Abstract tattoo ideas

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

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Solid black brush-stroke tattoo running down the side of a man's back beside the spine, shown in a close-up panel beside it.
Black brush stroke down a back
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red and black brushstroke swirl with dots on a woman's upper chest near the shoulder.
Red and black brush swirl on the chest
Close-up of a fine-line tattoo in teal-blue ink on the side of a neck, drifting from behind the ear down towards the collarbone in wispy, smoke-like trails.
Blue wispy smoke tattoo on the neck
Two views of a forearm with a geometric tattoo of outlined and filled hexagons over blue brushstroke shapes, placed on the forearm.
Blue hexagon and brushstroke forearm tattoo
Fine line tattoo of two upright symbols, one red and one black, each with a round head and horizontal bars, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Two red and black line symbols on an ankle
Small black symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand raised and rings on two fingers.
Small black symbol tattoo on the wrist
Colourful abstract tattoo of a DNA double helix with black brushstrokes and red, yellow, green and teal splashes on the inner forearm.
DNA helix forearm tattoo with watercolour splashes
Tattoo on a woman's shoulder with soft purple, blue and pink washes, black brush-style linework and a black circle.
Abstract watercolour swoosh on shoulder
Fine black line drawing of a vertical looping design with dots at each end on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Looping vertical fine line design
Split photo of two colour tattoos of a stylised flame emblem on the upper arm and shoulder, one in teal and green with black detail, one in red and orange.
Two colour flame emblems on upper arms
Close photo of a bold abstract swoosh tattoo in red and dark blue ink on a lower back, with a dark top above it.
Red and blue swoosh tattoo on lower back
Black ink tattoo of a bold abstract symbol with dots on the lower abdomen, above the waistband of dark trousers.
Bold black symbol on lower abdomen
Black blackwork tattoo of bold abstract shapes and bars on an upper arm, with a black and white design panel beside it.
Black abstract tattoo on an arm
Black script reading 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good' over pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm tattoo.
Script quote over watercolour splashes on a forearm
A solid blue abstract tattoo-style design on a white background, showing a circle with a small leaf above a looping, infinity-like swirl.
Blue swirl and leaf design
Black line drawing of an abstract swirl design with two pointed curves above a spiral, shown on a plain white background.
Black line abstract swirl design
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of intersecting elliptical orbits around a solid central circle, on the inner forearm.
Orbital ellipses on a forearm
Black linework circles inside a ring with a blue and purple watercolour wash, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Circle glyph tattoo on forearm
A black peace symbol surrounded by green, red and orange paint-like splatter, tattooed on the side of a ribcage.
Peace symbol with splatter on the ribs
Colourful painterly brushstroke tattoo wrapping a man's upper arm and forearm in orange, red, yellow, teal and black.
Painterly brushstroke sleeve tattoo
Black geometric tattoo on a forearm with an eye-like shape, triangles, circles and starburst marks in fine and solid lines.
Black geometric linework on a forearm
Soft, wispy smoke-like tattoo in purple and red shading across a forearm, photographed against a pale background.
Purple and red smoke tattoo on a forearm
Small black swirl and dot tattoo on the ankle, shown in a close photograph of a bare foot.
Small swirl and dot tattoo on an ankle
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of crosses, dots and chevrons running diagonally across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Fine line symbols down the upper back
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless person, photographed from behind.
Tribal swirl tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black line drawing of a heart outline with two abstract figures inside, shown as a tattoo design on a plain pale background.
Heart outline with two abstract figures
Black fine line tattoo of two spiral-ended shapes on the upper back near the shoulder, shown in a black and white photograph.
Fine line spiral design on upper back
Two forearms held together showing a red geometric circular mesh tattoo across both arms, with black brushstroke and dotwork shading and small red crosses.
Red geometric mesh across two forearms
Large coloured neo-trad style tattoo across a person's upper back, showing a woman's face above an orange heart, black mountain shapes and roots, with red splatter.
Woman's face, heart and roots across a back
Black and white photo of a raised fist and forearm with a bold black linework tattoo of circles, lines and abstract shapes on the inner forearm.
Black linework tattoo on a raised forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with bold negative-space shapes and dotwork shading covering a forearm.
Geometric mandala forearm tattoo
Black tribal tattoo with swirling blade-like linework running from the ribs down the side of the waist to the hip.
Tribal tattoo along the ribs and waist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper thigh showing a wolf with turquoise eyes, a stippled mountain range and a woman's face in a fragmented collage style.
Wolf, mountains and woman on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical chain of loops, circles and crosses running down the centre of a person's back.
Vertical loop motif running down the spine
Black and grey tribal tattoo with flame-like lines and a central figure, on the side of a bare ribcage.
Tribal design on the side of the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of abstract curling strokes, sweeping lines and dashed lines on the side of the ribs.
Abstract line tattoo of curls and strokes on ribs
Fine line tattoo of a thin black outlined circle with a short black stroke and a red diagonal stroke inside, on the inner wrist.
Small circle tattoo on a wrist
Shirtless man with black geometric bands and parallel lines tattooed on his forearm and upper arm, with a solid band around the wrist of the other arm.
Black banded linework on forearm and upper arm
Black tribal swirl tattoo with dots and sweeping spikes on the inner forearm, shown in blackwork style.
Black tribal swirl on a forearm
Small black, grey and red fine line marks in a vertical row on the side of a person's ribs, photographed shirtless in a mirror.
Small symbols on the side ribs
Black and white photo of a thin black fine line zigzag tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line zigzag on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a lion head in an abstract single line style, with dotwork shading on the muzzle, on an upper arm.
Single line lion head on an upper arm
Watercolour style tattoo in teal, green and pale pink washes running down the spine of a woman's bare back, with a thin black line along the spine.
Watercolour wash down the spine
Colourful tattoo of a realistic cat face with green eyes, mixed with geometric triangles, a crescent moon and watercolour drips on a thigh.
Cat face and crescent moon on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo across a forearm, with purple, blue, pink, red and green washes and dark ink specks.
Watercolour splash tattoo on a forearm
Three photographs of a forearm tattoo of black hexagons and dotwork shading that wraps toward the elbow, with red and blue splashes above.
Hexagon and dotwork forearm tattoo
Shirtless man with a realistic black and grey skull and red sunburst tattoo across his chest and stomach, with geometric linework and red and grey sleeves on both arms.
Skull and geometric full torso and sleeve tattoo
Fine line tattoo of two overlapping faces in profile on the outer thigh, drawn in black ink with loose, looping continuous lines.
Single-line profile faces on a thigh