Wing tattoo ideas

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Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with open wings on the top of a foot, with a quarter coin resting beside the toes.
Monarch butterfly on the top of a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feathered wing on the side of a ribcage, with shaded plumes fanning upward.
Feathered wing on the side ribs
Two small black angel wing tattoos sit on the sides of adjacent fingers, with the hands pressed together against a blurred city background.
Small angel wings on adjacent fingers
Black and grey tattoo on the upper arm with a feather, flying birds, shaded clouds and the script quote 'Your wings were ready but my heart was not'.
Feather, birds and quote on upper arm
Small realistic colour tattoo of a firefly with amber-lit wings and a dark red head on the inner wrist.
Firefly on the inner wrist
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tribal-style dragon design with bold spiky linework and shaded wings, shown on a plain background.
Tribal dragon design
Loose, sketchy purple and magenta dragonfly tattoo on the top of a foot, with splashes of colour around the wings and body.
Dragonfly on the top of a foot
Black line drawing of a winged heart-shaped padlock with a keyhole and swirling filigree detail, designed as a tattoo.
Winged heart padlock with keyhole
Pencil sketch of a winged fairy with raised arm and swirling tail, a possible fine line tattoo design with no body part shown.
Pencil sketch of a winged fairy
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a red and maroon firefighter emblem with flames, a blue star of life and a grey wing.
Firefighter emblem and star of life on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style moth tattoo with shaded wings on the side of a torso, with a partly visible tattoo to the left and white bedding behind.
Black and grey moth on the ribs
Purple illustrated dragon coiled around a dreamcatcher with feathers hanging below, drawn as a tattoo design on a black background.
Purple dragon wrapped around a dreamcatcher
Black fine line script and symbols on the inner wrist, including a lightning bolt, a platform 9 3/4 sign and a Deathly Hallows triangle.
Fine line quote and symbols on a wrist
Black and grey death's head hawkmoth tattoo with shaded wings and a skull-like marking on the thorax, placed on the forearm.
Death's head hawkmoth on a forearm
Close photo of a small black and grey shaded pair of angel wings tattooed on the inner wrist, with the palm and fingers visible above.
Small black and grey wings on a wrist
Black and grey drawing of a death's-head moth with a skull on its thorax and striped wings, shown as a flash design on paper with no body placement.
Death's-head moth with skull design
Painted flash design of two magpies in flight, one turning down and one spread wide, in blue, purple and green with white wing feathers on a plain white background.
Two magpies in flight
Black ink line drawing of a woman's face framed by knotted, flowing hair and feathered wings, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Winged woman with knotted hair
Black and grey ornamental dragonfly tattoo with patterned wings and swirling filigree, across the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls across the upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a winged anatomical heart above an oval frame holding two cats, on the forearm.
Anatomical heart with two cats
Black ink line drawing of two hummingbirds in flight with partial birds in the top right corner, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Two hummingbirds in flight line drawing
Black line drawing of a butterfly with outstretched wings resting on a curved branch with leaves, a botanical design suited to a tattoo stencil, with no body part shown.
Butterfly and leafy branch line design
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black wing edging and a soft grey shadow, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Blue butterfly on upper chest
Black and grey ornate owl design with spread wings, holding a crystal ball, drawn in fine lines and dotwork with no body placement shown.
Ornate owl with spread wings holding an orb
Fine line black hummingbird tattoo with a curled tail flourish on a forearm, photographed against a pale background.
Hummingbird tattoo on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of two sparrows perched on a black and grey ornate key with flowing ribbons, across the upper chest.
Two sparrows on an ornate key
Realistic coloured tattoo of a blue and purple dragonfly with shaded wings and a green-blue body on a lower leg.
Realistic blue dragonfly on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork winged mandala tattoo with dangling teardrop chains across the chest, with hands holding fabric aside.
Winged mandala tattoo across the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on the upper chest, with a printed stencil of the same bird taped alongside.
Hummingbird tattoo on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a red dragon wrapped around a dark green orb, with a long curling tail, on a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Red dragon coiled around an orb on a shoulder
Seven small butterflies in blue and pink ink fly across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with the largest at the lower right.
Flock of butterflies on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a dragonfly with a semicolon as its body, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Dragonfly with semicolon body on a wrist
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon winged dragon in grey and teal on a calf, set against a pink cloud-shaped outline.
Cartoon winged dragon on a calf
A shaded purple butterfly tattoo with thin antennae and curled wire-like details on the upper arm of a person with long brown hair.
Purple butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of several butterflies spread across a bare abdomen beside the navel, shown in a black and white photograph.
Realistic butterflies across a bare abdomen
Two matching black dragon tattoos on the inner wrists and forearms, mirrored so the dragons face each other.
Matching mirrored dragons on two wrists
Realistic colour tattoo of a peacock butterfly with red, orange and black wings with eyespots, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock butterfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey flash design of a winged dragon coiled around a Celtic cross filled with interlaced knotwork.
Dragon wrapped around a Celtic cross
Black line drawing of a curling dragon with swept wings and a spiked tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Curling dragon line design
Graphite pencil drawing of a phoenix with wings raised and a long swirling tail, a tattoo design sketch in a fine line style on a strip of paper.
Pencil sketch of a phoenix with flowing tail
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large bird with spread wings across a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Realistic bird with spread wings on a back
Pencil sketch of a butterfly with scattered five-pointed stars and dots trailing below it, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body placement.
Butterfly with trailing stars pencil design
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with ornate wings and a curving trail of dots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Dragonfly with dot trail on a shoulder
Painted illustration of a dark scaled dragon with raised wings wrapped around a maroon heart on a tan background, a design that could work as a tattoo.
Dragon coiled around a heart
Black linework drawing of a stylised butterfly with swirling wings and curled antennae on a peach background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Swirling butterfly line design
Small black and grey dragonfly tattoo in a fine line style on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small dragonfly on a wrist
Neo-traditional flash design of a winged fairy with a small compass tattoo on her arm, framed by rope and banners reading Those who wander are not always lost.
Winged fairy with wanderer quote flash
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing praying hands, a winged cross, a dove and clouds in black and grey shading, with no body placement visible.
Praying hands, winged cross and dove design