Line drawing tattoo ideas

280 photos and flash · 64% Fine line, 12% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Teal fine line drawing of a mermaid with flowing wavy hair and a scaled fish tail curling below, on a white background.
Teal line drawing of a mermaid
Man in a white linen shirt holding a straw hat, with small black fine-line tattoos on both forearms, against a whitewashed stone wall.
Man in linen shirt with small forearm tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of a simple cartoon figure with round eyes and a small nose on the lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans.
Simple cartoon figure on the lower back
Fine line black ink tattoo of two embracing figures on the forearm of a person wearing a grey t-shirt.
Embracing figures on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of red lips biting a black triangle, set within a sunburst of fine lines and a block-text quote, with soft watercolour washes.
Biting lips and triangle on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hands, one reaching up and one open and angled, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Two outline hands on an inner upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a face in profile, drawn in one continuous line, on the forearm of a person wearing a dark jumper.
Single-line face on a forearm
Black single-line drawing of a seated cat in profile and a dog's head and shoulders in profile, shown as a tattoo design on white with no body part visible.
Cat and dog line drawing
Small black fine line tattoo of a Totoro-style creature face on the ankle, with beaded bracelets on the wrist above.
Totoro-style face on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hatched tree with a thin trunk, a small red heart, and two small figures on an upper arm.
Tree and red heart on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a heart with an inner looping shape on a white background, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Black line heart design
Black fine line tattoo of six arrows of varying designs running vertically across the inner forearm.
Six arrows in a row on the forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small cartoon animal on the top of a foot, with purple suede heels and a white fur rug in the background.
Small line drawing animal on the top of a foot
Two wing drawings side by side on a parchment background: a ragged red wing on the left and a feathered blue angel wing on the right, both shown as tattoo design references.
Red and blue wing line drawings
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol framed by ornamental scrolls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with swirls
Black line drawing of a world map built from triangular geometric facets on plain white paper, resembling a tattoo design sketch.
Geometric world map line drawing
Fine line black tattoo of Totoro beside Japanese katakana reading Studio Ghibli on the forearm.
Totoro and Studio Ghibli script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a minimal sitting cat with a curling tail on the arm, beside a leopard print sleeve.
Minimal line cat on an arm
Fine black single-line tattoo of a woman's face in profile beside a dove, with small red lips, on a forearm against white bedsheets.
Dove and woman's face in line art on forearm
Close-up of a fine line black arrow tattoo on the back of a hand, with a fingertip resting against a white top and black waistband.
Fine line arrow tattoo on a finger
Black ink line drawing sheet of many quartz crystal clusters and single points on a white background, shown without a body placement.
Quartz crystal flash sheet
Black line drawing on paper of a fine-line tattoo design, a scalloped drape of shells and beads with dangling shell charms, intended for the chest.
Shell and bead drape design, line drawing
Fine line black tattoo of a small guitar on the side of an ankle, photographed in black and white against crumpled bedsheets.
Small guitar outline on an ankle
Black line drawing of a symmetrical cross-shaped design with a starburst, a central dotted circle, scrolls and a leaf, shown without a body placement.
Symmetrical ornamental cross design
Fine line black tattoo of a stylised celtic-style knot with a central spiral, on the inner side of an ankle.
Thin line knot tattoo on an ankle
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a sitting cat in loose outline on the upper arm.
Sitting cat outline on upper arm
Black ink pen drawing of a rayed sun and a crescent moon on paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Sun and crescent moon line drawing
Black linework flash design of a horned crescent above an arch with radiating V shapes and a horizontal base line, with a handwritten quote beneath it.
Horned arch symbol with quote
Black ink line drawing of a sitting cat looking upwards, with whisker strokes and a curled tail, in a minimal brush style.
Sitting cat line drawing
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a single curved outline on the upper arm of a person wearing overalls and a striped top.
Fine line curve tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a cat lying down with a curled spiral tail on pale skin.
Fine line cat with spiral tail
Fine line black outline drawing of two hands linking little fingers on a cream background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two hands linking little fingers
Black single-line drawing of a sitting cat in profile, looking left, with a curled tail, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Minimalist sitting cat line drawing
Black line drawing of an open hand with dotted and floral henna-style patterns across the palm, wrist and fingers, suited to a hand tattoo.
Dotted floral henna-style hand design
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a dachshund on the inner forearm, set against pleated fabric.
Simple dachshund line tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of four stick figures holding hands in a row on the side of a ribcage, just below a dark bra band.
Four stick figures holding hands on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two simple faces with closed eyes and small mouths on the upper arm, below a dark sleeve.
Two minimalist faces on an upper arm
Fine line black ink outline of a Totoro-style creature on the ankle, with a small black line and round motif below it on a second ankle, shown beside maroon sneakers.
Totoro outline on an ankle
Black ink line drawing of a heart whose single flowing line loops into an infinity shape, with cursive script inside the heart.
Heart with script and infinity loop design
White single-line drawing of a small circle above a stylised wave on a dark background, a fine line design with no body placement shown.
Circle above a wave line drawing
Black and grey photo of a thin black line tattoo on an arm, showing a heart outline with a vertical line and a bar above, and arrow shapes below, in a fine line style.
Heart and arrow line tattoo on an arm
Black line tattoo of three cats in a row on a limb, with a larger cat in the centre flanked by two smaller cats.
Three cats tattoo on a limb
Single-line black ink drawing of a fish with long, flowing fins on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Flowing fish line drawing
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined hand holding a small flower sprig on the side of the ribs.
Outlined hand holding a flower sprig on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a single curling wave on the inner wrist.
Single-line wave on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a circular Gallifreyan-style script design made of circles and arcs inside a double outer ring, with no body placement shown.
Circular Gallifreyan-style line design
Fine line black ink tattoo of an elephant with ornamental swirls on the ankle, photographed against a green cloth.
Elephant with swirls on an ankle
Black line drawing of a Māori-style moko facial design, with labels for forehead, brows, nose, nostrils, upper lip, cheeks and chin, placed across the face.
Moko facial design with labelled regions