Wing tattoo ideas

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Grey stippled bat with spread wings above a cluster of red, pink and yellow flowers and green leaves, drawn as a botanical tattoo design on cream paper.
Bat with red and pink flowers
Pencil sketch of an ornate cross with feathered angel wings on either side, shaded in grey, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate winged cross pencil design
Stylised phoenix design in flowing gold and pink linework with spread wings and a long feathered tail, shown on a dark navy background.
Gold and pink phoenix in flight
Black and white illustration of a fantail bird with a fanned tail of patterned feathers, drawn as a flash-style design with no body placement shown.
Stylised fantail bird design
Black filigree design of a butterfly with scrolled wing panels on a white background, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Filigree scroll butterfly design
Pencil drawing of an Egyptian-inspired winged cat holding an ankh pendant, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Winged cat with ankh pencil design
Coloured pencil drawing of a stylised green hummingbird in flight, with a red and yellow fading tail and water droplets on its wings, suitable as tattoo flash.
Green hummingbird with water droplets
Black and white flash sheet showing six drawn forearms and hands, each with a different traditional and blackwork tattoo design including a mandala, rose, dagger and horseshoe.
Six forearm and hand flash designs on drawn arms
Black line drawing of a winged angel with flowing hair, framed by open roses, rosebuds and leaves, shown as a botanical-style tattoo design with no body placement.
Winged angel with roses design
Pencil sketch of a barn owl with spread wings, laurel sprig, arrows and an ornate hourglass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Owl with wings and hourglass design sketch
Black line drawing of a winged fairy sitting on an ornate swirling crescent moon and holding a small bird, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Fairy on a crescent moon with a bird
Black and grey pencil sketch of a dragonfly with spread wings and the words embrace imperfection in cursive script above it, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dragonfly sketch with 'embrace imperfection'
Black line drawing flash sheet of four dragonflies in varied positions, each with a dashed swirling trail, shown without any body placement.
Four dragonflies with dashed flight trails
Black and grey pencil drawing of a winged dragon with a red eye, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Winged dragon tattoo design
Black silhouette of a fairy with wings blowing a trail of small hearts, shown as a design on a white background.
Fairy silhouette blowing hearts
Drawn tattoo design of a dragonfly with teal and purple translucent wings, its tail trailing a cloud of small black stars across a pale grey background.
Dragonfly with star trail design
Neo-trad style flash design of two skulls beneath spread wings, with purple roses and a banner reading Lethal Angel, shown on a plain grey background.
Winged skulls with roses and banner
Black line drawing design of a stylised bird with spread wings rising from a curling stem with spirals and a leaf, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Stylised bird with spiral stem
Painted phoenix in orange, red and yellow with spread wings and flame-like tail feathers, drawn on white paper beside coloured pencils.
Painted phoenix in flight
Sheet of six solid black butterfly silhouettes in varied wing shapes on a white background, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Six butterfly silhouettes on a flash sheet
Copper-coloured fine line drawing of a symmetrical moth with sunburst and zigzag wing patterns and an eye at its centre, on a dark brown background.
Copper line moth with geometric wings
Black silhouette drawing of a fairy with ornate scrolled filigree wings, shown as a design on a white background, with no body placement.
Fairy silhouette with filigree wings
Black and red tattoo design of a sword over a red cross shield, flanked by wings, with a banner reading Accipite Armaturam Dei.
Winged sword and shield with banner
Black line drawing of a butterfly with curling scrolls filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Scrollwork butterfly tattoo design
Black ink drawing of an ornately patterned insect with lace-like wings inside a circular mandala border, a design suited to fine line tattooing.
Ornate insect inside a circle frame
Black and grey pencil drawing of a honeybee with spread wings and long antennae, shown as a realistic tattoo design on a white background.
Detailed honeybee design in pencil
Black and grey drawing of two feathered wings meeting at a heart, surrounded by ornamental swirls, shown as a tattoo design on a peach background.
Winged heart with ornamental scrollwork design
Black line flash sheet of three small dragon designs on aged paper, with the words I am fire and I am death between them.
Three dragon designs with I am fire and I am death
Fine line sketch of a phoenix with spread wings and long flowing tail feathers, drawn as a tattoo design on white paper.
Phoenix in flight tattoo design
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing five moth designs with bold outlines and dotwork shading, taped to a brown card background.
Five moths on a flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a tribal-style owl with a spread wing and swirling feather patterns on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tribal owl with spread wing design
Black ink drawing of a bee with a small crown above its head, rendered in stippled dotwork shading on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Bee with a crown in stippled ink
Two wing drawings side by side on a parchment background: a ragged red wing on the left and a feathered blue angel wing on the right, both shown as tattoo design references.
Red and blue wing line drawings
Detailed fine line drawing of a sparrow in flight with outstretched wings, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Sparrow in flight, ink linework
Black and grey engraved-style drawing of a winged dragon with an open mouth and coiled tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Winged dragon tattoo design
Black and grey drawing of a winged skull with tribal swirls and ink splatter, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Winged skull with tribal swirls
Black ink line drawing of an ornate hummingbird with swirling scroll detailing and a curled flower, printed on a pale wood background.
Ornate hummingbird with swirling scrolls
Watercolour phoenix design in orange, red and teal with spread wings and swirling fire-like tail feathers, shown as a drawing on white paper.
Watercolour phoenix in flame colours
Black and grey drawing of a skull with bat wings and a small bat at its jaw, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on white paper.
Winged skull with bat design
Realistic drawing of a barn owl in flight with spread wings and green eyes, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Barn owl in flight, coloured pencil design
Black ink outline drawing of a stacked totem pole with a stylised eagle with outstretched wings at the top and a grimacing face at the base, on a white background.
Stacked totem pole line drawing
Black ink drawing of an owl in flight with intricate patterned feathers, shown as a blackwork tattoo design on a white background.
Ornamental owl in flight
Black and grey ink drawing of a spread-winged creature built from stippled dotwork, shown as a tattoo flash design on white paper.
Stippled winged creature design in black ink
Pencil drawing of a winged anatomical heart beneath a crown, with skulls, a triangle and an eye, in a dotwork and geometric style, shown as a tattoo design on aged paper.
Winged anatomical heart with crown and eye
Coloured flash drawing of a flying pelican with outlined feathers, a koi fish, lotus flowers and irises on a pale background, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Flying pelican with koi and lotus flowers
Two black tribal-style owl designs on a white background, one perched with wings folded and one with wings spread, both in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal owls, perched and spread-winged
Black and white stylised design of a bird of prey with spread wings, drawn in bold solid black with white cut-out detail, shown without a body placement.
Stylised bird of prey in flight
A symmetrical butterfly design with bold black tribal-style outlines and wings shaded from blue and purple to red and yellow, shown on a white background.
Black-outlined butterfly design in purple and orange