Wing tattoo ideas

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Fine line black tattoo of a dragonfly with curling swirls on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dragonfly with swirls on a shoulder blade
Fine line gold outline bee tattoo on a wrist beside a matching bee on a second wrist, both wearing bracelets.
Gold bee tattoos on two wrists
Black line drawing of a swirling wing shape made from music staves and notes, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Musical notes and swirling wing design
Black ink drawing of a moth with skulls across its outspread wings, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Skull-winged moth design
Black fine line outline tattoo of a dove in flight on the side of a person's waist, above a woven belt.
Dove in flight on the side of the waist
Black and grey realism arm sleeve on a man's upper arm and forearm, showing a skull, a feathered wing, smoke and scrollwork.
Black and grey skull and wing arm sleeve
Black ink winged key with a triangle and circle design and the words It's real for us, on the outer lower leg above a sandal strap.
Winged key with script on lower leg
Pencil drawing of a barn owl with spread wings carrying a scroll banner inscribed with the words "It's only forever not long at all", a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Barn owl with script banner design
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a winged stone-like angel figure, a second figure and carved faces near the elbow.
Winged statue full arm sleeve
Pencil drawing of a skull merged with a tattered moth with spiked wings, shaded in a realistic greyscale style, shown on paper with no body placement.
Skull and moth wings in pencil
Colour tattoo of a fairy sitting on a branch beside blue butterflies, with the branches sweeping across the upper chest and onto the shoulder.
Fairy and butterfly tree on chest and shoulder
Fine line script tattoo reading She flies with her own wings, running diagonally across a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote across upper back
Dark grey outlined butterfly tattoo with patterned wing detail on the upper arm, next to a white lace top and a red brick wall.
Butterfly tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a stylised bird in flight with swept wings and a long curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised bird in flight design
Neo-traditional barn owl tattoo with spread wings and a pale blue mandala behind it, on the calf.
Barn owl on a calf
Black ink design of a fairy silhouette with wings sitting on a crescent moon, drawn on a white background.
Fairy silhouette sitting on a crescent moon
Realistic tattoo of a black hockey puck with a red and white winged emblem, appearing to break through torn skin on a forearm.
Hockey puck with winged emblem on a forearm
Eight wing designs in a grid, mixing black outline drawings and solid black silhouettes, suitable as tattoo flash.
Eight wing designs in outline and silhouette
Traditional style bat tattoo with teal ears, yellow eyes and black wings on the outer thigh of a crouching person in a checked shirt.
Bat tattoo on the thigh
Realistic 3D butterfly tattoo in pink and blue with black edging, placed on the shoulder with a soft cast shadow beneath it.
3D butterfly on a shoulder
Traditional style flash design of a moth-winged woman with a skull and red roses in her hair, drawn in red, cream and black.
Moth-winged woman with skull and roses
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a kneeling winged Egyptian figure with outstretched wings across the upper back.
Winged Egyptian figure on upper back
Two black and grey butterflies with turquoise spots and wing edges, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Two butterflies on a wrist
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 and grey dotwork tattoo of a moth with eyespot markings on its wings and feathered antennae.
Moth with eyespot wings in dotwork
Flash design of an ornate cross with feathered wings, drawn in light grey line work on a black background.
Winged ornate cross design
Black and grey pencil-shaded butterfly design in side view with long antennae, drawn as a realistic tattoo sketch with no body placement shown.
Pencil-shaded butterfly in side view
Grey shaded wing tattoo on a woman's ankle, with the foot in a beige suede studded high heel.
Wing tattoo on an ankle
Colourful butterfly tattoo with red, pink and blue wings and black edging, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour butterfly on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a spider on a web with a large flower on the upper arm, shown with a white sleeve pushed up.
Spider and web with a flower on upper arm
Black and grey realistic angel wings tattooed across the upper and mid back of a person seated with their face turned away.
Angel wings across a back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a stylised bird with folded wings and a banner reading PRETTY BIRD, on the upper arm.
Pretty Bird banner tattoo on upper arm
Fine line dragonfly tattoo with teal wings and black scrolling swirls on the top of a foot, with pebbles beside it.
Dragonfly and swirls on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird with spread wings across a shoulder and upper back, photographed in black and white.
Flying bird tattoo across a shoulder
Black line drawing of a bird in flight with flowing swirls, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Flying bird with swirling tail
Red tribal-style dragon design with spread wings and a coiled tail over flame-like tribal scrollwork, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Black outlined butterfly tattoo with looping wings, black dots and a pink and grey body, sitting on the wrist.
Outlined butterfly with pink body on wrist
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on upper back with tiger faces shaded into the wings, with a touch of blue on the right wing.
Tiger-wing butterfly on upper back
Back of a person showing a large watercolour-style phoenix tattoo in red, orange and yellow with black splatter marks, spreading across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour phoenix across upper back
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on an upper back, with its wings made of banknote designs and the word MONEY above it.
Butterfly made of banknotes on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hummingbirds in flight across the lower back, with soft shaded clouds behind them.
Three hummingbirds in flight on the lower back
Traditional style tattoo of an eagle in flight with black wings, red and yellow accents and outstretched talons, across a person's chest.
Traditional eagle on chest
Two people seen from behind with matching script quote tattoos on their upper back, one with a feather and infinity symbol and the other with an anchor and infinity symbol.
Matching infinity and quote tattoos on shoulders
Black ink flash design of a winged owl beneath an all-seeing eye in a triangle, with a skull, banner and geometric patterns on a cream background.
Owl, all-seeing eye and skull tattoo design
Black and grey owl tattoo with spread wings, a green gem and a dotwork sunburst, with an arrow beneath, on a torso in traditional style.
Owl with spread wings and arrow on the torso
Black line drawing of a stylised wing filled with scrolls and curled swirls on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirled wing line design
Black and grey tattoo of two ornate swords with tassel hilts on the side of the ribcage.
Two ornate swords with tassels on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a painted lady butterfly in orange, pink and black on a forearm, with faded butterfly shapes above it.
Realistic painted lady butterfly on a forearm