Feather tattoo ideas

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Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a skull with a pink rose, a feather, a songbird and beaded chains, with a pencil drawn in the lower right.
Skull, rose and feather design sketch
Purple and black hand-lettered Psalm 91:4 design with a feather illustration, lettering style, no body placement shown.
Psalm 91:4 lettering with a feather
Two people show matching black and grey tattoos on their inner wrists, each with an infinity symbol, a shaded feather and a script name.
Matching feather and infinity wrist tattoos
Black and grey pencil sketch of a galloping horse above a feather, with the script words Wild and Free written beneath it.
Running horse and feather with Wild and Free script
Black ink drawing of a dotwork moth with feathered antennae and a crescent moon with stars hanging below, shown as a tattoo design on plain cream paper.
Moth and crescent moon design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala with feathers and fern leaves, running from the nape of the neck onto the upper back.
Ornamental dotwork neck and upper back tattoo
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an octopus with tentacles wrapped around a dreamcatcher hoop, with feathers hanging below, in black and grey shading.
Octopus wrapped around a dreamcatcher
Black line drawing of a pair of feathered angel wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pair of angel wings line drawing
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with a script word beside it, sitting on the lower abdomen above a lace waistband.
Shaded feather with script on the lower abdomen
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eagle head with a feather and flying birds on an upper arm and shoulder.
Eagle head and feather on an upper arm
Black, grey and muted green swallow in flight with a rust-red throat, tattooed on a leg in a soft, wash-style Japanese manner.
Swallow in flight on a leg
Black fine line feather tattoo with a dotted arc on the neck, just behind the ear, photographed from behind with the hair in a bun.
Feather tattoo behind the ear
Black ink dreamcatcher tattoo with a mandala centre across the upper back of a woman standing in water, with a partial design on her shoulder.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a feather breaking up into small flying birds, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone and shoulder.
Feather dissolving into birds on the collarbone
Pencil sketch of a heart formed from feathered wings, with two birds inside and crossed blades at the base, drawn as a tattoo design.
Winged heart with two birds and crossed blades
Ink drawing of a wide-eyed owl perched on a branch, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Wide-eyed owl perched on a branch
Split image of two forearm tattoos: a geometric orange and red feather with a rising sun outline on the left, and a watercolour peacock feather in blue and green on the right.
Two feather tattoos on forearms
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo running down the inside of a forearm, with a chevron head and stacked feather marks on the shaft.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Pink and purple peony tattoo with black and grey feather detail across a thigh and hip, in a bold Japanese-influenced style.
Peonies and feathers on a thigh
Drawing of a dreamcatcher with green and purple butterfly wings and small silhouetted butterflies on a yellow and pink background.
Dreamcatcher with butterfly wings
Black and grey tattoo of a compass rose combined with a dreamcatcher and an arrow pointing north, with teal accents, on the ankle.
Compass and dreamcatcher on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a feather with a swirl at its base and two silhouetted figures across the shaft, on a limb.
Feather with silhouetted figures
Black and white photo of a fine line feather tattoo running along the side of a finger on a hand.
Feather tattoo on a finger
Black linework tattoo of a stylised bird with feather patterns and spiral swirls on the upper back, shown beside the original pen drawing.
Stylised bird tattoo on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a stylised bird with curling feathers, swirling patterns and large flowers, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Stylised bird with flowers and swirls
Ornate owl tattoo on a forearm in black and grey with a small blue heart on its chest, in a neo-traditional style with dotwork detail.
Ornate owl with blue heart on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pug wearing a top hat, monocle and feather, framed by an ornate gold scroll border on a calf.
Pug in top hat and monocle on a calf
Coloured pencil drawing of three feathers hanging from a cord with turquoise and red beads, a tattoo design on paper.
Three feathers with turquoise beads
Black and grey realism tattoo of two feathers, a dreamcatcher and a flock of birds, with the word dream in script, on the ankle.
Feathers and dreamcatcher with birds on an ankle
Line drawing of a phoenix rising inside a ring of stylised flame feathers in dark brown ink on a cream background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Phoenix rising within flames design
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight with wings spread and a long forked tail, shaded in soft greys, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Swallow in flight design
Colourful watercolour-style peacock tattoo on the outer thigh, with a blue neck, orange and green plumage and trailing feathers.
Watercolour peacock on thigh
Close-up of a realistic teal and lilac feather tattoo on the lower stomach, just above the waistband of black lace underwear.
Teal feather tattoo above a lace waistband
Black and grey wing tattoo with outlined feathers running along a forearm, next to a gold watch and chain bracelet.
Wing tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a soft blue and pink shaded feather tattoo on a person's lower abdomen, above black lace underwear.
Pastel feather on the lower abdomen
Collage of three tattoos: a shaded clock face with gears on a shoulder, an outlined key with colour splashes on the ribs, and a compass with a feather on the upper arm.
Clock, key and compass tattoos in mixed styles
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, feathers, a hamsa hand with an eye, chevrons and geometric chains.
Gold and silver metallic flash sheet
Black geometric line and dot tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a black and grey wave sleeve on the forearm above it.
Geometric line and dot pattern on the back of a hand
Black outline tattoo of a curled, cartoon-style animal holding a small feather in its mouth, shown on skin.
Curled cartoon animal with a feather outline
Coloured pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a winged pink heart above a gold crescent moon and a lavender lotus, with a drop pendant hanging below.
Winged heart, moon and lotus design
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with tiny birds flying off it, placed on the ankle.
Feather with birds on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf among tree silhouettes on an upper arm, with feathered fur detail running down towards the elbow.
Howling wolf on an upper arm
Black line drawing flash design of the words Wild Heart Gypsy Soul in script, framed by daisies, flowers and feathers in a botanical wreath.
Wild Heart Gypsy Soul floral wreath design
Two crossed hands and forearms on sand with gold and blue metallic temporary tattoos of mandalas and feathers on the hands and wrists.
Metallic mandala and feather designs on crossed hands
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather with a red and blue eye spot running down the inner forearm, drawn in fine black linework.
Peacock feather on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo on a forearm of a leafy sprig outlined in fine black line, with pink, blue and yellow washes and a blue triangle at the base.
Watercolour sprig and triangle on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of feathers above a compass rose on the forearm, with fine black linework.
Feathers and compass on a forearm
Traditional style owl tattoo with black and grey feathers, red-brown accents and green leaves on the inner forearm.
Owl and leaves on a forearm