Line drawing tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a molecular structure with a fused ring and side chain on a thigh, shown against a maroon top.
Molecular structure on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of an open heart with a curling tail beside a small bird shape on the back of a hand.
Small heart and bird line tattoo on a hand
Black fine line sketch tattoo of a loose floral or botanical drawing on the outer upper arm of a person in a black sleeveless top.
Loose line sketch on an upper arm
Close photo of a small black fine line tattoo of an abstract figure with a curled swirl on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small fine line swirl figure on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a dove and a woman's face with an olive sprig in her hair, on the forearm.
Dove and woman's face on a forearm
Close view of a woman's upper arm with a black fine line tattoo of a thin stem and small loop, styled in single line work.
Fine line stem tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a hang loose hand sign on the ankle, shown beside a paper drawing of the same gesture.
Hang loose hand sign on an ankle
Black and grey photograph of a fine line script tattoo reading there is no one alive who is youer than you, with a small flower line drawing, on the upper back.
Script quote with small flower on upper back
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a palm tree and birds on an ankle, above a blue lace-up shoe.
Palm tree tattoo on an ankle
Black line drawing of a stylised goat with a curled horn and a fin-like tail, shown as a standalone tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised goat line drawing
Black linework drawing of nested circular arcs inside a large circle, on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Nested arcs inside a circle
Black fine line outline tattoo of an abstract upright shape with an angular top, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Minimal black outline shape on inner wrist
A woman seen from behind on a beach, wearing a black hat and striped top, with two small fine line tattoos on her upper back.
Small fine line tattoos on a upper back
Black fine line tattoo of an elephant inside a long snake-like outline on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve above.
Fine line elephant in a snake outline on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a looped motif on a person's forearm, resting on a floral bedsheet.
Small black motif on a forearm
Fine line tattoos of script, arrow lines and a small ship on a woman's forearm, upper arm and thigh, as she holds dried grass on a concrete floor.
Fine line script and ship tattoos on arm
Small black fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the upper arm, worn by a person in a grey t-shirt.
Two hands in fine line on upper arm
Black line tattoos of a rooster on one foot and a pig on the other, drawn in a fine line style across the tops of the feet.
Rooster and pig on a pair of feet
Black fine line tattoo of a spiral, curl and upright stroke with a crossbar on the upper back near the neck, in black and grey.
Fine line spiral and figure on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small star and arrow on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a small key tattoo on a finger.
Small star and arrow tattoo on the chest
A small black line tattoo on the lower abdomen of a person in black lace lingerie, kneeling on a bed and holding a glass.
Small line tattoo on lower abdomen
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of a howling wolf head on the side of the ribs.
Geometric wolf head on ribs
Fine line tattoo of a woman's face with flowers in her hair, placed on the forearm, shown in black ink.
Line drawn woman with flowers on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a stretched dog with a curling tail on the lower back, in a Fine line style.
Stretched dog outline on lower back
Small black fine line tattoo resembling an Om symbol on the inner wrist of a hand raised against a black background.
Small fine line Om symbol on the wrist
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small winged figure on the lower abdomen, with two hands resting on the skin.
Small winged figure on the abdomen
Hand-drawn fine line tattoo design of a continuous black line forming interlocking loops, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Looped continuous line design on paper
Line drawing of a solid black cat and an outlined white cat walking side by side, tails curled together above them, in a fine line style.
Two cats walking with tails entwined
A tattooist uses an orange tattoo machine to ink a small black line-work geometric design on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Tattooing a small geometric line design on a wrist
Black fine line drawing of a stylised bird with sweeping curved wings and a tapering tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fine line flowing bird design
Fine line tattoo of a cat's head tilted to one side with a small bow at the neck, placed on the inner forearm.
Cat head with bow on inner forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of two pigtailed girls holding hands, one on each wrist, with the wrists pressed together.
Two matching girl doodles on wrists
Fine line black ink tattoos on the inner upper arm of a woman, including a small heart outline and a thin wavy line below it.
Small heart and line tattoos on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a curled, sleeping tabby cat with its head tucked near its tail, placed on the outer thigh above the knee.
Curled sleeping cat on the thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a bird and a rose on the forearm of a person lying on white bedsheets, with the arm raised.
Bird and rose on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a chemical structure with two fused rings and hearts at the ends of its bonds, on a patch of skin.
Chemical structure with hearts on skin
Woman in denim overalls with a black and red fine line tattoo of a face on her upper arm and a coloured portrait tattoo on her forearm.
Fine line face on upper arm, portrait on forearm
Black line drawing of an arrow passing through an infinity symbol, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Arrow through an infinity symbol
Black ink linework drawing of a unicorn head with a flowing, wavy mane, shown as a tattoo design sketched on paper.
Unicorn head line drawing
Two photos of small geometric tattoos on the forearm: three solid black triangles in a cluster above, and a thin black line outline of a stepped square below.
Triangle cluster and line square on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small oval outline with a short stroke and tiny dot inside, placed on the inner upper arm.
Minimal oval outline on the upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of two stick figures joined by a taut string, one figure on each ankle.
Stick figures joined by a string on two ankles
Abstract fine line tattoo with a teal butterfly, teal circles and a textured teal shape across the side of a ribcage.
Abstract butterfly and teal shapes on a side rib
Single-line fine line drawing of a wolf head in profile facing left, with pointed ears and a flowing ruff of fur, in dark blue ink on white.
Wolf head in profile line drawing
Black fine line tattoo of a stylised woman's face with flowing hair on the inner forearm of a seated person in denim shorts.
Line art face tattoo on a forearm
Fine line drawing of two hands clasped together on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Clasped hands line drawing
Fine line drawing of a sleeping cat with a curled tail, resting on a horizontal line, in black ink on a white background.
Sleeping cat line drawing
A woman in a dark linen slip dress shows two solid grey triangle tattoos on her upper chest and a fine line sketch tattoo on her upper arm and shoulder.
Grey triangles on chest and sketched line drawing on arm