Tattoo ideas

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Black fine line tattoo of the outline of Africa with a small heart near the east coast, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Africa outline with a heart on the upper back
Colour tattoo of two big-eyed cartoon deer in blue with red antlers and pink ears, sitting on the forearm against a pink background.
Two cartoon deer on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a sweet pea sprig with three blooms on the inner forearm.
Sweet pea sprig on an inner forearm
Colourful tattoo on the thigh of a grey-toned cloud with a masked face, black soot sprites, stars and a small grey creature, in a bright illustrative style.
Colourful cloud and soot sprites on a thigh
Small fine line black tattoo of a dragonfly with detailed wings on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fine line dragonfly on the shoulder
Close photograph of a hand holding a green bottle, with a black striped blackwork tattoo wrapping across the fingers.
Striped black tattoo across fingers
Colour cherry blossom branch tattoo curving across the ribs and side of the torso, with black script lettering above it.
Cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Two photos of a dandelion tattoo on the top of a foot, with teal and pink seed heads and black script reading you are my sunshine or my only sunshine.
Dandelion and script on the foot
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with fine linework and botanical and geometric detailing.
Lotus mandala on a shoulder
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bearded figure wearing antlers and a helmet, framed by a black foliage wreath, on a calf.
Antlered bearded figure on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink lily with yellow stamens and two dragonflies on the upper back.
Pink lily and dragonflies on the upper back
Two black tattoos on forearms: an avocado halved with a dotted stone on the left, and a pineapple outline in fine line on the right.
Avocado and pineapple tattoos on forearms
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with a thorny stem and green leaf on a forearm, set against a teal watercolour wash.
Red rose with thorns on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a bird head with layered feathers and loose quills on a cream background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Bird head and feathers ink drawing
Pencil and wash drawing of a white cat and a black cat curled together to form a yin yang circle on plain paper.
Yin yang with black and white cats
Colour realism tattoo of a lit castle beneath a crescent moon and starry night sky, covering the upper arm and reaching towards the shoulder.
Castle under a crescent moon on an upper arm
Fine line black ink drawing of a mountain range with a circle behind the central peak, on a plain white background.
Mountain range with circle sun design
Solid black symmetrical blackwork tattoo on an upper arm, forming a heart shape with mirrored stylised animal heads and interlocking loops.
Symmetrical heart-shaped blackwork on upper arm
Small blue-grey fine line diamond tattoo on the inner wrist, above a white braided cord bracelet.
Small diamond tattoo on wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of an elephant on the side of a finger, photographed against a red background.
Small elephant outline on a finger
Black and grey realism style skull tattoo on the upper arm, with a maroon top and part of a shoulder in view.
Small skull on an upper arm
Colour rose and grey shaded skull tattoo with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a realistic style.
Rose and skull on the shoulder blade
Realistic cupcake tattoo with a red cherry on top and small red heart details in the frosting, on a limb.
Realistic cupcake with cherry on an arm
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with the word forever in script and MAROONER in block capitals above it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with forever script and block text
Black and grey dotwork roses with leaves tattooed down a forearm, with a striped top and wooden floor visible in the background.
Two roses on a forearm
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship with full sails above roses and scrollwork on the upper arm.
Sailing ship and roses on upper arm
Two matching black outline infinity heart tattoos with the word sisters written inside, one on each of two people's ankles.
Matching sisters infinity heart ankle tattoos
Black ornate hamsa hand tattoo with an eye at its centre and leaf patterns, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate hamsa hand on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage film camera with reels and small stars, shown on a limb in two side-by-side photographs.
Vintage film camera with stars
Two matching fine line elephant tattoos on forearms, one with the script Like Daughter and the other Like Mother, with small pink, blue and green accents.
Matching elephant pair with Like Mother and Like Daughter
Traditional style colour tattoo on the upper arm of an orange twenty-sided die with a black insect, green and yellow leaves, a red flower and teal splashes.
Twenty-sided die and flower on upper arm
Colourful watercolour splash tattoo on a calf, with a small tree branch motif, on a leg standing in shallow water on a sunny beach.
Watercolour splash tattoos on calves
Three forearms side by side, each with a small stack of three outlined and filled triangles in black and grey fine line style on the inner forearm.
Three matching triangle tattoos on forearms
Forearm tattoo of five bird silhouettes perched on a black wire between three horizontal black bands, with one bird filled in blue.
Five birds on a wire forearm band
Small black archer tattoo with a drawn bow and arrow sitting behind a person's ear on the neck.
Archer silhouette behind the ear
Four shaded colour butterfly tattoos spread across a woman's bare upper back, with orange, red and teal wings.
Four butterflies across a back
Two arms show matching watercolour splash tattoos in pink, blue and teal with fine line script reading to infinity and and beyond, placed on the forearm and upper arm.
Matching watercolour splash tattoos with script
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a snarling wolf head with bared teeth and light eyes, on a shoulder.
Snarling wolf head on a shoulder
Fine line black script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a ribcage, with several moles visible on the surrounding skin.
Smile script on ribs
Red line tattoo of an anatomical heart with blossoms and leaves on the forearm, in a botanical engraving style.
Red anatomical heart and flowers on forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red and white lighthouse among waves and palm trees, with the words THE SEA WAS ANGRY THAT DAY beneath, on an upper arm.
Lighthouse and stormy sea on an arm
Two small fine line red poppy tattoos with thin black stems, one on the inner wrist of a forearm and a fainter matching one on the wrist beside it.
Matching poppy tattoos on two wrists
Pen sketch of a lion's head framed by lotus flowers and foliage, drawn as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lion head with lotus flowers sketch
Small orange and red watercolour-style fox tattoo on the upper arm, with the wearer's face not shown.
Watercolour fox on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Mike Wazowski, the green one-eyed monster from Monsters Inc, with a toothy grin, on the calf in a neo-traditional style.
Mike Wazowski tattoo on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a red poppy with grey-green leaves and stem on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Red poppy on a shoulder blade
Two matching fine line tattoos of a crown above a script letter A, one on each foot, shown on the top of the foot.
Matching crown and letter A tattoos on feet
Black script tattoo reading Life goes on above a thin heartbeat trace, on the forearm.
Life goes on script with heartbeat line

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