Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo showing praying hands, a rosary, haloed figures, clouds and a scroll of text, shown from three angles on an upper arm and forearm.
Religious full sleeve with praying hands
Realistic colour tattoo of a figure with long dark hair and bowed head, with a cross shape behind, on the forearm of a person whose hand grips the wrist.
Realistic religious figure on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a long-haired cat with green eyes on the inner forearm, set against a red circle and teal wash.
Long-haired cat portrait on forearm
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull merged with a clock mechanism and Roman numerals across the back of a hand, with a coloured forearm sleeve above the wrist.
Skull and clock on the back of a hand
Realistic blue fish tattoo with shaded fins on the inner forearm, with a red top visible at the left edge of the photo.
Blue fish on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tall redwood tree with ferns and red berries forming a full sleeve from the upper arm down to the wrist.
Redwood tree sleeve on arm
Realistic coloured tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with visible gears, a red rose and two butterflies.
Pocket watch, rose and butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the inner forearm showing two eyes peering through a cracked stone opening, with a helmet-like shape at the lower edge.
Realistic eyes behind cracked stone on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an open pocket watch with a beaded chain above a red rose with green leaves on a forearm, with a black and grey version and a rose close-up beside it.
Pocket watch and red rose on forearm
Black script lettering across the ribs beside a black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch on the upper arm and forearm.
Script on ribs and pocket watch sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage rangefinder camera with the word Nikon on the lens housing, on the outer forearm.
Vintage rangefinder camera tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a winged classical statue and a sculpted figure with foliage, covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a forearm view alongside.
Black and grey classical sculpture sleeve
Realistic black and grey lion face tattoo with a full mane on a forearm, with a blurred lion picture behind it.
Realistic lion portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a crown, shown on the outer forearm.
Crowned lion on a forearm
Black and grey realistic pine tree tattoo with trailing roots running down the inner forearm.
Pine tree on a forearm
Three-panel photo of a realistic colour floral tattoo on a forearm, showing a pink gerbera, yellow daffodils and an orange-pink rose with soft watercolour washes.
Colour floral tattoo with daffodils and rose
Black and grey realism tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands tattoo on a forearm
Back view of a person with a large greyscale skull tattoo across the back, portrait tattoos down the thighs and a sleeve on the arm, wearing a purple thong.
Skull and portrait back and leg tattoos in greyscale
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with realistic eyes inside the toe pads, shown on a forearm.
Paw print with realistic eyes on the forearm
Realism-style colour tattoo of a stormtrooper helmet with red roses and cream feathers on a forearm, wrapped in clear plastic.
Stormtrooper helmet and roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping cherub with wings wrapped in a ribbon, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sleeping angel with wings on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes on the forearm, with a figure and a cross tattooed alongside it.
Realistic eye tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of tall pine trees and rocky ground across the outer forearm.
Pine forest on a forearm
Black and grey pine trees tattooed on a forearm, with the shading fading into the skin towards the wrist.
Pine forest fading down a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull wreathed in orange flames and smoke on a forearm, with a metal engine part below.
Flaming skull on a forearm
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with leaves on a forearm, photographed against a plastic-wrapped background.
Shaded rose on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye with long lashes and a shaded iris on a forearm.
Realistic eye tattoo on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a zipper opening on the inner forearm to reveal a hand gripping from beneath the skin.
Zipper revealing a hand on the forearm
Three-panel collage of black and grey tattoos: a tall pine tree on an upper arm, a detailed house with clouds on a forearm, and 'gone fishing' in script on a wrist.
Pine tree, house and 'gone fishing' script
Black and grey skull surrounded by roses on a forearm, shown from two angles side by side.
Skull and roses on a forearm
Three views of a realism forearm tattoo showing dark pine silhouettes, a pink-brown mountain peak and a single yellow autumn tree on the inner forearm.
Pine forest and mountain on a forearm
Black and grey realism forearm sleeve tattoo showing a classic car, banknotes, a pocket compass and a map, with small red accents on the forearm.
Realism forearm sleeve with car, cash and compass
Realistic tattoo of a sailboat on calm grey water under a soft pinkish sky, across a forearm.
Sailboat at sea on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face split into angled panels with a cigarette, on the inside of a forearm.
Fractured male portrait on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of Captain America's star-and-ring shield bursting through cracked skin on the outer forearm.
Captain America shield breaking through skin on a forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in black and grey shading with pink flowers, showing a ship wheel, waves and a 'of the Sea' banner on the upper arm and forearm.
Ship wheel sleeve with waves and script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face partly covered by a paisley bandana, holding a handgun with smoke curling up, on the forearm.
Bandana-masked portrait with handgun and smoke
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pair of angel wings on the inner wrist, with feathers shaded in soft grey tones.
Pair of angel wings on the inner wrist
Small realistic black and grey tiger head tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand and woven bracelet visible.
Tiger head on the inner wrist
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly covering her eyes, placed on the forearm.
Butterfly over a woman's face on forearm
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo on a forearm, with shaded acanthus-style swirls set against a solid black background.
Black and grey scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roulette wheel, ace of spades, dice and poker chips on the forearm, shown from three angles.
Roulette wheel, dice and ace of spades on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart hanging from strings held by a hand, on the forearm, in a detailed sketched style.
Marionette hand and heart on a forearm
Black and grey Botanical and Realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with sunflowers and hanging feathers on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and sunflowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a light bulb on a forearm, with a heart shaped heartbeat line drawn in the filament.
Light bulb with heartbeat filament on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a magnifying glass over an old map on the inner forearm.
Magnifying glass over a map on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo on a forearm showing torn skin revealing words such as courage, freedom, integrity and compassion.
Torn skin revealing virtue words on a forearm
Two crossed hands on a white background showing a realistic black and grey rose tattoo framed by ornate filigree on the inner wrist and forearm.
Grey rose wrist tattoo with filigree

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