Feather tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil sketch of a compass rose inside a rope-edged circle decorated with dots, with a feather hanging from a chain below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose and feather design sketch
Ink line drawing of two feathers with teal and pink watercolour washes, shown as a tattoo-style design on white paper.
Two feathers in ink and watercolour
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings above a geometric circle and arrow, on the forearm.
Bird with spread wings over a geometric circle
Black dotwork tattoo of a stylised bird head with a round eye and feathered lines across the palm and fingers of a hand.
Dotted bird head across the palm and fingers
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with feathers, beaded chains and a crescent moon, drawn on paper.
Ornate lotus with feathers and moon design
Fine line and dotwork dreamcatcher tattoo in black ink across the upper back, with a lace-like mandala at its centre and three feathers hanging below.
Dreamcatcher on upper back
White ink geometric mandala tattoo with feather motifs and dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a purple top.
White ink mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Black blackwork feather tattoo with dotwork shading and a fine line above it, on the ankle.
Geometric feather on an ankle
Black ink drawing of a skull in side profile wearing a feathered headdress, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Skull in feathered headdress, side profile
Fine line drawing of an ornate elephant head with feathers, a circular medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design without a body part visible.
Ornate elephant head with feathers line design
Black ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrow and ribbon, shaded in stippled dotwork on a white background.
Compass rose and arrow design
Black and grey dotwork ornament with a dotted band and a larger faint bird design on bare thighs, with a hand with nails in the foreground.
Ornamental and bird tattoos on thighs
Black ink drawing of a wide-eyed owl holding a daisy, shaded with stippling and scalloped feather detail, sketched on white paper in a spiral sketchbook.
Owl and daisy ink drawing
Black and grey ornate owl tattoo with stippled feather detail and a patterned head, shown on a forearm.
Ornate owl on a forearm
Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a branch on the inner forearm, with patterned feathers in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Owl on a branch on the forearm
Black ornamental winged bird tattoo spanning the upper back and onto the upper arms, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Ornate winged bird tattoo across a back
Two photographs of fine line black arrow tattoos on the inner forearm, one with circles along the shaft and one with geometric triangles and a chevron feather.
Arrow tattoos on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship across the ribs with roses, feathers and an anchor on the hip and thigh.
Sailing ship, roses and anchor on ribs and thigh
Black ink drawing of an ornate calligraphic letter with floral and leaf filling and stippled dotwork outlines, shown on white paper beside a quartz cluster and a fine liner pen.
Ornate floral lettering design in fine ink
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo of an owl with a rose below it, placed on the outer thigh.
Owl and rose on the thigh
Black ink drawing of a horned wolf with a third eye resting above a stippled skull, with a feather beside it, in a dotwork style.
Horned wolf and skull design
Flash sheet of seven vertical geometric arrow designs in black linework and dotwork on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Geometric arrow flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with a mandala-patterned body and wings, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala owl on the ribs
Black ink dotwork and line drawing of a woman's profile with hummingbirds, a mandala, feathers and a compass rose, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman with hummingbirds and mandala design
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo design of an owl with a sugar skull face, flanked by small flowers on a plain background.
Owl and sugar skull design
Black and white diptych of two swan tattoos on an upper arm: a solid swan with dotted fading wing on the left, and a fine line outline swan on the right.
Swan tattoos on the upper arm, solid and outline
Black and grey owl tattoo with spread wings, a green gem and a dotwork sunburst, with an arrow beneath, on a torso in traditional style.
Owl with spread wings and arrow on the torso
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Black ink tattoo of four arrows with feather and leaf fletching and stippled dotwork arrowheads, on the upper arm.
Four arrows on an upper arm
Black and grey stippled line drawing of a dreamcatcher design with a butterfly, roses and feathers, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Dreamcatcher with butterfly and roses
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a raven with spread wings and claws gripping a branch, running down the forearm.
Raven with spread wings on a forearm
Black line drawing of a lion head framed by feathers, a geometric mandala and dotwork patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Lion head with mandala and feather design
Black ink flash design of three butterflies, hanging feathers and dotted chains in a dotwork style, shown without any body placement.
Butterflies and feathers dotwork design
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon owl perched on a dreamcatcher with three feathers hanging below, on the upper back.
Owl on a dreamcatcher across the upper back
Black and grey owl tattoo with a compass and ankh on the forearm, in neo-traditional style with dotwork shading.
Owl and compass on a forearm
Black and grey fine line ornamental swirl tattoo with dotted detail, running down the side of a person's back.
Ornamental swirl tattoo on the side of the back
Black and grey fine line mandala dreamcatcher tattoo with dangling feathers and beaded chains on a person's upper arm.
Mandala and feather dreamcatcher on upper arm
Black and grey ornate owl design with spread wings, holding a crystal ball, drawn in fine lines and dotwork with no body placement shown.
Ornate owl with spread wings holding an orb
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bow and arrow with feathered fletching and dotted guide lines, placed on the upper arm.
Bow and arrow on upper arm
Black and grey feather tattoo with a dotted ornamental anklet design, shown on a bare ankle and foot against a white background.
Feather and dotted anklet tattoo
Black and grey ornate feather tattoo with dotwork and triangle patterns across the top of a foot, with dark painted toenails.
Ornate feather tattoo across a foot
Black linework drawing of a dreamcatcher with a crescent moon, a mandala flower and three feathers, shaded with dotwork, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Dreamcatcher with crescent moon design
Black and grey dotwork winged mandala tattoo with dangling teardrop chains across the chest, with hands holding fabric aside.
Winged mandala tattoo across the chest
Black ink ornamental feather design on a white background, built from bold solid stripes, rows of dots and curling filigree, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental feather design in black
Ink drawing of an ornate owl built from mandala and lace patterns, in black and grey dotwork with pink accents on white paper.
Ornate mandala owl design
Line drawing of a watercolour owl perched on a branch, with fine-line feather detail and blue wash, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Blue watercolour owl perched on a branch
Collage of four black and grey tattoos on a torso: swirling roses on the ribs, a tribal band at the waist, a dotwork mandala on the chest and a feather with script on the lower back.
Four tattoos on ribs, chest and back