Abstract tattoo ideas

347 photos and flash · 18% Fine line, 18% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Man's chest with a geometric tattoo of a dark faceted shape in dotwork shading, joined by fine lines to small teal and green triangles and dots.
Geometric chest tattoo with lines and triangles
Black brushstroke tattoo with a teal streak and small ink dots on a woman's shoulder, with a light grey top worn off the shoulder.
Abstract brushstroke shoulder tattoo
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Black geometric line tattoo of stacked triangles running from the shoulder down the outer arm, shown on a man in a black sleeveless top.
Geometric triangle line tattoo on upper arm
Black line drawing of overlapping geometric diamond outlines around a solid black kite shape, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Overlapping geometric diamonds with solid black centre
Watercolour-style tattoo of a ringed circle above a cross-shaped line on a forearm, with pink, green, blue and yellow washes.
Watercolour circle and cross on a forearm
Flash sheet of fine line heartbeat and ECG designs in black, with small red heart and red spray accents, plus script wording.
Heartbeat line tattoo flash sheet
Watercolour-style tattoo of red and black ink blooms on the side of the ribs, with a teal top visible above.
Red and black watercolour splash on the ribs
Black linework tattoo of two women on a calf, one upside down with geometric triangular hair, with a mint green triangle and red circle accents.
Two linework women with geometric hair on a calf
Back of a person's neck showing a small black fine line zigzag tattoo, with hair pulled up and a white top with black stripes.
Small zigzag line tattoo on the back of the neck
Dotwork tattoo of concentric black circles and shaded bands running across a pale forearm, placed on the forearm against a black background.
Concentric circle and gradient bands on a forearm
Colour geometric tattoo of overlapping triangles and angular outlines in fine black line, on the forearm just below the elbow.
Geometric colour shapes on a forearm
Geometric abstract tattoo of triangles, circles and a spiral on a woman's upper back, in black, grey and soft green and pink wash.
Geometric abstract tattoo on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a thin black circle enclosing a small blue line, a red line and a short black dash, placed behind the ear.
Circle with coloured lines behind the ear
Colourful tattoo sleeve covering a forearm, with dark specks scattered across the red, teal and yellow designs, shown against a plain grey wall.
Colourful forearm sleeve with scattered specks
Black and grey tattoo of a shield-shaped design with overlapping ribbon-like forms, shaded, on a limb above a striped sock cuff.
Shield with overlapping ribbon forms in grey
Full sleeve tattoo of watercolour washes in orange, red, blue and pink with black ink splatter and brush strokes, running from the upper arm to the wrist.
Watercolour splatter full sleeve
Two photographs show an abstract splatter tattoo with black lines, grey wash and teal and red dots, one across a woman's upper back and neck and one on an inner forearm.
Abstract splatter tattoos on neck, back and forearm
Fine-line tattoo in teal, purple, orange and red outline on the upper arm, with a seashore in the background.
Fine line colour outline on upper arm
Four hand-drawn fine line tattoo designs of spirals, loops and zigzags with dotted tails, drawn in dark ink on cream paper.
Four spiral and loop line designs
Blackwork tattoo of wavy parallel black lines forming a fingerprint-like pattern across the inner forearm.
Wavy black lines on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a loose, painterly swirl with blue, yellow, orange and green brushstrokes around an open circle, on the inner forearm.
Abstract colour swirl on a forearm
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo in pink, blue, orange and teal with black linework, on the top of a foot.
Watercolour paw print on a foot
Watercolour-style tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a red flower, black brush strokes and a line of printed lyrics on a grey shaded background.
Red flower and lyrics on the ribs
Bold black angular symbol tattoo on the upper back, surrounded by teal, purple, green and yellow watercolour-style splashes with black speckles trailing downward.
Black symbol with watercolour splashes on upper back
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a vertical line with loops and a curl, placed centrally on the chest.
Fine line vertical tattoo on the sternum
Colour tattoo of a black-outlined triangle filled with watercolour-style pink, orange, purple and blue washes, on the upper arm.
Watercolour triangle with galaxy splash on upper arm
Black tribal tattoo of bold circles, spirals and sweeping blades covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Tribal shoulder tattoo with spirals and circles
Abstract black brush-stroke swirl with purple ink splatters on a forearm, against a black background.
Brush stroke swirl with purple splatter on forearm
Abstract sketch-style tattoo of a woman's face with blue and purple brushstrokes on the upper arm.
Abstract woman portrait on upper arm
Close side view of a woman with her arm raised, showing a small black fine line tattoo of an outlined rectangle with a wavy line and a dot on her side below the armpit.
Fine line rectangle with wave on the side ribs
Back view of a man with a large flowing wave tattoo in black outline and orange and brown fills covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Flowing wave tattoo across back and upper arm
Black line-art fish tattoo with a simple outline and an eye, placed behind a person's ear.
Fish outline behind the ear
Close-up of an abstract tattoo of black and red brushstrokes sweeping across a bare shoulder.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with sweeping black ink brushstroke tattoo across the back and shoulder, her head turned away and hands resting on her sides.
Black ink brushstrokes across a bare back
Black tribal tattoo of sweeping bands across a bare shoulder and upper back, in a blackwork style.
Tribal band tattoo on shoulder and back
Colour tattoo of a fractal spiral in yellow, red, blue and green across a man's back and shoulder, viewed from behind.
Multicolour fractal spiral across a back
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a circle with a spiral and crossed lines, on the upper chest of a man in an open blue shirt.
Black spiral and crossed lines on the chest
Large solid black tribal tattoo across a man's upper back and down the spine, photographed from behind in a bathroom.
Tribal back tattoo down the spine
Black and grey geometric tattoo of interlocking hexagons and cubes, drawn in solid and dotted lines, covering the forearm.
Geometric polygon sleeve on a forearm
Painterly brushstroke tattoo in red, purple, orange and black sweeping across the upper arm.
Brushstroke tattoo on the upper arm
Abstract black blackwork tattoo of flowing, smoky ink shapes running down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Abstract black ink design along the ribs
Solid black tribal swirl tattoo with curved spikes and spirals on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Two matching black abstract tattoos inside thin circular arcs sit on the ankles of two bare feet, one pair of toenails green and the other blue.
Matching abstract circle tattoos on two ankles
Back view of a person with long dreadlocks showing a large teal linework tattoo of geometric lines and spirals across the upper back and shoulder blades.
Teal geometric linework across a back
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo, a tall band of blue, pink, orange and teal, running down the spine from the nape of the neck across the upper back.
Vertical colour strip down the spine
A colourful watercolour-style abstract tattoo with geometric outline on a thigh, being worked on by a tattooist with a machine.
Abstract watercolour motif on a thigh
Black and grey brush stroke tattoo sweeping from the side of the ribs over the hip and onto the upper thigh.
Brush stroke swirl across hip and side