Tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey ornamental floral and paisley tattoo covering the thigh and running down the calf of a leg.
Ornate floral lace tattoo down a leg
Black and grey realism portrait of a man in sunglasses with block lettering and red splashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Portrait and lettering sleeve on a forearm
Two-panel photo of black and grey forest tattoos, with a pine silhouette and bare branching trees, and a small bird on a forearm.
Forest and pine silhouette tattoos on an arm
Two matching black linework tattoos of a swirl and open heart on the inner forearms of two people, with a small pink accent in one of the hearts.
Matching swirl and heart forearm tattoos
Traditional style cartoon pin-up tattoo with a red rose in her hair, shown on the upper arm and shaded in black and grey with red accents.
Cartoon pin-up with rose on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship silhouetted against a pale moon, with its reflection on water, on a calf.
Sailing ship silhouette against a moon on a calf
Colour tattoo of abstract paint splashes in purple, blue, green, pink and red across the inner forearm.
Abstract paint splashes on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a ribbon threaded with pearls, topped by a small pink heart, with a word written on the ribbon tail; it is a drawing on paper, not a tattoo on skin.
Pearl ribbon design with a pink heart
Black and grey realism tattoo of rolled dollar bills and banknotes with a skull at the lower edge, on a forearm near the elbow.
Rolled dollar bills and skull on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a Batman cowl with bat symbols and a rainbow backdrop on a forearm.
Batman portrait with bat symbols on a forearm
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright with a raised paw, its body filled with flowing swirl linework on a white background.
Stylised swirl cat line drawing
Realism tattoo on a forearm of a grey skull tipping a skeletal hand holding an amber Jack Daniel's bottle, with a black label and shaded background.
Skull drinking from a whiskey bottle on forearm
Colourful wolf head tattoo with a galaxy background of stars and nebula shades in blue, pink and purple, placed on the forearm.
Galaxy wolf on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo on the upper back of a woman, showing a small bird perched on a branch that curves into a crescent of leaves and scrolls.
Bird on a branch in a leaf crescent on the upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a grand piano with a treble clef above it, on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Grand piano and treble clef on upper back
Small pink bow tattoo with a dark outline on the inner wrist, photographed with the palm turned upward.
Small pink bow tattoo on the wrist
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman's face with a dark updo and red beaded headpiece, covering a full back.
Woman portrait across a full back
Black and grey castle tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with soft grey shaded firework bursts above it.
Fairytale castle on inner forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a weathered wooden outhouse under an orange sun, with a banner reading IT NEVER ENDS.
Outhouse and It Never Ends banner
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, shown beside a pink top and black bra.
Lotus mandala on upper arm
Line drawing sheet of nine Celtic knot designs in black outline, including triquetra-style knots and square interlaced knots, shown as tattoo flash.
Celtic knot flash designs
Two green and teal butterflies with black outlines tattooed on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up.
Two butterflies on a wrist
Red cracked heart tattoo with black stitching across the centre of the chest, shaded with a semi-realistic finish.
Cracked red heart with stitches on chest
Black and grey ink drawing of four feathers arranged in a loose curve on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Four grey feathers in ink wash
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather joined to an infinity symbol with the words stay strong, on the forearm.
Feather and infinity with stay strong script
Mixed-colour tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with black lace-like ornament, pink and purple flowers, dangling chains, an anchor charm and a feather.
Black lace and pink flower shoulder piece
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small whale with two bubbles on the inner forearm, against a blurred purple background.
Small whale tattoo on a forearm
Two forearms with black lettering tattoos: "Trust Your Struggle" in cursive script on the upper arm and "UNUM ARBITRIO VARIAT OMNIA" in serif capitals on the lower arm.
Script and Latin lettering on two forearms
A hand draws a bold black tribal gorilla design with a marker pen on white paper, a design suited to a blackwork tattoo.
Tribal gorilla design being drawn
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a 1920s-style woman in a red headband with peacock feathers, pearls and a red rose with a black centre.
Flapper with peacock feathers and rose on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a state outline with cursive lettering and a small red heart, placed on the upper chest.
State outline with script lettering on chest
Black line drawing of a crescent moon with mandala patterns, dangling beads and an arrow, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Crescent moon and arrow line design
Colour Japanese style tattoo on an upper arm showing an orange creature with whiskers, pink swirling clouds, a green element and a pink peony-like flower.
Japanese style colour tattoo on an upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of three cartoon dalmatian puppies sitting in a row on a forearm.
Three dalmatian puppies on a forearm
Black ink birds in loose painterly strokes with orange wash across an upper arm tattoo.
Birds in flight on an upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a cat seen from behind, sitting on a branch with its tail curling down, on the nape of a woman's neck.
Cat outline tattoo on the nape of the neck
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the top of a bare foot with purple toenails, shown beside a photo of a hairless cat and an ink paw print.
Small paw print tattoo on the top of a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a looping swirl symbol with a small numeral beside it, on the inner ankle above a pink sock.
Swirl symbol with small numeral on ankle
Shaded tattoo on an upper arm showing a VW campervan, a palm tree and a Route 66 sign over a California state outline, with script lettering reading California.
California campervan and palm tree on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a treble clef and solid note head, with the handwritten words whisper and words of wisdom, let it be forming the curves, as a lettering design.
Treble clef made from handwritten lettering
Colour tattoo of a sketched film camera surrounded by yellow daisies and barbed wire on the upper thigh.
Camera and daisies with barbed wire
Small black anchor tattoo on the ankle, with a rolled denim cuff and a leopard print fabric behind the leg.
Small anchor tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of Batman in a cape above a city street, with a bat symbol, across the upper arm and forearm.
Batman above a city street on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of two shaded roses on a vine with the script Life goes on, running down the side of the ribs.
Rose vine with script on ribs
Colour tattoo of a wildflower bouquet with daisies and purple buds, in a painterly splatter style, across the side of the ribs.
Wildflower bouquet on the side ribs
Red and black marker drawing on lined notebook paper of a masked figure with crossed swords behind its head, with splatter and drips, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Masked figure with crossed swords in red and black
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing an Art Nouveau woman in profile holding pink flowers, set within a round floral frame in neo-traditional style.
Art Nouveau woman with flowers on an upper arm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of three roses with buds and leaves on the outer thigh, shown from the side.
Black and grey roses on a thigh

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