Tattoo ideas

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Traditional colour tattoo of a compass with red roses, green leaves and a beaded chain, placed on the outer thigh.
Compass and roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo of three red roses with green leaves on the outer thigh, in a traditional style with bold outlines.
Three red roses and leaves on a thigh
Close-up of a thigh with a blue Spanish script quote and a shaded blue bow tattoo, partly cropped at the left edge.
Spanish script quote and blue bow on the thigh
Colour leg sleeve tattoo of cartoon film strip scenes covering the thigh and calf, shown from two angles.
Cartoon film strip leg sleeve on thigh and calf
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship, eagle and skull on a thigh, framed by red clouds and lightning bolts above teal waves.
Sailing ship, eagle and skull on a thigh
Neo-trad tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded grey hourglass with pink roses, green leaves and dangling bead chains.
Hourglass and roses on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of pink, blue and purple butterflies with a dotted swirling trail and small stars on the outer thigh.
Butterflies and stars on a thigh
Black and grey compass tattoo with a compass rose and arrow on the thigh, partly covered by blue knitted leg warmers.
Compass and arrow on thigh
Black and grey script tattoo across a torso above a black thong, with a portrait of a woman and a lace garter tattoo on the thighs.
Script across the abdomen and portrait on the thigh
Black typewriter-style lettering of a short prose quote tattooed down the upper thigh of a person wearing a floral skirt.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a grey realistic elephant head framed by ornate mandala and paisley patterns on the outer thigh.
Realistic elephant with mandala on thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves on the outer upper thigh of a woman wearing a dark grey top.
Black and grey roses on the thigh
Colourful paisley tattoo with pink, teal, green and yellow ink wrapping around the outer thigh and hip.
Colourful paisley design on the thigh
Crossed legs showing black and grey tattoos on the thighs, including script lettering, a cluster of roses, a crescent moon with a face and a figure in a hood.
Script, roses and moon tattoos on crossed legs
Thin black lettering reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs across the side of a thigh, with a hand resting on a grey top above it.
Quote tattoo on the side of a thigh
Realistic tattoo of a lace garter with a bow on the outer thigh, shown beneath denim shorts.
Lace garter with bow on thigh
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a fierce mythical creature head with ornate detailing, a compass-like motif and fine trailing lines.
Large mythical creature tattoo on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of peonies, roses and leaves in a botanical style across a thigh and hip, partly visible above white underwear.
Peony and rose outline on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a lace garter with a bow on the thigh, shaded in a realistic style.
Lace garter with bow on a thigh
Two black and grey dotwork mountain range tattoos, one smaller on a calf and one larger on a thigh, shown in a framed geometric style.
Mountain range tattoos on calf and thigh
Black script tattoo reading Hairdresser on fire, with flourished capitals, across the outer thigh.
Hairdresser on fire script on a thigh
Japanese-style dragon tattoo with red clouds and black scales wrapping down a leg from the thigh to the calf.
Japanese dragon leg tattoo
Colour tattoo of Finn riding Jake from Adventure Time, with Finn raising a sword above a red banner reading MATHEMATICAL, on the thigh.
Finn and Jake riding with a banner on thigh
Two side-by-side photos of a colour traditional tattoo of a rooster standing on a shaded skull, with wheat stalks and an orange flower, on the upper leg.
Rooster, skull and flower on a thigh
Black tribal tattoo with swirls and triangular patterns running down the outer thigh and over the knee.
Tribal band tattoo on a thigh and knee
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey songbird with a red cheek, a hanging bell and a gold-hilted dagger with teal ribbons, on the outer thigh.
Bird with bell and dagger on a thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a hamsa hand with a blue eye, lotus flowers and leaves on the outer thigh.
Hamsa hand with eye and flowers on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of princess figures around a script quote on the outer thigh.
Princess figures and quote on a thigh
Black ink ornamental elephant head and trunk with mandala, paisley and chevron patterns, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant on the thigh
Black and grey lily flowers and swirling vines wrap down a leg, running from the thigh past the knee and onto the calf.
Lily and vine leg tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of a silver compass with pink roses and a rosebud on the outer thigh.
Compass and roses on a thigh
Full body Japanese style tattoo covering a man's arms, chest, back and legs, with a dragon, cherry blossoms, clouds and waves in bright colour on grey shading.
Full body Japanese bodysuit tattoo
Black lettering reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs along the outer thigh of a person wearing a grey top with one hand on their hip.
Quote in script along the side of a thigh
Colour tattoo of a world map inside an ornate scrolled oval frame on the thigh, in a traditional style.
World map in an ornate frame on a thigh
Two legs raised against a pale wall, covered in traditional tattoos of daggers, a rose, an eye, a pocket watch and a whale, with a black and grey flower on one knee.
Full traditional leg sleeves with white high-tops
Watercolour style willow tree with green weeping foliage, blue sky and a black silhouette on a swing, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Willow tree and swing on thigh, watercolour look
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh of a man in a suit, his head replaced by a UFO over pine trees and mountains, with the words DO YOU THINK I'M and SPOOKY.
Suited figure with UFO and mountains on thigh
Colour peony tattoo with pink petals and green leaves on the side of a torso and hip, with a small black script tattoo below the bust.
Peony tattoo on side and hip
Black and grey realism tattoo of a revolver above a lace garter with a bow and script lettering, on the outer thigh.
Revolver and lace garter on thigh
Arms crossed to show a black and grey mandala tattoo on the forearm, with a traditional rose tattoo partly visible on the thigh below pale pink shorts.
Mandala forearm tattoo and thigh rose
Small black lettering reading GRL PWR sits on the outer thigh of a seated person in black underwear and a white shirt.
GRL PWR lettering on a thigh
Two black sugar skull tattoos with floral detailing, one on each thigh, shown in a fine line style.
Sugar skull tattoos on both thighs
Realistic red poppies with soft wash shading and two black birds in flight, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Red poppies and birds on a thigh
Purple linework tattoo of the Millennium Falcon and Death Star across both thighs, with Rebel and Imperial emblems below.
Star Wars ships across both thighs
Black line tattoo of the Catbus from My Neighbour Totoro with a small Totoro on its head and a soot sprite on a sign, on the outer thigh.
Catbus and Totoro outline on a thigh
Black and grey ornamental mermaid tattoo with a flower on the outer thigh, filled with patterned detail.
Ornamental mermaid and flower on the thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of two swallows, a yellow measuring tape and a black needle and thread on the upper thigh.
Swallows and measuring tape on a thigh
Fine line lettering tattoo shaped like an infinity loop, written in dark ink across the outer thigh of a person wearing a striped dress.
Lyric loop tattoo on a thigh

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