Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey sketch-style tattoo on an outer thigh, photographed with a black Metallica bodysuit and fingerless gloves.
Black and grey thigh tattoo with band top
Two matching geometric wolf head tattoos in blue, teal and grey on the upper arms, one on each arm, with denim sleeves rolled up.
Matching geometric wolf heads on upper arms
Black and grey tattoo of mountain peaks above a pine forest in a shield-shaped panel on the upper arm.
Mountain and pine forest on upper arm
Small fine line tattoos on the upper arm and side of the ribs of a woman in a black bikini, shown in a mirror selfie with the head cropped out.
Small fine line tattoos on arm and side
Black and grey geometric tattoo of nested angular lines in a square block on the outer upper arm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Square geometric motif on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a head profile filled with a night sky, a ringed planet, triangular mountains and a dotted water reflection.
Ringed planet and mountains in a profile silhouette
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a horned animal skull with leaves and flowers on the upper arm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Horned animal skull and leaves on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with swirling curls and shaded crests.
Black and grey wave sleeve on upper arm
Back view of a woman with a colour tattoo of a red heart inside an ornate blue and gold frame on her upper arm, with her hand in her hair and a shaved scalloped pattern at the nape.
Red heart in ornate frame on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a stylised fish with red and orange flame-like fins and scale shading, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Stylised fish with red flame fins on upper arm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with bold geometric bands, chevrons and solid black blocks in a Polynesian-inspired style.
Tribal shoulder and upper arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a blue pixel art Mega Man character with an arm cannon on the upper arm.
Pixel art Mega Man on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a Super Bowl XXXVII emblem with Hong Kong script above it, on an upper arm, with a finger pointing at it.
Super Bowl XXXVII emblem on upper arm
Dreamcatcher tattoo with flower of life circles, watercolour splashes and the words dreams unwind, love's a state of mind, on an upper arm.
Dreamcatcher with script on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea turtle with a mandala shell on the inner upper arm.
Mandala sea turtle on an upper arm
Close photograph of a cartoon Snoopy tattoo with black outline and blue detail on the upper arm, with the dog hugging a blue shape.
Snoopy hugging a blue shape on upper arm
Photo of a thin black single-line tattoo running diagonally from the upper arm down the forearm, with a dark cord at the wrist.
Single black line down an arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo of concentric rings of dots radiating from a central point, across the outer shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork mandala on the shoulder
Black and grey realism style tattoo of several roses with leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Colour Botanical tattoo of peach peony flowers with green leaves and buds across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, outlined in black.
Peach peony and leaves on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a man's back with a sailing ship on rough waves, a bearded face in the sea spray, an underwater scene and a temple, with tentacles on the upper arms.
Full back sailing ship and sea scene tattoo
Small black dotwork and fine line four leaf clover tattoo on the upper arm, near the elbow.
Four leaf clover on an upper arm
Realistic pocket watch tattoo with pink cherry blossoms and a curling white ribbon, in grey and pink ink on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and cherry blossoms on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed lines with the letters H, A, S and D placed around the centre, on the inner upper arm.
Crossed lines with letters on upper arm
Fine line black and grey mandala flower tattoo with a small feather beside it on the inner upper arm.
Mandala and feather on the upper arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in a realistic style, showing torn skin revealing a red and blue superhero suit pattern on the upper arm and forearm, with a city skyline behind.
Torn skin sleeve revealing a red and blue suit
Colour tattoo of caricatured Doctor Who faces around a blue police box on an upper arm, with the printed design held up beside it.
Doctor Who caricatures and TARDIS on upper arm
Before and after split of a black and grey realism wing cover-up over an older tribal design on the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal shoulder piece covered by a shaded wing
Sepia photograph of a small fine line feather tattoo on the inner upper arm, with the arm resting across a light fabric.
Small feather tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a spear with a patterned shaft and overlapping circles, on the inner upper arm.
Spear with overlapping circles on the arm
Colour tattoo of a blue and grey yarn skull with crossed knitting needles and the words KNIT FAST and DIE WARM, on the upper arm.
Yarn skull with knitting needles and lettering
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a tentacled Cthulhu-like creature covering an upper arm, with a dark blade-like shape at the lower edge.
Tentacled sea creature on an upper arm
Two black script lettering tattoos on the upper arms, one beginning Remind me and the other reading When everything else is gone.
Matching script quote tattoos on upper arms
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded football with laces, a black and gold fleur-de-lis, and the words NEW ORLEANS above and SAINTS below.
New Orleans Saints football tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey bow and arrow tattoo with a small red heart on the upper arm of a person in a white top.
Bow and arrow with red heart on an arm
Black and red stormtrooper helmet tattoo with speckled dotwork edges on the upper arm, worn over a dark blue sleeve.
Stormtrooper helmet on upper arm
Black lace and floral tattoo wrapping around the upper arm of a woman in a grey t-shirt, with the arm bent at the elbow.
Black lace tattoo on upper arm
Two arms side by side, each with a cartoon toast slice character tattoo on the upper arm, one with purple jam and one with tan peanut butter.
Matching jam and peanut butter toast tattoos
Back of a woman's head with a lotus design shaved into the nape undercut, and a small black ink tattoo on her upper arm.
Lotus shaved into nape undercut
Black and grey dotwork whale tattoos with fine dotted geometric lines across a full arm sleeve on the upper arm and forearm.
Whales and geometric lines on an arm sleeve
Fine line black tattoo of an animated princess with flowing hair and a side braid on the upper arm.
Animated princess line drawing on upper arm
Realism black and grey tattoo of crossed bullets on an upper arm, with smoky shading behind them.
Crossed bullets on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a night camp with a tent, campfire and crescent moon, with the script words not all who wander are lost.
Night camp scene with script lettering on upper arm
Three photos of a watercolour-style tattoo of a stretching cat in rainbow colours with small red hearts, on the outer arm.
Rainbow watercolour cat with hearts on an arm
Close photo of a leopard print tattoo in black and orange-brown ink across the upper arm and shoulder, with a leopard print top visible behind it.
Leopard print tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale with overlapping geometric lines and a solid circle on the upper arm.
Humpback whale with geometric lines
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
Upper arm and shoulder sleeve tattoo of a shaded rose and blue butterfly over lace-like scrollwork, shown from three angles.
Rose and butterfly sleeve on upper arm

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