Silhouette tattoo ideas

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Black ink tattoo of a cross with a flock of birds flying off it, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross with birds on upper back
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a minimal fine line style.
Three birds on upper back
Colour and grey tattoo across a shoulder blade showing a yellow moon, a spiral hill, two silhouetted figures, a graveyard fence and carved pumpkins.
Moon, spiral hill and pumpkins on a back
Black silhouette tree tattoo with purple and teal watercolour washes behind the canopy, sitting on the upper back.
Black tree silhouette with watercolour splashes on the back
Photograph of a large surreal tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, showing a glowing blue night sky with a moon and small planets framed by swirling brown organic shapes, with a tiny standing
Night sky and moon across a shoulder blade
Colourful botanical tattoo of a cat silhouette filled with blue, white and red flowers, across the upper back of a person with their head turned away.
Floral cat silhouette on upper back
Colour tattoo of two cats sitting on a black crescent moon with a red heart and green leaves, placed on the upper back, shown beside a photo of two cat silhouettes at a window.
Two cats on a crescent moon on the upper back
Black botanical tattoo of a bare tree with birds lifting off its branches, placed centrally on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Bare tree with birds on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small solid black silhouette of a cat with an arched back tattooed on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small black cat tattoo on upper back
Black silhouette tattoo of a flying figure, three smaller trailing figures and two stars across a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures and stars on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a slender cat with a curled tail on a person's upper back, with a real black cat resting its head on the shoulder.
Black cat tattoo on an upper back
Blue silhouette birds rise in a flock above the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly, tattooed across the upper back.
Flock of birds and script quote on upper back
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight on the upper back near the left shoulder blade, shown from behind with a long blonde plait and white lace bandeau.
Three small birds on a shoulder blade
Dark blue-grey tattoo of a flock of birds rising across the upper back, with the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly beneath them.
Flock of birds and script quote on upper back
Black and grey photo of a fine black branch tattoo with a small perched bird on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Bird perched on a branch on the upper back
Black silhouette of a small figure holding a bunch of balloons, with blue and pink watercolour washes and French script, tattooed on a upper back.
Silhouette figure with balloons and script
Black and grey tattoo of a howling wolf beside a silhouetted wolf on rocks and a mountain, across the lower back.
Howling wolf and wolf silhouette on lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horse with a flowing mane across a person's upper back, with a solid black silhouette of a running horse below.
Horse portrait and silhouette on a back
Black and grey fairy silhouette tattoo with shaded wings and a trail of dots across the upper back.
Fairy silhouette with wings on upper back
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a canine with its head raised and tail lifted, placed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Black canine silhouette on upper back
Small black silhouette tattoo of three birds in flight on the lower back, above dark jeans and beside a floral lace top.
Three birds on the lower back
Fine line black tattoo of three small birds in flight on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman with a braided ponytail.
Three small birds on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a feather on a person's upper back, with its quill edge breaking into a flock of flying birds that climb towards the shoulder.
Feather dissolving into birds on a back
Black and grey tattoo of a large moon with a spiral hill, two silhouetted figures, bats and clouds across the upper back.
Moon, spiral hill and bats on upper back
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
Black silhouette tattoo of a seated fairy with wings and small butterflies on a woman's upper back, shown beside a design of a fairy standing on a dandelion.
Fairy silhouette with butterflies on upper back
Small black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds on a woman's upper back, with her hair pulled up and her face turned away from the camera.
Flock of birds on upper back
Black and grey photograph of a small flock of solid black bird silhouettes in a curved line across the upper back.
Flock of small birds across the upper back
Solid black city skyline silhouette tattoo across a man's upper back, with a ferris wheel and tall spires, in a blackwork style.
City skyline across upper back
Two solid black silhouette geckos tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with dark wet hair falling across the skin.
Two geckos on the upper back
Back view of a woman with a small fine line tattoo of a flock of seven black birds on her upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds on upper back
Black ink tattoo on the upper back below the neck showing a bird silhouette with arrows, a flock of small birds, the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol, a trident and the words books are proof humans can
Birds, Deathly Hallows symbol and quote on upper back
Black and grey silhouette tattoo of an adult lifting a child against a circle, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Silhouetted figure lifting a child on a back
Small black fine-line tattoo of three birds in flight above the cursive word invictus, on the upper back of a woman in a bikini.
Invictus script and three birds on the back
Small solid black poodle silhouette tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, beside a patterned white and blue shoulder strap.
Poodle silhouette on upper back
Black tattoo of a flock of birds rising over the script line Sometimes you're gotta fall before you fly, on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Bird flock and script quote across a shoulder
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
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
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
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