Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and red tattoo of a cluster of Studio Ghibli-style characters on the upper arm, including a masked white spirit with red markings and a large round creature.
Studio Ghibli characters cluster on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a white rabbit running through hatched clouds and grass on the upper arm, with a dark sign in the background.
Running rabbit and clouds on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of sunflowers, a peony and daisies covering the shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Sunflower and peony shoulder tattoo
Black and grey realistic swallow tattoo on the upper arm, with wings spread and head angled downward.
Swallow on an upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing an orange bear beneath green trees and a cabin with smoke rising from its chimney, with teal triangles below.
Bear, cabin and trees on an upper arm
Black and grey poppy tattoo with stems and a bud running down a woman's upper arm, with a small skull and trumpet below, in a botanical and traditional style.
Poppies with skull and trumpet on upper arm
Black and grey Neo-trad style owl tattoo with a keyhole on its chest and a heart-shaped key hanging below the perched branch, on the upper arm.
Owl with keyhole and key on a branch
Traditional style colour tattoo of a peacock with a crescent moon and clouds on the upper arm, with part of a red rose visible at the edge.
Traditional peacock on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman wearing a rib-print top, with a small black lightning bolt tattoo on her forearm and a partly visible tattoo on her upper arm.
Lightning bolt tattoo on the arm
Small solid black winged Triforce emblem tattoo on the inner upper arm of a woman with long auburn hair wearing a white top.
Winged Triforce crest on upper arm
Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a sailing ship on waves inside a circle with clouds and birds, on the upper arm.
Sailing ship in a dotwork circle
Back and arm tattoo in Japanese style showing a fierce warrior with a sword, a koi on the upper arm and peonies, in colour against a black background.
Japanese back and arm sleeve tattoo
Colour tattoo of purple, magenta and pale blue roses with green leaves, small butterflies and fine dotted drapes across a shoulder and upper arm.
Coloured roses and dotted drapes on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a pineapple with green leaves and a yellow to pink gradient body, outlined in black, on an arm.
Gradient pineapple on an arm
Realistic lion head tattoo in brown and tan shading on an upper arm, being worked on by a tattooist wearing blue gloves.
Realistic lion head tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling bear in front of a moonlit pine forest, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Snarling bear and forest on upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman's upper arm with fine line handwritten script near the shoulder and three thin horizontal bands below it.
Script lettering and lines on upper arm
Black tribal tattoo in Polynesian style covering the upper arm, shoulder and chest of a bare-chested man against a dark background.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a bat symbol filled with lace-like patterns and a scalloped edge, shown on the upper arm in a blackwork style.
Lace bat symbol tattoo on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a Batman cowl with a bat symbol and a wide yellow-toothed grin, framed by orange scrollwork and pink flowers, on an upper arm.
Batman mask with grinning mouth on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a leaping largemouth bass with a lure, dead tree stumps and a fisherman in a boat, across a man's back and shoulder.
Leaping bass and angler across back and shoulder
Black ink Polynesian tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and diamond bands on bare skin.
Polynesian tribal tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a wolf's head on the upper arm, with trees fading into the forearm.
Realistic wolf sleeve with forest backdrop
Full back tattoo of an orange and black tiger battling a red and cream snake among clouds, in Japanese style, with further tattoos on both arms.
Tiger and snake full back piece
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a thistle, bluebells and trumpet-shaped flowers on the inner upper arm, shaded with dotwork.
Wildflower sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a radial flower with berry sprigs wrapping around an upper arm, shaded with dotwork.
Radial flower and berry tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey light bulb tattoo on the upper arm, with a globe showing the Americas inside the bulb and short radiating lines around it.
Light bulb with globe on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on the upper arm with a feather, flying birds, shaded clouds and the script quote 'Your wings were ready but my heart was not'.
Feather, birds and quote on upper arm
Seated man seen from behind with a large black tribal design across his back and coloured sleeves on both upper arms and forearms.
Tribal back piece with arm sleeves
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two crocus-style flowers on a stem, with dotwork shading, on the outer upper arm.
Crocus flowers on the upper arm
Woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun, showing colour botanical tattoos on her left upper arm and both shoulder blades.
Floral tattoos on a woman's back and arms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Buddha face with lotus flowers and a hand on the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a black vest top.
Buddha and lotus flowers on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blonde girl seen from behind in a blue dress, inside a black ornate frame with red and white roses, on the upper arm.
Girl seen from behind in an ornate frame
Shaded purple violet flower tattoo with a yellow centre on the upper arm, photographed with the arm raised.
Purple violet on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic moon tattoo with the words LA LUNA above it, on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Realistic moon and La Luna lettering on upper arm
Realistic botanical tattoo of white blossoms and blue forget-me-nots with green leaves on the upper arm.
Forget-me-nots and white blossoms on upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cat with a skeletal ribcage inside angular geometric shapes, on the upper arm.
Sketch-style cat and ribcage on upper arm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of a circular mandala with a red polygon overlay on the upper arm of a bare-chested man.
Geometric circle and dotted lines on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a seated cartoon monkey with blue face and green robe inside fine geometric lines, with orange watercolour splashes, on the upper arm.
Cartoon monkey in geometric lines on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a large tree silhouette with two cats on its branches against soft smoky shading.
Cats in a tree silhouette on the upper arm
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a galaxy, a ringed planet and a dark forest of bare trees, in colour.
Galaxy and forest full sleeve
Photorealistic colour tattoo of two fried eggs and bacon in a black cast iron skillet on the outer upper arm.
Fried eggs and bacon in a skillet
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a red and maroon firefighter emblem with flames, a blue star of life and a grey wing.
Firefighter emblem and star of life on upper arm
Colour cartoon sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing Lion King, Oliver and Company and Aristocats characters across three photographs.
Disney characters arm sleeve in colour
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag with large antlers standing in a pine forest, placed on the upper arm.
Stag in a pine forest on upper arm
Black handwritten-style lettering tattoo on the upper arm reading a quote in quotation marks, with an attribution line beneath it, in a lettering style.
Handwritten quote tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a fine line mandala heart tattoo on the side of the torso beside a fine line mandala yin yang tattoo on the upper arm.
Mandala heart and yin yang tattoos
Fine line and watercolour wash tattoo of a woman in a purple top with red hair and lips, on the upper arm.
Watercolour figure of a woman on upper arm

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