Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of a black cat with a paw resting on a hand, placed on the calf.
Black cat and hand on a calf
Black line drawing of a coffee mug with a banner reading DEATH above and a banner reading BEFORE DECAF below, in a traditional flash style.
Coffee mug with Death before decaf banners
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a grey robot head with glowing yellow eyes, a red rose and a blue banner reading a quote.
Robot and rose banner on a calf
Black and grey traditional full arm sleeve in the old school style, with a skull, an hourglass, a dagger, a woman's head and a ship, on an arm worn by a person in a white t-shirt.
Traditional black and grey full sleeve
Black and grey traditional tattoos of a bird, a sailing ship and an anchor on a man's forearm, with a rolled patterned shirt sleeve above.
Bird, ship and anchor on a forearm
Black and grey flash sheet of six vintage men's hairstyle portraits, labelled The Valentino, The Executive, City Slick, Service Man, The Playboy and Aristocrat.
Vintage men's hairstyle flash sheet
Full back tattoo of a colourful phoenix with roses, cherry blossom and wave motifs in Japanese style, shown on the back of a person with dark hair.
Phoenix and roses across a full back
Colour traditional tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow, pink and yellow flowers and a banner reading HELLO KITTY on a forearm.
Hello Kitty banner tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of three snarling dog heads in orange and black with flames and a diamond frame, on the forearm.
Three snarling dog heads on a forearm
Traditional style heart tattoo with a banner reading 'It takes strength to be gentle and kind', surrounded by green leaves, on the back of a neck.
Heart and banner with quote on the back of neck
Colour tattoo of Kodos, the green one-eyed alien from The Simpsons, with tentacles and the words 'Don't blame me I voted for Kodos' above, on a thigh.
Kodos from The Simpsons with lettering on a thigh
Legs covered in colour traditional tattoos including a tiger head and a rose on the thigh and calf, shown in denim shorts outdoors.
Traditional tattoos covering legs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red heart with clasped hands, a pink flower and green leaves on a limb.
Clasped hands in a heart with a flower
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows in flight on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a beaded bracelet below.
Two swallows in flight on the wrist
Black and grey traditional flash design of a dagger piercing a rose, with the words More Than Conquerors curved around it and the reference RMNS 8:37 beside the hilt.
Dagger and rose flash with More Than Conquerors
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of an ornate oval scrollwork frame on the lower back.
Ornate oval scrollwork frame
Traditional style flash sheet of video game themed designs including a chainsaw gun, Xbox 360 console, Kinect sensor, controller with a PLAY HARD banner, burger and fries, and a drink cup.
Video game flash sheet with gun, console and burger
Colour tattoo of a Boston Terrier face in sugar skull style, with pink flower shapes for ears and teal and orange ornament on the skin.
Sugar skull style Boston Terrier face
Colour tattoo of three daisies with yellow centres, a yellow and black bee and black stems on a lower leg, in a traditional style.
Daisies and bee on a lower leg
Black line drawing of two crossed revolvers framed by roses and ornamental scrollwork, shown as a flash design.
Crossed revolvers with roses
Traditional tiger tattoo on the back of a raised hand, with the words Diamonds are forever along the side, while a blue flame plays around one raised finger.
Tiger tattoo on a raised hand
Two traditional style robot tattoos on a pair of calves, one pink with a heart above its head and one grey wearing a top hat with a heart on its chest.
Matching robot tattoos on calves
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red flower, two yellow flowers and green leaves around two ribbon banners that read NO RULES.
No rules banner and flowers on a forearm
Traditional-style flash design of a colourful sugar skull with crossed bones, yellow and red roses and a banner reading Calavera.
Sugar skull with crossed bones and roses
Two hands with a colour nautical star on the back of one hand, LOVE on the knuckles, and Japanese-style dragon and koi tattoos on the arms and legs behind them.
Nautical star and Japanese sleeve on hands
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo on the back of a man's right hand, with a skull tattoo on his left hand, as he adjusts a tie.
Rose and skull tattoos on the hands
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo with bold outlines and shaded feathers on a forearm, against a blurred green background.
Owl tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of two clenched fists with traditional-style LOVECATS lettering tattooed across the fingers and a small star above the knuckles on the right hand.
LOVECATS lettering across fingers
Black linework flash design of a Darth Vader helmet and a stormtrooper helmet with roses, leaves and JOIN THE DARK SIDE banners, drawn on paper.
Darth Vader and stormtrooper helmets with roses
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with dotted wing panels and a bold outline, placed on the forearm.
Butterfly tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a horseshoe with STAY and LUCKY banners and orange flowers with green leaves on a forearm.
Stay lucky horseshoe with flowers
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman with glasses and a black bun, with a red banner reading UGHHH and flowers, on a calf.
Cartoon character with UGHHH banner on calf
Traditional style black and grey tattoo of a cartoon man in sunglasses with stitches and a red mouth, above the words ALL HYPE NO HEART, on a limb.
Cartoon face with sunglasses and lettering
Colour cartoon tattoo of Milhouse from The Simpsons with arms raised, standing on a banner that reads Everything's Coming Up, on the top of a foot.
Milhouse cartoon on a banner, top of foot
Traditional-style tattoo of a red cowboy-hatted skull with a red bandana and cigarette on a forearm, with a red arrow below.
Cowboy skull on a forearm
Black and grey shaded flower tattoos on the backs of both hands, with the words Stay True in black script across the fingers.
Flowers and Stay True script on hands
Black line-drawn tattoo flash sheet with food, objects and lettering motifs, including a steak, pizza slice, pie, revolver and the word MEAT, on a pale grey background.
Tattoo flash sheet of food and text motifs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a wooden gramophone with a golden horn and a teal sound burst, on the forearm.
Gramophone with sound burst on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a crowned queen in a blue hood inside an ornate gold frame, on the calf.
Crowned queen in a gold frame on a calf
Traditional style flash drawing of a hot air balloon with a red sun, flowers and an anchor, with the words Enjoy the Ride on a banner.
Hot air balloon with banner and flowers
Black and grey traditional dagger design with an ornate hilt and shaded blade, drawn on a white strip of paper over a dark wooden surface.
Ornate dagger flash design
Traditional style swallow tattoo with a pink flower and leaf sprig in its beak, on the side of a person's torso.
Swallow with flower and leaf sprig
Black and grey tattoo of a curling ribbon banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints, on a limb.
Footprints and quote banner on a limb
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a pink bow, a sailing ship inside a pink rope ring and a small heart, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and sailing ship on a back
Line drawing flash of a ball of yarn with crochet hooks, a thimble, a spool and buttons above a CRAFTY banner, with brown and red shading.
Crafty yarn ball flash design
Black and grey skeleton tattoo on an upper arm, beside a white ringer t-shirt with a small embroidered heart.
Skeleton tattoo on upper arm
Black linework gravestone tattoo reading DON'T TRY, with a cracked top, a flower and a leaf, in a traditional style on the upper arm.
Gravestone with Don't Try lettering
Traditional style tattoo of a pink frosted donut with sprinkles and a red bow, surrounded by candy hearts, on the skin of the torso.
Pink donut with red bow and candy hearts

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