Tattoo ideas

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Painterly colour flower tattoo with a rainbow burst top, red petals and green leaves on the upper back, with a close-up of rainbow rays beside it.
Colourful flower tattoo on a shoulder blade
Realism tattoo of a shaded grey lion head with red gerbera daisies and an orange sunburst, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lion and red gerbera daisies on a back
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a city skyline, mountains, conifer trees and a geodesic dome across the shoulder and upper back.
Cityscape with mountains and geodesic dome on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a mother and child in profile on the lower back, above a white top.
Fine line mother and child on the back
Geometric abstract tattoo of triangles, circles and a spiral on a woman's upper back, in black, grey and soft green and pink wash.
Geometric abstract tattoo on upper back
Black fine line script tattoo of a Bible verse across the upper back of a woman with dark wavy hair, placed horizontally between the shoulder blades.
Script verse across upper back
Back view of a man with a tall black brushstroke tattoo down the spine and geometric blackwork sleeves on both arms.
Brushstroke spine tattoo with geometric sleeves
Black ink tattoo of a retro game controller with cartoon characters across the shoulder blade and upper back, shown in a photo taken from behind.
Game controller and cartoon characters on a back
Realism back tattoo of two shaded grey roses set within black lace ornament, with teal and red butterflies across the upper back.
Lace back piece with roses and butterflies
Back view of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a small black fine line pine tree tattoo centred on her upper back.
Fine line pine tree on upper back
Small fine line outline of a leaping dolphin in black ink on the lower back, above the waistband of denim jeans.
Small dolphin tattoo on lower back
Black lettering tattoo reading Est. 1981 on the lower back of a woman wearing denim shorts and a black bikini top, seen from behind.
Est. 1981 lettering on lower back
Full back tattoo of Star Wars characters and vehicles, including Darth Vader, a stormtrooper, TIE fighters and an AT-ST walker, set against a starry space background, placed on the back.
Star Wars back piece with Vader and stormtrooper
Black and grey unicorn head tattoo with stippled shading and triangular lines on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Unicorn head with geometric lines on upper back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus motifs running down the middle of a woman's back, seen from behind.
Ornamental mandala tattoo down the spine
Black and white photo of a fine dotted star constellation tattoo across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Dotted star constellation on upper back
Colour tattoo of a symmetrical folk-style floral mandala with grey shaded petals, red hearts and green leaves on the shoulder and upper back.
Folk floral mandala on a shoulder
Full back tattoo in realistic colour showing masked figures, a clown face, a skull and a gas mask, with tattooed sleeves visible at the sides.
Full back piece of masked figures and a clown
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Bride of Frankenstein and Frankenstein's monster face to face inside a heart with a spiderweb, on the upper back.
Bride of Frankenstein and monster in a heart
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with small red accents and a flock of birds flying across the upper back, in a botanical silhouette style.
Bare tree and birds on upper back
Colour tattoo of a pink lotus at the top of the spine, with grey stem lines and pink and purple petals falling down the back.
Pink lotus and falling petals on a back
Colour tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves inside a circular frame, with the script words Tale As Old As Time arching above it, on a person's upper back.
Pink rose in a ring with script on the back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an ornate teacup and saucer decorated with roses, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Teacup and saucer with roses on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of a bouquet of succulents, purple flowers and a ladybird on the upper back.
Succulent bouquet on upper back
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with ornate detailing centred on a woman's upper back, with gold temporary tattoos on her shoulder and arm.
Hamsa hand tattoo on upper back
Painted Japanese style design of a green snake coiling around pink and yellow lotus flowers over dark swirling clouds, shown on a flat back torso cutout.
Snake and lotus back design on a painted torso
Fine line tattoo of two cartoon elephants touching trunks beneath a small red heart, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two elephants with a red heart on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realistic angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back of a person lying face down on a striped sofa.
Large angel wings across a back
Colour tattoo of two butterflies on a person's upper back near the shoulder, one shaded red and one shaded blue, with dark outlines.
Two butterflies on the upper back
Watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo in blues, greens and pinks on a person's upper back, with the words never give up in black cursive script beneath it.
Blue and green dragonfly with script on upper back
Gold metallic mandala and lace-style tattoos on a hand, forearm and upper back, with hands crossed over the shoulder.
Gold metallic mandala and lace tattoos
Black and white photo of a solid silhouette tattoo of a ballet dancer in an arabesque pose on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ballet dancer silhouette on upper back
Black script lettering reading you are perfect to me, arched across the lower back in a fine lettering style.
Script quote across the lower back
Full back tattoo in black and grey realism showing the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, poker chips, dice, city towers and two large portraits across the upper back.
Las Vegas back piece in black and grey
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a dog's head with ornamental triangles across the upper back.
Geometric dog head on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with script lettering reading one love, placed centrally on the upper back.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Four small solid black paw prints in a diagonal line on the lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans.
Paw prints on the lower back
Black and grey tattoo of a blossom vine with butterflies and small sparkles across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Blossom vine and butterflies on a shoulder blade
Two fine line tattoos of a mother holding a child: a wrist design with two small red hearts and flowing lines below, and a black outline design on the upper back.
Mother and child line tattoos on wrist and upper back
Close view of a small black fine line tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates on the upper back of a woman in an open-back floral dress.
Fine line coordinates tattoo on upper back
Grey and red shaded hot rod car with a windmill and mountains on a back shoulder, beside a Route 66 shield tattoo on the upper arm.
Hot rod and Route 66 shield on a shoulder
Black and grey realism dragon tattoo with spread wings across a person's back, with the head turned to the right and mouth open.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Phoenix tattoo on the upper back, with outlined wings filled in orange and yellow and a black swirling tail.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a grey branch with green leaves, shaded in a soft realistic style on the lower back.
Red cardinal on a branch
Solid black treble clef tattoo on the upper back, with a swirl of small music notes and light blue and red dots.
Treble clef with music notes on upper back
Full back tattoo of a red and gold phoenix with flowing feathers and peacock eye details, in Japanese style, covering the back.
Full back phoenix tattoo in red and gold
Realistic blue TARDIS police box tattoo with the words Allons-y in black script beneath it, placed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
TARDIS and Allons-y script on upper back
Realistic black and grey humpback whale tattoo across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person with their head turned away.
Humpback whale on a upper back

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