Tattoo ideas

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Black solid blackwork tattoo of two elongated stylised figures holding hands, placed centrally on the upper back.
Two stylised figures holding hands on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with black swirling vines, green leaves and red berries on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly and vines on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a cross formed by a leafy tree trunk and branches, on a person's upper back.
Tree cross tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a laced corset with red ribbons, red roses and a red bow across the lower back, in a neo-traditional style.
Corset and roses on the lower back
Small metallic gold butterflies with black outlines on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, with a flash sheet of the same design shown alongside.
Gold butterflies on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a large letter N, with the words Never Look Back running down the side, on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Realistic eye and compass on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue and green ribbon bow with black outlines on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Blue and green bow on upper back
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a black snake coiled between red roses, sun faces, dripping apple and blue waves, with forearm and upper arm tattoos visible.
Traditional back piece with snake, roses and sun faces
Small black fine-line script reading free, with a bird in flight at its end, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script word free with a flying bird on upper back
Fine line black script word Real with an arrow on the upper back, sitting near the shoulder blade.
Script word "Real" with arrow on upper back
Colour tattoo of two blue butterflies with black outlines and grey smoke swirls and small stars, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two blue butterflies on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer with bamboo leaves, covering the whole of a person's back.
Walking tiger and bamboo across a full back
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a fairy with sheer wings on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fairy with wings on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch, two roses and the script Tempus fugit across the upper back.
Pocket watch and roses with Tempus fugit
Collage of eight sepia photographs of black fine line geometric tattoos with diamond, arrow and circle motifs on the forearm, upper arm, spine, ribs, neck and ankle.
Geometric line tattoos in a collage of eight
A woman with curly hair shows a vertical column of black non-Latin lettering tattooed down the centre of her upper back, between the straps of her beaded dress.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of planets in a row, one ringed like Saturn, on the upper back just below the neckline of a person with hair tied up.
Row of planets on the upper back
Black fine line script reading I carry your heart across the upper back near the shoulder, shown on a woman in a dark off-shoulder top against a white background.
Fine line script quote across the upper back
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a face on the lower back of a seated person, partly showing above dark clothing.
Grey portrait tattoo on lower back
Colour tattoo of a red-haired fairy with blue and green butterfly wings, surrounded by stars and small butterflies, on a person's upper back.
Fairy with butterfly wings on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the words Follow Your Heart above a compass rose on a person's upper back.
Follow your heart and compass on upper back
Black and grey tattoos on a person's back and upper arm showing a horned beast with roses, a woman with roses on the right shoulder, and script above.
Beast and rose with woman portrait on shoulders
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with a column of dots above and below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Purple and pink dragonfly tattoo with black outline and swirling tail details on the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on the upper back
Black silhouette tattoo of five birds in flight, arranged in a rising diagonal line across the lower back.
Five birds in flight on lower back
Black and grey dotwork triangle filled with roses, tattooed centrally on the upper back of a woman with her hair up.
Rose triangle on the upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a thong with red fill across the lower back of a shirtless man, sitting just above his jeans waistband.
Thong outline tattoo on lower back
Black lettering tattoo running vertically down the centre of a woman's back, shown from behind with her hair up.
Vertical lettering down the spine
Colourful botanical floral tattoo covering a woman's back and side, with a blue swallow on the shoulder.
Floral back piece with swallow
Black and grey horse head tattoo with a windswept mane sweeping across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Horse head with flowing mane on the back
Colour tattoo of three orange monarch butterflies with black outlines and veining across a person's upper back.
Three monarch butterflies on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a feathered archer drawing a bow, placed on the upper back.
Feathered archer with bow on upper back
Two women seen from behind sitting at the edge of a pool, one with a sleeve on her arm and ornate tattoos on her buttocks, the other with rose tattoos across her back and shoulder.
Two women with back and arm tattoos by a pool
Full-colour realistic tattoo on a person's upper back showing an underwater reef with fish, coral and a starfish within a torn-skin effect.
Underwater reef torn through skin on a back
Back view of a woman with dark hair showing a solid black yin yang tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Yin yang on upper back
Solid black cat tattoo with a tall curling tail on the lower back, shown against pale skin.
Black cat with raised tail on the back
Black and grey bear tattoo on a person's upper back, with pine trees and misty hills filling the body of the bear.
Bear filled with forest on upper back
Realistic black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back, with one blue eye and one red eye.
Split-face wolf head on upper back
Fine line tattoo of two cartoon cats curled up together on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats curled together on a shoulder blade
Black linework tattoo across a person's upper back, showing large blackletter letters, a skeletal hand holding blades, and smaller lettering, in a lettering-led style.
Blackletter lettering and skeletal hand on a back
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with the word run in script on the upper back, in black ink.
Infinity symbol with script word on upper back
Two photos of a dark ink botanical flower tattoo with layered petals and a swirled centre on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Flower tattoo on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of round glasses with a lightning bolt above the bridge, on the lower back above a waistband.
Round glasses and lightning bolt tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's green eyes with orange, black and white stripes across the fur, on a person's back.
Tiger eyes tattoo on the back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a tree inside a circle with radiating lines and a mandala at its base, on the upper back.
Tree and mandala in a circle on upper back
Small fine-line geometric symbol tattoo in reddish-purple ink on the upper back, partly above a grey sweater neckline.
Small fine-line geometric symbol on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of the words Normal People Scare Me in block capitals across the upper back, just below the neck, on a person with hair tied up.
Normal people scare me quote on upper back
Two script lettering tattoos with small orange sun designs, one reading You are my sunshine on the upper back and one reading My only sunshine on the upper arm.
Matching sun and sunshine lyric tattoos

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