Tattoo ideas

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Colour neo-trad tattoo of a black raven with red poppies, green leaves and white scrollwork on the outer thigh.
Raven and red poppies on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon girl in a bunny hood, a striped cat wearing glasses and smiling pink flowers with green leaves.
Cartoon girl, striped cat and pastel flowers on a thigh
Wolf head tattoo on a thigh, realistic on the left and broken into faceted triangles on the right, with a yellow eye and a blue eye.
Geometric wolf head on a thigh
Photograph of a red and grey corset lacing tattoo with bows wrapping the thighs of a person lying on a white bed, with black sheer lingerie visible at the hip.
Corset lacing and bow tattoo on thighs
Colour tattoo of a patterned feather and arrow in teal, purple and grey linework on the side of a thigh.
Feather and arrow on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a thigh of two blue birds, a birdcage, red roses, a teacup, a pocket watch and a pair of rings in a neo-trad style.
Birds, birdcage and roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a grey cat beside a bowl of oranges and leaves on a thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Grey cat and oranges on a thigh
Grey shaded cat head with teal eyes, surrounded by scrolling swirls and lotus flowers, tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Cat head with teal eyes and lotus flowers on thigh
Black and grey script lettering tattoo of a motivational paragraph across the outer thigh, shown in a black and white photo with denim shorts.
Block quote tattoo on the thigh
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a red snake, a blade, a lightning bolt, a red rose and a banner reading They Make A Master Of Death.
Snake, rose and banner on a thigh
Full-colour tattoo of a mermaid with blue-green scales and a flowing purple tail, arm raised, on the outer thigh.
Mermaid with raised arm on a thigh
Black script lettering reading 'for those I love I will sacrifice' across the upper thigh, beside denim shorts.
Script quote across the upper thigh
Black and grey dotwork traditional tattoo of crossed scissors wrapped in two banners with lettering, placed on the outer thigh.
Scissors and banners on a thigh
Two coloured thigh tattoos: a birdcage holding a heart in an ornate frame on the left, and a red bird with a brain on the right, in a neo-traditional style.
Birdcage and bird with brain on thighs
Back view of a person lying down, showing red and pink flower tattoos with grey shaded swirls across the hip and thigh, plus script on the upper back.
Floral tattoos on back and thigh
Four-panel photo of a black lace garter tattoo with a pink shaded bow on the upper thigh, shown from front, side and back angles.
Pink bow and black lace garter on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a cat skull with ferns, mushrooms, oak leaves and acorns on the thigh, shown in two photos.
Cat skull with fern and oak on thigh
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch, daisy and leaves on a thigh, beside a black linework version of a similar design under plastic wrap.
Pocket watch and daisy on a thigh
Two raised legs in black platform sandals show traditional tattoos of red roses, a skull and a sun on the thighs and calves, against floral wallpaper.
Traditional tattoos across both legs
Colour tattoo of a seated yellow toy-style pin-up figure with red bob hair and OGLE cups, on the upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Seated pin-up figure with red bob on thigh
Neo-trad tattoo of an ornate hand mirror and a red rose on the upper thigh, with a dotted pearl chain hanging below.
Ornate hand mirror and rose on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and script on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a Nikon FM10 film camera, a film strip and daisies on the outer thigh.
Film camera and daisies on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork sun with a crescent moon and script reading Light up the darkness, tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Sun and crescent moon with script on a thigh
Colour tattoo of pink, orange and red lilies with green leaves and a small green butterfly on the upper thigh, in a neo-trad style.
Lilies and butterfly on a thigh
Woman sitting on a bed with her face hidden, showing a black and grey realistic tattoo on her upper arm and a dark animal design on her thigh.
Black and grey realistic tattoos on arm and thigh
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a sleeping orange fox curled within green leaves and blue berries, on the thigh.
Sleeping fox curled in leaves and berries on a thigh
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a pink and blue cat on the thigh, a rainbow splash with script on the forearm, a black tree with birds on the shoulder blade, and a colourful owl on the
Watercolour cat, tree, owl and splash tattoos
Black script tattoo on a thigh reading All you need is faith, trust and a little bit of pixie dust, with two grey stars and a small mouse ear silhouette.
Script quote with stars on a thigh
Black script lettering reading Fidem habe across the upper thigh of a woman wearing a grey top.
Fidem habe script on a thigh
Close-up of a black geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper thigh of a person in black underwear and a grey knit crop top.
Black mandala tattoo on upper thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a red-rimmed eye with blue tears on a leg, with a butterfly above it and a green creature below.
Eye with tears and butterfly on a leg
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, buds and leaves on the upper thigh, with shaded petals and a dark top visible beside it.
Black and grey roses on an upper thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and strands of pearls on a thigh, with the legs raised in nude high heels on a bed.
Black and grey roses and pearls on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with bicycle wheel eyes, a red sawtooth halo and two lines of lettering, on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull with bicycle eyes on a thigh
Colour tattoo of two orange butterflies with black outlines and swirling black linework on the outer thigh.
Two orange butterflies with swirls on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh in a lettering style, with a serif quote about courage between two ornamental scroll flourishes.
Lettered quote tattoo on the thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Hello Kitty style mermaid with red hair, a green scaled tail and blue bubbles on the thigh.
Hello Kitty mermaid on a thigh
Two black mandala tattoos sit on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black and white floral skirt, with ornate detailing and dotted fill.
Twin mandala tattoos on thighs
Colour tattoo of a turquoise castle beneath white fireworks and an orange and purple sky, placed on the thigh.
Castle and fireworks on a thigh
Two colour thigh tattoos in ornate stained glass style frames, one showing Belle in a gown beside a red rose and the other a castle under a purple rose.
Belle and a castle in stained glass frames on thighs
Black and grey dotwork mandala with an animal face tattooed on the outer thigh, with a geometric blackwork sleeve on the forearm of a hand resting on a bare leg.
Mandala thigh tattoo with geometric forearm sleeve
Neo-traditional tattoo of a mermaid with flowing golden hair and a teal and pink scaled tail on the side of a thigh.
Mermaid with golden hair on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a mouse perched on a branch with leaves and flowers, drawn in dotwork and fine hatching on the thigh.
Mouse on a branch with flowers
Black ink owl with ornamental scrollwork tattooed on the thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Owl with scrollwork on a thigh
Fine line black script lettering tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts on a sandy beach.
Small script tattoo on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesh wearing an ornate crown above lotus flowers, on the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Ganesh and lotus on a thigh
Black ink thigh tattoo of Alice seated beside the White Rabbit holding a fan, a potion bottle and script lettering reading part of a quote.
Alice and White Rabbit thigh tattoo

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