Tattoo ideas

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Fine line black script tattoo reading 'I will almost die for this beauty' running along a woman's thigh above the knee.
Script quote on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling wolf head with pine trees above and Winter is Coming lettering curved beneath it, on the upper thigh.
Wolf head and pines with Winter is Coming lettering
Black ink tattoo of a lace garter with a bow wrapped around the upper thigh, shown in a close photograph of bare skin.
Lace garter and bow tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a green sea turtle with pink and purple plumeria flowers and blue wave shading on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Sea turtle and plumeria on a thigh
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with two hoops, flower-like centres and feathers, on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a rearing unicorn in purple, orange and yellow inside a black circle dotted with stars, placed on the side of the hip and upper thigh.
Unicorn in a starry circle on the hip
Close crop of a person in a pink faux-croc skirt showing a dark grey floral tattoo on the upper arm and a botanical tattoo down the outer thigh.
Floral tattoos on arm and thigh
Black lace-style band tattoo with roses and fine script lines wrapped around the upper thigh of a woman in a black corset.
Lace band tattoo on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of monsters from Where the Wild Things Are, with a boy holding a sceptre among green leaves.
Where the Wild Things Are monsters on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a penguin inside a red cartouche with gold scrollwork and grey shaded clouds above, on the outer thigh.
Penguin in a red frame on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of two orange daffodils with green stems on the outer thigh, with a small dark tattoo partly visible above it.
Daffodils on a thigh
Small traditional-style colour tattoo of a green creature with a ribbon banner wrapped around its body, on the upper thigh.
Green creature with ribbon banner on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of Jack Skellington holding a red-ribboned bow over a stitched ragdoll Sally with a red heart, in grey shading with red accents.
Jack and Sally stitched ragdoll tattoo on thigh
Black line tattoo of poppy flowers and branches inside a dotted diamond frame on the upper thigh, in a botanical dotwork style.
Poppy bouquet and dotwork diamond on thigh
Black and grey realism portrait of a woman with white eyes and snakes in her hair, set within an ornate filigree frame on the thigh.
Woman with snakes in ornate frame on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with two roses and swirling ribbon lines on a person's hip and thigh.
Lion and roses on a hip and thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a piglet peeking out of a teacup with a red rose and pink flowers, placed on the thigh.
Piglet in a teacup with a rose
Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets on elliptical orbits with small stars, on the outer thigh, held taut by a hand at the left edge.
Orbital planet diagram on a thigh
Black and grey rose tattoos on a woman's upper and lower thigh, with her face hidden behind a white Totoro mug.
Two rose tattoos on a woman's thigh
Two small black fine line butterfly tattoos on the upper thighs of a person seen from behind, with long blue hair and denim shorts.
Small butterfly tattoos on the thighs
Fine-line black script tattoo of a partly visible phrase reading through the, running across a person's upper thigh.
Script quote on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of stacked animal heads, including what appear to be an owl and a deer skull with antlers, on the front of a thigh in a black and white photo.
Stacked animal figures on a thigh
Colour Japanese style tattoo of two koi fish and pink blossoms with swirling linework across the upper thigh and hip.
Koi fish and blossoms on a thigh
Black ink geometric mandala tattoo on the outer thigh of a seated person wearing a white T-shirt, with a bedroom floor in the background.
Black mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black ink fine line illustrations of dinosaur skeletons, a trilobite and a turtle fossil on a person's thigh and knee, with a vintage camera held in the frame.
Dinosaur and trilobite fossil designs on thigh
Large Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey shading with red flowers and falling petals, across a person's thigh.
Dragon and red blossoms on a thigh
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo on a thigh showing a green bonsai-like tree beside a purple iris and scrolling green foliage.
Bonsai tree and iris on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a steampunk owl in a top hat, with a clock face and gears, on the outer thigh.
Steampunk owl with clock and gears on thigh
Black and grey dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo on the outer thigh, shown in a full view beside a close-up.
Dotwork mandala on the thigh
Colour tattoo of an antlered spotted rabbit with maple leaves, acorns and vines on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Antlered rabbit with maple leaves on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by feathers and a teal gem headpiece, with a black cat beside her, on the outer thigh.
Woman with feathers and black cat on thigh
Close-up of a red lip kiss tattoo on the upper thigh, above a thin black strap, with a zebra print blanket and white sheet behind.
Red lip kiss tattoo on a thigh
Black compass rose tattoo with a dashed outer circle and the letters N, E, S and W, sitting on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Compass rose tattoo on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a circus performer with a red parasol balancing on a tiger, placed on the outer thigh.
Circus performer riding a tiger on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold ornate frame, with script lettering below, on a thigh.
Cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Black and grey octopus tattoo with stippled dotwork on the head and fine-line tentacles, on the side of a thigh.
Octopus tattoo on the side of a thigh
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of two dahlias in purple and red with black leaves, sitting on the outer thigh, shown in two photographs.
Dahlias and leaves on the thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on the outer thigh of a person sitting in a car.
Peony cluster on the outer thigh
Side-by-side photos of a colour botanical tattoo on the outer thigh, with a purple iris, pink bleeding hearts, peonies and orange poppies.
Botanical flowers down a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a windmill and cottage inside an ornate keyhole frame on the front of a thigh.
Windmill and keyhole on a thigh
Realistic black and grey thigh tattoo of a woman in a short dress reading an open book on a stack of books, with red shoes, a city skyline and the word Sanctuary beneath.
Woman reading on a stack of books with Sanctuary
Outlined TARDIS tattoo with blue and purple watercolour splashes and the words Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey in black script below it, on the thigh.
TARDIS with watercolour splashes and quote on thigh
Black and grey photo of tattooed legs showing an elephant design and looping script lettering on the thigh, with a hairless cat resting on the knee.
Elephant and script tattoos on legs with a cat
Watercolour-style sketch of a flower with loose red, pink and blue washes on the upper leg, with a bed sheet visible behind.
Watercolour sketch flower on a thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a terrier in a suit and red bow tie, set in an ornate gold frame with flowers, on the outer thigh.
Terrier in a gilded frame on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat holding a gold oval with Japanese characters, in a Japanese style on the upper leg.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on the thigh
Colour Japanese-style peacock tattoo running from the hip down the thigh and knee on a leg, with a blue and green tail and red-green eye feathers.
Peacock tattoo wrapping a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a perched songbird, blossom branch and pocket watch with chain on the outer thigh.
Bird, blossom and pocket watch on a thigh

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