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Teal flower tattoo with ochre petal edges and brown leaves in a traditional style, on the upper leg, with a partial eye design at the top edge.
Teal flower with leaves on the upper leg
Thigh with a coloured portrait of a woman framed by flowers, a black and grey sailing ship in a rope border, and a small teal lotus with pink characters above it.
Portrait, ship and lotus tattoos on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a woman in profile with black hair, yellow and pink flowers, a teal headband, teal roses and a Love Is Blind banner.
Profile woman with teal roses on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a faceted diamond heart with a dotted border, flanked by roses and a small flower, on the thigh.
Diamond heart and roses on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of four cats in a four-pane window framed by flowers, on the thigh.
Four cats in a window with flowers
Traditional colour tattoo of a bicycle with orange flowers, a red heart and a grey DAD banner on a thigh.
Bicycle, heart and flowers with DAD banner on thigh
Black and grey tattoos on a pair of thighs and knees, including lace-like patterns and a snake, with a black cat lying across the lap.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with a black cat
Black and grey rose tattoo with leaves and stems across the outer hip and upper thigh, shown in a close photograph.
Black and grey rose with leaves on the thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a cartoon character with glasses and a green jacket, arms folded, above blue roses and the words I HATE EVERYONE, on a thigh.
Cartoon character and roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a circle with a brown cross, arrowhead tips, yellow binding and grey feathers, on the upper thigh, in a traditional style.
Cross, feathers and circle on a thigh
Two black ink thigh tattoos in traditional style, a ship's wheel and an anchor wrapped in rope, each with script lettering, on a person wearing denim shorts.
Ship wheel and anchor thigh tattoos
Traditional colour tattoo of a swallow above a cherry pie with banners reading FRESH and TIL DEATH, on the outer thigh.
Swallow and cherry pie on a thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper thigh showing a golden droid head with round glasses, a banner reading CURSE MY METAL BODY, and red, yellow and teal flowers and leaves.
Droid head with Curse My Metal Body banner on thigh
Two matching black and grey tattoos of cats in top hats with small flowers, one on each thigh, in a traditional style.
Matching cats in top hats on two thighs
Traditional style tattoo of two red boxing gloves hanging from a bow, with the words "You've got more fight left in you", on the outer thigh.
Boxing gloves with quote on thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a shaded brown owl perched on a branch with red flowers and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Owl and red flowers on a thigh
Two legs covered in traditional tattoos of a sailing ship, red roses, a mermaid and anchors on rope, running from thigh to ankle.
Traditional ship, rose and mermaid leg tattoos
Traditional coloured floral leg sleeve with red roses, leaves and fern fronds running down a bare leg, with a mug held in the hand beside it.
Floral leg sleeve with red roses
Colour tattoo of a purple thistle with green leaves and stems on a leg, in a bold outlined botanical style.
Purple thistle on a leg
Traditional style tattoo of a teal five-petalled flower with orange-brown leaves on the outer thigh, with part of a coloured eye tattoo visible above.
Teal flower with orange leaves on thigh
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
Two traditional-style tattoos on a woman's thighs, an ornate hand mirror with pink flowers on the left and a dagger with a red heart and butterfly on the right.
Mirror and dagger thigh tattoos
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of an octopus with its tentacles wrapped around an anchor, placed on the outer thigh.
Octopus wrapped around an anchor on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a black coffin with a cross, a scythe and two flowers, with a banner reading Kill the hate within me, on a thigh.
Coffin, scythe and cross on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of red and orange flowers, rosebuds and brown-green leaves across a thigh.
Traditional floral piece on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a Venus flytrap in a patterned red and yellow pot, with a MAN EATER banner, on the thigh.
Venus flytrap in a pot with banner
Traditional style mandala flower tattoo with grey petals, a pink centre and teal and navy leaves on the outer thigh.
Traditional mandala flower on thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a rope-wrapped anchor with pink roses and green leaves on the outer thigh.
Anchor and pink roses on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with pink flowers, on the upper thigh of a person kneeling in a white skirt.
Owl on a branch on a thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a crown with pink and grey shading and black script lettering below it, on the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Crown and script lettering on a thigh
Black and grey traditional style cartoon tattoos of a rabbit, a cat and small creatures on a woman's leg, with a sleeved arm visible above.
Cartoon tattoos on a leg
Traditional style bat tattoo with teal ears, yellow eyes and black wings on the outer thigh of a crouching person in a checked shirt.
Bat tattoo on the thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon black cat in a hood on the thigh, with grey scrollwork above it.
Cartoon black cat tattoo on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a bald cartoon character eating popcorn from a striped bucket inside a pink scalloped heart on the thigh.
Cartoon character eating popcorn in a heart
Two legs raised against a pale wall, covered in traditional-style tattoos of a shark, roses and a clock on the thigh and calf, with white high-top trainers.
Traditional leg sleeve with shark and roses
Two legs covered in black and grey tattoos including roses, a crown and script lettering, with the thigh and calf visible.
Multiple black and grey tattoos on both legs
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue police box, a red rose and a gold pocket watch on the outer thigh above the knee.
Police box, rose and pocket watch on a thigh
Traditional-style colour tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon clown with red hair and a shirtless muscular body, wearing red underwear decorated with french fries.
Cartoon clown in fries underwear on thigh
Colour botanical tattoo on a thigh showing pansies, an orange tiger lily, a blue bell-shaped flower, buds and green leaves in a traditional style.
Pansies, lily and blue bloom on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a red-haired mermaid sitting on a rock inside an ornate grey oval frame with shells and a starfish, on the thigh.
Mermaid in a shell-framed oval mirror on a thigh
Colour traditional style tattoos on a person's thighs and hand, showing a tiger head, a red rose, a framed portrait and a pocket watch, photographed in a car.
Traditional tattoo sleeve on legs and hand
Traditional coloured tattoo on the thigh showing a golden helmet with a red crest and a black dome in a heart shape, with a blue banner.
Helmet and dome heart on thigh
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with knotwork, a fleur-de-lis centre, a crown on top and a banner reading Lil' King, shown on the outer thigh.
Celtic cross with crown and banner
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh of an orange skateboard breaking out of a black and grey television with the words GO OUTSIDE, with a coloured figure tattoo below.
Skateboard bursting from a TV on a thigh
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with outlined leaves and buds across a person's hip and upper thigh, in Traditional style.
Black and grey roses on hip and thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a red rose with a black Deathly Hallows symbol and a grey banner reading until the very end.
Red rose with Deathly Hallows on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a grey gramophone releasing hearts, with a small house below and one red heart, on the front of a thigh.
Gramophone releasing hearts on a thigh
Traditional style tattoos of red roses, a panther head and a sun with a face cover the thigh and calf of a person's legs, with a small tattoo on one finger.
Traditional roses, panther and sun on legs

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