Tattoo ideas

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

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Matching colour tattoos of sphynx cat heads with crystals above, one in green and blue and one in orange and red, on two forearms.
Matching sphynx cat tattoos on forearms
Black and grey shaded swallow in flight tattooed on the side of the ribcage.
Swallow in flight on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass on a forearm, with a lighthouse at sunset in the top bulb and a sailing ship in the bottom bulb.
Hourglass with lighthouse and ship on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of five outlined figures holding hands in a circle, placed on the outer thigh.
Outlined figures dancing in a ring on a thigh
Black ink Flower of Life mandala with a spiked outer ring on the inner forearm of a person in a grey t-shirt, against a painted brick wall.
Flower of Life mandala on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a calf on the side of a person's neck, photographed from behind with hair pinned up.
Elephant and calf tattoo on the neck
Black lace garter tattoo with a pink ribbon bow wrapped around the upper thigh, shaded in grey and mauve.
Lace garter with pink ribbon bow on thigh
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo with the script Isaiah 40:31 and a verse about soaring on wings like eagles, on the torso above a grey top.
Feather with Isaiah 40:31 script
Colourful peace symbol tattoo on a shoulder, with sun faces, stars, clouds, flowers, a globe and a butterfly in a bold illustrative style.
Peace symbol with sun and nature panels on shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of heart-shaped scrollwork with two flowers and leaves, shaded in a botanical style on skin.
Heart-shaped scrollwork with flowers
Black dotwork paisley-style ornament covering the side of a thigh, photographed in a dimly lit studio.
Ornamental paisley thigh tattoo
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the back with a bold cross, a flock of bird silhouettes and a script quote.
Cross, birds and script quote on the back
Small black hummingbird tattoo in fine line style on the side of a woman's ribs, below a black bikini strap, against a blue sky.
Hummingbird tattoo on the side ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink roses, a songbird and pansies with green leaves and soft grey shading on an upper arm.
Roses, songbird and pansies on upper arm
Hand-drawn design of the word Survivor in dark purple marker on cream paper, with a long swooping flourish rising through the first letter.
Survivor lettering with a long flourish
Black script lettering reading "faith" in a fine line style on the inner forearm.
Script word "faith" on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink filigree heart with a grey ribbon and a purple and yellow butterfly on the top of a foot.
Butterfly and filigree heart on foot
Back of a woman with a watercolour-style tree tattoo in blue, orange and red washes with fine black branches, across the upper and mid back.
Watercolour tree across a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer beaming up a cat under a crescent moon and stars, on the forearm, shown in two photos.
UFO abducting a cat on a forearm
Two matching crossed-arrow tattoos with red feathers and a red splash, one on a larger forearm and one on a smaller forearm, shown against a brick wall.
Crossed arrows with red feathers on forearms
Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a branch on the inner forearm, with patterned feathers in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Owl on a branch on the forearm
Two black and white pen drawings of flourished script lettering, one reading Fearless and one reading Écriture Manuscrite, with a marker pen beside the second design.
Fearless and Écriture Manuscrite script lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Seattle skyline, with the Space Needle and a mountain, on a person's side ribs.
Seattle skyline on the side ribs
Two fingers on interlocked hands carry matching black script tattoos reading promise, against dark fabric with printed lettering.
Promise script tattoos on fingers
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a crouching hare with a small orange eye and the words WHAT IS, IS WHAT MUST BE arched above it, on the side of the body.
Crouching hare with arched quote
Colour tattoo of a black-lined circular emblem with blue rings, small stars and a floral vine on the upper arm.
Circular emblem with stars and flowers on upper arm
Black fine line script tattoo of a ribbon shape made of cursive words, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Script ribbon shape on the inner wrist
Small black and grey acorn tattoo with soft shading on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Acorn tattoo on an inner wrist
Black script tattoo of the word Faith with a small yellow ribbon above the letters, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Faith script on upper chest
Close-up of dark ornamental tattoos on a thigh and knee, including a mandala-style design, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental blackwork on thighs
Black tribal-style eagle design with outstretched wings drawn in solid black linework on a white background.
Tribal eagle with spread wings
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and eye with a butterfly on the forearm.
Realistic face portrait with butterfly on forearm
Black and grey ornate floral tattoos in a matching pair on the lower legs and feet, with a stem running down each shin and a feather-like scroll across each foot.
Symmetrical floral leg and foot tattoos
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of octopus tentacles rising from engraved waves beneath stars and clouds, on an upper arm.
Octopus tentacles rising from waves on an upper arm
Pencil sketch of a horned beetle framed by a crescent moon, drawn on paper as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Beetle and crescent moon sketch
Black and grey shaded drawing of a butterfly in side view with detailed wing veins and spots, on a plain white background.
Shaded butterfly in flight
Small traditional style tattoo of a cluster of houses inside a scalloped oval frame on the inner upper arm.
Houses in a scalloped oval on upper arm
Close-up of a small botanical flower tattoo with black outlines and a jewelled stud at its centre, placed inside a person's ear.
Small flower tattoo inside the ear
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the lower back.
Dove in flight on the lower back
Shaded green artichoke tattoo with layered leaves on a forearm, photographed with a soft blurred background.
Green artichoke tattoo on a forearm
Colour sunflower tattoo with yellow petals and green leaves on the sternum, below a dark top, with a black censor bar over the chest.
Sunflower tattoo below the bust
Two people holding hands, each with a small black anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a dark background.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger piercing a red and cream skull with green leaves, on the inside of a forearm.
Dagger through skull on a forearm
Realistic red octopus tattoo with white suckers curling along a forearm near the elbow, shown beneath a reference photo of the octopus.
Red octopus tattoo on forearm
Hand-drawn lettering design reading Scintillare in tall dark ink, with small four-point stars and the word shimmer written beneath on cream paper.
Scintillare lettering with stars
Black line tattoo of a flowering rose sprig with leaves in a fine line botanical style, running down the side of the ribs.
Botanical rose sprig on the side ribs
Black and grey snake tattoo with tribal swirls wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Snake with tribal swirls on upper arm
Two matching foot tattoos in neo-traditional style, a llama with beads and a cow in a scarf, with the words FRIENDS and NOT FOOD on banners.
Llama and cow tattoos on a pair of feet

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