Doodle tattoo ideas

30 photos and flash · 33% Fine line, 13% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Black and grey fine line doodle sleeve on an upper arm, with an owl, pizza slice, boombox, cassette tape and script lettering.
Doodle sleeve with owl, boombox and script
Black ink line drawing of a faceless mermaid with swirling hair, a patterned tail and a dragonfly, suitable as a tattoo design.
Mermaid with dragonfly line drawing
Black and white drawing of the words The Strokes inside a black circle, surrounded by intricate floral and paisley doodles, shown as a tattoo design.
The Strokes logo with floral doodle design
Black ink drawing of the Starfleet insignia filled with zentangle-style doodles, flowers and a white star, with the words To Boldly Go across the lower part.
Starfleet insignia with doodle fill
Black line drawing of flowing decorative lettering surrounded by clouds, a crescent moon and a small star, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Decorative lettering with moon and star doodles
Fine line black tattoo of a simple cartoon figure with round eyes and a small nose on the lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans.
Simple cartoon figure on the lower back
Two calves with fine line doodle tattoos: a scribbled loop, scissors, a worm and a red fish on the left leg, and a smiling stick figure with a red music note on the right.
Doodle tattoos on two calves
Black ink drawing of a stylised feather filled with swirls, dots and crosshatching on cream paper, in the style of a tattoo design sketch.
Stylised feather doodle in black ink
Black line drawing flash sheet of many cartoon owls in varied patterns, with the words OWLS and LOVE in block lettering, shown on white paper.
Owl flash sheet with lettering
Black line doodles of kitchen items such as a bottle, bowl and fish on the inner forearm, shown above a wooden chopping board in a kitchen.
Kitchen doodles on a forearm
Two forearms covered in small black line doodle tattoos of dice, lightning bolts, arrows, a pentagram and the word GHOUL, with dark nail polish on the hands.
Small doodle symbols on forearms
Black line tattoo of a simple doodled creature with dot eyes and a striped base, above a row of pine trees and the words i am not a gun, on a back shoulder.
Doodle creature and pines on upper back
Two small black line smiley faces tattooed on adjacent fingers, joined by thin stick arms, shown on the hands.
Smiley face tattoos on two fingers
Two small black fine line doodle creatures, one horned and one round with a single eye, tattooed on the ankles of two people's feet.
Doodle creatures on two ankles
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirls, dots and scalloped patterns, sketched on a white spiral notebook page.
Ornate feather pen drawing
Black line drawing of a sketchy botanical design with flowers, leaves and swirling vines, suitable as a Botanical tattoo flash.
Floral swirl sketch design
Black linework tattoo on an upper leg showing the words BAD LUCK IS BETTER THAN NO LUCK, a skull and crossed bones, with a hand touching the skin.
Skull, bones and quote tattoo on a thigh
Black line tattoo sleeve of many small cartoon cats covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a few blue accents on one figure.
Cat doodle sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Close-up of a hand covered in small black doodle tattoos of eyes, suns, spirals, stars and the numbers 999, placed across the fingers and back of the hand.
Doodle symbols across a hand
Close-up of a clenched fist with four small black fine line tattoos on the fingers: a round face, a paintbrush, an easel and a tin or cylinder.
Four small doodle tattoos on fingers
Black ink line drawing of a standing giraffe, its body and neck filled with intricate zentangle-style patterns on white paper, shown as a design rather than a tattoo.
Patterned giraffe line drawing
Black and grey fine line tattoos of two pigtailed girls holding hands, one on each wrist, with the wrists pressed together.
Two matching girl doodles on wrists
Black line drawing of the word IDGAF in decorative lettering, with striped and swirled letter details and floral doodles, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
IDGAF lettering with doodle florals
Black ink drawing of a paw print on cream paper, with the pad and toes filled in with swirling, looping and triangular doodle-style patterns.
Paw print design in black ink
Hand-drawn botanical flower design with spiral tendrils, striped leaves and a small butterfly, shaded in yellow and green with black ink.
Stylised flower with spirals and leaves
Photograph of a flash sheet of hand-drawn doodle motifs, including leaves, sprigs, dots and seed heads, in black and red ink.
Doodled leaves and sprigs flash sheet
Two matching cartoon tattoos with smiling faces and small red hearts on a forearm, one brown and one pink, in a simple doodle style.
Matching cartoon character tattoos with hearts
Black and white photo of a hand-drawn crown above a grinning skull-like face tattoo on an upper arm, in a sketchy outline style.
Crown and grinning skull on upper arm
Two legs in dark socks showing fine line black and grey tattoos of a sprig, a UFO, a crystal, a triangle, a banner, and open hands on the thigh and knee.
Fine line doodles on thighs and knees
Line drawing of an ornate heart design with feathers, swirls and small roses in teal, green and red watercolour tones on a white background.
Heart and feather doodle design