Sunburst tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink flash design of a symmetrical geometric owl with spread wings, dotwork detailing and a crescent moon, drawn on cream paper.
Geometric owl design with crescent moon
Neo-traditional tattoo of a perched songbird surrounded by orange flowers and green leaves, covering the back of a hand.
Songbird and orange flowers on the hand
Black ink drawing of a fine line owl with ornamental scrollwork, crossed keys and a sunburst, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Owl with ornate keys and sunburst design
Black ink eye surrounded by a radiating sunburst on the back of a hand, with dot pattern tattoos on the wrist, resting on an open book.
Eye and sunburst on the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sun and crescent moon above a hanging chain of dots and stars on the inner wrist and forearm.
Sun, moon and star chain on a wrist
Greyscale drawing of a dove in flight with outstretched wings, set against a sunburst and soft clouds, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Flying dove with sunburst and clouds
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a mountain cabin, pine trees and a sunburst with clouds on the upper arm.
Mountain cabin landscape with sunburst
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with a sunburst and wave lines on the inner forearm, photographed over a printed page.
Swallow and sun over waves on a wrist
Small black fine line sunburst tattoo of a open circle with radiating rays on the inner wrist, against white bedding.
Sunburst circle on the inner wrist
Traditional style heart tattoo with a banner reading 'It takes strength to be gentle and kind', surrounded by green leaves, on the back of a neck.
Heart and banner with quote on the back of neck
Traditional-style tattoo of a red cowboy-hatted skull with a red bandana and cigarette on a forearm, with a red arrow below.
Cowboy skull on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a yellow and orange sunburst with a long thin purple line crossing the upper chest near the shoulder.
Sunburst and line across the shoulder
Black ink mandala design with a crescent moon, stars, snowy mountains and a pine forest inside a sunburst border, drawn on a beige background.
Mandala with mountains, pines and night sky
Traditional flash design of a madonna-style figure in a black cloak with stars and fishnet stockings, framed by red roses, two cherubs, a skull and a banner reading Our Lady of Derby.
Our Lady of Derby flash with roses and skull
Black ink Thai script mandala tattoo arranged in a sunburst circle across the upper back, with a second tattoo partly visible at the lower back.
Circular Thai script mandala on upper back
Dark ink Om symbol inside a sunburst border on the back of a hand resting on sand, in a black and grey style.
Om symbol in a sun design on the hand
Black and grey photograph of a tattoo reading skin is boring in typewriter-style lettering, set among bold outlined rays and ornamental linework on the arm.
Skin is boring script within a linework design
Black and grey flash design of a crab holding a thread spool and needle, framed by sunburst motifs above and below, with the word Cancer beneath.
Crab, thread spool and sunburst design
Two dark mandala-style designs in black ink sit on the ankles of a pair of crossed feet, one with a sunburst pattern and one with a flower pattern.
Mandala designs on two ankles
Realistic grey tabby cat snarling with its mouth open, set against a blue sunburst of rays, tattooed on a calf.
Snarling tabby cat with blue sunburst
A hand with a fine brush painting a traditional style flash design of Frankenstein's monster in profile, with a red flower and a sunburst behind the head.
Frankenstein's monster flash being painted
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate dagger with a central eye, stars and crescent moons on the hilt, and an anatomical heart on the blade, sketched on paper.
Dagger with eye and anatomical heart design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a radiating sun with concentric circles, centred on the upper back.
Radiating sun on upper back
Two mirrored black geometric tattoos of radiating triangular spikes curve across a person's forearms, with the face hidden behind the hands, in a blackwork style.
Mirrored geometric spike forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a hooded woman holding an infant in front of a sunburst, on a forearm with solid black shading around it.
Madonna and child with sunburst on a forearm
Flash sheet of metallic gold, silver and turquoise temporary tattoo designs, including chain arcs, a sunburst of circles, a heart with arrow and filigree ornaments.
Metallic chain, arc and sunburst flash sheet
Small black and grey sunburst design tattoo on a woman's ankle, with sand on her feet and legs on a beach.
Sunburst ankle tattoo on a beach
Shirtless man with a realistic black and grey skull and red sunburst tattoo across his chest and stomach, with geometric linework and red and grey sleeves on both arms.
Skull and geometric full torso and sleeve tattoo
Black and grey ink flash design of a scorpion inside a flask, framed by blackberry leaves and mushrooms, with the word Scorpio beneath, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Scorpion in a flask with botanical leaves
Black and grey fine line back tattoo of symmetrical scrollwork, acanthus leaves and radiating sunburst lines across a person's upper and mid back.
Symmetrical scrollwork back tattoo
Black fine line tattoos on a bare arm, including the lettering We can be heroes, a small sweet, a sunburst and an X, with a solid black rectangle above the sweet.
Small lettering and icon tattoos on an arm
Black and grey neo-traditional drawing of a snarling tiger head surrounded by blossoms and fruit, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Tiger head with blossoms design
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS in front of an orange sunburst, with the words we're all stories in the end, on the upper thigh.
TARDIS with quote on thigh
Black and grey photo of a woman's bare upper back with a sunburst and a vertical column of planetary symbols tattooed beside the spine.
Sun and planetary symbols down a back
Line drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a fish skeleton on the shaft, an eye at the centre and radiating rays behind, shaded in blue, purple and yellow.
Anchor with rope, fish skeleton and eye
Black and grey traditional style flash design of an anchor, a sailing ship, two pistols, roses and banners reading Loose Lips and Sink Ships, with no body placement shown.
Anchor, ship and pistols traditional flash
Gold line drawing of a geometric owl with spread wings, an arrow through its talons and rays above its head, on a black background.
Geometric owl with arrow and spread wings
Fine line and dotwork starburst tattoo in black ink on the inside of a person's ankle, above a grey sock and a dark sneaker.
Starburst tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey fine line hamsa hand tattoo on the forearm, with ornamental patterns and a shaded eye at its centre.
Hamsa hand with an eye on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a ribcage with roses and leaves beneath a sunburst, with the word Virgo and a short quote, shown as a tattoo design.
Ribcage and roses with Virgo lettering
Colour tattoo of a lotus flower with a central Om symbol and swirling linework, placed on the back of a neck.
Lotus with Om symbol on the neck
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the shoulder blade and upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Monochrome line drawing of a skull with a crescent moon, two halved moon faces with eyes, sunburst rays and the words BRING ME NIGHT on a cream background.
Skull, crescent moon and split moon faces
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of R2-D2 with a red rose and orange sunburst on an upper arm.
R2-D2 and red rose on an upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an eye with sunburst rays and mandala petals on the upper arm.
Eye with sunburst and mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head with an eye above and a crescent moon below, framed by sunburst rays on an upper arm.
Cat with all-seeing eye and crescent moon
Traditional tattoo of a red and black striped lighthouse with a banner reading But Always a Guiding Light, set on the forearm.
Lighthouse with banner on a forearm
Sheet of black stencil-style tattoo flash designs showing biohazard symbols, a crossbow, zombie silhouettes, a sheriff hat with badge, a sunburst and eyeglasses, with no body placement shown.
Zombie, biohazard and crossbow flash sheet