Feather tattoo ideas

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Two black feather tattoos, one fine line with a curled stem on the wrist and one realistic shaded feather on the foot, with lilac painted toenails.
Matching feather tattoos on wrist and foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings, sparkling stars and a crescent moon on the thigh.
Owl with stars on a thigh
Eight black blackwork-style tribal and ornamental tattoo designs arranged on a pale grey textured background, with no skin visible.
Set of black tribal ornament designs
Small black fine line tattoo of two arrows with feathered fletching on the inner wrist, beside a thin silver bracelet.
Two fine line arrows on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a single angel wing with shaded feathers across the inner forearm, against a black background.
Shaded wing tattoo on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a feathered headdress with beaded bands and ribbons across the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long feathered tail across a person's upper back.
Phoenix across upper back
A traditional flash sheet printed in cream on navy blue, showing a sheet of tattoo designs including a skull eagle crest, pistols, roses, a shark, a snake and a woman's bust.
Traditional flash sheet in cream on navy
Fine line llama head in profile with a patterned neck band, a flowing feathered mane and teal and burgundy leaves, drawn on a pale background.
Llama head with patterned mane and leaves
Hand-drawn feather design in bright marker colours with swirls, leaves and orange flowers, shown on plain paper with no body placement.
Colourful marker feather design
Hand-drawn tattoo design in black ink and red pencil showing flying silhouettes, the words Never grow up and a red feather, sketched in a spiral notebook.
Never grow up silhouettes with red feather
White line drawings of traditional tattoo flash motifs, including an eagle, skulls, a hand, a bear and a skeleton, on a black fabric tapestry hung against a white wall.
Traditional flash sheet on black fabric
Fine line tattoo of five arrows in black ink on the upper arm, with feathered fletching at the top of each shaft.
Five arrows on an upper arm
Watercolour-style macaw tattoo in red, orange and blue spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour macaw on upper back
Collage of black and grey feather tattoos: two shaded feathers on the side of the ribs and two ornate feather designs drawn on paper.
Feather tattoos on ribs with feather drawings
Black linework dreamcatcher with blue feathers and loose feathers tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher with blue feathers on the ribs
Colour phoenix tattoo in orange, red and yellow with spread wings and purple swirls across a person's upper back.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Black tribal-style phoenix with swept wings and a long flowing tail on a plain white background, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Tribal phoenix design in black ink
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated angel with large feathered wings and a halo across the upper back.
Seated angel with wings and halo on upper back
Black tribal-style line drawing of a phoenix with spread wings and a long curling tail, above the script words Still I rise, on a white background.
Phoenix with Still I rise script
Pencil drawing of a horned owl perched among leaves and berry branches, a botanical tattoo design shown on grey paper with no body placement visible.
Owl and berry branch design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a swallow in flight, with a treble clef and music notes woven into its wings and body, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Swallow in flight with musical notes
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the side of a woman's ribs, with a grey top pulled to one side.
Shaded feather on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with pink roses and grey feathers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Dreamcatcher and roses on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of two stacked owls framed by green leaves, acorns and red berries, placed on a limb.
Two owls with oak leaves on a leg
Realism-style colour tattoo of a teal phoenix with spread wings and orange-tipped tail feathers wrapping down across the ankle.
Teal phoenix with trailing orange tail on ankle
Forearm tattoo of a purple, blue and teal feather with black cursive script reading When you left me behind you see me free.
Feather and quote script on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight with a soft shaded smoky background, on a area of bare skin.
Realistic bird in flight
Pencil sketch design of a howling wolf whose fur becomes a feather, with small birds rising from its tip, shown with no body placement.
Howling wolf dissolving into feather and birds
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo on the lower leg, with detailed eyes and shaded feathers on pale skin.
Realistic owl on the lower leg
Black fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with small birds on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Dreamcatcher and birds on a wrist
Two similar black infinity symbol tattoos on ankles, one enclosing an anchor and the other a feather, in a fine line style.
Infinity symbol ankle tattoos with anchor and feather
Realistic pencil sketch of a single feather curving from top right to bottom left, shown in black and grey on a white background, suitable as a tattoo design.
Realistic pencil feather sketch
Large coloured realism owl tattoo with spread wings across a man's chest, framed by geometric ornaments above and below.
Owl with spread wings on chest
White line drawing of two crossed arrows with the word adventure written in script along the shaft, on a black background, as a tattoo design.
Crossed arrows with adventure script
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style phoenix with spread wings and a long flowing tail, sketched on lined paper.
Tribal phoenix design in black ink
Line drawing of a profile skull wearing a feathered headdress with beaded bands, braids and ribbons, in pale blue and pink ink on cream paper.
Skull in feathered headdress in profile
Two black and grey thigh tattoos in a botanical realism style: a woman's face with peonies on the left, and an owl-headed woman with roses and feathers on the right.
Twin thigh tattoos of women with peonies and an owl
Black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo of a bird with spread wings on an arm, with overlapping circular arcs over its body.
Bird in flight with circular overlays on an arm
A glowing UV-reactive dreamcatcher tattoo with a flower of life centre and trailing feathers, sitting across the shoulder and upper arm, in geometric and fine line style.
UV-reactive dreamcatcher on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay perched on a branch against a dark smoky background, on the calf.
Blue jay on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with feathered fletching on the inside of an ankle.
Crossed arrows on an ankle
Watercolour style tattoo of a purple and pink feather breaking into a flock of black birds on the side of the ribs.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Colour tattoo of an abstract feathered flourish with red, orange, yellow and blue washes and grey shading, on the side of the hip above jeans.
Watercolour flourish on the hip
Black and grey blackwork owl tattoo with ornamental patterns on an upper arm, shown during application by a gloved tattooist using a machine.
Ornate owl tattoo being worked on
Pencil and colour sketch of two owls for a neo-traditional tattoo design, one holding a skeleton key in its beak.
Owl with key design sketch
Large black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spread across a person's upper back, with feathers shaded in fine detail.
Angel wings across the upper back
Colourful watercolour-style owl tattoo with orange, blue and green feathers on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Colourful owl on upper back