Ray tattoo ideas

335 photos and flash · 20% Dotwork, 20% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Black and white yin yang symbol set inside a sun with spiralling rays, shown as a tattoo flash design without placement on the body.
Yin yang inside a sun design
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a sun with rays, clouds and a curling wave inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Sunburst and waves on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of three small fine line tattoos on fingers: an eye with rays, a crescent and a chevron, with rings worn on two fingers.
Minimal eye, crescent and chevron finger tattoos
Two mirrored sun face tattoos with radiating rays on the backs of two hands pressed together, in dark grey ink on a wooden floor.
Mirrored sun faces on two hands
Black and grey geometric tattoo of an eye inside a circle and diamond frame with radiating lines, on the upper back.
Eye within a geometric diamond on the upper back
Hand-drawn black ink sun with wavy rays surrounding the words radiate love in script, on a tan kraft paper background.
Sun with radiate love lettering
Colour tattoo of a black circle with branching lines and radiating orange, red and blue rays on the upper arm.
Sunburst circle on upper arm
Collage of eight sepia photographs of black fine line geometric tattoos with diamond, arrow and circle motifs on the forearm, upper arm, spine, ribs, neck and ankle.
Geometric line tattoos in a collage of eight
Two script lettering tattoos with small orange sun designs, one reading You are my sunshine on the upper back and one reading My only sunshine on the upper arm.
Matching sun and sunshine lyric tattoos
Fine line eye with radiating rays in dark blue-black ink on the upper arm, with a small tattoo on a finger of the same hand.
Small eye tattoo with rays on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a rainbow with rays, a sun, a star, a heart and curved stripes on the inner forearm.
Rainbow, sun, star and heart on a forearm
Black and white flash design of a Triforce inside a circle with flame-like edges, radiating spikes and dots, shown without a body placement.
Triforce sunburst design with rays and dots
Top-down outline of an airplane with ornamental filigree inside, set against purple radiating rays, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Airplane with purple rays on a thigh
Purple plumeria flowers with a black-outlined sun and tribal bands tattooed across a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Plumeria and sun on upper back
Traditional-style design of a vintage silver teapot with two dark red roses and dashed rays on a sepia background.
Teapot and red roses design
Black ink dotwork drawing of a planchette with a central eye, crescent moons, a bone, leaves and YES and NO lettering beneath a burst of rays.
Planchette with eye, moons and YES NO lettering
Blue sun tattoo with spiky rays and the word sunshine in script on the side of the neck, behind the ear.
Sun and script on the neck
Four hand-shaped forms display tattoo designs: a praying figure with rays, a horned devil, a geometric pattern and a skull in a feathered headdress.
Four tattoo designs printed on hand forms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sun with radiating rays and overlapping circles on the inner wrist of a hand held up against a pale wall.
Small sun and rays on the inner wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a sun with eight patterned rays and three outlined stars on a person's upper back.
Sun with rays and three stars on upper back
Black solid tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle with spiky sun rays, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pentagram and sun tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey chest tattoo of a lighthouse with rays, a rose and Japanese-style waves on the upper chest, with a tattooed arm visible at the left.
Lighthouse and rose chest piece
Black line drawing of a ram's head with a triangle eye on its forehead, framed by two roses, in a neo-traditional style, shown as an unshaded design on paper.
Ram head with eye and roses design
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a curled animal inside a circle with radiating stripes, on the outer upper arm.
Curled animal in a circle on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork sun tattoo with a human face and long rays, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Sun with face tattoo on upper back
Black ink linework drawing of a sun with a closed-eyed face and a crescent moon, with dotwork rays and stars, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Sun and crescent moon face design
Bold traditional-style sun with red and orange wavy rays and a red centre, outlined in black, on the back of a person's neck.
Sun tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey photo of a fine line sun with rays and a crescent moon tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sun and crescent moon on the inner wrist
Black, grey and gold drawing of a coiled snake with stippled dotwork rays behind its head, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Coiled snake with gold discs
Fine line black tattoo of a rising sun with pointed rays above a horizontal horizon line on the forearm.
Sunrise over a horizon line on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a smiling sun with a face and long pointed rays, placed on the side of the ribs.
Sun with a face on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a winged crest with a sword and a triangle, sitting on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Hylian crest on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a sun and crescent moon on a forearm, with the crescent filled with swirls, dots and stripes.
Sun and crescent moon on a forearm
Two black and grey tattoos: a dotwork and fine line sun over mountains on the upper arm, and a botanical flower with leaves and dotted buds on the forearm.
Sun over mountains and a flower sprig
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sun, stacked planets and dotted geometric lines on the inner forearm.
Sun and planets on a forearm
Red line drawing flash design of a seated bodhisattva figure within a halo, surrounded by rays, clouds and lotus flowers, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Seated bodhisattva with halo and lotus
Black fine line tattoo of a sun with a human face and long wavy rays on the side of a ribcage, partly covered by a light blue top.
Sun with a face tattoo on the ribs
Solid black sun tattoo with wavy rays and a thin outlined centre on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a blackwork style.
Black sun tattoo on upper back
Two tattoo photos: on the left, a black and grey eye inside a triangle with sunburst rays in dotwork shading; on the right, a colour eye within a ribbon frame surrounded by teal and yellow flowers on
Eye in triangle tattoos, dotwork and neo-trad
Two bare feet crossed on white sheets showing a black fine line sun with wavy rays on one ankle and a small cluster of stars beside a crescent on the other ankle.
Sun and stars on ankles
Traditional style tattoo of a swooping eagle in grey and orange with a red sun and star shapes on a forearm.
Eagle with red sun on a forearm
Colour photo of a black and red tattoo on the inner forearm, showing a pentagram inside a ring with black rays and red drips and splatter.
Pentagram in a black rayed ring with red splatter
Black Eye of Horus tattoo with dotted rays on the side of a ribcage, partly covered by white fabric.
Eye of Horus with dotted rays on ribs
Flash sheet of 36 black line drawings of sunbursts and stars on a cream background, under the heading 36 hand-drawn sunbursts and stars.
36 hand-drawn sunbursts and stars sheet
Brown linework sun with a face, swirling rays and small stars on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, in a fine line style.
Sun with face and stars on upper back
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm of a hand holding a wand beneath a black-rayed sunburst, with the word Lumos in script beside it.
Hand holding a wand under a sunburst
Black and grey Virgin of Guadalupe tattoo with a crown, radiating rays and a starry mantle, covering the upper arm.
Virgin of Guadalupe on upper arm