Tattoo ideas

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

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Colour realism tattoo of a long-haired cat with green eyes on the inner forearm, set against a red circle and teal wash.
Long-haired cat portrait on forearm
Greyscale pencil drawing of a realistic rose with leaves on paper, a tattoo design sketch with no body placement shown.
Shaded pencil rose with leaves
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull merged with a clock mechanism and Roman numerals across the back of a hand, with a coloured forearm sleeve above the wrist.
Skull and clock on the back of a hand
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay perched on a branch, on the lower leg.
Blue jay perched on a branch
Realistic colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a shaded grey moon, stars and a golden jackal-headed figure against a dark red and black background.
Moon and jackal-headed figure on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rhino facing forward, with Against the Wind script above and below it, on an upper arm.
Realism rhino with Against the Wind script
Colour realism tattoo of a screaming cartoon rabbit with a small brown creature beside it on a lower leg, shown in two photographs.
Screaming cartoon rabbit tattoo on a calf
Realistic blue fish tattoo with shaded fins on the inner forearm, with a red top visible at the left edge of the photo.
Blue fish on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage microphone with a treble clef, music staff and loose notes on the upper arm.
Vintage microphone and music notes on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tall redwood tree with ferns and red berries forming a full sleeve from the upper arm down to the wrist.
Redwood tree sleeve on arm
Realistic coloured tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with visible gears, a red rose and two butterflies.
Pocket watch, rose and butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Good Shepherd holding a lamb and a staff, with a halo and sunburst, across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Good Shepherd with lamb on upper arm
Realistic black and grey Nikon camera with a teal lens, framed by outlined roses and leaves, tattooed on the side of the body.
Camera and outlined roses on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo on the inner forearm showing two eyes peering through a cracked stone opening, with a helmet-like shape at the lower edge.
Realistic eyes behind cracked stone on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an open pocket watch with a beaded chain above a red rose with green leaves on a forearm, with a black and grey version and a rose close-up beside it.
Pocket watch and red rose on forearm
Black and grey realism phoenix tattoo with spread wings across a bare back, its long tail feathers with eye motifs trailing down towards the lower back.
Phoenix tattoo across the back
Black and grey tattoo of a winged hourglass beneath an eye in a triangle, surrounded by numbers, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Winged hourglass and eye in triangle on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie inside a beaded oval frame on the upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle in a frame
Graphite pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a crowned lion, a wolf, roses, a sun, a dragon head and antlers, rendered in a realistic style with no body placement shown.
Crowned lion, wolf and dragon pencil design
Small black and grey realistic moth tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a lace top visible at the left edge.
Moth tattoo on the upper chest
Realism tattoo of an angel within plate armour and chainmail covering the shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles.
Angel in armour on shoulder and upper arm
Pencil drawing of an eye with long lashes and two tear drops, with the words I'M FINE above and a silhouette of two people embracing in the iris.
Eye with tears and I'M FINE lettering
Black script lettering across the ribs beside a black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch on the upper arm and forearm.
Script on ribs and pocket watch sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a bearded man wearing a crown of thorns above a veiled woman with eyes lowered, framed by flowing drapery.
Realistic religious portrait sleeve on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a glowing nebula in orange, red, blue and purple across the side ribs, with a short line of script beneath it.
Nebula tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage rangefinder camera with the word Nikon on the lens housing, on the outer forearm.
Vintage rangefinder camera tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blonde pin-up woman in a sailor top and belt, saluting, on the outer thigh.
Pin-up woman in sailor top on a thigh
Realistic red roses framed by black lace and dangling pearl chains, tattooed on the thigh.
Red roses with black lace on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a purple lupin flower spike with green leaves and a yellow-green stem, placed on the outer ankle.
Lupin flower on the ankle
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a winged classical statue and a sculpted figure with foliage, covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a forearm view alongside.
Black and grey classical sculpture sleeve
Realistic black and grey lion face tattoo with a full mane on a forearm, with a blurred lion picture behind it.
Realistic lion portrait on a forearm
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines and soft shading on the upper back near the shoulder.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of torn skin revealing a red maple leaf flag on a person's lower leg, shown in a photo taken indoors.
Torn skin revealing Canadian flag on calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring kaiju head with spiked dorsal plates, placed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Kaiju head on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a crown, shown on the outer forearm.
Crowned lion on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a firefighter helmet, breathing apparatus and crossed axes on the upper arm.
Firefighter helmet and breathing mask on upper arm
Black and grey realistic pine tree tattoo with trailing roots running down the inner forearm.
Pine tree on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a horse head in a bridle and spiked headpiece, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Horse head with spiked headpiece on shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat face with a green bow tie on the top of a foot, with black painted toenails.
Realistic tabby cat face on a foot
Black and grey realistic anchor tattoo with a dreamcatcher and hanging feathers on the side of a ribcage.
Anchor and dreamcatcher on the ribs
Three-panel photo of a realistic colour floral tattoo on a forearm, showing a pink gerbera, yellow daffodils and an orange-pink rose with soft watercolour washes.
Colour floral tattoo with daffodils and rose
Black and grey realistic raven with pink roses tattooed across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Raven and roses across a back
Realistic greyscale tattoo of a crowned lion above a scroll banner and roses, on an upper arm.
Lion with crown and roses on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock butterfly framed by red flowers across the centre of a woman's chest, worn with a white bralette.
Peacock butterfly with red flowers on chest
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an antique world map with a compass rose, tree and horse on a person's back.
Antique world map across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing a man in a tailcoat walking a tightrope, with an anatomical heart and a brain hanging from the pole.
Tightrope walker balancing heart and brain on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bulldog's wrinkled face covering the upper arm and shoulder of a bearded man in a black vest.
Realistic bulldog portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands tattoo on a forearm

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