Swallow tattoo ideas

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

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Small black and grey swallow tattoo in flight on the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and white photo with a hand holding fabric and a striped background.
Swallow in flight on the ribs
Colour tattoo of two swallows with purple wings and green and red bodies across the upper chest and shoulder.
Two swallows across the chest
Traditional tattoo of a black swallow with a red breast, a dagger-like blade and a red rose with green leaves, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Swallow and rose on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a glass bottle holding a small red heart, with red and yellow flowers, dark green leaves and part of a swallow, on an upper arm.
Bottle with heart and flowers on an arm
White sweatshirt printed with black and grey tattoo-style designs of swallows, a large moth, feathers and a star, in a traditional style.
Tattoo-style print sweatshirt with swallows and moth
Traditional style flash drawing of a blue swallow with black wings and a pink bow, with the word Love in black script above it.
Swallow with Love script
Black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight above the words Free Bird in script on the back of a hand.
Bird in flight and Free Bird script on a hand
Crossed forearms under UV light show a small glowing swallow tattoo on one forearm and geometric band tattoos around the wrists.
Swallow and geometric bands under UV light
Traditional colour tattoo of a reclining pin-up woman with dark hair, with swallow and anchor details, shown on a section of skin.
Reclining pin-up with swallows in traditional style
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a pocket watch, a swallow, a flower and a banner with script lettering, in a traditional style.
Pocket watch, swallow and banner sketch
Small black swallow tattoo with patterned wing fills on the upper shoulder near the collarbone, in a traditional style.
Small swallow tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo on the upper back, with a banner reading it's just a spark but its enough beside a starburst.
Swallow with spark quote on upper back
Two lower legs in black boots show traditional tattoos on the calves, including a swallow, a black heart with an eye, a ship's wheel with roses and a small line of script.
Traditional leg tattoos with swallow and ship's wheel
Black and grey script reading Daddy's Little Girl with two swallows and small stars, tattooed on the back of a neck in Traditional and lettering style.
Script and swallows on the back of neck
Black and grey swallow tattoo with cloud-like patterned fills on the side of the ribs, with a coloured sleeve tattoo partly visible at the left edge.
Swallow tattoo on the ribs
Traditional swallow tattoo holding a leafy sprig, with a red rose and rosebud on a forearm, shaded in grey with red and yellow accents.
Swallow and rose on a forearm
Black ink illustration of a woman with a hair bun and tattoos of a swallow, skull and Darth Vader helmet on her upper arm, traditional style.
Tattooed woman with blaster illustration
Pencil flash sheet of traditional-style tattoo designs including a boxing glove, a swallow, a dagger, an anchor, an arrow and lettered banners.
Pencil flash sheet with boxing glove, swallow and banners
Black and grey swallow tattoo with dotted shading on the inner forearm, above a silver and turquoise bracelet, with rocks and sea behind.
Swallow tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a swallow in flight on the inner upper arm, with a red throat and shaded grey and brown wings.
Swallow in flight on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two swallows, a ball of yarn with crossed knitting needles and a ribbon banner on the upper arm.
Swallows and yarn ball with banner
Colour traditional tattoo of a swallow in flight with black and grey wings, orange body and red and yellow accents, on pale skin.
Traditional swallow in flight
Small black swallow tattoo in a traditional style on the outer forearm of a person resting their arm on a white fluffy rug.
Swallow tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo with bold outlines on the side of a person's ribs, partly covered by a striped shirt.
Swallow tattoo on the ribs
Colour traditional swallow tattoo in blue, red and yellow, with a thin black thread line running from its beak to a grey spool and needle, on a forearm.
Swallow with thread and needle on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of two swallows, a red rose, a red heart, a banner reading All of time and space, a pocket watch and a sonic screwdriver style pen, on a tan background.
Swallows, rose and heart flash with banner
Traditional style flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope with a ship's wheel, two swallows and a laurel wreath, drawn on torn paper over wooden boards.
Anchor and ship wheel with swallows
Traditional-style flash drawing of a blue and yellow swallow with a trailing line, a small red heart and star motifs on a cream background.
Swallow and heart flash design
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman in a blue swimsuit with red stockings and a bow in her hair, with two swallows, on a forearm.
Pin-up woman with swallows on a forearm
Traditional-style flash design of two swallows, a red rose, a red heart, a blue flower, a pocket watch and two sonic screwdriver-style objects, with banners reading All of Time and Space and Allons-y.
Swallows, rose and heart with banner scroll
A small dark ornamental bird tattoo with patterned wings and body sits on the palm of a hand.
Small patterned bird on a palm
Black line drawing flash sheet of traditional tattoo designs, including a ship, anchor, dagger through a heart, snake, swallow on a padlock and diamond in a laurel wreath, with no placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet of nautical and classic motifs
Traditional style tattoo of a woman's profile with a swallow in a ring of yellow dots, on the upper arm.
Profile face and swallow in a dotted circle
Traditional flash sheet with the words NO MONEY NO TATTOO, a swallow, a lighthouse, falling coins, a clasped handshake on a striped sleeve, an anchor and shears in the corners.
No money no tattoo flash sheet
Black and white photo of a traditional style swallow and rose tattoo on a man's neck, above a suit collar.
Swallow and rose on the neck
Two matching traditional swallow tattoos with red breasts and teal flowers sit on the backs of a pair of hands against a polka dot fabric.
Matching swallows with flowers on the hands
Traditional-style tattoo of upside-down legs in striped stockings and black shoes, with a swallow and teardrop shapes, on a forearm.
Upside-down legs in striped stockings on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a flying swallow with scrolling flourishes trailing behind it, shaded in grey, drawn on white paper, a flash design for a tattoo.
Pencil swallow with swirling tail on paper
Two solid black swallow tattoos in a traditional style on the inner wrist and forearm, one above the other, with a silver chain bracelet worn beside them.
Two swallows on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a swallow perched on a steaming teacup and saucer, with bold black outlines and orange and yellow shading, on a limb.
Swallow perched on a teacup
Two ankle tattoos in traditional style: red cherries with green stems on one ankle and a grey shaded swallow in flight on the other, with white canvas trainers.
Cherries and swallow on both ankles
Bold traditional style tattoo sleeve on a raised leg, showing a panther head, a swallow, a sailing ship and red flowers, with flash sheets on the shop wall behind.
Traditional panther and ship sleeve
Black and grey swallow in flight tattooed on the neck behind an ear, in a Traditional style.
Swallow tattoo behind the ear
Close photo of a traditional style blue swallow tattoo with black and yellow wings and a pink bow, on the upper arm.
Traditional swallow with pink bow on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue swallow with a red chest and yellow accents on the top of a foot, above a tan slip-on shoe.
Blue swallow tattoo on a foot
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoos on the upper chest of a person, with bold outlines and solid shading.
Two swallows on a chest
Colour tattoo of two swallows with swirling tails and flower details on the side of a person's ribs, with bold blue, green, orange and purple ink.
Colourful swallows with swirls on the ribs
Two black and grey traditional swallow designs on white fabric, each with a ribbon banner reading HIS on the top and HERS below.
Traditional swallow designs labelled his and hers