Line art tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a thin black fine line tattoo outlining a US state on the inner forearm, with a dark knitted sleeve above it.
Fine line outline of a US state on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a woman's profile facing left, with a small red heart above her head and a pink butterfly near her face, on the wrist.
Profile line art with hearts on wrist
Red line drawing of a heart with a butterfly perched on its top edge, with flowing, tapered strokes on a white background.
Butterfly and heart line design
Black fine line tattoo of a molecular chain running vertically down a person's upper back, above a green top.
Molecular chain tattoo down the back
Fine line outline tattoo of a bicycle on the front of a thigh, above the knee.
Bicycle outline on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of an open book with fanned pages on the outer thigh, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Open book outline on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a winged figure above a flower shape, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fine line winged figure on upper back
Black line drawing of two facing profiles meeting at an interlaced heart knot above a flowing chin line, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Two facing profiles with a knotted heart
Black fine line tattoo of a profile head with flowers spilling from the hair and hands holding scissors, on the upper arm.
Profile with flowers and scissors
Black line drawing of two koi fish swimming in a circle among sakura blossoms and water ripples, a Japanese-style tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two koi fish with sakura flowers
Small black fine line tattoo of a heart with a looping inner line on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Fine line heart on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of two profiles facing each other on the upper back, with a woman's hair in a bun visible above.
Two profiles in fine line on upper back
Collage of black line-art elephant designs, including mandala and origami styles, with a photo of similar elephant tattoos on a lower leg above navy suede loafers.
Elephant tattoo flash collage
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of small stars and curling swirls on the side of the hip, with a navel piercing visible above.
Stars and swirls on the hip
Fine line black butterfly tattoo with curled antennae and a looping tail on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Single-line butterfly on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four geometric triangle and symbol shapes in a row on a forearm.
Four geometric triangle symbols on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an anchor with a small circle at the top and a leaf shape on the shank, on the inner forearm.
Fine line anchor on the forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with a leaf and closed bud on the inner wrist.
Crescent moon and bud on the wrist
Black and white photo of a small fine-line wave tattoo on the side of a torso, beneath a raised arm.
Small fine-line wave on the side ribs
Fine line tattoo of a dachshund outline with a small pink heart on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Dachshund outline with pink heart on foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting dog in a single continuous outline, placed on the side of the ribs.
Fine line sitting dog on the ribs
Black line drawing of a sitting cat seen from the side, with its head turned left and its tail curled at the base, shown on a white background.
Sitting cat line drawing
Black linework tattoo of three chairs stacked down the side of the ribs, a wooden-framed chair at the top, a tubular sling chair in the middle and a wire chair below.
Three chairs along the ribs
Dark monochrome anchor design with a looping swirl on a person's upper back shoulder, with a blue bra strap visible.
Anchor and swirl design on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of two small stick figures holding hands on the side of a ribcage, with a berry-print top and bottoms in the frame.
Tiny stick figures holding hands on the ribs
Black line drawing of a lion's face in a minimalist fine line style, with a flowing mane outline, a small nose and a simple muzzle, shown on a white background.
Minimal line drawing of a lion face
A sheet of six black single-stroke line drawings of doves in flight on a white background, suitable as tattoo flash.
Six flying dove line designs
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of three connected waves on the back, seen above a striped low-cut top, with long hair falling over one shoulder.
Three small waves on a upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a dachshund in a single continuous outline, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dachshund line drawing on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a cat in a single continuous outline, sitting on the ankle above a red canvas sneaker.
Fine line cat on an ankle
Black line drawing of a geometric design: a circle crossed by four pointed petal shapes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Circle with four overlapping petals
Fine line tattoo of two overlapping faces in profile on the outer thigh, drawn in black ink with loose, looping continuous lines.
Single-line profile faces on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef merged with a heart shape on the inner wrist, shown on a hand with black nail polish.
Treble clef heart on the wrist
White line drawing of a symmetrical eight-armed radial symbol with a central ring on a black background, with no body placement shown.
Eight-armed radial line symbol
Fine line drawing of a stylised fox with flowing hair-like strokes, curls and leaf shapes in orange-brown ink on a peach background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Stylised fox line drawing
Black ink line drawing of a stylised dragon head with flowing tail-like lines and a small circle below, on white paper, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Stylised dragon line drawing design
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of a cat with a curled tail, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Fine line cat on the upper chest
Fine line tattoo of an abstract face in profile, drawn in one continuous black line, on the inner forearm.
Single line profile face on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands clasping on the inner wrist and forearm.
Fine line hands clasped on a wrist
Continuous black single-line drawing of a dragonfly with a lotus flower at its head, on a plain white background, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Single line dragonfly with lotus flower
Six continuous fine-line drawings of seated and stretching cats in pale gold on a dark brown background, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Six line-drawn cats on a flash sheet
Fine line tattoo of two profile faces close together on a calf, with black stiletto heels visible beside the leg.
Line art profile faces on calf
Fine line tattoo of three elephants walking in a row on the forearm, in black ink on pale skin.
Three elephants walking in a line
Black line drawing of a hummingbird in flight with a long beak and stylised wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Hummingbird line drawing
Black fine line tattoo of a larger fox and a smaller seated fox with swirling flourishes on the ankle.
Fox and swirl linework on an ankle
Black fine line swirls and a semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against pale skin.
Swirls and a semicolon on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a face with a dove in flight above it, drawn in a single continuous outline on skin.
Dove and face line drawing