Dragon tattoo ideas

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Full back tattoo of a red-eyed dragon with open jaws, lightning and a stone tower, in realism style, placed across the back with sleeve tattoos visible on both arms.
Dragon and castle across a back
Two people shown from behind with full body Japanese-style tattoos, the left in black and grey with a dragon and bird, the right in colour with a warrior figure and peonies.
Full body Japanese tattoos seen from behind
Back view of a man with a red and black Japanese-style dragon on his left shoulder and upper back, and a black spine tattoo running down the centre.
Red dragon and black spine across a back
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo with spread wings and a curled tail across the upper back.
Black and grey dragon on upper back
Black and grey realism dragon tattoo with spread wings across a person's back, with the head turned to the right and mouth open.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Black and grey dragon tattoo running down the back of a person with a raised arm, in Japanese style, with a branch-like tattoo on the upper arm.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Colour tattoo of a blue and purple dragon with spread wings and a green coiled tail on the upper back.
Blue and purple dragon on upper back
Black and grey Japanese style dragon and phoenix tattoo covering the full back, with the dragon coiling over the right shoulder and the phoenix spreading its wings on the left.
Dragon and phoenix across a back
Black and grey winged dragon tattoo with a long curling tail, shaded in grey across the upper back.
Winged dragon tattoo on upper back
Black and white photograph of a woman kneeling with her back to the camera, showing a Japanese-style dragon and cloud tattoo across her back and upper arm while she raises a katana overhead.
Japanese back tattoo with raised katana
Large Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a person's back, with grey scales, red accents and black clouds.
Japanese dragon across a full back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha holding an open parasol with ink splash details, covering a person's full back, with small red accents.
Geisha with parasol across a full back
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Healed grey shaded dragon tattoo with pink ribbon accents across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Grey dragon with pink ribbons on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion in front of a pale moon, with leaves and paws, covering a person's upper back, with a small green tribal dragon on the right shoulder.
Roaring lion and moon on a back piece
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a mythical bird with a dragon-like head and feathered wings, surrounded by clouds, covering a person's back.
Large mythical bird with clouds across a back
Colour tattoo of a blue and purple dragon with spread wings and a curled tail, placed across the upper back of a person wearing a black top.
Blue and purple dragon on upper back
Black and grey realistic winged dragon tattoo across a woman's upper back, with wings spread and head turned to the right.
Winged dragon across a back
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo coiling from the upper back down the side and onto the ribs of a bare torso.
Black and grey dragon coiling down back and side
Realistic black and grey biomechanical dragon with spread wings and a glowing red mouth, with red flames along the bottom, tattooed across a man's back.
Biomechanical dragon across a full back piece
Black and grey realism full back tattoo of a dragon above a yin yang symbol, set among carved-looking clouds, waves and a Greek key border.
Dragon and yin yang full back piece
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a green dragon and an orange tiger among pink cherry blossoms and clouds.
Dragon and tiger back piece with blossoms
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a man's back, with swirling clouds and scaled body detail.
Dragon back piece in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned dragon head with wings, smoke and a castle, covering a person's back.
Dragon and castle back piece
Full back tattoo of a black and grey Japanese dragon with red flames and swirling clouds, covering the upper and mid back.
Japanese dragon back piece with red flames
Photo of a flying red dragon tattoo with black outlines on the upper back near the shoulder, with a grey tribal tattoo to the left.
Red dragon tattoo on upper back
Red dragon tattoo with spread wings and dark grey shading on the skin of the back.
Red dragon tattoo on the back
Black and grey full back tattoo of a dragon over a heart shield, framed by Celtic knotwork, runes and skulls, in a Realism style on the back.
Full back piece with dragon and Celtic knotwork
Woman seen from behind with a large Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey and gold tones across her back, with a tribal armband on her upper arm.
Dragon tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo running down a person's back from the shoulder to the waist.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Colour realism tattoo of a blue dragon and a red dragon facing each other to form a heart shape on the upper back.
Blue and red dragons forming a heart on back
Realistic green winged dragon lizard tattoo with shaded scales and a long curled tail, on the upper back of a woman with dark hair.
Green winged dragon lizard on upper back
Three side-by-side views of a full back tattoo in colour, with blue waves and a figure on one side and orange flames on the other, shown on a bare back.
Full back piece, water and fire split, three views
Back view of a woman showing a large black and grey St George and dragon tattoo across her back, with a colour floral sleeve on her upper arm.
St George and dragon across a back
Full back tattoo in colour and black and grey, showing red poppies, pink flowers, black lace patterning and a dragon head at the lower back.
Poppies, lace and dragon across a full back
Large black and grey realism back tattoo of a warrior with a raised arm facing a roaring dragon amid lightning and clouds.
Warrior and dragon across a back
Black and grey Japanese style back tattoo with curling waves, a scaled creature and lotus flowers, extending down the left arm in a sleeve.
Back and arm sleeve with waves and dragon
Shaded purple and black dragon tattoo in flight across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Purple dragon across a shoulder blade
Colour Neo-trad style tattoo on a upper back, showing a woman in profile kissing a small purple dragon inside an ornate grey frame, with a red rose above.
Woman profile and dragon in a frame on upper back
Man with a full back tattoo of green dragons, grey clouds and a cross, with blackletter lettering across the lower back and sleeve tattoos on his upper arms.
Japanese back piece with dragons and clouds