Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship in rough seas under clouds, running down the side of the ribs.
Sailing ship on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of skull-winged butterflies with faded smaller butterflies across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Skull and butterfly tattoo on upper back
Colourful cartoon fish tattoo with a blue body and scale pattern on the ankle of a person sitting on a carpet.
Multicoloured fish tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey pencil flash sheet showing heart lettering designs, a globe with a ribbon banner, a lightning bolt, a shoe and heart, and a linework portrait with lightning bolt face makeup.
Lettering and heart flash sheet
Colour sunflower tattoo with soft orange and green wash on the side of the ribs, in a painterly botanical style.
Sunflower with watercolour wash on the ribs
Collage of an abstract ornamental tattoo across a hand, fingers and forearm, with black linework, purple shading and an eye motif.
Eye and swirl tattoo on hand and forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of three golden triangles above a red flower and teal leaves, outlined in purple.
Triforce and red flower on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a waving flag with stars, shaded in soft greys, on a person's forearm.
Waving flag with stars on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a layered flower centre and fern-like leaves on the inner forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Mandala flower tattoo on forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the inner forearm, above a dark leather wrist strap.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a whale tail above a man in profile with a moustache, with a bearded man in the waves.
Whale tail and face in the sea on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a mouse-ear silhouette with a small red heart inside one ear, on the ankle.
Mouse-ear silhouette with red heart on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting across the ribs, with cursive script reading I want adventure in the great wide somewhere.
Dandelion seeds and script quote on ribs
Close-up of a gold metallic floral and paisley-style ornamental design on the upper thigh of a seated woman in a red sweater and grey shorts.
Gold ornamental design on upper thigh
Fine line black key with a heart-shaped bow on the inner wrist of a hand held palm-down, with red nail varnish visible.
Heart-bowed key on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of an orange cartoon character with a long beak-like nose and a purple robe, outlined in black on a green glow, on the upper leg.
Cartoon character tattoo on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a paper aeroplane with a dashed trail looping behind it, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Paper aeroplane with dashed trail on upper back
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo in dotwork shading on the forearm, with henna-decorated hands resting beside it.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Black ink lettering tattoos on a forearm, including the words KEEP and GRL PWR and an arrow, with a woman wearing a white sun print t-shirt.
Word tattoos on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Wonder Woman emblem with yellow and red fills and a bold black outline, sitting on the side of the ribs below a red polka-dot garment.
Wonder Woman emblem on the ribs
Black outline lotus flower tattoo on the forearm in a fine line botanical style, with a short column of dots above and below it.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Woman seen from behind in a white lace open-back bodysuit, with a small black tattoo of a row of marks on her mid back.
Small black tattoo on the mid back
Black floral botanical design running from the ankle across the top of a foot, photographed beside a swimming pool.
Floral ankle and foot design in black
Black and grey outline tattoo of the cartoon mermaid Ariel and her fish friend Flounder on a forearm, with light shading.
Ariel and Flounder on a forearm
Black line drawing of a horned owl with spread wings holding a scroll banner with script lettering, shown as a traditional-style tattoo design on paper.
Owl with spread wings and script banner
Two bare feet with fine line black tattoos: a column of planets, one ringed like Saturn, on the left foot and a column of moon phases on the right foot.
Planets and moon phases on both feet
Realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and red lips, shaded in grey with colour accents, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull portrait on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a white skull with a red rose and green leaves on a stem, placed on the outer ankle of a leg.
Skull and red rose on an ankle
Black and grey photo of a forearm with fine script lettering reading a quote about playing a dangerous game, with three short marks below.
Script quote on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch among white dogwood flowers, with script lettering below.
Cardinal and dogwood tattoo
Small black fine line open book tattoo on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone, shown in a close crop above a red knit jumper.
Open book on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a ship's anchor wrapped in rope, shaded with a soft halo behind it, on an upper arm.
Shaded anchor with rope on an upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style sun tattoo in yellow, purple and turquoise with swirling ornament on the calf.
Watercolour sun on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of two pink roses, a rosebud and green leaves across a shoulder, with soft watercolour-style wash behind the flowers.
Pink roses and bud on shoulder
Large black and grey realism tattoo across a person's back showing a bearded winged figure with a staff above a crouching horned figure, with lettering across the top.
Winged figure and kneeling demon on a back
Fine line black tattoo of a wing rising from a treble clef style swirl on the side of the ribs, with light shading along the feathers.
Winged treble clef on the ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey skull fused with a metal engine part with gold trim and blue accents, on an arm.
Skull and engine part on an arm
Colour tattoo of Belle in a yellow gown and the Beast in a green coat beside an enchanted rose under a glass dome, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Belle and the Beast on an upper arm
Teal awareness ribbon tattoo with shaded grey angel wings spread either side, on the upper back.
Teal awareness ribbon with angel wings
Close photo of a purple handwritten lettering tattoo reading Thunder Only Happens When It's Raining across the lower back above blue jeans.
Handwritten quote tattoo on lower back
Pencil drawing of a skull framed by pink orchids on cream paper, a botanical design suited to a tattoo.
Skull with pink orchids
Overhead view of a woman in a bath of milky water and flowers, showing a small black circular design tattoo on her upper back between the shoulder blades.
Circular back tattoo in a flower-filled bath
Coloured flash sheet showing a blue TARDIS with a rose, a Dalek with an EXTERMINATE banner, a grey weeping angel and a sonic screwdriver, drawn with bold outlines.
TARDIS, Dalek and weeping angel flash sheet
Black script word Sorella woven through an infinity symbol tattoo on skin near the ankle.
Infinity symbol with Sorella script on ankle
Black and grey realistic cherry blossom tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman wearing a dark vest top.
Cherry blossom sleeve on upper arm
Black and white line drawing of two olive branches with hatched leaves and olives, crossing at the centre, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Crossed olive branches design
Traditional style tattoo of a swallow perched on a steaming teacup and saucer, with bold black outlines and orange and yellow shading, on a limb.
Swallow perched on a teacup
Black ink lettering in a stylised non-Latin script on a forearm, photographed against a warm, golden background.
Stylised script lettering on a forearm

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