Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey photo of two feet, one with a small solid black cat silhouette and the other with a fine line outline of a dog's head, both on the top of the foot.
Cat and dog tattoos on two feet
Four solid black bat silhouettes in a blackwork style across the top of a foot, one larger bat at the centre with three smaller ones trailing to the right.
Bat silhouettes across a foot
Black pine tree tattoo on a forearm, shown as a solid silhouette with a tapered trunk, with a woven bracelet on the wrist and sunlight flaring across the arm.
Pine tree on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a silhouetted couple dancing inside an ornate cameo frame with blue gems, on the thigh.
Silhouetted couple in an ornate frame on thigh
Two cat silhouettes sit side by side, their tails curling together to form a heart, shown as a grey filled version on the left and an outline version on the right.
Two cats with a heart-shaped tail outline
Four-panel photo of a black blackwork tattoo of a forest of tall bare and leafy trees with a white deer in negative space, wrapping around a forearm.
Forest silhouette with deer on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a person's legs with tall pine tree silhouette tattoos running from thigh to ankle, in a botanical style.
Pine tree silhouettes down both legs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated cat silhouette filled with pine trees, placed on the inner forearm.
Cat silhouette filled with pine trees on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a seated, stylised cat with a curled tail, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Seated cat tattoo on the back of the neck
Solid black silhouette of a prancing horse with a flowing mane on the inside of a forearm, set against a blurred green background.
Black horse silhouette on a forearm
Solid black silhouette of a snake coiled in an S-shape with its head raised to the left, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Coiled snake silhouette design
Small solid black swan tattoo on the forearm, with a silver bracelet and white beads at the wrist.
Small swan tattoo on forearm
Solid black skull tattoo on the upper arm with a row of standing figure silhouettes in the jaw area, in blackwork style.
Skull with figure silhouettes on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with small red accents and a flock of birds flying across the upper back, in a botanical silhouette style.
Bare tree and birds on upper back
Tattoo on the top of a foot showing a black silhouette of an adult and child above a pink outlined heart and a pink flower with green leaves and falling petals.
Silhouette, heart and flower on a foot
Black and grey silhouette tattoo on a forearm showing a row of trees moving from full foliage to bare branches, with small human figures beneath.
Silhouette trees and figures along a forearm
Black and white photo of a solid silhouette tattoo of a ballet dancer in an arabesque pose on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ballet dancer silhouette on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white profile silhouette inside a black ornate frame filled with purple and blue galaxy shading, on the thigh, with a small wrist tattoo visible.
Galaxy silhouette in ornate frame on thigh
Two fine line tattoos of a mother holding a child: a wrist design with two small red hearts and flowing lines below, and a black outline design on the upper back.
Mother and child line tattoos on wrist and upper back
Black silhouette tattoo of four flying birds across the left side of a torso, on the ribs, in a fine solid black style.
Four birds in flight on the ribs
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo showing bare trees, tall pine trees, three flying birds and a tent in a forest scene.
Forest scene with birds and tent on forearm
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the cat facing left and a dark grey top in the background.
Black cat silhouette on a wrist
Solid black silhouette design of a fairy in a dancing pose with large butterfly-style wings, shown on a white background.
Fairy silhouette with butterfly wings
Five small black silhouette swallows in flight tattooed on the left side of a woman's ribs, with her bare back visible.
Five swallows in flight on ribs
Small colour tattoo of a cat silhouette filled with blue and purple galaxy shading, with blue flowers and fern sprigs, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Cat silhouette with galaxy and flowers on collarbone
Black silhouette of a figure with red butterflies drifting from its head, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Silhouette releasing red butterflies on upper back
Colour tattoo of a female profile silhouette, with flowing hair forming a castle, inside a lilac ornate cameo frame on the outer thigh.
Silhouette cameo with castle on thigh
Black silhouette tattoos of Alice, a white rabbit, a top hat, a teacup and a small heart on skin behind the ear, shown in a circular collage.
Alice in Wonderland silhouettes on the neck
Black cat silhouette with a speckled finish sitting on a curling branch with small red berries, shown as a tattoo on skin.
Black cat on a branch with red berries
Solid black silhouette of a mermaid with a flowing tail tattooed on the left side of a person's ribs, photographed in a mirror selfie.
Mermaid silhouette on the ribs
Small black Botanical tattoo of a cluster of five pine trees on the upper arm, shown in a close side view against a pale wall.
Pine tree cluster on upper arm
Black script tattoo reading Believe with a black and purple mouse ears silhouette on the loop of the B, shown on skin.
Believe script with mouse ears
Solid black silhouette tattoo of two figures forming a heart shape on the inner wrist.
Two figures forming a heart on a wrist
Close view of a small black silhouette butterfly tattoo cluster on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade and neck.
Butterfly silhouettes on upper back
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo sitting behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white photo.
Small black cat behind the ear
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of pine trees inside a downward-pointing dotted triangle on the forearm.
Pine trees in a dotted triangle on an arm
Black and grey pine forest silhouette tattoo on the back of a lower leg, fading into dark shading near the ankle.
Pine forest silhouette on a calf
Pencil drawing of an eye with long lashes and two tear drops, with the words I'M FINE above and a silhouette of two people embracing in the iris.
Eye with tears and I'M FINE lettering
Black silhouette flash design of a flock of birds in flight, rising diagonally from lower left to upper right on a white background.
Flock of birds in flight
Solid black cat silhouette tattoo with a curling tail on a limb, shown in black and white in a Blackwork style.
Black cat silhouette with curling tail
Small solid black camel silhouette tattoo on the big toe of a bare foot, shown in a close photo.
Camel silhouette on a toe
Small black silhouette tattoo of two birds in flight on the upper back of a woman with wavy hair, with gold beaded straps draped across her bare skin.
Two birds tattoo on upper back
Solid black stylised cat silhouette with swirling tail lines, tattooed on the inside of a bare ankle, beside a black studded shoe.
Stylised black cat on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a bird silhouette with speech bubbles and a boxed caption in lettering.
Black bird silhouette with quote lettering
Black blackwork tattoo of a tree on a man's upper back, its left half solid foliage and its right half bare branches breaking into a flock of birds.
Tree dissolving into birds on upper back
Colour tattoo of a black fairy silhouette with blue wings and a purple swirling trail with stars, on the side of the ribs.
Blue-winged fairy with a purple star trail
Solid black silhouette of a swallow in mid-flight with forked tail and swept wings, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Swallow in flight silhouette
Black fine line infinity symbol tattoo enclosing a galloping horse silhouette and the word love in script, shown in a close-up of skin.
Infinity symbol with horse and love script