Back tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a cartoon fairy in a pin-up pose with blue wings and a purple dress, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fairy pin-up tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a shaded skull with pink lilies, a daisy and green vines on the upper back, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Skull with pink lilies and daisy on upper back
Black and grey abstract brush stroke tattoo across a person's upper back, with a sweeping curved line and a vertical stroke, set against green foliage.
Abstract brush strokes across upper back
Black script lettering reading 'Those who fly solo Have the strongest wings' across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Two photographs of a large feathered wing tattoo across a person's back, with grey shading and purple, teal and yellow colour streaks.
Feathered wings across the back
Small colour tattoo of two dark tribal-style figures forming a heart with pink flowers and swirling vines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Heart of two figures with pink flowers on upper back
A woman in a standing forward fold shows geometric linework across her upper back and gold-toned geometric markings on her forearm and hand.
Forward fold with geometric markings on back and arm
Woman seen from behind at a pool edge, with a large black cross and vertical script lettering tattooed across her back, plus a small red cross above.
Cross and script on a back
Black ink fine line tattoo of a hummingbird filled with swirling flourishes, placed on the upper back.
Swirl-filled hummingbird on upper back
Small fine line tattoo of a Hello Kitty face outline with a red bow and a peace symbol in place of the mouth, on the lower back.
Hello Kitty with peace sign on lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spine, ribcage and shoulder blade across a person's upper back, photographed in a bath.
Spine and ribcage tattoo across the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a barn owl with spread wings and a small leafy sprig, placed on the side of a person's back.
Realistic barn owl in flight on a back
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black linework ornamental tattoo with scrolls and flame-like motifs, spreading down from the nape.
Ornamental black linework across neck and upper back
Black and grey Celtic knot tattoo with shaded ribbon-like loops, sitting centre back between the shoulder blades.
Interlaced Celtic knot on upper back
Traditional back tattoo of a woman's face framed by red roses, two swallows and a heart with clasped hands, covering the full back.
Traditional back piece with woman, roses and swallows
Black script tattoo reading 'My mom is my angle' across the upper back, with reddened skin around it.
Script quote across the upper back
A woman seen from behind on a beach, raising one arm to show a dark ornamental tattoo on her upper arm and a small tattoo on her lower back.
Arm and back tattoos on a beach
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lace bow on the upper back of a woman with dark hair, photographed from behind.
Lace bow tattoo across upper back
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo with outlined wings on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Butterfly tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings, a skull and radiating light rays across a person's upper back.
Owl with spread wings and skull on upper back
Two blue butterflies with grey smoky swirls and small sparkles, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterflies with smoke swirls on upper back
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey skull and ornamental dotwork tattoo covering his back, plus a dark geometric motif on his upper arm.
Skull and ornament back piece
Realistic green sea turtle tattoo with shaded yellow highlights on the lower back, just above the waistband of blue denim jeans.
Green sea turtle on the lower back
Black fine line cross with cursive script reading Matthew 6:31, tattooed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Cross and Matthew 6:31 on upper back
Six-panel collage of black feather tattoos, some with birds and script, on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Sketch-style back tattoo of an ornate elephant framed by lotus flowers and roses, with pink watercolour splashes and black linework.
Ornate elephant with lotus and roses on back
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with soft petals and trailing swirls on the upper back, with dark hair visible at the top of the frame.
Soft shaded lotus flower on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a stretching cat with a curled tail and four paw prints above it, on the upper back of a person seen from behind.
Cat and paw prints on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose with two feathers, beads and a swirling line, on the upper back.
Compass and feathers on the upper back
Close-up of a Japanese style tattoo on a back and upper arm, showing a red and yellow serpent with a dark scaled head and orange eye among black and grey waves.
Japanese serpent and waves across back and arm
Back of a person in a white bikini bottom showing a large Japanese style peacock and orange chrysanthemum tattoo across the lower back.
Peacock and chrysanthemum on lower back
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a postage stamp with a cartoon dog, placed on the lower back above a waistband.
Cartoon dog postage stamp on the lower back
Colour photo of a bold black stylised symbol with two pink-red flowers and fine swirling vines, tattooed across the upper back.
Black symbol with pink flowers and vines on back
Black and grey upper back tattoo of a grey companion cube with a pink heart, flanked by black angel wings and a halo, with slight redness around the skin.
Companion cube with wings and halo on upper back
Realistic mechanical eye tattoo with a blue iris, brass-style gears, screws and filigree detail, placed on the upper back.
Mechanical eye with gears on the back
Woman seen from behind with a red and pink lily and vine spine tattoo running down her back, plus tribal and rose arm tattoos in botanical and blackwork styles.
Lily and vine spine tattoo on a back
Black circuit board tree tattoo across a person's upper back, with branching lines and circular nodes, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Circuit board tree on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue peacock with a long curling green tail and orange flowers on a person's upper back.
Peacock and orange flowers on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged caduceus with two snakes wrapped around a staff, placed on the back.
Winged caduceus with snakes on the back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon peacock with large eyed feathers and an orange beak, in neo-traditional style, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cartoon peacock on upper back
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering reading 'you're going to have to save yourself' across the upper back, with dark hair pulled up behind the neck.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Black and grey owl tattoo with spread feather wings and floral sprigs across an upper back, with purple-tinted eyes, shown with hands resting on the neck above.
Owl with spread wings across the upper back
Woman seen from behind with a curly updo, wearing a beaded dress with crossed straps, showing a fine black lettering tattoo running vertically down her upper back.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Black script lettering reading nil gach uile fhanai caillte in two lines across a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Script lettering across upper back
Realistic shaded grey roses with black lace scrollwork and small teal and pink butterflies, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Roses, lace and butterflies across a back
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black shading on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on the upper back
Black and white photo of a person's upper back showing a fine line compass rose tattoo centred between the shoulder blades.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a flock of birds flying diagonally across the upper back, from near the shoulder blade towards the spine.
Flock of birds across a upper back