Wing tattoo ideas

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Black ink linework drawing of an ornate design on pale paper, showing a wing, a central eye, feathers and decorative scrollwork, with no body placement shown.
Ornate wing and eye design drawing
Black tribal-style design of a swan with a swirling patterned wing on a white background, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Bold black tribal swan design
Pen and ink drawing of a bird with spread wings, shaded in grey with red watercolour splashes across the paper, as a tattoo design.
Red splash bird in flight
Black ink line drawing of a geometric bee with angular, hatched wings and body, shown on a white background.
Geometric bee line drawing
Flash sheet of seven winged ball designs in black and grey linework, with one bottom-right version shaded in gold and brown.
Winged ball flash sheet
Black line drawing of a dragon coiled in a circle, with raised wings and a hexagonal scaled body, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Coiled dragon with raised wings
Sepia pencil drawing of a winged angel with a sword standing over a crouched demon, a design suited to a large back or chest piece.
Winged angel standing over a fallen demon
Black ink drawing of a bumblebee with hatched shading on its body and veined wings, with a small letter B beneath it on textured white paper.
Ink bee drawing with the letter B
Pencil sketch of a winged skull with four roses and leaves, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design on a spiral sketchbook page.
Winged skull with roses sketch
Pencil and ink line drawing of a bat with spread wings curling around an outlined heart, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Bat wrapped around a heart line drawing
Black linework drawing of a coiled dragon with a long, spiked body and a sweeping wing shaded with a grey splatter effect, on a white background.
Coiled dragon design with a grey wash wing
Black line drawing of a butterfly whose wings are formed from musical staff lines and notes, with swirling flourishes around it.
Butterfly made of musical staves and notes
Dotwork drawing of a moth with spread wings set within overlapping outline triangles, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Moth within overlapping geometric triangles
Pencil drawing of a cheerful baby dragon hatching from a cracked egg, with its wings forming a heart shape and a small butterfly nearby.
Baby dragon hatching with heart-shaped wings
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 and white drawing of two dragonflies with mesh-patterned wings, their tails curving to form a heart shape on a white background.
Two dragonflies forming a heart
A sheet of six black single-stroke line drawings of doves in flight on a white background, suitable as tattoo flash.
Six flying dove line designs
Shaded flash drawing of a winged pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by three roses, in a neo-traditional style.
Winged pocket watch with roses design
Six solid black butterfly designs in a blackwork style with detailed wing patterns, arranged in two rows on a white background.
Six black butterfly designs
Orange line drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and long trailing tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Phoenix with spread wings
Black and grey hatched ink drawing of a butterfly wing merging into a dark rose, shown as a design on white paper.
Butterfly and rose ink drawing
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with curling smoke above its head, in a bold tribal-style outline, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Winged dragon with smoke curls design
Green ink drawing of a stylised geometric bird with outstretched wings, sketched on paper beside pencils and a ruler, as a tattoo design.
Green geometric bird tattoo design drawing
Solid black design of a cross with arrowhead ends, a coiled serpent and a ring at the centre, topped by a crown and two wings, on a white background.
Black cross with serpent, wings and crown
Black line drawing of a winged fairy seated among swirling vines and flower heads, presented as a fine line tattoo design on a white background.
Fairy with swirling wings and flowers
Pencil sketch of a small bird with outstretched wings and feathered detail, drawn in red and blue coloured pencil on cream paper, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Bird with spread wings pencil sketch
Black tribal-style bird design with sweeping wings and curling tail feathers, with a small red heart at its chest, drawn on a white background.
Tribal bird with swirling tail and red heart
Black line drawing flash design of a winged pincushion with two skulls on pins and a curled banner reading Sew or Die, in a traditional style.
Winged pincushion with skulls and Sew or Die banner
Black dragon design with lace-patterned wings coiling into a long serpentine tail, drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Lace-winged dragon design
Pencil drawing of a hummingbird in flight with long tail feathers, a fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Hummingbird in flight tattoo design
Black and white tribal-style dragon design with a curling tail, drawn as a stencil-like flash image with no body part shown.
Tribal dragon design
Black fine line drawing of a stylised bird with sweeping curved wings and a tapering tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fine line flowing bird design
White line drawing on black of a winged cherub with curly hair holding a heart-shaped banner that reads Clarence Alabama, in a traditional flash style.
Cherub with heart banner
Flash design of a red and orange dragon with spread blue-winged membranes and a flame tipped tail on a dark grey background.
Orange and blue winged dragon design
Black and grey drawing of a phoenix in flight with feathered wings and a long sweeping tail, surrounded by ink splashes, shown as a tattoo design on a plain background.
Phoenix with ink splash wings
Solid black tribal-style eagle design with wings spread wide and talons extended, shown on a white background.
Tribal eagle with spread wings
Black ink drawing of a bird head with layered feathers and loose quills on a cream background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Bird head and feathers ink drawing
Black and white design of two facing ravens with spiral eyes and wings, framed by Celtic knotwork in a circle, shown as a drawn tattoo design with no body part visible.
Twin ravens with spirals and knotwork
Sketched tattoo design of a songbird with spread wings in front of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by leaves, drawn in blue and red pencil.
Bird and pocket watch design sketch
Ink drawing of two hummingbirds facing each other to form a heart, surrounded by fine calligraphic swirls in black and dark red.
Two hummingbirds forming a heart with flourishes
A loose watercolour hummingbird in pink, purple and yellow with a long thin beak, shown in flight against a plain white background.
Pink watercolour hummingbird in flight
A blue and purple butterfly with spotted wing edges, printed on a white square transfer sheet against a dark grey background.
Blue and purple butterfly transfer design
Bold black and white flash drawing of a stylised owl with large round eyes, a heart-shaped beak, outstretched wings and clawed feet on a white background.
Stylised owl flash design
Black line drawing of an owl facing the viewer with its wings spread wide, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body part visible.
Owl with spread wings sketch
Black linework flash design of a dragonfly with outstretched wings, surrounded by grey stars and ending in a looping swirl tail, with no body placement shown.
Dragonfly with stars and a swirling tail
Pencil sketch of an outstretched bird wing with layered feathers on a white background, a possible design for a tattoo.
Pencil sketch of a bird wing
Black tribal flash design of two facing dragons with spiked wings and an intertwined serpentine body, in a blackwork style.
Twin dragons with intertwined body design
Three black and grey butterfly drawings stacked vertically on a white background, shown as tattoo flash designs with no body placement.
Three black and grey butterfly designs