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Fine-line wave curling around a small compass rose tattooed on the inner forearm

Fine-line wildflower tattoo healing on an inner forearm with a thin matte layer of moisturizer

Dime-sized fine-line crescent moon outline tattooed on the inner wrist, a typical shop-minimum piece

Minimalist Roman numeral year MCMXCVIII in slim serif capitals tattooed on the inner wrist

Matching fine-line paper crane tattoo on a mother's inner forearm, drawn to pair with her son's bolder version

Bold-line fishing boat outline tattoo in blackwork on a man's outer forearm

Botanical aster with narrow ray petals and a stippled center, illustrative style on the inner forearm

Unretouched dog paw print tattoo with speckled ink texture, illustrative style on an inner forearm

Three sisters' inner forearms side by side with matching fine-line moon phase tattoos

Fine-line branch tattoo sitting just inside the bra band on a woman's ribcage

Diagonal blackwork rib panel following the bone line on a man's side of the ribcage

Illustrative monarch butterfly with detailed wing veining tattooed on the inner forearm

Bold blackwork Japanese wave panel filling the outer forearm from wrist to elbow on a man's arm

Small fine-line fern frond tattoo on the inner forearm, a low-pain first-tattoo placement

Small blackwork compass placed in the watch-case window on a man's wrist

Single clean black armband line wrapping the fullest part of the bicep in minimalist style

Illustrative floral full sleeve of climbing roses spiralling from shoulder to wrist on a woman's arm

Snake and peony thigh tattoo in illustrative style wrapping the outer thigh

Blackwork ornamental filigree garter band wrapping the back of the thigh

Bold traditional rose with heavy black outline and solid red packing tattooed on an outer forearm

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