Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Colour and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded skull, a red rose, a pale butterfly, bird silhouettes and a lettered banner.
Skull, rose and butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a butterfly with open wings above a shaded rose on the forearm.
Butterfly and rose on a forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with visible gears, a red rose and two butterflies.
Pocket watch, rose and butterflies on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly covering her eyes, placed on the forearm.
Butterfly over a woman's face on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm of a butterfly above an ornate filigree heart locket, with a bead chain running down the left side.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on arm
A pink and black butterfly tattoo spans two forearms, with script lettering curving around its wings on each arm.
Matching butterfly and script forearm tattoos
Colourful realism tattoo of an eye and butterflies set within honeycomb hexagons on a forearm.
Eye and butterflies in a colourful honeycomb
Purple butterfly tattoo with black outlines and white spots, shaded to look three-dimensional with a dark shadow, on the inner forearm.
Purple butterfly on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of an orange and black butterfly with spotted wings on the inner wrist, against a blurred green background.
Orange butterfly on the inner wrist
Full colour realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a tabby cat in a bow tie and top hat, a second cat with orange eyes, and butterflies.
Cat and butterfly sleeve on an arm
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an arm and shoulder, with a monarch butterfly, roses and asters, and a blue butterfly on the upper back.
Butterfly and floral sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and a butterfly running up a forearm, with small script on the wrist.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and eye with a butterfly on the forearm.
Realistic face portrait with butterfly on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a painted lady butterfly in orange, pink and black on a forearm, with faded butterfly shapes above it.
Realistic painted lady butterfly on a forearm
Two colour tattoos on the inner forearms: pink peonies with violet flowers on the left, and a pale blue swallowtail butterfly among pink flowers on the right, in a botanical realism style.
Peonies and a butterfly on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a large butterfly, a swallow and a smaller butterfly with a rose down the inner forearm.
Butterflies and swallow on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a monarch butterfly, turquoise beads and magenta-tipped feathers, on the forearm.
Dreamcatcher with monarch butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey realism rose on the back of a hand beside a geometric triangle design on the other hand, with mandala and butterfly tattoos on the forearms and hands.
Rose and geometric hand tattoos with butterfly wrist
Colour tattoo of a butterfly filled with red, blue, yellow and orange puzzle piece shapes, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow, on the forearm.
Puzzle piece butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch, a shaded rose and a dotwork mandala flower with a butterfly.
Pocket watch, rose and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chopper motorcycle with a large butterfly above it, shown on the forearm.
Chopper motorcycle and butterfly on a forearm
Colour butterfly tattoo with red and pink wings edged in black and purple, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the inner wrist.
Red butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing butterflies, a daisy, a woman's face, elephants on a savanna and leopard spots.
Black and grey realism sleeve with savanna and leopard
Realistically shaded forearm tattoo of a horse merging into a grey skeletal frame, with teal butterflies drifting off across the skin.
Horse and skeleton with blue butterflies on forearm
Colour realism sleeve tattoo of orchids and a monarch butterfly on an arm, set against a blended green, orange and blue background.
Orchids and monarch butterfly sleeve
Realistic black and grey spoons tied with a purple ribbon, with a purple butterfly above, on a forearm, shown in three side by side panels.
Spoons, ribbon and butterfly on a forearm
Pink and black monarch butterfly tattoo with a circle of script quote text, spanning two forearms pressed together in a realistic style.
Monarch butterfly and quote across two forearms
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull wreathed in orange and red roses, pink blossoms and a pale butterfly, on a forearm.
Skull with roses and butterfly on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an orange and blue butterfly with black veins over teal watercolour splashes and red petals on a forearm.
Butterfly over watercolour splashes and petals
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a butterfly above a filigree heart locket on a forearm, with a beaded chain running down the skin.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on an arm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with open wings on the inner forearm, shaded to look three-dimensional against a dark background.
Monarch butterfly on an inner forearm
Close view of a realistic blue and white butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, with stacked bangles on the wrist.
Blue butterfly on an inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a rose and a butterfly on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Realistic skull, rose and butterfly on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers, beads, a small elephant and a yellow butterfly on the inner forearm, in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a monarch butterfly and an ornate filigree heart locket on the forearm.
Butterfly and filigree heart on a forearm
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of dahlias, a daffodil, a butterfly and a pink bird on a woman's upper arm, with a cursive script word near the elbow.
Full sleeve of realistic flowers and a butterfly
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo in a realistic style, with large red roses, orange blooms and pink plumeria on a blue background, with a small butterfly on the upper arm.
Realistic rose and flower full sleeve
Black and grey realistic monarch butterfly tattoo with red-dotted wing edges on the inner forearm, shown in two photos beside a quote panel.
Monarch butterfly on a forearm
Realistic black and grey roses with a butterfly on a forearm, with small script tattooed near the wrist, shown on a seated person in ripped jeans.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing small feet, butterflies and a script name in fine lettering.
Script name, feet and butterflies on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a woman's face on the forearm, with a tear of blood running from the eye, bloodied lips and small black butterflies near the nose.
Realistic face with bloodied eye on forearm
Two realistic blue butterflies tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in soft shading against pale skin.
Two blue butterflies on a wrist
Three photographs of pocket watch tattoos on forearms: a realistic black and grey watch with a bee, a traditional watch with a red rose, and a coloured watch with a cracked dial.
Pocket watch tattoos on forearms, three examples
Colour botanical skull tattoo made of sunflowers, roses and a butterfly, on the outer forearm of a person wearing a grey jumper.
Floral skull on a forearm