Shield tattoo ideas

155 photos and flash · 28% Traditional, 22% Realism · Forearm most common

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded video game hero with a shield and sword on the forearm.
Zelda-style hero with shield on forearm
Purple and black hand-lettered Psalm 91:4 design with a feather illustration, lettering style, no body placement shown.
Psalm 91:4 lettering with a feather
Black and grey realism tattoo of chainmail and plate armour covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a white tree emblem on a dark shield.
Armoured shoulder with white tree emblem
Realism black and grey tattoo on the upper arm showing a haloed winged warrior with a spear and shield above fallen demonic figures.
Winged warrior and demons on upper arm
Black and white design of two crossed swords framed by four Celtic triquetra knots and ornate shield-like motifs, suitable as tattoo flash.
Crossed swords with Celtic triquetra knots
Black and grey tattoo of a chain anklet with a hanging shield-shaped medallion on the ankle.
Chain anklet with shield medallion
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a lightning storm over a receding road with a Route 66 shield at the bottom.
Route 66 road under a lightning storm on upper arm
Black and grey shaded Superman shield tattoo on the upper arm, with a raised, bevelled look around the S.
Superman shield on upper arm
Black and grey anchor tattoo with three banners reading a quote, shaded in a traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and quote banner on ribs
Two hands with traditional style tattoos, bold black lettering across the finger knuckles and coloured banner designs on the backs of the hands.
Knuckle lettering and banners on both hands
Two small tattoos on bare feet resting together: a dark scrolled bird motif on the left foot and a grey shield design with dotted detail on the right, on a floral fabric.
Two small matching-style tattoos on feet
Traditional style tattoo of a bottle over waves inside a grey shield, with red cloud and yellow lightning bolts, on a forearm.
Bottle and lightning shield on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Finn riding Jake from Adventure Time, with Finn raising a sword above a red banner reading MATHEMATICAL, on the thigh.
Finn and Jake riding with a banner on thigh
Black and grey traditional sleeve on a forearm and upper arm, featuring a tiger head, an eagle, a feathered chief, a snake and roses.
Black and grey traditional sleeve with tiger, eagle and
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey snake coiled in a green shield crest with scrollwork, on the upper thigh.
Green snake in a shield crest on a thigh
Black and white flash design of a shield crest containing a bird, a pentagram, a TARDIS, a lattice panel and the text 221B, above a banner reading NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST.
Fictional house crest with TARDIS and 221B
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts crest with a letter H and the script quote Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home, surrounded by laurel leaves, on the upper back.
Hogwarts crest with quote on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue-hilted sword and a grey shield with a red crest and gold triangle on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Sword and shield tattoo on a forearm
Black line drawing of a Celtic knot style pair of wings framing the Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles bar and shield logo, shown on a plain white background.
Winged Harley-Davidson logo design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Viking warrior in a horned helmet, with shield and sword, on an upper arm sleeve that continues into Celtic knotwork on the forearm.
Viking warrior sleeve with Celtic knotwork
Packaged sheet of black and grey temporary tattoo designs showing heraldic shields, scrollwork and "just married" banners, with no body placement visible.
Just married crest temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an armed rider with a lance and shield on a horse, on the lower leg.
Armed rider on horseback with a lance
Black outlined Hogwarts house crest tattoo with red, green, gold and blue watercolour splashes and drips on a calf.
Hogwarts crest watercolour tattoo on a calf
Realistic full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a clock face, a classical statue, a red rose and a knight's shield with a red cross, in black and grey with red accents.
Clock, statue and red rose sleeve
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a winged woman and a skull with a wing, with a small gold cross and geometric lines, spreading over the chest and shoulder.
Winged woman and skull on a chest
Black and grey realism full sleeve showing helmeted warriors with spears and shields, a skull and a snarling beast, on the upper arm and forearm.
Spartan battle full sleeve
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a bird holding a ship in a shield on the upper arm, with a fish and a flower on the forearm and elbow.
Bird and ship on an upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pink-iced cupcake on a shield, crossed with a whisk and rolling pin, under a chef's hat on a large limb.
Cupcake and chef's hat shield on a thigh
Black line drawing of a sword wrapped in ribbon banners reading 'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us', with a shield, ring, rose and landscape vignette.
Sword and quote banners line design
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a shield with white acanthus leaf scrolls around a circle, on the inside of a forearm.
Blackwork shield and leaf scroll on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a knight's helmet above a brick wall and a shield with a double-headed eagle, shown in three angles.
Helmet, brick wall and eagle shield on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a lion, a snake and ribbon banners, shown on the forearm.
Hogwarts crest with banners on forearm
Two pencil flash designs on translucent paper: a cat above an ornate shield with a rose and flowers, and a filigree heart locket with a key and ribbon, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat with rose and heart locket with key
Colour traditional tattoo of the Hogwarts crest with a HOGWARTS banner, green leaves and a red flower, on the front of a thigh.
Hogwarts crest on a thigh
Colour drawing of a cracked red, white and blue round shield with a white star, green leaves and two grey banners reading OUTLIVE THE TEST OF TIME, designed as a traditional style tattoo.
Cracked shield with leaves and banners
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing an armoured archangel with wings and a shield above winged dragons and clouds.
Archangel and dragons full sleeve
Pair of white gloves painted with traditional style tattoo designs, including a swallow, a skull, an anchor, a horseshoe and a cross.
Traditional tattoo designs painted on white gloves
Black and grey traditional style flash sheet showing a shield with three horses and an eagle at the top, with a swallow, key, dagger, rose, skull, bicycle and other small designs below.
Traditional flash sheet with horses, eagle and dagger
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a seated figure in a feathered headdress holding a rose shield, with a red sun disc and small flowers.
Headdress figure with rose shield on forearm
Traditional style flash design of Captain America holding a star shield, with an eagle, a rose, lightning bolts and banners reading Death Before Dishonor.
Captain America flash with eagle and banners
Black and grey medallion tattoo with Greek lettering and a large lambda, shaded to look dimensional, on the lower leg.
Greek lettered medallion on a lower leg
Black and grey Slytherin crest tattoo with scrollwork and a serpent on the upper thigh of a person standing outdoors in a busy public area.
Slytherin crest tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pin-up warrior woman in a plumed helmet with a shield and a bird of prey, on the side of the ribs.
Pin-up warrior with a bird on the ribs
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a crouching winged Superman figure in front of a grey Superman shield, with the letters DC in script below.
Winged Superman and shield on upper arm
Three pencil sketches of a badger inside a shield-shaped crest, shown side by side on a white background, with no body placement.
Three badger crest designs in pencil sketch
Black and grey bare tree with roots running from thigh to calf, with a red and blue knight on horseback in a medallion at the lower calf, in botanical style.
Bare tree and mounted knight down a leg
Forearm tattoo of a red, white and blue shield with a star, with the words SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT HEROES EXIST. in red capitals beneath it.
Shield and quote on a forearm
Three pencil sketches of snakes coiled inside shield-shaped crests, drawn as possible tattoo designs.
Three snake crest sketches in pencil