Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the back, shown seated and looking over its shoulder with a long curling tail.
Black cat silhouette on the back
Small solid black sitting cat silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held up against a pale wall.
Sitting cat silhouette on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with a raised tail, paw prints and a small red heart, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Cat and paw prints on the upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of four small birds in flight on the skin behind a person's ear and above the neck.
Small birds in flight behind the ear
Black and white photo of a bare back with a line of small black bird silhouettes tattooed from the upper back towards the shoulder, with hands visible at lower left.
Flock of birds across a bare back
Black silhouette tattoo of three birds perched on a thin branch with small leaves, on the inner forearm.
Three birds perched on a branch
Fine line black script reading if you're a bird, I'm a bird, with three bird silhouettes, tattooed on the wrist.
Script quote with three birds on a wrist
Fine line black tree tattoo covering the calf, with a small solid black animal silhouette sitting near the ankle.
Branching tree and animal silhouette on a calf
Small brown castle silhouette with a central spire and towers, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Castle silhouette on a forearm
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the upper back and shoulder blade showing silhouetted flying figures, a small fairy and a dotted trail of stardust.
Silhouetted flying figures and dotted trail on upper back
Close-up of a solid black cat silhouette tattoo with a curled tail on the outer ear, placed on the lower ear.
Black cat silhouette on the ear
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a woman in a hat holding a open umbrella and a bag, on the inner forearm.
Silhouette of a woman with umbrella on forearm
Black and grey photograph of a fine line cat silhouette tattoo on the skin behind a person's ear, next to a flower stud earring.
Fine line cat behind the ear
Black lettering tattoo of three flying bird silhouettes above the words Let it be in script, on the inside of a wrist.
Three birds and Let it be on a wrist
Small solid black stag head tattoo with antlers on the upper back near the neck, shown in a black and white photo.
Stag head silhouette on upper back
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a large elephant and a smaller elephant on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Two elephants on a foot
Black silhouette tattoo on a person's upper back showing a flying boy, a fairy with a dotted trail, a girl in a flowing dress and a pirate ship with a rowboat below.
Peter Pan silhouette scene on upper back
Two solid black silhouette tattoos on the inner wrist, a winged fairy on the left and a figure in a pointed cap and running pose on the right.
Fairy and boy silhouettes on wrist
Fine line black outline of a seated cat with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Cat silhouette with watercolour splashes
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight, sitting behind a person's ear and running down towards the neck.
Three birds in flight behind the ear
Solid black silhouette tattoo of four flying figures in a vertical line behind a person's ear, shown in a close-up photograph.
Four flying silhouettes behind the ear
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the neck just behind an ear, shown in black and grey.
Cat silhouette behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight above the script ex umbris ad lucem, in a blue-toned photograph.
Bird in flight above Latin script
Black blackwork tattoo of a horse silhouette filled with grasses and wildflowers, with a small tuft of grass above it, on light skin.
Horse silhouette filled with grasses
Fine black line tattoo of a mother and child embracing, with a small red heart beside it, shown in close up on the back and in a wider view.
Mother and child line tattoo with red heart
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a pine tree silhouette on a forearm, fading into fine stippling towards the wrist.
Pine tree forest silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey stylised cat tattoo with a long curling tail on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Stylised cat tattoo on upper back
Small solid black hummingbird silhouette tattoo in flight on a forearm, with soft edges and a long slender beak.
Hummingbird silhouette on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a key with a Mickey Mouse head bow, a red polka dot ribbon and a castle silhouette, on a lower leg.
Mickey Mouse key tattoo on the calf
Two matching forearms show black silhouette bird tattoos, with two birds perched on a thin wire and flying birds nearby, in soft black ink.
Black bird silhouettes on two forearms
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds scattered diagonally across the upper back, with the wearer's face out of frame.
Flock of birds across upper back
Black silhouette of a girl blowing a stream of red butterflies across the upper back, placed near the shoulder blade.
Silhouette girl releasing red butterflies on upper back
Solid black silhouette tattoo of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker duelling with green and red lightsabers on the back of a calf.
Vader and Luke lightsaber duel silhouette
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a figure holding an umbrella and bag, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Silhouette of a figure with umbrella behind the ear
Small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the side of a finger, with silver painted nails on a hand.
Elephant silhouette on a finger
Six black line-art cats on a cream background, shown sitting, walking and stretching, drawn as a fine line tattoo flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Six line-drawn cats in varied poses
Black and grey tattoo on the upper arm of a silhouetted figure with large scissors inside an ornate frame, with spiders on a web below, with a soft red wash behind.
Silhouette with giant scissors in an ornate frame
Black fine line tattoo of a stylised skyline silhouette with a small craft above it, circled by a thin band around the forearm.
Skyline silhouette with thin band on forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical tattoo of a bare branch with a small bird perched on it, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird perched on a branch across a shoulder blade
Solid black tattoo of a silhouetted figure with a flowing ribbon inside a circle, on the outer lower leg.
Silhouette figure in a circle on a calf
Black silhouette design of Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and two other flying figures above a dotted pixie dust trail, with never grow up lettering in the centre.
Peter Pan silhouettes with never grow up script
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with a flock of birds rising above a dark forest, on the inner forearm of a raised hand.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Black silhouette of a winged fairy sitting within a crescent moon, with sparkles drifting from her outstretched hand, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Fairy silhouette in a crescent moon
Black and grey tattoos on a forearm: a small fine line Deathly Hallows triangle symbol near the wrist and a solid black animal silhouette on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows and animal silhouette on forearm
Fine line black script reading Believe with a small bird silhouette on the side of a finger, joined by a thin trailing line.
Believe script with bird on finger
Solid black frog silhouette design on a plain white background, with raised limbs and rounded toe pads.
Frog silhouette tattoo design
Realism tattoo of a wolf's head beside a sunset scene with a silhouetted wolf and pine trees, on the upper back.
Wolf portrait with forest sunset on the back
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a silver chain bracelet worn above it.
Three birds in flight on the inner wrist