Flight tattoo ideas

315 photos and flash · 29% Fine line, 18% Realism · Forearm most common

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Fine line black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight with mandala patterns on its wings and body, placed on a person's upper back.
Mandala-patterned bird in flight on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a feather that breaks up into flying birds, running from the upper back over the shoulder towards the side of the neck, shown in two photographs.
Feather dissolving into birds on shoulder and neck
Detailed fine line drawing of a sparrow in flight with outstretched wings, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Sparrow in flight, ink linework
Fine line black tattoo of a flock of birds rising above handwritten script on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Flock of birds and script on a wrist
Black ink drawing of an owl in flight with intricate patterned feathers, shown as a blackwork tattoo design on a white background.
Ornamental owl in flight
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight, sitting behind a person's ear and running down towards the neck.
Three birds in flight behind the ear
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion dissolving into flying birds, with script lettering running along the upper shoulder and chest.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a swallow in flight on the inner upper arm, with a red throat and shaded grey and brown wings.
Swallow in flight on upper arm
Two matching forearms show black silhouette bird tattoos, with two birds perched on a thin wire and flying birds nearby, in soft black ink.
Black bird silhouettes on two forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a dandelion seed head on the upper back, with its seeds lifting away and turning into small bird silhouettes.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on upper back
Black line drawing flash sheet of four infinity symbol designs, three of them with silhouetted birds flying away from the loop.
Infinity symbols with flying birds flash sheet
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bird with spread wings across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird in flight across upper back
Two swallow tattoos on a wrist and forearm, one in coloured ink with red throat and brown wings, the other a solid black silhouette.
Two swallows on wrists
Black and grey fine line dandelion tattoo on a woman's upper back, with seeds drifting into small birds towards the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a bird in flight with a small leafy sprig below it, on a cream background, in a loose fine line style.
Bird in flight with a sprig
Pencil sketch design of a feather with small birds lifting off from its tip and a line of script beneath reading take those broken wings and learn to fly.
Feather with birds taking flight sketch
Black and white photo of three small fine line swallows tattooed behind a person's ear on the neck, with short hair framing the image.
Three swallows on the back of the neck
Small black bird silhouettes in flight tattooed across a shoulder and collarbone, shown in a black and white photograph.
Flock of birds on a shoulder
Black silhouettes of seven birds in flight on a white background, with the words let it go in cursive script beneath them.
Flying birds with let it go script
Black line drawing of a swallow in flight with swept-back wings, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Swallow in flight line drawing
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the inner wrist, beside a silver bracelet and teal nail polish.
Three birds in flight on a wrist
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two swallows in flight on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Two swallows in flight on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a songbird in flight with spread wings, sitting on the upper chest.
Songbird in flight on the upper body
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight carrying a dreamcatcher with feathers, across the upper back of a woman with her head turned away.
Bird with dreamcatcher on upper back
Black and grey swallow in flight tattooed on the neck behind an ear, in a Traditional style.
Swallow tattoo behind the ear
Three black swallow silhouettes on a forearm, with soft green, blue and pink shading behind the wings, set against a patterned top.
Three swallows on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a bird in flight with flowing wing lines and curling swirls on the inner wrist and forearm.
Flying bird and swirls on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small bird in flight with curved wing strokes, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line bird in flight on the wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a mallard duck with spread wings in flight, with a green head and blue wing patch, on the forearm.
Mallard duck in flight on an arm
Black fine line tattoo of five swallows in flight on a woman's ribs, photographed from the side with her arm raised.
Five swallows in flight on the ribs
Black tribal-style design of a stylised bird in flight with swirling tail feathers, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Stylised bird in tribal swirls
Black fine line tattoo of a feather that breaks up into a flock of flying birds, placed on the inner ankle.
Feather dissolving into flying birds on an ankle
Blue line-drawn feather fading into a flock of birds taking flight, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Solid black line drawing of a phoenix in flight with sweeping wings and a long tail of feathers on a plain tan background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Phoenix in flight design
Black ink drawing of three swallows in flight over grey wash and small dots, shown as a design on white paper.
Three swallows in flight
Two matching realistic chickadee tattoos in flight, one on each forearm, with black caps, grey wings and warm yellow-brown bellies.
Matching chickadees on two forearms
Black and grey tattoo design of a shaded feather that breaks apart into a flock of bird silhouettes rising upward, shown on a white background.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into small birds, running up the ankle and onto the foot.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on an ankle
Black silhouette design of three birds flying in a diagonal line against a plain white background.
Three birds in flight silhouette
Black and grey realism style tattoos of birds in flight on a forearm, with a hummingbird hovering above an open palm.
Black and grey birds on a forearm and hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight with wings spread, on the inner upper arm.
Swallow in flight on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line swallow tattoos flying up the top of a foot towards the ankle, with pink painted toenails.
Flying swallows across a foot
Colour tattoo of a bird with spread wings in pink, yellow and blue, shown on the calf of a leg with flip flops at the top of the frame.
Colourful bird in flight on a lower leg
Black fine line tattoo of a dove in flight on the inner wrist and forearm of a pale-skinned arm.
Dove in flight on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of birds flying up from an open book with fluttering pages on a forearm.
Birds and pages rising from a book
Small solid black silhouettes of five swallows in flight on the side of a woman's ribs, photographed from behind with one arm raised.
Five swallows in flight on the ribs
Black and grey fairy silhouette tattoo with shaded wings and a trail of dots across the upper back.
Fairy silhouette with wings on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds become flying birds, running across the upper back towards the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back