Tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of a Siamese cat's face with pointed ears on the upper thigh, shaded with fine stippling and linework.
Siamese cat face on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a patterned hot air balloon on the outer thigh, with the word freedom in black script hanging from its basket.
Hot air balloon with freedom script on a thigh
Black and grey realism roses and a compass on a leg, with fine script lettering on the thigh, shown in a bath.
Roses, compass and script on legs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a death's head moth, two skulls and a white rose, with fragments of script, on the thigh.
Moth, skulls and rose on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue and purple peacock among pink blossom branches on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock and blossom on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a fantasy castle on walking mechanical legs, with clouds and rocky mountains, on the outer thigh.
Mechanical castle with legs on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, red roses and a blue ribbon on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Pocket watch and red rose on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a castle under a full moon within a gold scrollwork frame, with a black and grey rose below it on the thigh.
Castle at night and grey rose on thigh
Black line-art tattoo of Winnie the Pooh and his friends inside a heart-shaped scroll frame on the outer thigh.
Winnie the Pooh characters in a heart on a thigh
Two traditional tattoos of skull-marked moths on the back of a person's thighs, one in colour and one in black and grey, with an eye and a crescent moon above them.
Twin skull moths on the thighs
Vivid neo-trad lion head tattoo in orange, red, yellow and blue with bold black outlines, on the outer thigh.
Colourful lion head on a thigh
Watercolour-style tattoo of a Totoro-like character with red flowers on the outer thigh of a person lying beside a floral fabric.
Totoro and red flowers on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a fox with orange, blue and purple splashes and running drips on the outer thigh.
Watercolour fox on a thigh
Two patches of blue, teal and purple scale tattoos with dark outlines and soft, watercolour-like shading on a thigh.
Two mermaid scale patches on a thigh
Colourful koi fish with lotus flowers tattooed on the upper thigh, drawn with loose, watercolour-style washes of teal, green, pink and orange.
Koi fish and lotus flowers on a thigh
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with compass arrows and leaves on the thigh, photographed on a bed.
Shaded rose with compass arrows on thigh
A tattooist in blue gloves works with a tattoo machine on a person's thigh, beside floral-patterned fabric.
Tattoo being inked on a thigh
Realistic coloured roses in pink, coral and purple with black lace-style ornament tattooed on a thigh, with denim shorts visible.
Pink, orange and purple roses on a thigh
Two matching traditional tattoos of a cat and a bird inside pink scalloped hearts on a person's thighs, with a tortoiseshell cat on grass behind.
Matching cat and bird hearts on thighs
Black outline tattoo of a woman in profile kissing an apple, framed by roses, on the thigh.
Profile woman with apple and roses on thigh
Black dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and small turquoise beads on the outer thigh, shown in a close photo of a bare leg.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two cats nose to nose inside a pearl-edged heart, framed by pink flowers, on the upper thigh.
Two cats in a pearl heart on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a valley with sheer cliffs, a waterfall and soft clouds across the thigh.
Valley landscape with cliffs and clouds on a thigh
Colour tattoo of Kodos, the green one-eyed alien from The Simpsons, with tentacles and the words 'Don't blame me I voted for Kodos' above, on a thigh.
Kodos from The Simpsons with lettering on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a barn owl inside an ornate gold scrollwork frame with purple gems, on the outer thigh.
Barn owl in an ornate gilded frame on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large peony with leaves, buds and small flowers on the outer thigh.
Peony and botanical cluster on thigh
Legs covered in colour traditional tattoos including a tiger head and a rose on the thigh and calf, shown in denim shorts outdoors.
Traditional tattoos covering legs
Two black and grey elephant tattoos with raised trunks, one on a thigh and one on a lower back, seen from behind in a black and white photo.
Two similar elephant tattoos on thigh and back
Black and grey tattoo of Alice holding a flamingo inside an ornate oval frame on the outer thigh, in an engraved illustration style.
Alice and flamingo in an ornate frame on a thigh
Close view of a thin black fine line script tattoo on the outer thigh of a person lying on a sunlounger by the sea.
Fine line script on a thigh at the beach
Colour tattoo of a robin perched above a red heart and pink flowers with green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Robin, heart and flowers on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the outer thigh, with dangling dotted chains and small moon and star charms beneath it.
Mandala and hanging charms on a thigh
Two matching neo-traditional tattoos on a pair of thighs, each showing a profile silhouette filled with a night sky, planet, UFO and mountains, with text reading THE TRUTH and IS OUT THERE.
Matching space silhouettes on thighs
Black and grey lion head tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in a grey slogan tank top and black shorts.
Lion head tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey Medusa head tattoo with a weeping face and coiled snakes in fine line and dotwork shading, on the outer thigh.
Medusa head with snakes on a thigh
Back view of a woman in black lace underwear showing a black and grey realism sleeve on her arm, an om lotus and script tattoo on her thigh, and a clock design on the back of her hand.
Black and grey sleeve, thigh and hand tattoos
Two hands with a colour nautical star on the back of one hand, LOVE on the knuckles, and Japanese-style dragon and koi tattoos on the arms and legs behind them.
Nautical star and Japanese sleeve on hands
Grey shaded elephant head with a colour sunflower at the trunk, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Elephant head and sunflower on a thigh
Black and grey banana tattoo with bold, graphic shading on the upper thigh, with the edge of denim shorts visible above it.
Banana tattoo on the thigh
Black script reading Changed for good above an ornate green heart-shaped frame holding a black mask, tattooed on the thigh.
Changed for good script and masked heart frame on thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey skull on a dripping, blood-red cupcake, placed on the side of a thigh.
Skull and blood-dripping cupcake on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man in glasses and a tie on the outer thigh, with a scroll banner reading Assistant Regional Manager.
Portrait of a man in glasses with banner on thigh
Fine line tattoo of a woman with an updo and teal and orange earring on a thigh, with a shaded cat's head in an oval frame below her.
Woman portrait and cat on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with dark feathers and turquoise beads on the thigh, set against an orange and blue watercolour-style wash.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a thigh
Colour tattoo of an antler and a fern frond on the outer thigh, drawn in a botanical style with soft shading.
Antler and fern on a thigh
Black linework mandala with floral scrollwork tattooed on the outer thigh, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Mandala and scrollwork tattoo on a thigh
Neo-traditional teapot pouring into a teacup with pink blossom, orange roses and birds, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Teapot pouring into teacup on thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue and green peacock among pink cherry blossom on the side of a thigh.
Peacock and cherry blossom on the thigh

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