Swallow tattoo ideas

650 photos and flash · 46% Traditional, 20% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black line flash sheet of six compass designs, including a dreamcatcher compass, a feathered arrow compass and a compass with a small swallow, shown without any body placement.
Compass designs flash sheet
Traditional-style flash design of a seated boxer dog above a red banner reading BOXER MOM, with two swallows and pink swirls, shown without any body placement.
Boxer dog with banner and swallows
A traditional-style swallow flash design in red, black and white on a light blue background, shown inside a metal circular badge.
Traditional swallow flash in a round badge
A purple and blue swallow in flight, drawn in a neo-traditional style with swirled wing shading, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Purple swallow in flight
Cross-stitch on linen of a traditional style tattoo design with two swallows, a lotus, a red heart and the word LOVE on a banner.
Swallows, heart and LOVE banner
Black flash sheet on a white background showing arrows, chevrons, two swallows, a dreamcatcher, feathers, an infinity loop, triangles and crossed arrows.
Tattoo flash sheet of arrows, swallows and feathers
Black line-art flash sheet of twelve small designs, including chevrons, a heart, a bow, a crown, swallows and a lightning bolt, on a white background.
Small line-art flash sheet of twelve designs
Blue pencil sketch of a traditional-style swallow in flight with a heart-shaped key in its beak, drawn on a pale blue textured background.
Swallow carrying a heart key
Pen drawing of two swallows in flight, one with a medallion on its wing and filigree scrolls around it, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Two swallows in flight with ornate scrolls
Black and grey flash drawing of two swallows in flight above a moth with spotted wings, on a pale background.
Two swallows and a moth flash sheet
Pair of white gloves painted with traditional style tattoo designs, including a swallow, a skull, an anchor, a horseshoe and a cross.
Traditional tattoo designs painted on white gloves
A grid of cross stitch chart designs in traditional tattoo flash style, including swallows, hearts, roses, a pin-up, a cherry pair and lettering, on a grey background.
Sheet of cross stitch tattoo-style flash designs
Black ink tribal design of two swallows in flight, drawn in bold blackwork linework on a sketchbook page.
Tribal swallows in flight
Black and grey traditional style flash sheet showing a shield with three horses and an eagle at the top, with a swallow, key, dagger, rose, skull, bicycle and other small designs below.
Traditional flash sheet with horses, eagle and dagger
Black silhouette of a swallow in flight, surrounded by grey swirls, splashes and small birds on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without skin.
Swallow silhouette with grey swirls
Black traditional-style swallow flying on a plain light background, with the words NOT ONE WILL FALL in capitals beneath it.
Swallow in flight with lettering
A flash sheet of ten swallows in fine black linework with soft grey-blue wash, shown in different flying poses on cream paper.
Swallows in flight flash sheet
Flash-style design of a white skull in a headwrap with an earring over crossed bones, with a small red swallow, on a black background.
Skull, crossed bones and swallow design
Black and grey traditional style flash drawing of two swallows in flight, shown as a design with no body placement.
Two swallows in flight
Two mirrored swallows in a traditional style, black with white outlines, shown against a plain white background.
Pair of traditional swallows
Black script reading have courage and be kind above a small black silhouette of a swallow in flight, on a plain white background.
Have courage and be kind script with swallow
Purple painted drawing of a swallow in flight carrying a sprig of small blossoms in its beak, shown on an easel against a plain background.
Swallow carrying blossom, painted design
Black traditional-style swallow design with a sunburst and wavy lines, printed on a grey t-shirt laid flat on a wooden background.
Traditional swallow with sunburst and waves on a grey
Traditional-style flash design of two swallows above a red heart with flames and a LOVE banner on an orange background, shown without a body placement.
Swallows, heart and LOVE banner flash
A painted canvas showing a teal and pink swallow in traditional style holding a banner that reads HOPE, resting on a wooden floor.
Bird with HOPE banner painted on canvas
Pencil drawing of a swallow in flight above a shaded rose, shown as a black and grey tattoo design on a grey background.
Swallow and rose design in graphite
Traditional-style nautical design of two swallows, a rope-edged anchor and roses, burned into a pale wooden board, with no body placement shown.
Swallows, anchor and roses design on wood
Black and grey flash design of four swallows flying diagonally upwards on a white background, with the lower birds finely shaded and the upper two in solid silhouette.
Four swallows in flight
Sheet of black line drawings of traditional tattoo designs, including roses, skulls, swallows, snakes and anchors, arranged as a character grid.
Traditional tattoo flash glyph sheet
Black and white flash sheet showing a owl on a branch, several bird silhouettes, and floral and dotted patterns filling the shapes.
Birds, owl and branches flash sheet
Black flash sheet of traditional swallows in flight at varied sizes and angles, drawn in solid black on a white background with no body placement shown.
Flying swallows flash sheet
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope, a swallow and two skulls, with no body placement visible.
Anchor, swallow and skulls tattoo design
Sepia drawing of a swallow in flight beside cursive script reading and in time, this too shall pass.
Swallow in flight with cursive quote
Traditional style flash sheet of red and black heart designs, including a dagger through a heart, a rose with a MOM banner, and swallows with LOVE ALWAYS lettering.
Traditional heart flash sheet
Black and white illustration of four swallows in flight, shaded in a realistic style, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Four swallows in flight
Three solid black silhouette swallows in flight on a white background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Three swallows in flight silhouette
Black ink flowing script reading Love never fails, with small birds perched and flying among the letters, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Love never fails script lettering design
Black cursive lettering reading Stay Strong with small blue watercolour swallows flying across it on a plain grey background.
Stay Strong script with blue swallows
Traditional style flash design of a red-haired mermaid with an anchor, two swallows, roses and a banner reading The Little Mermaid, in colour.
Mermaid, anchor and swallows flash
Traditional style flash sheet of repeating tattoo designs, including daggers through skulls, swallows, pin-up women, hearts, roses and a scorpion, on a tan background.
Traditional flash sheet with skulls, hearts and pin-ups
Hand-drawn colour pencil design for a full arm sleeve showing a compass rose, clouds, swallows, a sailing ship, waves, jellyfish, manta rays, an anchor and a treasure chest.
Nautical sleeve design with compass and ship
Black and grey traditional flash design of a swallow perched on an ornate anchor wrapped in rope, with a ship's wheel hanging below.
Swallow perched on an anchor with ship's wheel