Tattoo ideas

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

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Japanese style tattoo of a black cat with swirling motifs and pink and purple shading, running down the back of a calf.
Black cat with swirl motifs on a calf
Fine line black ink crescent moon on one ankle and small sun on the other ankle, with dark jeans and white bedding behind.
Crescent moon and sun on both ankles
Realistic colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on the calf, with green and blue head and body, pink wings and a blue and purple tail.
Hummingbird in flight on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of wings above two crossed blades across the upper back, with script lettering on each side of the spine.
Winged blades and script on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with numerals, hands and visible gears on the back of a hand.
Pocket watch tattoo on the back of a hand
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a compass in an ornate case among clouds, with a parchment map, sailing ships and a red wax seal, mostly in black and grey.
Compass and sailing ships on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a lamp post beside pine trees under a yellow moon, with a reclining figure at the base, on upper body skin.
Lamp post and pine trees at night
Colour tattoo of an inverted triangle with a bold black outline, filled with a blue and purple galaxy and white stars, on the inner forearm.
Galaxy-filled triangle on a forearm
A person seen from behind on a sandy beach, with a red sunburst on the shoulder and a row of moon phases and a seated Buddha figure across the upper back.
Sunburst, moon phases and Buddha on upper back
Flash design of a black skeleton cat holding up a blue butterfly, beside a red and gold rose and green leaves, in a traditional style.
Skeleton cat with rose and butterfly
Flash design of a horned helmeted skull with two purple roses and a cream banner with lettering, in neo-traditional style with speckled shading.
Horned helmet skull with roses and banner
Fine line black ink tattoo of two hands holding a cat's cradle string, with the words NO DAMN CAT above and NO DAMN CRADLE below, on the outer thigh.
Cat's cradle hands with lettering on a thigh
Black ink stag head with antlers above a fine-lined triangle design on the back of a hand, in a geometric blackwork style.
Stag and triangles on the back of a hand
Realistic brown and black owl head tattoo with a large detailed eye on the inner forearm, held by a gloved hand.
Owl head on a forearm
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with leaves on the upper thigh of a person lying on a bed, with white roses in lavender-grey hair beside it.
Black and grey rose on a thigh
Small solid black semicolon tattoo behind a person's ear, shown from the side with a cartilage piercing and brown hair.
Semicolon tattoo behind the ear
Close photograph of the phrase avada kedavra in purple lettering tattooed along the side of a finger, which is pointing against a white fabric background.
Avada Kedavra lettering on a finger
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a metal zip running down the spine of a bare back, with shaded skin visible through the open teeth.
Open zip tattoo down a bare back
Black tribal-style design of a large star with swirling ornamental linework, framed by four corner motifs on a white background.
Tribal star with corner ornaments
Colourful neo-trad style tattoo of pink poppies, yellow songbirds and green leaves on a calf, shown on both legs.
Poppies and songbirds on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo across a back and shoulder, showing torn skin that reveals an old orange map beneath, with a blue compass rose at the centre.
Torn skin revealing a compass and old map
A colourful galaxy-style tattoo of a ringed planet with purple, pink and blue shading on the inner forearm of a person seated in a tattoo chair.
Galaxy ringed planet on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a shaded cross with a rose bud and leaves at its base, in a neo-traditional style, shown without a body placement.
Cross and rose design
Side view of a torso with a large colour tattoo of orange roses, green leaves and buds on the ribs and hip, shaded in teal and purple.
Orange roses across the ribs and hip
Close-up of a dark ornamental paisley scroll tattoo with a dotted edge behind a person's ear, placed on the neck.
Paisley scroll tattoo behind the ear
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a cartoon lion cub surrounded by pink blossom, green leaves and a dotted border, drawn on white paper.
Cartoon lion cub with pink blossom
Realistic colour tattoo of a man in a dark brimmed hat with a red band, on the lower leg.
Realism portrait of a man in a hat on the calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a dahlia, a rose and leaves running up a forearm, with soft shading.
Black and grey flowers on a forearm
Black and grey outline tattoo of a fish symbol pierced by a nail, on the ankle and heel of a foot.
Fish symbol with nail on an ankle
Colour realism tattoo of Van Gogh's Starry Night, with swirling blue and green sky, yellow stars and a dark cypress tree, on a shoulder and upper back.
Starry Night reproduction across shoulder and back
Fine line tattoo of two hands, one reaching down from above and one palm up below, on the upper arm.
Two outlined hands reaching on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sunset over sea framed by palm fronds with three birds, on a forearm.
Sunset and palm leaves on a forearm
Black line drawing of the words HIS, grace and IS SUFFICIENT in a mix of block capitals and flowing script, with horizontal rules, shown as a lettering design with no body placement.
His grace is sufficient lettering design
Flat vector arrow design with the words follow your arrow in script along the shaft, purple and black fletching and an arrowhead, on a white background.
Arrow with follow your arrow script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose formed from banknotes, with the words ONE and C.R.E.A.M. visible, on the upper arm.
Rose made of banknotes on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings on the centre of a torso, with hands resting on the sides of the chest.
Owl with spread wings on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pine forest shading up the forearm, with a smartwatch worn on the wrist.
Pine forest landscape on a forearm
Black and grey realistic spider tattoo on skin, shaded to look three-dimensional, with its legs spread across the frame.
Realistic black and grey spider tattoo
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a sitting cat in loose outline on the upper arm.
Sitting cat outline on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a heart entwined with an infinity symbol on the inner wrist, shown beside a hand wearing a wire ring.
Heart and infinity symbol on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a sitting fox built from straight geometric facets, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Geometric fox line drawing
Black blackwork tattoo of an ornate elephant filled with mandala patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Mandala elephant on the thigh
Purple lotus flower with grey ripples in shaded water, tattooed on the upper arm in a botanical style.
Purple lotus on upper arm
Black and grey pen-hatched antlers with three pink roses clustered at their base, drawn on a plain white background in a botanical illustration style.
Antlers with pink roses
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart with engraved hatching, dotwork shading and a triangle pattern on the lower leg.
Anatomical heart with triangle pattern on a calf
Back view of a woman in an olive green open-back romper, showing a black script tattoo running vertically down her spine.
Vertical script tattoo down the back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a lion head with a flowing orange, yellow and blue mane on a calf, against a red brick wall.
Colourful lion head on a calf
Small solid black treble clef tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a fine line style, with the hand resting in a jeans pocket.
Treble clef on the forearm

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