Feather tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic chest tattoo of an owl with spread wings in orange, yellow and grey, with fine geometric lines below, placed on the centre of a man's chest.
Owl with spread wings on a chest
Large shaded angel wings tattoo spanning the back, with feathers in brown and grey tones and warm rust accents.
Angel wings across a back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman wearing a lace mask, with roses and butterflies covering the full back.
Woman in a lace mask and roses across the back
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's face in a red and gold masquerade mask, surrounded by leaves and swirls, on the outer thigh.
Masked woman and autumn leaves on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a monarch butterfly, turquoise beads and magenta-tipped feathers, on the forearm.
Dreamcatcher with monarch butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork moth tattoo with crystal-like geometric wings on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric moth on a shoulder blade
Pencil drawing of a dreamcatcher with a braided hoop, three hanging feathers and a flock of birds flying off to the left, shown as a tattoo design.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and flying birds
Black line drawing of a stylised owl face with symmetrical swirls, scrollwork and feather-like wings, shown as a design on a plain white background.
Stylised owl with swirling ornament
Neo-trad tattoo design drawing of a woman with a feathered headdress, animal skulls and red gemstones, shown in grey pencil with red accents.
Neo-trad woman with feathered headdress
Fine line black tattoo of a cloud, a feather and stars joined by a dotted line, across a shoulder and upper chest.
Cloud, feather and stars on a shoulder
Two black dotwork tattoos on a lower leg: a fox in a top hat within a triangle on the left, and a rabbit beside a church spire on the right.
Fox and rabbit calf tattoos in dotwork
Black and grey realism tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, feathers and an ornate key.
Pocket watch, feathers and key on the ribs
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an ornate bird head with a single eye and mandala-style feathers, on the calf.
Ornate bird head with eye on a calf
Black ink flash sheet of lettering quotes, including follow your dreams, let it go, you got this and be strong and courageous, decorated with arrows and feathers, with no body placement shown.
Arrow and lettering quote flash sheet
Black and grey feather tattoo running diagonally along the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Feather on a forearm
Flash sheet of five solid black, tribal-style hummingbirds in flight on a white background, a design suited to a tattoo.
Five tribal hummingbirds in flight
Black ink tattoo of a bird skeleton with feather-like shading on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bird skeleton tattoo on a wrist
Realistic grey and blue-grey feather tattoo with soft shading and a small cast shadow, on the forearm.
Realistic feather on a forearm
Small black and grey shaded wing tattoo on the outer ankle, with a black shoe and floral print fabric in the background.
Small wing tattoo on an ankle
Two owl drawings on paper, one in outline and one shaded in black and grey, with feathers forming a Celtic knot pattern across the body.
Owl with Celtic knotwork design
Black flash design of a feather dissolving into flying birds, with the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not beside it.
Feather turning into birds with script quote
Black and grey fine line tattoo of five swallows flying towards a shaded feather on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and feather on upper back
Shaded tattoo of a dreamcatcher whose hoop is a sea turtle shell with flippers, with feathers hanging below, on the outer thigh.
Dreamcatcher and sea turtle on a thigh
A hand presses transfer paper onto a forearm, leaving a black spiky leaf stencil design on the skin.
Black spiky leaf stencil on a forearm
Black line design of a feather with a flock of birds rising above script lettering that reads Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a white feathered background.
Feather and birds with script quote
Black and grey line drawing of a barn owl with ornate dotwork detail, surrounded by leaves, flowers and an arrow, shown as an unapplied tattoo design.
Barn owl with botanical ornament design
Black linework drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns, a feather, roses and blossoms, with hanging beads and lanterns, drawn as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon with flowers and lanterns
Colourful Japanese style phoenix tattoo with peacock style feathers and red flowers running down the side of a torso and onto the thigh.
Phoenix and flowers down the side
Watercolour-style feather tattoo on a forearm, with fine black linework and blue, purple and magenta washes.
Watercolour feather on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a pair of outstretched wings with detailed feather shading, shown on a plain pale background with no body visible.
Pair of stylised wings design
Small black and grey feather tattoo on a shoulder, photographed against bright backlight in a fine line style.
Small feather tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey arrow tattoo with feathered fletching running along a man's forearm, with a tank top and a cassette tape print visible behind.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo transfer designs of a hopping rabbit and two feathers on a white wooden surface, with no body placement shown.
Rabbit and feathers tattoo transfer designs
Flash design of a hummingbird in flight drawn with thin rainbow gradient lines on a pale background, suited to a fine line tattoo.
Rainbow line art hummingbird in flight
Pencil-style drawing of a dreamcatcher with feathers, ribbons, two roses and butterflies, shaded in purple-grey with a pink and yellow wash, as a tattoo design.
Dreamcatcher with roses and butterflies
Black and white photo of a fine line fern frond tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting over the chest above it.
Fine line fern frond on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a moth with black lace wings, purple roses and blue forget-me-nots against a purple starry sky, on a limb.
Lace moth with roses on a limb
Two black script quote tattoos sit on the upper thighs, with a black and grey feather design between them.
Script quotes on thighs with feather
Two photos of a forearm tattoo showing a yellow sunflower with black dotwork owl and mandala details, placed on the inner forearm and wrist.
Sunflower and owl on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of an older man with red face paint and a feathered headdress, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait of a man in feathered headdress
Fine line black feather tattoo with three small birds and the script words Strength, Growth and Love on the inner forearm.
Feather, birds and script on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading Be careful who you trust, the devil is an angel, over shaded wings tattooed on the side of a ribcage.
Script quote with wings on the ribs
Close-up of a small black fine line feather tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a gold bangle and a grey cord bracelet.
Fine line feather tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points and two feathers hanging below, on the outer calf.
Compass rose with feathers on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a swallow in flight with spread wings, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Realistic swallow in flight on upper chest
Close-up of a fine line black and grey feather tattoo on the side of a neck, just behind the ear.
Feather tattoo on the neck behind the ear
Black and grey photograph of a small, simple fine line wing tattoo on the outer side of a foot near the ankle.
Small wing tattoo on the side of a foot
Two bare feet on sand, one with a black ink mandala tattoo on the ankle and foot, the other with a fine line feather tattoo on the ankle.
Mandala and feather tattoos on two ankles