Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style flash design of a pin-up woman in a blue top and brown shorts riding a large black moustache, with the words Best Ride and Giddy Up, and no body placement shown.
Pin-up riding a giant moustache
Black and grey linework tree of life inside a circle with two small red leaves, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tree of life on a shoulder blade
Black line drawing of a traditional-style swallow carrying a banner that reads BABA, with a rose and scrolls below, on a tan paper background.
Swallow with banner and rose
Flash design of a walking skeleton in a wide-brimmed hat and pipe, carrying a crescent moon bindle, with the words SEE YOU OUT THERE, in tan ink on a dark navy background.
Walking skeleton with bindle and pipe
Close photograph of a hand with white ink ornamental designs stacked on the middle finger, against a blue denim background.
White ink ornamental designs on a finger
Black and pink lotus tattoo with ornate mandala-style detailing across the upper chest, between the breasts.
Mandala lotus on the upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf across the back of a hand, with flowers and shading continuing up the forearm.
Snarling wolf on the back of a hand
Full colour tattoo of the video game characters Mario and Luigi running across the forearm, with bold outlines and cartoon shading.
Mario and Luigi running on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of colour forearm tattoos of Pokémon characters, Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur, with leaves, water and a Poké Ball.
Pokémon characters across two forearm tattoos
Purple octopus tattoo with green suckers and a yellow eye, wrapping across the upper arm in a neo-traditional style.
Purple octopus on an upper arm
Small black fine line starburst tattoo on a shoulder, with a small flower tattoo on a finger of the hand resting near it.
Starburst tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a realistic wolf head on the upper arm, with the right half of the face filled with an ornamental mandala-style pattern.
Wolf head with mandala pattern on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two lilies with curling vines on the top of a foot.
Lily and swirl tattoo on a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with feathered fletching on the inside of an ankle.
Crossed arrows on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galloping horse with a soft shaded mane, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Running horse on upper back
Sketchbook page of hand-drawn tattoo flash in red and blue pencil, including a spider, umbrella, eye, apple, dagger and chainsaw, with no body placement shown.
Sketchbook page of spider, umbrella and chainsaw flash
Black fine line geometric fox tattoo, sitting upright with angular outlines, on the upper arm of a person holding the arm.
Geometric fox on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a woman in a dotted coat holding a cigarette, with smoke dots rising beside her, on the inner arm.
Woman with a cigarette in a textured coat
Back view of a woman on a pale beach with a small dark tattoo on her forearm and a tiny mark near her hip above the bikini bottoms.
Small tattoos on forearm and hip
Drawing of a mermaid with long flowing hair decorated with a starfish, seashells and pink flowers, in black linework with teal and peach wash.
Mermaid with shells and starfish
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies, a marigold-style bloom and leafy stems on the upper back near the shoulder.
Botanical flower bouquet on a shoulder
Black geometric mandala tattoo on the side of a finger, with coral painted nails and a white towel beneath the hand.
Mandala tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism lion head tattoo on a forearm, with an infinity symbol and Hebrew lettering below it.
Lion head and infinity symbol on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a heart-shaped wreath of flowers and leaves with a single drop below, on the inner wrist.
Floral heart wreath on the inner wrist
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate filigree design with black gems running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the hand.
Silver filigree design on forearm
Neo-traditional style colour tattoo of a fish with blue-grey scales and teal dots, shown on the forearm.
Fish tattoo on a forearm
Person kneeling on a sofa in a pink dress, with black and grey floral tattoos on the arms, thighs and calves, face hidden by a black mask.
Floral tattoos on arms and legs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stern man in a peaked cap with a cross emblem, emerging from cracked skin across the upper back.
Stern man in a cap breaking through cracked skin
Bold red figure tattoo with the number 70.3 in outlined white lettering, placed on the ankle and lower leg.
Red figure with 70.3 on the ankle
Colour traditional tattoo of a smiling crescent moon with a blushed cheek, surrounded by red, pink and white flowers and a teardrop, on an arm.
Traditional crescent moon with flowers on a forearm
Watercolour style tattoo of a purple and pink feather breaking into a flock of black birds on the side of the ribs.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading I love you to the moon and back, with a small crescent moon beneath it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
To the moon and back quote on a wrist
Realism black and grey tattoo of a snarling lion on the back of a hand, with a rosary and cross running down the side of the hand.
Snarling lion tattoo on the back of a hand
Red line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with petal shapes, dot rows and teardrop motifs on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Red mandala design on white
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a brown T-rex wearing a grey suit and blue tie, with the words Don't lose your dinosaur and green footprints, on an upper arm.
Cartoon T-rex in a suit with slogan
Large realistic tattoo of a praying Virgin Mary with a halo across a shaved scalp, with tattooed forearms crossed beneath it.
Praying Madonna tattoo on a shaved scalp
Black linework butterfly flash design with purple shaded wings, scrolling tendrils and a white background.
Purple tribal butterfly design
Black ink flash design of a grinning face with a stitched mouth, a small jack o lantern and a spiral in its eyes, above a striped winged shape, shown without a body placement.
Grinning stitched face and winged design
Black and grey realism tattoo of two shaded roses flanking a heart-shaped keyhole lock with scrollwork, across the upper chest.
Roses and keyhole lock on the chest
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo on the upper back, in a traditional style with stippled dotwork shading across the petals.
Lotus flower tattoo on the back
Teal and black parachute tattoo with fine radiating lines on the forearm.
Parachute on a forearm
Watercolour-style city skyline tattoo across the upper back in red, orange and blue, with loose black linework and ink splashes.
Watercolour city skyline across upper back
Back view of a small black and grey camera tattoo on the nape of a woman's neck, with her dark hair in a braided bun.
Small camera tattoo on the nape of the neck
Two black dotwork mandala tattoos on the inner forearms of a couple holding hands, each with a different emblem at its centre.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Realistic colour tattoo of a pale water lily with green lily pads and an orange koi on a person's upper back.
Water lily and koi on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of two dog tags hanging from a ball chain on an arm, one reading DAD and the other showing numbers, with a small blue drop below.
Dog tags reading DAD on an arm
Black linework design of three treble clefs set on arrow-like shafts above three interlocking circles, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement.
Three treble clefs over interlocking circles
Fine line black tattoo of the word fé in cursive script with a small open heart on the start of the stroke, on a forearm.
Fine line script word with heart on forearm

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