Owl tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey shaded tattoo of an owl with a smaller owl inside a ring-shaped frame, on the upper back.
Owl tattoo on upper back
Greyscale pencil drawing of a barn owl in flight with spread wings and trailing feathers, a realistic tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Barn owl in flight, pencil drawing
Realistic black and grey owl face tattoo with orange eyes and swirling linework on the upper arm.
Owl face with orange eyes on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings across the shoulder and upper chest of a person in a green top.
Owl with spread wings on shoulder and chest
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
Colour tattoo of an owl with a house-roof head and pink bow tie on the upper arm, framed by faint geometric lines.
Owl with house roof on upper arm
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
Ink drawing of a detailed owl with outstretched wings in dark brown linework and stippled shading on a pale parchment background, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Spread-wing owl design
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
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 realistic tattoo of an owl perched on stacked books with a wand and a sparkling smoke trail on skin.
Owl perched on books with a wand
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
Colour tattoo of an orange owl on a branch with a dark cloud, moon, stars and music notes on a man's upper arm.
Orange owl on a branch on an upper arm
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
Hand-drawn sheet on squared paper showing many small line symbols, including an ankh, eye, skull, owl, lion, dreamcatcher and mountains, as possible tattoo designs.
Hand-drawn sheet of small tattoo symbols
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
Two photos of a purple, pink and blue owl tattoo with paint-splash details on the upper back, shown in a watercolour style.
Watercolour-style owl on upper back
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
Black ink drawing of an owl design with ornate feathers and dotwork circles, shown as a tattoo-style flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate owl ink drawing in dotwork detail
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings, sparkling stars and a crescent moon on the thigh.
Owl with stars on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a horned owl perched among leaves and berry branches, a botanical tattoo design shown on grey paper with no body placement visible.
Owl and berry branch design
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
Fine line black tattoo of an owl perched on a branch with leaves and flowers, with two small heart outlines, on the inner wrist.
Owl on a branch on the wrist
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo on the lower leg, with detailed eyes and shaded feathers on pale skin.
Realistic owl on the lower leg
Large coloured realism owl tattoo with spread wings across a man's chest, framed by geometric ornaments above and below.
Owl with spread wings on chest
Two black and grey thigh tattoos in a botanical realism style: a woman's face with peonies on the left, and an owl-headed woman with roses and feathers on the right.
Twin thigh tattoos of women with peonies and an owl
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
Black and grey blackwork owl tattoo with ornamental patterns on an upper arm, shown during application by a gloved tattooist using a machine.
Ornate owl tattoo being worked on
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
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
Colourful watercolour-style owl tattoo with orange, blue and green feathers on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Colourful owl on upper back
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 and grey pencil drawing of a cartoon owl with large eyes, lashes and a chest covered in hearts, presented as a tattoo design on paper.
Cartoon owl with heart-patterned chest
Pencil sketch of an owl perched on a branch inside a heart-shaped frame of twigs, with a crescent moon and clouds behind it.
Owl on a branch in a heart frame
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned owl gripping a pocket watch on the upper arm.
Owl gripping a pocket watch on an arm
Black ornamental design of an owl with spiral eyes and swirling filigree body perched on a curling branch with a heart-shaped chest, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Swirl owl perched on a branch
Black and grey steampunk owl wearing a top hat and smoking a pipe, with gears and smoke, tattooed on an upper arm.
Steampunk owl in top hat on upper arm
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
Pencil and ink flash design of a blindfolded woman in profile with feathered wings and an owl, shaded in a realistic black and grey style.
Blindfolded woman with owl and wings
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
Grey shaded owl with a pink magnolia and leafy branch tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and magnolia on upper back
Small colour tattoo of a Hello Kitty style character in a brown owl costume with a red bow, on the inner wrist.
Hello Kitty in owl costume on wrist
Ink drawing of a wide-eyed owl perched on a branch, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Wide-eyed owl perched on a branch
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