Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass wrapped in banners reading MORE FUN and LESS FEAR, surrounded by hibiscus flowers and buds on a limb.
Hourglass with banners and flowers
Two cream cushions printed with black and grey traditional-style illustrations, one of a bearded man in profile with a tear and one of a woman with roses and a polka dot headscarf.
Bearded man and woman cushion designs
Traditional style tattoo of two red boxing gloves hanging from a bow, with the words "You've got more fight left in you", on the outer thigh.
Boxing gloves with quote on thigh
Traditional flash design of a Wonder Woman pin-up with a lasso and eagle, under a banner reading Liberty Truth Justice, on a parchment-style background.
Wonder Woman pin-up with eagle and banner
Black and grey traditional tattoo of mountains, pine trees, a crescent moon, dotted stars and flowers on a calf.
Mountain landscape with moon and flowers on a calf
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded grey eagle within a rope-style border, with a hand above it holding a red and orange flame.
Eagle, hand and flame on a forearm
Pen and shaded drawing of a Gemini zodiac symbol in a bold, flowing tribal-influenced style, drawn in dark ink on cream paper.
Gemini zodiac symbol design in tribal style
Traditional style tattoo of a shaded brown owl perched on a branch with red flowers and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Owl and red flowers on a thigh
Black and grey flash design of a cartoon pin-up riding a chopper motorcycle above blackletter Born Wild lettering.
Pin-up cartoon on a chopper with Born Wild lettering
Traditional style flash design of three cartoon characters, a vampire, a grinning skeleton and a witch, above a banner reading Three of a Kind and a red rose.
Three of a Kind witches and skeleton flash
Black outline tattoo of a heart wrapped in a ribbon with two red roses, on the upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Heart with ribbon and red roses on upper arm
Flash sheet of many small colour tattoo designs, including a swallow, butterflies, roses, a dolphin, a ladybird, a heart and a sun, with no body placement shown.
Fund-raising tattoo flash sheet with assorted designs
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a sugar skull Hello Kitty design surrounded by red roses, green leaves, a purple flower and spiderweb lines, on skin.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty with roses
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg tattoos
Pencil drawing of an anatomical heart with loops of thread wrapped around it, a flash design suitable for a tattoo in black and grey.
Anatomical heart wrapped in thread
Colour traditional-style tattoo of cartoon Homer Simpson in a teal shirt with pink flowers, on the calf.
Homer Simpson in a floral shirt on a leg
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a dagger piercing a rose, with dotwork shading, on the forearm of a person standing on a tiled floor.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox headpiece and flowers, above a teal rose, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Woman profile with fox and teal rose on upper arm
Black line drawing flash of a vintage ribbed microphone held in a hand, with roses on a plain tan background.
Vintage microphone with roses
Two matching colour sugar skull tattoos with roses on the inner forearms, in a traditional style, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Matching sugar skull tattoos on forearms
Colour traditional tattoo of a red rose, green leaves and an open pocket watch with a dotted chain, shown on skin.
Rose and pocket watch tattoo
Colour traditional tattoo on a forearm of an ornate golden key with a red gem heart, a bow and crown, a dagger, and a pink ribbon reading Fight like a girl.
Jewelled key and ribbon banner on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on the lower leg of a palm tree, red hibiscus, waves and the words Endless Holiday, with a sailing ship running down the shin, photographed on a beach.
Palm tree and ship on the lower leg
Black and white flash design of a cat in a top hat with a spade card, bow tie and cigar, flanked by roses and leaves, with the words Lie to the Liars and Steal from Thieves arced around it.
Cat in top hat with roses and slogan
Traditional coloured floral leg sleeve with red roses, leaves and fern fronds running down a bare leg, with a mug held in the hand beside it.
Floral leg sleeve with red roses
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon blue and pink bird with outstretched wings on the top of a foot.
Cartoon blue bird on a foot
Traditional colour tattoo of a skull with red-shaded eye sockets, crossed banners reading Goonies Never Say Die and a ship's wheel on an upper arm.
Skull with Goonies Never Say Die banners
Traditional style black panther head tattoo with yellow eyes and a red open mouth on the forearm near the wrist.
Black panther head on forearm
A woman holds a tabby kitten in front of her forearm, which has a colourful traditional-style rose and flower tattoo, with a small crescent moon on her hand.
Tabby kitten held beside a floral forearm tattoo
Traditional colour tattoo of a pocket watch, a feather and a red rose with green leaves on the forearm, with script lettering below.
Pocket watch, feather and rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a purple thistle with green leaves and stems on a leg, in a bold outlined botanical style.
Purple thistle on a leg
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue Hello Kitty character dressed as Batman, with a red bow, bat symbols and red and yellow BAM and POW comic speech bubbles.
Hello Kitty as Batman on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an ornate red and orange keyhole heart beside a purple rose with green leaves, on the upper arm.
Keyhole heart and purple rose on an arm
Traditional style flash design of a woman in profile wearing a black bowler hat with a red flower, beside a ship's wheel and green leaves.
Profile woman in bowler hat with ship wheel
Traditional-style flash design of a skull with a red rose crown, orange earrings and a FRIDA banner over red roses.
Skull with flower crown and FRIDA banner
Woman seated on a striped bed showing traditional tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, hand and lower leg, including roses, an eagle and a portrait.
Traditional arm and leg tattoos with roses
Black and grey ornate spade tattoo with filigree detail on the inner wrist of a raised fist, reflected in a dark glossy surface.
Ornate spade on the inner wrist
Coloured drawing on kraft paper of a house lifted by a cluster of multicoloured balloons, with a pastel banner reading Adventure is out there, in a traditional tattoo flash style.
Balloon house with Adventure banner design
Traditional style tattoo of an eye within a screwed metal plaque with red rays and a red drop, on the inner forearm.
Eye plaque on a forearm
Two black and grey forearm tattoos in a traditional style: a hanging flower with leaves on the left, and a skull within an ace of spades playing card with a skeletal hand on the right.
Flower and ace of spades skull on forearms
Colour traditional tattoo of a toasted marshmallow on a forked roasting stick, on a limb with grey scrollwork and leaf tattoos around it.
Toasted marshmallow on a stick
Traditional style colour tattoo of a stacked sandwich with an olive on a cocktail pick, wrapped in an orange banner reading 'We finish each others sandwiches', on the ankle.
Stacked sandwich with banner on ankle
Black and grey traditional-style US Navy emblem tattoo on the upper arm, with a NAVY banner, eagle, anchor and the words We Own The Seas.
US Navy emblem on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a semicolon forming its body, shown in bold black outlines and orange wings on freckled skin.
Monarch butterfly with semicolon on skin
Traditional style tattoo of a teal five-petalled flower with orange-brown leaves on the outer thigh, with part of a coloured eye tattoo visible above.
Teal flower with orange leaves on thigh
Traditional-style chest tattoo of a crest with a Dropkick Murphys banner, a red-eyed skull, a shield holding a red rose, and a Signed and Sealed in Blood scroll.
Band crest with skull and rose on chest
Traditional style tattoo of a black umbrella with falling raindrops and a red flower on a lower leg, just above the ankle.
Umbrella and flower on a lower leg
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters inside a dotted ring, shown on the inner forearm in a traditional style.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm

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