Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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
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
Black fine line tattoo of tall pine trees on the back of a lower leg just above the ankle, with black slides worn on both feet.
Pine trees on the back of an ankle
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a fairy silhouette beside a bare tree with drifting leaves, on the outer leg.
Fairy silhouette beside a bare tree
Black and grey pine tree silhouette tattoo on a forearm, with a long thin trunk running down towards the wrist.
Pine tree on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a maple leaf on the upper back, filled with a dark silhouetted landscape of bare trees against a yellow and orange sky.
Maple leaf landscape on upper back
Black silhouette of a figure with two small figures beside it, with pink cherry blossoms and petals in colour, tattooed on a back.
Silhouette figure and cherry blossoms on upper back
Black and white photo of a person's legs with black silhouette pine trees tattooed from the thigh down to the calf, in a botanical style.
Pine tree silhouettes on both legs
Solid black tree with branches and roots tattooed on the inner wrist, photographed against a purple top.
Tree with roots on inner wrist
Black botanical tattoo of a palm tree with two curved trunks and feathery fronds, sitting on the ankle.
Palm tree on an ankle
Black botanical tattoo of three silhouetted birds perched on a thin vine with curls and leaves, on the upper back.
Three birds on a curling vine on the back
Small solid black pine tree tattoo sitting centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Pine tree on upper back
Small solid black pine tree silhouette tattoo on the outside of an ankle, above a black strap shoe, in a botanical style.
Pine tree silhouette on the ankle
Black and grey flash design of dandelion seeds drifting up from an ornate silhouette with butterflies and flowing script lettering, on a white background.
Dandelion seeds and script design
Black cat silhouette filled with pink roses and leaves, tattooed on the left side of a ribcage, with a striped top and dark trousers.
Cat silhouette filled with roses on ribs
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of swallows flying above two perched birds on a leafy branch, with the word love in script lettering below.
Swallows and the word love on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat silhouette in an oval cameo frame with flowers and a pearl drape, on a person's upper back.
Cat cameo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo design of a dandelion seed head dissolving into a flock of birds, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Dandelion seed head turning into birds
Black and grey tattoo design of a cluster of pine trees with soft smoky shading fading into mist, drawn on a pale parchment background.
Pine trees fading into mist
Small solid black palm tree silhouette tattoo on the upper back of a person in a black strappy top, in sunlight.
Palm tree on the upper back
Black pine tree tattoo on a forearm, with a solid conifer silhouette at the top and a thin trunk line running down the arm.
Pine tree silhouette on a forearm
Small black pine tree tattoo on the neck just behind the ear, with a silver hoop earring in the lobe.
Small pine tree behind the ear
Watercolour-style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a black silhouette tree with exposed roots and flying birds against pink, purple and teal washes.
Tree and birds on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a maple leaf filled with autumn trees and an animal silhouette, in yellow, orange and brown, on the forearm.
Autumn forest scene inside a maple leaf
Forearm tattoo of an elephant silhouette filled with pink and orange roses and green leaves on a black background, in a botanical style.
Rose-filled elephant silhouette on a forearm
Dotwork tattoo of a bare tree silhouette over a stippled grey field with an olive circle, on the side of the ribs.
Dotwork tree and olive circle on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds towards three birds, with the script 'i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)', on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds, birds and script on a shoulder
Black ink tattoo on the upper back showing a silhouette of a girl blowing dandelion seeds, with the word Mom in cursive script above.
Mom script and dandelion silhouette on upper back
Close photo of a hand held up in a forest, with a small black pine tree tattoo on the palm below the thumb.
Small pine tree tattoo on the palm
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark animal silhouette inside an oval with mushrooms, leaves and swirling linework.
Animal, mushrooms and leaves on an upper arm
Black silhouette of a bird perched on a branch with pink blossoms, tattooed on the forearm of a person wearing a dark blue sleeve.
Bird on a blossom branch on a forearm
Black silhouette of a hummingbird feeding from a dark flower with long trailing stamens, shown as a blackwork tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Hummingbird feeding from a dark flower
Black blackwork tattoo of a bare tree with a small bird perched on a branch, with shaded foliage at the base, on the inner forearm of a person in a grey satin dress.
Bare tree silhouette with a bird on a forearm
Small black palm tree tattoo on the side of a finger, with a hand raised against a palm tree and blue sky.
Small palm tree tattoo on a finger
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with fine branches on the lower back of a person kneeling in black underwear, with a striped top draped over the shoulders.
Bare tree tattoo on lower back
Solid black silhouette of a palm tree tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, beneath a grey vest top.
Palm tree tattoo on the side ribs
Black silhouette tattoo of two birds perched on a thin branch with leaves, placed at the back of the neck below dark hair.
Two birds on a branch on the back of the neck
Small black fine-line pine tree tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting beside it.
Small pine tree on the side ribs
Small black pine tree tattoo in a solid silhouette style on a person's shoulder, seen from behind against green trees.
Small pine tree on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of three bird silhouettes perched on a curling vine with leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three birds on a vine on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with curly hair and leaves, her head bowed, shown in a bold silhouette on the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman with leafy hair on upper arm
Two-panel photo of black and grey forest tattoos, with a pine silhouette and bare branching trees, and a small bird on a forearm.
Forest and pine silhouette tattoos on an arm
Flash sheet of black silhouette tattoo designs in a botanical style, showing flower sprays, swirling vines, butterflies and birds on a white background.
Black silhouette floral and bird flash sheet
Black abstract silhouette of a parent and child with green swirls and a pink lotus tattooed on a forearm.
Abstract parent and child with lotus on an arm
Two black and white line drawings of sitting cats, one filled with floral vines and the other a solid silhouette dotted with hearts, both wearing collars.
Two sitting cats, one floral and one with hearts
Black botanical tattoo of three birds perched on a twig and a flock of birds flying up towards the shoulder, placed on the upper chest and collarbone.
Birds on a branch across the collarbone