Dragon tattoo ideas

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Line drawing of a dragon built from Celtic interlace, with blue knotted wings spread wide and a green knotted body curling below, shown on a white background.
Celtic knot dragon design
Black tribal dragon design with spread wings, a long curled tail and small red eyes, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Traditional flash design laid out across a white body silhouette, covering the arms and torso with an eagle, snakes, dragon, peacock, pin-up, reaper and portrait.
Full-body traditional flash on a white silhouette
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo design with spiral patterns on its body and wings, drawn on a white background, with no placement shown.
Tribal dragon design with spiral patterns
Black and grey line drawing of an interlaced dragon with shaded scales, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Interlaced dragon design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a long serpentine dragon with a feathered head, segmented body plates and scaled sections, shown as a tattoo design.
Serpentine dragon line drawing
Black and white flash sheet of nine tattoo designs, including a flaming skull, a dragon, a wolf head, a tribal motif and a biohazard symbol.
Black ink flash sheet of skulls, dragons and tribal designs
Black tribal-style dragon design with a coiled, flowing body and spiky head, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Tribal dragon design
Sheet of dragon flash designs in black and grey, including a large central Chinese-style dragon with swirling tribal detailing, shown without a body placement.
Dragon flash sheet in black and grey
Black line drawing of a coiled, serpentine dragon with filigree swirl patterns across its wings and body, shown as a standalone tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate dragon with swirling wings and tail
A grid of six small fine line black ink designs on pale backgrounds, including mountains with a crescent moon, a tree with stars, a dragon beside a sword, and a ring within a leafy wreath.
Six fine line motif designs in a grid
Solid black tribal-style dragon design on a white background, coiling vertically with clawed feet and a spiked back, shown as a standalone stencil-style design.
Black tribal-style dragon design
Painted drawing of a long serpentine dragon with teal and green watercolour washes, grey ink linework and a whiskered head, drawn as a tattoo design.
Teal watercolour serpent dragon design
Red tribal-style dragon design with spread wings and a coiled tail over flame-like tribal scrollwork, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Black ink flash drawing of a dragon head with densely patterned scales, spiky frills and a red eye, suitable as a design for a tattoo.
Patterned dragon head in pen and ink
Black linework flash drawing of a Japanese-style dragon coiling among peony, cherry blossom, wave and cloud motifs, with no body placement shown.
Japanese dragon with peonies and cherry blossoms
Teal and cream dragon design with red fins and ornate gold details, drawn on a black background, in a neo-traditional style.
Teal dragon design on black
Drawing of a tribal-style dragon design in black ink with blue shading, with spiked wings and a long curling tail, on a white background.
Blue and black tribal dragon design
Black ink line drawing of a winged dragon and a phoenix with flame-like tail swirls, shown as two tattoo designs on a white background.
Dragon and phoenix tattoo designs
Pencil drawing of a coiling Japanese-style dragon with scaled body, clawed feet and flowing whiskers, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Coiling dragon design in pencil
Black and grey flash design of a winged dragon with its wings spread around a coiled body, with shading in silver and charcoal tones.
Winged dragon coiled in black and grey
Black and grey pencil drawing of a coiling Japanese-style dragon with scaled body, clawed feet and wispy cloud-like flames, shown as a tattoo design.
Japanese dragon design in graphite
Full-colour Japanese style dragon design with grey scales, red flame-like swirls and yellow claws, grasping a black and white pearl, shown on a white background.
Japanese dragon with flaming pearl design
Fine line illustrated design of two pale-faced girls, a dragon head and a pink crystal above a ribbon banner, with no body placement shown.
Two girls, a dragon and a crystal design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tribal-style dragon design with bold spiky linework and shaded wings, shown on a plain background.
Tribal dragon design
Purple illustrated dragon coiled around a dreamcatcher with feathers hanging below, drawn as a tattoo design on a black background.
Purple dragon wrapped around a dreamcatcher
Colour flash design of a monkey king in gold and green armour holding a staff, with red dragons, leaves and waves, in Japanese style.
Monkey king with red dragons and golden staff
Black and grey drawing of a Japanese-style dragon coiling through clouds above a swirling wave, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Japanese dragon with clouds and swirling wave
Black and grey flash design of a winged dragon coiled around a Celtic cross filled with interlaced knotwork.
Dragon wrapped around a Celtic cross
Black line drawing of a curling dragon with swept wings and a spiked tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Curling dragon line design
Painted illustration of a dark scaled dragon with raised wings wrapped around a maroon heart on a tan background, a design that could work as a tattoo.
Dragon coiled around a heart
Black tribal-style dragon design drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal dragon design
Digital illustration of a dragon coiled in a circle around a red and gold triskelion, set on a parchment-style background with faint script, with no body placement shown.
Coiled dragon around a red and gold triskelion
Digital drawing of two interlaced dragon heads above a Celtic triquetra knot, in purple and teal marbled ink on a tan background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Celtic dragons and triquetra knot design
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
Flash sheet titled Choose Your GOT Tattoo, showing twelve black line drawings of Game of Thrones house sigils and Valyrian phrases.
Game of Thrones house sigil flash sheet
Black tribal-style dragon design with a red flame trail from its mouth, drawn as a flash sheet on a white background.
Tribal dragon breathing fire
Grey and muted-colour drawing of a Green Man face made of leaves, set within Celtic interlace knotwork and two stylised animal heads, shown as a tattoo design.
Green Man with Celtic knotwork design
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with a lattice-patterned wing and a coiled, knotted tail, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Winged dragon line design
Flash sheet of stylised dragon head designs in black, red, purple, brown, blue, green and teal, with a large black spiral dragon at the centre.
Dragon head designs around a spiral dragon
Black tribal-style dragon design with spread wings, coiled body and clawed feet, drawn as a flash sheet image without a body placement.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with a long curling tail, shown on a plain white background.
Winged dragon line drawing
Black and red Celtic knotwork design in a ring, with two dragon heads at the top, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Celtic knotwork ring with two dragon heads
Painted Japanese-style design of a tabby cat with a white dragon wrapped around its body and red flames along its tail, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Tabby cat and dragon design
Pencil drawing of a dragon with spread wings and a tail curling into a circle, shaded in brown tones on a pale yellow background.
Coiled dragon design in a circle
Black and grey Japanese style dragon design with clouds, scales and claws, drawn on paper with no body placement shown.
Black and grey dragon with clouds
Black tribal-style dragon design with a horse-like head and curling tail ending in outlined bubbles, drawn on paper.
Tribal seahorse dragon design with bubbles
Red line drawing of a dragon in flight with spread wings and a long trailing tail, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Red line drawing of a flying dragon