Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black cat tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with a tabby cat resting on her shoulder.
Small cat tattoo on the nape
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a upper back showing a fairy silhouette with a wand, sparkling stars and the quote All the world is made of faith, and pixie dust.
Fairy silhouette and quote on upper back
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat with its tail curling down, tattooed on the back of a lower leg near the ankle.
Black cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark curly hair in a red jacket, with a small black silhouette below, on an upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black solid silhouette of a moose with large antlers on the side of a person's torso, with pinkish redness around the fresh tattoo.
Solid black moose silhouette on skin
Black flash design of two cat silhouettes, each with a bass clef forming its tail and body, on a plain white background.
Two cats made from bass clefs
Black and grey realism tattoo of tall pine trees, birds in flight, a mountain and a deer on a calf, shown from four angles.
Forest and mountain scene on a calf
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames sit on the upper thighs, drawn in a bold black ink style.
Matching cameo silhouettes on thighs
Three solid black swallow silhouettes tattooed on the side of a torso above the hip, shown in a black and white photo.
Three swallows on the side of the torso
Several wrists with small black bird silhouette tattoos flying in a line across the inner forearm, with painted nails visible.
Flock of birds on wrists
Black ink bare tree tattoo with spreading branches, roots and small floating leaves on a forearm, in a botanical style.
Bare tree tattoo on a forearm
Flash sheet of stylised dragon head designs in black, red, purple, brown, blue, green and teal, with a large black spiral dragon at the centre.
Dragon head designs around a spiral dragon
Solid black stencil-style design of two figures in silhouette, filled with an American flag pattern of stripes and stars, with no body placement shown.
Stars and stripes figures silhouette
Black and grey tattoo of a Batman mask on the upper back that breaks apart into flying bats towards the top right, on a bare shoulder.
Batman mask dissolving into bats on upper back
Small solid black silhouette tattoo on the sole of a bare foot, with the toes visible above it.
Small solid black silhouette on a foot
Black silhouette tattoo on a forearm of a grinning face balloon with stitched mouth, tied to a fine red string that a small black figure holds.
Skull balloon and silhouette on a forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a city skyline with a Ferris wheel and church spire across the upper back.
City skyline silhouette across a back
Five small black swallow silhouettes in flight, arranged in a rising line across the inner forearm.
Five swallows in flight on a forearm
Close photo of a small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a lilac top pulled up beside it.
Small black cat on the side ribs
Black fine line tattoo of two cats sitting side by side on a horizontal line, with curled tails, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats sitting on a line
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shadowy human figure with smoky, fading edges on a lower leg calf.
Shadowy figure tattoo on a calf
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds rising from the lower neck and across the shoulder blade of a woman with a braided updo, against a pale sky.
Flock of birds across a back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a misty pine forest wrapping around a forearm, with tall tree silhouettes rising towards the elbow.
Pine forest forearm tattoo
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of bats across the upper back and shoulder blade of a woman wearing a purple macrame top.
Flock of bats on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs of clasped hands beside the shadow silhouette of a head in profile.
Clasped hands and shadow profile on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of dark palm trees against an orange and red sunset over water, on a forearm.
Palm trees and sunset on a forearm
Close photo of a small black fine line cat silhouette tattoo on the side of a torso, near the hip, with a hand resting beside it.
Simple black cat silhouette tattoo on the side
Back view of a man with a solid black cedar tree tattoo centred on his upper back, in a tattoo studio with flash sheets on the walls.
Cedar tree on upper back
Two small black bird silhouette tattoos on the inner wrists of two people whose hands are interlocked against a dark teal patterned background.
Two small bird tattoos on wrists
Black silhouette tattoo of four flying figures in a descending diagonal line behind the ear, on the neck.
Flying silhouettes behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf on the forearm near the elbow, with a realistic autumn forest and deer silhouettes filling the leaf in yellow, brown and red.
Maple leaf with forest scene on forearm
Black and white tribal armband designs with a central tiki face motif, shown in several sizes on grey body silhouettes for upper arm placement.
Tribal armband designs on silhouettes
Small black silhouette tattoo of five birds in flight in a diagonal line along the inner wrist and forearm.
Five birds in flight on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a family silhouette walking a cobbled street above a pocket watch with Roman numerals, on a forearm.
Family silhouettes and pocket watch on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a howling wolf filled with bare tree branches, in blackwork style, on the upper arm.
Howling wolf filled with tree branches on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a teal forest scene inside a black triangle, with a dark figure silhouetted under a glowing ring, above a script quote attributed to Albus Dumbledore.
Deathly Hallows triangle and quote on forearm
Solid black bison silhouette with the word Roam in white script across its body, a blackwork tattoo on the inner upper arm.
Roam bison silhouette on upper arm
Black silhouette tattoo flash design of a dandelion seed head releasing seeds that turn into a flock of birds, shown on a plain white background.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds in flight
Tattoo of four flying bird silhouettes with pink, purple, teal and yellow washes across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Four flying birds with colour washes on chest
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat inside a crescent moon with a spiked crown and curled tail, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette in a crescent moon
Black blackwork tattoo on a forearm of marching soldier silhouettes forming a silver fern leaf, with the words Lest We Forget beneath.
Soldiers silhouette on fern leaf
Black silhouette of a dancing woman with a pink ribbon, pink flowers and outlined stars tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Silhouette figure with stars and flowers on ribs
Black and grey shaded lion cub tattoo with the words Remember Who You Are arcing around it on the skin.
Lion cub with curved 'Remember Who You Are' script
Watercolour style tattoo of a figure holding a blue umbrella, with rainbow paint drips running down, on the forearm.
Figure under a blue umbrella with paint drips
Fresh black blackwork tattoo of a stylised bird silhouette on an upper arm, being worked on by a tattooist wearing black gloves.
Black bird silhouette tattoo being inked on an arm
Fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that become flying birds, with the script She believed she could so she did, on the outer side of a foot.
Dandelion, birds and script on a foot
Red and black Buffy the Vampire Slayer tattoo on the thigh, with a red silhouette, a dark moon and the words Death is my gift and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer lettering on thigh
Black silhouette tattoo of a figure holding an umbrella and carpet bag, with blue and red skirt details, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Umbrella-carrying nanny silhouette on shoulder blade