Silhouette tattoo ideas

1,248 photos and flash · 14% Blackwork, 13% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Solid black silhouette tattoo of a head in profile with hair pinned up, on the upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Profile silhouette on upper back
Close-up of a solid black mother and child silhouette tattoo with a looping curved base, shown on skin.
Mother and child silhouette tattoo
Black outline tattoo on the inner wrist showing a figure in a pointed hat beside two creatures with long tails.
Outlined figure and creatures on a wrist
Solid black silhouette stencil of a spiky-haired clawed figure with three long blades on each forearm, shown on a white background.
Clawed figure silhouette stencil
Black silhouette of a helmeted soldier with a torn American flag in red, white and blue on a calf tattoo.
Soldier silhouette with torn flag on calf
Small black fine line tattoo of five birds in flight rising up the inner forearm, shown in a Fine line style.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Large black and grey tattoo of a winged figure with a red watercolour-style splash, across the upper back.
Winged figure with red splash on back
Fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with a curling tail running down the centre of a woman's back, with green accents on the head.
Stylised cat with curling tail on a back
Black and grey photograph of a small solid airplane silhouette tattoo on a forearm, beside a knitted sleeve and a metal watch strap.
Small airplane tattoo on forearm
Solid black Texas silhouette on the calf, filled with white bat shapes that scatter into a flock of black bats across the upper right of the leg.
Texas outline with bats on a calf
Traditional tattoo on an upper arm of an envelope with a red emblem, a black silhouette profile on stacked cards and a red rose, with a printed sticker of the same design held below.
Envelope, silhouette and rose on upper arm
Black silhouettes of flying figures over a blue, purple, pink and orange wash tattoo on the side of a person's ribs.
Flying silhouettes over a colourful wash on ribs
Three views of a black blackwork tattoo of pine tree silhouettes and flying birds on a calf, fading into dotwork at the base.
Pine forest and birds on a calf
Fine line black outline of a sitting cat with a curled tail, tattooed on the lower leg near the ankle.
Small cat silhouette on a lower leg
Two wrists pressed together showing small black fine line bird tattoos, with two birds perched on a wire on the left wrist and a single bird on the right.
Two wrists with matching bird tattoos
Solid black castle silhouette tattoo within an arched outline on the top of a foot, above green striped shoes and denim jeans.
Castle silhouette on top of foot
Small black cat silhouette tattoo with a curled tail on the wrist, shaded in black ink on pale skin.
Black cat silhouette on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a large bird silhouette filled with a misty forest and a small distant figure, on the forearm.
Bird silhouette with forest scene on forearm
Fine line tattoo of small black birds perched on a thin wire running across the inner forearm, with a hand resting against a tree trunk.
Birds on a wire along a forearm
Black ink design of a fairy silhouette with wings sitting on a crescent moon, drawn on a white background.
Fairy silhouette sitting on a crescent moon
Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat sitting on a ledge, seen from behind, on the back of a person's neck.
Cat outline on the back of the neck
Eight wing designs in a grid, mixing black outline drawings and solid black silhouettes, suitable as tattoo flash.
Eight wing designs in outline and silhouette
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a hiker with a backpack and walking stick on the ankle, shown on skin above a foot with jeans in the background.
Hiker silhouette with walking stick
Two black cat tattoos on the backs of hands: a fine line outline of a cat with an arched back on one hand, and a solid black silhouette of a cat on the other.
Two cat tattoos on the backs of hands
Small solid black silhouette of three birds on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman with a long blonde braid, wearing a white lace bandeau.
Three birds on the upper back
Black tattoo of a bare tree with birds in flight, in a solid black silhouette style, on the side of the ribs.
Bare tree and flying birds on the side
Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo on the forearm, with a smaller silhouetted animal scene below it.
Realistic wolf head above a silhouette scene
Flash sheet of around a dozen black silhouette bird designs, including hummingbirds, swallows and peacock-like birds, with no placement shown.
Flash sheet of stylised black bird designs
Black silhouette design of a stylised goddess figure with raised arms, a white spiral on the belly and a crescent moon on each side, on a white background.
Triple moon goddess silhouette with spiral
Pencil drawing of two facing profile silhouettes filled with starry space, UFOs, Earth and a green mountain landscape under the words The Truth and Is Out There.
Twin profiles with UFOs and mountains
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design with a curling scroll reading Embrace your Madness, a pocket watch, a top hat, playing card suits and a silhouette of Alice falling.
Alice in Wonderland quote scroll design
Sheet of black ink crow and raven silhouettes in varied flight and perching poses, drawn on white paper as tattoo flash.
Ink crow silhouettes flash sheet
Small black tattoo on the forearm of a person in a navy top, showing a triangle with a striped skyline silhouette above the words Forever Young in script.
Forever Young script under a skyline triangle
Black ink tattoo of the words Not all those who wander are lost in a serif font, flanked by two small bird silhouettes, on the upper back below the neck.
Quote and two birds on upper back
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of two sitting cats on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cat silhouettes on upper back
Two wrists side by side, each with three small solid black bird silhouettes in flight, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching bird silhouettes on two wrists
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a woman's upper back, showing a profile silhouette with a ship inside it, surrounded by looping script.
Profile silhouette and script on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a silhouetted child on a wire, a bird on a small wooden structure, bare branches and ruined buildings.
Silhouette child on a wire beneath bare branches
Black silhouette design of a city skyline with the Space Needle at its centre, shown on a plain white background.
Space Needle and city skyline silhouette
Black ink tattoo of two suited figures with monkey and giraffe heads on a shoulder and upper back, Blackwork style.
Monkey and giraffe gentlemen on a shoulder
Three small black bird silhouettes in flight, tattooed on the inner upper arm.
Three birds in flight on the inner arm
Black tattoo of two birds perched on a leafy branch with a third bird flying above, on the inner wrist.
Two birds on a branch on a wrist
Small black tattoo of a pine tree inside a crescent moon, centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Pine tree and crescent moon on upper back
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a bull's head silhouette with horns on the back of a person's neck, in a black and white photo.
Bull silhouette on the back of the neck
Black and grey photograph of a flock of solid black bat silhouettes tattooed down the inner forearm, with a hand with dark nail polish visible at the bottom of the frame.
Flock of bats on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading 'To have faith, is to fly' above a solid black silhouette of a flying figure on the inner wrist.
Script quote and flying figure on a wrist
Watercolour-style French bulldog silhouette tattoo in teal, orange and pink with a small red heart, on the top of a foot.
Watercolour French bulldog on a foot
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the side of a finger, with a gold ring on the neighbouring finger.
Small black cat silhouette on a finger