Flight tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of three small birds in flight on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman with a braided ponytail.
Three small birds on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue jay with spread wings on the side of a person's torso above the hip.
Blue jay in flight on the side
Five small black swallow silhouettes in a rising line on the inner forearm, with a hand resting against the chin in the background.
Five swallows in flight on a forearm
Black silhouette design of three swallows in flight with the script words every little thing gonna be alright, on a plain white background.
Three swallows in flight with script quote
Fine line grey tattoo of three swallows in flight on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Three swallows on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the lower back.
Dove in flight on the lower back
Black ink tattoo of a feather on a person's upper back, with its quill edge breaking into a flock of flying birds that climb towards the shoulder.
Feather dissolving into birds on a back
Black and grey photo of three small solid black bird silhouettes in flight, tattooed on the back of a neck.
Three birds in flight on the nape
Back of a woman's neck with her hair in a bun, showing a small fine line tattoo of two birds in flight in black ink.
Two small birds on the back of the neck
Black and grey pencil sketch of a shaded feather with a flock of birds lifting away from its tip, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Feather with birds taking flight
Two side views of a colour tattoo of white birds in flight against soft purple, blue and teal clouds, covering the upper arm.
White birds in flight over purple clouds on an upper arm
Sheet of black ink crow and raven silhouettes in varied flight and perching poses, drawn on white paper as tattoo flash.
Ink crow silhouettes flash sheet
Back of a person showing a large watercolour-style phoenix tattoo in red, orange and yellow with black splatter marks, spreading across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour phoenix across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hummingbirds in flight across the lower back, with soft shaded clouds behind them.
Three hummingbirds in flight on the lower back
Two wrists side by side, each with three small solid black bird silhouettes in flight, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching bird silhouettes on two wrists
Three small black bird silhouettes in flight, tattooed on the inner upper arm.
Three birds in flight on the inner arm
Black fine line tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings built from circles and radiating lines, placed on the forearm.
Geometric bird in flight on forearm
Five small white bird silhouettes flying in a diagonal line across a lower leg, shown as a white ink tattoo on tanned skin against a teal background.
Five white birds in flight on a lower leg
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with spread wings in fine outline and shading, on the side of a person's ribs.
Flying bird on the side ribs
Black ink tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, sitting on the lower abdomen above grey waistband clothing.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the abdomen
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the shoulder, with its tip breaking into flying birds that continue across the upper chest.
Feather dissolving into birds on shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of two small birds in flight on the inner wrist, shown beside a gold star bracelet and light blue nails.
Small birds in flight on a wrist
Fine line black outline of a bird in flight tattooed on the ankle and heel area of a foot.
Outline bird in flight on an ankle
Black ink drawing of three birds flying out of an open birdcage, with shaded wings and a shaded base on the cage.
Three birds flying from an open birdcage
Black tattoo of a feather with a flock of small black birds rising from its tip, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather with birds on upper back
Black flash design of a compass rose with N, E, S and W lettering and three birds in flight, with no body placement shown.
Compass rose with flying birds
Painted flash design of two magpies in flight, one turning down and one spread wide, in blue, purple and green with white wing feathers on a plain white background.
Two magpies in flight
Black ink line drawing of two hummingbirds in flight with partial birds in the top right corner, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Two hummingbirds in flight line drawing
Black and grey line drawing design of a feather that breaks apart into a flock of flying birds, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Feather dissolving into a flock of birds
Fine line black tattoo of birds flying from a dandelion seed head across the upper back and shoulder, shown from behind.
Birds and dandelion seeds across a shoulder
Two black line drawings of infinity symbols, one with a detailed feather across it and one with silhouetted birds in flight, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Infinity symbols with a feather and birds
Black and grey geometric bird in flight tattooed on skin, built from fine lines, overlapping circles and dotwork, placed on the back.
Geometric bird in flight on the back
Black line drawing of a swallow in flight with stippled dotwork shading on its wings and body, shown as a flash design on an off-white background.
Swallow in flight, dotwork flash design
Neo-traditional style flash drawing of a cartoon hummingbird with a large eye, teal body and yellow-green tail feathers, on a grey background.
Cartoon hummingbird flash design
Blue flash design of a swallow in flight, with white swirling filigree cut into its wings and body, in a Traditional style.
Swallow silhouette with swirl cutouts
Black and grey flash design of a shaded feather breaking up into flying origami-style birds, with no body placement shown.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Black blackwork-style dragon design with patterned wings that break apart into flying crows, drawn on a tan parchment background.
Dragon dissolving into flying crows
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of an open book whose pages turn into four birds flying upwards.
Open book with birds in flight on a forearm
Solid black silhouette of a fairy in flight with fine-lined butterfly wings, shown as a standalone flash design on a white background.
Fairy silhouette with butterfly wings
Black ink drawing of a raven with wings spread in mid-flight on a white background, with loose, brushed edges and no body placement shown.
Flying raven in black ink
Fine line tattoo of birds in flight rising up a forearm beside the word faith in cursive script.
Birds in flight and faith script on a forearm
Black and grey photo of three small fine line birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a knitted sleeve and wooden boards behind.
Three small birds on a wrist
Painterly tattoo of a bird in flight with black and white wings and an orange breast, placed on a person's upper back.
Flying bird on upper back
Pencil sketch design of a shaded feather with a flock of birds rising from its tip and the script words sometimes you gotta fall before you fly along its length.
Feather with birds and script quote
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a raven in flight on a person's upper back, with its wing and body formed from a bare tree.
Raven and bare tree on upper back
Black and grey shaded swallow tattoo in mid-flight on the side of the torso, with feathers drawn in soft realistic detail.
Swallow tattoo on the side of the torso
Black line drawing of a dove in flight with spread wings and a tapering tail, shown on a plain white background, suitable as a tattoo design.
Dove in flight line drawing
Black fine line tattoo of a heron in flight with dotwork shading, placed on the inner forearm.
Flying heron on a forearm