Abstract tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork checkerboard optical illusion tattoo on the forearm, with the grid bulging and pinching inwards.
Checkerboard optical illusion on a forearm
Forearm with a colour tattoo of pale concentric circles and linked rings over a swirled blue, teal and orange background.
Concentric circles on a forearm
Bold black blackwork tattoo of an optical swirl of curved stripes on the upper arm, with a red sleeve above it.
Black optical swirl on an upper arm
Black tribal tattoo with a central swirl and tapering spikes across the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Tribal swirl tattoo on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, surrounded by paint-like splashes and drips, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour-style elephant on upper back
Bold black tribal tattoo with flame-like spikes running vertically down a forearm.
Black tribal design on a forearm
Solid black abstract bird shape with a looping tail tattooed on the inner wrist, photographed close up.
Abstract bird and loop on wrist
Colourful geometric triangle tattoo in a mosaic of red, orange, pink, blue and green across the inner forearm.
Colourful geometric triangles on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small oval outline with a short stroke and tiny dot inside, placed on the inner upper arm.
Minimal oval outline on the upper arm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of solid and outline circles with fine vertical lines running down the spine on a person's back.
Circles and fine lines down the spine
Black silhouette tattoo with pink splashes across the upper arm and shoulder, photographed against a dark background.
Black silhouette and pink splash on upper arm
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo with bold solid black shapes and soft grey shading on the calf.
Tribal swirl tattoo on a lower leg
Close photo of a fine line black swirl tattoo with two curled ends and a looped top, placed on the inner side of an ankle.
Black line swirl tattoo on ankle
Colourful abstract swirl tattoo with an orange circle at the centre, in soft painterly strokes of blue, yellow, orange and green, on the outer forearm.
Colourful swirl on a forearm
Six hand-drawn black ink spiral and swirl designs on tracing paper, with a green pen lying across the top of the sheet.
Hand-drawn spiral and swirl tattoo designs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of red, purple, blue, teal and yellow splashes across the outer upper arm of a person outdoors.
Watercolour splash on an upper arm
Abstract fine line tattoo with a teal butterfly, teal circles and a textured teal shape across the side of a ribcage.
Abstract butterfly and teal shapes on a side rib
Back view of a pair of legs with colourful watercolour-style tattoos, a tree-like splash on the left calf and a bird among splashes on the right knee.
Watercolour splash tattoos on the legs
Close photo of an abstract tattoo on an upper arm, with a yellow and orange wash, black wing-like linework and a long curved black line, beside a person in a pale blouse holding a white rose.
Abstract orange and black tattoo on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of an abstract looped symbol with teardrop shapes on skin, in a sepia-toned photograph.
Looped abstract symbol tattoo on skin
Solid black heart outline with two abstract bird shapes inside it, a bold black tattoo on skin.
Black heart and bird tattoo
Three views of a colourful geometric bird tattoo with triangles and dots wrapping the calf, in a neo-traditional style.
Geometric bird tattoo on a calf
Black ink sleeves of text fragments, grid lines and scribbled marks covering both forearms and upper arms.
Text and grid sleeves on both arms
Close photograph of a watercolour-style tattoo of orange, pink, purple and teal splashes with black ink spatter, running from the thigh over the knee onto the calf.
Watercolour-style splashes across a leg
Close-up photograph of a fine line purple tattoo of a looping swirl flourish on skin.
Purple swirl flourish tattoo close-up
Black tribal tattoo covering a shirtless man's shoulder and upper arm, with bold swirls and spiked solid lines.
Tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Solid black abstract tribal design of interlocking curved shapes with pointed tips, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Black tribal interlocking design
Black tribal tattoo design drawn on white paper, built from bold swirling spirals and sweeping pointed spikes, shown as a flash sheet without a body part.
Black tribal spiral design on white paper
Close-up of a black tribal swirl tattoo on a person's lower abdomen, above the waistband of denim jeans.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on the abdomen
Close photo of a red cross above a bold black ornamental design on the inner forearm, in a tattoo with mixed colour.
Red cross and black ornamental design on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a bird in flight with bright red, green and blue wings, set among black and blue vertical brush strokes on the outer thigh.
Watercolour bird and brush strokes on a thigh
Close-up of a fine black line tattoo of looping spirals and crossing curves on an arm, with a grey wall behind.
Looping black line tattoo on an arm
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of an abstract figure on a person's ankle, with a black strappy heel and red carpet in the background.
Fine line figure tattoo on an ankle
Two pink, magenta and blue watercolour-style splash tattoos on the upper arm of a woman in a dark vest top.
Watercolour splashes on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of nested, wave-like diamond bands shading from dense to light across a forearm, with the arm held out in front of a black top.
Dotwork wave pattern on forearm
Forearm tattoo with black carpe diem script above an abstract watercolour design in pink, orange and teal, with a helix-like shape and black strokes.
Carpe diem script and watercolour forearm tattoo
Close-up of a shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, with red skin around the design.
Black tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black blackwork tattoo of stacked geometric triangles and arrowheads running down the inside of a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Stacked geometric triangles on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black circle with branching lines and radiating orange, red and blue rays on the upper arm.
Sunburst circle on upper arm
Solid black tribal tattoo on the lower back of a person lying on a white bed, above low-rise denim jeans.
Black tribal tattoo on lower back
Close-up of a semicolon tattoo with a blue and purple watercolour wash and black ink splatter on an upper arm.
Semicolon with blue watercolour wash
Close-up of a small geometric triangle tattoo with mint, brown and black sections on the upper arm of a person wearing a striped top.
Small triangle tattoo on upper arm
Close-up of a small geometric tattoo of four solid black vertical bars of varying heights on the inner upper arm.
Four black bars on the upper arm
Colourful splashes of red, blue, green, purple and yellow surround two white semicolon shapes on the outside of an ankle.
Semicolon and colour splash on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm and wrist, with concentric circles and graduated bands that fade from solid black to fine stippling.
Dotwork circles and bands on a forearm
Black abstract tattoo flash design of curling solid shapes, a spiral and a dot on a plain white background.
Abstract black swirl design
Watercolour-style whale tattoo in blue, teal and purple with orange and pink splashes and black ink dots, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour whale on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a circle with concentric wavy lines and a central shape, on the upper arm.
Circular wood-grain style motif on an upper arm