Tattoo ideas

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

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Watercolour-style tattoo of a black treble clef merged with an anchor, with purple, blue and pink washes, on the outer thigh.
Treble clef and anchor on a thigh
Small black outline of a sitting cat with a curled tail on a forearm, filled with pink, purple and blue watercolour-style splashes.
Outline cat with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a sea turtle swimming over a teal wash, placed on the upper arm.
Sea turtle realism on upper arm
Two views of a forearm tattoo: a black dotwork mandala with watercolour splashes in blue, purple and pink, placed on the inner forearm.
Black mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two cacti, a succulent and a striped pot on an upper arm, with bold black outlines.
Cacti and succulents in a striped pot on an upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a sea turtle in teal, green and brown with orange-red flippers, placed on the upper chest.
Sea turtle tattoo on upper chest
Black and grey tattoo of a swirling vine with flowers and hearts across the top of a foot, beside red painted toenails.
Vine and flower foot tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree, a flock of birds in flight and a dark forest silhouette on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with the word sister written in flowing script along its loop, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Infinity symbol with sister script
Realistic biomechanical full sleeve tattoo of gears, wires and red cables covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a panel extending onto the chest.
Biomechanical sleeve on arm and chest
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a Tudor rose on an open palm, with sleeve tattoos visible on the forearms above.
Tudor rose on a palm
Fine black linework tattoo of a lace-style cameo framing a rose, covering the back of a hand and wrist, with a small coloured rose on one finger.
Lace cameo with rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a rabbit head built from angular facets, with a diamond shape across the forehead, on the forearm.
Geometric rabbit head on a forearm
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a central sun motif wrapping the calf and ankle of a leg against a dark background.
Tribal calf and ankle tattoo
Small solid black cross tattoo on the heel of a foot, photographed close up against a teal and white tiled floor.
Small black cross on a heel
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a tabby cat's face with whiskers, shaded in detail on a forearm.
Realistic tabby cat head on a forearm
Gold feather with a flock of black, gold and silver bird silhouettes rising from it, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red checked sleeve.
Feather and birds on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat in a witch's hat beside an orange jack-o'-lantern, placed on the calf.
Black cat and jack-o'-lantern on a calf
Two clasped hands showing small red fine line tattoos: a K with a heart on one finger and a heart above a Q on the other.
Red K and Q heart tattoos on fingers
Pink cherry blossom branch drawn in fine ink with brown stems, buds and open flowers on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Cherry blossom branch design
Realism tattoo of a shaded grey skull in front of a Roman numeral clock face, with a masked figure above and a pink rose below, on a forearm.
Skull and clock face on an arm
Two views of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a sculpted classical angel with wings, flowing drapery and foliage.
Black and grey angel statue sleeve
Two black and grey tattoo transfer designs on a white wooden surface, a coiled snake above and a running fox below, both drawn with realistic shading and placed on no body part.
Snake and fox tattoo transfer designs
Black ink fish-like shapes with small red accents arranged in a circle on the side of an ankle, in a brush-stroke style.
Two fish in a circle on an ankle
Two cartoon tattoos on the tops of a pair of feet, a pigtailed girl and a zombie boy joined by a leash line.
Cartoon girl and zombie boy on two feet
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cupcake with pink frosting, red hearts, a blue diamond and a red bow on a spotted wrapper, on skin.
Cupcake with diamond and bow
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a crow perched on a thin branch that wraps around the inner wrist.
Crow perched on a branch on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a small heart at its top, on the inner forearm.
Heart and anchor fine line on forearm
Black and grey swallows and a fine script line running down the spine on a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
Swallows and script down the spine
Black script reading To live would be an awfully big adventure across the top of a foot, with a flying silhouette and pink, green and purple swirls.
Peter Pan quote with flying silhouette on foot
Close-up of a fine black line tattoo of looping spirals and crossing curves on an arm, with a grey wall behind.
Looping black line tattoo on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart with arteries and labelled numbers, in an engraved style, on the inner forearm.
Anatomical heart on a forearm
Black line drawing of an ornate peacock with intricately patterned feathers and flowing ribbons, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornate peacock with flowing ribbons
Pencil line drawing of a winged eye inside a triangle with rays, scrollwork and two roses, designed as a neo-traditional style tattoo.
Winged eye in triangle with roses
Close view of a black fine line wave tattoo running across a sun-tanned limb against a plain light background.
Black fine line wave tattoo on skin
Black and grey Botanical tattoo of a daisy with a yin and yang centre, shaded petals and outlined edges, on the inner forearm.
Daisy with yin and yang centre on a forearm
Six continuous fine-line drawings of seated and stretching cats in pale gold on a dark brown background, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Six line-drawn cats on a flash sheet
Black ink tattoo reading think positive in script and serif lettering, with a cross replacing the T, on the inner wrist.
Think Positive lettering on the inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of two profile faces close together on a calf, with black stiletto heels visible beside the leg.
Line art profile faces on calf
Pencil flash sheet titled TREE WORLD showing whimsical treehouses, a mushroom house and small flying insects, drawn in black and grey with light blue accents.
Tree world flash sheet with treehouses
Black ink tattoo of tulips, a rose and grass stems with dark solid fills on the inner forearm.
Black ink flowers and grasses on a forearm
Colour sleeve tattoo of Sonic the Hedgehog with red spotted super mushrooms, a starry blue sky and a Triforce on the forearm and upper arm.
Sonic the Hedgehog sleeve on a forearm
Traditional style peach roses with green leaves and black outlines across a person's lower torso, above a dark waistband.
Traditional roses across the lower torso
Two matching black script tattoos on a forearm reading I heart him and I heart her, each with a shaded heart, in black and grey ink.
I heart him and I heart her forearm script
Drawn tattoo design of an anchor entwined with an infinity symbol of rope, purple roses and the script words I refuse to sink.
Infinity anchor and roses design
Traditional style tattoo of two blue and orange swallows with blue forget-me-not flowers, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Swallows and forget-me-nots on an upper arm
Black and grey hand-drawn sketch of a heart with a spiral inside it, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Spiral heart sketch design
Black and grey Celtic knotwork design in a four-pointed shape with a gold triquetra knot at the centre, drawn on a white background.
Celtic knotwork four-point design

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