Tattoo ideas

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Black fine line palm tree tattoo with soft shading on the upper arm of a woman wearing a grey crop top and Calvin Klein waistband.
Palm tree tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a seated Buddha above a lotus base on an upper arm, shown in a close view and a wider view.
Seated Buddha on a lotus
Back view of a man in a black beanie with two solid black armband tattoos on his upper arms, each with a small cross left in pale skin.
Cross armband tattoos on upper arms
Close-up of a Japanese style tattoo on a back and upper arm, showing a red and yellow serpent with a dark scaled head and orange eye among black and grey waves.
Japanese serpent and waves across back and arm
Black and grey neo-trad style tattoo on an upper arm showing a castle under a moon inside a globe, with a triangle and circle symbol and shaded leaves below.
Castle in a globe with leaves on upper arm
Black and white photo of a dotwork tattoo of a scattered star cluster on the inner upper arm of a woman whose face is turned away.
Dotwork star cluster on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue cat in profile inside a black-edged diamond, with the words Expecto Patronum below it, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Blue cat in a diamond with Expecto Patronum lettering
Small black fine line tattoo of a rose hanging from a thin stem with leaves, sitting on the inner upper arm.
Rose sprig on upper arm
Botanical neo-traditional tattoo of cream hellebore flowers, holly, dark berries and pine sprigs in a bouquet on an upper arm.
Hellebore and holly bouquet on upper arm
Black banded tattoo on the upper arm of a man in a white t-shirt, standing beside a man in a grey top on a city pavement.
Dark banded tattoo on upper arm, street style
Colour tattoo of a red and yellow Volkswagen campervan with a VW roundel on the front, shown on the upper arm in a neo-traditional style.
Orange and red campervan on an arm
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a roaring tiger with clouds and flowers across a person's chest and shoulder.
Roaring tiger tattoo on chest and shoulder
Realism tattoo of a shaded human skull in brown and grey tones across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic skull on upper arm
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo on an upper arm, showing a figure with a fringed hairstyle, clasped hands and a pendant necklace.
Greyscale portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and linework floral mandala tattoo running down a person's upper arm, with a white tank top and black scarf in view.
Black and grey floral mandala on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a green tent among pine trees under a starry sky, with the words Home is where your heart is arched above and below it, in a traditional style.
Tent and pine trees with lettering on an upper arm
Black serif lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading we all have scars and we all have stories, in a lettering style.
Quote tattoo reading we all have scars
Bold black tribal tattoo with a red and grey Celtic knot circle on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal and Celtic knot upper arm tattoo
Small geometric tattoo of three filled triangles in orange, pink and grey-blue on the upper arm of a person wearing a purple top.
Three small coloured triangles on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a round green door with an orange brick surround, a red rose and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Round green door and rose on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with pink blossoms on the upper arm, in a traditional Japanese style.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on upper arm
Three upper arms show matching ochre and black armband tattoos with classical figures and palmette borders, in a vase-painting style.
Greek vase-style armband on three upper arms
Close photo of a solid red dripping band tattoo around the upper arm of a woman in a grey t-shirt.
Solid red dripping band on upper arm
Black fine line botanical vine tattoo with leaves and flowers across a woman's upper back, shoulder and upper arm, shown from behind in a warm sepia photo.
Floral vine tattoo across a back and arm
Woman with a dark bob seated on a railing, showing a colour rose tattoo with black shading on her upper arm in a botanical style.
Red rose tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, featuring a large rose, ornamental scrollwork and playing cards.
Black and grey rose sleeve on arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a laughing Buddha with raised arms and a beaded necklace on the upper arm.
Laughing Buddha on the upper arm
Back of a woman in a blue halter dress, with a gold and silver metallic mandala temporary tattoo between the shoulder blades, a silver ornamental drop along the spine, and a white patterned band on
Gold mandala and spine drop on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a twin-lens reflex camera with surrounding gears and small cameras, on an upper arm.
Twin-lens reflex camera on the upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a traditional-style back tattoo of a pink rose, a dagger and a red and purple panther among roses, plus colourful arm sleeves.
Rose and panther back tattoo with sleeves
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with orange wings and black outlines on the upper arm above the elbow.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows on the upper arm, next to a rolled up grey t-shirt sleeve.
Crossed arrows on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a man in a hat holding an umbrella while balancing on a vertical line of umbrellas, placed on the back of the upper arm near the shoulder.
Man balancing on umbrellas on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a grim reaper with a scythe, an hourglass filled with coins and cherubs, covering the upper arm.
Grim reaper and hourglass on an upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a cat face with pointed ears and simple eyes, on the inner upper arm.
Simple cat face on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gerbera daisy with hanging feathers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Gerbera and feathers on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm of a sailor in a cap embracing a woman in white, set inside a ship's wheel with a red circle behind them.
Sailor and nurse kiss inside a ship's wheel
Black typewriter-style lettering reading 'My thoughts were so loud I couldn't hear my mouth' on an upper arm, in black and grey.
Quote tattoo on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey and white owl with orange eyes perched on a brown birdhouse, with a teal circle behind it, on an upper arm.
Owl on a birdhouse on the upper arm
Colourful dotwork tattoo of a house lifted by balloons under a moon, set in an oval landscape on the upper arm.
Balloon house in an oval on an upper arm
Back view of a woman with colourful traditional tattoos of a snake and flowers across her back and arms, and a black and grey dotwork mandala on her neck.
Back, arm and neck tattoos with snake and mandala
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a feather on the inner upper arm, with a small outlined triangle beside it.
Shaded feather and triangle on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a full moon with stippled craters and shading, on the upper arm.
Full moon on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with green, yellow-green, pink and orange wings and black outlines, on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark top.
Multicoloured monarch butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a koi fish on the upper arm and a dragon with flowers and waves across the shoulder and chest.
Black and grey koi and dragon shoulder piece
Colour geometric tattoo of a band of triangular points wrapped around an upper arm, shaded in red, teal and dark purple.
Geometric triangle band on upper arm
Black and grey geometric sleeve tattoo running from the upper arm to the elbow, featuring a sunburst and a flower of life motif.
Geometric sleeve with sunburst and flower of life
Black linework dreamcatcher-style tattoo with hanging diamond shapes across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in black ink.
Geometric dreamcatcher tattoo on shoulder

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