Dragon tattoo ideas

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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
Woman in a striped top and blue underwear lifts her shirt, showing a black and grey Japanese-style dragon tattoo on her side and thigh and a rose tattoo on her hand.
Dragon on hip and thigh with rose on hand
Black and grey realism tattoos of a dragon beside crystals on one thigh and a winged griffin with pumpkins on the other, both on the upper thighs.
Dragon and griffin thigh tattoos
Black ink dragon tattoo in a Japanese style, coiling from the side of the abdomen across the hip and down onto the thigh.
Dragon tattoo wrapping hip and thigh
Black and grey dragon tattoo with a detailed head and scaled body wrapping from the hip down the outer thigh.
Dragon tattoo across hip and thigh
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
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
Black and grey dragon with red flame swirls tattooed down the side of a torso and hip, in Japanese style.
Dragon with red flames on the side
Full body Japanese-style tattoo with green and orange dragons, koi and goldfish over black wave-patterned ground across the chest, arms and thighs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with dragons and koi
Japanese style tattoos on a pair of thighs, with a black linework dragon and flower on the left and a shaded black and grey tiger with maple leaves on the right.
Tiger and dragon tattoos on both thighs
Woman in a white mesh bikini showing a black Japanese-style dragon tattoo that wraps from her hip down onto her thigh.
Black dragon tattoo across hip and thigh
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo wrapping from the hip down the outer thigh of a woman in white bikini bottoms.
Red and green dragon wrapping hip and thigh
Black and grey dragon tattoo across a stomach, with tattooed arm and leg visible at the edges of a torso shot of a woman in a black bra and briefs.
Dragon tattoo across a stomach
Full leg tattoo of a red, gold and black Japanese-style dragon running from the thigh down to the ankle.
Red and gold dragon tattoo down a leg
Japanese style dragon leg sleeve with red cherry blossoms running from the thigh down to the ankle, shown on a leg resting on a tattooist's paper.
Japanese dragon leg sleeve with cherry blossoms
Colour neo-traditional leg tattoo across the thigh and calf, showing a woman's face framed by swirling hair and jewels, with a wing and a dragon below.
Woman portrait and dragon leg sleeve
Full body Japanese style tattoo with koi, dragon and lotus motifs across the arms, chest and legs of a seated person against a black background.
Japanese bodysuit with koi and dragon
Back view of a full back Japanese style tattoo of dragons among red clouds and waves, with colour and grey shading, extending down onto the thighs.
Full back dragon tattoo
Colour neo-trad tattoo on a thigh showing two stylised figures facing each other inside a heart frame, with a green dragon below.
Two figures and a dragon in a heart on a thigh
Mixed colour and black linework tattoo of an anime-style girl with a white masked spirit, a dragon and small black soot sprites on the thigh.
Anime girl and spirits on a thigh
Japanese style dragon tattoo in red, orange and cream over dark green-black scale ground, across a hip and thigh with a white cloth wrapped around the waist.
Red and green dragon on hip and thigh
Two hands with a colour nautical star on the back of one hand, LOVE on the knuckles, and Japanese-style dragon and koi tattoos on the arms and legs behind them.
Nautical star and Japanese sleeve on hands
A colourful Japanese-style tattoo sleeve covering a leg from thigh to calf, with a yellow creature, a red fish and green clouds.
Colourful Japanese-style leg sleeve
Full body suit design of a red Japanese dragon with yellow claws, chrysanthemums and clouds across the back, arms and thighs.
Red dragon full body suit design
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 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
Japanese-style dragon tattoo with red clouds and black scales wrapping down a leg from the thigh to the calf.
Japanese dragon leg tattoo
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Seated man shown from the neck down, covered in a full Japanese style tattoo with a dragon and phoenix on the arms and a deity figure across the chest and abdomen.
Full body Japanese tattoo with dragon and phoenix
Black and grey coiled dragon tattoo on the outer thigh of a woman in a black mesh-panel swimsuit, with the head near the hip.
Coiled dragon on an outer thigh
Black and grey skeletal dragon tattoo with ribbed wings and a long curled tail, across the outer thigh.
Skeletal dragon on a thigh
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a dragon-headed carp among waves, covering a thigh.
Black and grey carp and waves on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a pink and orange dragon with horns and whiskers coiling down the upper thigh, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Pink dragon coiled around a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a warrior woman holding a sword, with dragons on her abdomen, on the outer thigh.
Warrior woman with sword and dragons on thigh
Colour Japanese-style tattoo on a side thigh and hip, with a pink crystal, black scrollwork vines, and demon masks and creatures below.
Japanese thigh piece with crystal and masks
Neo-trad style dragon tattoo with black outlines, grey shading and a blue watercolour wash, placed on the upper thigh.
Grey dragon with blue wash on the thigh