Smoke tattoo ideas

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Black line drawing of a three-eyed woman with a leaf crown, a choker and clawed hands holding smoking orbs, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Three-eyed woman with leaf crown flash
Traditional style flash design of a bearded sailor in a knitted cap smoking a pipe, framed by roses, rope, swallows and a sea sunset.
Sailor portrait with swallows and roses
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf head with wisps of smoke rising above it, on a forearm.
Howling wolf with smoke on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a matchstick with a stippled smoke trail rising across the forearm, drawn in fine line and dotwork.
Matchstick with dotted smoke trail
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black and grey rocket with a cat silhouette in its porthole, set against an orange sun and clouds on an upper arm.
Rocket with cat silhouette on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a bearded older man with flowing hair and swirling smoke across the back of a hand, shown in greys and browns against a pale background.
Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand
Realistic colour tattoo of Godzilla roaring against a blue smoky background, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Godzilla realism tattoo on upper back
Full back tattoo of a horror scene collage in realistic shading and colour, with a clown, a dog, a snarling cat, a hotel and a Pet Sematary sign, placed across the back.
Horror collage across a full back
Colour realism tattoo of a cupcake with a red cherry and cream frosting on a lower leg, set against dark swirling smoke.
Cupcake with cherry on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a yellow cottage with a red roof and door, a dotted heart of smoke, and a teal flower with green leaves on a forearm.
Cottage and flower on a forearm
Large neo-traditional colour tattoo on a side of the torso showing a wolf head, a hand holding a ring, bats and a red-haired figure in an ornate frame.
Large colour piece with wolf, hand and birdcage
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red tractor with billowing smoke above a sheaf of wheat, on the calf.
Red tractor and wheat sheaf on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged figure crouched on a rock, shown on the upper arm.
Winged figure on a rock on an upper arm
Realistic red and grey skull tattoo across the back of a hand, with smoky swirls on the forearm and small symbols on the fingers.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a key set in swirling smoke, covering the forearm.
Pocket watch and key on a forearm
Black and grey illustrative tattoo of a pale girl with a blunt fringe pouring tea from a teapot on the forearm, with smoke-like swirls behind her.
Pale girl pouring tea on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning with blue stripes and wide blue eyes, with a blue caterpillar below it, on a forearm.
Cheshire Cat and caterpillar on a forearm
Black and grey realism design of a mermaid with long flowing hair, her scaled tail curling into a circle around her, surrounded by smoke-like swirls.
Mermaid curled within a scaled tail
Neo-traditional skull tattoo with pink, teal and yellow shading, a cigarette in its teeth and a smoke scroll on black, on the forearm.
Gradient skull smoking a cigarette on a forearm
Soft, wispy smoke-like tattoo in purple and red shading across a forearm, photographed against a pale background.
Purple and red smoke tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven in flight with spread wings and smoky shading across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Raven in flight on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a gold oil lamp with swirling blue and purple smoke rising above it, with small diamond shapes, on a area of skin.
Magic lamp with blue and purple smoke
Realistic colour tattoo of a smoking caterpillar beside a brass hookah, in teal and orange, wrapping around a forearm.
Caterpillar with hookah on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a red lantern with a banner reading There is a light, with card suit symbols and script above, on the back of a hand.
Lantern and banner on the back of a hand
Black and grey tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and monocle, smoking a cigar and holding a cane with a bird-head handle, on a lower leg.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle on calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing two soldiers in steel helmets and field uniforms amid smoke, one throwing a stick grenade.
Two soldiers in a black and grey battlefield scene on a
Colour tattoo of a cartoon flame character with large eyes and grey smoke outlines, placed on the lower leg near the ankle.
Cartoon flame spirit on an ankle
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a cabin, pine trees, mountains and rain clouds on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cabin and mountain landscape on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a red genie lamp with blue smoke curling above it, forming a Mickey Mouse shape, on the lower leg.
Genie lamp with smoke on a leg
Colour tattoo of a blue swallow with a pink blossom and green leaves on a person's upper chest, near the shoulder.
Blue swallow and blossom on upper chest
Traditional style tattoo of a log cabin with smoking chimney, pine trees and a red sun, with a red flower below, on the calf.
Log cabin and pine trees on a calf
Black and grey ink wash drawing of a wolf howling upwards, with loose brush strokes and swirling lines, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Howling wolf ink wash design
Pencil drawing of a hooded grim reaper skull holding a pocket clock with Roman numerals, with smoky shading on sepia paper.
Grim reaper holding a melting clock
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with clockwork gears and a hand holding a clock face, on the upper arm.
Realistic skull with clockwork gears on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a neo-traditional compass and lighthouse design with a Find Your Own Way banner, in black and grey shading, shown on a sketch pad.
Compass and lighthouse with Find Your Own Way banner
Large back tattoo of green and grey aliens, a flying saucer and a fiery sunset landscape, with an alien face tattooed across the head.
Alien and flying saucer back piece
Black and grey Japanese style leg sleeve on a seated person, with a hannya mask on the calf and a scaled creature with fangs across the thigh.
Hannya mask and clouds leg sleeve
Two colour forearm tattoos: a grey jar labelled Frog's Breath with a green frog and flames on the left, and a jar labelled Deadly Nightshade with a skull in smoke and two butterflies on the right.
Frog's Breath and Deadly Nightshade jars on forearms
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with curling smoke above its head, in a bold tribal-style outline, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Winged dragon with smoke curls design
Greyscale tattoo design of a shaded skull with crossed pistols and two red roses, drawn as a flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Skull with crossed pistols and red roses
Black and grey realism tattoos of two men in suits shaking hands, one on each calf, seen from behind.
Two men shaking hands on calves
Two views of a Japanese-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing grey ninja figures, red ink splashes, kanji characters and a pagoda.
Ninja and pagoda shoulder piece with kanji
Black ink drawing of a scowling owl with a feather, a key, flowers and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Owl, key and flowers tattoo design
Pen and ink sketch of two howling wolves with swirling smoke-like linework, drawn in black, blue, purple and orange on a notebook page, not shown on skin.
Pen sketch of two howling wolves
Black ink line drawing of a snow-capped mountain with a tent at its base and a small campfire with curling smoke, drawn on grey paper.
Mountain, tent and campfire line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a face formed from a folded hundred dollar bill, with a cigar and smoke, on skin.
Banknote face with cigar
Black ink line drawing of a hand holding a cigarette near a pair of lips, with wisps of smoke rising above it, drawn on white paper.
Hand holding a cigarette with lips and smoke