Crow tattoo ideas

116 photos and flash · 34% Realism, 16% Blackwork · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey realistic raven tattoo with spread wings across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person seen from behind.

Realistic raven with spread wings on a back

Colour tattoo of a black raven beside red poppies and green leaves on a person's upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.

Raven and red poppies on a thigh

Traditional style tattoo of a black raven perched on a grey skull, with red flowers and green leaves, on a lower leg.

Raven on a skull with red flowers on a calf

Realism tattoo of two ravens perched on branches with small red berries, wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder.

Ravens and red berries on an upper arm

Black silhouette flash design of a flock of birds in flight, rising diagonally from lower left to upper right on a white background.

Flock of birds in flight

Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a skull, two roses, a raven, a rosary, a cross and a pocket watch, in a realistic shaded style.

Skull, roses and raven tattoo design

Red-capped profile with crows on upper arm

Black ink tattoo of a flying raven whose wing turns into bare tree branches, shaded in blackwork and realism style across the ribs.

Raven with a bare tree wing on the ribs

Black and grey stippled drawing of a raven perched before iron bars, with a rose and curling vine above, designed as a tattoo flash.

Raven and rose in a stippled oval

Black ink silhouette of a raven with spread wings and talons tucked below, drawn with ragged brushed edges on a pale grey background.

Raven in flight silhouette

Black and grey realism raven tattoos on both forearms, with a small fine line fleur-de-lis above the left wrist.

Two raven tattoos on forearms

Solid black silhouette of a crow perched on bare branches wrapping around the wrist, in a blackwork style.

Crow on branches across a wrist

Black and grey tattoo of two ravens in flight, their wings merging with bare branches, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.

Ravens in flight merging with bare branches

Pencil sketch of a raven head in a geometric dotwork style, with fragmented triangles and circle construction lines, drawn in a spiral sketchbook.

Geometric raven head design in pencil

Crow with banded body in traditional style

Colour tattoo of a shaded skull with a gear over one eye, two crows and red lilies on an upper arm, set against red and black ink splashes.

Skull, crows and lilies on an upper arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of three ravens wrapped around a central eyeball with yellow lightning bolts and stars, across the outer thigh.

Ravens, eye and lightning on a thigh

Black and grey realistic design of two ravens perched above a pocket watch with roses and thorny vines, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.

Ravens, pocket watch and roses design

Black and grey realism tattoo of an upside-down raven wrapped in chain beneath a pocket watch and smoke, shown on the upper arm.

Upside-down raven and pocket watch

Line drawing of two ravens in green and blue ink, each with a column of runic characters across its body, shown as a tattoo design without placement.

Two ravens with runes

Black and grey raven tattoo on the calf, with stippled dotwork shading on its head and wing and dark strands trailing downwards.

Raven with dissolving roots on a calf

Black silhouette design of a tree of life inside a circular Celtic knotwork border, with two ravens on a branch and a horse and rider figure.

Tree of life with ravens and Celtic knotwork

Two mirrored black and grey raven tattoos with sketchy linework and dotwork shading, one on each thigh.

Twin raven tattoos on thighs

Colour tattoo of a stitched blue ragdoll character with red hair and large eyes, holding a small tombstone-style design, shown on a forearm in three side-by-side photos.

Stitched ragdoll with red hair on a forearm

Black and grey realistic raven with spread wings tattooed on a man's left ribs, with his shirt lifted to show it.

Raven tattoo on the ribs

Black and grey tattoo design of a bare tree with roots spreading over a hatched skull, with three crows and ink splatter around it.

Bare tree growing from a skull with crows

Colour tattoo of three black crows, orange and yellow maple leaves and a Roman numeral clock face on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.

Crows, maple leaves and clock on upper back

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings and talons gripping a branch, on the upper arm.

Diving bird on an upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven with wings spread across the shoulder, shown in four photographs from different angles.

Raven with spread wings on a shoulder

Ornamental raven line drawing

Traditional-style tattoo of a blue-black raven head above a red banner reading the hardest thing in this world is to live in it, on the upper arm.

Raven and quote banner on an arm

Black and grey tattoo of a solid crow silhouette perched on a stack of open books, shown on a limb of skin.

Crow perched on open books

Black and grey and colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a yellow rose with green leaves, three black birds and the quote about the most poetical topic in the world.

Yellow rose, birds and quote on upper back

Four views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a raven, a realistic eye, bare branches and the words Go with the flow.

Raven, eye and tree full sleeve

Colour tattoo of a large bird silhouette filled with a misty forest and a small distant figure, on the forearm.

Bird silhouette with forest scene on forearm

Sheet of black ink crow and raven silhouettes in varied flight and perching poses, drawn on white paper as tattoo flash.

Ink crow silhouettes flash sheet

Black and grey realism back tattoo of a large raven in flight with smaller birds, German text and a vertical brushstroke ladder motif.

Raven in flight across a back piece

Black and grey tattoo of a perched bird, half solid black and half dotted shading, crossed by thin triangle and square lines on a forearm.

Bird with geometric triangles on a forearm

Four views of a black and grey arm sleeve tattoo showing a cat figure with a headdress, birds in flight and ornamental scrollwork, across the upper arm and forearm.

Cat goddess and birds arm sleeve in black and grey

Black blackwork-style dragon design with patterned wings that break apart into flying crows, drawn on a tan parchment background.

Dragon dissolving into flying crows

Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a woman in a fedora with a band across her eyes, two birds, and handwritten script on the upper and mid back.

Realistic back piece with woman in hat and birds

Black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm showing two swordsmen silhouetted against a red moon, with a large raven perched on dark rocks beside them.

Two swordsmen and a raven on a forearm

Black and grey tattoo on the side ribs showing a crow inside a dark crescent, a rabbit, a falling figure in a dress with smoke-like tendrils, and the words let go in script.

Rabbit, crow and falling figure on the ribs

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a raven in flight on a person's upper back, with its wing and body formed from a bare tree.

Raven and bare tree on upper back

Black and grey illustration of a raven with a small red eye, its feathers dripping ink above an ink bottle labelled INK with its lid beside it.

Raven dripping ink over an ink bottle

Black ink drawing of a crow in flight with painterly feathers on a plain white background, shown as a standalone blackwork-style design.

Flying crow in black ink

Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, showing flying birds, clouds and a forest, shown from two angles.

Birds and forest full sleeve

Black and grey realistic raven tattoo with spread wings across a person's upper back, shown from behind.

Raven with spread wings on upper back