Dragon tattoo ideas

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Coloured pencil drawing of a pink and orange phoenix facing a green dragon in a flowing, interlocking tattoo design on white paper.
Phoenix and green dragon design
Black and white drawing of a circular tattoo design split into four quadrants, showing a sword in a ring, a dragon, a snowflake and a sun, framed by rope and swirl borders.
Four-part design with sword, dragon, snowflake and sun
Sheet of thirteen black silhouette dragon designs in Japanese-influenced style, shown as flash on a white background.
Collection of black dragon designs
Line drawing of a Japanese-style dragon, lion-like mask and lotus flowers over waves and clouds, with pink wash shading, as a tattoo design.
Japanese dragon and lotus flash design
Black tribal-style dragon design with a long horn, open jaw and swirling tail, shown as a flat drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal dragon design with swirling tail
Black design of two dragons with their necks curving into a heart shape around a central sword, drawn in solid black on a white background, as a blackwork-style flash design.
Two dragons framing a sword in a heart shape
Pencil drawing of a Japanese-style dragon coiling above chrysanthemum flowers, with wind lines, designed as a tattoo piece.
Japanese dragon with chrysanthemums
Solid black blackwork flash design of a winged serpent curled into a ring around a six-pointed star made of interlocking triangles.
Black serpent ring with triangle star
Black and grey traditional tattoo designs printed on a white sweatshirt, including swallows over a clasped-hands heart, a rose with a banner, a stag and an anchor.
Tattoo designs printed on a white sweatshirt
Four bold black brush calligraphy characters on white, labelled dragon, patience or endurance, book and peace, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Four calligraphy characters with English labels
Black tribal-style dragon design with spread wings, a segmented body and a barbed tail, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Bold black blackwork-style design of a serpent head biting a ring of spiked discs, each with a central dot, on a plain white background.
Serpent head and spiked ring design
Pencil drawing of a feathered phoenix-dragon hybrid wrapped around swirling cloud scrolls, in a Japanese-influenced tattoo design style.
Phoenix and dragon with cloud scrolls
Black ink tribal dragon design on white paper, with a horned head facing left, spiked wings and a barbed tail, shown without any body placement.
Tribal dragon design in solid black
Bold black tribal-style dragon design with green shaded wings on a white background, a flash design with no body placement shown.
Black and green tribal-style dragon design
Black line drawing of a Norse-style interlaced knotwork design with a stylised animal head at the upper right, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body part visible.
Norse interlace beast knotwork design
Black line drawing of a dragon coiled in a circle, with raised wings and a hexagonal scaled body, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Coiled dragon with raised wings
Black linework drawing of a coiled dragon with a long, spiked body and a sweeping wing shaded with a grey splatter effect, on a white background.
Coiled dragon design with a grey wash wing
Flash sheet of bold black Japanese-style dragons and kanji characters labelled wealth, wisdom and love, with small red accents.
Dragons and kanji flash sheet
Pencil drawing of a cheerful baby dragon hatching from a cracked egg, with its wings forming a heart shape and a small butterfly nearby.
Baby dragon hatching with heart-shaped wings
Pen drawing of a tattoo design on a woman's torso in a bikini, showing a Japanese style dragon and mermaid along the ribs and hip.
Dragon and mermaid design on a torso
Black line drawing of a coiling Eastern dragon with swirling clouds, in a Japanese-influenced style, shown on a white background.
Eastern dragon with swirling clouds
Full body suit design of a red Japanese dragon with yellow claws, chrysanthemums and clouds across the back, arms and thighs.
Red dragon full body suit design
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with curling smoke above its head, in a bold tribal-style outline, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Winged dragon with smoke curls design
Flash sheet of twelve black brush-style Chinese zodiac characters in a grid, each labelled in English with its animal name.
Chinese zodiac characters flash sheet
Black dragon design with lace-patterned wings coiling into a long serpentine tail, drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Lace-winged dragon design
Black and white tribal-style dragon design with a curling tail, drawn as a stencil-like flash image with no body part shown.
Tribal dragon design
Flash design of a red and orange dragon with spread blue-winged membranes and a flame tipped tail on a dark grey background.
Orange and blue winged dragon design
Black line drawing of a Japanese-style dragon with scaled body, clawed feet and swirling flames and clouds, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Japanese dragon with flames line drawing
Black tribal flash design of two facing dragons with spiked wings and an intertwined serpentine body, in a blackwork style.
Twin dragons with intertwined body design
Solid black tribal-style phoenix design with outstretched wings and flowing flame-like tail on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing without a body placement.
Black tribal phoenix design
Illustrated red and gold dragon with feathered wings, set against a dark background of gold scrollwork and knotwork on a maroon border.
Red and gold dragon with knotwork background
Solid black tribal-style dragon design with swirling tail and flame-like spines on a white background, shown without a body placement.
Black tribal dragon design
Drawn tattoo design of a green dragon coiling through grey swirling clouds in a Japanese style, shown on a parchment-coloured background.
Green dragon among grey clouds design
Red and graphite sketch of a geisha holding a sword, with a dragon tattoo design drawn across her shoulder and chest in Japanese style.
Geisha with dragon shoulder tattoo sketch
Black ink line drawing of a stylised dragon head with flowing tail-like lines and a small circle below, on white paper, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Stylised dragon line drawing design
Black tribal design of a dragon and a phoenix meeting over Celtic knotwork, shown on a pale wooden board with no body placement.
Tribal dragon and phoenix design
Black and grey line drawing of a winged serpent holding a skeleton key in its mouth, beside a heart-shaped padlock with butterflies.
Winged serpent with key and heart padlock
Black line drawing of a dragon in a bold tribal-style outline, with a raised wing, coiled body and spiral tail, on a white background.
Tribal-style dragon design with curled tail
Black ink drawing of a three-headed dragon curled within a circle, with its body and wings filled with dense patterned linework, on a plain white background.
Three-headed dragon in a circle
Flash design of a silver dragon coiling around an orange tiger that is mid-roar, with Chinese characters at the lower right, in Japanese-style tattoo artwork.
Silver dragon and tiger design
Traditional flash collage showing a purple skull with a LOVE KILLS SLOWLY banner, pin-up women, a koi fish, a mermaid, a dragon head and roses.
Traditional flash collage with skull and pin-ups
Flash sheet of 30 small tattoo designs in Japanese style, pairing kanji characters with animals, flowers and symbols such as a rose, tiger, koi carp and dragon, each with an English label.
Kanji and animal tattoo flash sheet
Pencil line drawing of a Japanese-style dragon head and demon mask surrounded by flowers and scales, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Japanese dragon and flower sketch on paper
Flash sheet of four black ink dragon designs with swirling tails and bold linework, shown on a white background.
Four black dragon designs on a flash sheet
Black and grey pencil drawing of a cartoon baby dragon bursting from a cracked eggshell, with small wings and an open-mouthed grin, drawn as a tattoo design.
Baby dragon hatching from an eggshell
Black ink tribal dragon design with a flowing mane and swirling tail, drawn in a blackwork style on white paper.
Tribal dragon design
Black and white pen drawing of two dragons curled together in a yin and yang arrangement, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Yin and yang dragons drawing