Wing tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of a bird with spread wings in fine outline and shading, on the side of a person's ribs.
Flying bird on the side ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a front-facing owl with detailed ornamental feathers and talons, on the back.
Ornate owl tattoo in black and grey
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dark blue scarab beetle with orange wings and a red gem on the chest, framed by teal foliage and dotted chains.
Scarab beetle with orange wings on the chest
Two stacked photos of a lettering tattoo on skin, a script quote with a purple butterfly at each end, placed along the side of the body.
Butterfly and script quote on skin
Colour tattoo of a barn owl in flight, with soft blue, teal, purple and pink wash-like shading, on the side of a ribcage.
Watercolour barn owl in flight on ribs
Black silhouette tattoo of a seated fairy with wings and small butterflies on a woman's upper back, shown beside a design of a fairy standing on a dandelion.
Fairy silhouette with butterflies on upper back
A colourful watercolour-style butterfly tattoo with splashes of blue, pink and orange on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour butterfly on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blindfolded winged woman with red splashes and cracking stone limbs, placed on the calf.
Blindfolded winged figure turning to stone on a calf
Black and grey bat with spread wings, flanked by peony, sunflower and poppy flowers, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Bat and flowers across upper back
Solid black tribal phoenix tattoo with spread wings and flame detail across a person's back.
Tribal phoenix across the back
Black and grey winged bird tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, photographed from behind with her face out of frame.
Winged bird tattoo on a shoulder
Black tribal swirl butterfly wings with a teal awareness ribbon forming the body, tattooed on pale skin with freckles.
Teal ribbon and swirl butterfly
Realistic blue and black butterfly tattoo with white spots and soft shading, on a area of skin with a shadow beneath it.
Blue realistic butterfly on skin
Black ink line drawing of a stylised phoenix with swirling feathers and a long curling tail on a plain pale background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Flowing phoenix line design
Black linework tattoo of a butterfly with swirling inner details, placed on the upper back.
Swirl-filled butterfly on upper back
Digital drawing of a green hummingbird with a blue throat and spread wings, set against soft grey swirls, in the style of a tattoo design.
Green hummingbird with swirls
Mirrored tribal-style line design in black with orange shadow offsets, drawn as a flash image with no body placement shown.
Mirrored tribal wing design
Black and grey photo of a shaded realistic tattoo of a flock of bats spreading across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Flock of bats across upper back
Flash design of two swan-like birds forming a heart beneath spread wings, filled with pink, purple and grey patterning on a white background.
Pink winged heart design
Black linework tattoo of an origami crane with floral patterning and a bird with ornate wings on a shoulder, shown in two stacked photos.
Origami crane and bird on a shoulder
Black silhouette tattoo design of a pair of feathered wings above a long tapering central spike, drawn on a plain white background.
Symmetrical black wings with a long spike
Black and grey realism tattoo of a diving eagle above a muscular horned figure, covering the side of the ribs.
Eagle diving over a horned figure on ribs
Black blackwork flash design of outstretched wings framing a pentagram set within a flame-like sun, with no body placement shown.
Winged pentagram emblem
Black and grey flash design of a winged dragon with its wings spread around a coiled body, with shading in silver and charcoal tones.
Winged dragon coiled in black and grey
Colour tattoo of a small bird with spread wings in green, blue and black splashes, on the upper back.
Bird in flight on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a slender winged figure, possibly a fairy or dragonfly, with soft brushed linework on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Winged figure tattoo on upper back
Full-colour phoenix tattoo in a neo-traditional style across a person's back, with spread wings in purple, blue and green and flowing red and blue tail feathers.
Colourful phoenix across a back
Colour and grey tattoo of a winged cross with a red rose and an In Loving Memory banner on the outer thigh, in traditional style.
Winged cross with red rose on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded winged ball with feathered wings on the upper back, near the shoulder blade, with dark curly hair falling over the shoulder.
Winged ball tattoo on upper back
Black ink tattoo on the inner wrist reading Believe in script, with a small fairy silhouette and sparkle dots beside it.
Believe script with fairy on wrist
Two matching moth tattoos with spiral wings and round eyes, one orange and yellow and one green, on the lower legs.
Matching moth tattoos on two calves
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a blue bird with spread wings, a red rose and yellow leaves on the inner forearm.
Blue bird and red rose on a forearm
Black and grey winged figure tattoo spanning a man's back, photographed from behind with his hands clasped.
Winged figure across a back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a chickadee in flight with spread wings, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Chickadee in flight on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of flowers, rolling waves and a wing across the side of the hip and down the thigh.
Black and grey flowers, waves and wing on hip and thigh
Black and grey realistic moth tattoo with lace-patterned wings across the upper back.
Lace-winged moth across upper back
Two matching teal winged heart tattoos with pink hearts, one on each inner wrist, with the wrists pressed together.
Matching winged heart tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realistic swan tattoo across the back of a person with dark hair, seen from behind while sitting outdoors on grass.
Realistic swan tattoo across a back
Realistic colour tattoo of two bumblebees with shaded wings on the upper chest, near the collarbone.
Two bumblebees on a chest
Seamless pattern of neo-traditional style tattoo designs on a tan background, each showing a female figure with banners, a Tardis, a Dalek, roses, wings and stars.
Repeating tattoo-style character emblems
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping cherub curled within feathered angel wings, on the outer thigh.
Sleeping cherub within wings on a thigh
Black line drawing of a winged heart flanked by two roses with radiating rays, in a traditional flash style with no body placement shown.
Winged heart with roses flash
Small solid black winged Triforce emblem tattoo on the inner upper arm of a woman with long auburn hair wearing a white top.
Winged Triforce crest on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird in flight on a person's upper back, its wing blending into a bare tree and a leaf.
Bird in flight merging into a tree on the upper back
Black line drawing of a hummingbird in flight with swirling ornamental patterns on its body and feathered wings, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornamental hummingbird tattoo design
Black outline tattoo of a stylised bird with swirling wing details on the nape of a woman's neck, seen from behind.
Bird outline tattoo on the nape of the neck
Black ink tattoo of a hummingbird filled with lace-style floral patterns, sitting across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lace-patterned hummingbird on upper back
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with swirled wing veins and curling ornament on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dragonfly with swirls on upper back