Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realistic wing tattoo with detailed feather shading on the outer lower leg, above a black and white canvas trainer.
Shaded wing tattoo on the lower leg
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with buds, leaves and two butterflies across a woman's upper back.
Red rose and butterflies on upper back
Black and grey octopus tattoo with shaded tentacles curling across a forearm, set against a gold wallpaper with a black botanical print.
Octopus tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo on an upper thigh, with script lettering reading Learn from yesterday, Live for today and Hope for tomorrow.
Lily cluster with quote on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded classical bust wearing a ribbed beanie, placed on the forearm.
Bearded classical bust in a beanie on a forearm
Grey shaded hummingbird with pink bleeding heart flowers and sketchy black linework on a person's upper back.
Hummingbird and bleeding hearts on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a stitched doll face with blue and yellow eyes and a toothy grin, appearing to tear through skin on the forearm.
Stitched doll face tearing through a forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a full moon and skeletal figures across the shoulder and arm, shown from three angles.
Haunted house and graveyard full sleeve
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic pine forest tattoo with flying birds, shown on a lower limb.
Pine forest with birds in flight
Colour realism tattoo of a dark purple and orange butterfly resting beside a pink thistle bloom on the side of the torso.
Realistic butterfly and thistle on the torso
Realism colour tattoo of a blue classic muscle car viewed from the front, placed on a forearm.
Blue classic muscle car on a forearm
Realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a barn owl, red poppies, a fox head and green foliage.
Owl, poppies and fox on a full sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly on a shoulder, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow on the skin.
Monarch butterfly on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a shaded face and a small astronaut within angular geometric panels, placed on the upper thigh.
Face and astronaut panels on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and a face on the outer thigh, with a small line tattoo on the ribs.
Roses and portrait tattoo on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a beach sunset with palm tree silhouettes, birds and a star, in Realism style on the calf.
Beach sunset with palm trees on a calf
Black and grey realistic handgun tattoos on both hips of a torso, angled inwards above a white thong with purple chevron stripes.
Twin handgun tattoos on the hips
Realistic colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a child's face, a man in a top hat and a green landscape scene with a child holding an apple.
Film scene portraits and landscape on a calf
Colour botanical tattoo of vegetables and sweet pea flowers wrapping the forearm, including asparagus, pumpkin, beetroot and chard in realistic shading.
Vegetable garden sleeve across the forearm
Colour realism style tattoo of a peacock feather in teal, blue, pink and orange across the top of a foot and ankle.
Peacock feather on the foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a winged headdress and beaded necklaces, holding a snake, on the side of a torso.
Egyptian-style woman with snake on side
A shaded black and grey feather sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with his hand resting near his shoulder.
Feather sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red lipstick tube with a silver MAC case beside a red lip print kiss mark.
Lipstick and kiss mark on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and two roses on the side of the ribs.
Pocket watch and roses on the ribs
Four views of a black and grey full arm sleeve with red sunburst rays, a profile portrait, the words Easy Rider and a road ends sign, and a motorcyclist, placed on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve with Easy Rider motif and red sunburst
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head and mane with front paws, covering most of a person's upper back.
Realistic lion tattoo across the back
Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass with a lit candle in the top bulb and a bare tree in the bottom bulb, on the upper arm.
Realistic hourglass with candle and tree
Hand-drawn black ink design of a realistic eye framed by ornate acanthus-style scrollwork, being inked with a brush pen on white paper.
Eye within ornate scrollwork design
Realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, blue eyes and red lips, shaded in grey on the forearm.
Sugar skull woman portrait on forearm
Neo-trad style tattoo on a calf showing a snarling bear head behind a woman's face, with grey shading and warm orange skin tones.
Bear and woman portrait on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded face with long hair, labelled Jesus, on the inner forearm.
Jesus portrait on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lace garter with a ribbon bow on the upper thigh.
Lace garter with bow on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dagger piercing a shaded rose with leaves, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dagger through a rose design
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an older man with long, swept-back hair and a high forehead, placed on the side of the ribs.
Realistic grey portrait of a man on the ribs
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a crowned skull, smoke, a world map and a compass.
Crowned skull and compass sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a face merged with a city skyline, barbed wire and birds, with bold lettering below on the forearm.
City skyline and face double exposure on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey cat with blue eyes resting on a purple checked blanket, on the forearm.
Grey cat with blue eyes on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha with an ornate headdress and script on the trunk, across the back of a hand.
Ganesha tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on a forearm showing a car, a compass, a folded map, smoke and a grey portrait of a face.
Realism sleeve with car and compass on forearm
Black ink drawing of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a peony rose and a winged insect, drawn on plain white paper as a tattoo design.
Skeleton torso with rose and insect
Colour realism tattoo of red lips with tongues showing on a man's upper arm, with a third partial mouth at the edge of the frame.
Realistic lips with tongues on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with intense eyes and whiskers, sitting on the outer thigh of a person in a dark setting.
Realistic tiger head on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a lion and a skull merged into one design, with a tribal flourish below the jaw, suitable as a tattoo flash.
Lion and skull hybrid pencil sketch
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve tattoo showing praying hands, a rosary, haloed figures, clouds and a scroll of text, shown from three angles on an upper arm and forearm.
Religious full sleeve with praying hands
Colour tattoo of a blue and green chameleon curled around a branch with a spiral tail, on the side of a ribcage.
Chameleon on a branch on the ribs
Diptych of a shaded horseshoe tattoo with turquoise beads, 'EST 1994' lettering and two feathers tied with cord, placed on a shoulder.
Horseshoe and feathers on a shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a figure with long dark hair and bowed head, with a cross shape behind, on the forearm of a person whose hand grips the wrist.
Realistic religious figure on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a snarling black panther head with yellow eyes, sitting on the calf.
Black panther head on a calf

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