Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo on a forearm, with layered petals and a textured seed pod at the centre.
Shaded lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with closed eyes and blunt fringe, with a large clock face and gears behind her.
Realistic woman's face and clock on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm of a butterfly above an ornate filigree heart locket, with a bead chain running down the left side.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a pale pink flower with green leaves wrapping around a forearm, shown in a main photo and two close-ups.
Pale flower and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose merging into a skull with leaves, on the forearm.
Skull and rose blend on a forearm
Realistic black and grey skull tattoo with wispy dark shading across the inner forearm, shown in a close photograph.
Shaded skull on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a detailed compass with Roman numerals above a shaded palm tree beach sunset.
Compass and palm trees on a forearm
Black and grey fern frond tattoo with fine shaded leaflets running down the inner forearm, shown on a person in a blue gingham shirt and dark jeans.
Fern frond tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo with a flowing mane on the upper arm, beside a matching smaller lion on the forearm.
Matching lion tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horse head with a flowing mane across the forearm.
Horse head portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals and a rose below it, on a forearm.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black and grey cameo tattoo on the forearm showing a skeletal woman with a pink rose in her hair, set in an ornate scrolled frame.
Skeleton cameo with rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a grinning Joker face, a bat symbol and other dark figures.
Joker and Batman full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism style tattoo of praying hands with a small number 6 above them, on a forearm.
Praying hands with the number 6 on a forearm
Black and grey realism raven tattoos on both forearms, with a small fine line fleur-de-lis above the left wrist.
Two raven tattoos on forearms
Two black and grey realism tattoos on the forearms, one showing a key with eyes and the other a keyhole framing an eye above a classical bust.
Eye and key tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing the Statue of Liberty's spiked crown and hands covering her face, with a bullet hole and cracks below.
Statue of Liberty hands and bullet hole on forearm
Black and grey cat tattoo wearing a collar on a person's ribs, next to a blackwork tribal band on the forearm.
Seated cat on ribs with tribal forearm band
Black and grey realism tattoo of tall pine trees wrapping around a forearm, photographed indoors in black and white.
Pine forest tattoo on a forearm
Colour and grey realism style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope and decorated with pink roses and blue flowers, on the inner forearm.
Anchor with roses and forget-me-nots on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl perched on a branch, running along the outer forearm.
Barn owl portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of wood grain with knots and stippled dotwork shading across a forearm, resting on a white paper-covered surface.
Wood grain tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing helicopters, a portrait style face, lightning and a red cross mark.
Realistic sleeve with helicopters and portrait
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo across the upper arm and forearm, showing an angel with wings, candles, a pocket watch, a skull and an eye.
Black and grey realism sleeve with angel and pocket watch
Realistic tattoo of a Ball Mason jar with glowing fireflies on the inner forearm, shaded in browns and greys with warm highlights.
Mason jar and fireflies on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a bear beneath pine trees, a bare tree and a snowy mountain, shown from two angles.
Bear and forest scene on a forearm
Realism tattoo on the forearm of a pink rose in front of a black and grey pocket watch and a script banner, with colour only in the rose.
Pink rose, pocket watch and banner on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion and two roses covering the upper arm and forearm as a full sleeve.
Lion and roses realism sleeve
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box over a pink and purple galaxy on the inner forearm, shown from two angles in a bathroom.
TARDIS and galaxy on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage compass emerging through cracked skin on the forearm.
Compass breaking through cracked skin
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a songbird perched on a thin branch among peach camellia flowers and leaves, in a soft realistic style.
Bird and camellia branch on a forearm
Black and grey realistic rose cluster with leaves and buds on the forearm of a person reaching out with one hand, against a pale yellow background.
Black and grey rose cluster on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue and orange bluebird perched on a branch on the inner forearm.
Bluebird perched on a branch on a forearm
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a watercolour Union Jack, a punk figure in a long coat, a stencil girl with a heart balloon and a quote in script, in mixed black and grey and colour
Union Jack sleeve with punk and stencil figures
Realistic wolf and woman face tattoo on a forearm, with teal water bubbles and splashes of blue behind the figures.
Wolf and woman portrait on a forearm
Realistic black and grey pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible gears, surrounded by blossom and a lace detail, tattooed on a forearm.
Pocket watch and blossom on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose, a gold heart padlock and a key on a forearm.
Rose, heart padlock and key on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree whose trunk becomes an anatomical heart, sitting on a forearm.
Tree and anatomical heart on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing sunglasses, set in smoky shading on a forearm, with a partial eye tattoo at the bottom edge.
Realistic skull in sunglasses on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a horned woman with a raven perched on her horns and dark leaves below, on a forearm, in a realism and blackwork style.
Horned woman and raven on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling dog with a collar on the inner forearm.
Dog portrait tattoo on a forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of an upside-down cat with legs raised and tail hanging, placed on the forearm below a lace sleeve.
Upside-down cat on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos of cats with ornamental scrollwork and a tower on two forearms, with script lettering above the wrists.
Cats, scrollwork and tower on two forearms
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up views.
Realistic Siamese cat on a forearm
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing an eye, an angel, a pocket watch and skulls.
Realism sleeve with angel, eye and pocket watch
Colour realism tattoo of three jewel-like emblems in red, blue and green, set within a grey triangle on the forearm.
Three gem emblems in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of plumeria flowers, leaves and lace-like motifs running along a forearm.
Plumeria and lace design on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a winged cherub on the upper arm and a classical sculpted face with flowing curls on the forearm.
Cherub and classical sculpture sleeve

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