Compass tattoo ideas

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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
Pen drawing in blue ink of a swallow above a globe, compass, roses and hanging chains with an anchor and a paw print locket, a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, globe and roses design sketch
Black and white neo-traditional flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope, a compass rose, a lily, a banner and waves.
Anchor, compass and lily tattoo design
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
Black line drawing of a vintage compass, an anchor and a compass rose with hatched shading, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass, anchor and compass rose design
Black and grey drawing of a shaded skull with feathered wings, butterflies and a compass, sketched on tracing paper beside a pen.
Winged skull with butterflies design
Fine line black and grey drawing of a compass rose with an arrow running through it, feathered fletching and ribbon at the base, and the words Time flies like an arrow beneath.
Compass and arrow design with quote
Black and grey drawing of a compass set in a pocket watch case, with leaves and a dotted pendant, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Compass pocket watch with leaves
Black line drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W points, two toothed gears and curling swirls, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Compass rose with gears and swirls
Black and grey pen drawing of a sailing ship in a storm inside an ornate banner, with a lantern above, a compass and skull below and a quote on the scroll.
Ship in storm within ornate banner design
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate compass rose with a lace-edged mandala border, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass rose tattoo design
Black ink drawing of an ornate compass rose mandala with leaf and dot detailing, with the words Not all those who wander are lost beneath it.
Compass rose mandala design on paper
Black and grey pencil drawing of a compass with three ribbon banners reading Before you ask which, Way to go, remember and where you've been, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass with quote banners design
Black line flash sheet of six compass designs, including a dreamcatcher compass, a feathered arrow compass and a compass with a small swallow, shown without any body placement.
Compass designs flash sheet
Black and grey traditional nautical designs, including a ship, star, compass and lighthouse, shown as flash sheets and temporary tattoos on a thigh.
Nautical temporary tattoo designs on a thigh
Pencil sketch of a compass rose over a torn map with islands, shaded in black and grey on paper, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Compass rose over a torn map sketch
Black ink drawing of a circular mountain and wave design with arrows pointing north, south, east and west, shaded in dotwork, shown on white paper beside two marker pens.
Mountain and wave compass design
Black ink compass rose sketch with a star centre and fine ring detail on white paper, beside two black pens, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Compass rose sketch design
Fine line drawing of a compass rose with three black and white feathers hanging beneath it, with blue ribbon accents, on a plain pale background.
Compass and feathers design
Botanical flash design of a compass rose inside a wreath of branches, flowers and leaves, with a bird, a rope and an anchor, on a cream background.
Compass and anchor wreath design
Black and grey realism design of a pocket watch, compass, two roses, chains and a ribbon reading Not all those who wander are lost, shown without a body placement.
Pocket watch, compass and roses design
Pencil sketch of a symmetrical design with a central round mechanical dial and four organic, tendril-like arms, drawn in black and grey with no body placement shown.
Pencil drawing of a mechanical compass design
Black ink drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W letters, a rope border and dotwork shading, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose with rope border in dotwork
White line drawing of a Vegvísir compass symbol inside a ring of runes on a black background.
Vegvísir compass with runic ring
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a rose, a compass and two butterflies, shown on paper beside a purple pencil.
Rose, compass and butterflies design
Hand-drawn sketch of two crossed arrows with the letters N, E, S and W marking the compass points, in dark grey line on a pale background.
Crossed arrows with compass points sketch
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical compass rose mandala with geometric panels and dots, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement.
Compass rose mandala design in black ink
Three black ink line drawings of roses set within geometric diamond frames on white paper, beside a compass and two fineliner pens.
Three geometric rose designs on paper
Sketched flash design of a winged creature wrapped around a compass rose, drawn in dark teal ink with a small red N above the compass.
Winged creature wrapped around a compass rose
Pencil drawing of a compass rose with an arrow pointing north east, labelled W, E and S, shown on a sheet of paper.
Compass rose design drawn on paper
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a compass with pink flowers, leaves and a scroll banner reading Take Me Home, shaded in grey with coloured pencil accents.
Compass and flowers with Take Me Home banner
Pencil drawing of an ornate compass rose with a lace-edged border and mandala-style petals, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate compass rose design
Black ink lettering design reading Not all who wander are lost in flourished script, beside a black and grey compass rose, drawn on pale paper.
Not all who wander are lost with compass rose
Black ink drawing of a geometric compass rose with a mandala-style centre and cursive N, E, S and W markings, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose design drawn on paper
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork mandala star with a compass-like point, joined by a vertical dotted line to a small diamond motif, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Mandala star with dotted vertical line
Black ink compass rose design drawn on paper beside a pen, with an ornamental patterned star and fine radiating lines, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Compass rose tattoo design sketch
Two pencil flash drawings on paper of an hourglass, roses, pearl chains and a compass, in a neo-traditional style, with one sheet partly tinted in pale blue.
Hourglass, roses and compass flash sheets
Black and white line drawing of a compass rose with two scroll banners reading a quote, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Compass star with quote banners
Black and grey line drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, ribbon and feathers, above the words Time flies like an arrow, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass rose and arrow design with lettering
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W points and a feather hanging below, a geometric tattoo design shown without skin.
Compass rose and feather design
Black ink drawing of a vintage compass rose with a fleur-de-lis above and an N, on an aged parchment background, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis design
Black ink castle silhouette above a geometric circle and arrow linework design, drawn on paper and held against a forearm.
Castle and compass linework design on paper
Three-stage tattoo design of a pocket compass with a butterfly across the dial, shown as line art, greyscale shading and full colour.
Compass and butterfly design in three stages
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a compass rose with spiked points, a central hub, looping scrollwork and scattered ink dots, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass rose with swirls and ink dots
Black line drawing of an eight-point compass rose inside a ring, surrounded by curling spiral and swirl linework, shown as a tattoo design with no body visible.
Compass rose within a circle of spirals