Compass tattoo ideas

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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
Pen sketch of a pirate woman in a tricorn hat with a monkey on her shoulder and an ornate cutlass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Pirate woman with monkey and cutlass sketch
Coloured pencil drawing of a fox with a compass and green ribbon, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fox and compass 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 tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope and a serpent, with two sharks, bubbles and a sunburst behind, in dotwork and blackwork shading.
Anchor with rope, sharks and serpent design
Black and grey flash sheet of tattoo designs including a pipe, key, skull cameo, feather, tobacco tin, compass, pocket knife, matchbox and honeycomb, set on a dotted background.
Flash sheet of pipe, key, skull and feather
Papercut traditional-style flash design of a compass, roses, dice, a butterfly and a banner reading Not all who wander are lost, shown as white cut paper on grey card.
Compass, roses and dice flash 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
Black and grey drawing of a tattoo design with poppies, a compass and a moth, shown on paper with no body placement visible.
Poppies, compass and moth 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 radial Vegvísir-style compass symbol with arrow-like branches and runic marks on a cream background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Vegvísir compass symbol design
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
Black and grey flash sheet of separate tattoo designs including a bird, skull, anchor, key, compass rose, moth, butterfly and a sailing ship, with no body placement shown.
Black and grey tattoo flash sheet
Two versions of a tattoo design showing a pocket watch, compass, roses and chain, with a ribbon reading not all those who wander are lost, one in line work and one shaded.
Pocket watch, compass and roses tattoo design
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
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a compass pocket watch surrounded by gears, with a banner reading I Will Find My Way across the lower half.
Compass pocket watch and gears with banner
Black line drawing of a vegvisir-style compass design with arrow-tipped staves and symbols, enclosed by a ring of runic characters, on a white background.
Vegvisir compass with runic ring
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 tattoo flash designs printed on a phone case, including a large butterfly, a compass, chevrons, a rose and a microphone.
Tattoo flash sheet printed on a phone case
Pencil drawing of a compass with a banner reading Before you ask which way to go, remember where you've been, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Compass with quote banners
Greyscale pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a rose, a compass, rosary beads and a cross, with the word Survive on a banner, in a realistic style.
Rose, compass and rosary with Survive banner
Flash-style drawing of a large key wrapped in two banners reading Courage is the Key, with a heart-shaped lock, a compass and bubbles, in traditional-style colour outlines.
Key with Courage is the Key banners
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
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a compass star, mandala, leaves, a jewelled flower and trailing vines, shaded in grey with green tints.
Compass star and vine design with mandala
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
Black linework drawing of a dreamcatcher with three hanging feathers and a quote lettered around the hoop, shown as a flash design.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and quote
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
Traditional style flash design of two matching banners reading society, with a vintage bus, a compass, red roses and a bare tree, in colour.
Society banners with bus, compass and roses
Black ink drawing of a sun and crescent moon inside a geometric mandala with stars, dotted lines and swirling clouds, sketched on a notebook page.
Sun and moon mandala design in ink
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
Stippled dotwork illustration of a skull with diamond eyes, a compass rose on the brow, roses and flowers, and a ribbon banner, in peach on dark teal.
Skull with roses and compass design
Pencil drawing of a neo-traditional compass and lighthouse design with a Find Your Own Way banner, in black and grey shading, shown on a sketch pad.
Compass and lighthouse with Find Your Own Way banner
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