Line art tattoo ideas

179 photos and flash · 74% Fine line, 19% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Mirror selfie of a woman in a black camisole showing a fine line heart and a green leaf tattoo on her forearm, with a small hanger tattoo on her upper arm.
Heart and leaf tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Black line drawing of two facing profiles, one a horned figure and one a woman with her hair up, leaning towards a red rose, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Two profiles leaning towards a red rose
Fine line black tattoo of a cat's head in profile with whiskers, on the inner forearm.
Single-line cat head on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a geometric endless knot on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Endless knot on upper back
Black fine line snowflake tattoo with pointed arms on the side of the body, near the ribs.
Black line snowflake on the side of the body
Two people seen from behind with matching black fine line tattoos of a hand with long nails and small stars on the upper arm.
Matching hand tattoos on two upper arms
Symmetrical geometric line design in rust ink on kraft paper, showing a diamond with an inner eye shape, radiating rays and small sparkle marks.
Geometric diamond with radiating rays
Small black fine line flower with a curling stroke tattooed on the side of a foot, near the big toe.
Small flower and swirl on the foot
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a small winged bird with a curling tail on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised.
Simple winged bird line tattoo on wrist
Black continuous line drawing of a seated cat in profile with a curled tail beside a dog's head in profile, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Cat and dog in a single line drawing
Black and white photo of a fine line wave tattoo with three curls on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line wave on the inner wrist
Fine line black hummingbird tattoo on a person's side ribs, photographed in a mirror selfie with a phone held in front of the torso.
Hummingbird line tattoo on the ribs
Four photographs of arm sleeves with whimsical black line-art tattoos, including a ladybird, a dandelion, a snail and a cat, with small red accents, on the upper arm and forearm.
Whimsical line-art sleeve shown across four arms
Fine line black crown tattoos on the fingers of a hand, with silver painted nails and a dark background.
Fine line crown tattoos on two fingers
Fine line black lotus flower inside a geometric diamond tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Lotus in a geometric diamond on the ribs
Small black fine line wave tattoo on the side of the torso near the ribs, on sun-warmed skin dusted with sand.
Small fine line wave on the side of the body
Six white line-art geometric designs on a black textured background, including a pentagon, nested diamonds, triangles and circular mandala motifs.
Six geometric line designs on black
Black fine line tattoo of a single-line figure with curling swirls inside its outline, on a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Single line figure with swirls on a forearm
Black line drawing of a geometric circular design with decorative lettering above and below, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Circular symbol design with quotation
Fine line black tattoo of five outlined figures holding hands in a circle, placed on the outer thigh.
Outlined figures dancing in a ring on a thigh
Black ink brush-stroke drawing of an abstract curved design on a white background, suitable as a tattoo stencil or flash.
Abstract black brush-stroke design
Black ink Celtic triquetra knot tattoo with an extra loop at the top, placed on the back of the neck.
Celtic triquetra knot on the back of the neck
Fine line tattoo design of a vertical geometric arrow with chevrons, diamonds and dots in gold on a dark background.
Vertical geometric arrow motif in gold line
Close photo of a small black fine line wave tattoo on the side of a torso, just below a dark sweater pulled up.
Simple wave tattoo on the side ribs
Black line geometric wolf head tattoo on the upper thigh of a person in a grey top, with a partly visible geometric tattoo on the other leg.
Geometric wolf head on thigh
Black ink line drawing of an abstract winged bird with a swirled tail and a column of decreasing dots, on textured white paper.
Abstract winged bird line drawing
Seven black line drawings of ornamental lotus flowers with paisley-style petals on a white background, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Seven lotus flower designs in black line work
Black line-art flash of a geometric mountain design, with a row of variants showing more overlapping peaks, shown without a body placement.
Geometric mountain peaks design with family variants
Black fine line tattoo of a stylised face with an eye and lips across the finger of a hand, placed on the hand.
Line-drawn face and eye on a finger
Bold black line drawing of a cat in profile with a small pink heart at its nose, on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Black line cat with a pink heart
Black fine line tattoo of two facing profile outlines on the lower back, with a single unbroken line style.
Two facing profiles in fine line
Black line tattoo of a standing cat with a raised, curled tail and a collar, placed on the upper arm.
Cat with curled tail on upper arm
Black line drawing of a mother and baby elephant made from angular geometric lines, with their trunks meeting, on a white background.
Geometric elephant mother and calf line design
Fine line geometric swallow tattoo in black ink on the side of a person's ribs, with cream fabric wrapped across the upper torso.
Geometric swallow on the ribs
Fine line drawing of three overlapping roses in black ink with light hatched shading, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Three roses in fine line
Black line-art cat tattoo with whiskers and a small green eye, shown in a close-up photo on the ankle.
Line-art cat on the ankle
Three small black fine line tattoos in a row on the inner forearm: a flame-like creature, a masked oval face and a cat-like forest creature.
Three small character tattoos on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of two cats sitting side by side on a horizontal line, with curled tails, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats sitting on a line
Black line drawing of a stylised bird with swirling curled wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swirl-winged bird tattoo design
Black and grey photo of a continuous single-line tattoo of a stag head with long branching antlers, placed across the upper back.
Stag head across the upper back
Black and white photo of small fine line moon phase tattoos on a person's forearms, with four geometric line design thumbnails below.
Moon phase tattoos on both forearms
Black and white photo of a fine-line anchor tattoo with a circular ring, running down the inside of a forearm.
Thin-line anchor on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a woman's face wearing a leafy headpiece on the upper arm, with a small script tattoo below it.
Line-art woman portrait on upper arm
Black geometric line drawing of a feather made of angular facets, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Geometric feather line drawing
Close photo of a fine line black Celtic knot tattoo with a looped top on the outer ankle, shown against a dark blue background.
Fine line Celtic knot on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo on a leg showing a stylised figure with a bowed head and an arm curving around a round shape.
Line-drawn figure with a bowed head on a leg
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with a spiral on the left and a small bird with a swept wing on the right, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Infinity symbol with a hummingbird
Fine line black tattoo of a seated cat reaching up toward a butterfly with small sparkles, on the inner forearm.
Cat reaching for a butterfly on a forearm