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Full-colour botanical tattoo of purple rhododendron, red and orange poppies and blue flowers with green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.

Colourful wildflower bouquet sleeve on upper arm

Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of autumn maple leaves in orange, red and yellow across the upper arm and forearm.

Autumn maple leaves full sleeve

Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a yellow house lifted by bunches of balloons, with the script Adventure is out there above it.

Balloon house and script on the calf

Black and grey tattoo of praying hands with a rosary, a cross and two banners reading IN GODS and HANDS, on a forearm.

Praying hands and cross on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with scrolling ornament and a shaded rose, sitting on the upper back.

Skull and rose on upper back

Shaded red hibiscus flower with black ornamental swirls across the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.

Red hibiscus with black swirls on upper back

Greyscale pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a large flower in her hair, drawn as a realistic portrait tattoo design.

Sugar skull woman portrait with flower

Realistic red rose tattoo with grey shaded leaves across the upper back and shoulder.

Red rose on a shoulder blade

Black and grey drawing of a heart-shaped clock with Roman numerals, two shaded roses, leaves and a pearl chain, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.

Heart clock with roses and pearls design

Realistic black and grey tattoo of a misty pine forest wrapping around a forearm, with tall tree silhouettes rising towards the elbow.

Pine forest forearm tattoo

Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, showing flying birds, clouds and a forest, shown from two angles.

Birds and forest full sleeve

Colour tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm showing a pink hibiscus, a Roman numeral clock face with a gear, yellow plumeria and butterflies, in a realistic painted style.

Hibiscus and clock face on a shoulder

Colour tattoo on a flank of skin, styled as torn skin revealing a blue sky with two swallows, grey clouds and a rainbow, in a realistic style.

Torn skin revealing sky and rainbow

Greyscale realism tattoo of a sequence of moon phases running down the inner forearm of a person in a red t-shirt.

Moon phases down a forearm

Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded skull with a rose growing from its jaw and a triangle grid below, shown on white paper as a tattoo design.

Skull, rose and triangle design on paper

Clasped hands and shadow profile on ribs

Colour realism tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress and draped veil, placed on the outer thigh.

Ornate woman portrait on a thigh

Black and grey realistic drawing of an eye with the words Don't Blink in block lettering above, and a screaming face reflected in the pupil.

Don't Blink eye design with screaming face

Black and grey realistic tattoo of a laughing Buddha seated on the stomach, above the waistband of a pair of underwear.

Laughing Buddha on the stomach

Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with white feathered wings, a small dove and a water droplet on the upper arm, set against dark shading.

Red rose and dove on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of an orange octopus wrapping a brass diving helmet against a teal underwater background, on the upper arm.

Octopus wrapped around a vintage diving helmet

Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant riding a unicycle with a banner reading ELEVATE and birds in flight above, on a person's side ribs.

Elephant on a unicycle with birds on the ribs

Black and grey realism tattoo of a street lantern beside a quote in script lettering, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.

Lantern and quote on a upper back

Colour realism tattoo of dark palm trees against an orange and red sunset over water, on a forearm.

Palm trees and sunset on a forearm

Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black veins and white spots, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the top of a foot.

Blue monarch butterfly on the top of a foot

Realism tattoo on a forearm blending a black and grey city skyline with a face whose grinning mouth and shaded eye sit in the lower half.

City skyline and face on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall pine tree with layered branches running up the inside of a forearm.

Tall pine tree on the inner forearm

Black and grey realism style elephant head with a jewelled headdress and lotus flower on a thigh, set on a dotted mandala.

Elephant and lotus on a thigh

Black and grey tattoo of a shaded wing joined to a flowing script letter, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.

Shaded wing and script letter on a shoulder blade

Black and grey realism forearm sleeve showing a pocket watch, a large realistic eye and clock numerals on the forearm.

Pocket watch and eye forearm sleeve

Colour realism tattoo of a geisha with a parasol and flowers in her hair, placed on the calf.

Geisha with parasol on a lower leg

Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage sewing machine on the inner forearm, with a rose tattoo partly visible above it.

Sewing machine tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey realistic butterfly tattoo with dotted wing borders on the upper back, below the nape of the neck.

Monarch butterfly on upper back

Colour realism peacock feather tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with a bright blue eye near the base.

Peacock feather tattoo across shoulder and upper arm

Large black and grey realism tattoo across a full back showing a top-hatted goblin holding a lantern, with bats, mushrooms and skulls.

Top-hatted goblin with money bag on a full back

Realistic tattoo of a lace garter with a green bow, pearl-like centre and trailing ribbons, shown on the outer thigh below denim shorts.

Lace garter with bow on thigh

Black and grey thigh tattoos of an animal head and a rabbit with a pocket watch, each in an ornate frame with roses and checkerboard shading.

Cat and rabbit thigh tattoos in ornate frames

Woman seen from behind with a black and grey realism feather tattoo on the upper arm, below the shoulder.

Feather tattoo on the upper arm

Black and grey Viking warrior tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm in a full sleeve, with a horned helmet, beard and round shield.

Viking warrior full sleeve

Black and grey full leg sleeve tattoo with roses, a woman's portrait and script across the thigh and calf, photographed with legs raised on a wooden pier.

Full leg sleeve with roses and portrait

Colour portrait tattoo of a woman with long hair on an upper arm, with black ink splatter and a Roman numeral clock face below her.

Colourful woman portrait and clock on upper arm

Realism-style tattoo of a grey cassette tape with script lettering and two red roses on an upper arm.

Cassette tape and two red roses on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of two lily flowers with detailed stamens on the forearm, shown against a pale wooden deck.

Lily blossoms on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a yellow-green reptile eye with a slit pupil and scaly skin on the forearm.

Reptile eye and scales on a forearm

Colour tattoo on the upper leg of a pocket watch with a chain, playing card suits, red lips and a heart, with the lettering 'Have I gone mad' and a quote in script.

Pocket watch and quote on a thigh

Realistic shaded tattoo of a film SLR camera with green leaves on the inside of a forearm, beside a real camera on a tripod.

Film camera with leaves on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a whale with dotwork speckles on a man's upper arm, seen from behind with his shoulder and back visible.

Whale tattoo on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of a red rose, rosehips, green leaves and three paintbrushes on a person's upper back, with a red thread curling beside it.

Rose and paintbrushes across the back

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