Tattoo ideas

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

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Fresh black blackwork tattoo of a stylised bird silhouette on an upper arm, being worked on by a tattooist wearing black gloves.
Black bird silhouette tattoo being inked on an arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala flowers tattooed down the upper arm and shoulder, with a person in a grey top and a tattoo studio chair behind.
Mandala flowers on upper arm
Black and white flash design of piano keys curving across the page like a ribbon, with scripted lettering reading I will sing of the Lord's great love forever.
Piano keys ribbon with Psalm 89:1 lettering
Black and grey Japanese style samurai in horned helmet and armour covering a full sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with blossom above the shoulder.
Samurai in armour full sleeve tattoo
Two flash designs of cupcakes in ornate frames, one pink with a bone and skulls reading Brains, one blue with a lilac bow reading Sweet, in a neo-traditional style.
Brains and Sweet cupcake flash pair
Woman seen from behind with a large black ornamental mandala tattoo across her upper back, a coloured floral sleeve on her right arm and a mandala on her left upper arm.
Mandala back piece and arm tattoos
Black and grey botanical forearm tattoo with a rose, quartz crystals, sprigs of foliage and fine dotted geometric lines.
Crystals and rose on a forearm
Close-up of a thin black fine line tattoo outlining a US state on the inner forearm, with a dark knitted sleeve above it.
Fine line outline of a US state on a forearm
Black line drawing of a sketchy botanical design with flowers, leaves and swirling vines, suitable as a Botanical tattoo flash.
Floral swirl sketch design
Blue outlined infinity symbol with a heart and black script lettering reading Christian, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Infinity heart with script name on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a surfer riding a curling wave above hibiscus flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Surfer riding a wave with hibiscus flowers
Black script lettering reading Hello Sweetie with a small red bow beneath it, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Hello Sweetie script with red bow
Black and grey realistic snake tattoo running in an S-curve along the side of a bare torso, above black lace underwear.
Snake tattoo on a side torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of two crossed feathers with a stippled quill tip on the upper arm.
Crossed feathers on an upper arm
Lettering tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm reading I'm with Megan's bachelorette party, with two pink martini glasses beside a line about buying a drink.
Bachelorette party text with martini glasses
Five black arrows of differing designs run down a forearm in a fine line style with solid black fills.
Five arrows down the forearm
Close-up of the inner forearm near the wrist showing the words learn to fly in dark fine-line script lettering.
Learn to fly script on a wrist
Close photo of a traditional style tattoo of a green dragon head with orange-tipped frill, bold black outlines and yellow ringed eyes, on the lower leg.
Green dragon head on a calf
Woman seen from behind with a large colour back tattoo of flowers, leaves and script, and a dark ornate design, placed across the upper and lower back.
Full back tattoo with script and florals
Small solid black cross tattoo in a clean fine line style, centred on the upper back below wavy blonde hair.
Simple black cross on upper back
Side-by-side photos of a forearm: on the left a small dark anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, on the right the same area covered by a large shaded black rose with teal leaves in a traditional style.
Before and after: black rose cover-up on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crouched winged angel with large feathered wings and loose feathers across the upper and lower back.
Crouched angel with wings on a back
Black and grey pencil drawing of the word Love in ornate script with sketched flourishes, leaves and swirls, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornate script design spelling Love
Black and grey dotwork mountain landscape framed by a triangle outline on a forearm.
Mountain landscape in a triangle on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Today is a gift on the upper back of a person with short dark hair, in a Lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on upper back
Two forearms, each with a matching fine line tattoo of a stick figure girl holding a string, in black ink on the forearm.
Matching stick figure girls on forearms
Black ink drawing of an ornate sugar skull design with diamond eyes, a cross on the nose and a spider web across the crown, shown on cream paper.
Sugar skull with diamond eyes
Close-up photo of a photorealistic colour tattoo of a gold pocket watch with Roman numerals and a beaded chain, on skin.
Realistic pocket watch and chain tattoo
Fine line black heart and infinity tattoo on a forearm, shown beside a matching design on a second forearm.
Matching heart and infinity tattoos on forearms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red poppy with teal and yellow flowers and green leaves on the upper arm.
Red poppy and teal flowers on an arm
Bold black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian style covering a man's upper arm, shoulder and chest, with his face cropped out of frame.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve and chest
Pencil sketch of an animal skull with curved horns wearing a feather headdress, with a diamond shape on the cheek, drawn on paper.
Animal skull with feather headdress sketch
Pencil line drawing of a heart-shaped design with a beaded border, an anchor and key, and scrollwork, drawn on paper as a traditional-style flash sheet.
Heart, anchor and key flash design
Realism tattoo of grey shaded roses and an ornate heart locket with a red ribbon across the shoulder and upper back, with the date 23.08.2013 written below.
Roses and heart locket on a shoulder
Fine line black heart outline with a small semicolon at its lower right, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Heart outline with semicolon on wrist
Traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's head wrapped by a three-eyed serpent, with a red and orange rose and green leaves below.
Woman, serpent and rose on upper arm
Black ink script lettering in a cursive hand across the side of the ribs, reading a four-line romantic quote.
Black script quote along the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a forearm with a long fern frond, pine cones, a dotted dahlia-like bloom, leaves and small crystals.
Fern, pine cones and crystals on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with swept-back hair and the words The King in script, on the upper thigh.
Black and grey portrait with script on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a night forest with pine trees, mountains, a tent and an animal on a floating rock base, with a close-up panel beside it.
Night forest scene on a forearm
Tattoo of the State of Oregon outline in black ink, with a teal pine tree, purple-edged mountains and dark treelines, on a area of skin.
Oregon outline with pine tree and mountains
Black and grey fine line tattoo of poppy flowers arranged in a circle with dotwork centres, on the inner forearm.
Poppy blooms in a circle on a forearm
Painted Japanese-style design of a tabby cat with a white dragon wrapped around its body and red flames along its tail, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Tabby cat and dragon design
Black lettering reading accio adventure in a serif typeface runs along the inner forearm of a hand resting on a map of India.
Accio adventure lettering on a wrist over a map
Fine line black outline tattoo of the state of Michigan with a small heart on the upper arm, with a cream sleeve pushed up against a teal background.
Michigan state outline on upper arm
Two people stand side by side holding wands, one with a colourful floral sleeve tattoo on the forearm and upper arm and a small heart tattoo on the chest.
Two people with wands and arm tattoos
Black and grey interlocking script monogram tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with large hoop earrings visible at either side.
Interlocking script monogram on the back of the neck
Pink flamingo tattoo in dotwork style on a person's upper back, with a patterned wing and long thin legs.
Pink flamingo tattoo on upper back

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