Linework tattoo ideas

173 photos and flash · 36% Fine line, 32% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black linework ornamental tattoo with scrolls and flame-like motifs, spreading down from the nape.
Ornamental black linework across neck and upper back
Back view of a person with long wet black hair covering the head, showing black ink tattoos across the upper back and shoulders.
Back tattoos under wet black hair
Back view of a person in a backless dress showing a thin dark vertical fine line tattoo running down the centre of the spine.
Fine line vertical tattoo on a back
Woman seen from behind with red abstract ornamental linework tattoos across her upper back and upper arm, face turned away.
Red ornamental linework on back and upper arm
Back view of a woman with blonde hair looking out over the sea, with a small black fine line tattoo between her shoulder blades.
Small fine line tattoo on upper back
Traditional-style rose tattoo on the upper arm and small star tattoos near the wrist of a person with raised arms, seen from behind with a bare back.
Rose and star tattoos with raised arms
Pink hibiscus flower tattoo with black swirling linework and dots across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Pink hibiscus with black swirls on a shoulder blade
Woman seen from behind with a black linework tattoo on her upper back, featuring a large animal head and a vertical column of geometric blocks down the spine.
Geometric and animal linework across a back
Black butterfly tattoo with flowing swirl linework and small butterflies across the upper back, in a fine line style.
Butterfly and swirls across upper back
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of pink lilies and sweeping black linework across a person's upper back and side, with blue accents.
Pink lilies and black swirls across a back
Fine line black linework tattoo of a geometric star and pendant design on the upper back, with purple hair falling either side.
Geometric star pendant tattoo on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of two spiral-ended shapes on the upper back near the shoulder, shown in a black and white photograph.
Fine line spiral design on upper back
Black ink circular emblem with thin linework circles and arcs, in a Gallifreyan-style design, on the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Circular Gallifreyan-style emblem on upper back
Red and black lotus tattoo with an Om symbol above it on the lower back, with fine swirling linework and dotwork accents.
Om and lotus on lower back
Black linework peony tattoos across the lower back, hip and upper thigh of a person lying down in pale underwear.
Peony tattoos on hip and thigh
Woman seen from behind on a beach in a black bikini, with a dark linework tattoo across her upper back and shoulder.
Dark linework tattoo on upper back and shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of an ornamental animal outline on the upper back, photographed close up beside a pale pink top strap.
Ornamental animal on upper back