Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line tattoo of a blonde figure in a flowing blue dress with a watercolour wash, shown on the forearm.
Watercolour-style girl in blue dress on forearm
Two fine line black tattoos on wrists, each reading Sisters 92 95 beside a small drawing of a girl on a swing.
Matching sisters swing tattoos on wrists
Flash design of two swan-like birds forming a heart beneath spread wings, filled with pink, purple and grey patterning on a white background.
Pink winged heart design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with a large flower near the elbow and geometric patterns running down towards the wrist.
Mandala forearm sleeve in black and grey dotwork
Black fine line tattoo of three open books labelled Fig 1, Fig 2 and Fig 3, stacked across the inner wrist and forearm.
Three open books on a wrist
Fine line black lettering tattoo of coordinates with degree symbols, placed across the upper back of a woman in a white lace bodysuit and jeans.
Coordinate line tattoo across upper back
Colour tattoo of a red-haired cartoon woman with closed eyes and a purple top on a forearm, with loose yellow and teal shading.
Red-haired cartoon woman on a forearm
Black ink pen sketch of a woman with long flowing hair, large flowers and a flower with an eye at its centre, drawn on a spiral notebook page.
Woman with flowing hair and flowers
Black fine line tattoo of a chrysanthemum with oak-style leaves and a dotted circle outline, on the inner forearm, against a brick wall.
Chrysanthemum and oak leaves on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a mandala and floral tattoo design with handwritten script, shown as a flash sketch, with no placement on the body.
Mandala and floral line design with script
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a gnarled, bare tree with sparse branches across the upper back and shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Gnarled tree tattoo across upper back
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a graveyard scene with a pale zombie woman, a shambling figure, a dog, a skull and headstones in grey tones.
Zombie graveyard scene on a forearm
Packaged temporary tattoo sheets showing a flock of grey birds in flight and fine line feathers on a white background.
Bird flock and feather temporary tattoo designs
Black crescent moon tattoo on the upper back of a person with hair in a bun, seen from behind in a black crop top.
Crescent moon tattoo on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a black and grey fleur-de-lis with two red and yellow roses and green leaves, placed on the centre of a person's chest.
Fleur-de-lis and two roses on the chest
Black tribal design of a hibiscus, two plumeria flowers and curling spirals, shown as a drawing with no body placement visible.
Hibiscus and plumeria tribal design
Black and grey mandala tattoo of layered petals, leaves and dot details on a shoulder, with a botanical and geometric style.
Mandala floral design on a shoulder
Black script lettering reading 'What if I fall? But my darling, What if you fly?' on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a cat's head above the word Meow in script, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Cat outline and Meow script on a wrist
Black handwritten lettering reading Chasing the original high across the upper chest, partly shown as a white shirt is pulled aside.
Chasing the original high quote on chest
White tribal-style tattoo design on a dark background, showing a central heart with spiral curls and tapering spikes above and below.
Symmetrical tribal heart motif
Close photo of a small black fine line cross tattooed on the side of a finger, with the hand curled into a loop and pale nails visible.
Small black cross tattoo on a finger
Illustrated design of two skulls framed by bronze Aztec-style ornaments and dark feathers on a black background, suited to a tattoo.
Aztec-style skulls with feather headdress
Gold botanical leaf design across the back of a hand, with a gold ring and bracelets, photographed beside turquoise gift packaging.
Gold leaf design on the back of a hand
Close-up of a small black fine line outline of a tooth-like shape on the inner wrist of a person holding a striped mug.
Small outline tattoo on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of three arrows with striped multicoloured shafts and dark grey feathers on the forearm.
Three arrows on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line cat face tattoo with whiskers and a dark nose on the top of a finger, in black ink.
Cat face tattoo on a finger
Pencil shaded tattoo design of a cello wrapped in two roses, a lily and flowing ribbons, with no body placement shown.
Cello with roses and lily in pencil
Black and white photo of a man's bare upper back with hands behind his head, showing the word artist in lowercase sans-serif lettering between the shoulder blades, in Lettering style on the Back.
Word tattoo across the upper back
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with plumeria flowers across a shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and upper arm
Black ink flash design of a smiling sun with a face and a crescent moon decorated with mandala patterns, with dangling ornaments below, in fine line and dotwork style.
Sun and crescent moon with mandala detail
Black silhouette tattoo of a mother and child with a pink outline, with the word Momma and a small red heart below, on the ankle.
Mother and child silhouette with Momma on ankle
Black and pale ink snakes coil together on a forearm above the words don't panic in script, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Intertwined snakes and script on a forearm
Black and white drawing of a feather with an eye near the quill and running animal silhouettes along its shaft, a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Feather with running animal silhouettes
Black line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with poppy flowers, dotwork and paisley-like ornaments, with dangling drop chains, on a white background.
Poppy and mandala tattoo design
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa with snakes for hair on the upper arm, with a partly visible rose tattoo below.
Medusa portrait on upper arm
Black and white photo of a bare back with a botanical tattoo of bare branches and berry clusters running from the shoulder down to the waist.
Branch tattoo across a bare back
Black ink dragonfly tattoo with ornate mandala detail sits between the shoulder blades of a woman in a white strapless top, photographed from behind.
Dragonfly and mandala tattoo on upper back
Inner wrist with a lettering tattoo of a bachelorette party slogan beside two pink martini glasses, shown in black and pink ink on the forearm.
Bachelorette slogan with martini glasses on wrist
Black and grey fine script tattoo reading lux in tenebris along the forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Lux in tenebris script on a forearm
Black and white flash drawings of a yin yang with floral and geometric patterning and a sun with rays around a crescent moon with a face, with no body placement shown.
Yin yang and sun and moon tattoo designs
Realistic tattoo of a teal eye set within dark, textured scaly skin on a forearm, with a red lower lid line and blue accents.
Realistic eye within textured skin on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a heart split down the middle and held together with cross stitches, a design that could work as a tattoo flash.
Stitched heart sketch in pencil
Pencil drawing of a coiling Japanese-style dragon with scaled body, clawed feet and flowing whiskers, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Coiling dragon design in pencil
Side-by-side photos of a Japanese-style swirling cloud tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, the left before treatment and the right after, with the colour noticeably faded.
Japanese swirl sleeve before and after laser fading
Black and grey owl tattoo with large round eyes and scalloped feather outlines on the side of a finger.
Owl tattoo on a finger
Fine line tattoo of a white cat sitting on a red ball of yarn, with a red thread trailing across the inside of a forearm.
Cat playing with red yarn on a forearm
Black and grey serif lettering spelling the word arm vertically down the outer upper arm, in a lettering style.
Vertical lettering reading arm on an upper arm

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