Dragon tattoo ideas

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Black and grey Japanese style leg sleeve on a seated person, with a hannya mask on the calf and a scaled creature with fangs across the thigh.
Hannya mask and clouds leg sleeve
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
Full back tattoo of a green dragon coiled around black bamboo stalks and pink peonies, in a Japanese style with realistic shading, placed on the upper back.
Dragon and peonies on a back
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
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a fierce mythical creature head with ornate detailing, a compass-like motif and fine trailing lines.
Large mythical creature tattoo on a thigh
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
Japanese-style dragon tattoo with red clouds and black scales wrapping down a leg from the thigh to the calf.
Japanese dragon leg tattoo
Realistic colour tattoo of a dragon eye with an orange slit pupil and dark scaled skin on an arm.
Dragon eye on an arm
Full body Japanese style tattoo covering a man's arms, chest, back and legs, with a dragon, cherry blossoms, clouds and waves in bright colour on grey shading.
Full body Japanese bodysuit tattoo
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo with green scales and red flames wrapping around a person's upper thigh, with legs resting on a cream fluffy blanket.
Green and red dragon on a thigh
Black and grey dragon tattoo across the top of a foot, worn with a black strappy mule that has a silver buckle.
Dragon tattoo across the top of a foot
Japanese style colour tattoo of a black cat holding an arrow above a red and teal dragon, shown on a limb in two side by side photos.
Black cat and dragon in Japanese style
Black line-work Japanese-style dragon with cherry blossoms wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder, shown without shading or colour.
Dragon and cherry blossoms on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style sleeve tattoo with an oni mask, dragon and skulls on a man's forearm, beside a woman with floral tattoos on her upper arm.
Japanese sleeve with oni mask and skulls
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
Large Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey shading with red flowers and falling petals, across a person's thigh.
Dragon and red blossoms on a thigh
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a mandala on the shoulder and a serpent over geometric bands.
Mandala shoulder and serpent sleeve on upper arm
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
Neo-trad colour tattoo on a forearm showing a green multi-headed dragon beside a small figure on a grassy hill, under a starry sky with a constellation.
Dragon and figure in a night sky on a forearm
Black and grey dragon tattoo across the top of a foot and ankle, worn with a black pointed shoe and red pleated skirt.
Dragon tattoo on an ankle and foot
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a horned owl with spread wings and a red dragon, framed by grey clouds, across the left ribs of a torso.
Owl and dragon across the ribs
Japanese style colour tattoo of a black cat and a green dragon among waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close-up alongside a detail view.
Cat and green dragon on an upper arm
Front and back views of a full body Japanese style tattoo with a large orange koi, cherry blossoms and grey waves across the back, arms, torso and legs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with koi and cherry blossom
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
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo with peony flowers wrapping around the side of a thigh and hip.
Dragon and peonies on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with a parasol across a full back, with a small dragon design on the arm.
Geisha with parasol on a full back
Bold black tribal-style dragon tattoo across the upper back of a woman holding two katana swords, placed on the back.
Tribal dragon across a woman's back
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
Black and grey dragon tattoo wrapping from the upper arm across the ribs, with a smaller flaming dragon on the thigh against a warm gold background.
Black and grey dragon across ribs and arm
Fine line tattoo of a mountain range with a red dragon flying above it, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dragon above a mountain range on upper back
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
Black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo wrapping around the outer thigh and hip, with its head and open jaws at the top.
Black and grey dragon wrapped around a thigh
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
A colourful Japanese-style dragon tattoo with orange and blue scales runs down a leg onto the ankle, where cherry blossom sprigs sit beside a white strap heel.
Dragon tattoo on a leg in white heels
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