Feather tattoo ideas

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Black ink tattoo of a feather that breaks up into flying birds, running from the upper back over the shoulder towards the side of the neck, shown in two photographs.
Feather dissolving into birds on shoulder and neck
Small fine line black feather tattoo on the wrist and lower forearm of a hand resting on a white surface.
Small feather on a wrist
Red pencil sketch of a dreamcatcher with a flower-like web, three feathers and a yin yang symbol, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and yin yang
Fine line peacock feather tattoo in teal, gold and black ink on the inside of an ear.
Peacock feather tattoo inside ear
Black fine line feather tattoo joined to an infinity symbol with script lettering on the side of a finger.
Feather and infinity script on a finger
Colour neo-traditional feather tattoo with ornate patterns on the inner forearm, resting on a black leather chair.
Ornate colour feather on the forearm
Fine line sketch of a phoenix with spread wings and long flowing tail feathers, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Phoenix in flight tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork wolf head with a feathered crest, snarling with bared fangs, tattooed on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Snarling wolf with feathered crest on ribs
Colourful ornamental feather tattoo with yellow, pink and teal patterns on the forearm, set against a black outline.
Ornate colour feather on a forearm
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the top of a foot, with the words Faith, Love and Hope, a grey feather and small red hearts.
Infinity tattoo with Faith, Love and Hope on a foot
Black ink tattoo of a feather breaking into a flock of small flying birds across the upper chest near the collarbone, with one small teal accent.
Feather dissolving into birds on upper chest
Close-up of a black and grey geometric tattoo with angular, faceted shapes and shaded feather-like bands across a limb, possibly an upper arm or thigh.
Geometric faceted panel on a limb
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather with script lettering and a flock of birds, on the side of the ribs.
Feather with birds and script on the ribs
Line drawing of a woman's face with a feather headpiece, peony-style roses, curled hair and a cameo, in a neo-traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Neo-trad woman with roses and feather
Black arrow tattoo on a forearm with the words endure and survive set along the shaft in typewriter lettering.
Endure and survive arrow on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a cat with blue eyes and long whiskers on a forearm, with a wing shape above it in a realistic style.
Realistic cat portrait on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style owl with a spread wing and swirling feather patterns on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tribal owl with spread wing design
Black and grey eagle tattoo with spread wings across the upper back, with a sleeve tattoo on the raised arm.
Eagle tattoo across a man's back
Black and purple fine line tattoo of a hummingbird with long, curling feather tail across a person's upper back.
Hummingbird with flowing feathers on upper back
Black and grey photograph of a small fine line feather tattoo on the skin behind a woman's ear.
Small feather tattoo behind the ear
Detailed black and grey realism style owl with amber eyes on the calf, with a branch tattoo running down to the ankle.
Owl and branch on a lower leg
Black line tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers and beads on the inner wrist of a raised hand with dark nail polish.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a songbird with spread wings, shaded with stippled dotwork on the lower arm.
Flying songbird in dotwork shading
Black fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with three shaded feathers on the inner wrist, beside an orange leather strap.
Dreamcatcher with three feathers on a wrist
Black and grey pencil sketch of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis top and a shaded feather below, drawn as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with feather design
Black and white photo of a fine line feather tattoo behind a woman's ear, with her hair in a ponytail.
Small feather tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with an ornate mandala centre, a feather at the south point, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose with mandala design
Small black fine-line geometric arrow tattoo with angular feathers and a diamond tip on the inner forearm.
Small geometric arrow on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded feather with a looping script quote reading Behind every happily ever after there's an extraordinary story, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather and script quote on upper back
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a large bird with spread wings, roses, leaves and geometric shapes.
Bird and rose leg sleeve on thigh and calf
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing the Deathly Hallows triangle, a flying owl, a stag head and a banner reading death is but the next great adventure.
Deathly Hallows with owl and stag
Pencil drawing of a dreamcatcher with a woven web, beads and three hanging feathers, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and beads
Black ink ornamental back tattoo with a mandala motif on the left and feather designs on the right, shown on a bare upper back.
Ornamental feather and mandala back tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two dreamcatchers with feathers and beads running down the outer thigh.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Two wing drawings side by side on a parchment background: a ragged red wing on the left and a feathered blue angel wing on the right, both shown as tattoo design references.
Red and blue wing line drawings
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a feather with small birds flying off it and the script words Where there's a will there's a way, on the ankle and foot.
Feather, birds and script quote on an ankle
Two matching black and grey realism tattoos of a shaded feather looped by an infinity line, with the word Sisters in script, on two forearms.
Matching feather and infinity tattoos reading Sisters
Close-up of a blue swallow tattoo with dark outlines and soft shading on a person's upper chest near the shoulder.
Blue swallow on upper chest
Detailed fine line drawing of a sparrow in flight with outstretched wings, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Sparrow in flight, ink linework
Black and grey drawing of a winged skull with tribal swirls and ink splatter, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Winged skull with tribal swirls
Watercolour phoenix design in orange, red and teal with spread wings and swirling fire-like tail feathers, shown as a drawing on white paper.
Watercolour phoenix in flame colours
Teal and pale yellow line drawing of an owl with a heart knot emblem, a dreamcatcher web and five hanging feathers on a cream background.
Owl and dreamcatcher line drawing
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an elephant head wearing a jewelled headdress with teal leaves, placed on the outer thigh.
Elephant head with jewelled headdress on thigh
Small fine line black feather tattoo on the inner upper arm of a woman with long hair, with her arm raised.
Small feather on an upper arm
Two open hands with silver and blue metallic geometric designs on the fingers, palms and wrists, styled with rings and bracelets.
Silver metallic geometric designs on both hands
Realism-style tattoo of a blue feather on the side of the ribs, with black silhouette birds lifting away from its upper edge.
Blue feather with flying birds on ribs
Three-panel photo of a neo-traditional horse tattoo with a feathered headdress and red accents on the upper arm.
Horse with feather headdress on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate hummingbird with swirling filigree wings and tail, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate hummingbird on the upper back