Owl tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing an owl above a woman holding a book labelled WISDOM, set against a red circle.
Owl and woman traditional tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey sketch-style owl tattoo with turquoise accents on the eye and a blurred turquoise moon, across the inner forearm.
Sketch-style owl with turquoise moon on forearm
Detailed ornamental owl design perched on a bare branch, with blue-to-magenta gradient linework on a parchment-style background.
Ornate owl perched on a branch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a staring owl in front of a full moon, framed by fine geometric circles and lines, on a forearm.
Owl and moon on a forearm with geometric lines
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl, compass and rose with the script words Not all who wander are lost, on the upper arm.
Owl, compass and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey owl and dreamcatcher tattoo on the inner forearm, with three feathers hanging below the hoop.
Owl and dreamcatcher on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a barn owl within overlapping geometric shapes and dots on the upper arm, with a paper stencil of the same design held beside it.
Barn owl in geometric frame on upper arm
Brown henna design of a stylised bird with swirling feathers and dotwork detail on the inner forearm.
Stylised bird henna on forearm
Watercolour-style owl tattoo in orange, yellow, blue and purple with bold black outlines, sitting on a person's upper back.
Watercolour owl on upper back
Back view of two ankle tattoos: a black line sketch of an owl perched on a branch on the calf, and a small blue and black paw print on the ankle.
Owl and paw print tattoos on ankles
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an ornate owl perched below a peace sign, with feathers and paisley ornament, in black and grey on paper.
Owl, peace sign and feathers design
Black ornamental design of two sleeping owls on a curled branch with leaves and a German phrase, drawn as a stencil style line design with no body placement shown.
Two owls on a branch stencil design
Black and grey owl tattoo with a crescent moon above a mandala design on the outer thigh, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Owl and mandala on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with detailed feathers covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Owl tattoo on upper arm
Pen and ink drawing of four owls stacked one above another in a vertical column, shown beside a black gel pen on white paper.
Four stacked owls in ink
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, on the back of a person's calf.
Owl on a branch on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl within a pocket watch, with roses, leaves and wings, on a forearm.
Owl and pocket watch on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a barn owl with spread wings, laurel sprig, arrows and an ornate hourglass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Owl with wings and hourglass design sketch
Ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an owl with spread wings above two roses and dotwork petals, with two black pigment liner pens beside it.
Owl and roses tattoo design
Pencil flash drawing of two owls perched on a branch with leaves, in a neo-traditional style, shown without a body placement.
Two owls on a branch design
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical owl with dotwork circles and mandala patterns on its body, shown on white paper beside black fineliner pens.
Symmetrical owl drawing with mandala detail
Pencil-style drawing of an owl with feathered detail, branches and ink splatter, on yellowed paper, as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Owl sketch with feathers and branches
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey and blue owl with yellow eyes perched beside a pink rose with green leaves, on a limb.
Traditional owl and rose on skin
Black fine line tree of life tattoo with spreading roots and a small owl perched on a branch, placed on a person's ribs.
Tree of life with owl on ribs
Black and grey shaded owl tattoo with large round eyes and feathered wings, sitting on the inner forearm above grass.
Shaded owl on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an owl perched on a branch, shown on the inner forearm.
Traditional owl on a forearm
Colourful blue and green owl tattoo with large round eyes on a forearm, shown beside its pencil and ink sketch on paper.
Blue owl tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo with spread wings covering the upper back, with ornamental feather detail and a central medallion.
Owl with spread wings across upper back
Blue-grey dotwork and linework owl with geometric patterning and a leaf motif on the upper arm.
Ornamental owl on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink and orange owl with large round eyes, green scrolling vines and small flowers, on the calf.
Owl with green vines on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an owl with pink flower eyes, purple and teal scale feathers and orange accents on a thigh.
Colourful owl tattoo on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of an owl whose head forms the bow of a key, on the upper arm of a person wearing a sketch-print top.
Owl and key on the upper arm
Realism tattoo of a barn owl with spread wings in soft grey and brown shading with warm ochre accents, on the upper arm.
Barn owl with spread wings on upper arm
Black and grey traditional owl tattoo with bold outlines, shaded feathers and triangle and circle motifs in the eyes, on an arm.
Owl tattoo on an arm
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a grey owl perched in front of a red and gold heart with a white banner and two gold keys, with black swirls around it.
Owl with heart and keys flash design
Black and grey fine line owl tattoo with spread wings, a script quote above and geometric lines below, across the upper chest.
Owl with spread wings across upper chest
Small black fine line tattoo of an owl perched on a leafy branch, placed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Owl on a branch on the upper back
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a cartoon owl perched on an open book in front of an orange moon, on the upper arm.
Cartoon owl on an open book with a moon
Realistic black and grey owl tattoo on a forearm, with a shaded scroll design below it.
Realistic owl on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an owl above an ornate sugar skull covering the inner forearm, with mandala-like patterning and a beaded bracelet at the wrist.
Owl and sugar skull on a forearm
Small fine line owl tattoo with amber eyes and grey shading on the middle finger of a clenched fist.
Owl tattoo on a middle finger
Colour tattoo of a sleepy purple owl with closed eyes perched on a black branch with pink blossoms, on the upper back.
Purple owl on a branch on the upper back
Realistic grey owl above a wreath of pink roses and green leaves on an upper arm, with part of another tattoo visible at the edge.
Owl above roses on upper arm
Black line drawing flash sheet of many cartoon owls in varied patterns, with the words OWLS and LOVE in block lettering, shown on white paper.
Owl flash sheet with lettering
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style owl with a spread wing and swirling feather patterns on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tribal owl with spread wing design
Detailed black and grey realism style owl with amber eyes on the calf, with a branch tattoo running down to the ankle.
Owl and branch on a lower leg
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing the Deathly Hallows triangle, a flying owl, a stag head and a banner reading death is but the next great adventure.
Deathly Hallows with owl and stag
Fine line black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a barn owl in flight above a geometric armillary sphere, with a rabbit and a fox below.
Owl, sphere and woodland animals on a forearm