Open book tattoo ideas

49 photos and flash · 33% Fine line, 20% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black linework tattoo of birds rising from an open book in an engraved style with stippled shading, on the upper arm.
Birds rising from an open book
Fine line black tattoo of an open book with a script quotation on the upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up.
Open book with quote on upper back
Colour traditional tattoo on an arm of two candy-style hearts reading NOT and YOURS, with stars, dots and a small heart above an open book.
Candy hearts saying NOT YOURS on an arm
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of a stack of books with open pages lifting into a flock of birds, in a sketchy linework and shaded style.
Books turning into birds on a forearm
Small fine-line black tattoo of an open book on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a red background.
Open book on a wrist
Small fine line tattoo of an open book in black ink on the upper shoulder near the collarbone, with a red top and bookshelves visible behind.
Open book on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of an open book with black outline and watercolour splashes in pink, yellow, teal and orange on the forearm.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Colour tattoo of an open book with loose watercolour-style splashes of teal, pink, purple and yellow on the upper arm.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Watercolour style tattoo of stacked books, an open book and flying birds on a forearm, with rainbow colour washes and black linework.
Stacked books, open book and birds on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of an open book with the words turn over a new leaf in black script and a red leaf on the page, sitting on the upper arm.
Open book reading turn over a new leaf
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a handwritten script quote above three open books with quill pens, in a line-drawn lettering style, placed on the inner forearm.
Quote and open books on a forearm
Small black fine line open book tattoo on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone, shown in a close crop above a red knit jumper.
Open book on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo down the side of a bare back, showing a bird neck, a dotted rain cloud and stacked open books with a small green sprout.
Bird, cloud and open books on a back
Fine line serif script tattoo on a forearm reading 'i spent my life folded between the pages of books', with an open book behind the arm.
Book quote tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering reading EVERY BOOK IS A WORLD above an open book, in a lettering style, on the inner wrist.
Every book is a world with open book on wrist
Small tattoo of an open book with a pink cover and scattered grey letters above it, on the inner forearm.
Open book and floating letters on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a stack of books and an open book on the inside of a forearm.
Stacked and open books on a forearm
Colour tattoo of blue and red open books and small hearts above the words the world was hers for the reading in black script on the shoulder.
Open books and reading quote on the shoulder
Black fine line book stacks, quotation marks, Peter Pan silhouettes and quote lettering shown as a flash sheet, with the designs applied to a forearm in the lower right photo.
Book and quote designs on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a solid crow silhouette perched on a stack of open books, shown on a limb of skin.
Crow perched on open books
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated cat on a stack of books, placed on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on a stack of books
Small open book tattoo with a pink heart on the right-hand page, placed on the back of the neck and partly framed by dark hair.
Open book with heart on neck
Small grey open book tattoo with outlined pages and light shading on the back of a heel near the ankle.
Small open book tattoo on the heel
Black and grey tattoo of an open book with shaded pages, placed centrally on the torso below a dark top.
Open book tattoo on the torso
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of a black cat sitting on a stack of books on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on stacked books
Small black open book tattoo behind a person's ear on the neck, drawn with a bold outline and solid black shading.
Open book tattoo behind the ear
Black fine line tattoo of three open books labelled Fig 1, Fig 2 and Fig 3, stacked across the inner wrist and forearm.
Three open books on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of several open books with hatched shading and bold outlines on the upper arm.
Floating open books on an upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of an open book in black and grey on the side of an ankle, against a red fabric background.
Open book tattoo on the ankle
Fine line black tattoo of an open book with its pages turning into flying birds, running up the inner forearm.
Open book with birds rising on a forearm
Open book tattoo with black linework, dotwork shading and pink, blue and orange watercolour splashes on the upper back.
Open book with watercolour splashes
Two hands pressed together showing a shaded grey open book tattoo across the back of the hands, with small outlined finger tattoos above.
Open book tattoo across two hands
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a heart-shaped Earth inside an ornate open book frame with beaded drops, placed across the centre of the torso.
Earth heart in an ornate book frame on the torso
Black and grey tattoo of a castle, crescent moon and stars rising from an open book on the upper back, with a small circle and triangle symbol at the base of the book.
Castle rising from an open book on upper back
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 and grey fine line tattoo of an open book on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a warm sepia bathroom background.
Open book tattoo on a wrist
Colourful forearm tattoo of stacked books and an open book with sketched birds over rainbow watercolour splashes.
Stacked books and flying pages on a forearm
Colour tattoo of stacked and open books in blue, red and brown above the script words "the world was hers for the reading" on the upper back.
Books and quote across the upper back
Black outline tattoo of an open book with small legs on the upper arm, shown against a brick wall with a hand holding the arm.
Open book with legs on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open book, a rose, a patterned teacup and saucer and a pocket watch on the side of the torso.
Rose, book, teacup and pocket watch
Black fine line tattoos across a person's neck, chest and shoulders, including open books, a quote, a book stack and large comma marks.
Literary quotes, open books and book stack on chest
Colour tattoo of an open book on a stack of books with black letters floating above it, on the side of the ribs.
Open book with floating letters on the ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of an open book on the inner wrist, shown against a red background.
Open book on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a brown owl perched on a yellow open book, drawn with sketchy outlines on the inner forearm.
Owl perched on an open book
Realistic shaded tattoo of stacked books, an open book and a quill with script above, placed on the outer thigh.
Stacked books, quill and script on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a stack of books, with open books rising and turning into flying birds.
Books turning into birds on a forearm
Colour forearm tattoo of a stack of old books with an open book at the top, a blossoming tree growing from its pages, and a bird and hanging keys beside it.
Stacked books with a blossom tree on a forearm
Black marker sketch on white paper of open books rising and changing into a flock of birds, a tattoo design drawing.
Open books turning into flying birds