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
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 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
Graphite pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a crowned lion, a wolf, roses, a sun, a dragon head and antlers, rendered in a realistic style with no body placement shown.
Crowned lion, wolf and dragon pencil design
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
Full sleeve Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey and red with red flames, shown on the upper arm and forearm of a shirtless man.
Dragon sleeve with red flames
Black and grey realistic dragon with a shaded head and scaled body, claws gripping a sphere, tattooed on the upper arm.
Black and grey dragon gripping a sphere on upper arm
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
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with its horned head resting on the shoulder.
Black and grey dragon across shoulder and arm
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
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
Upper arm tattoo of a geisha holding a folding fan beside a dragon, in grey shading with red accents, Japanese style.
Geisha with fan and dragon on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open-mouthed dragon head with bared teeth and spiked horns, on the forearm.
Realistic dragon head on forearm
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 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 dragon tattoo with a coiled tail and a small line of script beneath it, on a person's left side ribs.
Black and grey dragon tattoo on the ribs
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 Japanese-style dragon tattoo with scaled body, wings and clawed feet across an upper arm, shown in four close-up panels.
Black and grey dragon on an arm
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged dragon wrapped in smoke, on the outer upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey dragon on an upper arm
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
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
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
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
Three-view photo of a full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded grey dragon head at the shoulder with red blossom branches and smoke down the arm, in a Japanese style.
Dragon and cherry blossom full sleeve
Colour tattoo of a purple and black dragon in a realistic style across a person's upper back, with orange and pink clouds behind it.
Purple dragon across upper back
Black and grey realistic dragon biting its own tail in a circle, tattooed across the upper back.
Dragon coiled in a circle on upper back
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a dragon eye with an orange slit pupil and dark scaled skin on an arm.
Dragon eye on an arm
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
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
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
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
Realistic dragon head with horns, scales and clawed feet in a shaded, colour style across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic dragon head and claws on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a dark dragon breathing orange fire above a lighthouse on the sea, shown on the inner forearm.
Dragon breathing fire on a forearm
Black and grey realistic dragon tattoo with a scaled body and spiked head wrapping across an upper arm, with shaded smoke-like details behind it.
Black and grey dragon on upper arm
Full sleeve tattoo of a grey Japanese dragon with red flames on a man's arm, shown from shoulder to wrist in two views.
Japanese dragon full sleeve with red flames
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