Tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic tattoo of a stand mixer with a polished steel bowl on the upper arm, shown in grey tones with red and orange reflections.
Stand mixer on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the state of Oklahoma on an upper arm, filled with a blue sky, red and yellow flowers, a small pink heart and a bird perched on the edge.
Oklahoma state outline with flowers and a bird
Black script lettering reading Never don't give up across the inner upper arm, in a lettering style.
Script lettering reading Never don't give up
Realism lion head tattoo with a flowing mane and blue flowers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion portrait with blue flowers on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of the Texas state outline filled with the Texas flag, showing through torn skin on the upper arm near the elbow.
Texas flag through torn skin on upper arm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with fine linework covering the upper arm of a person with reddish-blonde hair.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style hourglass tattoo on the upper arm, with a flower at the top, a sailing ship in the upper and lower bulbs, and the words savor it on a banner.
Hourglass with ship and flower on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a dark handbag with an orange beaded handle and a red PICTURE IT banner across it, on the upper arm.
Handbag and PICTURE IT banner on upper arm
Two matching black and grey tattoos of cartoon girls in dresses labelled Salt and Pepper, one on the upper arm and one on the forearm.
Matching salt and pepper figure tattoos
Colour botanical tattoo of pink gladiolus flowers with green stems on a person's shoulder and upper arm, shown from behind.
Pink gladiolus tattoo on the shoulder
Woman with metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of chevrons, diamond patterns, a palm tree and a leaf sprig on her forearms and upper arm.
Gold and silver flash tattoos on arms
Colour tattoo of three cartoon-style women in coats and boots, placed on the upper arm and shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Three cartoon women on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large peony, smaller blossoms and berry sprigs across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey floral piece on upper arm
Black linework tree with bare branches and carved orange jack-o'-lantern pumpkins with green leaves, tattooed across an upper arm and shoulder.
Pumpkin tree on upper arm
Full sleeve tattoo of a galaxy with nebulae and ringed and banded planets in blue, pink and purple, shown from six angles on a black background, covering the upper arm and forearm in realism style.
Galaxy and planets full sleeve tattoo
Colour tattoo of three green corn stalks above wavy ground lines, with two small clouds and stars above them, on an upper arm.
Corn stalks and clouds on upper arm
Metallic silver and gold mandala design on a woman's upper back, with a filigree drop down the spine and a patterned armband on the upper arm.
Silver mandala and filigree back design
Fine line black script lettering running along the upper arm, with a small outlined crescent moon on the side of the torso.
Script quote along an upper arm
Close view of a thin black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm, partly cut off at the edge of the frame, with a person in a black and white striped top.
Fine line script on the upper arm
Black and grey shaded Chevrolet script lettering over an outlined bowtie emblem, tattooed on an upper arm.
Chevrolet script and bowtie logo on upper arm
Black dotwork and linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a pier silhouette under a moon, with stippled sky, rolling waves and pebbles inside a circle.
Pier, moon and waves in a circle on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face framed by blue hair, with three grey cats with yellow eyes above her head.
Woman with blue hair and three cats on upper arm
Woman's shoulder and upper arm with a red rose and black lace floral tattoo across the top of the shoulder and grey realism roses with lace down the upper arm.
Roses and lace across a shoulder and upper arm
Woman seen from behind in a seated pose with hands pressed together, showing black and grey rose and ornamental tattoos across her back and upper arms.
Black and grey roses across a woman's back and arms
Colour tattoo of a cartoon Hello Kitty holding a lollipop, with cupcakes, sweets and grey paw prints across the upper arm.
Hello Kitty with cupcakes and candy on upper arm
Black and grey realistic peonies, leaves and a single open bloom tattooed across an upper arm.
Black and grey peony sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm in a circular frame, showing a boy in a suit watching a hand shadow puppet cast on a wall beside a candle.
Boy watching a hand shadow on an arm
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a skeleton with a glowing skull and heart across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skeleton and skull on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a woman with eyes closed and a bonsai pine tattoo design across her shoulder and upper arm, drawn in a Japanese-inspired style.
Woman with bonsai pine tattoo design, pencil sketch
Black script lettering reading Gabriel in a fine line lettering style, placed on the upper arm.
Gabriel in script on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a shaded skull merged with a red, orange and black moth with eye spots, on an upper arm.
Skull and moth on an upper arm
Three photographs of a realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey sleeveless top.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Two matching colour tattoos of Mickey and Minnie Mouse sit on the inner arms of two people, drawn in a traditional cartoon style with bold black outlines.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse tattoos on two arms
Colour tiger tattoo on the upper arm, framed by a black tribal band with swirling and triangular patterns.
Tiger within a tribal band on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing an axe embedded in a tree stump beside a small animal, with the words K is for Kate beneath it.
K is for Kate with an axe and stump
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull inside a large toothed mouth on the upper arm, just above the elbow.
Skull in a toothed mouth on an upper arm
Black and grey grim reaper with flames and skulls covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Grim reaper and flames on an upper arm
Realism tattoo of a lion's head above a lamb on the upper arm, shaded in black and grey.
Lion and lamb portrait on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a bee with outstretched wings above a small leafy sprig, on the upper arm of a person lying on white bedding.
Bee and leaf sprig tattoo on upper arm
Realistic portrait tattoo on an upper arm of a long-haired, bearded man grinning with a gold tooth and holding a bat marked montos.
Realistic portrait of a grinning man with a bat
Colour botanical tattoo of rosemary, olive-like berries and eucalyptus leaves tied with string, running across the upper arm.
Herb sprigs and eucalyptus on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon cat characters wearing black-framed glasses on the upper arm, outlined in black with flat fills.
Two cartoon cats in glasses on upper arm
Three views of a black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo with roses and mandala patterns covering a woman's arm from shoulder to forearm.
Rose and mandala full arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag standing on a faceted rock beneath a tree, enclosed in overlapping geometric diamond lines on an upper arm.
Stag and tree in geometric frame on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of large feathered wings across the back, shoulders and upper arms of a shirtless man with his arms raised.
Feathered wings across back and arms
Black and grey botanical tattoo of gladioli on a stem running down the inner upper arm, drawn in fine linework with soft shading.
Gladiolus sprig on inner upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoos of an eye inside a triangle above a mandala on a man's upper arms, photographed with his arms raised.
Eye in triangle and mandala on upper arms
Black and white photo of a woman with her arm raised, showing a small dotwork tattoo of scattered stars on the inner upper arm.
Dotwork star cluster on upper arm

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