Owl tattoo ideas

727 photos and flash · 21% Neo-trad, 17% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black and grey sketch-style owl tattoo with hatched feathers and an ornate head pattern, perched on a branch, on skin of the torso.
Sketched owl perched on a branch
Red linework flash design of a symmetrical owl with patterned feathers, spiral chest markings and diamond details, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Ornate owl design in red linework
Black and grey blackwork owl with ornate filigree patterns and a faint forest backdrop, tattooed across a person's upper arm.
Ornamental owl on upper arm
Colourful traditional-style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a woman's profile, an owl, roses, a teal vase and an umbrella on a purple background.
Full sleeve with owl and woman profile
A grid of ten black line drawings of owls decorated with swirls and teal leaves, shown as design sheet artwork rather than on skin.
Ten ornamental owl designs in a grid
Collage of small black and grey tattoos on fingers: a Harry Potter lightning scar, a shaded owl, a golden snitch, Platform 9 3/4, and a knot design on another finger.
Harry Potter finger tattoos and a knot design
Black and grey owl tattoo with ornate patterned detail and a key below it, placed on the upper thigh of a person wearing black shorts.
Owl and key on the thigh
Large colour and black-and-grey tattoo of an owl with a sugar skull on the upper arm, the skull decorated with a green shamrock and flowers.
Owl and sugar skull on upper arm
Black and grey owl tattoo with a pentagram on the head, wings and scrollwork across the shoulder and upper arm, with script lettering on the chest.
Owl and pentagram shoulder and arm piece
Black ink line drawing of a barn owl wearing an ornate crown, with dotwork detailing and patterned feathers on a white background.
Barn owl with ornate crown design
Grey tattoo of a Celtic knotwork owl with bright green eyes and a crescent moon above it, on the forearm.
Celtic knot owl and crescent moon on a forearm
Traditional style owl tattoo on an upper arm, wearing a tweed cap and argyle sweater, with a small red flower beside it.
Owl in tweed cap and argyle sweater
Black and grey owl tattoo with ornate patterns, keyholes and diamonds covering an upper arm.
Owl and keyhole ornament on an arm
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a red and orange phoenix, a grey owl carrying a letter, and a Hogwarts school crest on a banner, in neo-traditional style.
Phoenix, owl and Hogwarts crest on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl with blossoms and clover across an upper arm and shoulder.
Colourful owl and blossoms on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic barn owl tattoo on the forearm, shown in profile looking to the side with shaded feathers and a dark eye.
Barn owl realism tattoo on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl perched on a branch, shown on the forearm.
Barn owl realism tattoo on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a brown owl with orange eyes above a clock face with Roman numerals on a forearm, with the word Wisdom and red hexagons above.
Owl and clock on a forearm
Collage of four Harry Potter themed tattoos on the leg or arm: a colourful owl with a Hogwarts crest, a black and grey book quote, a watercolour stag and a Funko-style Harry Potter figure.
Harry Potter themed tattoo collage
Black line tattoo of an owl perched on a leafy branch, shown on the inner wrist and forearm of a person.
Owl perched on a branch on the wrist
Woman seen from behind, sitting in grass, with a black and grey owl tattoo with a central eye across her upper back and a neck tattoo.
Owl tattoo across the upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch within a scrolled frame, with a triangle symbol on its chest and the word Always below, on a calf.
Owl on a branch with triangle and Always script
Colour realism tattoo of a barn owl perched on the upper arm, with soft purple and teal shading behind it.
Realistic barn owl on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an orange owl on a branch with cherries, music notes and a dark cloud, on the upper arm in a neo-traditional cartoon style.
Owl with clouds and cherries on upper arm
Blackwork flash design of a spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork chest, spiral wing tops and dotted feather rows, with no body placement shown.
Spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork
Black and grey tattoo of a large-eyed owl perched on a bare branch, placed on the top of a person's shoulder.
Owl on a branch on the shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small owl perched on a branch, across the top of a foot.
Dotwork owl on a branch across the foot
Neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded grey owl inside an ornate frame with a blue and green wash, on the thigh.
Owl in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a barn owl in blue, teal and purple tones on the upper arm.
Barn owl on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a dreamcatcher with three hanging feathers, on the lower leg.
Owl and dreamcatcher on a leg
Owl tattoo standing on a stack of books on the forearm, tied by a long line to a red balloon and crescent moon, with lace-like clouds behind.
Owl on books with balloon on forearm
Black and grey drawing of a geometric owl design with faceted feathers, wide staring eyes and ear tufts, suitable as tattoo flash.
Geometric owl in black and grey
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with green flower eyes and red roses, shown on the forearm.
Owl and sugar skull with roses
Black line drawing design of an owl with a keyhole-shaped ornate lock on its chest, holding a key in its talons, with faint flowers behind, in a Neo-trad style.
Owl with keyhole and key line drawing
Black and grey drawing of a detailed owl with spread wings above a sugar skull decorated with flowers and roses, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Owl and sugar skull with spread wings
Colourful neo-trad owl tattoo with scrollwork and teal blossoms covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and blossoms on an upper arm
Black and grey pen drawing of an owl split into a yin yang circle, with one pale eye and one yellow eye, as a tattoo design.
Yin yang owl design
Black and grey sketched cartoon owl perched on a branch, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sketched owl on a branch
Collage of ten owl tattoo designs in black and grey linework, dotwork and geometric styles, plus a few colour watercolour and geometric pieces, under the heading 36 Owl tattoo designs.
36 owl tattoo designs collage
Realistic colour tattoo of a large owl with orange eyes in front of a misty forest of bare trees, on the forearm.
Owl over a misty forest on a forearm
A grid of black and grey ornamental silhouette designs of birds and animals, including a swan, toucan, owl, heron, cat and butterfly, drawn as flash for tattoo use.
Ornamental black and grey animal and bird designs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a barn owl perched on a branch, with blue roses and leaves, on the calf.
Barn owl and blue rose on a lower leg
Black ink design of an owl perched on a stylised calligraphic branch with dots, drawn on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Owl perched on a stylised calligraphic branch
Realistic owl with pink flowers and green shading tattooed across the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey owl and sugar skull tattoo with a dark red rose on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl and sugar skull on upper arm
Black line drawing of a symmetrical owl built from paisley, leaf and mandala-style ornament, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Ornamental owl line drawing
Colourful owl tattoo on an upper arm in a watercolour style, with green, blue, purple and orange ink perched on a branch.
Watercolour owl on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of a stylised owl with large patterned eyes and a blackwork wing, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Stylised owl in black ink