Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Shaded blue feather with the script 'Take these broken wings and learn to fly' and small butterflies, a realism and lettering tattoo on the upper back.
Blue feather and lettering on upper back
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 roses, a compass and a butterfly with a ribbon banner across the upper arm of a person with blonde hair.
Roses, compass and butterfly on upper arm
Realistic shaded grey roses with black lace scrollwork and small teal and pink butterflies, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Roses, lace and butterflies across a back
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black shading on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on the upper back
Realistic green and black butterfly tattoo with soft shadowing on the upper shoulder and collarbone area.
Green butterfly on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly in a realistic style, with orange and black wings and a soft grey shadow beneath it on the skin.
Monarch butterfly with cast shadow
Colour realism tattoo of a butterfly with black, tan, blue-grey and yellow wings on the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible at the edge of the frame.
Realistic butterfly on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with butterfly on upper arm
Three purple butterflies in a realistic style sit on the back of a hand, with a smiling woman's lips and chin visible at the top of the frame.
Three purple butterflies on a hand
Realism back tattoo of two shaded grey roses set within black lace ornament, with teal and red butterflies across the upper back.
Lace back piece with roses and butterflies
Black and grey realism tattoo of a butterfly with open wings above a shaded rose on the forearm.
Butterfly and rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, roses, butterflies and a banner reading Ashana on an upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch, roses and butterflies on upper arm
Colour monarch butterfly with soft shading and grey swirling vine lines on the ankle, in a fine line and realism style.
Monarch butterfly and vine on ankle
Three realistic black and grey butterfly tattoos with soft shadows, one near the neck and two across the upper back and shoulder.
Three butterflies on neck and upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with buds, leaves and two butterflies across a woman's upper back.
Red rose and butterflies on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a dark purple and orange butterfly resting beside a pink thistle bloom on the side of the torso.
Realistic butterfly and thistle on the torso
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly on a shoulder, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow on the skin.
Monarch butterfly on a shoulder
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
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines and soft shading on the upper back near the shoulder.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a peacock butterfly framed by red flowers across the centre of a woman's chest, worn with a white bralette.
Peacock butterfly with red flowers on chest
Upper back tattoo of two shaded grey roses within black lace scrollwork, with teal and red butterflies, in a realism style.
Lace, roses and butterflies across upper back
Realistic coloured tattoo of three butterflies, two red and one blue, trailing a shaded black swirling ribbon down the side of the ribs.
Three butterflies with swirling ribbon on ribs
Realism-style pencil drawing of a woman's back and shoulder with a rose-grey pencil portrait and colourful butterflies across the shoulder blade, designed as a back tattoo.
Woman's back with butterflies and colour drips
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly resting on a red flower with yellow stamens and green leaves, shown on skin.
Monarch butterfly on a red flower
Realism-style tattoo of a pink butterfly with a dark drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Pink 3D butterfly on upper back
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
Realistic colour tattoo on a woman's upper back showing pink roses, an anatomical heart, a pocket watch and blue-grey butterfly wings with gears.
Roses, heart and pocket watch on upper back
Realistic blue and purple butterfly tattoo with yellow dots on the top of a foot, with a black pointed shoe beside it.
Blue and purple butterfly on a foot
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a giraffe head with a monarch butterfly resting on its muzzle, placed on the outer thigh.
Giraffe and monarch butterfly on a thigh
Black and grey realistic butterfly tattoo with a soft drop shadow, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder.
Shaded butterfly on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a soft shadow beneath it, on the side of a leg.
Monarch butterfly with cast shadow on a leg
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo with detailed wings on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey top.
Black and grey butterfly on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo on a person's upper back showing a green frog on a lily pad, white lotus flowers, a blue butterfly and script lettering below.
Frog, lotus and butterfly on a back
Black and grey monarch butterfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, with wings spread and antennae visible.
Monarch butterfly on upper 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
Colour realism tattoo of a butterfly with purple and teal wings and black outlines, placed on the upper shoulder near the neck.
3D butterfly on a shoulder
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock face with a monarch butterfly, orchids and ornamental swirls, with no body placement shown.
Clock, orchids and butterfly design sketch
Realistic blue and orange butterflies tattooed across the upper and mid back, curving from the shoulder blade down towards the waist.
Blue butterflies across a back
Colour realism tattoo of a pink and blue butterfly with a grey cast shadow, sitting on a person's shoulder.
3D butterfly on a shoulder
Realistic purple butterfly tattoo with black edging and white spots, casting a grey shadow, on a person's shoulder.
3D purple butterfly on a shoulder
Realism-style butterfly wing tattoo in grey and red with swirling linework, running down the back.
Butterfly wing tattoo across a back
Realistic drawing of a butterfly whose wings are human skulls, shaded in sepia and brown tones on a beige background.
Skull-winged butterfly design
Colourful realism tattoo of an eye and butterflies set within honeycomb hexagons on a forearm.
Eye and butterflies in a colourful honeycomb
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue and purple butterfly and an orange butterfly with small purple flowers on a person's upper back.
Blue and orange butterflies on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a butterfly with eyespots on the outer lower leg below the knee, with a hand holding a cigarette above.
Black and grey butterfly on a lower leg
Photo of a realistic red rose and butterfly design on an upper arm, shown beside a sheet of similar 3D-style designs.
Red roses and butterflies on an upper arm