Dragon tattoo ideas

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Pencil sketch of a Japanese-style dragon with claws, whiskers and a scaled body, drawn in blue and red pencil for a tattoo design.
Japanese dragon design in pencil
Black and grey dragon tattoo design drawn on a plain white background, with a coiled serpentine body, lace-like wing detail and a horned head.
Coiled dragon tattoo design
Black and white tribal design of two dragons forming a yin yang circle, drawn as a tattoo flash style illustration with no body part shown.
Yin yang dragons in black and white
Japanese style tattoo of a samurai oni mask in a helmet, with cherry blossoms and a golden dragon, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Samurai oni and dragon on upper arm
Full sleeve Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey and red with red flames, shown on the upper arm and forearm of a shirtless man.
Dragon sleeve with red flames
Black and grey tattoo of the cartoon dragon Toothless with bright green eyes, sitting on the lower back above a pair of jeans.
Toothless dragon tattoo on the lower back
Full-colour Japanese-style dragon design in blue and orange with orange flame-like fins, coiled and clawed, shown on a white background.
Coiled dragon design in blue and orange
Colour tattoo of a red dragon breathing a fireball in a neo-traditional style, running down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Red dragon breathing fire on ribs
Solid black tribal dragon design with interlocking knotwork body and swirling tail, shown on a white background as a flash drawing.
Tribal dragon design
Japanese style flash drawing of a green and red dragon coiling over black and grey waves, with a small cartoon figure in a yellow robe beside it.
Green dragon flash with wave background
Woman seen from behind with a full-back Japanese style tattoo of a dragon and waves, extending over the upper arms and thighs.
Full back and leg Japanese dragon tattoo
Two flash designs on a white background: a black and grey sword with a skull and dragons, and a colour dragon coiled around a red-hilted sword with flames.
Skull, sword and dragon flash designs
Black and grey pencil drawing of a winged dragon with a red eye, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Winged dragon tattoo design
Colour tattoo of a blue-grey and green Eastern-style dragon coiling across a person's upper back, shown in a Japanese style.
Blue and green dragon across a back
Black and grey Japanese dragon with clouds, maple leaves and a rose across a forearm, shown from three angles.
Japanese dragon and maple sleeve on a forearm
Solid black dragon design with white linework and flowing spiked fins, shown on a white background as a tattoo flash drawing.
Black tribal-style dragon design
Large Japanese style back tattoo of a green dragon and a grey dragon among clouds and cherry blossoms, spanning the upper back and shoulders.
Twin dragons across a back piece
Black dotwork tattoo on the forearm showing a traditional Japanese bathhouse building with a faceless masked spirit in front and a serpentine shape above.
Bathhouse spirit dotwork tattoo on forearm
Black line flash sheet of three small dragon designs on aged paper, with the words I am fire and I am death between them.
Three dragon designs with I am fire and I am death
Black and grey realistic dragon with a shaded head and scaled body, claws gripping a sphere, tattooed on the upper arm.
Black and grey dragon gripping a sphere on upper arm
Black and grey engraved-style drawing of a winged dragon with an open mouth and coiled tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Winged dragon tattoo design
Flash sheet of four black line-art geometric animal heads, a stag, a dragon, a wolf and a lion, each with a name and short motto beneath.
Four geometric animal sigils on a flash sheet
Colour drawing of a silver Japanese-style dragon with orange flame accents, coiling through blue stylised waves, as a tattoo design.
Silver dragon with blue waves and orange flames
Red-brown line drawing of a Japanese dragon coiling through wisps of cloud, with cherry blossoms, as a tattoo design sketch.
Japanese dragon with cherry blossoms
Vivid colour tattoo of Maleficent with a green dragon and a staff on a forearm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Maleficent and green dragon on a forearm
Split image of a woman's upper back: on the left a faded grey dragon tattoo on the shoulder blade, on the right the same area covered by black and grey realistic lilies on the shoulder.
Lily cover-up over a faded dragon on the back
Black and grey Japanese style flash design of a coiling dragon with lily-like flowers and cloud motifs on a white background.
Black and grey dragon with flowers and clouds
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with its horned head resting on the shoulder.
Black and grey dragon across shoulder and arm
Realistic black and grey dragon tattoo with spread wings and a long curled tail across a man's upper back and shoulder blade.
Winged dragon across a back
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo covering a person's back, with a coiling body, clawed feet and wispy cloud-like smoke.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Large back tattoo of a purple and grey winged dragon with a serpent-like tail, with a zipper motif opening down the spine.
Winged dragon back piece with zipper
Full arm sleeve tattoo in Japanese style showing a blue-green scaled serpent, red flames and dragon heads, shown from three angles.
Full sleeve with dragons and serpent in Japanese style
Black tribal dragon tattoo with wing-like scrollwork across a man's upper back, running down the spine, seen from behind.
Tribal dragon back tattoo
Black line drawing of a serpentine dragon with a curled tail and spiked back, shown as a flash tattoo design.
Black line serpentine dragon design
Blue Celtic knotwork design with a dragon head at the top, drawn in solid flat ink on a white background.
Celtic knot with dragon head
Black tribal-style dragon design coiled in a circle on a white background, drawn as a flash with no body placement shown.
Coiled tribal dragon design
Black tribal-style dragon design with a curling tail, clawed feet and flame-like spines on a white background.
Tribal dragon design in solid black
Close crop of a woman in a turquoise bikini showing a small black dragon-like tattoo on her lower abdomen beside the waistband.
Small dragon-like tattoo on the hip
Green dragon tattoo with black outlines and shaded scales on the side of a hip and waist.
Green dragon on a hip
Two photographs on a magazine page show a bare male torso with a black and grey Japanese style tiger with red accents on the ribs and a dragon and cloud sleeve on the upper arm.
Japanese tiger and dragon sleeve on torso
Black and grey line drawing of a coiling Eastern dragon with a flaming pearl, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Eastern dragon with a flaming pearl
Black tribal-style design of two dragons whose wings and bodies form a heart, with red and blue accents on a white background, shown without any body part.
Twin dragons forming a heart, tribal design
Hand-drawn blue and teal dragon wing designs on brown kraft paper, shaded with marker and dotted highlights, beside pens and brushes.
Blue dragon wing design on kraft paper
Healed grey shaded dragon tattoo with pink ribbon accents across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Grey dragon with pink ribbons on upper back
Upper arm tattoo of a geisha holding a folding fan beside a dragon, in grey shading with red accents, Japanese style.
Geisha with fan and dragon on upper arm
Purple tribal design of two dragons facing each other, forming a heart shape above an infinity loop on a white background.
Twin dragons and infinity heart design
A green glowing dragon tattoo with scale patterning on an upper arm, photographed under ultraviolet light against a blue fabric sleeve.
Glow-in-the-dark dragon on an arm
Full body Japanese style tattoo with dragons, chrysanthemums and clouds across the chest, arms and thighs of a man in white briefs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with dragons and chrysanthemums