Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a black cat silhouette filled with realistic pink roses and green leaves on the forearm.
Black cat silhouette filled with pink roses
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and a dog tag chain covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses and dog tags on upper arm
A woman holds a tabby kitten in front of her forearm, which has a colourful traditional-style rose and flower tattoo, with a small crescent moon on her hand.
Tabby kitten held beside a floral forearm tattoo
Colour tattoo of a purple thistle with green leaves and stems on a leg, in a bold outlined botanical style.
Purple thistle on a leg
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower tattoo with fine line outline and the word namaste in script on the forearm.
Lotus with namaste script on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a howling wolf surrounded by leaves and a crescent moon, in a fine line botanical style on paper.
Howling wolf with leaves design
Pencil sketch of a looping acanthus scroll with leaves and small flower shapes on translucent paper, with the handwritten word angel at the top left.
Acanthus scroll pencil sketch
Black ink crescent moon filled with rose outlines and leaves, fine line botanical style, on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon filled with roses on forearm
Black fine line rose and botanical sprigs tattooed along the forearm of a raised arm against a plain pale wall.
Rose and botanical sprigs on a forearm
Fine line black vine tattoo with small leaf marks wrapping around a woman's forearm, with silver bracelets above it.
Thin black vine tattoo on a forearm
Two arms pressed together showing matching fine line botanical tattoos of small sprigs on the inner forearm, in black ink.
Matching fine line sprigs on two forearms
Realistic coloured tattoo of a sparrow perched on a branch among orange autumn maple leaves, on a limb.
Sparrow on a branch with autumn leaves
Black ink practice sheet on white paper showing step-by-step line drawings of dragonflies, flowers, paisley motifs and star designs, with handwritten encouragement to practise.
Henna-style practice sheet of dragonflies, flowers and
Fine line black ink tattoo of a poppy with a long single stem, placed on the ankle.
Fine line poppy on an ankle
Fine line origami crane tattoo with small coloured flowers and leaves on the upper back, near the nape of the neck.
Origami crane with small flowers on upper back
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with a leafy tree and twisting roots at its centre, with a heart-tipped loop line running to the east point.
Compass rose with tree and roots sketch
Colour tattoo of a doe's head rising from pink roses and green leaves, placed on the thigh.
Doe and roses on a thigh
Close-up of a blue shaded rose tattoo on the upper chest, with a thin necklace and white top visible.
Blue rose on the upper chest
Two black and grey forearm tattoos in a traditional style: a hanging flower with leaves on the left, and a skull within an ace of spades playing card with a skeletal hand on the right.
Flower and ace of spades skull on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a seated Buddha with a halo above a lotus flower, placed across a person's upper back.
Seated Buddha on lotus across upper back
Fine line pencil drawing of a lotus flower running along a decorative arrow, with dotwork accents, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and arrow tattoo design
Tiny fine line tattoo of a green cactus in a black-outlined pot on an ankle, shown against a pale background.
Small cactus in a pot on an ankle
Black and grey photograph of a fine line bare branch tattoo running up the middle finger of a hand, in a Botanical style.
Bare branch tattoo on a finger
Colour and black-and-grey neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh, showing a snake coiled around a circle of poppies, black-eyed susans, a carnation and mushrooms.
Snake and wildflowers in a circle on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork snake coiled up the forearm with flowers, leaves and small dotted accents, in blackwork style.
Snake and flowers on a forearm
Three lotus flower designs stacked vertically: a solid black silhouette, an outlined version, and a fine-line version, shown on a white background.
Three lotus flower designs in black
Black and grey botanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing an ornate lace-style flower with dangling chains, a smaller flower below and a feather near the elbow.
Lace flower and feather on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a teal five-petalled flower with orange-brown leaves on the outer thigh, with part of a coloured eye tattoo visible above.
Teal flower with orange leaves on thigh
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves tattooed on the centre of a torso above the navel, with a navel piercing visible below.
Black and grey rose on the chest
Fine black line tattoo of a daisy with a long stem and single leaf on the inner wrist, with a dark sleeve below.
Small daisy on the inner wrist
Gold metallic botanical leaf design across the back of a hand and wrist, worn with a gold ring and bracelet, in front of turquoise gift boxes.
Gold leaf design on the back of a hand
Black and grey photograph of a fine line outline of a rose tattoo on the side of a torso, just below the navel, beside a wooden panel.
Outlined rose on a hip in black and grey
Small outlined red rose tattoo with a black stem and leaf on the back, in a botanical style.
Small red rose with black stem
Black and grey fine line pineapple tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white tank top and gold necklaces.
Pineapple tattoo on an upper arm
Thin black branching tattoo with watercolour pink, blue and purple washes along the centre of a person's upper back.
Watercolour branch and roots down the back
Woman lying on a white bed showing a black and grey mandala and a red rose with feather detail tattooed on her thigh and hip, in a Geometric and Botanical style.
Mandala, rose and feather tattoos on thigh and hip
Three views of a man's arm with a full sleeve tattoo of a seated Buddha, lotus flowers and grass in watercolour-style colour washes and black ink, shown on the upper arm and forearm.
Seated Buddha and lotus full sleeve
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sunflower tattoo with shaded leaves, centred on the chest between the breasts.
Sunflower tattoo on the chest
Pencil sketch of two bell-shaped lily of the valley flowers on a thin curved stem, drawn in fine line on white paper.
Lily of the valley pencil sketch
Black ink line drawing of a swallow, two roses, a crown and beaded chains with leaves and dotwork, drawn on pale tracing paper as a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, roses and crown design sketch
Small black botanical tree tattoo with curling roots on the inside of a wrist, in a simple fine line style.
Small tree tattoo on a wrist
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with a rose at the centre, leaves, stacked triangles and dotted lines, drawn on skin.
Rose and geometric triangles sketch
Black and grey tattoo of a large flower with leaves and a shutter-like lens shape on the inner forearm of a standing person in a dark room.
Flower and lens tattoo on a forearm
Pen sketch of a birdcage with a songbird and roses in a fine line botanical style, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Birdcage, bird and roses design sketch
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of tall flower spikes and leaves inside a circle on the forearm.
Botanical spikes and leaves in a dotwork circle
Black linework wildflower bouquet with soft peach shading on two blooms, tattooed on the forearm.
Wildflower bouquet on a forearm
Coloured line drawing of a sunflower, two red poppies and teal poppy seed pods on a white background, with red and orange dots behind, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Sunflower and red poppies design
Pencil sketch of an ornate lotus and chain tattoo design on paper, with a mechanical pencil resting beside it, drawn for a placement on the torso.
Ornate lotus and chain pencil design

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