Tattoo ideas

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

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Hand-drawn flash design of a red rose framed by black henna-style paisley leaves and a curling vine, with no body placement shown.
Red rose with henna-style leaves and vine
Colour traditional tattoo of a green and pink helmet surrounded by pink flowers and leaves, on the calf.
Helmet and flowers on a calf
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo on the upper back featuring a black compass rose, two white flowers with green centres, and purple, blue and pink washes.
Compass and white flowers on the upper back
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing the Joker, Batman, a bat symbol and a suited figure in a comic book style, shown from three angles.
Joker and Batman full arm sleeve
Black and grey blackwork arrow tattoo running down the inner forearm, shown in a two-panel photo with a close-up of the design.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a bird skull with a wheat sprig, a crown of dots and small stars, labelled Virgo, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Virgo bird skull with wheat sprig
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a torso, including a coffin marked RIP, a dagger through a pair of fanged lips, a snake head and a cat head.
Traditional flash cluster on a torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with intense eyes and whiskers, sitting on the outer thigh of a person in a dark setting.
Realistic tiger head on a thigh
Black ink sketch of a lotus flower with dotted chain lines running down the page, a fine line and dotwork tattoo design drawn on paper.
Lotus and chain flash design
Close-up of a small black fine line palm tree tattoo on the lower leg above the ankle, with white canvas sneakers and a pavement behind.
Small palm tree on the ankle
Black and grey fine line flash design of an eye above a moth inside a triangle, with roses, feathers and a crescent moon, drawn on tracing paper taped to a wall.
Eye, moth and roses within a geometric triangle
Black lettering tattoo of a serif quote across the inside of a forearm, lying on grass in warm sunlight.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Close view of a raised fist showing a small fine line tattoo of three black stars on the inner wrist, against a plain white background.
Three small stars on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed arrows with feathered fletching on the upper arm of a person wearing a black top.
Crossed arrows on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a thorned rose sprig with three roses and a shaded orb inside a ring on the inner forearm, in a mix of fine line and traditional style.
Rose sprig and crystal ball on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a knife, fork, spatula and whisk drawn in loose black sketch lines with blue, orange, green and purple watercolour splashes, on skin.
Kitchen utensils with watercolour splashes
Black linework tattoo of an ankh-style cross with a looped top and a small detail below, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Ankh-style cross tattoo on wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a faceted purple heart gem framed by lace and beaded chains, placed on the chest below the breasts.
Purple gem heart with lace chain on the chest
Traditional style tattoo of a black shaded heart with a paw print, a raised fist and a brown rose with black leaves, on a forearm.
Heart, paw print and rose on a forearm
Close-up photograph of a cartoon lion cub tattoo with a bold black outline and orange shading on pale skin.
Lion cub tattoo in orange and black outline
Three people hold hands showing fine line black flower tattoos on their wrists, a sprig with buds on the left, a daisy-like bloom in the centre and a larger blossom on the right.
Three botanical flower tattoos on wrists
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo in pink, blue, orange and teal with black linework, on the top of a foot.
Watercolour paw print on a foot
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a smiling sun with closed eyes and flame-like rays, placed on a person's back beside a purple patterned strap.
Smiling sun with closed eyes on back
Pencil drawing of a lion and a skull merged into one design, with a tribal flourish below the jaw, suitable as a tattoo flash.
Lion and skull hybrid pencil sketch
Solid black tribal bat design with spiked, swirling wings and a pointed lower tail, shown on a plain white background.
Tribal bat design
Black and grey traditional compass rose with two curling banners reading a line about ships and harbour, tattooed on a person's lower abdomen.
Compass rose with banner quote on torso
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo showing praying hands, a rosary, haloed figures, clouds and a scroll of text, shown from three angles on an upper arm and forearm.
Religious full sleeve with praying hands
Hand-drawn tattoo design of two lungs and a trachea with stippled dotwork and watercolour-style washes, with the words Need you like water in my lungs above and below.
Lungs with lettering design
Black design of a feather releasing flying birds beside the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and birds with script quote
Colour tattoo of a blue and green chameleon curled around a branch with a spiral tail, on the side of a ribcage.
Chameleon on a branch on the ribs
Black tribal tattoo with a central plumeria flower and swirling linework across the upper back and shoulder of a woman with her hair up.
Plumeria and tribal swirl on a shoulder
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with braided hair, flowers, feathers and a geometric headband on the thigh.
Woman portrait with flowers on a thigh
Two black tattoos side by side on the inner wrists: a fine line floral infinity symbol on the left and a shaded tribal infinity symbol on the right.
Two infinity symbols on wrists
Full torso tattoo in neo-traditional style showing an owl with spread wings across the chest, with a compass, sailing ship and woman's portrait on the stomach.
Owl and nautical full torso piece
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with flowing swirls running from the hip down the outer thigh and calf.
Swirling scrollwork down a leg
Black and white photo of a couple holding hands, showing black and grey tattoos on the man's hand and the woman's forearms, with a bouquet of roses.
Black and grey hand and arm tattoos with a rose bouquet
Small black fine line power symbol tattoo on the inner wrist of an open palm, with a red checked sleeve at the bottom of the frame.
Power symbol on the inner wrist
Blackwork tribal-style tattoo with spirals and hatched fills covering a leg from the upper calf down towards the ankle.
Black tribal pattern down a leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bear wearing a top hat and riding a unicycle, with stars, a crescent moon and branches, on the thigh.
Bear in a top hat riding a unicycle
Black and grey dotwork bear head tattoo with geometric shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric bear head on the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppy flowers and fern fronds on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Poppy and fern forearm tattoo
Black cursive lettering tattoo reading we see things they'll never see along the inner forearm, in a fine line lettering style.
Script quote along a forearm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a brown rabbit with raised ears among green grass, on the outer thigh.
Brown rabbit in grass on a thigh
Watercolour-style tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a red flower, black brush strokes and a line of printed lyrics on a grey shaded background.
Red flower and lyrics on the ribs
Fine line black cross tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, shown from behind against a dark background.
Small black cross on upper back
Traditional-style flash design on paper showing a sailing ship on rough seas and a black and grey rose in a bold black oval frame, with no body part visible.
Sailing ship and rose flash in oval frame
Black ink mandala tattoo with layered geometric petals on the outer thigh of a seated woman in a white t-shirt.
Mandala tattoo on the outer thigh
Black lettering tattoo of Greek script running diagonally across the back of a hand, shown in a close photo.
Greek script lettering on the back of a hand

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