Knotwork tattoo ideas

205 photos and flash · 20% Blackwork, 20% Geometric · Upper arm most common

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Grey tattoo of a Celtic knotwork owl with bright green eyes and a crescent moon above it, on the forearm.
Celtic knot owl and crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a tall Norse-style design with interlaced knotwork, a central round knot, a sword-like form and stylised animal heads, shown on plain paper.
Norse knotwork and beast design
Pencil drawing of a leaping salmon filled with Celtic interlace knotwork and shaded in grey, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body part visible.
Celtic knotwork salmon leaping
Black ink tribal-style design of a bird with outstretched wings and interlaced knotwork across its body, drawn on a pale background.
Tribal bird in flight design
Blackwork flash design of a spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork chest, spiral wing tops and dotted feather rows, with no body placement shown.
Spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork
Black line drawing of an eight-point compass rose inside a ring, surrounded by curling spiral and swirl linework, shown as a tattoo design with no body visible.
Compass rose within a circle of spirals
Coloured drawing of a teal Celtic knotwork cross with a grey dragon coiled around it and its wings spread, on a black background.
Dragon wrapped around a Celtic cross
Rust-coloured tribal design of a leaping wolf with knotwork patterns across its body and a curled tail, shown on a pale textured background.
Tribal knotwork wolf leaping design
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a dagger wrapped in Celtic knotwork with a bird-head pommel and crossguard, shaded in black and grey.
Celtic knotwork dagger with bird pommel design
Grey interlaced knotwork design with spiral scrolls running down a tall vertical strip, drawn as a line illustration on a white background with no body placement shown.
Interlaced knotwork strip design
Flash sheet of green Celtic knotwork designs, including a tree of life at the top and triquetra, triskele and endless knot motifs below.
Celtic knotwork flash sheet in greens
Painted flash design of an interlaced Celtic knotwork serpent with a pale skull-like head, in blue-grey, ochre and rust on a parchment background.
Celtic knotwork serpent with skull head
Black line drawing of a stylised dragon head with scale-patterned neck and interlaced ribbon body, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Interlaced dragon head line drawing