Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey drawing of a ship's wheel, anchor, rope and two roses, in a traditional style, shown as a design sheet rather than on skin.
Ship wheel, anchor and roses design
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain ridge running across the upper arm of a person wearing a grey t-shirt sleeve.
Mountain line tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line infinity symbol tattoo with a paw print and the word love in script on the inner wrist.
Infinity paw print with love script on wrist
Colour tattoo of pink roses, purple flowers and black lace and mandala patterns running down the side of the torso and onto the hip, with teal brushstroke accents.
Rose and lace floral side piece
Black and grey anchor tattoo with rope wrapped around the shank, shown in a traditional style on the forearm.
Anchor and rope on a forearm
Colour cartoon tattoos on an upper arm, with Hello Kitty beside a flower and hearts, and a Powerpuff Girl below near the elbow.
Hello Kitty and Powerpuff Girl arm tattoo
Grey flowing script lettering reading then sings my soul on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Then sings my soul script lettering
Black fine line drawing of a stylised bird with sweeping curved wings and a tapering tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fine line flowing bird design
Two black and grey realistic goldfish tattoos sit either side of the upper chest, with shaded scales and flowing fins.
Twin black and grey goldfish on the chest
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo of a world map outline on the inside of a wrist, against a plain cream background.
World map outline on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of four elephants walking in a row, trunks linked, with a small red heart, on the inner forearm.
Four elephants in a line on a forearm
Black ink flash sheet of six Celtic-style interlace designs, including animal knotwork bands, a round knot and a rectangular panel with a triskele.
Celtic interlace flash sheet
Dotwork wing tattoo on the side of a neck behind the ear, with faint green and pink shading at the upper edge of the feathers.
Dotwork wing tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a barn owl face on one half and a skull on the other, divided by a vertical line.
Owl and skull split design on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a cartoon character in a white hood set within a red rose and green leaves, on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon character and rose on ribs
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a grey eye with a tear, framed by blue and pink flowers and the words WHEN YOU'RE READY above it.
Crying eye with flowers and script
Grey dotwork heart tattoo on a woman's upper thigh, just above a white lace garter, with a sequinned dress lifted at the waist.
Dotwork heart on a thigh above a lace garter
Two matching fine line tattoos of a red balloon with a thin dark blue string, shown on the lower legs of two people.
Matching red balloon tattoos on two calves
Collage of six photographs of floral tattoos on shoulders and arms, including a stag head with flowers, poppies, blue blooms and black and grey chrysanthemums.
Floral tattoos on shoulders and arms
A flash-style chart of black line symbols with small handwritten labels, resembling runic designs, with no tattoo on skin shown.
Chart of runic-style symbols and labels
Colour tattoo of a Darth Vader helmet with a starry background and blue and purple watercolour splashes, on the upper arm.
Darth Vader helmet in watercolour on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with blue forget-me-not flowers on a vine, placed on the upper back.
Monarch butterfly and forget-me-nots on the back
Close view of a black script lettering tattoo reading though every dark night there is a brighter day, placed along the side ribs and partly below a white lace top.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of a sunflower with dotwork shading on the chest beneath the breasts, with clothing lifted to show it.
Sunflower tattoo below the bust
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo covering his back, featuring mandalas and an eye motif, with tattooed sleeves on both arms.
Full back mandala and eye tattoo
Black line drawing of an upright cross with the words 'my GOD'S NOT DEAD' set in a thin, hand-lettered typeface on the crossbar, shown as a flash design.
Cross design with 'my God's not dead' text
Colour tattoo of a red and black emblem with the words Lok Tar Ogar in black lettering beside it, on the outer thigh.
Red emblem with lettering on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale swimming across the upper arm, with stippled shading on its body and knobbled head.
Humpback whale on upper arm
Flash style drawing of a blue tidal wave with a cream banner reading We Will Bring The Tidal Wave and the words Pierce The Veil 2013 beneath, shown without any body placement.
Tidal wave banner flash design
A hand with a fine brush painting a traditional style flash design of Frankenstein's monster in profile, with a red flower and a sunburst behind the head.
Frankenstein's monster flash being painted
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo across the wrist and back of a hand, with fine linework petals and dot shading.
Lotus mandala on the back of hand
Small watercolour-style tattoo of a bare black branch over a blue and pink wash, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Bare branch with watercolour wash on a forearm
Black flash design of a tree of life with spreading roots and branches, enclosed in an interlaced Celtic knotwork circle.
Tree of life in a Celtic knot circle
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey realism tattoo of lions and flowing script across his upper back and shoulder.
Lion and script tattoo across a back
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate dagger with a central eye, stars and crescent moons on the hilt, and an anatomical heart on the blade, sketched on paper.
Dagger with eye and anatomical heart design
Close-up of a small black fine line outline of an elephant tattooed on the neck behind the ear, with metal piercings on the ear above.
Small elephant tattoo behind the ear
Two colour tattoos of the Frozen characters Elsa and Anna drawn as matryoshka nesting dolls, placed on the forearms in a bold neo-traditional style.
Elsa and Anna nesting dolls on forearms
Four-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey blackwork and dotwork, with ornate geometric patterns running from the shoulder to the wrist.
Ornate geometric full arm sleeve
Black and grey photo of a forearm with two bold outlined geometric band tattoos, one above the other, filled with symmetrical leaf-like patterns.
Two geometric bands on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily on the side ribs, with shaded petals and detailed stamens.
Lily tattoo on the ribs
Black line drawing of a multi-armed figure holding weapons, set inside a circle of script and small symbols, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Multi-armed figure in a circular yantra design
Black fine line script tattoo reading live laugh love with a continuous underline, across the upper back below the neck.
Live laugh love script across upper back
Small blue heart made of stylised waves tattooed on the neck behind the ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Blue wave heart behind the ear
Small black fine line tattoo of angular chevron-like marks on the inner wrist of a hand resting beside a mug with a painted woodland scene.
Thin angular symbol on an inner wrist
Close photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Passion with a cross beneath it, placed on the back of the neck below dark hair.
Passion script tattoo on the neck
Back of a person with teal braided hair decorated with leaves and twigs, showing a colourful sun and sea tattoo on the upper back.
Sun and ship tattoo on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink peony, purple lisianthus, crocus and poppy on a lower leg, in a painterly botanical style.
Pink peony and purple florals on a calf
Close photo of a forearm with two pairs of solid black bands tattooed around it in blackwork style, one pair above the elbow and one near the wrist.
Black band armband tattoo on forearm

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