Tattoo ideas

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Realistic coloured tattoo of a rainbow trout, antlers and a deer skull across a man's upper back and shoulder blade.
Trout, antlers and skull on a back
Black and grey dotwork peony tattoo with blue and teal wash accents and a dangling bead chain, on the upper back of a person with reddish hair.
Peony bouquet with blue wash on upper back
Fine line geometric world map tattoo in black ink across the upper back, made of angular polygon shapes for the continents.
Geometric world map on upper back
Realistic red goldfish tattoo with flowing fins on the upper back, with fingers visible at the top edge of the frame.
Red goldfish on upper back
Black and grey realism full back tattoo of a dragon above a yin yang symbol, set among carved-looking clouds, waves and a Greek key border.
Dragon and yin yang full back piece
Colour tattoo of a large pink and orange flower with green swirling vines and small cartoon cars across the upper back.
Flower and small cars on upper back
Black lettering reading faith set inside a fish outline, tattooed on the lower back above a pair of jeans.
Faith script inside a fish outline on lower back
Black and grey pineapple tattoo with stippled shading centred on the upper back of a person wearing a black bralette and denim jeans.
Pineapple tattoo on upper back
Black swirling vine tattoo with small purple star-like flowers running up the middle of a bare back, placed along the spine.
Swirling vine with purple flowers on a back
Realistic colour tattoo of a seal's face with whiskers and bubbles on a blue background, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic seal portrait on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with stars and trailing dots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder blade
Back of a woman with long blonde hair showing a black outlined triangle with a horizontal bar, filled with a purple and blue watercolour wash, placed between the shoulder blades.
Triangle with purple wash on upper back
Black typewriter-style lettering reading 'An Angel who did not so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards', with a red trident and gold ring tattooed beside it on the back.
Typewriter quote with red trident
Black and white photo of a bare upper back with a vertical column of black Asian-style characters and a small eye motif, in lettering style on the back.
Vertical characters on a upper back
Colour cartoon tattoo of a baby creature with a spiky grey head and curled blue tail, shaded in blue and grey on the lower back above a waistband.
Cartoon baby creature with curled blue tail
Black fine line octopus tattoo with hatched shading across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Octopus tattoo across a shoulder and upper back
Colour tattoo of a grey owl perched on a branch with red blossoms and green leaves, placed on the upper back.
Owl on a blossom branch on the back
Black line atom tattoo with a blue and green nucleus and small dot electrons, shown on the upper back.
Atom with orbits on the upper back
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line tattoo of numerals or lettering on her mid back, wearing a white backless top and denim shorts.
Small numeral tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small six-pointed star with a circle at its centre, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small six-pointed star on upper back
Split image of a upper back: on the left a black tribal tattoo, on the right the same area covered with a shaded lily and star design in purple and grey.
Tribal tattoo covered with lilies and stars
Black fine line Om symbol tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades, seen in a black and white photo with a white top pulled aside.
Om symbol on upper back
Black and grey photo of a fine black branch tattoo with a small perched bird on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Bird perched on a branch on the upper back
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a green dragon and an orange tiger among pink cherry blossoms and clouds.
Dragon and tiger back piece with blossoms
Fine line grey tattoo of a curled-up cat on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown on skin in a teal top.
Curled cat on upper back
Tattoo of six owls perched on two branches with green leaves, in grey shading with coloured eyes, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Six owls on branches across a shoulder blade
Large back tattoo of a blue bevelled cross flanked by grey shaded angel wings, with red tones behind the top of the design, placed across the upper back.
Blue cross with angel wings on a back
Fine line tattoo of a pastel house lifted by coloured balloons, with the words Adventure is out there above it, on a person's upper back.
Balloon house with Adventure is out there
Black silhouette of a small figure holding a bunch of balloons, with blue and pink watercolour washes and French script, tattooed on a upper back.
Silhouette figure with balloons and script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a laced corset across a bare back, with a hook shape at the lower edge.
Corset lacing tattoo across the back
Solid black tribal tattoo running down the spine and widening over the lower back of a shirtless man photographed from behind, with kite surfers in the sky.
Tribal back tattoo with spiral motifs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and a skull across a person's full back, with a small rose tattoo at the nape of the neck.
Realism portrait of a woman and skull on full back
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a shaded balloon and the words Sometimes you need to let things go, running diagonally across a person's upper back.
Balloon and quote on upper back
Fine line tattoo of two blue and pink jellyfish with soft watercolour-style shading, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two jellyfish on upper back
Woman seen from behind in a car with black linework floral and paisley tattoos across her back and down her side, and tattooed upper arm.
Floral back tattoo seen from behind in a car
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a geisha holding fans, cherry blossoms, butterflies and wind lines in colour across the back.
Full back Japanese piece with geisha and butterflies
Woman lying on her side on white bedding, showing a black fine-line branching tree tattoo across her back in a Botanical style.
Branching tree tattoo across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a human skull wrapped in octopus tentacles, spanning the shoulder and upper back.
Skull and octopus tentacles on shoulder
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a geisha with a parasol on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Geisha with parasol on upper back
Two women seen from behind, one with the word DUDE in black blackletter script across her upper back, the other with sweet in black script above her shoulder blade and a colour lily tattoo on her
Dude and sweet lettering with a lily on two backs
Black and grey world map tattoo across a person's upper back, with the continents filled with ornamental mandala-style patterns.
World map tattoo on upper back
Black ink lace-style ornamental tattoo with a lotus flower and drop motifs across the back of a woman's neck and upper back.
Lace-style lotus neck tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a lace-style heart with a rose and leaves, with the script Remember you are loved beneath it, on the upper back.
Lace heart with rose and script on upper back
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol joined to the word strength in script, on the lower back of a woman.
Infinity symbol with strength script
Black and grey tattoos cover a person's back, arms and hands, with skull, ribcage and spine imagery against a dark background.
Full back and arms covered in skeletal tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a howling wolf beside a silhouetted wolf on rocks and a mountain, across the lower back.
Howling wolf and wolf silhouette on lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horse with a flowing mane across a person's upper back, with a solid black silhouette of a running horse below.
Horse portrait and silhouette on a back
Black and grey longhorn bull skull tattoo with hanging feathers on the upper back.
Longhorn bull skull with feathers on upper back

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