Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour realism tattoo of a purple and red rose with green leaves on a forearm, with printed rose photographs in the background.
Realistic purple rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose and a sunflower across the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Rose and sunflower on a upper arm
Before and after photo of an abdomen where red flowers and black ink splashes cover faded grey script and star outlines.
Red flowers covering an old script tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a bare tree with spreading branches on the inner wrist, photographed in direct sunlight.
Bare tree branches on an inner wrist
Pale white ink outline of a rose with leaves on the inner forearm, in a traditional style.
White ink rose on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a horned animal skull framed by roses and leaves, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Horned skull with roses design
Black linework flower with leaves, with a geometric centre, on a woman's hip and upper thigh, in a botanical style.
Black line flower tattoo on hip and thigh
Black and grey photograph of a small shaded rose tattoo on the inner forearm of a person, with bare skin of the upper back visible behind it.
Small shaded rose on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of two colourful mandala flowers with dark green serrated leaves on a calf.
Traditional mandala flowers on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into small birds, running up the ankle and onto the foot.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on an ankle
Teal flower tattoo with ochre petal edges and brown leaves in a traditional style, on the upper leg, with a partial eye design at the top edge.
Teal flower with leaves on the upper leg
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and the script 'You are my sunshine' running down the side of the ribs, in a botanical style with black outlines.
Sunflower and script on the ribs
Colourful botanical tattoo of calla lilies and green leaves running down a person's back, with pink, orange, yellow and purple blooms.
Calla lilies running down the back
Red watercolour-style poppy tattoo with a black centre and a thin black stem with curls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour poppy on the ribs
Purple lily tattoo with grey shading and green stems on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of two sunflowers and autumn leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder, viewed from behind.
Sunflowers and autumn leaves on a shoulder
Black ink botanical flash drawing of poppies and forget-me-not sprigs in a fine line style on aged cream paper.
Poppy and forget-me-not sprig drawing
Black ink line drawing of orchids, leaves and beaded chains ending in diamond and teardrop gem shapes, a flash design for a tattoo.
Orchid and jewel drawing with dangling gems
Red pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with layered flowers, leaves and swirls running down the side of a back and hip outline.
Floral back design sketch in red pencil
Colour realism tattoo of red maple leaves and blue snowflakes trailing diagonally across the side of the ribs.
Maple leaves and snowflakes on the ribs
Colour sunflower tattoo with yellow petals, brown outlines and a dark centre, with a short green stem, on a person's lower back.
Sunflower tattoo on the lower back
Fine line botanical tattoo of a pink poppy with a red script word trailing from it, on a shoulder near the collarbone.
Poppy and script on a collarbone
Pencil sketch of a calla lily tattoo design with leaves and curling scrollwork, drawn in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Calla lily design with swirls
Black and grey botanical tattoo of hibiscus, plumeria and daisy-style flowers with leaves on the upper arm, above a curved black band.
Floral crown tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a forearm near the elbow, showing leafy stems and flower blooms around a framed rectangular panel of flowers.
Botanical flowers and leaves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a shaded sunflower with green leaves and curling vines on the upper back, close to the shoulder blade.
Sunflower and vine tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves and buds on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two roses and leaves on a wrist
Cherry blossom branch with pink flowers, falling petals and a black and grey butterfly tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Cherry blossom branch and butterfly on thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of large peony flowers and leaves on an upper arm, shown in a close-up and in a full arm view.
Black and grey peony tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a slender lavender sprig on the side of an ankle, with black jeans cuffed above it.
Lavender sprig on ankle
Black and white photo of a fine line lotus tattoo with a dotted line below it on the upper back of a woman in a white vest top, hands raised to her head.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black ink drawing of a longhorn bull skull flanked by roses and feathers on a pale background, shown as a tattoo design.
Bull skull with roses and feathers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with musical staff lines and notes fading into its petals, on the forearm.
Rose with sheet music petals on a forearm
Thigh with a coloured portrait of a woman framed by flowers, a black and grey sailing ship in a rope border, and a small teal lotus with pink characters above it.
Portrait, ship and lotus tattoos on a thigh
Colour tattoo of yellow and orange flowers with green stems and leaves in a Art Nouveau style on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Yellow and orange flowers on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoos of a compass, a pocket watch, flowers and a lettered banner on two upper arms.
Compass and pocket watch with banner on two arms
Fine line black fern leaf inside a thin circle on the side of a woman's neck, with her dark hair falling across a white pillow.
Fern leaf in a circle on the neck
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a daisy with curling vines wrapping from the ankle up the side of the leg.
Daisy and swirl vine tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large open bloom and a smaller ruffled flower with buds and stems, running down the side of the ribs.
Black and grey flowers down the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of a purple lily with a thin stem and buds running down the upper arm towards the elbow, in fine line style.
Purple lily and stem on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo with ornamental shading across the top of a bare foot and up the ankle, next to a grey sock.
Black and grey floral tattoo on foot and ankle
Back view of a small solid black bare-branched tree tattoo at the base of a woman's neck, with her hair in a bun and a grey jumper.
Bare tree tattoo at the base of the neck
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of three roses with leaves running up the inside of a forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Three black roses with leaves on a forearm
Black line drawing of a crescent moon filled with botanical roses and leaves, drawn on pale paper as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon filled with roses
Fine line black ink drawing of a dandelion seed head on a long stem, with one seed drifting away, on a plain off-white background.
Dandelion seed head with drifting seed
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pink peony with black outlines and green leaves on the inner upper arm.
Pink peony and leaves on upper arm
Woman in a peach sleeveless blouse with a lace collar, showing colour tattoos of roses and a bird on her upper arms and forearms.
Colour roses and bird tattoos on both arms
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three roses, a rosebud and leaves on a lower leg, drawn with fine linework and light shading.
Black and grey roses on a lower leg

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