Owl tattoo ideas

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

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Four flash designs on black in orange and yellow: a black cat, a skull with diamonds, a bat beneath a spiderweb and an owl in front of a moon, drawn in a bold vintage style.
Halloween flash sheet: cat, skull, bat and owl
Traditional colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with stars and clouds, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl on a branch on an upper arm
Small black and grey owl tattoo with dotted shading on the side of a finger, shown on a hand resting on a light blue fabric.
Owl tattoo on a finger
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
Flash sheet of tattoo designs photographed on a gift box, including a blue owl, a koi fish, a realistic eye, three BELIEVE lettering designs and a feathered headdress, all shown without a body
Traditional flash sheet with owl, eye and lettering
Close-up of leggings printed with traditional-style tattoo flash designs, including a geisha head, owl, cat, skulls and roses, worn on the legs.
Tattoo flash print leggings
Flash design of a cartoon owl in a red jacket and blue bow tie, framed by two shaded scroll banners carrying script lettering, with no body placement shown.
Cartoon owl with script banners
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl with a geometric cube pattern on its chest, perched on a branch with red and green leaves, across a person's upper back.
Owl on a branch across the upper back
Traditional-style tattoo of a green and blue owl with pink feathers, with a banner reading NOT WHAT THEY SEEM, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Owl with banner on lower leg
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl with teal eyes and a teal wing, surrounded by red and pink flowers on a forearm.
Traditional owl and flowers on a forearm
Traditional style owl tattoo with black and grey feathers, red-brown accents and green leaves on the inner forearm.
Owl and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an owl holding a heart-shaped padlock and key above shaded roses, on the upper arm of a woman in a white top.
Owl, heart padlock and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo with bold outlines and shaded feathers on a forearm, against a blurred green background.
Owl tattoo on a forearm
Traditional-style flash drawing of a cartoon owl with large blue eyes, pink glasses and brown feathers, with no body placement shown.
Cartoon owl with pink glasses
Man seated on steps with full traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms and colourful tattoos of a rose and a female profile on his legs.
Full sleeves and leg tattoos on a seated man
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with flower eyes and diamonds, on the inner forearm.
Owl and sugar skull on a forearm
Traditional style owl tattoo with swirling tendril linework and dotwork shading on the calf, with touches of red ink on the belly.
Owl tattoo on a calf
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a brown owl holding a red heart, framed by black scrollwork on the upper arm.
Owl and red heart on upper arm
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo flanked by two roses and leaves, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and roses on upper back
Black linework tattoo of an owl with foliage below it, placed on the outer thigh of a person's upper leg.
Owl and foliage on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl wearing a bowler hat with a ribbon, patterned sugar skull style eyes and a teal waistcoat, on the forearm.
Owl in a bowler hat on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with red flowers and small stars, on the outer thigh of a kneeling person.
Owl on a branch tattoo on a thigh
Black ink flash sheet of traditional-style designs including skulls, a cat, a rose, a dagger, an owl and a rabbit, many marked with the number 13, shown as drawings with no body placement.
Hand-drawn flash sheet with 13 motifs
Black and grey owl tattoo with a dotwork mandala chest, shown on the forearm in a black and white photograph.
Owl and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl wearing cat-eye glasses and perched on a stack of books, on a forearm.
Owl in cat-eye glasses on stacked books
Traditional style flash drawing of a colourful owl perched on a branch, with a rose partly visible at the bottom edge.
Traditional owl on a branch flash
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an owl with roses and leaves on the outer thigh, with a hand with dark nails resting beside it.
Owl and roses on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoos of an owl on the upper arm, pink roses with green foliage on the thigh, and a skull on the forearm.
Owl, roses and skull tattoos on arm and leg
Colourful traditional-style owl tattoo with yellow-tipped feathers, red-rimmed eyes and blue-grey scales, sitting on the top of a foot with small leaves and dots around it.
Traditional owl tattoo on the top of a foot
Traditional style tattoo of a stack of books with red flowers and green leaves on a calf, with part of an owl tattoo visible to the left.
Stacked books and flowers on a calf
Colour tattoo of an ornate swirling bird across a person's upper back, with a colourful sleeve on the arm of the person embracing them, including a skull and roses.
Ornate bird on back and skull sleeve on arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an owl above a sugar skull with red roses and a diamond, on a lower leg, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Owl and sugar skull on a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl with spread wings on a chest, with a black swirl background and a Japanese wave sleeve on the upper arm.
Owl with spread wings on chest
Small traditional-style owl tattoo wearing round glasses and perched on an envelope with a red seal, sitting behind a person's ear on the neck.
Owl with glasses on an envelope behind the ear
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a blue bird in a brown leather jacket smoking a cigarette, on the upper arm, with an owl tattoo partly visible at the edge.
Smoking blue bird in a leather jacket on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo on a forearm, with talons gripping a scroll banner that reads Proverbs 3v.
Owl with Proverbs banner on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a stack of books with a ribbon bookmark, on the side of a leg.
Owl perched on a stack of books
Traditional colour tattoo of a sleepy owl with closed eyes, framed by pink flowers, green leaves and orange stars, on skin.
Sleepy owl with flowers and stars
Neo-trad owl tattoo on the inside of a forearm, with a red heart and a banner reading 1985 below it.
Owl and heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue owl with black wings perched on a dark oval with stars, on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Blue owl perched on a starry oval
Traditional style colour tattoo of an owl wearing a blue cap and checked shirt and perched on a shotgun, on the top of a foot.
Owl in a cap holding a shotgun
Collage of owl tattoos in fine line, traditional and realism styles on backs, arms, ankles and chests.
Owl tattoos in a varied collage
Traditional style owl tattoo perched on a pocket watch on a forearm, with a red rose beside it.
Owl perched on a pocket watch
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo with ornamental swirls and a shaded rose below, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and rose on upper arm
Traditional style owl perched on a branch with pink cherry blossoms, tattooed on the abdomen below a pierced navel.
Owl and cherry blossom on the stomach
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
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
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