Tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a butterfly with curled antennae and wings, with the words Just Breathe in cursive script beneath it.
Butterfly with Just Breathe script design
Pencil sketch of two bell-shaped lily of the valley flowers on a thin curved stem, drawn in fine line on white paper.
Lily of the valley pencil sketch
Close photograph of a woman's torso in black lace lingerie showing a black and grey realism rose and vertical script tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Black and grey rose and script on a torso
Colour cartoon tattoos of three chibi musicians with guitars and a microphone, with lettering, on the outer thigh.
Three cartoon musicians with lettering on a thigh
Watercolour-style owl tattoo in purple, orange and blue with yellow eyes and a keyhole on the inner forearm.
Watercolour owl with keyhole on forearm
Black ink line drawing on cream paper showing mountains, cacti, a filled sun, a star and an arc, in a fine line style that could serve as a tattoo design.
Desert landscape line drawing
Two side-by-side photos of a small, fine black outline circle tattoo with dotwork stippling on the inner forearm, with a cream sleeve rolled up.
Small circle tattoo on forearm
Small fine line black cross tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held in a loose fist, against a yellow floral bedsheet.
Small cross tattoo on the inner wrist
Traditional-style tattoo of a blue-black raven head above a red banner reading the hardest thing in this world is to live in it, on the upper arm.
Raven and quote banner on an arm
Small black and grey tattoo of a standing fawn with a butterfly above it, on the inner wrist.
Fawn and butterfly on the inner wrist
Traditional style red heart tattoo with black outlines and pins stuck through it, on the inner wrist of a hand with red nail polish.
Red pinned heart on a wrist
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a sun-like star motif above a hatched crescent moon, placed on the lower abdomen above a dark waistband.
Sun motif above crescent moon on stomach
Black and grey tattoos on two forearms: the word Amore in script on one wrist, a fine line world map and a shaded compass rose, with a real brown butterfly perched on the arm.
Amore script, world map and compass on forearms
Black ink line drawing of a swallow, two roses, a crown and beaded chains with leaves and dotwork, drawn on pale tracing paper as a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, roses and crown design sketch
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow and blue dungarees, outlined in bold black, on the forearm.
Hello Kitty tattoo on a forearm
Small black botanical tree tattoo with curling roots on the inside of a wrist, in a simple fine line style.
Small tree tattoo on a wrist
Close view of a small solid black world map silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a person in a red polka dot shirt and black trousers behind.
Small world map tattoo on a forearm
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a colour portrait of a woman with long curved horns, one hand resting under her chin, against a black background.
Realistic horned woman portrait on a forearm
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with N and S points on the inner wrist, photographed with the hand open over bent knees.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist
Close photo of a thin black fine line tattoo of two parallel bands wrapping around a forearm.
Double line band on a forearm
Fine line drawing of two hands in black outline on a white background, one resting in the cupped palm of the other.
Line drawing of two cupped hands
Black ink ornamental swirl tattoo with a small blue shell motif on a person's hip and thigh, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental swirl tattoo on hip and thigh
Black tribal-style sitting cat design with bold solid shapes and swirling lines, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal sitting cat design
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with a rose at the centre, leaves, stacked triangles and dotted lines, drawn on skin.
Rose and geometric triangles sketch
A flash sheet of twelve black linework geometric designs, including triangles, diamonds, hexagrams and circles, arranged in a grid on white.
Twelve geometric line designs sheet
Black and grey tattoo of a large flower with leaves and a shutter-like lens shape on the inner forearm of a standing person in a dark room.
Flower and lens tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open window framing a bare tree, placed centre on a person's upper back.
Open window with a tree on the upper back
Black and grey pen drawing of a wolf's head merging into a raven's wing, framed by a diamond outline and bare branches, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Wolf and raven wing design in a diamond frame
Two gold and teal feather designs tied together with a coral bow, printed on white cards laid on a wooden table.
Two feathers tied with a coral bow
Pen sketch of a birdcage with a songbird and roses in a fine line botanical style, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Birdcage, bird and roses design sketch
Black ink drawing of a hummingbird in flight, its wings and body filled with swirls, dots and teardrop shapes, on a pale paper background.
Ornamental hummingbird design in black ink
Neo-trad style lace butterfly tattoo in black and red on the upper back, with dotted chains and red gems hanging below it.
Lace butterfly with beaded drops on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of tall flower spikes and leaves inside a circle on the forearm.
Botanical spikes and leaves in a dotwork circle
Black linework wildflower bouquet with soft peach shading on two blooms, tattooed on the forearm.
Wildflower bouquet on a forearm
Small black semicolon tattoo in fine line style on the neck just behind a person's ear, with reddish-brown hair visible.
Semicolon tattoo behind the ear
White cut-out stencil of a seated mythical creature with a flowing mane and a curled tail, on pale blue stencil film, for a tattoo design.
Seated mythical creature silhouette stencil
Black and grey pencil drawing of a cassette tape labelled All Time Low with a skull and crossbones, its cable forming the words listen stereo in script.
Cassette tape with listen stereo script
Colour traditional tattoo on skin showing Slimer, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and a grey Zuul dog, with the red no-ghost logo and a yellow and black ghost trap below.
Ghostbusters characters and logo on a thigh
Small solid black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside stacked gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Fine line geometric arrow tattoo in black ink with triangular arrowheads and small dots, shown on the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow tattoo on forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a female figure with flowing dress and outstretched arms on the inner upper arm.
Watercolour splash figure on upper arm
Traditional-style mermaid, anchor, stars and flowers design printed on a black t-shirt, shown flat with no body placement.
Mermaid and anchor design on a black t-shirt
Coloured line drawing of a sunflower, two red poppies and teal poppy seed pods on a white background, with red and orange dots behind, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Sunflower and red poppies design
Solid black yin yang tattoo with cat silhouettes sits on the nape of a neck, viewed from behind with hair tied in a bun.
Yin yang cat tattoo on the back of the neck
Black outline tattoo of a heart pierced by an arrow on the side of a foot, in a fine line style.
Outlined heart with arrow on foot
Fine line black script tattoo reading always with a full stop on the upper arm, below a grey sleeve.
Always lettering on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose made from rolled banknotes with script banners above and below, on the outer thigh.
Rose of banknotes with script banners on a thigh
Pencil sketch of an ornate lotus and chain tattoo design on paper, with a mechanical pencil resting beside it, drawn for a placement on the torso.
Ornate lotus and chain pencil design

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