Tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves above the lyric How Strange It Is To Be Anything At All in a scrolled black cartouche, on a lower leg.
Pink rose and quote on a calf
Fine line tattoo on a forearm of dandelion seeds drifting upward with script words and a dark silhouetted figure at the base, with pink and blue accents.
Dandelion seeds and script on a forearm
Fine line red outline tattoo of a cat's head in profile forming a heart shape on the inside of a forearm.
Cat profile in a heart on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small owl perched on a branch, across the top of a foot.
Dotwork owl on a branch across the foot
Angular geometric linework tattoo on a forearm, with faceted triangular shapes in pale pink tones and a glossy ointment sheen on the skin.
Geometric linework design on a forearm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a red heart with two clasped hands, framed by yellow flowers and green leaves, on a forearm.
Handshake heart on a forearm
Back of a person showing a watercolour-style bird tattoo in bright blues, oranges and reds with loose black linework, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour bird tattoo across upper back
Mixed colour tattoo of a pair of black scissors and a red and black patterned kimono figure with a black spiral eye above, on a calf.
Scissors and kimono figure on a calf
Black and red architectural wall detail tattoo with circled section markers and a scale note, placed on the upper leg below shorts.
Architectural wall detail on a leg
Black swirling vine tattoo running down the centre of a person's back along the spine, in a botanical style.
Swirling vine tattoo down the spine
Two tattoo photos: on the left, a black and grey eye inside a triangle with sunburst rays in dotwork shading; on the right, a colour eye within a ribbon frame surrounded by teal and yellow flowers on
Eye in triangle tattoos, dotwork and neo-trad
Colour tattoo of an orange poppy with black linework, diamond-shaped spikes and a curled swirl on the back of a calf.
Poppy with geometric spikes on a calf
Black ink line drawing on beige paper of a giraffe head whose neck is formed from musical staves and notes, shown as a tattoo design.
Giraffe with a music staff neck
Abstract floral tattoo on a calf with loose black linework, blue and red splashes of colour and a trailing stem reaching towards the ankle.
Abstract poppies down a calf
Three-panel image of a woman's back: a large colour tattoo of a woman's face, red poppies and a pocket watch, and a black-and-grey spine design with a bird-like shape below.
Back tattoos with portrait, poppies and clock
Bare feet with temporary metallic gold and silver geometric triangles, a chain anklet design, an arrow and toe rings on the foot.
Gold and silver metallic foot tattoos
Colour tattoo of purple thistle flowers and green stems in a flowing botanical design on a lower leg, placed on the calf.
Thistle tattoo down a calf
Colour tattoo of an orange flower with a green and white geometric centre, placed on the chest below the collarbone.
Orange flower with geometric centre on chest
Fine line black tattoo of the word OHANA with a thin arrow running through the letters, across the inner wrist.
Ohana word and arrow on a wrist
Black handwritten script reading "i love you to the moon and back" with a small black crescent moon on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
Quote and crescent moon on a wrist
A watercolour-style tattoo of a ballerina in a black silhouette with a multicoloured tutu, on the outer thigh.
Watercolour ballerina on a thigh
Colour tattoo on the upper arm of a skeleton wearing a hooded veil and crown, holding a rosary above a flaming red heart with thorns, in neo-traditional style.
Skeleton in veil with crown and sacred heart
Black and grey realism portrait tattoo of a young boy with curly hair and a tank top, placed on the upper arm.
Realism portrait of a young boy
Black and grey flash drawing of a lipstick tube wrapped with pearls and a bow above a heart-shaped base, with sparkle lines, in a traditional style, not shown on a body.
Lipstick with bow and pearls flash design
Black line drawing of a tattoo flash design with two butterflies, lily flowers, swirling stems and dots, suited to a sleeve or back piece.
Butterflies and lilies flash design
Character map sheet of black tribal tattoo-style designs, including butterflies, hearts, dragons, suns and scorpions, arranged in a grid of labelled cells.
Tribal tattoo design font specimen sheet
Pencil sketch of three vertical scrolling leaf and flourish designs on paper, drawn as tattoo flash or stencil references.
Three vertical scrollwork and leaf designs
Black cursive script lettering reading carpe diem on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Carpe diem in cursive script
Colour traditional tattoo of a grey pigeon with a blue and magenta neck, a yellow banner reading COO-COO and a red rose, on a forearm.
Pigeon with banner and rose on a forearm
Small black fine line arrow tattoo on the ankle of a person whose hand holds their foot on white bedsheets.
Arrow tattoo on an ankle
Colour realism tattoo of the Joker character's face with green hair, pale blue skin, red eyes and a red smeared smile, on the arm.
Joker character portrait tattoo on an arm
Two bare feet crossed on white sheets showing a black fine line sun with wavy rays on one ankle and a small cluster of stars beside a crescent on the other ankle.
Sun and stars on ankles
Neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded grey owl inside an ornate frame with a blue and green wash, on the thigh.
Owl in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of the Joker's grinning face with red hair and clasped green hands, on a forearm.
Joker portrait tattoo on forearm
Geometric bird tattoo with dotwork shading and handwritten script across the shoulder blade, with a dotted-line plant and teal accents down the back.
Geometric bird and dotted plant on a back
Blue pen drawing on cream paper of two dreamcatchers hung with feathers, with a lily flower at the top, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Dreamcatcher and lily design sketch
Realism tattoo of an anatomical heart with stitches held in two hands on the upper arm, with a red heartbeat line below.
Anatomical heart in hands with heartbeat line
Colour tattoo of an ornate giraffe head with intricate patterned linework, shading from blue at the top to orange at the base, on a forearm.
Ornate giraffe head on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage microphone held by a hand, placed on the forearm.
Vintage microphone and hand on a forearm
Black tribal swirl full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with spiral and scroll patterns.
Tribal swirl full sleeve on an arm
Black tribal-style dragon design with white highlights and a small red eye, drawn on a white background.
Tribal dragon design with red eye
Black and white dotwork flash design of an ornate keyhole escutcheon framed by scrolls and flowers, with no body placement shown.
Ornate keyhole escutcheon design
Upper arm tattoo of a brown cat head with a blue eye and a pink rose, set in pink and blue washes with black ink splatters and cracked linework.
Cat and rose watercolour sleeve on an arm
Realism tattoo of an FDNY fire engine and firefighters working on rubble, in muted colour, across the calf.
Fire engine and firefighters on a calf
Black and grey shaded scrollwork and acanthus-style foliage covering an arm in a full sleeve tattoo.
Black and grey scrollwork sleeve on an arm
Small black and grey tattoo of a LEGO-style Darth Vader minifigure holding a red lightsaber, on a person's limb, with part of another tattoo at the top right.
LEGO Darth Vader holding a red lightsaber
Black and grey pencil drawing of two theatre masks framed by roses, beads, scrolls and a cross, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two theatre masks with roses and beads
Several hands meet palms up over a table, each showing a small black star tattoo on the wrist or hand.
Small star tattoos on wrists and hands

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