Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey linework tattoo of a hanging 'Sorry we're closed' sign on an upper arm, with brush and pen designs below near the elbow.
Sorry we're closed sign on an upper arm
Traditional style upper arm sleeve tattoo showing Darth Vader, Boba Fett, a stormtrooper, R2-D2 and a red rose.
Star Wars sleeve with roses on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a red koi fish, yellow and blue flower and grey waves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish and flower on an upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as a nurse, holding a syringe and a test strips canister, with the word Diabetic beneath, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty nurse with syringe on upper arm
Traditional style flash drawing of a woman with curled hair and red lips, with outlined rose and butterfly tattoos on her upper arms.
Pin-up face with rose and butterfly tattoos
Realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a shattering clock face, a staircase and a small figure climbing towards a red-orange sky.
Shattering clock and stairway to a figure
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ringed planet resting on a hand, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Dotwork Saturn held in a hand on the upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a large red-tinged moon, bats, bare trees and a grinning pumpkin-style figure.
Full sleeve with moon and night scene
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red alien creature with large eyes inside a gold scrolled frame, with a red Om symbol, on an upper arm.
Colourful alien portrait with gold scrollwork on upper arm
Both arms and hands submerged in clear blue pool water, with black and grey botanical tattoos on the forearms and upper arms and small tattoos on the fingers.
Tattooed arms and hands in a swimming pool
A man in a white t-shirt printed with the words In the event of an emotional breakdown, place cat here above a cat outline, with black and grey sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Cat slogan t-shirt with sleeve tattoos
Woman seen from behind with black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos covering her upper arms and forearms, standing before a misty waterfall.
Botanical and feather sleeves, waterfall backdrop
Three mirror photos of a full arm sleeve of pink neo-traditional roses with green leaves, covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Pink rose sleeve on an arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading be happy on an upper arm, with a thin line curving beneath the words.
Be happy script on upper arm
Black and grey pocket watch with red accents and a shaded peony, tattooed on the upper arm in a realistic style.
Pocket watch and peony on upper arm
Full back tattoo of black tribal patterns with chevron and spiral panels, photographed on a man's back with his arms partly tattooed.
Full back tribal pattern tattoo with sleeves
Woman seen from behind in a bow pose on a rug, with a small black line tattoo on her upper arm near the elbow.
Woman in bow pose with small upper arm tattoo
Neo-traditional tattoo of a teal and orange mandala-style flower with green leaves and black vine scrollwork on an upper arm.
Teal mandala flower and vines on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon with a stippled sky and clouds, tattooed on an upper arm.
Crescent moon and clouds on an upper arm
Full-colour botanical bouquet of roses, tulip-like blooms and wildflowers tattooed on the upper arm in a soft, realistic style.
Floral bouquet on the upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat with green eyes and olive leaves on the inner upper arm.
Tabby cat portrait with leaves on upper arm
Black and grey stag head tattoo with antlers and faded floral scrollwork on the upper arm.
Stag head with floral scrollwork on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue TARDIS police box with tentacles, a gold Dalek, a silver Cyberman and a planet against a space background.
Doctor Who TARDIS, Dalek and Cyberman on upper arm
Fine line lettering reading TOUGH ENOUGH in orange, teal, purple, green and yellow on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Multicoloured TOUGH ENOUGH lettering on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with leaves and a hanging rosary with a cross on the upper arm.
Rose and rosary on an upper arm
Back view of a woman with platinum blonde hair and a fine black lettering tattoo running vertically down her upper arm, with a lace-up satin dress.
Fine lettering on upper arm, back view
Blackwork and red-line sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a circular symbol, arrow-like marks and lettering.
Abstract black and red arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a French bulldog wearing a collar, with an all-seeing eye in a triangle above it, on an upper arm.
French bulldog with all-seeing eye on upper arm
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with leaves on the upper arm, with a moth tattoo on the forearm below, shown in a two-panel photo of a person in a pink bralette.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of interlocking gears and swirling linework across a woman's shoulder blade and upper arm, seen from behind.
Gears and swirls across shoulder and back
Black fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dotted chains and drop accents on the inner upper arm.
Lotus mandala on the inner upper arm
Black ink script lettering on an upper arm showing a crossed-out name above the words oops and I meant Hollie, in a freehand script style.
Crossed-out name with 'oops I meant' lettering
Fine line tattoo of a constellation with small stars and a planet, with purple, yellow and pink accents, on the inner upper arm.
Fine line constellation on upper arm
Two arms and the upper back of a figure on a black background, covered in grey and red geometric star and flower tattoos on the upper arms, forearms and shoulders.
Geometric sleeve tattoos on both arms
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of clock faces, roman numerals, clock hands and scrollwork across the upper arm and shoulder.
Clock and scrollwork sketch on upper arm
Realistic black and grey Dalek tattoo with teal dome lights and an Exterminate banner, set against a radiating line pattern on the upper arm.
Dalek with Exterminate banner on upper arm
Black and grey roaring lion tattoo with angular linework and stippled shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roaring lion on an upper arm
Two-panel photo of a realistic blue lion head tattoo on an upper arm, showing the linework stage on the left and the finished shaded piece on the right.
Realistic lion on upper arm, before and after
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Virgin Mary with a halo and roses, sitting on an upper arm.
Virgin Mary portrait with roses on upper arm
Close photo of a person's upper arm and elbow with a small fine line arrow below the elbow and a cluster of tiny black dots above it.
Dot cluster and small arrow on an arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an orange peach with green leaves and a black banner reading JUST PEACHY, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Peach with Just Peachy banner on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on an upper arm showing a flower, leaves, blackberries and a fern frond, shaded with stippled dotwork.
Botanical flowers, blackberries and fern on upper arm
Three views of a colour Japanese-style half sleeve on the upper arm and shoulder, with teal waves, red blossoms and dark shaded rays.
Japanese waves and blossom half sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of mountains, a partial moon and small stars on the inner upper arm of a woman in a white t-shirt, with a mountain landscape behind her.
Mountain, moon and stars on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a blue canister with flying teeth and a red blood splatter on an upper arm, with other dark tattoos above it.
Canister, teeth and blood splatter on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink faceted gem heart with white sparkles, set inside a black lace-like border, on the upper arm.
Pink faceted gem heart with lace border
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm, shaped like torn skin peeling back to reveal Latin text across the upper arm and elbow.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on arm
Realistic colour sleeve tattoo of a nebula, drifting asteroids, a blue ringed planet and a ripple on an arm, running from shoulder to wrist.
Space sleeve with nebula and planets

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