Compass rose tattoo ideas

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Pencil sketch of a compass rose with a leafy tree and twisting roots at its centre, with a heart-tipped loop line running to the east point.
Compass rose with tree and roots sketch
Pencil sketch of a compass rose design with shaded points, a ringed centre and map outlines with stars in two quadrants.
Compass rose with map quadrants
Black ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrow and ribbon, shaded in stippled dotwork on a white background.
Compass rose and arrow design
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with two shaded roses at its centre, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with roses design
Brown ink drawing of a compass rose with a ship's wheel and anchor at its centre, shown on a cream notebook page, styled as a traditional nautical tattoo design.
Compass rose with ship's wheel and anchor
Black linework compass rose tattoo design with a central ornate monogram, dotwork flourishes and a long pointed arrow-style needle, drawn on a pale paper background.
Ornate compass rose design with central monogram
Traditional flash drawing of two compass roses with blackletter N, E, S and W labels, one in orange and red and one in teal and blue, on a tan background.
Two compass rose flash designs
Black and grey compass rose tattoo design with shaded points and N, E, S and W labels, drawn on a tan sheet with 3 inch dimension lines.
Compass rose design on a 3 inch stencil sheet
Black ink dotwork and line drawing of a woman's profile with hummingbirds, a mandala, feathers and a compass rose, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman with hummingbirds and mandala design
Black line drawing of a distressed compass rose with N, E, S and W letters, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Compass rose design in black ink
Black and white line drawing flash sheet showing a lighthouse, a sailing ship, a compass rose, an anchor, two birds and a floral swirl, with no body placement shown.
Nautical flash sheet with lighthouse and anchor
Pencil drawing of a compass rose inside a pocket watch case with ornamental scrollwork, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Compass rose in a pocket watch design
Black and grey line drawing of a compass rose with an arrow and ribbon along a horizontal axis, shown as a tattoo design on a white background with no body placement.
Compass rose and arrow design
Black flash design of a compass rose with N, E, S and W lettering and three birds in flight, with no body placement shown.
Compass rose with flying birds
Black ink compass rose mandala design with geometric petals, pointed tips and scattered dots, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Compass mandala design
Black ink flash design of an ornate compass rose with the letters N, E, S and W and a shaded rose at the centre, drawn on a parchment-style background.
Compass rose with a central rose
Black ink drawing of a lighthouse within stippled clouds, with a compass rose below it on waves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lighthouse and compass rose design
Black and grey line drawing of a compass rose with cardinal letters and a shaded feather below, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Compass rose and feather design
Black ink drawing of a compass rose inside a pocket watch case with a calligraphic quote beside it, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass in a pocket watch case with quote
Brown line drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis at north and the letters N, E, S and W, on a beige background.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an atom with orbiting electrons inside a compass rose with N, S, E and W arrows, drawn in black and grey.
Atom and compass rose tattoo design
Pencil drawing of a compass rose with a ring of lettering reading before you ask which way to go and remember where you have been, shown on graph paper.
Compass rose with lettered ring
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with N, E, S and W labels and the words Psalms 32:8 beneath, shown as a possible tattoo design in black and grey.
Compass rose sketch with Psalms 32:8
Black ink drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W letters above an anchor, shown on a plain white background as a flash design.
Compass rose and anchor design
Illustrated tattoo design of a compass rose inside a looping branch wreath with flowers, a bird and a hanging anchor, in muted teal and sepia tones.
Compass rose with anchor and botanical wreath
Black line drawing of a compass rose with an eight-point star inside a ring, with the letters N, E, S and W at the cardinal points, shown on a plain white background.
Compass rose design with N, E, S and W
Dark grey compass rose design with N, E, S and W lettering on a plain white background, shown as a flash sheet detail.
Compass rose flash design
Black compass rose design with N, E, S and W points on a plain white background, drawn in bold, symmetrical linework.
Compass rose design
Black and grey flash drawing of a compass rose with leaves, an arrow on top and feathers hanging below, on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Compass rose and hanging feathers design
Black ink drawing of a compass rose tattoo design with feather accents on the west and south points and a dotted central medallion.
Compass rose with feathers
Black and grey pen drawing of a compass rose surrounded by swirling lines and dots, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Compass rose with swirls and hatching
Black ink drawing of a four-point compass star over an ornate mandala of swirling petals on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Compass star mandala design
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with an eight-point star, a fleur-de-lis at the north point and the letters N, E, S and W on white paper.
Compass rose design in pencil
Brown line drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W letters and a fleur-de-lis at the north point, on a textured paper background.
Compass rose design
Black and white compass rose design with an eight-point star inside a ruled ring, shown on a plain white background.
Compass rose design
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with ripple lines and several birds in flight, a tattoo design shaded in black and grey.
Compass rose with birds in flight
Black and grey pencil sketch of a compass rose tattoo design with N and S letters, swirling ornamental lines and shaded points.
Compass rose design with swirls
Black ink drawing on graph paper of a geometric compass rose with N, S, E and W labels, joined by a vertical line to an arrow at the top and bottom, as a tattoo design.
Compass rose and arrows tattoo design
Black line drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis at north and dashed bearing lines, shown as a design sketch with no body visible.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis design
Gold fine line geometric drawing of a bow and arrow with a compass rose inside the curve, on a dark olive background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Bow, arrow and compass design
Hand-drawn sketch in purple pen of a compass rose surrounded by flowers, buds and leaves, a flash design for a tattoo.
Compass rose with flowers and buds
Black tribal-style compass rose design with a patterned ring and central flower motif, drawn on a parchment background, with no body placement shown.
Compass rose design with tribal bands
Black and grey drawing of an ornate compass rose tattoo design with a fleur-de-lis at the top and the words Une Vie Extraordinaire around the ring.
Ornate compass rose design
Line drawing of a black compass rose with rainbow watercolour splashes behind it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Watercolour compass rose design
Traditional-style flash drawing of a compass rose with two red roses and a banner reading Not All Who Wander Are Lost.
Compass and roses with banner design
Pencil sketch of a compass rose design with script N and S letters, tick marks, crosses and the words Genesis 31:49 on white paper.
Compass rose sketch with Genesis 31:49
Pencil-style drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis at north, a skull and crossed pistols at its centre, on an aged parchment background.
Compass rose with skull and crossed pistols
Pencil and ink sketch of a mandala-style compass rose with petal shapes, a central rosette and the letters W and S, drawn on aged paper.
Mandala compass rose design sketch