Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realistic owl tattoo on a forearm, shown perched with large dark eyes and finely shaded feathers.
Realistic owl tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue anime-style character inside a yellow card frame labelled The Rain, sitting on the lower leg.
Anime-style Rain card tattoo on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a black and grey flying saucer with a rainbow beam, sparkles and the words Do you think I'm spooky.
UFO with rainbow beam on upper arm
Red watercolour-style poppy tattoo with a black centre and a thin black stem with curls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour poppy on the ribs
Purple lily tattoo with grey shading and green stems on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of two sunflowers and autumn leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder, viewed from behind.
Sunflowers and autumn leaves on a shoulder
Solid black ornate key tattoo with a scrolled bow and two stylised faces, sitting on the calf in a traditional style.
Ornate key on a calf
Full sleeve tattoo in realistic colour showing a glowing nebula, planets and a mountain landscape across the upper arm and forearm.
Galaxy and landscape full sleeve
Three-panel progression of a realistic colour portrait tattoo of a wild-haired figure with a wide grinning face, from purple linework stencil to finished shading on skin.
Realistic portrait tattoo, stencil to finished
Black silhouette design of three birds flying in a diagonal line against a plain white background.
Three birds in flight silhouette
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and a shell on a forearm.
Realistic pocket watch with shell on forearm
Black and grey blackwork band tattoo on a forearm, with a white ampersand left as negative space in the solid black ink.
Ampersand band on a forearm
Black ink botanical flash drawing of poppies and forget-me-not sprigs in a fine line style on aged cream paper.
Poppy and forget-me-not sprig drawing
Black and grey tattoo of a cross framed by two angel wings that form a heart shape, on the upper arm.
Cross and angel wings on upper arm
Two arms crossed over each other, each with matching black lettering reading (it's alright), one on the upper arm and one on the forearm.
Matching (it's alright) lettering on two arms
Red and purple tattoo of a giraffe head and neck on the upper arm, with the patterned body breaking into scattered fragments.
Giraffe dissolving into fragments on upper arm
Ornate line drawing of balance scales with filigree detailing and gold-tinted pans, set against a pale starry background, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Ornate balance scales design
Brown henna-style dreamcatcher with three hanging feathers on the side of a torso, just above the navel.
Henna dreamcatcher on the side of the torso
Colourful feather tattoo on a forearm in teal, blue, green and pink with black linework and dotwork detail.
Colourful feather on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of two stylised cats facing each other with eye motifs and a crescent moon above, on the upper back.
Two facing cats and a crescent moon
Black ink line drawing of orchids, leaves and beaded chains ending in diamond and teardrop gem shapes, a flash design for a tattoo.
Orchid and jewel drawing with dangling gems
Black fine line tattoo of a feather quill with a trailing line and small dots on the inner wrist, photographed against a green background.
Feather quill on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a stick figure runner with flowing hair above the number 26.2, on the outer ankle, with a white sock and pink trainer visible below.
Stick figure runner with 26.2 on an ankle
Red pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with layered flowers, leaves and swirls running down the side of a back and hip outline.
Floral back design sketch in red pencil
Colour realism tattoo of red maple leaves and blue snowflakes trailing diagonally across the side of the ribs.
Maple leaves and snowflakes on the ribs
Fine line geometric tattoo of a cat's head in black ink on pale skin, with triangular facets forming the ears, eyes and muzzle.
Geometric cat head on skin
Colour sunflower tattoo with yellow petals, brown outlines and a dark centre, with a short green stem, on a person's lower back.
Sunflower tattoo on the lower back
Fine line black script reading All was well on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
All was well script on upper back
Two clasped hands show matching black heart and scroll tattoos on the ring fingers, placed as a band around each finger.
Matching heart and scroll ring tattoos
Black linework flash drawing of a hummingbird in flight, its wings and body built from swirling curls and flourishes on a white background.
Swirling hummingbird design in flight
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with mandala-style patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant head on a thigh
Small black fine line tattoo of an outlined mug with a filled coffee surface and a mountain peak inside, on a forearm.
Mug with mountain design on a forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a pink poppy with a red script word trailing from it, on a shoulder near the collarbone.
Poppy and script on a collarbone
Black handwritten lettering reading I just felt like running, Forrest Gump, across the lower leg above the ankle, with a grey and pink running shoe beside it.
Forrest Gump quote on lower leg
Black tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a solid black cap breaking into fine line scribbles, small numerals and an outlined star.
Blackwork shoulder cap fading into fine line scribbles
Pencil sketch of a narwhal in outline, with lines of handwritten capital lettering following its body and a long spiral tusk, drawn as a possible tattoo design.
Narwhal outline with lettering in pencil
Person seen from behind with a large black and grey mandala-style dotwork tattoo covering the upper back and waist, worn with denim shorts.
Mandala-style back piece
Colour tattoo of a black and orange phoenix with flame swirls on the side of a torso, above the hip, worn above jeans.
Phoenix and flame swirls on the side
Two matching pink bow tattoos on the lower legs, with stencil transfer sheets and ink caps shown in the smaller photos below.
Matching pink bow tattoos on calves
Pencil sketch of a calla lily tattoo design with leaves and curling scrollwork, drawn in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Calla lily design with swirls
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with tears and a headscarf, with chains below, on a forearm.
Realistic woman's face with chains on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass over an old map with handwritten place names and a sailing ship, on a forearm.
Compass over an old map on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of hibiscus, plumeria and daisy-style flowers with leaves on the upper arm, above a curved black band.
Floral crown tattoo on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a phoenix with wings spread wide, rising through stylised flames beneath a faint circular sun, shown as a tattoo design.
Phoenix rising through flames
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a crystal heart with a MYSELF banner and sparkles, placed on the thigh.
Crystal heart with MYSELF banner on thigh
Close photo of the fine line black script tattoo reading aquí y ahora across the lower abdomen, above a black waistband.
Fine script phrase across the lower abdomen
Fine line tattoo of a simple owl perched on a horizontal branch, in black ink on the upper chest.
Minimalist owl perched on a branch
Dark brown henna-style floral design with lattice bands and scrolls covering a wrist and the back of a hand.
Henna-style floral design on wrist and hand

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