Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a whale on the inner wrist, with shaded belly and dotted spots along its back.
Whale on the inner wrist
Colour butterfly tattoo with black-edged wings in blue, purple and green, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Blue and green butterfly on a shoulder
Close photo of a red, orange and black feather tattoo with paint-like splashes on the side of a person's ribs, in a realism style.
Red feather tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey feather quill with shaded plumes above the script words Who will tell the story of your life, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Feather quill and script quote on the ribs
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird, a skull and German text, shown from two angles on an arm.
Bird, poppies and skull full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned dinosaur skull on a bare female figure holding a flower, across the upper arm.
Skull-headed figure holding a flower on upper arm
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing zombie figures, character portraits and tattooed lettering in colour.
Zombie and portrait full sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a skull wrapped in orange and yellow flames on a forearm, shown in two side by side photos.
Flaming skull on a forearm
Realism back tattoo in black and grey showing a busy garage workshop with mechanics working on cars, oil barrels and a vehicle on a lift.
Garage workshop scene across a full back
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with three roses, an open birdcage and a bird in flight, in black and grey shading.
Roses, birdcage and flying bird design
Colour realism tattoo of a purple octopus with teal-suckered tentacles curling across the outer thigh.
Purple octopus with curling tentacles on a thigh
Large realism back tattoo in black and grey showing an Africa map, two winged angels, a compass and portraits, with a red and grey Liverpool crest on the upper arm sleeve.
Africa map and angels back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch above large roses, with a key near the lower edge.
Pocket watch and roses on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a glowing moon, silhouetted palm trees and a teal starry sky over a pink and orange beach, across a forearm.
Moon and palm trees beach scene on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an Aztec-style skull in a headdress, with a sun stone above and a stepped pyramid below, on a forearm.
Aztec skull and pyramid on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals on a forearm, set over faded cursive script and a heartbeat line.
Pocket watch and heartbeat line on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass on a forearm, with a lighthouse at sunset in the top bulb and a sailing ship in the bottom bulb.
Hourglass with lighthouse and ship on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a calf on the side of a person's neck, photographed from behind with hair pinned up.
Elephant and calf tattoo on the neck
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo with the script Isaiah 40:31 and a verse about soaring on wings like eagles, on the torso above a grey top.
Feather with Isaiah 40:31 script
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Seattle skyline, with the Space Needle and a mountain, on a person's side ribs.
Seattle skyline on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and eye with a butterfly on the forearm.
Realistic face portrait with butterfly on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the lower back.
Dove in flight on the lower back
Realistic red octopus tattoo with white suckers curling along a forearm near the elbow, shown beneath a reference photo of the octopus.
Red octopus tattoo on forearm
Black and grey shaded rose with script lettering on a forearm, with a circular inset showing a red lip print tattoo.
Shaded rose and script on a forearm
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with large orange lilies, skulls and green leaves on a dark background.
Orange lily and skull full sleeve
Two matching black and grey rose tattoos shaded in fine detail, one on each forearm.
Matching black and grey roses on two forearms
Black and white photo of a pair of raised legs with a shaded skull tattoo on the right thigh and an ornate scroll and banner design on the left thigh.
Skull and scrollwork tattoos on thighs
Black and grey realism rose with lace and beaded drop chains tattooed across the lower abdomen, above a navel piercing.
Rose and lace tattoo on the lower abdomen
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an eye with lightning and mechanical gears across the upper arm and shoulder, with small touches of blue and red.
Realistic eye and gears on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of peonies and orchid-style blooms on a person's hip, above a patterned waistband.
Floral tattoo on hip and waist
Colour realism tattoo of the German flag appearing through torn skin on a man's calf, with a small black letter below it.
German flag under torn skin on a calf
Colour realism tattoo of the solar system running down a forearm, with the sun near the wrist and small planets stepping up towards the elbow.
Solar system planets along a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder showing a moonlit street with a tall clock tower and a figure in a top hat and long coat walking away.
Moonlit London street on upper arm
Detailed sepia ink drawing of a snarling wolf's head biting over a horned ram's head on a cream background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Wolf biting a ram's head, ink drawing
Two side-by-side photos of realistic colour tattoos on the top of a foot: a purple lily with green leaves on the left foot and a purple and blue hummingbird on the right foot.
Lily and hummingbird tattoos on two feet
Black and grey realistic anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the inner forearm of a person wearing a light t-shirt.
Shaded anchor with rope on a forearm
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a crowned lion above a lamb, with the script Romans 1:16 along the bottom.
Lion and lamb back tattoo with Romans 1:16
Photograph of a realistic colour portrait tattoo of a smiling man with dark curly hair, set against a teal wash, on the upper back.
Realistic colour portrait on upper back
A shaded cross tattoo styled as a worn baseball with red stitching, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Baseball-stitched cross on upper back
Close photo of a realistic green eye tattoo on a forearm in Realism style, with a red traditional rose with dark leaves above it.
Realistic green eye and rose on a forearm
Realism tattoo of three grey nails driven into the skin with red blood drips and dark shadows, on a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Three nails with blood drips on shoulder
Full back tattoo in colour realism showing a grinning teal cat, a tall skeletal figure beside a stitched rag-doll figure, a pink moon, bats and a bare tree, placed across the lower back.
Moonlit skeleton couple and grinning cat on back
Colour realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and brass gears, with a spiral galaxy inside the dial, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and galaxy on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded skull with a monarch butterfly, a rose, and a rosary with a cross.
Skull, butterfly and rose with rosary
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers and leaves wrapping around a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey flowers and leaves on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blindfolded Lady Justice holding scales, with acanthus leaf ornament, on the side of the torso.
Blindfolded Lady Justice with scales
Red peony and rose tattoo with black leaves on a woman's upper chest near the shoulder, shown beside a white lace top.
Red peony cluster on the upper chest
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with shaded petals and leaves on the inner wrist and forearm, with a hand raised above it against a dark background.
Black and grey rose on the inner wrist

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