Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo on a forearm, with a wing, a swirling shape, large letters and a triangular geometric motif, worn beside a metal wristwatch.
Floral sleeve with wing on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a compass with leaves and a shaded rose across the shoulder and upper back.
Compass and rose on a shoulder
Colour traditional tattoo of a red rose, green leaves and a banner with a small date on a woman's forearm, resting on a grey sofa.
Traditional rose and banner on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of the BB-8 droid with red roses, a sunburst and a banner reading They See Me Rollin.
BB-8 droid with roses and banner
Black and grey hand with a blade through it and red drips of blood, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder in a traditional style.
Hand and blade on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey key with a red ribbon banner and skull-shaped bow on the forearm, with red script across the banner.
Key with skull bow and banner on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of an ornate dagger with a dotted oval frame and an eye with red shading, on a forearm.
Dagger and eye on a forearm
Two traditional style swallow tattoos on the upper back of a person wearing a white lace top with a scooped neckline.
Two swallows on upper back
Traditional colour tattoo of a sleepy owl with closed eyes, framed by pink flowers, green leaves and orange stars, on skin.
Sleepy owl with flowers and stars
Lower leg covered in black and grey traditional tattoos, including a snake, a dagger and roses, with a black cat sitting beside it on a carpet.
Traditional leg sleeve with black cat on carpet
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a skeleton in a jacket riding a motorcycle across the forearm, with the handlebars gripped and a trailing shadow behind.
Skeleton rider on a motorcycle on a forearm
Four black and grey traditional moth designs drawn on a sheet, one with a skull on its body and a crescent moon above it.
Four traditional moth designs on flash sheet
Traditional style tattoo of a cartoon white cat with a pink bow and the words Bitch Please I'm Fabulous on a forearm.
Cartoon cat and lettering on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face paint, pin-up and skull motifs, and a corset, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Sugar skull pin-up figure drawing
Traditional-style tattoo on an arm showing a grey hat with a black ribbon and a small red rose, with the words UGH and AS IF above and below.
Hat and rose with UGH AS IF lettering
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pocket watch framed by two red roses and green leaves, placed on the forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Black and grey anchor with chain and a compass rose with a red star centre, tattooed on a limb in a traditional style.
Anchor and compass rose on a leg
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress and a skull, shown in two close-up photographs on a limb.
Woman in feather headdress with skull
Black and grey tattoo of pine trees and mountains inside a circle, with the words The journey is the reward around the edge, on the side of the body.
Pine trees and mountains in a circle with a quote
Black and grey circular tattoo of mountains under a night sky with a moon, pine trees and a winding path, on the inner forearm.
Mountain night scene in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of a Darth Vader helmet with stippled shading, two roses and leaves, and the words Who's Your Daddy arched above.
Darth Vader helmet with roses flash
Traditional colour tattoo of a dark shark wrapped around a ship's wheel with a pink rose and green leaves, on the side of the body.
Shark and ship's wheel with rose
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pink frosted donut with sprinkles, cat ears and whiskers, placed on the elbow beside a butterfly tattoo.
Cat-eared donut tattoo on an elbow
Traditional style flash design of Captain America holding a star shield, with an eagle, a rose, lightning bolts and banners reading Death Before Dishonor.
Captain America flash with eagle and banners
Colour traditional-style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a leopard print background, a pink flamingo, a green bow and a red high-heeled shoe.
Leopard print sleeve with flamingo and heels
Black thread embroidery in a wooden hoop showing a traditional-style rose and a hand with leaves on cream fabric.
Embroidered rose and hand design
Black and grey traditional-style flash design of two ghosts in a framed panel, with the lettering No Feet beneath them and a spiderweb behind.
Two ghosts in a framed box with No Feet
Close photo of a traditional style bee tattoo with bold black outlines, yellow and orange stripes and white wings, trailing a dashed line, on the upper arm.
Bee with dashed flight path on an arm
Black and grey traditional style flash drawing of two swallows in flight, shown as a design with no body placement.
Two swallows in flight
Three paper tattoo flash designs in traditional style: a teacup with a wave and flowers, a small aeroplane, and a dagger-like syringe, each with a text banner.
Teacup, aeroplane and syringe flash stickers
Traditional style flash drawing of a black coiled snake with an open mouth, showing fangs and red and yellow accents, with no body placement shown.
Coiled snake with open jaws
Traditional style flash drawing of a red and grey lighthouse with red light beams, set on rocks above rolling waves.
Lighthouse on rocks with waves flash
Colour traditional tattoo of yellow, orange and red flowers with green leaves across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Traditional flower cluster across a back
Traditional style tattoo of a purple dripping candle with a grey smoke wisp and a brass holder, on the thigh.
Purple dripping candle with smoke
Black and grey traditional dagger tattoo with a twisted grip and shaded blade on the inner forearm, resting on white kitchen roll.
Dagger tattoo on a forearm
A woman with blonde hair lies with her arms crossed, showing a mixed colour traditional sleeve with roses, an eagle and a camera on the forearm and upper arm, and a teal heart on the back.
Colourful arm sleeve with roses and an eagle
Two mirrored swallows in a traditional style, black with white outlines, shown against a plain white background.
Pair of traditional swallows
Traditional colour tattoo of a pin-up mermaid with dark hair, a polka-dot flower and a red shell top, with a red-to-green tail, on the thigh.
Pin-up mermaid with shell top
Colour tattoo of a white maneki-neko lucky cat with a raised paw and gold coin, in a traditional style, on the calf.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a red and yellow rose with green leaves and a black banner of lettering across the inner forearm.
Red rose and banner lettering on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a moustached man with slicked hair inside a rope frame, above a red rose with green leaves, on an upper arm.
Traditional man portrait and rose on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a teal wash behind it, on the top of a foot below the toes.
Anchor and rope on the foot
Traditional style knife tattoo on an upper arm, with a black and grey face in the blade, a red dotted handle and red blood spatter below.
Knife with face and blood on upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a traditional anchor with a rope coiled around the shaft and a knot at the top, on a plain light grey background.
Anchor with rope design
Colour traditional tattoo of a turquoise teacup and saucer with purple flowers and green leaves on the calf.
Teacup and purple flowers on a calf
Black line drawing of a tattoo design in a traditional style, showing a hand holding a letter with a heart, two roses, leaves and a butterfly, on a tracing sheet.
Hand holding envelope with roses and butterfly
Colour tattoo of a cartoon white cat with a pink bow, holding a pistol in each hand and wearing a skull-printed top, on a leg.
Cartoon cat with two pistols and skull top
Black and grey chest tattoo of a lighthouse with rays, a rose and Japanese-style waves on the upper chest, with a tattooed arm visible at the left.
Lighthouse and rose chest piece

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