Feather tattoo ideas

3,392 photos and flash · 23% Realism, 21% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Three-panel collage of a traditional style moth tattoo in black, grey, orange and pink on a forearm, with feather details at the top and bottom.
Traditional moth on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with green, teal and orange plumage and spread wings on the inner forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a forearm
Back view of a woman with purple hair in a braided crown, showing a black dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers on her upper back.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on a shoulder blade
Close-up of a black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a lion's head framed by feathers and leaves on skin.
Lion head with feathers in dotwork blackwork
Pencil sketch of an ornate cross with feathered angel wings on either side, shaded in grey, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate winged cross pencil design
Small fine line tattoo of an arrow with a geometric diamond pattern on the shaft, sitting on the upper back near the neck.
Fine line geometric arrow on upper back
Brown henna design of a stylised bird with swirling feathers and dotwork detail on the inner forearm.
Stylised bird henna on forearm
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo on the upper back with script reading A brother's love will forever protect you, beside a grey Chinese character.
Wing and script tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a peacock inside overlapping geometric circles and lines, on the forearm.
Peacock within geometric circles on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head with feathers and roses on the thigh.
Wolf, feathers and roses on a thigh
Watercolour-style owl tattoo in orange, yellow, blue and purple with bold black outlines, sitting on a person's upper back.
Watercolour owl on upper back
Pencil drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design with a skull, crown, flower, feathers, roses, death's head moths and an eye with a tear, shown on paper with no body part visible.
Skull, crown and moth flash design
Stylised phoenix design in flowing gold and pink linework with spread wings and a long feathered tail, shown on a dark navy background.
Gold and pink phoenix in flight
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the inner forearm with the script words life and love and a grey shaded feather.
Infinity feather with life and love on forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo across a woman's upper back and left shoulder, with coloured tattoos visible at the lower side.
Feather tattoo across back and shoulder
Black and white illustration of a fantail bird with a fanned tail of patterned feathers, drawn as a flash-style design with no body placement shown.
Stylised fantail bird design
Blue ink drawing of a pin-up woman in a feathered headdress with peacock feathers, a fringed bodice and a fishnet glove, in a neo-traditional style.
Pin-up woman with peacock feathers
Upper arm tattoo of a shaded grey feather wrapped in a teal awareness ribbon, with the script words Your battle is my battle sister beneath it.
Feather and teal ribbon with script on upper arm
Black and grey pen drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, trailing ribbons and the words Time flies like an arrow, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass rose and arrow design with quote
Purple shaded feather tattoo with black bird silhouettes rising from its tip and fine script lettering beside it, on the side of the ribs.
Purple feather with birds and script on ribs
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers, a key and a green dragonfly on a woman's upper back, partly covered by a blue towel.
Dreamcatcher, key and dragonfly on upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a falcon perched on a red rose branch in front of a red sun, on the outer thigh.
Falcon on a rose branch on thigh
Black and grey photo of a small fine line anchor tattoo on the inner wrist, with silver bracelets worn alongside it.
Small anchor tattoo on the wrist
Line drawing of a skull wearing a feathered headdress with two arrows, shown in cream linework on a black background.
Skull in feathered headdress with arrows
Side-by-side photos of a back: on the left a healed scar down the spine, on the right a black and grey scrollwork tattoo running the length of the spine.
Black and grey scrollwork down the spine
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an ornate owl perched below a peace sign, with feathers and paisley ornament, in black and grey on paper.
Owl, peace sign and feathers design
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with hanging feathers and beaded chains across the upper back, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala with hanging feathers on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of two arrows with feathered tails running down the inner forearm near the wrist, with a thin silver bracelet worn below it.
Two arrows tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a dreamcatcher with a tree of life inside its hoop, hanging feathers and beads, drawn in fine line on cream paper.
Dreamcatcher with tree of life and feathers
Black and grey owl tattoo with a crescent moon above a mandala design on the outer thigh, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Owl and mandala on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with detailed feathers covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Owl tattoo on upper arm
Hand-drawn fine line arrow design with flowing script lettering reading follow your arrow wherever it goes, drawn in black ink on white paper.
Arrow with script quote design
Colour tattoo of a yellow awareness ribbon wrapped around a shaded grey feather, with small birds flying off it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Feather and yellow ribbon with birds on ribs
Colour peacock feather tattoo in purple, orange and teal, with black and grey feather barbs, on the side of the ribs.
Peacock feather on the ribs
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a feather with a flock of birds rising from it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Feather with birds taking flight on the ribs
Coloured pencil drawing of a stylised green hummingbird in flight, with a red and yellow fading tail and water droplets on its wings, suitable as tattoo flash.
Green hummingbird with water droplets
Pen and ink drawing of four owls stacked one above another in a vertical column, shown beside a black gel pen on white paper.
Four stacked owls in ink
Colour tattoo of a peacock with feather eyes in a traditional style, covering the upper arm.
Peacock and feathers on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chickadee with spread wings in flight, placed on the centre of the chest, with a dark cord necklace visible above.
Chickadee in flight on the chest
Teal and black feather tattoo with tribal swirl detailing on the upper back.
Teal feather with tribal swirls on the back
Brown henna-style arrow designs with triangle and feather details running down a forearm and wrist, with the wearer's legs visible in the background.
Arrow designs on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an eagle head and outstretched wings on skin, with stippled shading and fine engraved lines.
Eagle head and wings in dotwork
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dripping candle with radiating light rays on a man's neck, with a heart and portrait tattoos nearby.
Dripping candle with light rays on the neck
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with purple flowers, black feathers and teal beads on the outer thigh, in a soft realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and purple flowers on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a winged sun, a cactus in a circle, and a vertical arrow with a feather at the top.
Geometric cactus and winged sun on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a grey wolf with green eyes inside a dreamcatcher with feathers, on the upper arm.
Wolf head with dreamcatcher on upper arm
Black and white flash sheet showing six drawn forearms and hands, each with a different traditional and blackwork tattoo design including a mandala, rose, dagger and horseshoe.
Six forearm and hand flash designs on drawn arms
Black and grey tattoos, including a feather and a heart, on the upper arms and forearms of a woman wearing a black tank top with white printed lettering.
Black and grey arm tattoos under a printed tank top