Tattoo ideas

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Sulley, Mike Wazowski and Boo from Monsters Inc inside a heart frame of pink beads on the thigh.
Monsters Inc characters in a heart on a thigh
Colourful cartoon-style tattoo of Hello Kitty with a cupcake, rainbow, cherries and lollipop on the thigh.
Hello Kitty and sweets on a thigh
Black and grey anatomical tattoo of thigh muscles with labels such as rectus femoris and patella, shown on an upper leg in a Realism style.
Anatomical muscle study on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of a phoenix with lilies, hibiscus and small blossoms running down a thigh.
Phoenix and lilies on a thigh
Thigh tattoo of mountains, pine trees and stars, with the outlines glowing blue under ultraviolet light.
Mountain and pine tree thigh tattoo under UV light
Fine line black script tattoo reading faith with a small swirl and dash on the side of a hip, partly covered by dark clothing.
Faith script on the hip
Black and grey realism tattoo on a thigh showing a woman's face under a wolf's head, with one hand resting beneath her chin.
Woman and wolf portrait on a thigh
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading always on my mind, forever in my heart, on the upper thigh.
Script quote reading always on my mind on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman with a wolf's head over her head, braided hair tied with red ribbons and leaves, on the outer thigh.
Wolf-headed woman portrait with braids and leaves
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper thigh showing a green medicine bottle, a silver spoon and a red heart reading I Love Lucy.
Heart, medicine bottle and spoon on thigh
Two sketch-style tattoos on thighs: a left thigh with a woman's face, a sailing ship, a red rose and a bird, and a right thigh with a red-haired woman in black line and watercolour wash.
Sketch-style portraits on two thighs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bare tree with fine branches inside a dotted circle, on the outer thigh.
Bare tree in a dotted circle on a thigh
Black ink paisley and floral ornament tattoo covering the front of a thigh, rendered in fine line and dotwork style.
Paisley ornament tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a handgun with a leopard print grip and a lace garter band across the thigh.
Handgun and lace garter on a thigh
Fine line cherry blossom branch tattoo in pale lilac ink running across a thigh, with a hand resting near the hip.
Cherry blossom branch on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a castle with spires, roses and four-pointed stars on the outer thigh.
Castle, roses and stars on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on the thigh showing a walrus wearing a peaked naval cap, with a sailing ship and cloudy sky behind it.
Walrus in naval cap with sailing ship
Colour realism tattoo of a ginger cat's face with green eyes inside a teal knotwork frame, on the outer thigh.
Ginger cat portrait in a teal swirl frame on thigh
Colour and grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing an hourglass with teal and pink sand, a daisy, and a pocket watch with a heart-shaped face and beaded chain.
Hourglass, pocket watch and daisy on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a thigh, showing a wreath of three roses and leaves around a pointing hand and the script Love Me Till I'm Dead.
Rose wreath with hand and script
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with a long beard and wide-brimmed hat, beside a rose, on the thigh.
Skull figure with hat and rose on thigh
Two matching thigh tattoos with black lines and lettering reading Goodnight nobody and Goodnight mush, the second beside a coloured bowl with a spoon.
Matching thigh tattoos: Goodnight nobody and a bowl
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face in profile merging with a castle, trees and birds on the thigh.
Castle and woman's face blend on thigh
Colour tattoo of a gorse sprig with orange flowers and dark green stems on the thigh, in a botanical style.
Gorse sprig on a thigh
Black and grey traditional style tattoos of two harlequin acrobats, one hanging from a rope and one falling, on the outer thigh and knee.
Harlequin acrobats on a thigh and knee
Colour tattoo of an owl made of flowers and leaves inside a black geometric mandala border, on the outer thigh.
Flower owl in a mandala border on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a pizza slice inside a pink heart, with the words LOVE above and AT FIRST SLICE on a banner, on the thigh.
Pizza slice in a heart with banner on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a treehouse with a ladder and trees inside a circle, on the outer thigh.
Treehouse in a circle on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on the thigh showing a pointed hat shape filled with a sunset and mountains above a lake, pines and a round green door in a hill.
Mountain sunset and round green door on a thigh
Three clusters of teal, purple and pink mermaid scale tattoos on the outer thigh of a person lying on a white surface.
Teal and purple mermaid scales on a thigh
Two legs in denim shorts and black sneakers covered in colour neo-traditional tattoos, including an owl, a raven with roses, a fox and a rabbit.
Full leg sleeve of colourful neo-traditional tattoos
Black linework tattoo of a cactus and rose with leaves on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Cactus and rose on a thigh
Black and grey realism style tattoo on a thigh showing a swallow, a skull with a beaded chain and two shaded roses.
Swallow, skull and roses on a thigh
Realism colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning with bright green eyes and a blue background, on the thigh.
Cheshire Cat grin on a thigh
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the thigh with an outlined cross and the script words I can do all things, plus Philippians 4:13 beneath.
Cross and lettering tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two shaded roses with leaves on the upper thigh, partly covered by a black dress.
Two roses on a thigh
Sketch-style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a bearded face built from a house with windows, holding a pipe and a hand with yellow and blue wash.
Bearded face made of a house on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue police box on the upper thigh, shaded in several tones of blue with a small roof lantern.
Blue police box on thigh
Geometric dotwork thigh tattoo of a hot air balloon, a sailing ship and a whale, with teal and red accents on black linework.
Hot air balloon, ship and whale on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with dark bob hair and dark lipstick, framed by a spider web, on the outer thigh.
Gothic portrait with spider web on thigh
Shaded realism tattoo of a skull wearing a crown of pink and yellow daisies on the outer thigh, with a floral skirt above.
Skull with daisy crown on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lace bow with shaded ribbon tails on the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above it.
Lace bow tattoo on the thigh
Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.
Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh
Black and grey photograph of two people seen from behind in lace underwear, showing bow tattoos on the thighs, two of them with skulls at the centre.
Bow tattoos on thighs in black lace
Geometric lion head tattoo in brown, tan and grey tones on the thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Geometric lion head on a thigh
Close view of a black and grey realistic rose tattoo with leaves wrapping across a person's thigh, with black underwear visible above.
Black and grey rose tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves and buds tattooed down the outer thigh of a woman wearing a patterned skirt.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the leg showing a circular mountain landscape with a moon, pine trees and a winding river, with the words not all those who wander are lost.
Mountain landscape in a circle with quote on leg

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