Tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black and grey botanical tattoo of a slender wildflower sprig running down the ribs, shown in two close-up photographs.
Wildflower sprig on the ribs
Black ink pen drawing of a stag head with flowers, birds and a beetle within a circle of branching antlers and fine geometric lines, with no body part shown.
Stag, beetle and flowers in a geometric circle
Colour botanical tattoo of green leaves and a climbing vine wrapping around a bare calf, photographed outdoors on a pavement.
Leafy vine wrapping a calf
Black and grey lily with a trail of stars and swirling lines on the side of the ribs, shaded in grey.
Lily and stars trail on the side ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wheat stalks and cornflowers on a forearm, overlapped by fine geometric triangle outlines.
Wheat and cornflowers with triangles on a forearm
Five temporary tattoo designs on white squares: a black lotus, a magenta elephant above Námáste script, a black Om symbol, a black circle with a white Om, and magenta Námáste lettering.
Lotus, elephant and Om temporary tattoo designs
Two forearms in black and grey with fine line tattoos, including a shaded palm tree and the word WILDERNESS on the inner forearm.
Palm tree and fine line forearm tattoos
Black and grey geometric lotus tattoo with fine linework and an arrow-like point, shown on the inner forearm in three views.
Lotus and geometric lines on a forearm
Black and grey pencil sketch of an open rose drawn on paper, shown as a tattoo design study with no body part visible.
Pencil sketch of an open rose
Black and white photo of matching fine line triple moon tattoos on a shoulder and a wrist, with a small branch tattoo on a hand.
Matching triple moon tattoos on shoulder and wrist
Colour sunflower with black script reading A Cruce Salus across the top of a foot, with red toenail polish.
Sunflower and script on the top of a foot
Black palm tree tattoo with a small wave beside it on the ankle and foot, drawn in a simple botanical style.
Palm tree and wave on an ankle
Pencil drawing of a unicorn head within an oval frame, with a crescent moon, castle silhouette, swirls and daisies, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Unicorn, moon and daisy design
Botanical tattoo of red poppies and dark green foliage with black linework across the shoulder and upper arm.
Red poppies with foliage on a shoulder
Realistic blue rose tattoo with soft shading on the inner forearm of a person seated in a black chair.
Blue rose on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a flowering botanical sprig with small blossoms and leaves on the inner forearm.
Sprig of flowers on a forearm
Black lace and floral tattoo wrapping around the upper arm of a woman in a grey t-shirt, with the arm bent at the elbow.
Black lace tattoo on upper arm
Realistic coloured tattoo of two plumeria flowers with pink, purple and yellow petals on the forearm.
Plumeria flowers on a forearm
Blue ink botanical tattoo of two peonies with leaves on the inner forearm, shown beside a white vest top.
Blue peony cluster on a forearm
Black line drawing of a tree of life within a circle, with spiral swirls, small stars and knotwork roots, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Tree of life in a circle with swirls and stars
Pencil drawing of a rose whose stem forms a treble clef, with two buds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design.
Rose and treble clef design in pencil
Black ink bird with feathers and roses on the side ribs, with flowing script tattooed on the thigh, in a black and white photo with a patterned yellow bikini.
Bird and roses on ribs, script on thigh
Black ink line drawing of a mandala-style design with two open blossoms, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and blossom design sketch
Colour tattoo of pansies in purple, yellow, pink and white with green leaves, spreading across the shoulder and upper arm.
Pansies across shoulder and upper arm
Small solid black four-leaf clover tattoo on the wrist of a hand resting on white bedding, in a fine line botanical style.
Four-leaf clover on a wrist
Back of a person with a red cherry blossom branch tattoo in Japanese style, running from the lower back up towards the shoulder.
Cherry blossom branch across a back
Upper arm and shoulder sleeve tattoo of a shaded rose and blue butterfly over lace-like scrollwork, shown from three angles.
Rose and butterfly sleeve on upper arm
Black fine line and ornamental lotus tattoo with an unalome above it, placed centrally on the upper back, in a Botanical and Fine line style.
Lotus and unalome on the upper back
Black line drawing of a weeping willow tree with a ribbon banner reading BEND DON'T BREAK wrapped around its trunk, in a tattoo flash style.
Willow tree with Bend Don't Break banner
Realistic pink lily tattoo with black scrollwork wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Pink lilies with swirls on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two roses with leaves and a rose bud inside a geometric diamond outline, on the outer thigh.
Two roses in a diamond frame on thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of a blackberry branch with green leaves and ripe and unripe berries on the upper arm.
Blackberry branch on an upper arm
Two arms side by side show fine line black outline tattoos of a wavy cactus, a palm tree, a saguaro cactus and a small sprig on the upper arm.
Cactus and palm tattoos on two upper arms
Black ink drawing of a French bulldog's head framed by a heart of rolled roses, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
French bulldog in a rose heart
Flash design of a black swirling vine with blue, pink and purple butterflies, purple flowers, green leaves and three script names, shown without a body placement.
Butterfly and flower vine with three script names
Fine line hot air balloon tattoo with red and orange flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a plain white background.
Hot air balloon with flowers on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of oranges, white blossoms and green leaves across the outer thigh.
Orange fruit and blossom on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a panther climbing through white lilies and leafy stems, in a botanical fine line style, shown as an uncoloured tattoo design.
Black panther among lilies design
Sheet of gold, silver and pink metallic temporary tattoo designs, including an elephant, a dreamcatcher, a heart, a rose and mandalas.
Gold and pink temporary tattoo sheet
Traditional style tattoo of three purple tulips with grey-green leaves and black outlines on the inner forearm.
Three purple tulips on a forearm
Purple ink sketch of two peony flowers with leaves and a long stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design in a spiral sketchbook.
Two peony flowers in purple ink sketch
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower with a dotted top and a swirled unalome line, centred on a person's upper back below the neck.
Lotus and unalome on upper back
Cherry blossom tattoo with pink flowers and grey branches running down the outer thigh and side of a leg, shown in colour.
Cherry blossom branch down a thigh
Realism tattoo of a hummingbird above two red roses and grey leaves, shown across the upper arm and shoulder in three photographs.
Hummingbird and red roses on an upper arm
Black and grey rose tattoo with leaves and dotwork shading running along a forearm.
Black and grey rose on a forearm
Two large rose tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, one red and one blue-grey, with dark linework and teal leaves.
Red and blue roses on both calves
Black and grey drawing of a tree with fine branches, scattered leaves in red accents and spreading roots, shown as a standalone tattoo design without a body placement.
Tree with roots design
Black and grey botanical rose tattoo with leaves on the outer thigh of a woman wearing white shorts, shown in a mirror selfie.
Rose tattoo on a thigh

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