Tattoo ideas

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Realistic peacock feather tattoo on the outer thigh, with a teal, purple and gold eye at the top and grey shaded plumes running down the leg.
Peacock feather on the outer thigh
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a unicorn head with a crystal horn, lotus flowers and a red mandala on the outer thigh.
Unicorn and mandala on a thigh
Black and white photo of a woman in a fitted top, showing a black ink peony tattoo on her upper arm and a dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on her thigh.
Peony and lotus mandala tattoos on arm and thigh
Black and grey realism leg sleeve tattoo of a lion with daisies, a pocket watch and a scroll banner, running from the thigh down the calf.
Lion and flower leg sleeve
Black geometric tattoo of a woman's face with curly hair, built from triangular facets, on the outer thigh.
Geometric faceted portrait on a thigh
A woman in a straw hat and polka dot top shows a colour floral tattoo on her upper arm, with black tattoos on her forearm and thigh, and a black tattoo on her lower leg.
Woman in straw hat with arm and leg tattoos
Small fine line black and grey rose with a thin stem and two leaves, tattooed on the upper leg of a person lying on white sheets.
Small rose tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey geometric blackwork tattoo of a wolf head with a raven above it, mountains, a star and moon, and bare trees, on the upper thigh.
Geometric wolf and raven on a thigh
Black and grey horse head tattoo with flowing mane and white-flower outlines on the outer thigh, drawn in a sketchy, realistic style.
Horse head with flowers on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of peacock feathers and lace-like ornament across a thigh, with a shaded lotus flower on the hip.
Peacock feather and lotus thigh tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant wearing a feathered headdress with flowers by its trunk, on the outer thigh of a person in shorts.
Elephant in feathered headdress on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a seated Egyptian cat wearing an Eye of Horus collar and a winged scarab beetle on the thigh.
Egyptian cat with scarab on a thigh
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossoms and black swirling vines with script lettering and falling pink petals on the thigh.
Cherry blossom vine with script on a thigh
Colour sunflower tattoo with black outlines and a dotted centre, in a botanical style, on a leg resting in bath foam.
Sunflower tattoo on a thigh
Two matching tattoos: a rosary key with the word Eternity on an upper arm, and a heart padlock with a red bow, rosary beads and Eternity on a thigh.
Matching rosary key and heart padlock tattoos
Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo with a lotus above its head, in mandala-style linework, on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant and lotus on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of three camera aperture symbols in a vertical row, decreasing in size, on the outer thigh.
Three aperture symbols on a thigh
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with ornamental detail on the outer upper thigh of a woman wearing a black dress.
Sugar skull on the thigh
Sketch-style TARDIS tattoo with a blue watercolour wash and a Bad Wolf sign, placed on the outer thigh.
TARDIS with Bad Wolf sign on a thigh
Solid black blackwork tattoo of seated four-armed Ganesha with an om symbol and a small mouse, placed on the upper leg.
Ganesha with om symbol and mouse on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a sitting cat with sketchy black outlines on the upper thigh.
Watercolour-style cat tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey birdcage with blue flowers and leaves tattooed on the outer thigh, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Birdcage and blue flowers on a thigh
Realism tattoo of a lion head with green eyes, a dreadlocked mane and small beads, on the upper thigh.
Realistic lion with dreadlocks on a thigh
Large realistic dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded feathers and small teal beads across the outer thigh.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a thigh
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an owl with roses and leaves on the outer thigh, with a hand with dark nails resting beside it.
Owl and roses on a thigh
Colourful cross-stitch style rose tattoo with green leaves on the outer thigh, rendered in pink, peach and teal X marks.
Cross-stitch style rose on a thigh
Black script lettering reading "You have no power over me" with fine vines and three small pink and blue shaded orbs, on the side of a thigh.
"You have no power over me" script on thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a grey shaded anchor wrapped in rope with two red roses on the outer thigh.
Anchor and roses on a thigh
Pastel colour tattoo of a pink bow, a MISS banner and a cream animal in a teal oval frame on a thigh, with a hand resting on the knee.
Pastel bow and banner tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of blue, yellow and orange fish scales showing through a torn skin effect on the outer thigh.
Fish scales revealed through torn skin on thigh
Watercolour-style tattoo of a deer skull with antlers and red poppies on the outer thigh.
Deer skull and poppies on a thigh
Close-up of a blue-toned folk-style floral tattoo on the upper thigh of a person wearing polka dot denim shorts and an orange belt.
Folk floral tattoo on the upper thigh
Colour tattoo of a bronze Dalek above three red roses and a banner, in a traditional style on the upper thigh.
Dalek and roses on a thigh
Full colour tattoo on a thigh of Belle dancing with the Beast, with Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs Potts and Chip below.
Beauty and the Beast scene on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoos of an owl on the upper arm, pink roses with green foliage on the thigh, and a skull on the forearm.
Owl, roses and skull tattoos on arm and leg
Black linework outline tattoo of several cartoon princesses and a mermaid with ornate scrollwork across the outer thigh.
Cartoon princesses outline on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a stippled wave inside an outlined triangle on the side of a thigh.
Wave inside a triangle on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink lilies, a blue-shaded lotus and green swirls across the hip and thigh.
Pink lilies and lotus on a hip and thigh
Neo-traditional heart-shaped tattoo on the thigh showing a cabin with lit windows, pine trees and snowy mountains under a starry sky.
Mountain cabin night scene in a heart
Black and grey geometric line tattoo of two roses on the upper thigh, with the top of denim jeans visible above it.
Geometric roses on the upper thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS in front of an orange sunburst, with the words we're all stories in the end, on the upper thigh.
TARDIS with quote on thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon purple owl with large teal eyes perched on a brown branch, with a small teal leaf, on the outer thigh.
Purple owl on a branch on a thigh
Front and back views of a full body Japanese style tattoo with a large orange koi, cherry blossoms and grey waves across the back, arms, torso and legs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with koi and cherry blossom
Black lace-style floral tattoo with leaves and flowers running down the outer thigh, shown in a close photograph of healed skin.
Black lace-style floral tattoo on a thigh
Two thin black outline circle tattoos on wrists, with a faceted geometric bird tattoo on a bare thigh.
Outline circles on wrists and geometric bird on thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of a monarch butterfly, pink lilies and monstera and palm leaves across the outer thigh and hip.
Monarch butterfly and tropical leaves on a thigh
Colour tattoo of an ornate hot air balloon in teal, pink and cream with the word freedom in black script below it, on the outer thigh.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on a thigh
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a banner reading what a catch, surrounded by circular lettering and two stars, on an upper thigh.
Anchor and quote on a thigh

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