Wing tattoo ideas

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Black and grey blackwork and dotwork leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a large bird with spread wings, roses, leaves and geometric shapes.
Bird and rose leg sleeve on thigh and calf
Back view of a woman with a large winged bird tattoo across her upper back and red roses with scrollwork on her lower back, in a Japanese style.
Winged bird and roses across a back
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
Black blackwork tattoo of four bats in flight across the top of a foot, with stippled wing detail, above red painted toenails.
Four bats in flight on a foot
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
Geometric fox tattoo with black patterned linework, a black-filled body and blue patterned wings, shown on skin.
Geometric fox with blue wings
Blue caduceus tattoo with outspread wings and a twining serpent on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Blue caduceus on the inner wrist
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
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an angel with wings, a robed bearded saint, a raven and a clock face with Roman numerals.
Angel, saint and clock full sleeve
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
Woman in a black bra seated in an armchair, showing black and grey rose tattoos on her upper arm and forearm, script on her torso, and a winged design on her thigh.
Roses, script and wings on a seated woman
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate hummingbird with swirling filigree wings and tail, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate hummingbird on the upper back
Black ink tattoo of a bird formed from musical staves, notes and a treble clef, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird made of musical notes on a shoulder
Solid black butterfly tattoo on the upper thigh of a person standing on grass, wearing a lace skirt and blue canvas trainers.
Black butterfly tattoo on a thigh
Close-up photo of a small blue and teal dragonfly tattoo with outlined translucent wings on pale skin.
Blue dragonfly tattoo on pale skin
Fine line black tattoo of a flock of birds rising above handwritten script on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Flock of birds and script on a wrist
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
Colourful realism-style tattoo across an upper back, showing a winged fairy built from cartoon characters including Bambi, Dumbo and Pinocchio, with a sparkling wand.
Disney characters forming a fairy on a back
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
Colour tattoo of a honeybee with translucent wings and a shaded body, set in a ring of purple lavender and brown vine on a forearm.
Bee and lavender vine on a forearm
Two solid black silhouette tattoos on the inner wrist, a winged fairy on the left and a figure in a pointed cap and running pose on the right.
Fairy and boy silhouettes on wrist
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
Colour tattoo of a green butterfly and a purple butterfly with black tribal swirls on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Green and purple butterflies with tribal swirls on a back
Black and grey realism eagle tattoo with spread wings and gripping talons across a man's shoulder and upper chest.
Realistic eagle tattoo across shoulder and chest
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 grey realism angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph of a bare back.
Black and grey angel wings across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged woman with large outspread wings on the side of a lower back.
Kneeling winged figure on a lower back
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
Black and grey realistic angel wing tattoo across the upper back of a woman with long dark hair, shown in a monochrome photograph.
Angel wings across a woman's back
Black and grey tattoo of a bird formed from music notes and a treble clef, with soft shading along the wing, on the upper arm.
Bird made of music notes on an arm
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion dissolving into flying birds, with script lettering running along the upper shoulder and chest.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script on shoulder
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
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two magpies and a crescent moon on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up photographs.
Two magpies and a crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with its horned head resting on the shoulder.
Black and grey dragon across shoulder and arm
Black and grey dotwork luna moth tattoo on the upper arm, with a gold cuff bracelet on the wrist and a floral top visible beside it.
Luna moth tattoo on an upper arm
Colourful watercolour feather tattoo in blue, orange and red with the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a person's upper back.
Watercolour feather with quote on upper back
Black line drawing of a winged symbol with a cross and an A-shaped figure, above the words Archangel Michael protects me, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Archangel Michael wings and cross design
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a detailed moth with patterned wings, sitting on the forearm against a background of green foliage.
Moth tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix tattoo covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with feathers and wisps of cloud, shown in two photos.
Phoenix full sleeve in black and grey
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 drawing of a skull with butterfly wings, held up by two hands in front of a person's face against a plain grey background.
Skull and butterfly wing drawing
Pink butterfly tattoo with black and white dotted edges and a soft grey shadow, sitting on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Pink butterfly with shadow on a shoulder blade