Tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework tattoo on the upper back reading "Do you suppose she's a wildflower" in lettering framed by swirling vines, leaves and two coloured flowers, in a lettering and botanical style.
Wildflower quote with vines on back
Drawn tattoo design of a yin yang symbol with a watercolour half and a blackwork mandala and lotus half, above the words find balance in script.
Yin yang mandala with find balance script
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a house and trees inside a leafy wreath, with roses above and below, on the outer thigh.
House and roses in a wreath on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose with leaves and buds wrapping from the ankle onto the top of the foot.
Rose and leaves tattoo on an ankle
Flash drawing of two grey stylised hands gripping knitting needles, with pink yarn and a yarn ball above a lotus and leaves, a botanical design for a tattoo.
Hands with knitting needles and yarn over a lotus
Black and grey fine line peony with leaves and a long stem tattooed on the right side of a woman's bare back.
Peony and leaves across a back
Black line drawing of a floral mandala design with a circular centre, petal-like points and a paisley vine hanging below, in a botanical style.
Floral mandala design with paisley vine
Circular blue floral tattoo with peonies and scrolling leaves on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Blue floral medallion on the upper arm
Colour tattoo on the side ribs of a torso showing a large dark blue Om symbol entwined with a pink cherry blossom branch and a purple and orange lotus below.
Om symbol with cherry blossom and lotus on ribs
Colour tattoo sleeve with red apples, leaves and green snake scales across the chest, shoulder and arm of a shirtless man against a black background.
Apples and snake sleeve on chest and arm
Photograph of a red plum blossom branch tattoo with black ink and small vertical characters across a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
Plum blossom branch on upper back
Small black fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper chest near the collarbone, flanked by two dots and a black lace strap.
Small lotus with dots on the upper chest
Botanical flower mandala in brown henna with dangling swirls on the side of a person's body, beside red fabric.
Henna flower mandala on skin
Black fine-line tattoo of a figure with a large flower head and dotted skirt on the upper arm, with dotwork shading.
Flower-headed figure on upper arm
Black ornamental floral tattoo with dotted drops across the sternum, above the stomach, worn on the chest.
Floral sternum tattoo with hanging drops
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork and hanging drops on the side of the ribs.
Lotus mandala with hanging drops on the side
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three daisies with leaves across the side of the ribs.
Three daisies on a side rib
Black line drawing of a woman in profile within a circle, surrounded by lilies and small bubble dots, in an Art Nouveau style design.
Woman in profile with lilies line drawing
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in rope and decorated with blue flowers, with script initials on the stock, in a traditional style on the lower leg.
Anchor with rope and blue flowers on a calf
Black ornamental tattoo across a woman's upper back, resembling a jewelled necklace with a central mandala pendant, floral motifs and dotted drops, seen from behind.
Mandala necklace design across upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bare tree with roots on the inner wrist, photographed against a patterned textile.
Bare tree with roots on a wrist
Fine line black tattoos of a palm tree above a wave on two wrists, plus curved lettering on a forearm, as two people hold hands on sand.
Palm tree and wave tattoos on two wrists
Colour botanical tattoo of a longhorn skull surrounded by succulents, lavender and trailing thyme on the outer thigh.
Longhorn skull with succulents on a leg
Black fine line outline of a symmetrical lotus flower tattoo on the inner upper arm, with partial lettering visible at the top right.
Outline lotus flower on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of red and pale pink peonies with buds and green leaves, running down the outer thigh of a person in black underwear.
Peony cluster on a thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of red roses, white and lilac wildflowers and green leaves across a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Red roses and wildflowers across upper arm and shoulder
Black line drawing of a flower bud on a curling vine with spiral tendrils, a botanical tattoo design shown on a plain white background.
Swirling vine with a flower bud
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a raised fist inside a wreath of flowers and leaves, with dotwork shading on the fist and fine line detail on the foliage.
Raised fist in a botanical wreath on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a steaming mug with a sprig wreath of leaves and berries on the inner forearm.
Steaming mug with leafy wreath on a forearm
Black and grey script tattoo reading Vincit qui se vincit with a shaded rose and stem on the side of the ribs, in a fine line and realism style.
Latin script motto with a shaded rose
Black geometric rose tattoo with dotwork stippling and a single drip below it, placed on the upper back.
Geometric rose on upper back
Colour tattoo of a woman's face framed by red and pink poppies on a back, in a neo-traditional style with bold black outlines.
Poppy-crowned woman across a back piece
Black handwritten lettering reading 'It's not you, it's my inability to stand human beings' with a line-drawn palm tree below, tattooed on a lower leg.
Handwritten quote and palm tree on a calf
Fine line botanical sprig tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her dark hair pulled up into a high bun.
Small sprig tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves running across the shoulder and upper chest in fine linework.
Peony cluster on a shoulder
Black fine line floral vine tattoo running down a thigh, with small eye and crescent moon tattoos on the fingers of a hand resting nearby.
Floral vine tattoo on a thigh
Small botanical tattoo of red and green flowers with leaves and dots on a person's upper back, with a hand holding a brush beside it.
Red and green flower cluster on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a red and orange dahlia with green leaves on the calf.
Realistic dahlia with leaves on a calf
Red poppy tattoo with a green stem and bud on the inner forearm, in a soft painterly style.
Red poppy on a forearm
Realistic green succulent rosette with a small sprig of leaves tattooed on the upper arm, shaded with pink and lilac highlights.
Succulent rosette and sprig on upper arm
Realistic pink rose with black sketched flowers and watercolour splashes across an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Realistic rose and sketched flowers on upper arm
Two matching black and grey owl tattoos on twisting branches with leaves, on the inner forearms near the wrists, with both fists raised.
Matching owl and branch forearm tattoos
Colour tattoo of red cherry blossom branches with black stems spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a Japanese-inspired style.
Cherry blossom branch across a back
Black ink pen drawing of a lotus flower on a looping, script-like stem, sketched on paper as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lotus and looping stem design sketch
Black fine line tattoo of tall pine trees on the back of a lower leg just above the ankle, with black slides worn on both feet.
Pine trees on the back of an ankle
Forearm tattoo of two red roses and a black and grey rose with leaves, shaded in a realistic botanical style.
Red and grey roses on a forearm
Pencil line drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing two figures kissing inside a beaded heart, with roses and leaves.
Kissing couple in beaded heart with roses
Two black ink dotwork drawings of palm trees on a beach scene, sketched on translucent paper beside a fine liner pen, shown as tattoo design artwork.
Dotwork palm trees design drawings

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