Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Realism style tattoo of a black and grey woman silhouette dissolving into red petals on the lower leg.
Woman silhouette dissolving into red petals
Small solid black silhouette of a sitting cat tattooed on the side of the ribs, just below a dark waistband.
Sitting cat silhouette 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
Colour tattoo of a lakeside landscape with mountains, a large tree and two silhouetted figures, sitting on a limb.
Lakeside landscape with tree and silhouettes
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a sitting cat with its tail curled, on the inner forearm, with blue trousers behind.
Small black cat silhouette on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a stylised abstract human figure in red, yellow, blue and black, sitting on the calf.
Abstract figure tattoo on a calf
Two solid black dragonfly designs in a bold, stylised graphic style, one angled upward and one viewed from above, shown on a white background with no skin visible.
Two dragonflies in bold black silhouette
Colour tattoo on the upper arm of Alice shrinking into a Drink Me bottle, with a pocket watch and watercolour-style splashes of purple, blue and red.
Alice shrinking into a Drink Me bottle
Black tattoo of a large feather on the side of a ribcage, its lower edge breaking up into a flock of small birds flying across the skin.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo design of a shaded feather with a flock of birds lifting away from its upper tip, on a white background.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Digital tattoo design drawing of black bird silhouettes flying along a swirl of watercolour splashes, with no body placement shown.
Black birds over watercolour splashes
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
Black and grey tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship silhouetted against a pale moon, with its reflection on water, on a calf.
Sailing ship silhouette against a moon on a calf
Black outline tattoo of a cat seen from behind, sitting on a branch with its tail curling down, on the nape of a woman's neck.
Cat outline tattoo on the nape of the neck
Black and grey tattoo of a female silhouette with flowing swirled hair and a small flower, with curling linework, on the side of the torso.
Swirling silhouette figure with flower
Black silhouette flash design of six birds in flight beside the words let it go in thin handwritten script.
Flock of birds in flight with let it go script
Flash sheet of black wing designs in silhouette, tribal and feathered styles, arranged in rows on a white background.
Wing designs flash sheet
Flash sheet of eleven black cat silhouette designs on a white background, in sitting and standing poses with curled tails.
Sheet of black cat silhouette designs
Large blackwork tattoo of a horned demon silhouette with a red tongue and green-tinged face on the side of the ribs, with a small sword figure and grey shading to the left.
Horned demon silhouette on the side ribs
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the tail curving down to the left and one arm raised.
Black mermaid silhouette on a wrist
Black line drawing of a stylised cat in profile with whiskers and an arched back, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement visible.
Bold black cat outline design
Black and grey realism forearm sleeve tattoo with a red Fight Club label at the wrist, showing a face, figures on a street and a cityscape.
Realism forearm sleeve with Fight Club card
Two black tattoos on forearms: a dark cap over a hand-like outline on the left, and a bearded face in a cap in silhouette on the right.
Matching cap and beard silhouette tattoos
Black and grey tattoo on the side of the ribs showing flying silhouettes against soft clouds, with a curved script quote above them.
Peter Pan silhouettes and quote on ribs
Black heart-shaped mother and child silhouette with pink flowers, swirling scrollwork and the word Mum, tattooed on the top of a foot.
Mum heart and flowers on a foot
Solid graphic design of a stylised eye above a red dripping drop, shading from black at the top to deep red at the bottom, with no body part shown.
Eye with a dripping drop
Black silhouette design of a snowboard with two bindings beside a conifer tree with exposed roots, on a white background.
Snowboard and pine tree silhouette
Black ink drawing of a flowing swirl tattoo design with a small cat silhouette curled at its base, shown as a flash sheet design.
Swirling scroll with cat silhouette
Black and grey tattoo design of a large feather with silhouetted birds in flight rising from its tip against a white background.
Birds rising from a feather
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
Photograph of a pale white-ink stylised animal tattoo on a forearm, with a blue knit sleeve and a bookshelf behind.
White stylised animal on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on the side of a thigh showing a solid silhouette of a figure with a chain and ring charm above it and two small shapes between them.
Silhouette figure and keyring charm on thigh
Black and white flash sheet showing a owl on a branch, several bird silhouettes, and floral and dotted patterns filling the shapes.
Birds, owl and branches flash sheet
Black blackwork-style tattoo on the inner wrist showing a solid silhouette of a figure in a hat with outstretched arms, set inside a large A-shaped outline.
Standing figure within an A-shaped frame on a wrist
Full sleeve realism tattoo on an arm with horror-style portraits, a skull mask, a silhouetted figure and orange flames, with lettering at the lower wrist.
Horror-themed realism sleeve with fire background
Small black fairy silhouette with outlined wings tattooed on the side of an ankle, photographed against a blurred purple background.
Fairy silhouette on an ankle
Black fine silhouette tattoo of a stretching cat with a trail of paw prints, one with a red heart, on the upper chest.
Black cat silhouette with paw prints
Watercolour style tattoo on the ribs showing two black silhouetted figures in front of a red-orange sun, with red paint drips running down.
Red sun and silhouetted figures on the ribs
Two photographs: black script reading hakuna matata with small birds on a foot, and a black mermaid silhouette with small fish on a wrist.
Script and birds on a foot, mermaid on a wrist
Black silhouette anchors and ship wheels of varying sizes scattered across a white flash sheet, with no body placement shown.
Anchors and ship wheels design sheet
Small black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds flying in a line across the inner forearm, in fine line style.
Flock of birds on the inner forearm
Black flash design of an infinity symbol made of paw prints and birds, with hakuna matata written in script lettering.
Infinity paw print design with hakuna matata script
Sheet of temporary tattoo stickers showing leaping stags in purple, blue and pink gradient colour, labelled ART TATTOO STICKER.
Leaping stag temporary tattoo sheet
Hand-drawn black ink flash design of a stylised mother and child silhouette, with no body placement shown.
Mother and child silhouette design
Black ink flash design of three crows in square frames, each in a different pose, with loose ink spots and drips between them.
Three crows in square frames with ink splatter
Abstract geometric tattoo on a lower leg in yellow, orange and blue-grey, with a halftone face, a circular silhouette and green splatter.
Geometric shapes and silhouette on a calf
Two matching black and grey bird tattoos on the wrists, one perched and one in flight, with two hands held together.
Matching bird tattoos on two wrists
Two matching forearm tattoos show a black silhouette of a woman holding hands with two children, with script text reading because of her I will not fall and for them I'd risk it all.
Matching family silhouette and quote forearm tattoos