Dragon tattoo ideas

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Mirrored Celtic knotwork design with two green and blue dragon heads on a black background, drawn as a tattoo-style flash with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical Celtic knot dragons
Black ink drawing of a winged dragon perched above a Celtic triquetra knot, in a blackwork style, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Dragon with Celtic triquetra knot design
Solid black flash design of a stylised dragon-like creature with a curling spiral tail and sweeping wing-like spikes, on a white background.
Black silhouette dragon with spiral tail
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dragon with spread wings coiled around a shaded human skull, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Dragon wrapped around a skull
Black ink flash design of a dragon with spread wings above an interlaced Celtic knot, with no body placement shown.
Dragon with Celtic knotwork design
Full-colour Japanese style dragon design with green scales, red fins and clouds on black, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Green and red dragon design with wind chime
Pencil sketch of a dragon coiling around a wolf that sits below it, drawn in soft shaded linework as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dragon and wolf entwined pencil design
Digital drawing of a tattoo design showing a black and grey dragon with red-spotted wings, a red rose and a green leaf, with bold tribal swirls.
Dragon and red rose tattoo design
Black tribal dragon design on a white background, rearing up with spiked wings, clawed forelimbs and a curled tail, shown as a flat flash drawing.
Tribal dragon silhouette design
Blue line drawing of two sleeve designs in a neo-traditional style, showing a skull, a dragon, a rose, flames, a bird, a tattoo machine and the words Love and Hate.
Dragon and skull sleeve flash sheet
Black and grey Japanese style illustration of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a dragon, with a tattoo-style design on her upper arm and a parasol behind her.
Kimono woman with dragon and parasol
Black and grey pencil sketch of a dragon head in profile with swept-back horns, spiked crest and open jaw, drawn as a tattoo design.
Dragon head pencil sketch
Black line drawing of a tribal-style dragon with a swirling scrollwork tail on a white background.
Tribal-style dragon with swirling tail
Coloured pen drawing of two dragons facing each other nose to nose, forming a heart shape, as a tattoo design sketch.
Two dragons nose to nose in colour
Japanese style full back tattoo design in colour, showing a blue oni demon, a dragon head and a scaled serpent with red claws on a torso outline.
Oni and dragon full back design
Black and grey drawing of a coiled, scaled dragon with fin-like crest and clawed feet, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black and grey coiled dragon design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dragon head in profile with swept-back horns, frill-like spines and open jaws, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Dragon head in profile, pencil drawing
Five Japanese-style full back tattoo designs drawn on paper sheets, showing dragons, an oni mask, a warrior with a sword, a woman and waves in colour.
Japanese back piece designs on painted sheets
A watercolour and ink dragon design with blue, violet and red washes, drawn as a flash sheet suitable for a tattoo.
Watercolour dragon design in blue and violet
Black ink line drawing of a slender dragon with a curled tail and spiky wings, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Minimalist dragon line drawing
Black line drawing of an ornamental dragon with swirling tribal-style patterning, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental black line dragon design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dragon and a phoenix facing each other in a heart-like curve, shaded in fine detail, shown as a tattoo design.
Dragon and phoenix facing design
Sheet of black line drawings of traditional tattoo designs, including roses, skulls, swallows, snakes and anchors, arranged as a character grid.
Traditional tattoo flash glyph sheet
Black and grey drawing of a symmetrical horned dragon face with pale glowing eyes, shown as a tattoo design on a plain dark background.
Horned dragon face design
Sepia drawing of a geisha with hair sticks and closed eyes, with a dragon and wave design and a patterned sleeve, in a Japanese style.
Geisha and dragon tattoo design
Black tribal-style dragon design with bold solid shapes and interlaced curling tail, shown as a flash drawing on a plain white background.
Tribal dragon design in solid black
Line drawing of a figure with a black and purple tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, beside a blue gradient dragon design with dotwork scales and a curled tail.
Blue dragon designs with an arm tattoo outline
Black tribal-style dragon flash design with a coiled S-shaped body and spiked head, drawn in solid black on a white background.
Tribal dragon design in black
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style dragon with a spiked head and sweeping wings, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Tribal dragon design in black ink
Pencil sketch of a bearded wizard holding a staff, with a dragon curling over his head and wisps of smoke around the figure, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Bearded wizard and dragon design sketch
Black tribal-style dragon design with swirling wings and a spiral tail wrapped around a pentagram inside a circle, drawn on white.
Tribal dragon with pentagram circle
Black line drawing of a Japanese-style dragon coiling upward beside a flaming pearl, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragon and flaming pearl line drawing
Painted dragon design with spread bat-like wings, clawed feet and a long scaled tail coiled at the bottom, shown on a plain background with no body placement.
Winged dragon with coiled scaled tail
Black tribal-style dragon design drawn on cream paper, with flowing blackwork flames, a swirling tail and small open circles at the base.
Tribal dragon design with swirling tail
Black line drawing of a serpentine dragon with a spiked back, tall wing-like fins and a curled tail, shown on a plain white background.
Serpentine dragon with spiked back and wings
Pencil sketch of a Japanese-style dragon surrounded by cherry blossoms, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Dragon and cherry blossom design sketch
Brown ink line drawing of a vertical interlaced knotwork design with two stylised beast heads at the top, suitable as a tattoo flash design.
Interlaced knotwork with two beast heads
Hand-drawn neo-traditional design of a golden dragon coiled around a grey skull, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Golden dragon coiled around a skull
Sheet of black dragon tattoo designs in tribal and silhouette styles, shown as flash on a white background.
Dragon tattoo designs in black silhouette
Solid black silhouette drawing of a dragon with a curling single-line body and a large spiked wing, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Dragon silhouette design
Black ink line drawing of a tribal-style dragon with a raised head, spiked back and a curling tail, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Tribal dragon line drawing design
Drawing of a long white dragon entwined with green vines and leaves, holding a small red orb, shown as a tattoo design on a brown background.
White dragon with green vines
Solid black tribal-style dragon design with a coiled, serpentine body on a white background, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Tribal dragon design, vertical
Coloured drawing of a teal Celtic knotwork cross with a grey dragon coiled around it and its wings spread, on a black background.
Dragon wrapped around a Celtic cross
Character map sheet of black tribal tattoo-style designs, including butterflies, hearts, dragons, suns and scorpions, arranged in a grid of labelled cells.
Tribal tattoo design font specimen sheet
Black tribal-style dragon design with white highlights and a small red eye, drawn on a white background.
Tribal dragon design with red eye
Black line drawing of a horned Hannya mask with prayer beads, smoke swirls and a coiled dragon, a Japanese style tattoo flash design.
Hannya mask with horns and prayer beads
Black tribal-style dragon design with sweeping spiked wings and a flowing tail, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal dragon design