Sunburst tattoo ideas

296 photos and flash · 30% Geometric, 25% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Traditional tattoo of a grey-shaded sailing ship with red sunburst, waves and a Sail On banner, on the upper back.
Sailing ship with Sail On banner on upper back
Black and grey tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with bold chevrons, bands and a sunburst motif.
Tribal shoulder and arm sleeve in black
Black and grey dotwork moth with a sunburst, dotted crosshair lines and a triangle on the inner upper arm.
Moth and sunburst on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental sleeve tattoo with geometric panels and dotwork shading covering a forearm and upper arm.
Ornamental geometric sleeve on an arm
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Close view of a red pentagram inside a circle with a spiked sunburst border, tattooed on the back of a hand, shown in three photographs.
Pentagram in a spiked ring on the hand
Full-colour tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, seated with a halo of shell motifs, in a neo-traditional style on the outer thigh.
Ganesha seated with a halo of shells on thigh
Black and grey line drawing of an Aquarius crystal ball held by skeletal hands, with a sunburst above and flowers and leaves below, shown as a tattoo design.
Aquarius crystal ball design with skeletal hands
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red sunburst, cherry blossoms and lotus on the thigh.
Maneki-neko cat on a thigh
Two forearm tattoos of birds set within geometric line frames, one with a diamond and teal circle, the other with concentric rings and a starburst, on a person in a grey t-shirt.
Birds in geometric frames on both forearms
Black and grey geometric sleeve tattoo running from the upper arm to the elbow, featuring a sunburst and a flower of life motif.
Geometric sleeve with sunburst and flower of life
Black and grey flash design of four arrows wrapped in a ribbon reading A MAN MUST MAKE HIS OWN ARROWS, with feathered shafts and radiating lines.
Four arrows with ribbon banner quote
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea urchin surrounded by radiating shells and flowers across the upper back.
Sea urchin and shell mandala on a back
Realism tattoo of a shaded grey lion head with red gerbera daisies and an orange sunburst, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lion and red gerbera daisies on a back
Sheet of metallic gold, silver and black temporary tattoo designs showing arrows, a key, stars, chevrons and circular sunburst motifs on a white background.
Metallic arrow and key flash sheet
Colour neo-trad tattoo on a calf showing Maude Flanders from The Simpsons in the pose of Our Lady of Guadalupe, with the banner text ONLY MAUDE CAN JUDGE ME.
Maude Flanders as Our Lady of Guadalupe
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two swallows in flight, a sunburst and a small flower on the back of a hand.
Swallows and sunburst on the back of a hand
Traditional style tattoo of a stack of books with an eye on the cover and a yellow banner reading NERD LIFE, on the upper arm.
Stacked books with an eye and NERD LIFE banner
Chest tattoo of an outlined geometric house in dotwork and black ink, with fine-line flower stems and red dotted rays, plus a number on the shoulder.
Geometric house and flower stems on chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of balance scales with a geometric diamond and leaf motif on the upper back.
Balance scales with geometric diamond on upper back
Four views of a black and grey full arm sleeve with red sunburst rays, a profile portrait, the words Easy Rider and a road ends sign, and a motorcyclist, placed on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve with Easy Rider motif and red sunburst
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tribal sun with radiating rays above bold Polynesian-style patterns, shown as a design with no body part visible.
Polynesian sun and tribal sleeve design
Neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired woman in a utility outfit, framed by angel wings, sunflowers, vines and a banner reading The Girl Who Waited, with no body placement shown.
The Girl Who Waited flash design with angel wings
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Good Shepherd holding a lamb and a staff, with a halo and sunburst, across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Good Shepherd with lamb on upper arm
Black and grey landscape sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a castle on a rocky headland under a sunburst, with hills and a church above.
Coastal landscape sleeve with castle and sunburst
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a crescent moon and hanging drops on the inner forearm, above a black cord bracelet.
Mandala crescent moon on a forearm
Three-panel photo of an ornamental tattoo covering a person's shoulder and upper arm, with purple spirals and feather-like forms and a green and yellow mandala on the shoulder cap.
Ornamental shoulder and upper arm sleeve
Digital drawing of a purple butterfly with black swirls, dots and a grey sunburst, shown as a flash design with no skin visible.
Purple butterfly with black swirls
Fine line black starburst tattoo of radiating rays with dotted tips on the upper arm, with a hand and ring resting beside it.
Starburst tattoo on an upper arm
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern covering a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a sunburst motif and bands of chevrons and triangles.
Polynesian-style chest piece and arm sleeve
Black ink sun with a human face and long wavy rays tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Sun with a face on the inner wrist
Fine gold line drawing of an eye with radiating rays, a sunburst centre and hanging geometric totem tassels on a black background.
Eye and totem design in gold line
Black and grey dotwork design of a multi-pointed star with a stippled centre circle, drawn as a flash-style tattoo design.
Dotwork star with a stippled sunburst
Black ink tattoo on the side of the body showing a crescent moon with clouds, sun rays and a wave, in fine line and stippled dotwork.
Moon, sun and wave on the side
Colour tattoo of a vintage sewing machine with a pink rose and scrollwork on a person's upper back, set against an orange sunburst.
Sewing machine and rose on upper back
Black and grey tattoo design of a tooth framed by radiating lines, with the word WISDOM beneath it, in a traditional flash style.
Wisdom tooth with sunburst flash
Black and red sketch-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a female figure, a shaded skull, radiating lines and red gear motifs.
Sketched figure and skull on upper arm
Orange and yellow sun tattoo with a central circular emblem on a person's upper back, photographed from behind outdoors.
Sun tattoo on upper back
Flash sheet of gold and silver foil temporary tattoo designs, including icosahedrons, arrows, a sunburst and lettering, with no body placement shown.
Metallic geometric flash sheet with lettering
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a seated Egyptian-style cat with a sunburst and crescent moon behind its head, on a forearm.
Egyptian cat with sunburst on a forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of a crab gripping a spool of thread and needle, framed by sunburst rays and a looping thread, with the word Cancer beneath.
Crab with spool and needle, Cancer design
Large white-ink mandala tattoo with a central flower and ornate radial linework on a lower leg, in a geometric style, on the calf.
White-ink mandala on a lower leg
Black line tattoo of a one-eyed triangle with a bow tie inside a ringed sigil with radial rays and small symbols, on the calf, covered in cling film.
Triangle eye sigil in a circle on a calf
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of a sun and dotted lace bands on a raised forearm and hand, with a peace sign against a pale sky.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on wrist and hand
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with radiating spikes and a solid central circle, placed on the calf.
Dotwork mandala on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a feline head inside a geometric sunburst on the upper arm.
Feline head with geometric sunburst on upper arm
Close-up of a black ornamental band tattoo with mandala, dot and lattice patterns wrapping the inner forearm and wrist, worn by a person with a gold ring.
Black ornamental band tattoo on a wrist
Black ink flash drawing of a planchette with a central eye, YES and NO lettering, a sunburst and acanthus scrolls, in a dotwork and blackwork style.
Planchette with eye and acanthus scrolls