Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a classic muscle car with banknotes spilling from its exhaust across the forearm.
Muscle car with banknotes on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a chain and leaves across the back of a hand.
Pocket watch and leaves on the hand
Realism black and grey tattoo of crossed bullets on an upper arm, with smoky shading behind them.
Crossed bullets on an upper arm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of two pocket watches on a chain above two shaded roses with leaves and a small flower below, shown from three angles.
Pocket watches and roses on a forearm
Realistic orange and black butterfly tattoo with a soft grey shadow on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
3D monarch butterfly on upper back
Two matching forearm tattoos: a shaded black and grey game controller and a colour stack of books, each above the words I have lived a thousand lives.
Matching game controller and books on forearms
Colour tattoo of pansies in purple, yellow, pink and white with green leaves, spreading across the shoulder and upper arm.
Pansies across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye surrounded by ornamental scrollwork and flowing lines on the forearm.
Realistic eye with ornate swirls on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an open zipper splitting into a Y shape on a lower abdomen, above the waistband of denim jeans.
Open zipper tattoo on lower abdomen
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo with smoky shading on the side of a ribcage, with a white top lifted above it.
Shaded skull tattoo on the ribs
Realistic pink lily tattoo with black scrollwork wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Pink lilies with swirls on an ankle
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a giraffe, antelope, zebra, lion and tiger spanning the upper and lower back.
African wildlife back piece in black and grey
Colour botanical tattoo of a blackberry branch with green leaves and ripe and unripe berries on the upper arm.
Blackberry branch on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a man in aviator sunglasses and a dark jacket, placed on a forearm.
Realistic portrait with aviator sunglasses
Black ink drawing of a French bulldog's head framed by a heart of rolled roses, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
French bulldog in a rose heart
Black and grey realism tattoo of a faceted diamond on the inner forearm, shaded to show light and facets.
Realistic diamond on a forearm
Black and grey realistic scorpion tattoo with raised tail and detailed shading, on the upper arm of a person.
Realistic scorpion tattoo on upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a seated figure on a branch against a starry galaxy, shown from two angles, with an owl silhouette formed by the sky in the right photo.
Figure on a branch in a night sky forearm tattoo
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a bold sunburst with rays above a shaded mountain and rolling waves, in a realistic style.
Sunrise over mountains and sea on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Batman, the Joker and a masked villain across an upper back, with the bat logo revealed through torn skin.
Batman, Joker and villain torn-skin back tattoo
Realism tattoo of a hummingbird above two red roses and grey leaves, shown across the upper arm and shoulder in three photographs.
Hummingbird and red roses on an upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a crowned lion with a cross above its head, holding a heart in its paw, in a realistic style.
Crowned lion holding a heart
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a 1920s Cotton Club sign, gangsters with tommy guns, and a woman's portrait.
1920s Cotton Club gangster sleeve
Realistic tattoo of a blue feather with black bars and grey shading across a person's forearm.
Blue feather tattoo on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a Doberman's head on a limb, shown beside the blue line stencil used to transfer the design.
Doberman portrait tattoo beside its stencil
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a pocket compass with rope and a faded world map, shown in a split view with a compass rose and continent outlines.
Compass and world map forearm tattoo
Two people holding hands, each with a realistic Star Wars tattoo on the forearm: grey and blue R2-D2 on one arm and gold C-3PO on the other.
R2-D2 and C-3PO forearm tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe and hourglass on the upper arm.
Grim reaper with scythe and hourglass on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spotted deer with antlers on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Realistic deer with antlers on the back
Realism portrait of a bearded man with red blood splatter and the words Don't Open and Dead Inside tattooed on a calf.
Bearded man portrait with zombie and blood splatter
Realistic shaded pocket watch with red cherry blossom branches and teal accents tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Pocket watch and cherry blossom on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with closed eyes, wisps of smoke and a glowing orb with lightning near the wrist.
Realistic woman's face and lightning on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wrapped in banknotes, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull wrapped in banknotes on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog with its tongue out, emerging through torn skin on a person's upper back.
Realistic dog portrait tearing through skin on back
Realism style tattoo on a calf showing a half-head profile, with a black and grey ear and hair on one side and coloured anatomy and a starry galaxy on the other.
Split head anatomy and galaxy on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a human skull framed by pink roses and grey scrollwork on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic skull and roses on an upper arm
Realistic grey-shaded lily tattoo with red stamens and a curling vine across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Shaded lily on a shoulder and back
Realistic tattoo of a purple crayon on a forearm, with a real purple Crayola crayon held against it.
Purple crayon tattoo on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a blue eye with a single tear running down the cheek, on a limb with grey shaded skin.
Realistic blue eye with a single tear
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sundial with Roman numeral clock faces wrapping around the forearm.
Sundial and clock face on a forearm
Black and grey botanical drawing of three roses with serrated leaves on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Three roses with leaves design
Realistic colour tattoo of two dolphins swimming through blue water with rising bubbles, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Two dolphins swimming on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red lily with black swirling vines and grey shading on the ribs of a person wearing a green top.
Red lily and swirling vines on the side
Realistic red rose tattoo merged with a maple leaf shape on the upper thigh, shaded in deep red and black.
Red rose and maple leaf on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feathered wing on the left side of a person's ribs, with the person lying on white fur.
Feathered wing tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of stacked skulls, wisps of smoke and a shadowed figure, shown on the upper arm, shoulder and forearm from three angles.
Skulls and smoke full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a large Stormtrooper helmet above a smaller kneeling soldier aiming a rifle.
Stormtrooper helmet and soldier on a forearm
Full colour realistic floral sleeve tattoo of roses, peonies and leaves covering a woman's arm from shoulder to wrist.
Full floral sleeve of roses and peonies on an arm

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