Tattoo ideas

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Fine line black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon with a sleeping face, roses and trailing vines on the upper thigh.
Crescent moon with face and flowers on a thigh
Full body Japanese style tattoo with koi, dragon and lotus motifs across the arms, chest and legs of a seated person against a black background.
Japanese bodysuit with koi and dragon
Woman seen from behind with a colourful Japanese-style phoenix and flower sleeve on her arm and a large tattoo across her thigh.
Japanese phoenix and flower sleeve with thigh tattoo
Fine line black script reading 'Not all those who wander are lost' across the outer thigh of a person in a denim shirt.
Script quote on a thigh
Two side-by-side photos of legs in boots: a colour tattoo of a bird with green foliage and red shading on the outer thigh, and a teal and orange butterfly with script lettering on the inner thigh.
Bird and butterfly tattoos on thighs
Colour tattoo of a house lifted into the air by a bunch of multicoloured balloons on the outer thigh.
House lifted by balloons on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a teal and grey raptor claw with black outlines and the words Clever Girl curved along its edge, on the outer thigh.
Raptor claw with Clever Girl script
Colour tattoo of a grumpy blue bear in a red fez, brown jacket and red bow tie, placed on the thigh.
Grumpy-style bear in a fez on a thigh
Black and white photo of a person's legs with black silhouette pine trees tattooed from the thigh down to the calf, in a botanical style.
Pine tree silhouettes on both legs
Traditional colour tattoo of clasped hands over a red heart, framed by a gold rope border, a scroll banner reading See you on the other side, and blue flowers, on the thigh.
Clasped hands in a heart on a thigh
Back view of a full back Japanese style tattoo of dragons among red clouds and waves, with colour and grey shading, extending down onto the thighs.
Full back dragon tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a lace garter with a bow, shaded in a realistic style, on the upper thigh.
Lace garter with bow on thigh
Black and grey pagoda and bird tattoos in ornate oval frames, with cherry blossom branches, on the thighs.
Pagoda and bird in ornate frames on thighs
Colour cartoon tattoos on both thighs: a yellow speech bubble reading YOU TURNED THE PAGE on the left and a blue monster with PLEASE speech bubbles on the right.
Monster and speech bubble thigh tattoos
Colourful phoenix tattoo in neo-traditional style on the outer thigh, with a long peacock feather tail sweeping down the leg.
Phoenix with peacock feather tail on a thigh
Black and grey realistic tattoo of three roses and a rosebud with leaves on the outer thigh, above denim shorts.
Three roses and a bud on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon bear holding a mug beside a donut and strawberry, set in a pink heart with a yellow and teal scalloped border, on the thigh.
Cartoon bear with donut in a heart frame on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of an open hand above a ring of keys on the outer thigh, seen over sheer black tights against a blue background.
Keys and open hand on a thigh
Black outline and blue tattoo of two skeletons facing each other and holding hands, placed on the thigh.
Two skeletons holding hands on a thigh
Black and grey abstract skull tattoo with loose brush-like strokes on the outer thigh.
Abstract skull on the thigh
Woman in a floral cutout swimsuit showing a blue and orange bird tattoo with script on her thigh, and rose and script tattoos on her upper arm.
Bird and script tattoos on thigh and arm
Fine line outline tattoo of a bicycle on the front of a thigh, above the knee.
Bicycle outline on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag head with antlers and a geometric diamond above it, on the front of a thigh.
Stag head with diamond on thigh
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a brain in a glass jar with branches and a plant on the upper thigh, with an orange wash behind the jar.
Brain in a jar with branches on a thigh
Colour neo-trad tattoo on a thigh showing two stylised figures facing each other inside a heart frame, with a green dragon below.
Two figures and a dragon in a heart on a thigh
Colour tattoo of Dobby the house elf holding a striped sock, with candles, a moon and a castle silhouette, on the outer thigh.
Dobby the house elf on a thigh
Realistic coloured tattoo on a thigh of a treble clef formed from twisting vines, with two red birds perched on it and a small red rose.
Treble clef vine with red birds on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate antique pistol with rose engraving and a dotwork lace garter band on the thigh.
Ornate pistol with lace garter on thigh
Two legs viewed from above with a colour cartoon portrait of a red-haired character in an ornate oval frame on the left thigh and a black and grey castle in a matching frame on the right thigh.
Cartoon portrait and castle tattoos on thighs
Black and grey tattoo of a tabby cat with a bow inside an ornate oval frame, placed on the thigh.
Tabby cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo on the upper thigh
Black and grey cat tattoo sitting on a ball of yarn on the thigh, drawn in bold outline with stippled dotwork shading.
Cat on a ball of yarn on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a quetzal bird in an ornate gold frame on the side of a torso, with a teal mandala tattoo on the thigh of a person in a black top.
Quetzal in a frame and teal mandala on thigh
Close view of a small handwritten lettering tattoo reading sin over cos, with a horizontal bar between the words, in lilac ink on the upper leg of a person lying on grass.
Sin over cos lettering on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lavender sprigs, leaves and two flowers on the outer thigh.
Lavender and flowers on a thigh
Black and white photo of an upper thigh with a fine line star, scattered dots and two outlined triangles tattooed on the skin.
Star, dots and triangles on a thigh
Colourful rose and fruit tattoos cover the legs and thigh of a woman in an inverted yoga pose on a purple mat.
Tattooed legs in an inverted yoga pose on a mat
Black and grey tattoos of a robed figure and blackletter text on a thigh, with lettering on the fingers and stretching across the stomach above denim shorts.
Blackletter text and robed figure on thigh
Black dotwork tattoo of an arc of circles in varying sizes on the outer thigh, with two small elongated marks in the middle of the arc.
Arc of black dots on a thigh
Watercolour style tattoo of birds flying out of an open birdcage, in pink, blue and purple washes with black linework, on the upper thigh.
Birds escaping a birdcage on a thigh
Traditional style red rose tattoo with green leaves and black outlines on the upper thigh, above black lace stocking tops.
Red roses and leaves on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink castle inside a snow globe, framed by purple flowers, leaves and snowflakes, on the outer thigh.
Castle snow globe with flowers on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoos covering a bent leg, including a skull with a Before Dishonor banner, a swallow, a peacock and a pin-up head on the lower thigh.
Traditional leg sleeve with skulls and swallows
Two matching Traditional style tattoos of framed portrait heads with gold bands over the eyes, one on each thigh.
Matching framed portraits on both thighs
Traditional style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a steaming coffee cup with a diamond motif, orange and purple flowers, a shoe and small lettering beneath.
Coffee cup and flowers on a thigh
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with dotwork shading and a mandala-like centre on the upper thigh of a person holding plaid shorts.
Lace garter tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realistic tattoo of tall pine trees fading into a shaded base on the thigh.
Pine forest tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a Minnie Mouse head with grey swirl filigree, two red hearts and a red polka-dot bow, outlined in black on the thigh.
Minnie Mouse head with swirl filigree on thigh

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