Flight tattoo ideas

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

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Solid black silhouette of a soaring bird tattooed on a wrist, with a cream knitted sweater cuff below.
Soaring bird on a wrist
Realistic brown and red swallow tattoo in flight on a woman's upper chest, near the collarbone and shoulder.
Swallow in flight on upper chest
Black ink drawing of a crow in flight with painterly feathers on a plain white background, shown as a standalone blackwork-style design.
Flying crow in black ink
Ink drawing of a bird in flight, its body formed by a treble clef and musical notes, with staff lines sweeping out as wings, in brown ink on white paper.
Bird made of musical notes and a treble clef
Pencil drawing of a shaded feather that breaks into a flock of birds, with the words take those broken wings and learn to fly written along it.
Feather turning into flying birds
Black ink drawing of a swallow in flight with spread wings and a forked tail, suitable as a tattoo design in a traditional style.
Swallow in flight, black linework
Black and grey flash drawing of a shaded feather breaking up into a flock of flying bird silhouettes, with no body placement shown.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Black silhouette tattoo flash design of a dandelion seed head releasing seeds that turn into a flock of birds, shown on a plain white background.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds in flight
Two black and white magpies in flight tattooed on the upper back of a woman with short auburn hair, one hand resting on her shoulder.
Two magpies in flight on upper back
Three traditional style swallow designs in flight, drawn in blue, red and orange with black outlines on a cream background.
Three swallows in flight
Realistic black raven in flight with wings and tail breaking up into ink splatter, with fine red lines behind it, drawn as a tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Raven in flight dissolving into ink splatter
Coloured drawing of a purple and teal feather that breaks apart into small flying birds, a design suited to a tattoo.
Purple feather dissolving into flying birds
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of seven birds in flight, running diagonally across the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Flock of birds on the inner forearm
Flash sheet of five solid black, tribal-style hummingbirds in flight on a white background, a design suited to a tattoo.
Five tribal hummingbirds in flight
Black and grey tattoo of a swallow in flight with soft, feathered shading on pale skin.
Swallow in flight in black and grey
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a swallow in flight, shown on skin with soft shading across its wings.
Swallow in flight in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a swallow in flight with spread wings, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Realistic swallow in flight on upper chest
Close-up of two arms with small black fine line tattoos of birds in flight, one trio on the forearm near the wrist and another on the upper arm.
Three small birds in flight on arms
Greyscale pencil drawing of a barn owl in flight with spread wings and trailing feathers, a realistic tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Barn owl in flight, pencil drawing
Fine line ink drawing of a sparrow in flight with spread wings and tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Sparrow in flight, ink drawing
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a swallow in flight with spread wings, placed on the side of the ribs.
Swallow in flight on the side ribs
Black and grey tattoo on the upper back of a feather that breaks into a flock of birds flying upwards, in fine line and dotwork shading.
Feather breaking into a flock of birds on the back
Black and grey swallow tattoos flying from the ankle across the top of a foot, with pink toenail polish visible.
Swallows flying across an ankle and foot
Black tribal-style eagle in flight on a white background, drawn with flowing, feathered brush strokes; no body placement is shown.
Stylised eagle in flight design
Small black and grey fine line swallow tattoo in flight on the side of a neck, with a dangling teal earring nearby.
Swallow in flight on the neck
Black and grey tattoo on the ribs of a feather with shaded barbs that breaks up into a flock of flying bird silhouettes.
Feather dissolving into flying birds on ribs
Solid black tattoo of a cross with three birds flying upwards above it, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross and three birds on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor with a dotted line leading to a flock of birds across the shoulder and collarbone.
Anchor with dotted line and birds on collarbone
Close-up of a black linework tattoo of a bird in flight with outstretched wings, placed on the sole of a foot.
Bird in flight on the foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a figure in a flowing dress hanging from strings held by flying birds.
Figure swinging from birds on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bird in flight carrying a dandelion seed head in its beak, placed on the upper back.
Bird carrying a dandelion seed head
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on an ankle, beside teal suede heels.
Three small birds on an ankle
Pencil and ink drawing of a flock of birds lifting from a shaded feather, with the words Free yourself in cursive script, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Birds rising from a feather with Free yourself script
Black, grey and muted green swallow in flight with a rust-red throat, tattooed on a leg in a soft, wash-style Japanese manner.
Swallow in flight on a leg
Pencil sketch of a swallow in flight with wings spread and a long forked tail, shaded in soft greys, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Swallow in flight design
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck on a woman's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Flash design of an infinity symbol made of flying birds, with hakuna matata written in script lettering in pastel and teal tones.
Infinity symbol of birds with hakuna matata script
Small black bird silhouettes fly in a trail up the inner wrist and forearm, with a wooden floor behind.
Flock of birds up a forearm
Black line drawing of a stylised bird in flight with decorative swirled feathers on the wings and tail, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised bird in flight line drawing
Solid black silhouette of a bird in flight, with spread wings, tattooed on the side of an ankle, against a blue sky and trees.
Flying bird silhouette on an ankle
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a songbird with outstretched wings and rainbow paint splashes on a person's upper back.
Watercolour songbird on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of two swallows in flight on the upper chest, shaded in black and grey with rust-toned accents on their chests.
Two swallows in flight on upper chest
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric bird in flight, built from overlapping circles and lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bird in flight on upper back
Black silhouette swallows in flight in a blackwork style, tattooed in a diagonal line across the ribs of a bare side torso.
Flying swallows across the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven in flight with spread wings and smoky shading across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Raven in flight on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather breaking up into a flock of birds on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Feather dissolving into birds on upper back
Black silhouette tattoo of five birds flying in a line across the top of a bare foot, placed near the ankle.
Five birds in flight across a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds and small birds across the inner wrist and forearm.
Dandelion seeds drifting across two wrists