Dragon tattoo ideas

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Blue and black tattoo of a dragon head merged with a Celtic triquetra knot on a leg, with bold outlines and solid blue fill.
Dragon and Celtic triquetra knot on a leg
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
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 and grey tattoo of a winged, horse-like dragon with a long tail, running across the side of the torso.
Winged dragon horse on the side of the body
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a grey dragon with red stripes and cherry blossom branches across the top of a foot and ankle.
Japanese dragon and cherry blossom on a foot
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
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a black spotted cat with a red and grey serpent and a blue dragon head on the side of the torso.
Spotted cat with snake and dragon
Bold black tribal-style dragon tattoo with a small red flame on a lower leg, shown in a close photograph.
Tribal dragon on a lower leg
Black and grey Japanese dragon tattoo wrapping from the hip down the outer thigh, with its head and open jaws near the hip.
Japanese dragon wrapping hip and thigh
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
Small dark dragon silhouette tattoo in black and grey ink on a woman's upper chest, just below the collarbone.
Dragon silhouette on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a girl hugging a white dragon with two soot sprites and the words I knew you were good, set inside a heart on a forearm.
Spirited Away scene in a heart on a forearm
Shirtless man lifting his black shorts to show a grey realism lion tattoo on his thigh, with a colour wolf, dragon and rose piece on his chest.
Lion thigh tattoo and chest wolf and rose piece
Black and grey dragon tattoo with flaming tail wisps and clawed feet wrapping down the inner forearm, shown in a shaded realistic style.
Black and grey dragon on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Maleficent with horns and a raven, in a watercolour style with green and purple splashes, on the thigh.
Maleficent with raven on a thigh
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 and grey interlace knotwork tattoo on a back, showing a tree above two serpent heads and a triquetra at the base, in Blackwork style.
Knotwork tree and beasts across a back
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
A painterly dragon tattoo in red, orange, blue and yellow across the upper back and shoulder blade area.
Red and blue dragon on upper back
Black and grey Japanese style dragon coiled around a sword with red accents, tattooed on the forearm.
Dragon and sword on a forearm
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
Black tribal dragon tattoo on an upper arm, with flame-like spikes and wing shapes reaching toward the shoulder.
Black tribal dragon on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a purple dragon head with a teal eye and spiked scales, placed on the outer thigh.
Purple dragon head on a thigh
Close view of a red dragon coiled around a red rose on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Red dragon and rose on an upper arm
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
Black and blue tribal tattoo of two facing dragons forming a heart shape above knotwork, on the lower back.
Tribal dragons with knotwork on lower back
Man seen from behind with a full colour Japanese style tattoo covering his back, arms and legs, including dragons, flowers and a golden disc.
Full body Japanese style back and limb tattoo
Purple and blue dragon tattoo with spread wings and a coiled tail on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Purple dragon tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Maleficent with her dragon form, a raven and a red rose, placed across a person's upper back.
Maleficent dragon and rose on a back
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 and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing an armoured archangel with wings and a shield above winged dragons and clouds.
Archangel and dragons full sleeve
Black outline tattoo of a slender dragon with raised wings and a curling tail, wrapping from the ankle onto the side of the foot.
Dragon outline on an ankle
Back of a woman with a large Japanese dragon and cloud tattoo, with colourful peony and chrysanthemum sleeves on her arms.
Japanese dragon back piece with peonies
Four numbered photos of a black swirling design on a person's upper back, showing the tattoo before removal, then the treated, fading and largely cleared skin.
Four-stage tattoo removal on upper back
Black tribal dragon tattoo with spiky wings and a curled tail across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal dragon on upper back
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
Full back tattoo of red poppies, pink flowers, black lace and a dragon head in mixed botanical and Japanese style across the upper and lower back.
Poppy, lace and dragon back piece
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo wrapping from the ankle onto the top of the foot, in solid black blackwork ink.
Black tribal dragon tattoo on ankle and foot
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a thigh showing a castle skyline with crescent moons, mountains, a water band and stripes, with a dragon below near the knee.
Castle skyline and dragon on a thigh