Fin tattoo ideas

120 photos and flash · 19% Fine line, 14% Japanese · Calf most common

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two intertwined fish forming a rounded shape, placed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Two fish dotwork tattoo on upper back
Black and grey pen drawing of a coiled Japanese-style dragon with a open mouth, horns, whiskers and claws, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Coiled Japanese-style dragon design
Black and grey serpent tattoo with dotwork shading and frilled fins, coiling from the shoulder down the side of the ribs.
Large serpent coiling down the ribs
Colour traditional tattoo of a seahorse with teal scales, orange spots and a red and brown flower on the inner arm.
Traditional seahorse with a flower on the arm
Soft-shaded red betta fish tattoo with flowing fins on the inner forearm, shown against a wooden background.
Red betta fish on a forearm
Two-panel photo of a person lying on white bedding, with pastel mermaid scale tattoos covering the legs and hips and yellow and green fins on the thighs and calves.
Pastel mermaid scale tattoo across legs and back
Colour tattoo of a blue betta fish with flowing fins on the top of a foot, with soft grey shading behind it.
Blue betta fish tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with long hair blowing, placed on the outer thigh.
Mermaid sitting on a rock on the thigh
Large Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a person's back, with grey scales, red accents and black clouds.
Japanese dragon across a full back
Colour tattoo of a mermaid with flame-like red and orange hair and a blue-green tail, sitting on the upper arm.
Mermaid with flowing hair on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a scaled tail, covering a person's upper back.
Mermaid across the upper back
Black and grey fine line mermaid tail tattoo with shaded scales and flowing fin on the inner forearm, against a cream blind.
Mermaid tail on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of two goldfish with flowing fins on the side ribs, one in grey linework and one in orange and yellow watercolour tones.
Two goldfish on the ribs
Two bare legs and feet covered in colourful scale and fin tattoos in pink, purple, teal and green on the calves and ankles.
Full leg scale and fin tattoo
Colour tattoo of a blue-grey and green Eastern-style dragon coiling across a person's upper back, shown in a Japanese style.
Blue and green dragon across a back
Black and grey dotwork koi fish tattoo with a mandala background, running across the upper arm and shoulder.
Koi fish with mandala on upper arm
Solid black shark tattoo in a blackwork style on the forearm, with open jaws, visible teeth and a dorsal fin.
Black shark tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a scaled fish tail inside a circle, on the forearm.
Curled cat with fish tail on forearm
Black and grey seahorse tattoo built from ornate paisley and scrollwork, curling tail and dorsal fin, on the outer thigh.
Ornate paisley seahorse on thigh
Solid black dragon design with white linework and flowing spiked fins, shown on a white background as a tattoo flash drawing.
Black tribal-style dragon design
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a betta fish with flowing fins on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small black fish tattoo on inner forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grinning shark head rising from a purple cupcake beneath a parasol, with bubbles, on the outer thigh.
Shark cupcake with parasol on thigh
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a purple and pink seahorse with a black outline and turquoise bubbles, placed on the side of the torso.
Purple seahorse with bubbles on the side
Black and gold koi fish drawn in a Japanese style with white scale outlines and red gills, beside the headline The Meaning Behind Koi Fish Tattoos, with no body part shown.
Black and gold koi fish tattoo design
Colour tattoo of a betta fish with teal, purple and pink flowing fins on the upper chest, covered in clear wrap.
Betta fish tattoo on the upper chest
Black and grey tattoo of a mermaid sitting on a rock with birds in the sky, on the outer thigh of a person lying on a wooden floor.
Mermaid on a rock with birds on a thigh
Black line drawing of a mermaid with long curling hair and a fish tail, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Mermaid with wavy hair line drawing
Fine line mermaid tattoo seen from behind on the forearm, with black linework and teal watercolour splashes on the scaled tail.
Mermaid with teal wash on forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a creature with an open mouth and tongue, a fin above and scales, with pink fill and black outlines on an upper arm.
Pink-backed creature with fin and lettering on arm
Colour tattoo of green and blue mermaid tail scales on a lower leg, photographed in a bath with water on the skin.
Green mermaid scale tattoo on a leg
Small black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale diving on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Humpback whale on the shoulder
Black ink flash drawing of two flowing goldfish with scale detail and a fine geometric hexagon outline, a design suited to a tattoo, shown without a body placement.
Two goldfish with geometric linework
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing hair and a scaled tail on the back of a calf.
Seated mermaid on a calf
Teal line drawing of a mermaid with scale details and a tapering tail on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Teal mermaid line drawing
Black line drawing of a koi fish with flowing fins and curling waves, shown as a Japanese style tattoo design on a white background.
Koi fish with swirling water design
Close-up of a red goldfish and a black goldfish tattoo with flowing fins on the side of a person's ribs, in soft watercolour-style shading.
Red and black goldfish on the ribs
Realistic red goldfish tattoo with flowing fins on the upper back, with fingers visible at the top edge of the frame.
Red goldfish on upper back
Japanese style tattoo of a red and grey dragon with open jaws and claws, its head on the chest and its body wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Red and grey dragon across chest and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a stylised shark with bold black outlines, blue and yellow shading and a red eye, on the outer thigh.
Stylised shark on the thigh
Single-line black ink drawing of a fish with long, flowing fins on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Flowing fish line drawing
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing hair and a fin tail, on the lower leg.
Seated mermaid on a calf
Black and grey realistic mermaid tail tattoo with fine scales running up a lower leg, beside black platform shoes.
Mermaid tail tattoo on a lower leg
Solid black silhouette design of a mermaid with flowing hair, swirling curls and a long fin-like tail on a cream background, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Mermaid silhouette flash design
Colour tattoo of a lionfish in purple and red-brown stripes across the outer thigh.
Lionfish tattoo on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a betta fish with flowing blue, teal and red fins on the forearm, shown in two close-up photographs.
Betta fish on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading Just keep swimming beside a tribal-style fin with swirl details, on the side of the ribs.
Just keep swimming script with tribal fin
Black and grey dotwork seahorse tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, shown beside a seahorse design built from dots on a tan background.
Seahorse tattoo on a shoulder in dotwork
Pencil sketch of a koi fish swimming upward past two open blossoms and a bud on a thin branch, a Japanese and botanical tattoo design.
Koi fish with blossoms sketch