Dragon tattoo ideas

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Black tribal-style dragon design with a flared head and sweeping tail wrapping around an open circle, drawn in bold solid linework on a white background.
Tribal dragon coiling around a circle
Black silhouette design of a three-headed dragon with its body curled inside a circle, shown as a bold blackwork flash design with no body placement.
Three-headed dragon in a circle
Black tribal flash design of two dragons with outstretched wings forming a heart, with a small rose at the base.
Tribal dragons forming a heart with a rose
Black tribal-style dragon head beside a yin yang symbol, with sweeping black lines, shown as a flat design on a white background.
Tribal dragon and yin yang design
Black blackwork-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue police box, with a swirling dragon-like shape and dotted spatter around it.
TARDIS within a black tribal swirl on upper arm
Black tribal-style design of a woman with flowing hair entwined with a winged dragon, drawn in bold solid linework on a white background.
Tribal woman and dragon design
Solid black tribal dragon design with interlocking knotwork body and swirling tail, shown on a white background as a flash drawing.
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
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo design with spiral patterns on its body and wings, drawn on a white background, with no placement shown.
Tribal dragon design with spiral patterns
Sheet of dragon flash designs in black and grey, including a large central Chinese-style dragon with swirling tribal detailing, shown without a body placement.
Dragon flash sheet in black and grey
Solid black tribal-style dragon design on a white background, coiling vertically with clawed feet and a spiked back, shown as a standalone stencil-style design.
Black tribal-style dragon design
Solid black dragon tattoo with a spiked head, flowing jaw lines and a curled tail, on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black dragon tattoo on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a crescent with a small dragon head near the hairline, sitting behind a person's ear with a silver hoop earring.
Dragon and crescent tattoo behind the ear
Two matching black dragon tattoos on the inner wrists and forearms, mirrored so the dragons face each other.
Matching mirrored dragons on two wrists
Black tribal-style dragon design drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal dragon design
Black blackwork-style dragon design with patterned wings that break apart into flying crows, drawn on a tan parchment background.
Dragon dissolving into flying crows
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
Small solid black dragon silhouette tattoo in blackwork style on the upper chest, below the collarbone, on a woman in a black vest top.
Dragon silhouette on upper chest
Black tribal-style dragon design with a horse-like head and curling tail ending in outlined bubbles, drawn on paper.
Tribal seahorse dragon design with bubbles
Sheet of thirteen black silhouette dragon designs in Japanese-influenced style, shown as flash on a white background.
Collection of black dragon designs
Black tribal-style dragon design with a long horn, open jaw and swirling tail, shown as a flat drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal dragon design with swirling tail
Black design of two dragons with their necks curving into a heart shape around a central sword, drawn in solid black on a white background, as a blackwork-style flash design.
Two dragons framing a sword in a heart shape
Solid black blackwork flash design of a winged serpent curled into a ring around a six-pointed star made of interlocking triangles.
Black serpent ring with triangle star
Black tribal-style dragon design with spread wings, a segmented body and a barbed tail, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Bold black blackwork-style design of a serpent head biting a ring of spiked discs, each with a central dot, on a plain white background.
Serpent head and spiked ring design
Side by side photos of a solid black tribal dragon tattoo on a lower leg, before and after a rework with grey shading and highlighted outlines.
Black tribal dragon on a calf, before and after
Black ink tribal dragon design on white paper, with a horned head facing left, spiked wings and a barbed tail, shown without any body placement.
Tribal dragon design in solid black
Black and grey tribal dragon tattoo with spread wings covering the upper and middle back, photographed against a brick wall.
Tribal dragon with spread wings across 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
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
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
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
Black ink tribal dragon design with a flowing mane and swirling tail, drawn in a blackwork style on white paper.
Tribal dragon design
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
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 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
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-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
Black line drawing of an ornamental dragon with swirling tribal-style patterning, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental black line dragon design
Black tribal-style dragon design with bold solid shapes and interlaced curling tail, shown as a flash drawing on a plain white background.
Tribal dragon design in solid black
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style dragon with a spiked head and sweeping wings, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Tribal dragon design in black ink
Black tribal-style dragon design with swirling wings and a spiral tail wrapped around a pentagram inside a circle, drawn on white.
Tribal dragon with pentagram circle
Black tribal-style dragon design drawn on cream paper, with flowing blackwork flames, a swirling tail and small open circles at the base.
Tribal dragon design with swirling tail
Solid black silhouette drawing of a dragon with a curling single-line body and a large spiked wing, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Dragon silhouette design