Tattoo ideas

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Traditional style tattoo on the thigh of a red rose with green leaves and a tan banner reading None of your business.
Rose and banner reading None of your business
Reddish-brown paisley and lotus design running from the thigh down the calf to the ankle, in a henna-style pattern rather than black tattoo ink.
Paisley and lotus henna-style design on a leg
Traditional tattoo of a sailing ship among clouds, with red roses and a banner reading The Atlantic Was Born Today, on the thigh.
Sailing ship and roses on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face in profile above a grey shark, with a sailing ship and red sun behind her.
Woman, shark and sailing ship on a thigh
Two black and grey sketch-style thigh tattoos, a figure in a vintage diving helmet on the left and a girl with a bow in her hair on the right, both framed by leaves and flowers.
Diver and girl tattoos on both thighs
Small gold-toned peacock feather tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in ripped denim shorts, with the sea at sunset behind.
Peacock feather on a thigh at sunset
Colourful passport stamp designs and a compass rose tattoo in fine line style across the outer thigh.
Passport stamps and compass on a thigh
Black and grey sailing ship on rough waves tattooed on the outer thigh, with a dotted line running down to a small anchor, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Sailing ship and anchor on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink carnations and green foliage tied with a jewelled bow, on the upper thigh.
Carnation bouquet with bow on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curling wave with spray inside an outlined triangle, on the outer thigh.
Wave inside a triangle on the thigh
Black and grey feather tattoo running down the outer thigh of a person in black underwear, with further tattoos visible on the upper arm and hip.
Feather tattoo on the outer thigh
Grey shaded bat with spread wings above pink blossoms, white berries and green leaves, tattooed on the outer thigh in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Bat and blossom on a thigh
Black and grey realism style tattoo of two roses with leaves and trailing vines on a person's hip and thigh.
Black and grey roses with vines on a hip
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope and pink roses with blue flowers, on the outer thigh.
Anchor and roses on a thigh
Overhead view of two people in bed with traditional style tattoos of a snake, roses and a panther head on their legs, forearm and hand, with breakfast plates beside them.
Traditional tattoos on legs and forearms in bed
Black and grey tattoo of two roses, a pocket watch and a hummingbird on the outer thigh, with a banner reading Time Heals Nothing.
Roses, watch and hummingbird on a thigh
Small black script tattoo on the upper thigh of a person in black briefs, with gold chain thigh jewellery and rings visible on the hands.
Small script tattoo on the upper thigh
Black and grey tattoos of script lettering and a botanical motif on a thigh and calf, with a hairless sphynx cat resting on the leg.
Script and botanical tattoos on legs with a sphynx cat
Vibrant watercolour-style feather tattoo in orange, pink, blue and green with small flying birds, on the outer thigh.
Watercolour feather with birds on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies and daisies with sprigs of foliage on the outer thigh.
Poppy and daisy bouquet on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a unicorn cupcake with a horn, stars and a small unicorn on the outer thigh, in a bold neo-traditional outline style.
Unicorn cupcake with stars on the thigh
Small dark tattoo on the outer upper thigh of a woman wearing a burgundy knit cardigan, black shorts and brown lace-up boots.
Small dark tattoo on a thigh with knit cardigan
Black and grey realism tattoos on a woman's thighs, including an ornate hourglass or lantern design on the right thigh and a shaded rose on the hip below a black waistband.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with rose and hourglass
Colour tattoo of a purple and teal seahorse with a curled tail and pink cheek, shown on the thigh in a neo-traditional style.
Purple and teal seahorse tattoo
Two matching traditional tattoos on the thighs, each showing a black and grey butterfly above a flower with red accents and dripping drops.
Matching butterfly and flower thigh tattoos
Colour tattoo of a grey cat in profile above green grass and a purple flower on the thigh, with a dotted yellow sun and geometric lines.
Grey cat in grass on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pair of antlers above a rifle, sitting on the side of a thigh.
Antlers and rifle on a thigh
Black geometric seahorse tattoo made of faceted linework on the outer thigh of a person wearing a grey top.
Geometric seahorse on a thigh
A man in grey underwear wearing a wristwatch shows a black and grey sleeve of skulls and roses on his forearm, with a larger dark design on his thigh.
Forearm sleeve and thigh piece in grey
Colour sugar skull tattoo decorated with flowers and pink roses on the upper leg, in neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull with roses on a thigh
Fine line tattoos of script, arrow lines and a small ship on a woman's forearm, upper arm and thigh, as she holds dried grass on a concrete floor.
Fine line script and ship tattoos on arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with draped pearl strands on the side of a thigh.
Black and grey rose with pearls on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoos on the ribs and hip of a woman in a black swimsuit, with a gold wristwatch on her other arm.
Small black line tattoos on ribs and hip
Two linework tattoos on the thighs of a person seated on a wooden deck, showing a cartoon mouse character with a pink bow above a castle, framed by ornate scrollwork.
Cartoon mouse and castle thigh tattoos
Black lettering tattoo in cursive script reading Accept what is, Let go of what was, and have faith in what will be, across the side of the hip and thigh.
Three-line script quote on the hip
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers and beads on the upper thigh, shaded in soft watercolour washes of blue, teal, purple and pink.
Watercolour dreamcatcher on the thigh
Black and grey realism style tattoo of roses, leaves and a feathered wing on a woman's thigh and knee, with script running down the thigh.
Rose and leaf thigh tattoo with script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf head with shaded fur on the thigh of a bent leg.
Realistic wolf head on a thigh
Close view of a torso in white lace lingerie with traditional style tattoos, including a teal eye in a heart on the upper stomach and a bird on the side.
Traditional tattoos on a torso, arms and thighs
Colour realism tattoo of a green and yellow skull merged with a blue butterfly wing and a red rose, on a thigh.
Skull and butterfly wing on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman with a braided hair, blue flowers, a feather and a patterned headband, on the outer thigh.
Woman portrait with feather and blue flowers on a thigh
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with leaves and scrolling vines wrapped around the upper thigh.
Black lace garter band on a thigh
Traditional-style tattoos of an eye, a bearded face with a flower and lettering on a thigh, with a white kitten in the foreground.
White kitten in front of traditional tattoos on a thigh
Full-colour neo-traditional tattoo of a rooster with blue and orange plumage and a red comb, placed on the thigh.
Colourful rooster on the thigh
Colour realism tattoo on a thigh showing a mermaid on a rock beneath a large yellow moon, with a blue underwater scene of fish and coral below the waterline.
Mermaid under a full moon on a leg
Two colourful floral tattoos in a soft painted botanical style, one on the top of a foot and ankle and one on the outer hip and thigh, with a hand holding red fabric beside it.
Painterly florals on feet and hip
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a seated woman with long hair holding a katana, with red lips and a red sword tassel, on the upper thigh.
Woman with katana in Japanese style
Colour tattoo of two cartoon characters kissing inside a black outline, with the words BUT LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING on a banner, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon couple kissing with quote on thigh

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