Tattoo ideas

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

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Side view of a black and grey fern tattoo running up the ribs and side of the torso, with black lace lingerie and a raised arm.
Fern tattoo on the side of the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of a sunflower with a ladybird and green leaves on a woman's shoulder.
Sunflower and ladybird on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a sunflower, marigold and perched bird down an upper arm, with a swooping bird and FORGIVE ribbon across the shoulder.
Sunflower and bird upper arm with ribbon
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue lily above a yellow sunflower on an upper arm.
Lily and sunflower on an upper arm
Close-up of a shaded pink rose tattoo with green leaves on a woman's shoulder, partly covered by a white knit jumper.
Pink rose on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion with drifting seeds on the upper back, near the shoulder blade, of a woman in a dark strappy dress.
Dandelion seeds tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a red rose with dark green leaves on the outer calf, with grey suede lace-up platform boots below.
Red rose tattoo on a calf
Black fine line tattoo of a leafy vine curving across the wrist and up the forearm, shown on a person in a blue linen top.
Fine line vine and leaves on a forearm
Solid black palm tree silhouette tattoo on the back of a calf, photographed on a sandy beach with the sea behind.
Palm tree tattoo on a calf
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a horned animal skull with leaves and flowers on the upper arm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Horned animal skull and leaves on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a pale pink rose and a rosebud with green leaves across the back of a hand and wrist.
Realistic rose tattoo on hand and wrist
Black and grey lotus and frangipani flower tattoo with lace-like filigree and hanging chains on the upper back.
Lotus and lace ornament across upper back
Pencil and ink sketch of three shaded roses with leaves and scrolling swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Three roses with swirls, design sketch
Realistic pink and purple rose with green leaves tattooed on the left side of a person's ribs, with soft shading.
Pink rose with green leaves on the ribs
Black and grey compass rose with a lotus flower and scrollwork on the inner forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Pencil drawing of two open lilies in shaded black and grey on a white background, a botanical flash design with no body placement shown.
Two lilies in pencil shading
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a ram skull, antlers and leaves on the outer thigh of a standing person in black shorts and knee socks.
Skull, antlers and leaves on a thigh
Two versions of a black ink botanical tattoo design showing a lotus flower with dotted chain drapes on a parchment-coloured background.
Lotus and dotted chain tattoo design
Close-up of a small fine line botanical tattoo of a thin sprig with buds and leaves in black ink, sitting on the neck behind an ear.
Fine line sprig behind the ear
Black and grey owl perched on a curling branch with leaves, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a shaded botanical style.
Owl on a branch across the upper back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a rose with leaves and a curving line of script across the top of a foot, above lace stiletto shoes.
Rose and script quote across the top of a foot
Black outline elephant tattoo with a patterned headdress and orange flowers across the shoulder and upper back.
Elephant and orange flowers on a shoulder
Realistic coloured tattoo of a red rose with green leaves, black lace and beaded chain on the lower abdomen.
Red rose with lace and beads on the hip
Black and grey realism style tattoo of several roses with leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a rose, peony and poppy with leaves, sitting on the forearm.
Rose, peony and poppy on a forearm
Fine line fox with leafy sprigs on a forearm, with flowing wispy lines running down towards the wrist, in grey ink.
Fox and foliage on a forearm
Small pink cherry blossom tattoo in a fine line and soft wash style on the back of a hand, with a knitted sleeve at the wrist.
Cherry blossom on the back of a hand
Black line tattoo of a botanical plant with umbel flower heads and feathery leaves on the inner forearm, in a fine line style.
Umbel plant sprig on a forearm
Black and grey laurel wreath tattoo with shaded leaves and crossed stems at the base, placed on the side of the torso.
Laurel wreath on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily across the forearm, with a small music note on the inner wrist.
Shaded lily and music note on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a fox head in profile with pink roses, purple flowers and leaves on the thigh.
Fox and roses on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a daffodil with a long stem and two narrow leaves, on the forearm.
Daffodil tattoo on the forearm
Black ink silhouette design of a butterfly with a flower and leaves on a plain white background, in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and flower line design
Black linework paisley and floral ornament with a red lotus motif tattooed along a person's ribs and side, with a navel piercing visible.
Paisley and red lotus tattoo on ribs
Colour Botanical tattoo of peach peony flowers with green leaves and buds across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, outlined in black.
Peach peony and leaves on a shoulder
Full-colour tattoo of pink lilies and butterflies running down the middle of a person's back, in a botanical realism style.
Lilies and butterflies down the spine
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three daisies with bold outlines and soft shading, sitting across the shoulder and upper arm.
Three daisies across a shoulder
Large black and grey Neo-trad tattoo of a sphynx cat head framed by chrysanthemums and beaded lines across the stomach, with a colour rose on the hand above.
Sphynx cat and chrysanthemums on the stomach
Colour tattoo of a purple pansy inside a black lace doily border on the inner forearm, in a botanical realism style.
Pansy in a lace doily on a forearm
Realistic sunflowers with grey shaded stems and leaves tattooed along the side of a torso on the ribs.
Sunflowers and stem on the ribs
Colour tattoo of three sunflowers with brown centres and black outlines, wrapped across the inner wrist in a traditional botanical style.
Three sunflowers across the wrist
Fine line tattoo of a slender botanical wildflower stem in orange and red with small blue-grey buds, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small wildflower stem on a forearm
Photograph of a realistic red rose tattoo with dark shading on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red rose on upper back
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower design with stippled dotwork shading and ornamental detail on textured paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Lotus flower dotwork design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a lotus flower with a spiral unalome line above and an infinity loop below, placed on a forearm.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
Realistic pocket watch tattoo with pink cherry blossoms and a curling white ribbon, in grey and pink ink on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and cherry blossoms on upper arm
Forearm with a black and grey botanical floral tattoo, resting on a silver laptop under a marble-print blanket.
Floral tattoo on a forearm beside a laptop
Colour tattoo of a flower bouquet with red poppies, an orange dahlia and green seed pods on the side of a thigh.
Red and orange floral bouquet on a thigh

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