Line drawing tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a fairy with a bun, flowing hair and large wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Fairy with wings line drawing
Three simple black line drawings of cats in different poses on a white background, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Three line drawings of cats
Two matching blue line tattoos of stick figures holding a red heart, one on an ankle and one on a forearm.
Matching stick figure tattoos with red heart
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horse head framed by flowing mane in a heart shape, shown healed on skin beside its original line drawing.
Horse head in a heart of flowing mane
Fine line black tattoo of a chemical structure with a benzene ring, two HO groups and an NH2 group, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Molecular structure on upper back
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a small pointed-eared creature on a calf, shown beside the original line drawing.
Pointed-eared creature tattoo on calf
Black fine line tattoo of a profile face with a curved line beside it, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line profile tattoo on the wrist
Fine line drawing of a feather whose long stem trails into a cursive script line, sketched in dark ink on squared paper.
Feather with trailing script line design
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
Black ink drawing of an Om symbol with flowing strokes, dotted lines and teardrop shapes above and below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Om symbol design with dots and teardrops
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 line drawing of a hand gripping a tattoo machine, with roses and lotus leaves wrapped around the wrist and forearm in a traditional botanical style.
Hand holding a tattoo machine with roses
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
Black line drawing of a geometric rose in angular, layered petals, sketched on a white spiral notebook page with the flower in the lower right.
Geometric rose line drawing on a notebook page
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
Small black line tattoo of a light bulb-like symbol on the inside of an open hand, against a black background.
Light bulb symbol on palm
Contact sheet of fifteen black line drawings of the Hindu deity Ganesh in varied poses, shown as design options rather than tattoos on skin.
Ganesh line drawing designs
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
Black and grey single-line tattoo of a curled spiral form on the inner forearm, shown in a greyscale photograph.
Minimal curled line tattoo on forearm
Six-step line drawing tutorial building a rose from a bud to a full bloom with leaves, in black linework with red guide strokes in the early steps.
Step by step rose drawing
Black linework tattoos including an eye and a star cover the forearm and upper arm of a driver whose hand rests on a wood-wrapped steering wheel.
Linework tattoos on a forearm at the wheel
Black ink line drawing of a standing giraffe, its body and neck filled with intricate zentangle-style patterns on white paper, shown as a design rather than a tattoo.
Patterned giraffe line drawing
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 ink drawing on cream paper of a lotus flower above an Om symbol, with a small dot and curved line between them, shown as a tattoo design.
Lotus flower and Om symbol design
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
Two stylised face tattoos on a person's forearms: a colourful painted-style face with red shading on the left arm and a simple black line face on the right.
Two stylised face tattoos on forearms
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
Black line drawing of a dog face decorated in sugar skull style with ornamental eyes, a heart shaped nose ring and floral patterns, shown on white paper.
Sugar skull dog face design
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