Quill tattoo ideas

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

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Ink and watercolour drawing of a feather in blue, green and yellow washes with black splatters on a white background.
Watercolour feather design
Full-colour realistic tattoo of a peacock feather with teal, purple, pink and yellow eye detail, shown on a limb.
Peacock feather on a limb
Close photo of a red, orange and black feather tattoo with paint-like splashes on the side of a person's ribs, in a realism style.
Red feather tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey feather quill with shaded plumes above the script words Who will tell the story of your life, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Feather quill and script quote on the ribs
Close-up of a solid black feather tattoo with fine hatched detail running up the inside of a forearm, with small ink dots near the wrist.
Black feather on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather, an ink pot and an ink splatter on the forearm.
Feather and ink pot on a forearm
Blue shaded feather tattoo with a black outlined quill tip leading down to an outlined puzzle piece, on a forearm.
Blue feather and puzzle piece on a forearm
Realistic shaded feather tattoo with water droplets and small teal beads at the quill, sitting on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic feather with water droplets on upper back
Fine line tattoo of two feathers on the inner forearm, one outlined in black and one shaded blue with a red heart at the tip.
Two feathers with a heart on a forearm
Two small black tattoos on adjacent fingers of a hand, a feather quill on one finger and an inkwell on the other, in a fine line style.
Feather quill and inkwell on fingers
Black and grey drawing of two feathers, one solid black and one sketched in fine grey lines, on a plain white background.
Two feathers tattoo design
Two hatched black ink feathers standing side by side on a white background, a blackwork-style flash design.
Two black ink feathers
Black ink ornamental feather design on a white background, built from bold solid stripes, rows of dots and curling filigree, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental feather design in black
Black ink flash design of Harry Potter themed icons, including a quill, key, Hogwarts crest and Platform 9 3/4 sign, arranged in a heart shape on aged parchment.
Harry Potter icons arranged in a heart
Black ink drawing of a feather filled with floral, swirl and paisley patterns, shown as a design on plain paper with no body placement.
Ornate feather line drawing
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo with fine shaded barbs running diagonally across the ribs, photographed in black and white.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Neo-trad style tattoo of a quill pen with a blue feather and flying birds on the forearm, with a script lettering band at the wrist.
Quill pen and birds on a forearm
Realistic red feather tattoo with dark shading on the side of a thigh, with a black garment above.
Red feather on the thigh
Black ink drawing of a geometric feather design with hatched and stippled panels, shown on plain cream paper with no body placement.
Geometric feather design in black ink
Realistic tattoo of a blue feather with black bars and grey shading across a person's forearm.
Blue feather tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a feather with a diamond-shaped quill tip on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Feather outline on the wrist
Red and orange feather quill tattoo on the ribs, with black cursive script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
Feather quill with script quote on ribs
Woman seen from behind with a black and grey realism feather tattoo on the upper arm, below the shoulder.
Feather tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornamented feather with swirled detail on the side of a thigh.
Ornamental feather on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of two crossed feathers with a stippled quill tip on the upper arm.
Crossed feathers on an upper arm
Black linework flash sheet on tan paper with designs including a winged key, open book, wand, winged snitch, owl with envelope, sorting hat and hourglass.
Wizarding themed flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a quill rising from an ink pot with birds in flight, above the script words By words the mind is winged, on the upper back.
Quill, ink pot and birds with script quote
Black and grey dotwork feather tattoo on the side of a man's neck, sitting just behind the ear.
Black feather tattoo on the side of the neck
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo running along a forearm, with small dots near the wrist.
Feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the side of a woman's ribs, with a grey top pulled to one side.
Shaded feather on the ribs
Realistic pencil sketch of a single feather curving from top right to bottom left, shown in black and grey on a white background, suitable as a tattoo design.
Realistic pencil feather sketch
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather in green, teal and blue with a black outline, centred on a woman's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Peacock feather on upper back
Black ink drawing of a quill feather filled with mechanical and biomechanical detail, sketched with a fine liner pen on white paper, suitable as a flash design.
Mechanical feather design in fine ink
Black and grey flash design of two shaded roses, a Roman numeral pocket watch, a quill feather and a key over ink splatters, with no body placement shown.
Roses, pocket watch and feather flash
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket compass, quill, coins and a map on an upper arm.
Realistic compass and map sleeve piece
Watercolour-style feather tattoo in blue, purple and pink with black linework, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Watercolour feather on upper arm
Black and white photo of a forearm with a fine-line rainbow feather tattoo in pink, purple, blue, green and yellow strands.
Rainbow feather on a forearm
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with a yellow-tinged quill nib on the shoulder of a person against a dark background.
Feather and quill tattoo on the shoulder
Close side view of a shaded black and grey realism feather tattoo on the ribs, with the wearer's face turned away from the camera.
Shaded feather tattoo on the side ribs
Pen and ink sketch of three feathers on cream paper, drawn in fine black linework with soft shading, suited to a feather tattoo design.
Three feather sketches on cream paper
Black ink feather tattoo filled with lace-like ornamental patterns, shaded with dotwork, running down the forearm toward the wrist.
Lace feather on a forearm
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos with flying birds, placed on the ribs, collarbone, upper back, ankle and neck, in black and grey ink.
Feather and bird tattoos collage
Black and grey realism tattoo of swallows on wires, an open pocket watch, pearl beads and handwritten script across the upper arm and shoulder.
Swallows and pocket watch on upper arm
Black and grey realism style feather tattoo with shaded barbs and an outlined quill, placed on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting at the left edge.
Shaded feather tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and grey tattoo of an open book and quill with a scroll of Italian script on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Open book and quill with Italian script
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Roman numeral pocket watch with exposed gears, a quill feather and the words be present in cursive script.
Pocket watch and quill with be present script
Black and grey drawing of several falling feathers scattered across a white background, shaded in a realistic style, presented as a tattoo design.
Scattered feathers in black and grey
Close-up of a detailed brown henna-style feather design with swirls and dots on an arm, against red fabric.
Henna feather on an arm