Dragonfly tattoo ideas

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Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly tattoo design with scrollwork above and dotted chains hanging from the wings.
Ornate dragonfly design with dotted chains
Coloured drawing of a dragonfly with patterned wings perched on a pink flower with a green stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design on white paper.
Dragonfly and pink flower design
Black ink drawing of an infinity symbol with a small dragonfly on its left loop, a fine line tattoo design shown on white paper.
Infinity symbol with dragonfly
Pencil and ink drawing of a woman's face framed by roses, peonies, a butterfly and a dragonfly, a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Woman portrait with roses and butterfly
Four solid black dragonfly silhouettes in a horizontal row on a white background, shown as a tattoo stencil design with no body part visible.
Four dragonflies in a row
Black ink line drawing of a faceless mermaid with swirling hair, a patterned tail and a dragonfly, suitable as a tattoo design.
Mermaid with dragonfly line drawing
Pencil sketch design of a triskele within a triangle, surrounded by daffodils, a knotted border and a filigree dragonfly, in black and grey.
Triskele, daffodils and dragonfly design sketch
Black and grey pencil sketch of a dragonfly with spread wings and the words embrace imperfection in cursive script above it, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dragonfly sketch with 'embrace imperfection'
Black line drawing flash sheet of four dragonflies in varied positions, each with a dashed swirling trail, shown without any body placement.
Four dragonflies with dashed flight trails
Drawn tattoo design of a dragonfly with teal and purple translucent wings, its tail trailing a cloud of small black stars across a pale grey background.
Dragonfly with star trail design
Coloured flash drawing of a flying pelican with outlined feathers, a koi fish, lotus flowers and irises on a pale background, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Flying pelican with koi and lotus flowers
Black tribal-style dragonfly tattoo design on a white background, with swirling wings and a segmented body.
Tribal dragonfly design
Black line drawing of an ornamental dragonfly with paisley-style patterned wings and curled antennae, shown as a flash design on white.
Ornamental dragonfly design
Black and white flash design of primrose flowers and leaves on two side panels with cattails and dragonflies in the centre, in an art nouveau woodcut style.
Art nouveau primrose and reed panels
Black outline drawing of a dragonfly with segmented body and striped wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragonfly line drawing
Black tribal-style dragonfly flash design with swirling wings, a long curving tail and small star sparkles on a white background.
Tribal dragonfly design with trailing stem
Black ink practice sheet on white paper showing step-by-step line drawings of dragonflies, flowers, paisley motifs and star designs, with handwritten encouragement to practise.
Henna-style practice sheet of dragonflies, flowers and
Dark red dragonfly silhouette on a pale grey background, shown as a flat design with no body placement visible.
Red dragonfly design
Black line flash sheet of small fine line designs, including semicolons, a ribbon, a cross, a dragonfly, a key and lettering such as Hope, Faith and Never Give Up, shown on white paper.
Semicolon and inspirational word flash sheet
Purple brush-stroke drawing of a dragonfly with spiralled wing tips and a long wavy trail, on a white background.
Purple brush dragonfly with flowing tail
Black and grey flash sheet of insects including a stag beetle, a scarab beetle, a death's head hawkmoth, a spider, a dragonfly and two wasps, drawn in ink linework.
Insect flash sheet with beetles, moth and wasps
Black tribal-style dragonfly design with swirling Polynesian-inspired patterns filling the wings, shown on a white background.
Tribal dragonfly design
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly design with filigree swirls and gear details on its wings, with a key forming its body, shown without any skin or placement.
Ornate dragonfly and key design
Black and grey dotwork-style dragonfly design with ornate wings, a jewelled body and dotted chains hanging beneath, drawn on a lilac grey background.
Ornate dragonfly with dotted chains design
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly with mandala-style patterned wings above a dotted geometric circle, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornate dragonfly design with geometric circle
Purple brushstroke dragonfly tattoo design with a loose trailing line below it, drawn on a plain off-white background.
Purple brushstroke dragonfly design
Hand-drawn sheet on squared paper showing many small line symbols, including an ankh, eye, skull, owl, lion, dreamcatcher and mountains, as possible tattoo designs.
Hand-drawn sheet of small tattoo symbols
Black ink line drawing of a dragonfly with swirling blackwork patterns filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragonfly with swirled wings
A flash sheet of small black tattoo designs on white, including a snake, sun, butterfly, dragonfly, flower and frog, shown in a simple bold tribal-style outline.
Black tattoo flash sheet of small motifs
Black line drawing of a dragonfly tattoo design with tribal-style wings and a column of three red hearts forming its body.
Dragonfly with heart-shaped body design
Three black ink dragonflies drawn one above another on a white background, each with ornamental swirled patterns inside the wings.
Three dragonflies with ornate wings
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly with patterned wings and a segmented body, shown as a tattoo flash design on a white background.
Ornamental dragonfly line drawing
Black ink drawing of a dragonfly with daisy-like flowers and swirling scrollwork, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dragonfly and flowers design
Black and white drawing of two dragonflies with mesh-patterned wings, their tails curving to form a heart shape on a white background.
Two dragonflies forming a heart
Blue ornate tattoo flash design of a cannabis leaf filled with paisley scrollwork, peacock feathers, a dragonfly and a fleur-de-lis on a pale grey background.
Ornate blue cannabis leaf with peacock feathers
Black linework flash design of a dragonfly with outstretched wings, surrounded by grey stars and ending in a looping swirl tail, with no body placement shown.
Dragonfly with stars and a swirling tail
Pencil or ink flash design of three dragonflies and an ornate key with filigree scrollwork, drawn in fine line with light pink accents.
Three dragonflies and an ornate key
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a lotus flower with two dragonflies in soft black and grey shading, shown as a stencil-style sketch with no body placement visible.
Lotus flower with two dragonflies
Black line flash sheet of semi colon tattoo designs, including anchors, wings, flowers, butterflies, dragonflies and hearts, with prices noted at the top.
Semi colon tattoo flash sheet
Black ink flash design of three dragonflies stacked vertically, each with intricately patterned, scroll-filled wings on a white background.
Three ornate dragonflies in a vertical stack
Continuous black single-line drawing of a dragonfly with a lotus flower at its head, on a plain white background, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Single line dragonfly with lotus flower
A grid of nine black and white dragonfly tattoo designs with swirling, tribal-style wing patterns on a white background.
Nine black dragonfly tattoo designs
Fine line drawing of two dragonflies with pink and blue swirls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Two dragonflies with swirls
Pen and watercolour drawing of a dragonfly with purple, pink and turquoise wings and red ink splashes on a white background.
Watercolour dragonfly design
Black single-line drawing of a dragonfly design with two pairs of looped wings, small dots at the body and a long curling tail on a plain white background.
Dragonfly line drawing
Black ink flash sheet of ornate butterfly, dragonfly, hummingbird, flower and ladybird tattoo designs.
Ornamental insect and hummingbird flash sheet
Black ink line drawing of a stylised dragonfly with large looped wings and a curling swirl tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Dragonfly line design with swirling tail
Two solid black dragonfly designs in a bold, stylised graphic style, one angled upward and one viewed from above, shown on a white background with no skin visible.
Two dragonflies in bold black silhouette