Quill tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a feather with a white bird silhouette at its tip, shaded across the inner forearm.
Feather with bird silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey photograph, seen from behind, of an open book with feathers and a quill pen tattooed across a woman's upper back.
Open book and quill on upper back
Black and grey sketch of two feathers, one dark and upright and one lighter and curving downward, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background with no body part shown.
Two black and grey feathers design
Two matching feather tattoos on a forearm, one teal with the words Her Mother and one pink with the words Her Daughter, in a colour illustrative style with dotwork stippling.
Pair of colour feather tattoos with script
Small red feather tattoo with a dark outline and shaded quill, sitting on the left side of the ribs.
Red feather on the ribs
Ink drawing of a geometric feather built from linked triangles and hatched facets, with blue and green watercolour wash on white paper.
Geometric feather design in blue and green wash
Pen drawing of a decorative feather with fine line detail, dotted shading and curling tendrils, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black ink feather design with swirls
Traditional style flash design of a hand holding a quill over a scroll reading Dear John, with a red rose, black feathers and a heart envelope.
Quill, scroll and rose flash design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dreamcatcher with trailing feathers on the side ribs of a person in denim shorts.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather breaking up into a flock of birds across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Feather turning into birds on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a feather with green leaves, a pink flower and a black swirl on the forearm.
Colourful feather on forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather filled with dotted, swirled and floral patterns on a plain white background.
Ornate feather line drawing
Black and white photo of a small fine line feather tattoo on the back of a hand, resting beside a sketchbook, pencil and a sketched leaf sprig.
Small feather tattoo on the hand
Realism style tattoo of a feather in black, grey and cream shading on a forearm, set against a blurred green background.
Realistic feather on forearm
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with an arm and hand crossed over the torso.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Pencil-shaded realism sketch of a single feather in black and grey, with the words 'let it be...' written along its curve, shown as a tattoo design.
Feather drawing with 'let it be' script
Watercolour flash design of a purple and pink feather dissolving into a scattered flock of birds rising up and to the left, on a white background.
Feather turning into flying birds
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos in black ink on ribs, collarbone, back, ankle and neck, some with flying birds and one with script.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Black line drawing of a tattoo design on a white background, showing stylised letterforms, three interlocking rings, a triquetra knot and a feather quill.
Four symbol emblem with rings, triquetra and feather
Pen-and-ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a revolver with a red rose, leaves, a swirling ribbon and a pointed quill, styled as a neo-traditional piece.
Rose and revolver tattoo design on paper
Black feather tattoo on the inner wrist, shown on a hand with dark red nail polish over a wooden floor.
Feather tattoo on the inner wrist
Close-up of a fine line feather tattoo in gold-toned ink on a forearm, worn beside a wristwatch with a vintage world map face.
Fine line feather tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue, teal and magenta feather ending in a quill nib with gold detailing, on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in a white vest top.
Colourful feather quill on upper arm
Black and grey realism style feather tattoo running diagonally across the side ribs of a torso.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Realistic shaded tattoo of stacked books, an open book and a quill with script above, placed on the outer thigh.
Stacked books, quill and script on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of two feathers crossed together, shaded in a soft realistic style, shown as a tattoo design.
Pencil drawing of two feathers
Black and grey fine line feather tattoo with a small initial at the quill, sitting on the lower back.
Feather tattoo on lower back
Realistic feather tattoo on the inner wrist, shaded in a rainbow of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.
Rainbow feather on a wrist
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of a man's neck, running down from behind the ear.
Black feather tattoo on the side of the neck
Realistic black and grey feather tattoo on the side of the ribs, shown in a phone photo.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey ink drawing of four feathers arranged in a loose curve on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Four grey feathers in ink wash
Blue and black feather tattoo with dark splatter dots running up the forearm.
Blue feather with ink splatter on a forearm
Hand-drawn rainbow feather with zentangle-style patterns in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple on white paper.
Rainbow feather design
A watercolour-style drawing of a feather in teal, navy and touches of ochre, with splashes of paint around the quill on a cream background.
Watercolour feather design
Detailed flash drawing of an ornamental feather with dotwork and swirling linework, shaded in teal, blue and red, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in blue, teal and red
Healed tattoo of a black-lined feather on a forearm, with blue, purple and pink watercolour-style washes behind it.
Feather with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Two black-and-grey feathers tattooed on skin in a soft, realistic style, one larger and upright, the other smaller and angled to the lower left.
Two shaded feathers on skin
Black and grey pencil drawing of a feather-like design where two stylised faces with shaded eyes sit within the feathers, with beads at the top.
Feather and face design in grey pencil
Forearm tattoo of a feather with a quill nib, watercolour splashes in blue, green, pink and purple, and the word Believe in script beneath.
Watercolour feather and Believe on forearm
Two soft, shaded black feather tattoos on the inner forearm near the wrist, one upright and one angled to the lower left.
Two feathers on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a long feather with blue, green and yellow watercolour washes and black linework on the forearm.
Watercolour feather on forearm
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of a person's ribcage, below the arm, with a white vest top beside it.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line wrist tattoo of a paint palette, ink pot, quill and camera above the Italian phrase L'arte è la soluzione al caos.
Palette, ink, quill and camera with Italian script
Small fine line black tattoo of a feather on the side of an ankle against a dark background.
Fine line feather on an ankle
Single-colour brown feather design with a curled tip and dotted detail on skin, drawn in bold outline and filled shading, with the body part not visible.
Brown feather design on skin