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Colour realism tattoo on a forearm showing a man in aviator glasses holding a cigarette beside an open-jawed shark, shown as a side-by-side pair of photos.

Realistic portrait and shark on a forearm

Realistically shaded forearm tattoo of a horse merging into a grey skeletal frame, with teal butterflies drifting off across the skin.

Horse and skeleton with blue butterflies on forearm

Small black and grey anatomical heart tattoo with shaded detail and vessels on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey top.

Anatomical heart on a forearm

Realism-style colour tattoos on both calves, with a snarling werewolf with blood dripping from its fangs on the left leg and a green zombie face above a house on the right.

Werewolf and zombie face on both calves

Greyscale tattoo design drawing of a butterfly above a pocket watch with Roman numerals, with a ribbon banner reading Memories last forever.

Butterfly and pocket watch with script banner

Colour tattoo of a dragonfly with a blue body, pink-tinted veined wings and a soft grey shadow on pale skin.

Blue and pink dragonfly tattoo on skin

Black and grey realism tattoo of cracked armour plates, a winged Celtic cross and chainmail across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in four photos.

Armour and winged Celtic cross on upper arm

Realistic tattoo of three blue butterflies with black shading across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.

Three blue butterflies on a shoulder blade

Close-up of a colour tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres and green leaves, shown in a botanical realism style on skin.

Forget-me-not flowers in blue and green

Realism tattoo of a bearded older man with flowing hair and swirling smoke across the back of a hand, shown in greys and browns against a pale background.

Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand

Realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane in orange, yellow and purple tones, on a person's upper back.

Realistic lion head on upper back

Black and grey realistic roses with leaves and fine script lettering running down the upper arm, shown from two angles.

Black and grey roses with script on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a magpie with spread wings on the side of a torso, with a faint outline of a hand holding a pocket watch chain below.

Magpie in flight on a side torso

Realistic colour tattoo of Godzilla roaring against a blue smoky background, across the upper back and shoulder blade.

Godzilla realism tattoo on upper back

Realistic colour tattoo of an amber skull beneath a black bare tree with grey splatter marks, on the upper arm.

Skull and bare tree on upper arm

Realism tattoo of a grinning grey cat with green eyes tearing through skin on the side of the ribs.

Grinning cat tearing through skin on ribs

Realism-style colour tattoo of a hawk in flight with spread wings and extended talons, placed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.

Hawk in flight across upper back

Full back tattoo of a horror scene collage in realistic shading and colour, with a clown, a dog, a snarling cat, a hotel and a Pet Sematary sign, placed across the back.

Horror collage across a full back

Colour realism tattoo of a purple and black butterfly resting on a pink lily with green leaves, on the upper back.

Purple butterfly on a pink lily

Realistic black and grey tattoo of a city skyline with a tall spire and a mountain peak on the forearm.

City skyline with spire and mountain on forearm

Realism colour tattoo on a calf of a scarred horror villain in a teal brimmed hat, with long metal blades on a glove, set against a red background.

Horror villain with bladed glove on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a feather and beads on the side of a person's ribs.

Dreamcatcher and feather on the ribs

Black and grey realism tattoo of a pine forest fading into mist, wrapping around a person's upper arm.

Pine forest wrapped around the upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint, red autumn leaves and a keyhole on her forehead, on a calf.

Sugar skull portrait with autumn leaves on a calf

Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull-faced woman with roses and a swallow on the thigh of a person lying on a white bed.

Skull portrait and roses on a thigh

Colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat and lace collar, framed by black scrollwork with a red rose, on the forearm.

Cat in a veiled hat with a rose on a forearm

Realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with gears, a light bulb and an arrow, shaded in grey with purple highlights, across the upper back and shoulder blade.

Pocket watch and gears on the upper back

Black and grey shaded rose with leaves tattooed on the back of a hand and wrist, with a pink polka dot sleeve behind it.

Shaded rose on the back of a hand

Realistic colour tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress resting her hand on her chin, with an owl below, on the outer thigh.

Headdress portrait and owl on thigh

Realistic eagle head and flag on upper arm

Realism colour tattoo on a forearm showing a bearded figure whose beard is made of tentacles, with a carved skull coin above it.

Bearded tentacled figure and skull coin on a forearm

Realism tattoo of a grinning villain face with bared teeth and wide eyes on a forearm, beside a black and white printed image of the same face.

Grinning villain face on a forearm

Realistic shaded Cheshire Cat grin with teal eyes and grey fur, with the words We're all mad here beneath it, tattooed on skin.

Cheshire Cat grin with We're all mad here

Small coloured tattoo of a seated fox cub in a realistic style on the upper arm of a person wearing a white sleeve.

Seated fox cub on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a purple crocus with bulb and roots, grass, a caterpillar, beetle, bumblebee, moth and jumping spider.

Crocus and insects on upper arm and shoulder

Black and grey realism tattoo of a buck's head and antlers set among trees, sitting on the upper arm.

Realistic buck and forest on upper arm

Colour realism tattoo of a cupcake with a red cherry and cream frosting on a lower leg, set against dark swirling smoke.

Cupcake with cherry on a lower leg

Black and grey realism tattoo of an astronomical clock face and two flying birds on the shoulder, with script lettering below.

Astronomical clock and birds on a shoulder

Close-up of a shaded black and grey realism rose tattoo on the side of a man's neck, above a denim shirt collar.

Black and grey rose on a neck

Realistic colour tattoo of a blue-skinned alien face wearing goggles, with red lips, on the upper arm.

Blue alien face with goggles on upper arm

Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.

Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve

Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded feathers with the word family in script across the ribs.

Family script and feathers on the ribs

Realism style black and grey tattoo of a lion wearing aviator sunglasses, with dreadlocks, a joint and beads, on the upper arm and shoulder.

Lion in sunglasses with dreadlocks on upper arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by nails, with green leaves, a yellow glow and blood drips, on a lower leg.

Anatomical heart with nails on a calf

Realistic 3D tattoo of a brick wall breaking through cracked plaster on a shaved scalp, photographed from behind.

Cracked brick wall tattoo on a scalp

Two crown tattoos on arms, the upper one with a red cushion and script reading her king, the lower one with a red gem and script reading his Queen.

Crown tattoos reading her king and his Queen

Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo with a tribal pattern above it on the lower arm.

Octopus with tribal pattern on a forearm

Realistic cat in steampunk goggles with gears

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