Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey swallow tattoos flying in a line up the outside of a foot and ankle, shown in a fine line and silhouette style.
Flock of swallows on a foot
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo showing bare trees, tall pine trees, three flying birds and a tent in a forest scene.
Forest scene with birds and tent on forearm
Pencil drawing of an eye with long lashes and two tear drops, with the words I'M FINE above and a silhouette of two people embracing in the iris.
Eye with tears and I'M FINE lettering
Three views of a realism forearm tattoo showing dark pine silhouettes, a pink-brown mountain peak and a single yellow autumn tree on the inner forearm.
Pine forest and mountain on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat's face with green eyes above a cat silhouette against a sunset landscape, on a calf.
Tabby cat portrait with sunset silhouette on calf
Two black and grey profile silhouette tattoos on the calves, one filled with a domed cathedral city and the other with a Death Star and pine trees.
Twin profile silhouettes on the calves
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the upper back that breaks apart into a flock of birds rising towards the shoulder.
Feather dissolving into flying birds on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf standing among bare birch trees on the inner forearm, with small birds at the top.
Black wolf among bare trees on a forearm
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
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs showing two hands clasped together, with their shadow forming a side profile of a head.
Hands casting a profile shadow on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with two child silhouettes on a swing, above script lettering, on a forearm.
Tree and swing with names 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 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
Realism tattoo on a thigh showing a purple nebula, a cratered planet and two dark silhouetted figures walking across a grey surface.
Nebula, planet and silhouetted figures on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer skull with antlers, above it a forest scene with a full moon, a deer and a hunter silhouette, on the upper arm.
Deer skull and forest scene on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a large bird silhouette filled with a misty forest and a small distant figure, on the forearm.
Bird silhouette with forest scene on forearm
Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo on the forearm, with a smaller silhouetted animal scene below it.
Realistic wolf head above a silhouette scene
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a silhouetted child on a wire, a bird on a small wooden structure, bare branches and ruined buildings.
Silhouette child on a wire beneath bare branches
Realistic colour half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a swirling nebula and starry sky above a tree on a path with a silhouetted figure.
Galaxy and tree half sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head above a stag silhouette in a misty landscape, on a forearm.
Wolf head and stag silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey silhouette of a woman in profile dissolving into red petals, tattooed on the calf.
Silhouette dissolving into red petals on a calf
Realism tattoo of a pale, distorted horror face with wide eyes and an open mouth, above a silhouetted man in a hat beside a street lamp, on a limb.
Horror face and silhouetted figure on a limb
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded dandelion seed head with birds and seeds drifting up the side of the ribs, with the word Always below.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on ribs
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a man with dark curly hair in a red jacket, with a small black silhouette below, on an upper arm.
Realistic colour portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of tall pine trees, birds in flight, a mountain and a deer on a calf, shown from four angles.
Forest and mountain scene on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shadowy human figure with smoky, fading edges on a lower leg calf.
Shadowy figure tattoo on a calf
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a misty pine forest wrapping around a forearm, with tall tree silhouettes rising towards the elbow.
Pine forest forearm tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs of clasped hands beside the shadow silhouette of a head in profile.
Clasped hands and shadow profile on ribs
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a family silhouette walking a cobbled street above a pocket watch with Roman numerals, on a forearm.
Family silhouettes and pocket watch 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 and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a wolf's head above a full moon with a howling wolf silhouette.
Wolf portrait and howling wolf under a moon
Colourful galaxy tattoo on a forearm, with a dark animal silhouette filled with nebula above two figures sitting on a bench over a small planet, in a realistic style.
Galaxy silhouette with two figures on a forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of five palm trees above a dark band of foliage, wrapped around a forearm.
Palm trees along a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head on a forearm, with dark silhouettes of a bird and another animal set against clouds below.
Wolf head and silhouettes on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on the ribs of a feather with shaded barbs that breaks up into a flock of flying bird silhouettes.
Feather dissolving into flying birds on ribs
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an eye inside a red triangle with radiating rays, above a solid black suited figure, on the lower leg.
Eye in a red triangle with a suited figure
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a masked figure holding a large knife in front of a lit house at night, shown from two angles.
Masked figure with knife on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sitting cat with its tail curled down, on the left side of a person's ribs.
Black cat sitting on the ribs
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 and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a seated figure with its head bowed and hidden by hands, framed by dark trees and dripping ink lines.
Hooded figure among trees on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather with silhouetted birds rising from its tip and the text Isaiah 40:31 beneath it, on the side of the torso.
Feather and flying birds with scripture on flank
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a white rabbit holding a pocket watch, with a teacup and saucer and a small silhouette below.
White rabbit and teacup forearm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag with large antlers, misty pine trees and a fisherman silhouette in water, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Stag, forest and fisherman realism on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a feather that breaks into dots and flying birds, shaded realism on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather dissolving into birds on the upper back
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
Black and grey realism tattoos of a feather with a flock of birds rising from its tip, on both forearms of a person in a black top.
Bird flock rising from feathers on both forearms