Flame tattoo ideas

554 photos and flash · 23% Traditional, 12% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Black linework flash of an Eastern-style dragon coiling through clouds, a design suited to a Japanese style back or sleeve tattoo.
Eastern dragon with clouds
Black tribal-style phoenix design with outstretched flame-shaped wings and a tail of flames, drawn in solid black ink on white paper.
Tribal phoenix in flames
Black and white flash design of a sun with flame-like rays around a circle containing a pentagram and interlocking circular motifs.
Sun burst with pentagram circle design
Black ink tribal-style lion design with swirling linework and a flame-like tail, drawn on paper as a tattoo flash sketch.
Tribal lion with flame tail
Black line flash drawing of two long-nailed hands with stylised flames, sparkles and the words Fire Walk With Me above a chain.
Hands with flames and Fire Walk With Me
Traditional-style flash sheet of cartoon characters, a dagger wrapped in a rainbow snake, flowers, a heart and a lemon, drawn in bold outlines and bright colour.
Cartoon character flash sheet with dagger and snake
Bold black tribal-style design on a white background, with swirling flame-like shapes and a heart-like curl at the top.
Bold black tribal design
Black tribal-style wolf design with blue flame trails and a swirl at its centre, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal wolf with blue flames
Glossy purple heart inside a black tribal flame outline with a purple glow, shown as a design on a white background.
Purple heart with black tribal flames
Traditional-style flash design of a lantern with a gold flame, three moths and banners reading LIGHTS, WILL, GUIDE and YOU HOME, with no body placement shown.
Lantern with moths and banner lettering
Four white Valentine's cards each show a taped-on traditional-style tattoo flash design: an anchor, a shark head, a swallow and a heart with a flame, with no body part visible.
Traditional flash designs on Valentine's cards
Line drawing of a botanical lotus flower in black outline with a red flame-like shape and a black curled stem, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus design with red flame and black swirl
Traditional-style flash drawing of a red heart with flames, a script Harley-Davidson banner, a blue rose and orange flowers on a black background, with a Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles shield logo
Heart, rose and banner flash design
Coloured pencil flash sheet of blue smoke-like spirit figures with large eyes and one red flame design, drawn as tattoo sketches.
Smoke and flame spirit designs on a sheet
Black tribal-style wolf head design with red eyes and stylised leaf-like shapes beneath, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Black wolf head with red eyes design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a phoenix with spread wings, flames and long flowing tail feathers, a design suitable for a large tattoo.
Phoenix with flowing tail feathers
Black and grey flash drawing of a Chinese-style dragon coiling on the left and a phoenix with spread wings on the right, with no body placement shown.
Dragon and phoenix tattoo design
Four bold tribal-style flash designs of stylised creatures and flames, with katakana labels, shown in grey, purple, blue and pink.
Four tribal-style creature designs on white
Illustrated silver-white phoenix with spread wings wreathed in orange and red flames on a black background, a design with no body placement shown.
Phoenix rising in flames
Watercolour illustration of four element symbols labelled air, fire, earth and water, each drawn with a spiral or flowing motif in blue, orange, green and blue respectively.
Four element symbols in watercolour
Black ink tribal-style drawing of a wolf with swirling patterns and a flame-like tail, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Tribal wolf with flame tail
Black and grey linework drawing of a human skull floating inside a light bulb, with a lit candle cluster and wisps of smoke at its base.
Skull inside a light bulb with candles
Black and grey flash sheet of multiple skulls wreathed in swirling smoke, drawn with soft airbrushed shading.
Smoke-wreathed skulls flash sheet
White line drawing of a flame and spiral emblem on a black background, with no body part visible.
Spiral flame emblem in white line art
Symmetrical black tribal design of a phoenix with flaming wings and a curved head crest, drawn on a plain white background.
Symmetrical tribal phoenix design
Tribal-style tattoo design of a gothic cross with a cyan-highlighted centre and dark tribal flame motifs on each side, shown on a white background.
Gothic cross with tribal flames design
Traditional-style flash design of a glowing jack-o'-lantern nested in a purple rose with green leaves and an orange and red flame above, drawn on white paper.
Jack-o'-lantern rose flash design
Black line icon sheet on a light background showing twelve simple designs, including a dollar sign, crown, heart, flame, moon, compass and paper plane, each with a capitalised caption.
Line icon sheet with twelve labelled designs
Black line drawing of a sun with a plain circular centre and wavy, flame-like rays, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Outlined sun with wavy rays
Full-colour Japanese-style dragon design in blue and orange with orange flame-like fins, coiled and clawed, shown on a white background.
Coiled dragon design in blue and orange
Solid black tribal flame design on a white background, shown as a flash drawing rather than on skin.
Black tribal flame design
Engraved illustration of a mechanical heart with gears, a speedometer dial and flames, flanked by crossed spanners on a black background, shown as a tattoo design.
Mechanical heart with crossed wrenches
Black ink flash design of a symmetrical vertical motif with sweeping feather-like shapes and five circular emblems showing flame, hand, scales, eye and tree.
Symmetrical blackwork design with five circular emblems
Two flash designs on a white background: a black and grey sword with a skull and dragons, and a colour dragon coiled around a red-hilted sword with flames.
Skull, sword and dragon flash designs
Painted phoenix in orange, red and yellow with spread wings and flame-like tail feathers, drawn on white paper beside coloured pencils.
Painted phoenix in flight
Black ink drawing of an abstract tribal-style design with a teardrop shape enclosing a ring above a looping infinity-like swirl.
Abstract ring and swoosh symbol
Black line drawing of a retro-style rocket with porthole windows and flame trail, surrounded by four-pointed stars on a beige background.
Retro rocket with stars flash design
Watercolour phoenix design in orange, red and teal with spread wings and swirling fire-like tail feathers, shown as a drawing on white paper.
Watercolour phoenix in flame colours
Colour drawing of a silver Japanese-style dragon with orange flame accents, coiling through blue stylised waves, as a tattoo design.
Silver dragon with blue waves and orange flames
Red-brown line drawing of a Japanese dragon coiling through wisps of cloud, with cherry blossoms, as a tattoo design sketch.
Japanese dragon with cherry blossoms
Tote bag printed all over with traditional-style flash designs of aliens, UFOs, hands, flowers, flames and banner lettering in colour.
Tote bag printed with tattoo flash designs
Colour Japanese style full back tattoo design showing a pig-headed figure in a patterned robe, surrounded by orange flames, clouds and a snake.
Pig-headed figure in flames, Japanese back design
Black tribal phoenix design with flame-like spread wings and a small bird head at the centre, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Tribal phoenix with spread wings
Black tribal-style dragon design coiled in a circle on a white background, drawn as a flash with no body placement shown.
Coiled tribal dragon design
Three traditional style flash designs on stickers: a light blue car, a fiery banner with flowers, and a red and blue cross with roses.
Car, flames and roses flash designs
Digital illustration of a skull covered in red tribal patterns, beside a vertical strip of skulls, crossbones and tribal flames on a dark textured background.
Tribal skull with red patterns and crossbones
Black and grey line drawing of a coiling Eastern dragon with a flaming pearl, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Eastern dragon with a flaming pearl
Black outline drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing a candle, crescent moon, clouds, a rose and an ornate scroll with pearls, drawn on pale paper.
Candle, crescent moon and rose design