Tattoo ideas

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

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Small black and grey compass rose tattoo on the back of a hand, resting on a dark leather surface, with a ring on the adjacent finger.
Compass rose on the back of a hand
Colour traditional tattoo of a sugar skull with a red rose across its forehead and pink flower eyes, on a forearm.
Sugar skull with red rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo on the forearm showing a man in profile with a pompadour, with a couple kissing inside his silhouette.
Couple kissing within a pompadour silhouette
Traditional style flash design of a tattooed circus woman with a red feather headdress, shown on a printed cushion with stars and ALIVE badges.
Traditional circus woman flash design
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a dagger with a green gem on the hilt and a red pommel, sitting on the forearm.
Traditional dagger on a forearm
Traditional style flash drawing of a cluster of red roses with dark leaves, held by a grey hand with red drops of blood on the stem.
Traditional rose and gripped stem flash
White t-shirt with an all-over repeat print of traditional style flash designs, including retro televisions, a raised hand with a banner, roses and cassette tapes.
Retro TV and hand flash repeat print on a t-shirt
Traditional style colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a grey globe with black continents, two red arrows, pink flowers and an EXPLORE banner.
Globe, arrows and flowers with EXPLORE banner
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pink and red dahlia with green leaves on the upper back near the shoulder.
Dahlia tattoo on a shoulder
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a tabby kitten with blue eyes inside a gold ornate frame, with a red rose and orange flowers below.
Kitten in ornate frame with rose on forearm
Vintage-style flash drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, decorated with pink roses and teal leaves, on a cream background.
Anchor with roses and rope
Three black line drawings on tracing paper showing an alien eating pizza with flowers, a UFO beaming pizza slices, and a heart with a moon and pizza, beside a black fineliner pen.
Alien, UFO and pizza flash designs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a death's head moth with a skull on its thorax, placed on the outer upper arm.
Traditional death's head moth on an arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a rubber duck dressed as Batman, with a black cowl, bat symbol and orange beak, on a person's shoulder.
Batman-themed rubber duck on a shoulder
Photo of a flying red dragon tattoo with black outlines on the upper back near the shoulder, with a grey tribal tattoo to the left.
Red dragon tattoo on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a crescent moon with a face and a black cat sitting on it, with orange stars, on the forearm.
Crescent moon and black cat on a forearm
Black ink swallow tattoo with swirling ornamental detail on the side of the ribs, shown on tanned skin.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo flash design covering a phone case, with swallows, a moth, a compass, a rose, a microphone and chevrons in a traditional style.
Black and grey flash sheet of swallows and a moth
Traditional style colour tattoo of a snow globe with a pink and teal castle, pink flowers and a Mickey Mouse silhouette base, on the upper arm.
Snow globe with castle on upper arm
Brown ink drawing of a compass rose with a ship's wheel and anchor at its centre, shown on a cream notebook page, styled as a traditional nautical tattoo design.
Compass rose with ship's wheel and anchor
Traditional style tattoo of a blue and brown globe with a red WANDERLUST banner and a small aeroplane, shown in a two-panel close-up on an arm or leg.
Wanderlust globe and aeroplane on a limb
Traditional style colour tattoo of an open lipstick tube with a red rose on the case, sitting on the inner forearm beside other dark leaf tattoos.
Lipstick and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a weathered wooden cross with a ribbon banner reading To Live Is Christ in script, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with To Live Is Christ banner
Traditional style tattoo of a grey shaded crown with red gemstones on the forearm, with blue tape visible at the left edge.
Crown with red gems on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat with a small dark bird in its claws, placed on the upper arm.
Black cat clutching a bird on an arm
Black and grey traditional flash design of a torch with a swirling flame and an eye on the globe-shaped holder, with no body placement shown.
Torch with flame and eye design
Colour traditional tattoo of a cartoon woman in glasses and a polka dot bandana flexing her arm, with banners reading I'm a strong smart sensual woman, on a calf.
Cartoon woman flexing arm with banners
Traditional style flash drawing of a pin-up mermaid with brown hair, a red hibiscus, a shell top and a teal scaled tail, on a white background.
Pin-up mermaid with a shell top
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses, leaves and small blossoms across the inner forearm, shaded with fine hatching.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a snarling wolf head with bared fangs and pale eyes on the side of a person's neck.
Snarling wolf head on the side of the neck
Traditional flash drawing of two compass roses with blackletter N, E, S and W labels, one in orange and red and one in teal and blue, on a tan background.
Two compass rose flash designs
Traditional style tattoo of a rowboat on water beneath a moon and two birds, framed by a heart-shaped rope border, on a forearm.
Rowboat in a rope heart on a forearm
Pencil and pastel flash drawing of a woman with braided hair, an anchor tattoo on her cheek and blue script across her braid, in a traditional style.
Braided hair woman with anchor and script
Black and grey traditional flash design of a mermaid holding a palette and brush beneath a crescent moon, with a squirrel and the banner reading She's a Rose, She's a Pearl.
Mermaid painter with squirrel and banner
Hand-drawn traditional-style tattoo design of a white Om symbol set in a black circle, filled with red roses and green leaves.
Om symbol in a circle with red roses
Black and grey flash sheet of Harry Potter themed designs, including a skull with a snake, a wand, round glasses, a lightning bolt and script lettering.
Harry Potter themed flash sheet
Colourful folk-style floral tattoo in red, orange, pink, blue and green, with a cluster of stylised flowers and large leaves on an arm.
Folk floral tattoo on an arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a blue sewing spool and needle with banners reading MAY YOUR BOBBIN ALWAYS BE FULL, on a limb.
Blue spool with banners reading May your bobbin always be
Traditional style tattoo of the Death Star with FLY and CASUAL banners over a red splash, on the calf.
Death Star with Fly Casual banners
Traditional flash drawing of two swallows with red flowers and green leaves, one carrying a heart and the other an envelope, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Two swallows with a heart and envelope
Colour tattoo of a sun with a human face and long wavy rays on the side of the ribs, shown in orange, yellow and brown tones.
Sun with a face on the side ribs
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a ship's wheel with the words 'be the one to guide me' and an anchor with 'but never let me down'.
Ship's wheel and anchor with matching quote tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a black telephone with red flowers and green leaves, with the words THE JERK STORE CALLED below it, on a lower leg above the ankle.
Telephone and flowers on a lower leg
Traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon woman holding a pizza slice, framed by blue flowers and a banner reading Eat pizza and complain, on the lower leg.
Cartoon woman with pizza and blue flowers on a calf
Colour tattoo of an origami-style orange cat framed by red and white flowers and teal clouds, sitting on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Origami cat with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey flash drawing of a slick-haired man's face with a banner reading Don't tell me that I'll be fine, framed by two stippled roses.
Man's face with banner and roses design
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in gold rope with a seagull perched on the shank, shown on a person's upper body.
Anchor with rope and seagull
Two forearms held together, each with a black and grey traditional-style anchor wrapped in rope on the inner forearm.
Matching anchor tattoos on forearms

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