Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour realism full sleeve tattoo of planets, swirling galaxies and nebula clouds covering a person's shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Galaxy and planets full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a Roman numeral pocket watch, a scrolled banner with script lettering, leaves and stars.
Pocket watch and script sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a stack of books with an eye on the cover and a yellow banner reading NERD LIFE, on the upper arm.
Stacked books with an eye and NERD LIFE banner
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship, a lotus flower and an anchor across the upper arm, shown in two photographs side by side.
Sailing ship, lotus and anchor on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a black and white cow face with purple daisies, sitting on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Realistic cow and daisies on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a sailing ship on rough waves, with a rose beneath it, on an upper arm.
Sailing ship and waves on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a pin-up woman with a flower in her hair, holding a ukulele, on an upper arm.
Pin-up woman with ukulele on upper arm
Three women seen from behind in pin-up skirts, with black and grey tattoos on their upper arms and shoulders and a pair of bow designs on the middle woman's calves.
Three women seen from behind in pin-up outfits
Black and grey engraved anatomical heart tattoo with numbered labels and fine hatching, on the upper arm.
Anatomical heart on upper arm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of stacked circles, crescents, a diamond and dots running down an upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Fine line circles and crescents on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an astronaut giving a thumbs up above a banner reading Your Demons, with Fight Off above, on the upper arm.
Astronaut with Fight Off Your Demons banner
Colour tattoo of northern lights over a mountain range on an upper arm, with soft green, purple and pink bands above shaded grey peaks and small stars.
Northern lights over mountains on an upper arm
Colour geometric fish tattoo in teal, orange and yellow with hatched fins, on the upper arm or shoulder.
Geometric fish tattoo on the upper arm
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork and blackwork shading on the upper arm, with small touches of pale teal.
Geometric wolf head on the upper arm
Black script reading California with small hearts on a woman's forearm, with black line-work flowers on her upper arm and elbow.
California script on a forearm
Grey and red shaded hot rod car with a windmill and mountains on a back shoulder, beside a Route 66 shield tattoo on the upper arm.
Hot rod and Route 66 shield on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line doodle sleeve on an upper arm, with an owl, pizza slice, boombox, cassette tape and script lettering.
Doodle sleeve with owl, boombox and script
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman in a lace masquerade mask, red roses, a pocket watch and ornate scrollwork, shown from three angles.
Masquerade mask and roses full sleeve
Black and grey lion head tattoo with a detailed mane in fine line and dotwork style on the upper arm.
Lion head with flowing mane on upper arm
Close view of a woman's arm with a full black ornamental blackwork sleeve of mandala-style florals and swirls, running from the wrist up to the upper arm.
Black ornamental sleeve on an arm
Full arm sleeve tattoo of hammerhead shark silhouettes swimming over classical ruins in teal, with a torn orange section and a small red creature on the forearm.
Hammerhead sharks over ruins on an arm sleeve
Shirtless person with pink roses covering the face, showing a black chest tattoo and smaller tattoos on the upper arm and forearm.
Black chest tattoo with roses over the face
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a TARDIS and a Dalek in black and grey, with green and red plant details near the wrist.
Doctor Who sleeve with TARDIS and Dalek
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey Buddha head with raised hand and a pink lotus flower, set against an orange and green clouded background on the upper arm and shoulder.
Buddha and lotus on upper arm
Colour and grey tattoo of a haunted Victorian house, bare trees and bats on a upper arm in a neo-trad style.
Haunted house and bare tree on upper arm
Realism tattoo of two ravens perched on branches with small red berries, wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder.
Ravens and red berries on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of Alice tumbling through a purple swirl above the grinning Cheshire Cat, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Alice and the Cheshire Cat on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a large pink chrysanthemum with green leaves and grey shading on the upper arm, in a Japanese style.
Pink chrysanthemum with leaves on upper arm
Close torso photo of a woman in a black lace bralette, showing a black geometric tattoo on her hand and a dark tattooed sleeve on her upper arm.
Geometric tattoos on hand and arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cottage with a chimney and a tree inside an oval, set above a leafy wreath on the upper arm.
House in an oval frame with leaf wreath
Four-panel photo of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a skull, roses, a clock, a microphone and text banners, running from shoulder to wrist.
Black and grey skull full sleeve
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of shaded roses, leaves and mandala ornament covering the upper arm and forearm of a smiling woman in a grey vest top.
Rose and mandala full sleeve
Traditional style colour tattoo of a woman in a pirate tricorn hat with a skull and crossbones, shown on the upper arm.
Pirate woman with skull hat on upper arm
Realism tattoo on the shoulder and upper arm showing a silver zipper opening the skin to reveal red muscle fibres beneath.
Zipper opening to muscle on a shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of a running trainer with script lettering on the upper arm of a woman wearing a black top.
Running shoe with script on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of turnips, an onion and leafy stems covering a woman's upper arm, drawn in fine engraved-style linework.
Root vegetables and leaves on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a sunflower with a stem, leaves and a banner reading SPARK, on the upper arm near the elbow.
Sunflower and SPARK banner on an upper arm
Close photo of a red heart with a white banner and black swirl details, a traditional style tattoo on the upper arm.
Red heart with banner and swirls on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an Iron Man helmet with gold faceplate and red armour on the upper arm, shown against a dark blue and black background.
Iron Man helmet on an upper arm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing horror film characters including a masked killer with a chainsaw, a clown, a shark and a figure with a bladed glove.
Horror film characters full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, roses, butterflies and a banner reading Ashana on an upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch, roses and butterflies on upper arm
Fine-line tattoo in teal, purple, orange and red outline on the upper arm, with a seashore in the background.
Fine line colour outline on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a seated pin-up woman with red hair and a polka dot dress, resting on a gramophone, on an upper arm in a traditional style.
Pin-up woman on a gramophone on the upper arm
Black and grey realism wolf tattoo on the upper arm, with a forest of trees continuing down the forearm.
Wolf and forest sleeve on an arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of three diamond outlines of different sizes on the upper arm.
Three diamond outlines on an upper arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing praying hands, a cross, clouds, rosary beads and script lettering.
Black and grey sleeve with praying hands and script
Fine line heartbeat trace with the date 22.12.12 and a small red heart, tattooed on the inner upper arm.
Heartbeat line, date and red heart on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn with a rainbow mane and pink hooves on the upper arm.
Rainbow unicorn on an upper arm

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