Whale tattoo ideas

114 photos and flash · 33% Dotwork, 16% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black line drawing of a humpback whale rising beside curled wave scrolls, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Humpback whale with swirling waves
Nautical flash sheet of line-art designs in navy and red, including a lighthouse, swallow, whale, anchor, jellyfish and squid on a cream background.
Nautical tattoo flash sheet
Black line tattoo of a cartoon whale with a small red heart on its body, photographed on skin.
Outline whale with red heart
Realistic black and grey humpback whale tattoo across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person with their head turned away.
Humpback whale on a upper back
Colour drawing of a whale filled with a purple, blue and pink galaxy of stars on a pale background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body part visible.
Galaxy-filled whale drawing
Small blue whale tattoo with a dark blue outline and light blue shading on the side of a foot near the heel.
Blue whale tattoo on a foot
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a sailor's head in a cap inscribed Cherie, with a whale and a sunset sea scene inside the head, in neo-trad style.
Sailor head with whale on a forearm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a red-haired girl riding a blue wave, with a large blue wave shape behind her.
Red-haired girl on a blue wave on an arm
Black and grey traditional flash of a skull above a trident and anchor rope, framing a ship, a whale and a banner reading Sea Shepherd.
Skull, trident and whale in a rope frame
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale lifted by ropes to a small basket, on the inner forearm.
Whale lifted by a balloon on forearm
Two matching black and grey dotwork tattoos on a pair of forearms, each set in a solid black triangle showing a whale against a starry night sky with clouds and a crescent moon.
Whales and night sky in two triangles on forearms
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a blue and purple whale with splash strokes on the upper arm of a woman in a grey vest top.
Blue and purple whale on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale filled with floral mandala patterns, on the side of the torso.
Whale with floral pattern on the side
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale swimming across the inner forearm, shown on a bed.
Humpback whale tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and geometric whale tattoo on the side of the ribs, with the tail breaking up into scattered triangles.
Geometric whale on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale swimming along the inner forearm.
Humpback whale on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale, paper boats and a moon inside a circle on the inner forearm.
Whale and paper boats in a circle on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale swimming along the inner forearm.
Humpback whale on a forearm
White line drawing of a whale built from stylised waves on a navy background, with a tiny boat and figures in the sea, drawn as a flash design.
Whale formed from waves and a small boat
Black and grey tattoo of two orcas meeting nose to nose to form a heart shape on the upper arm.
Two orcas forming a heart on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of two whale tails rising from stylised waves on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Two whale tails with waves
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded full moon with a small whale and leafy sprigs on the inner upper arm.
Moon, whale and botanical sprigs on upper arm
Realistic fine line humpback whale tattoo in grey ink on the side of a torso, with the words Pro memoria written above it.
Humpback whale with script on the ribs
A grid of fifteen continuous single-line drawings of sea creatures, including a dolphin, sea turtle, seahorse, shark and orca, in black on white.
Fifteen single-line sea creature designs
Colour Japanese style chest tattoo of a humpback whale surrounded by turquoise waves, with a small seated figure in a red and gold sunburst on the chest.
Humpback whale and waves on a chest
Colour flower in a red pot and a black and grey whale tattoo, with small script lettering on the skin, in a close photo of two people's bare skin.
Flower in pot and whale tattoos on two people
Traditional style tattoo of a dark grey whale with a rope around it, rising above green and grey waves in front of a red sun, shown on an upper arm in two photos.
Whale with rope over a wave and red sun
Realistic colour tattoo of a great white shark with open jaws attacking a whale in blue water, placed on the outer thigh.
Shark and whale underwater on a thigh
Black and grey sketch-style whale tattoo on a forearm, drawn with loose, overlapping geometric lines that suggest the animal's body and fins.
Sketched whale on a forearm
Three black orca designs in a loose swirl on the inside of a wrist, shown in solid black ink against a pale background.
Three orcas on a wrist
Overhead view of many small temporary tattoo designs, including animals, flowers, lettering and simple line motifs, scattered around a silver tin marked SUPER.
Temporary tattoo designs around a metal tin
Realistic blue-toned humpback whale tattoo with fine outlines, swimming horizontally across the outer forearm.
Humpback whale on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a sailing ship, a diver in a brass helmet, a submarine, fish and an octopus.
Nautical sleeve with diver and sailing ship
Small black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale diving on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Humpback whale on the shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a whale tail above a man in profile with a moustache, with a bearded man in the waves.
Whale tail and face in the sea on upper arm
Solid black blackwork design of a leaping orca with a white patch behind the eye and a curved tail, on a white background.
Leaping orca design
Black fine line tattoo of a whale on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a small bird above it and a braided bracelet worn on the same arm.
Fine line whale on a wrist
Watercolour-style orca tattoo with blue, purple and green washes on the outer forearm.
Orca with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a humpback whale on the upper arm, with the arm raised and flexed.
Whale on an upper arm
Colourful tattoo of a whale filled with constellations, clouds and orbs, with a blue paper boat below it, on the inner forearm.
Whale with constellations and paper boat on a forearm
A black and white flash sheet of nautical designs including anchors, a lighthouse, a whale, a compass star, a ship's wheel, a sailing boat and a sailing ship.
Nautical flash sheet of anchors, waves and ships
Black and grey realism tattoo of a whale on the inner wrist, with shaded belly and dotted spots along its back.
Whale on the inner wrist
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small whale on the inner wrist, with a desk, calculator and mug in the background.
Small whale on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a whale swimming beside a stippled full moon on the inner forearm.
Whale and moon on a forearm
Fine black outline tattoo of a narwhal on the inner wrist and forearm, against a blurred green and red background.
Narwhal outline on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a whale tail among curling waves inside a circle, placed on a woman's upper back.
Whale tail in circular waves on upper back
Black ink whale tattoo in a vintage engraved style with fine hatched shading, placed on the outer thigh beneath rolled denim shorts.
Vintage whale on the outer thigh
Teal humpback whale with black outlines and shaded fins, tattooed on the left side of a torso over the ribs.
Humpback whale on the ribs