Feather tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional owl tattoo with spread grey wings and red eyes, holding a red faceted gem, on a person's chest.
Owl with spread wings on the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head with a dreamcatcher and feathers on the side of the torso, shown part-finished while a tattooist works on it.
Wolf head and dreamcatcher on the side
Fine line black tattoo of an ornate arrow with swirling details running down the centre of a person's back along the spine.
Fine line arrow along the spine
Dark ink drawing of a feather quill dipping into a splashing ink pot, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather quill dipping into an ink pot
Black and grey Japanese style dragon and phoenix tattoo covering the full back, with the dragon coiling over the right shoulder and the phoenix spreading its wings on the left.
Dragon and phoenix across a back
Black and grey pencil drawing of two poppy flowers crossed by three arrows, a botanical and realistic tattoo design shown on paper with no body placement.
Two poppies and three arrows in pencil
Black ink drawing of a front-facing owl with a geometric patterned face, feathers and talons, styled as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Geometric owl design in black ink
Colour tattoo of a feather hanging from a chain on the inner ankle and top of the foot, shaded in orange, pink, yellow and blue.
Colourful feather with chain on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather with black outlines and an orange and blue eye, running down the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Peacock feather tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional feather tattoo in yellow, orange and red with swirling black linework on the neck behind an ear.
Ornate feather tattoo behind the ear
Traditional style flash design of a grey owl with orange eyes carrying an envelope, with two banners reading Don't count your owls until they have been delivered, set against blue clouds and stars.
Owl carrying an envelope with banner scrolls
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers on the side of the ribs, shaded in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Blue ink drawing of a phoenix with spread feathered wings and a tail curling into a scroll-like swirl, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Phoenix with spread wings and swirling tail
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long flowing tail across a bare back, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey pen and ink drawing of a large owl with intense eyes, framed by bare, twisting branches on a white background.
Stern owl with bare branches in ink
Close view of a fine line gold dreamcatcher design on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with thin black straps crossing the skin.
Gold dreamcatcher on upper back
Traditional style hawk tattoo in flight with red feather detailing on the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above.
Hawk in flight on a thigh
Several temporary tattoo designs on a wooden table, including a dreamcatcher with feathers, crossed arrows, an anchor and script lettering.
Temporary tattoo sheets with dreamcatcher and script
Colour traditional-style tattoo of an owl face with yellow daisies and green leaves on the inner forearm.
Owl and daisies on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of clouds and a bird in flight on the outer thigh, with a small tattoo visible on the ribs beside a teal sports bra.
Clouds and bird tattoo on a thigh
Close-up of a small black outline pair of angel wings tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the hand resting on white fur.
Pair of small angel wings on a wrist
Realistic pencil drawing of two owls arranged in a yin yang circle, one with a yellow eye, shown as a tattoo design.
Yin yang owls design
Black and grey realism tattoo design of a howling wolf and a horse framed by spread wings, antlers and a branch with hanging feathers.
Howling wolf and horse with wings and antlers
Two women seen from behind show matching black fine line tattoos of a feather with birds flying off it, sited on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Matching feather and birds tattoos on backs
Black ink feather tattoo on a forearm, filled with hatched and dotted ornamental patterns and two names in lettering.
Ornate feather with names on forearm
Black and grey flash drawing of a front-facing owl with detailed patterned feathers and a mandala-style chest, with no body placement shown.
Front-facing owl with ornate linework
Black ink drawing of an owl with a sugar skull woman's face on its chest, gripping a branch, in a dotwork and neo-trad style with no body placement shown.
Owl and sugar skull woman design on a branch
Black and grey owl tattoo with a dreamcatcher and hanging feathers on a forearm, with a grey skirt in the background.
Owl and dreamcatcher on a forearm
Photograph of a dark, detailed bird with spread wings tattooed on the upper back, seen from behind as the wearer looks away.
Bird with spread wings on upper back
A red heart with grey and blue feathered wings, in a bold neo-traditional style with dark outlines, on the middle of a person's back.
Winged heart on the back
Colour peacock feather tattoo shading from teal to purple to red on an arm, shown in two photographs with a neo-traditional look.
Peacock feather in teal, purple and red on an arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two arrows with a small heart at one end, on the side of a ribcage, with a hand resting on the skin.
Fine line arrows and heart on the ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a barn owl with outstretched wings across the upper back of a person with red hair.
Barn owl in flight on upper back
Black and grey pencil sketch of a hummingbird in flight with its wings spread and a long thin beak, drawn as a tattoo design.
Hummingbird in flight, pencil sketch
Four forearms show matching black arrow tattoos with Roman numerals, two small fine line arrows on the wrists and two larger feathered arrows on the forearms.
Matching arrow tattoos with Roman numerals
Black linework design of a bird of prey with spread wings over blue watercolour splashes, with the word Ravenclaw in script beneath it.
Spread-wing bird design with Ravenclaw script
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers on the side of the hip and upper thigh.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a hip
Colourful peacock tattoo with feather eyes covering the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Peacock sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a purple and pink owl wearing green-eyed glasses and a green bow, sitting in a light blue teacup on a saucer, on the upper arm.
Owl in a teacup on the upper arm
Collage of nine black ink tattoos in fine line script and small symbols, including a feather behind the ear, a key with the word honesty, an anchor with chains and the word alive on the wrist.
Script and symbol tattoos on wrists and ear
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an arrow crossing a feather, placed on the upper chest below the collarbone.
Arrow and feather on upper chest
Small black fine line feather tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm of a light-skinned person.
Small feather tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bird's nest with branches and feathers, and a moth inside a solid black circle, on a forearm.
Bird's nest and moth on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pair of angel wings on the inner wrist, with feathers shaded in soft grey tones.
Pair of angel wings on the inner wrist
Black and grey shaded angel wings above the script words Mum and Love you forever, tattooed on the lower back.
Angel wings and Mum script on lower back
Small black and grey fine line feather tattoo on the inner wrist, next to a chain bracelet with a lobster clasp.
Feather tattoo on the inner wrist
Black fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching on the top of a foot near the ankle, shown in a beige embellished peep-toe heel.
Arrow tattoo on the top of a foot
Black ink tattoo of a feather filled with mountains and pine trees in dotwork shading, on the inner arm.
Feather with mountain and pine scene on arm