Feather tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey drawing of a horned owl with feathers above a skull, framed by a botanical wreath of leaves and flowers, designed as a tattoo.
Owl and skull with botanical wreath
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow with a feathered fletching running down the inner forearm.
Fine line arrow with feather on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of four parallel arrows with feather fletching and diamond shaped heads running down the inner forearm.
Four arrows running down a forearm
Painted design of a blue and purple swallow in flight with a green-tinged chest, drawn on a white background.
Swallow in flight, watercolour style
Traditional style eagle with spread wings and orange talons tattooed on a forearm, shaded in black, grey, red and orange ink.
Traditional eagle on a forearm
Pencil drawing of two owls interlocked in a circle in a yin yang arrangement, one with a bright yellow eye and the other with a dark round eye.
Yin yang owls in a circle
Flash sheet of nine stylised owl line drawings in olive gold ink on a white background, with patterned feathers and some owls perched on branches.
Nine owl designs on a flash sheet
Coloured drawing of a woman in profile wearing a grey wolf head as a headdress, with red and yellow feathers and a long braid, in a neo-traditional style.
Wolf headdress and woman in profile design
Fine line black ankle tattoo of a braided anklet with hanging feathers, a hamsa hand, a flower of life and an ankh, on a bare foot by the sea.
Charm anklet tattoo on an ankle
Pencil sketch of a wide-eyed cartoon owl perched on a shaded branch, drawn in a spiral-bound notebook, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of a cartoon owl on a branch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a round compass with a dotted border and a feather above it, on the centre of a torso below the bust.
Compass and feather on the chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a steampunk owl in a top hat, with a clock face and gears, on the outer thigh.
Steampunk owl with clock and gears on thigh
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a feathered wing and round ball on the inside of a forearm, with a purple and gold striped tie behind.
Winged ball tattoo on a forearm
Small grey fine line feather tattoo with soft shading on the back of a woman's neck, below her hair, with a gold ring visible on her hand.
Grey feather tattoo at the nape
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl's face covering the back of a hand, with its piercing eyes and hooked beak clearly rendered.
Realistic owl face on the back of a hand
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by feathers and a teal gem headpiece, with a black cat beside her, on the outer thigh.
Woman with feathers and black cat on thigh
Black and grey dotwork lace dreamcatcher tattoo with three feathers and beads on the upper back, with part of another animal tattoo visible to the left.
Lace dreamcatcher on upper back
Two side-by-side photos of tattoos on the top of a foot: a small black and grey winged bird on the left, and a colour eye surrounded by teal feathers on the right.
Winged bird and feathered eye on feet
Collage of three feather tattoos: a shaded feather within an infinity symbol with the words Faith and Love on a forearm, a faded version with Life and Love on another forearm, and a small feather on
Infinity feather tattoos with faith, love and life
Black fine line feather tattoo on the side of the ribcage, with wispy barbs drawn in thin, sweeping strokes.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Close-up of a multicoloured stylised bird with spread wings, in pink, blue, green and yellow with a brown outline, on a woman's upper chest.
Stylised bird on the chest
Large blue and black feathered bird with a lace-patterned body tattooed across the upper back.
Blue feathered bird on upper back
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a lotus flower, feathers, swirling lines and dotwork.
Lotus and feather sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey photograph, seen from behind, of an open book with feathers and a quill pen tattooed across a woman's upper back.
Open book and quill on upper back
Flash sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, feathers, a hamsa hand and geometric bands.
Metallic flash sheet of arrows, feathers and hamsa
Grid of six flash sheets showing black and grey wing tattoo designs in varied feather patterns, with one small red splatter motif.
Wing designs flash sheet
Black and grey sketch of two feathers, one dark and upright and one lighter and curving downward, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background with no body part shown.
Two black and grey feathers design
Colour tattoo of a bird in flight with a black lace-patterned wing and red and black feathers, placed on the side of the ribs.
Red and black bird with lace wing on ribs
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a windmill and cottage inside an ornate keyhole frame on the front of a thigh.
Windmill and keyhole on a thigh
Black and grey realistic pencil drawing of a single feather on white paper, shown as a possible tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Realistic pencil drawing of a feather
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of a torso, above the waistband of navy jeans, with a striped crop top above it.
Feather tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and grey drawing of a stylised phoenix with lace-like filigree wings and curling tail feathers on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Filigree phoenix design in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork design of an owl with mandala-style wings spread wide, perched on a faceted diamond.
Dotwork owl with mandala wings on a diamond
Black and grey drawing of a shaded skull with feathered wings, butterflies and a compass, sketched on tracing paper beside a pen.
Winged skull with butterflies design
Colour Japanese-style peacock tattoo running from the hip down the thigh and knee on a leg, with a blue and green tail and red-green eye feathers.
Peacock tattoo wrapping a leg
Fine line black and grey drawing of a compass rose with an arrow running through it, feathered fletching and ribbon at the base, and the words Time flies like an arrow beneath.
Compass and arrow design with quote
Illustrated red and gold dragon with feathered wings, set against a dark background of gold scrollwork and knotwork on a maroon border.
Red and gold dragon with knotwork background
Realistic peacock feather tattoo on the outer thigh, with a teal, purple and gold eye at the top and grey shaded plumes running down the leg.
Peacock feather on the outer thigh
Black and grey ornamental scrollwork with feathers and leaves tattooed on a woman's forearm, running towards the elbow.
Ornate scrollwork and feather forearm tattoo
Black and grey owl tattoo with a dotwork mandala chest, shown on the forearm in a black and white photograph.
Owl and mandala on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of a forearm tattoo showing a feathered wing and a mechanical eye with gears, in colour on the left and as black and purple linework on the right.
Mechanical eye and wing on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a hoopoe in flight, with dense ornamental patterns across its wings, body and crest, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental hoopoe bird in black linework
Black ink sketch of a barn owl in flight with spread wings, drawn in fine line and dotwork shading, while a hand holds a pencil beside it.
Barn owl in flight sketch
Fine line black tattoo of a feather inside an infinity symbol with the words life and love, sitting on the inner forearm.
Infinity feather with life and love on forearm
Black tribal-style eagle head design in profile with bold flowing feather lines, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Tribal eagle head design in profile
Three views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a skull, feather-like shading and fine geometric patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Black and grey skull and feathers full sleeve
Black line drawing of an arrow with feather fletching and the words be brave in cursive script, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement visible.
Be brave arrow design
Watercolour-style blue, green, purple and pink feather tattoos on the top of a foot, with a black and grey chain anklet tattoo above them near the ankle.
Watercolour feathers and anklet on a foot