Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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
Blackwork tattoo of two solid black bands on the inner forearm, each with a key silhouette knocked out in skin tone.
Two key bands on a forearm
Solid black silhouette of a crow perched on bare branches wrapping around the wrist, in a blackwork style.
Crow on branches across a wrist
Close view of a bold black lion silhouette tattoo with a flowing mane on a forearm, in a blackwork style, with a second part of the design on the adjoining arm.
Lion silhouette on a forearm
Solid black blackwork leaf tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, with sharply lobed edges against pale skin.
Solid black leaf tattoo on forearm
Small solid black mermaid silhouette with two tiny fish below it, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Black bare trees silhouetted against a large red moon, with dark shaded ground fading out at the bottom, tattooed on a forearm.
Bare trees and red moon on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a raised fist and a kneeling figure inside a laurel wreath, on a forearm.
Raised fist and kneeling figure in laurel wreath
Solid black shark tattoo in a blackwork style on the forearm, with open jaws, visible teeth and a dorsal fin.
Black shark tattoo on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a forest with bare trees, pine trees and flying birds on a forearm, shown in four side-by-side views.
Forest silhouette tattoo on a forearm
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
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo of bare trees and branches in solid black silhouette on the forearm, with stippled red and black dots fading into the skin above and below.
Tree silhouettes in a forest on a forearm
Collage of four tattoos showing cats and dogs: a black silhouette on the neck, a fine line heartbeat with paw print on the inner arm, a fine line cat on the chest, and a watercolour cat and dog on the
Cat and dog tattoo designs in four placements
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of three square panels showing a forest, a wooden cabin and a path, running down the inner forearm.
Three forest and cabin panels on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of pine and bare trees with flying birds on a forearm, shown from three angles.
Forest silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing a bare tree, a misty treeline and a flock of birds, with dark ink splatters at the wrist.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Black cat silhouette sitting inside an ornate scrolled oval frame, a blackwork tattoo on the forearm.
Cat silhouette in ornate oval frame
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a standing figure with tousled hair on the inner forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black silhouette figure on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm showing three silhouetted figures, wisps of smoke and a triangle, circle and line symbol beside small script.
Silhouette figures and triangle symbol on forearm
Two photos of a black and grey blackwork forest tattoo on a forearm, showing pine trees and a small bear silhouette fading into dark ground near the wrist.
Black forest scene with a bear on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of pine tree silhouettes beneath a shaded geometric mandala, shown in three vertical panels.
Pine forest and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a flock of solid black bat silhouettes tattooed down the inner forearm, with a hand with dark nail polish visible at the bottom of the frame.
Flock of bats on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork armband tattoo on a forearm, with stippled shading fading into a dark treeline-like edge and a small dot above it.
Dotwork band with treeline on forearm
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a soaring bird silhouette on the inner wrist, with the open palm raised towards the camera.
Small bird silhouette on the wrist
Two matching Mickey Mouse silhouette tattoos on the inner wrists, one in a thin black outline and one solid black, each with a small heart in the ear.
Matching mouse silhouette wrist tattoos
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a stag's head and antlers within swirling smoke shapes, shown on a forearm.
Stag silhouette blackwork on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo on a forearm of a grinning face balloon with stitched mouth, tied to a fine red string that a small black figure holds.
Skull balloon and silhouette on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo on a forearm of marching soldier silhouettes forming a silver fern leaf, with the words Lest We Forget beneath.
Soldiers silhouette on fern leaf
Solid black Joshua tree silhouette tattoo on a forearm near the wrist, in a blackwork style.
Joshua tree silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall pine tree in a forest fading to black, with a white dog silhouette, on the inner forearm.
Pine tree and dog on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of a saluting soldier on a rocky mound near the wrist, with the words Life has a hopeful undertone above it on the forearm.
Saluting soldier silhouette and quote on forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of a person with tousled hair and a red stripe down the centre, on the inner forearm, above a white wristband and a beaded bracelet.
Black silhouette portrait on a forearm
Small black ink mountain range tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a casual photo against a dark tiled floor.
Small black mountain range on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a howling wolf on a forearm, with a mountain range and bare trees filling the wolf's body.
Howling wolf with mountain and trees on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a stag silhouette against a moon, flying birds, pine trees and a deer, framed by solid black bands.
Stag and forest band on a forearm
Two clasped hands showing black wristbands and a black bird silhouette on a forearm, with a colourful sleeve tattoo on a third arm.
Black bands and bird silhouettes on forearms
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a faceless masked spirit figure with a white mask, on the forearm, fading to grey at the base.
Masked spirit silhouette on a forearm
Three photos of black and grey forearm tattoos showing bare trees, a moon, flying birds, a horse and rider silhouette, and a gate by water, in a blackwork and realism style on the forearm.
Forest, moon and horse rider forearm tattoos
Black ink tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind, filled with swirling ornamental linework, on a forearm against a dark background.
Ornamental cat silhouette on a forearm
Solid black silhouette of a bird in flight tattooed on the inner wrist, with a book cover visible behind the arm.
Flying bird silhouette on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of a crow perched on bare branches across the inner wrist, in a solid blackwork silhouette style.
Crow perched on branches on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree, a flock of birds in flight and a dark forest silhouette on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Solid black mermaid silhouette with two small fish silhouettes trailing below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mermaid silhouette and fish on a wrist
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Small solid black bat silhouette blackwork tattoo on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo with a soft blurred background.
Small bat silhouette on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a bird in flight above bare trees on the inner forearm, fading to solid black near the wrist.
Bird over forest silhouette on forearm