sitting close together.
Matching heart landscape tattoos on two arms
Colour traditional tattoo of an ornate key with scrollwork and a peach flower with green leaves, on the forearm.
Ornate key and flower on a forearm
Colour traditional butterfly tattoo with red, teal, orange and brown wings and bold black outlines, shown on an arm.
Traditional butterfly on an arm
Black and grey flash sheet of ten ornate heart designs with scrollwork and dotted borders, including a rose, an eye and a moth.
Ornate heart flash sheet
Traditional style flash design of a pin-up woman with black bob hair, a red rose tucked behind her ear and red flowers on a black collar.
Pin-up woman with rose in hair flash
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey ghost in a witch hat holding a glowing orange jack-o'-lantern, with small sparkles, on the calf.
Ghost in a witch hat holding a pumpkin on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with blue waves and Roman numerals on the upper arm.
Anchor and waves on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of three playing aces and two dice behind a ribbon reading Life's A Gamble, on a limb, with grey shading and small red accents.
Playing cards and dice with Life's A Gamble banner
Colour traditional style tattoo of a matryoshka doll with a yellow rose on the upper arm, with a partial tattoo visible at the top right.
Matryoshka doll and yellow rose on upper arm
Traditional flash drawing of a dagger with a red rose at its base, with green leaves, small pink flowers and a red star on the hilt.
Dagger and rose flash design
Black line drawing of a traditional-style flash design showing a crown above a heart with a dagger, a banner reading CRAFTY, stars and swirls, with no body placement shown.
Crown and heart banner flash design
Black and grey flash sheet of Addams Family themed designs, including a kissing couple in a heart, a young woman's face, a candelabra, a vintage car and a spider web.
Addams Family flash sheet in black and grey
Black linework alphabet sheet of ornate lettering in a traditional style, with numerals and symbols, shown as a tattoo lettering design.
Ornate tattoo lettering alphabet sheet
Black and white compass rose tattoo design with N, E, S and W labels and distressed linework, shown on a plain white background.
Compass rose design
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a banner reading HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, with a red and yellow sunburst, a heart and mountains with pine trees.
Home is where the heart is banner on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with red lips and cheek, framed by roses and a crescent moon, on the outer thigh.
Traditional woman portrait and roses on thigh

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