Tattoo ideas

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Woman seated with a realistic black and grey animal portrait on one leg and a colourful cat, ladybird and hummingbird sleeve on her arm.
Animal sleeves with cat, ladybird and bird
Black and grey mandala, flower and sun tattoos across a woman's thighs, with a hand holding half a coconut in front of them.
Mandala and flower thigh tattoos
Green cactus tattoo on the upper thigh beside a coloured succulent tattoo on the lower leg, both botanical designs on bare skin.
Cactus and succulent tattoos on legs
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves and script reading Sweethearts Forever, tattooed on the outer thigh in a traditional style.
Black and grey rose on the thigh
Dotwork and geometric thigh tattoo of a hot air balloon, a sailing ship and a whale in black with teal and red accents, shown on the outer thigh.
Balloon, ship and whale on thigh
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about courage on the outer thigh, framed by ornate scrolls and set in a mix of bold and italic serif type.
Quote tattoo with scrollwork on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork sea turtle tattoo swimming across the outer thigh, with stippled shading on the shell and flippers.
Sea turtle tattoo on the thigh
Realistic squirrel tattoo in shaded grey and brown on a thigh, with a festival award plaque held beside the leg.
Squirrel tattoo on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of two giraffes with heads close together, one adult and one young, on the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Two giraffes on a thigh
A bare leg with a large colour traditional tattoo of pink peonies and roses across the thigh and calf, with dark foliage, on a yellow floral bedspread.
Pink peony and rose leg tattoo
Black and grey dragon tattoo wrapping from the upper arm across the ribs, with a smaller flaming dragon on the thigh against a warm gold background.
Black and grey dragon across ribs and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and fine script on the outer thigh of a person in black shorts.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pistol held in a mesh strap, placed on the outer thigh.
Pistol in a mesh strap on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a thigh of a circular mountain, pine tree and river scene framed by laurel leaves and a flower.
Mountain landscape and flower on a thigh
Black and grey realism skull tattoo with roses and scrollwork on the outer thigh, with a dangling jewelled chain below the skull.
Skull and roses on a thigh
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo wrapping around the outer thigh and hip, with its head and open jaws at the top.
Black and grey dragon wrapped around a thigh
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing two cartoon characters sitting in a teacup with a pink rose, with small pink and yellow figures nearby.
Cartoon twins in a teacup on a thigh
Close-up of a traditional style leg tattoo on a thigh, showing a dark panther head, a purple flower with teal stems and red hearts, while a hand holds an ice cream tub.
Traditional panther and flower leg tattoos
Black linework peony tattoos across the lower back, hip and upper thigh of a person lying down in pale underwear.
Peony tattoos on hip and thigh
Black blackwork tattoo of lace-like scrollwork, a lotus flower and hanging chains with drops, across the upper thigh of a person wearing a dark wrap.
Lace and lotus tattoo on the thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a red stand mixer with a steel bowl and two orange roses with green leaves on the outer thigh.
Red stand mixer and orange roses on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman with cat ears, teardrop earrings and a pearl necklace, on the upper leg.
Cat-eared woman portrait on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a stylised red rose with green leaves and black linework on the outer thigh.
Red rose with green leaves on a thigh
Black and grey floral scrollwork and script lettering on a person's hip and thigh, photographed lying on a white bed.
Floral scroll and script on hip and thigh
Black outline tattoo of an owl with roses and a beaded dreamcatcher-style circle on the outer thigh, in a line-only botanical style.
Owl and roses on a thigh
A large dotwork mandala tattoo with black outlines and soft shading on the outer thigh, with a white brick wall behind.
Dotwork mandala on a thigh
Watercolour-style tattoo of a bird in flight with bright red, green and blue wings, set among black and blue vertical brush strokes on the outer thigh.
Watercolour bird and brush strokes on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat silhouette filled with a swirling Starry Night style sky, on the outer upper thigh.
Cat silhouette in Starry Night sky on thigh
Black and grey neo-trad tattoo of a woman with an updo in an ornate oval frame, with a large rose above her, on the outer thigh.
Woman in ornate frame with rose on thigh
Black and grey dotwork geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and triangles within a hexagonal ring, on the outer thigh.
Geometric circles and triangles on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a torso in a square frame, with a hand on the hip and black underwear, on the outer thigh.
Line drawing of a torso in a square frame on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo on the thigh showing a skull with a dagger behind it and a pink banner reading DEATH BEFORE DECAF, with green leaves at the sides.
Skull and dagger banner on thigh
Black and grey tattoo on the outer thigh of a cat with green eyes, its body filled with a sketchy forest scene of bare trees and a small cabin.
Black cat over a forest scene on thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of stacked teacups with pink roses, purple daisies and orange flowers on a thigh.
Stacked teacups with roses and daisies on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a red and black snake coiled around a spoked wheel, with two red flowers, on the outer thigh.
Snake coiled around a wheel on a thigh
Realistic shaded tattoo of a lace garter with a bow and trailing ribbons on the outer thigh, with denim shorts above.
Lace garter with bow on a thigh
Two bold black outline tattoos of anime characters with spiky super saiyan style hair, one on each thigh of a person wearing dark shorts.
Two anime character portraits on thighs
Colourful butterflies and floral vines with black linework wrap across a person's hip and upper thigh, with green, pink and orange fills.
Butterflies and flowering vines on a hip and thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow, set in a gold scrollwork frame with teal flowers, on the upper thigh.
Cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Watercolour-style tattoo of a black treble clef merged with an anchor, with purple, blue and pink washes, on the outer thigh.
Treble clef and anchor on a thigh
Black fine line crescent moon with a script quote beside it, tattooed on the outer thigh of a person in a brown knitted cardigan.
Crescent moon and quote on a thigh
Black script tattoo on the side of a thigh reading for every dark night, with a single arrow and there is a brighter day beneath it.
Quote and arrow on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of two roses with leaves on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Two roses on a thigh
Collage of four colour tattoos of Ariel from The Little Mermaid, mostly on the thigh or side of the body, in cartoon and watercolour-style designs.
Ariel from The Little Mermaid tattoos, four examples
Stippled grey dotwork butterfly on the outer thigh, surrounded by red geometric lines, a circle, a beaded chain and a small flower.
Butterfly and red geometric lines on a thigh
Black and grey lettering tattoo with a rose on the outer thigh of a woman in shorts and a checked shirt tied at the waist.
Rose and script tattoo on a thigh
Woman seated on a kitchen stool with colourful botanical tattoos on her thigh and lower leg and ankle.
Botanical leg tattoos on a seated woman
Black and grey tattoo on a thigh of a treble clef surrounded by music notes, a shaded star, a flower and a small butterfly.
Treble clef and music notes on a thigh

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