Abstract shape tattoo ideas

93 photos and flash · 29% Geometric, 13% Blackwork · Forearm most common

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Bold circular tattoo on a calf in blue, red and black, with stylised wave shapes and a segmented black section, in a geometric graphic style.
Circular wave design on a calf
Black and grey outline tattoo of an abstract blade-like shape with a leaf-like tip, shaded in grey, on a person's shoulder.
Abstract blade shape on shoulder
Colourful geometric tattoo of overlapping pentagons and a hexagon in pink, blue, orange, mint and black, with thin black outlines, on a forearm.
Overlapping colour polygons on a forearm
Bold black tribal-style design on a white background, with swirling flame-like shapes and a heart-like curl at the top.
Bold black tribal design
Black linework tattoo of overlapping circles and arcs with red and blue wash on the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a dark top.
Overlapping circles and arcs on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cubist face with several eyes and bold red, yellow, blue and black shapes, placed on a person's calf.
Cubist face on a calf
Three photos of a geometric line tattoo on an upper arm, with a star containing a grey spiral shaded in the centre.
Geometric line tattoo with star on upper arm
Abstract flower tattoo with black linework and red and blue washes across the upper back, crossed by a thin line of script.
Abstract flower and script line on upper back
Full-colour hand-drawn design of an angry grinning character face with blocky rainbow shading and pink and purple swirling shapes around it, drawn on white paper.
Colourful graffiti-style angry face drawing
Fine red linework spirals, a flower outline and solid green and orange circles form a geometric tattoo across both forearms.
Geometric circles and spirals across forearms
Colourful geometric tattoo of overlapping blue, pink, orange and yellow blocks with thin black outlines, placed on a forearm against a teal background.
Geometric cube and colour blocks on a forearm
Blackwork tribal tattoo in blue-grey ink on a person's upper back, with a small asterisk above and tiny lettering below.
Tribal shape on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised wing made of solid black shapes and horizontal lines, placed on the upper arm.
Stylised wing on upper arm
Abstract geometric tattoo in red and black, with hexagons, vertical bars and a downward arrow, on the inner forearm.
Red and black geometric hexagons on a forearm
Abstract tattoo on a forearm in loose black linework and grey shading, with a single orange splash of colour beside the shape.
Abstract grey shape and orange splash on forearm
Black line drawing of a heart with an inner looping shape on a white background, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Black line heart design
Two solid black abstract shapes, one mottled and one resembling a clenched fist, in blackwork style on the upper arm.
Two bold black abstract shapes on upper arm
Black blackwork infinity symbol tattoo on a forearm, with the words ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE written through the loop in handwritten capitals.
Infinity symbol with lettering on forearm
Black and grey dotwork portrait of a woman's face framed by bold black outlines and a solid black band on the upper arm.
Stippled portrait face on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a black abstract shape with a red heart on the side of a thigh.
Red heart and black abstract lines on thigh
Close crop of a woman in a black strapless top with blue, teal, orange and red brushstroke tattoos over her shoulders, upper arms and upper chest, with scattered black dots.
Painterly brushstroke tattoos across shoulders and chest
Woman seen from behind with a braided updo, showing a small abstract tattoo in red and black ink near the base of her neck on the upper back.
Small red and black abstract tattoo on upper back
A heavily tattooed forearm and hand in black, grey and red ink reach towards a bare hand with a ring against a plain white background.
Tattooed forearm and hand reaching towards a bare hand
A small black abstract swirl tattoo sits on the lower leg just above the ankle, with a purple canvas trainer on the foot.
Small swirl tattoo on an ankle
Abstract black linework with a blue circle and soft pink and teal washes across a shoulder and upper arm.
Abstract linework and colour wash on shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo on the neck just behind the ear of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Small black linework tattoo behind the ear
Two bare feet with bold colour neo-traditional tattoos across the tops, including an orange target-like motif, a small skull and red roses on the lower legs.
Colourful abstract foot tattoos with roses above the ankles
A woman with wavy blonde hair and a white vest top shows a dense grey forearm tattoo of abstract shapes, with a grey wing tattoo on her hip.
Forearm piece and hip wing tattoo
Back of a woman with long blonde hair showing a black outlined triangle with a horizontal bar, filled with a purple and blue watercolour wash, placed between the shoulder blades.
Triangle with purple wash on upper back
A red rose with a green stem and leaves, surrounded by pink, blue and black watercolour splashes, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Red rose with watercolour splashes on upper back
Solid black abstract geometric tattoo of stacked bars and a hollow block on the inner wrist, in a blackwork style, with the palm open above it.
Abstract black geometric shapes on a wrist
Back of a person with a blurred watercolour tattoo in green and grey shading over a thin black line running down the spine.
Watercolour spine line on a back
Two forearms joined by an abstract cubist tattoo of two faces, a wine glass and red script reading happiness is only real when shared, in black, grey and red ink with ochre accents.
Cubist faces across two forearms
Photo of a small geometric tattoo of two crossing lines made of dots and dashes in pink, grey and dark ink, on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Crossed dotted lines on upper back
A bold black calligraphic stroke on a white background, curving from a sharp upper point into a loop at the base, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Black curved calligraphic stroke design
Abstract tattoo of a dark figure with pink and red blocks and a thin red line running down an upper arm.
Abstract figure and red line on upper arm
Black tribal-style tattoo of a clock face with swirling bands on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Tribal clock tattoo on upper back
Three views of a full colour sleeve tattoo in a biomechanical style with organic, sinuous forms, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Biomechanical colour sleeve on an arm
Blackwork band tattoo with light negative-space shapes across the inner forearm, partly covered by a dark sleeve.
Black band with negative space on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a skull, city skylines and partial lettering, shown without any body placement.
Skull and cityscape tattoo design in grey pencil
A stylised turtle drawing in bold outlined shapes of green, blue, purple, red, orange and yellow on a parchment-coloured background, suitable as a flash design.
Colourful stylised turtle design
Close crop of a woman's torso in a tan ribbed top and black jeans, showing a black fine line outline tattoo of abstract shapes on her lower abdomen.
Fine line outline tattoo on lower abdomen
Black outline tattoo of three stylised abstract shapes running across the inner upper arm, on plain skin.
Black outline abstract shapes on upper arm
Black and grey abstract tattoo of curved, layered shapes on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Curved abstract tattoo on the forearm
Colour neo-trad style tattoo on a woman's upper back showing a shaded red apple held by black-and-grey hands, with orange sunburst rays and abstract stripes behind it.
Apple held in hands over a sunburst on the back
Black cursive script reading We're broken people runs diagonally across the top of a foot, beside a small red, blue and grey abstract mark.
Script lettering across the top of a foot
Solid black tribal flame motif with two curling tips on a white background, shown as a flash-style design with no body placement visible.
Black tribal flame design
Abstract tattoo of overlapping black circles, red and orange shapes and scattered dots on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Abstract circles and shapes on upper back