Swallow tattoo ideas

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

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Three hand-coloured traditional flash designs on paper, showing a red heart, a blue rose and a blue swallow, each with a scroll banner carrying names.
Heart, rose and swallow flash designs
Colour tattoo of a swallow among pink cherry blossom branches with the word Nanny in black script, shown in two close photos on a leg.
Swallow and cherry blossom with script on a leg
Two blue swallow tattoos in a traditional style, one on each inner wrist of a person with their hands clasped together behind the body.
Blue swallows on both wrists
Traditional style flash designs of a swallow, a rose, a dagger, a sparrow, blossoms and a heart, painted in colour on pale paper.
Traditional flash sheet with swallow, rose and dagger
Traditional style colour swallow tattoo on the back of a hand, with blue-grey wings, a red chest and orange accents.
Swallow tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo in flight, with bold outlines and shaded wings, on the side of the ribs.
Swallow in flight on the side ribs
Traditional style swallow tattoo with red flowers on the upper arm, shown in black, grey, blue and red ink.
Swallow and red flowers on an upper arm
Traditional style swallow tattoos in red, blue and black on the ankles of two bare feet resting on a wooden bench dusted with sand.
Matching swallows on both feet
Traditional flash design laid out across a white body silhouette, covering the arms and torso with an eagle, snakes, dragon, peacock, pin-up, reaper and portrait.
Full-body traditional flash on a white silhouette
Traditional style flash sheet in navy line work showing an anchor with rope, a swallow in flight, a three-masted sailing ship and a cluster of roses on a white background.
Nautical flash sheet with anchor, swallow, ship and roses
Close-up of a traditional-style blue swallow tattoo in flight on the lower abdomen, beside a navel piercing with a star charm.
Blue swallow on the lower abdomen
Traditional flash drawing of three swallows in blue, red and orange, one with a small orange flower and green leaves, and one holding a cream scroll banner.
Three swallows in traditional flash
Black and grey swallow tattoo in flight beside the script words "and in time, this too shall pass" on a pale area of skin.
Swallow with script quote
Traditional colour tattoo of a swallow above a cherry pie with banners reading FRESH and TIL DEATH, on the outer thigh.
Swallow and cherry pie on a thigh
Flash sheet of many small colour tattoo designs, including a swallow, butterflies, roses, a dolphin, a ladybird, a heart and a sun, with no body placement shown.
Fund-raising tattoo flash sheet with assorted designs
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon blue and pink bird with outstretched wings on the top of a foot.
Cartoon blue bird on a foot
Black and grey traditional arm sleeve tattoo with a skull in a bottle, a lady portrait and roses across the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional black and grey arm sleeve
Traditional style colour tattoo of a brown bird with a red breast and musical notes on the inner forearm.
Brown bird with music notes on a forearm
Black and grey shaded swallows in flight with small star and dot accents, tattooed on the side of the ribs in a traditional style.
Two swallows with stars on the ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue and red swallow in flight with an orange wash behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Swallow with orange wash on the shoulder
Black ink ornamental swallow tattoo in flight across the side of the ribs, with patterned wings and dotwork detail.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in a traditional style, positioned on the upper shoulder of a person wearing a black sleeveless top.
Small swallow on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a black swallow filled with red, orange and yellow roses and green leaves, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallow filled with roses on upper back
Colour traditional tattoo on a lower leg showing a swallow, a heart on a banner, a compass and red and purple flowers, with partial banner lettering.
Traditional swallow and compass on a lower leg
Black ink swallow tattoo with swirling ornamental detail on the side of the ribs, shown on tanned skin.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo flash design covering a phone case, with swallows, a moth, a compass, a rose, a microphone and chevrons in a traditional style.
Black and grey flash sheet of swallows and a moth
Traditional flash drawing of two swallows with red flowers and green leaves, one carrying a heart and the other an envelope, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Two swallows with a heart and envelope
Traditional-style flash design of a pin-up woman with sugar skull face paint holding a red apple, with a swallow, roses and a banner reading Wash Your Fruits.
Sugar skull pin-up with swallow and apple
Traditional style flash design of two swallows over clasped hands with red roses and green laurel, shown on a round board and in a white frame beside a vintage camera.
Swallows holding hands in traditional flash style
Traditional colour tattoo on a calf showing a red rose with green leaves, an orange monarch butterfly and a lettered banner.
Rose, butterfly and banner on a calf
Black line drawing flash of a swallow with spread wings, a pair of scissors, two roses and a CREATE banner, in a traditional style.
Swallow, scissors and roses with CREATE banner
Black outline swallow tattoo in fine line style on the inner wrist and forearm of a pale-skinned person against a dark background.
Swallow outline on an inner wrist
Black and grey forearm tattoos showing crystals, a heart, a bell, crossed nails, a swallow and the words THE END, on a forearm.
Black and grey forearm sleeve with swallow and bell
Heavily tattooed upper arm and forearm in traditional style, with a swallow and a banner design, cradling an orange cat.
Traditional tattoo sleeve holding an orange cat
Traditional-style swallow tattoo with black wings, red flowers and green leaves on a limb, with yellow accents along the wing and chest.
Traditional swallow with red flowers
Cream baby cardigan with traditional swallows beside a bodysuit printed with anchors and banners, next to a chalk swallow drawing on a dark grey background.
Swallow designs on baby cardigan and bodysuit
Two black and grey traditional swallows in flight, one above the other, tattooed on a person's back.
Two swallows on the back
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo in flight with bold outlines, shown on the side of a person's torso above a waistband.
Black and grey swallow on the torso
Traditional-style flash design of a hot air balloon with red roses, a swallow and the words TIME FOR AN ADVENTURE, printed on a black shower curtain.
Hot air balloon flash on a shower curtain
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a butterfly, a swallow and roses across the side of the torso and hip.
Butterfly, swallow and roses on the side torso
Red line drawing on tracing paper of a compass, swallow, rose and feather with banners reading Never Forget and Where you're from, in a traditional style.
Compass, swallow and rose stencil
Back view of a person with two blue traditional swallow tattoos, one on each side of the upper back near the shoulder blades.
Two traditional swallows on upper back
Traditional style black and grey tattoo flash of a crying crescent moon face, a woman in profile with a rose and swallow in her hair, and the words I HOPE YOU'RE MISERABLE.
Crescent moon, woman and rose design
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows above the Roman numerals XVIII IX MMX on the upper arm, with a script tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Two swallows and Roman numerals on upper arm
Black and white photo of a man in a suit and polka dot tie, with a traditional swallow and leaf tattoo on his neck.
Swallow tattoo on the neck
Close view of a black-ink traditional-style swallow and rose tattoo on the back of a man's hand and wrist, with his arm crossed over a tweed jacket.
Swallow and rose on a hand
Small blue swallow tattoo in flight with a black outline and blue shading on skin, in a traditional style.
Small blue swallow in flight
Black traditional-style swallow flying over waves and a sun, printed as a graphic on a grey vest top against a teal wooden background.
Traditional swallow over waves design