Tattoo ideas

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

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Symmetrical tattoo design of a stag beetle framed by geometric lines and shaded grey flowers, shown as a standalone flash drawing.
Symmetrical stag beetle and flowers in geometric frame
Black and grey tattoo of a Maltese cross firefighter emblem with FIRE and FIGHTER banners and FD letters, shown on the forearm.
Firefighter emblem on forearm
Realistic grey dragonfly tattoo with blue-violet accents on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Dragonfly on an inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Drawing of a long white dragon entwined with green vines and leaves, holding a small red orb, shown as a tattoo design on a brown background.
White dragon with green vines
Black and grey dotwork mandala and rose full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, photographed in black and white against a white brick wall.
Mandala and rose full sleeve
Fine line tattoo of a black spiral above a vertical row of small red, orange, green, blue and purple dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Spiral and coloured dot line on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a red fox curled among ferns and small pink and yellow flowers on the upper thigh.
Fox with ferns and flowers on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a gaunt, pale face with yellow eyes framed by rusted metal straps, on the outer thigh.
Pale creature portrait in a metal frame on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate plate armour covering the shoulder, upper arm and elbow as a full sleeve.
Plate armour sleeve on shoulder and arm
Black fine line tattoo of a sun with a human face and long wavy rays on the side of a ribcage, partly covered by a light blue top.
Sun with a face tattoo on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of the Hindi word karma in Devanagari script on the inside of a wrist, shown beside the original design on a white background.
Karma in Devanagari script on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye, cracked pocket watches with Roman numerals and gears, covering the forearm.
Realistic eye and cracked clock sleeve on a forearm
Black ink hand-lettered script design reading I loved you at your darkest, with Romans 5:8 beside it, drawn on white paper as a lettering design.
Script lettering: I loved you at your darkest
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo with curling tentacles across the outer thigh and hip.
Octopus tattoo on a thigh
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lilies with grey shading and swirling scrolls, running down the side of the ribs.
Pink lilies and swirls on the ribs
Black ink mandala flower tattoo in a geometric style, centred on the upper chest of a woman wearing an open knitted cardigan, in black and white.
Mandala flower on the chest
Colour tattoo of a red poppy, yellow sunflower, blue and purple asters and pink blooms across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Poppy and wildflowers across a foot
Colour botanical tattoo of a peony, daisy and small teal flowers with green leaves and sprigs across the stomach, drawn with black outlines.
Peony and daisy bouquet on the stomach
Realism tattoo on a leg showing a grey Buddha face above a temple silhouette, with a pink botanical lotus flower below.
Buddha face and lotus on a leg
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a dragon-headed carp among waves, covering a thigh.
Black and grey carp and waves on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of orange and red autumn maple leaves with small yellow eyes among them, running down a lower leg towards the ankle.
Autumn maple leaves on a lower leg
Close photo of a small black fine line heart outline on one finger and the word Love in black script lettering on the next finger, both on the hand.
Heart and Love script on fingers
Solid black sun tattoo with wavy rays and a thin outlined centre on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a blackwork style.
Black sun tattoo on upper back
Black and white dotwork rose with leaves, shown as a temporary tattoo design beside a mint crop top, denim shorts and sandals.
Stippled rose temporary tattoo design
Black and grey drawing of a treble clef with the word Jesus set vertically beside its lower curl, shaded with fine hatched lines.
Treble clef with Jesus lettering
Black tribal tattoo design of a large spiral and flowing swirls with notched edges, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body part visible.
Tribal spiral and swirl design
Close-up of a small solid black heart tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with white French manicure nails, placed below the nail.
Small heart tattoo on a middle finger
Shaded grey horseshoes with blue flowers, green leaves and black vines tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Horseshoes and blue flowers on a shoulder blade
Full back tattoo of a twisted ribbon running down the spine over ornamental lattice panels, in black and grey dotwork and linework.
Ornamental ribbon back piece
Black script reading "in a world of my own" with a leaf stroke, running into an outlined daisy on a forearm, in a fine line lettering and botanical style.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Flash sheet of four seahorse tattoo designs on white, three bold black tribal-style silhouettes and one open line sketch, with no body placement shown.
Four seahorse designs on a flash sheet
Traditional style colour tattoo of a steaming teacup and saucer with a tea bag and yellow flowers, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Teacup and saucer on a wrist
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of five birds in flight along the side of the ribs.
Flock of birds in flight on the ribs
Black and grey tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a geometric mandala on the shoulder and a chest piece.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on a man's arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a dagger wrapped with a banner and a red rose, on the forearm.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Watercolour-style yin yang tattoo in blue and orange-red splashes running vertically across the skin of the back.
Watercolour yin yang splash on the back
Solid black tribal-style dragon design with a coiled, serpentine body on a white background, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Tribal dragon design, vertical
Black linework geometric tattoo of a symmetrical diamond design with radiating lines and arches, on the inner forearm of a person with an open hand.
Geometric diamond linework on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a cross with flame-like tribal linework on a limb.
Black and grey cross with flame details
Colour Japanese-style arm sleeve showing a grey Totoro-like character, pink plum blossoms and orange chrysanthemums across the upper arm and forearm.
Totoro and chrysanthemums on a full arm sleeve
Black line drawing of several roses and curling vines in a tall, symmetrical tattoo flash design.
Stacked roses with swirling vines
Coloured drawing of a teal Celtic knotwork cross with a grey dragon coiled around it and its wings spread, on a black background.
Dragon wrapped around a Celtic cross
Two matching black geometric martini glass tattoos on the inner wrists of two people holding hands.
Matching martini glass wrist tattoos
Pencil outline drawing of a tribal-style lion head with a flowing mane, shown on a sheet of paper on a purple bedspread, as a tattoo design.
Tribal lion head line drawing
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain range with a crescent moon on the back of a person's neck, with dark hair tied up.
Mountain range and crescent moon on the neck
Black and white drawing of a hamsa hand tattoo design with blackwork outlines and dotwork detailing on a white background.
Hamsa hand design
Colour tattoo of a pagoda, arched bridge and pink blossom trees by water, in a painterly watercolour style, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pagoda and bridge landscape on upper arm

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