Quill tattoo ideas

141 photos and flash · 40% Realism, 21% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Small watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue and purple shading on the outer ankle, with blue plastic covering the table beneath.
Blue feather tattoo on an ankle
Realistic red feather tattoo with a black shaft and soft grey shading on the inner upper arm, against a red backdrop.
Red feather on the inner upper arm
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with fine linework running along the inner forearm, against a dark background.
Feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism drawing of two crossed feathers on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Crossed feathers in black and grey
Black dotwork tattoo of a feather filled with mountains, pine trees and clouds, on the inner forearm.
Feather with mountains and pines on a forearm
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo wrapping around the upper arm of a person wearing a dark sleeveless top.
Realistic feathers on upper arm
Dark ink drawing of a feather quill dipping into a splashing ink pot, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather quill dipping into an ink pot
Fine line black feather tattoo on the side of a thigh, with stippled shading along the barbs and a small curling flourish at the base.
Small feather tattoo on the thigh
Pencil drawing of two feathers above a circle, with curving swoosh lines and scrolled foliage below, drawn as a possible tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of feathers, a ring and scrolls
Realistic red and white feather drawing on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Red feather illustration
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of a thin pointed shape, possibly a blade or quill, on the side of a finger, in black ink.
Thin pointed line tattoo on a finger
Neo-traditional flash design of a hand holding a black feather quill dripping with blood, with a rose tattooed on the back of the hand and a lace cuff at the wrist.
Hand holding a bloodied quill with rose
Black and grey shaded feather quill with a pen nib and a line of small text beneath it, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather quill and quote on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of three shaded feathers across a person's shoulder blade and upper back, in a black and white photo.
Three feathers on a shoulder
Watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue, green and yellow with black linework on the forearm.
Watercolour feather on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three feathers with curling swirls and small floating quills on the side of a person's ribs.
Three feathers with swirls on the ribs
Black and green quill feather and inkwell tattoo with ink splatter on the side of the torso, shown beside its pen-and-ink sketch.
Quill and inkwell on the side of the torso
Black and grey tattoo of a magnifying glass, a quill and feathers inside a triangle, with script lettering above, shown on skin.
Magnifying glass and quill in a triangle
Realism-style tattoo of a blue feather on the side of the ribs, with black silhouette birds lifting away from its upper edge.
Blue feather with flying birds on ribs
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo running along a forearm, with soft grey tones across the barbs and a thin quill tip.
Shaded feather on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a feather above an infinity loop, with the script words noah and toby, on the side of the torso.
Feather and infinity symbol with script lettering
Pencil drawing of a feather quill pen with curling barbs and an ornate scrolled handle, shown in black and grey on textured paper.
Quill pen design in pencil
A feather drawn with black linework and blue and teal watercolour washes on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Watercolour feather design
Two matching black and grey feather tattoos sit side by side on the inner side of two limbs, one angled left and one angled right.
Two matching feather tattoos side by side
Realistic colour tattoo of a teal and purple feather on the side of the torso, shown in a close photograph.
Teal and purple feather on the side
Black shaded feather tattoo with soft blue, pink and purple watercolour splashes behind it, placed on the shoulder.
Feather with watercolour splashes on a shoulder
Traditional style flash design of an open book with a quill and chain, flanked by two closed leather-bound books, with banner scrolls carrying lettering above and below.
Open book with quill and banner scrolls
Shaded purple feather tattoo design with the script line Not all those who wander are lost and small flying birds, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Purple feather with script quote
Black tribal feather tattoo with swirl details sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Tribal feather on upper chest
Black ink tattoo of a stack of books topped by a quill pen, placed on the ankle and lower leg.
Stacked books and quill on an ankle
Black and grey shaded drawing of a feather quill dipping into a heart-shaped ink pot, with the word Love in script beneath it, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Feather quill and heart ink pot design
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a handwritten script quote above three open books with quill pens, in a line-drawn lettering style, placed on the inner forearm.
Quote and open books on a forearm
Two small black feather tattoos sit on the inner forearms of two people, one above the other.
Two matching feather tattoos on forearms
Black and grey fine line feather tattoo with a small quill base and curl on the ankle.
Feather tattoo on the ankle
Pencil sketch of six loose feathers scattered across a pale page, drawn with soft shading and fine hatched strokes, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Scattered feather sketches in pencil
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather above an arrowhead on the inner forearm, with red wrapping at the shaft.
Feather and arrowhead on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hand holding a quill above a faceted icosahedron, placed on the side of the ribs.
Quill hand above a geometric d20
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an ink pot, quill and crumpled paper with the words Stay strong, on a forearm.
Quill, ink pot and script on a forearm
Black linework flash design of an ornate feather filled with geometric patterns, dots and small teal, pink and yellow accents, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in black and colour
Pencil drawing of a shaded feather wrapped with a beaded cord and topped with a quill, with a small claw at the lower left, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Feather with beads and quill pencil design
Colourful feather tattoo on a forearm in teal, blue, green and pink with black linework and dotwork detail.
Colourful feather on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a feather quill with a trailing line and small dots on the inner wrist, photographed against a green background.
Feather quill on the inner wrist
Black and grey feather tattoo running down the centre of a woman's upper back, shaded with realistic detail.
Feather tattoo down the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a quill feather beside an ink bottle on the upper back, near the nape of the neck.
Quill feather and ink bottle on upper back
Black ink drawing of a feather filled with dotwork and swirling line patterns, with small words written along the vanes, drawn on white paper in a sketchbook.
Feather with doodle pattern design
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a feather on the inner forearm, shown diagonally across the skin with soft shading along the barbs.
Shaded feather tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a quill feather, stacked books and an inkwell with a small flower, placed on the calf.
Quill, books and inkwell on a lower leg
Two thighs: a colour budgie with roses inside an ornate black frame on the left thigh, and a black and grey sketch of a cat with glasses reading on the right thigh.
Budgie in a frame and a bespectacled cat on thighs