Owl tattoo ideas

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

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Colour neo-traditional style tattoos of an owl on the left foot and a squirrel on the right foot, with ornamental swirls and feathery shapes around them.
Owl and squirrel tattoos on both feet
Black line drawing flash of an owl wearing a beaded necklace, perched above a rose and an all-seeing eye in a triangle, with a cross on the left, in a neo-traditional style; no body placement is
Owl, rose and all-seeing eye line drawing
Colour tattoo of a grey owl perched on a branch with red blossoms and green leaves, placed on the upper back.
Owl on a blossom branch on the back
Traditional-style owl with a third eye on its headdress, a pocket watch and a pink flower in blue, grey and red ink on the forearm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Owl and pocket watch on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a staring owl above a framed seaside lighthouse scene and a red rose, on the calf.
Owl, lighthouse and rose on a calf
Colour tattoo of a green-eyed owl with orchids and a small butterfly on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl and orchids on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of an owl face with glowing orange eyes and shaded feathers across the back of a hand, with red and orange flames rising up the wrist.
Owl with glowing orange eyes on a hand
Black and grey flash drawing of an owl face merged with a hamsa hand, with a mechanical pencil resting across the paper.
Owl and hamsa hand flash design
Colour tattoo of autumn maple leaves, a branch and a teal owl across a shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Autumn maple leaves and owl across the shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon fox and hound inside an ornate oval frame topped with an owl, above pink roses, on the thigh.
Cartoon fox and hound with roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional barn owl tattoo with spread wings and a pale blue mandala behind it, on the calf.
Barn owl on a calf
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo design of an owl with a sugar skull face, flanked by small flowers on a plain background.
Owl and sugar skull design
Colourful neo-traditional full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing an owl, a woman's profile, red roses, a clock and a rabbit on a purple background.
Neo-traditional full sleeve with owl and roses
Coloured drawing of an owl perched on branches beside a pocket watch on a chain, with a pale moon behind, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Owl with pocket watch and chain
Colour tattoo of a turquoise owl perched on a bare branch before a grey moon, with purple swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Turquoise owl and moon on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of an owl with outstretched wings decorated with swirling filigree, placed on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl with patterned wings on thigh
Black and grey owl tattoo with a compass and ankh on the forearm, in neo-traditional style with dotwork shading.
Owl and compass on a forearm
Colourful cartoon pirate owl tattoo wearing a skull tricorn hat, eye patch and pink coat, holding a cutlass, on the thigh.
Pirate owl with cutlass and skull hat
Neo-traditional tattoo of a blue cartoon owl with yellow ear tufts and large round eyes perched on a dark branch with green leaves, on a limb.
Blue cartoon owl on a branch
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl with teal eyes and a keyhole on its chest, perched on a branch above a crown key, on the thigh.
Owl and crown key on a thigh
Black and grey Neo-trad style owl tattoo with a keyhole on its chest and a heart-shaped key hanging below the perched branch, on the upper arm.
Owl with keyhole and key on a branch
Colourful neo-traditional owl design set within a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Owl and dreamcatcher design
Black ornamental owl tattoo with blue eyes and white filigree detailing, perched on a branch on the outer thigh.
Ornamental owl on a thigh
Red pencil sketch of a cartoon owl with spread wings clutching a faceted gem and a small flower, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Cartoon owl sketch with a gem
Colour tattoo of a round-eyed owl perched on a branch with a hanging locket, on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl on a branch with a pendant on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a spread-winged owl perched on a lantern, with bare branches and an orange sunset, on the lower back.
Owl and lantern across the lower back
Colour flash design of an owl wearing a top hat with a pink feather and a monocle, framed by grey scrollwork and magenta roses on a green background.
Owl in top hat with monocle and roses
Black and grey neo-trad style tattoo on a back showing two embracing figures, a clock face, an owl and scroll banners with lettering.
Embracing figures, owl and clock on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of an owl with a sugar skull beneath it, shaded in black and grey with blue accents, on the outer thigh.
Owl and sugar skull on a thigh
Close view of a neo-traditional owl tattoo with grey shading, perched on a black branch with pink blossoms, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and blossom branch on an upper arm
Collage of four tattoos: a red and black sugar skull woman on the upper arm, a white cartoon robot on purple splashes, an owl's amber eye, and a black and grey woman holding banknotes on the forearm.
Collage of four tattoos: sugar skull, Baymax, owl and money
Neo-traditional owl and sugar skull tattoo with purple roses on a lower leg, shown in grey shading with purple accents.
Owl and sugar skull on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the thigh of an owl perched on a sealed envelope, with a castle and purple clouds behind it.
Owl on a letter with castle on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a stitched owl with button eyes, perched on a needle and thread, on the top of a foot.
Stitched owl with button eyes on a foot
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a blue and purple owl perched on a branch with a golden heart keyhole and key, placed on the upper back.
Blue and purple owl with heart padlock on the back
Neo-trad style tattoo design of a teal owl wearing a top hat and goggles, with a shaded pink and purple rose beneath it, on a textured teal background.
Owl in a top hat above a rose
Neo-traditional owl tattoo in blue, purple and yellow with a black outline, spread across a person's upper back.
Blue and purple owl on upper back
Black and grey pencil sketch design of an owl in flight in front of a castle inside ornate scrollwork, with a triangle and circle symbol.
Owl, castle and triangle symbol design
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an owl holding a heart-shaped padlock and key, with a rose below, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl, key and rose on an upper arm
Large neo-traditional back tattoo of a grey owl with spread wings, with a snarling red cat head and blood drips across the lower back.
Owl with spread wings and snarling red cat on back
Black and grey neo-trad style tattoo on an upper arm showing an owl head above an ornate sugar skull with a keyhole, heart, diamonds and a rose.
Owl and sugar skull sleeve on an upper arm
Black outlined cartoon owl tattoo with orange and purple accents on the upper arm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Cartoon owl on an upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an owl face with ornate patterned feathers and swirling tendrils on the thigh.
Ornate owl and swirls on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of two stacked owls framed by green leaves, acorns and red berries, placed on a limb.
Two owls with oak leaves on a leg
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an owl holding a heart padlock and key, flanked by roses and leaves, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl with padlock, key and roses design
Pencil and colour sketch of two owls for a neo-traditional tattoo design, one holding a skeleton key in its beak.
Owl with key design sketch
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve on an arm, shown from several angles, with a horned owl, a lantern, moths and leaves on the upper arm and forearm.
Owl, lantern and foliage full sleeve
Black line drawing of an owl with spread wings holding an hourglass, with a scroll banner reading Time goes by, life goes on, in a neo-traditional style for a tattoo.
Owl with hourglass and banner design