Wing tattoo ideas

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Two people seen from behind with matching black and grey script tattoos on their upper backs, each with an infinity symbol: one with a feather, one with an anchor.
Matching infinity quote tattoos on shoulder blades
Realistic colour tattoo of a hovering hummingbird with blue, green and purple plumage beside a purple flower on skin.
Hummingbird and purple flower tattoo
Black angel wings tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a person with long dark hair.
Angel wings on upper back
Sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs showing a crescent moon, a pair of wings, chain borders and diamond shapes with black speckled fills.
Gold moon, wings and chain flash sheet
Fine line black tattoo of a bird with long trailing feathers on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Bird with flowing tail on upper back
Realistic pink butterfly tattoo with a dark drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on a shoulder
Black ink line drawing of a bat with spread wings and claws curled in front of an outlined heart, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Bat with outstretched wings and a heart
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a raven in flight on a person's upper back, with its wing and body formed from a bare tree.
Raven and bare tree on upper back
Black and grey shaded swallow tattoo in mid-flight on the side of the torso, with feathers drawn in soft realistic detail.
Swallow tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo covering a man's upper back, shoulder and upper arm as he raises his arm.
Feathered wing tattoo across back and upper arm
Black ink drawing of a small fairywren with a raised tail and white wing patch, perched on a thin branch with green leaves.
Fairywren perched on a leafy branch
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in a cap with script lettering, a hand raised to her mouth and a rosary, a tattoo flash design with no placement on the body.
Pencil portrait of a woman in a script-embroidered cap
Brown ink drawing of a songbird in flight, its body formed from a treble clef and musical notes, with wings made of staves and notes drifting behind it.
Bird made of musical notes and a treble clef
Black line drawing design of a butterfly with ornate swirling wings that trails into a musical staff with notes and scrolls, with no body placement shown.
Butterfly with musical staff and swirls
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with a lattice-patterned wing and a coiled, knotted tail, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Winged dragon line design
Small fine line black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside several beaded and gold chain bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism style back tattoo of butterflies, a floral burst and ornamental swirls spanning the mid to lower back.
Butterflies and swirls across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cherub above a skull merged with a woman's face, with hands holding a rosary, on a limb.
Cherub, skull and rosary realism tattoo on a limb
Small fine line black hummingbird tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand raised against a pale fabric background.
Hummingbird on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a dove in flight with spread wings and a tapering tail, shown on a plain white background, suitable as a tattoo design.
Dove in flight line drawing
Black tribal-style dragon design with spread wings, coiled body and clawed feet, drawn as a flash sheet image without a body placement.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Hand-drawn ink design of a winged sheep across three banners reading A teenage vow in a parking lot, til tonight do us part, with grey shading and brown and yellow wash accents.
Winged sheep with lyric banners
Colour realism tattoo of a monarch butterfly resting on red flower petals with green leaves, on the side of the torso.
Monarch butterfly on a red flower
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with a long curling tail, shown on a plain white background.
Winged dragon line drawing
Black and grey realism style bat tattoo with spread wings across a forearm and upper arm, the bat's head shaded near the elbow.
Large bat tattoo wrapping a forearm
Black and grey fine line script and a shaded feather with small birds tattooed on the ribs.
Feather and script on the ribs
Black and grey Japanese style bird with detailed feathers and a talon, tattooed across a shoulder and upper back.
Japanese bird and cloud design on shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a heron in flight with dotwork shading, placed on the inner forearm.
Flying heron on a forearm
Two black magpies in mid-flight with blue ink splashes, shown on the upper thigh and outer thigh in a watercolour-inspired tattoo on bare skin.
Two magpies in splash style on thighs
Black and grey tattoo of a moth with spread wings centred between the shoulder blades on a woman's upper back, viewed from behind.
Moth tattoo on upper back
Solid black silhouette of a soaring bird tattooed on a wrist, with a cream knitted sweater cuff below.
Soaring bird on a wrist
Black and grey realistic swallow in flight tattooed on the outer forearm, with wings spread and tail feathers extended.
Swallow in flight on a forearm
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with detailed black and grey feathered wing tattoos across his back and upper arms.
Feathered wings across back and arms
Black and grey shaded hummingbird tattoo with swirling flourishes sitting on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird with swirls on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings, a beaded necklace and a crescent moon, on the outer thigh.
Owl with starry wings on the thigh
Black ink drawing of a crow in flight with painterly feathers on a plain white background, shown as a standalone blackwork-style design.
Flying crow in black ink
Black and grey full back tattoo of a blindfolded Lady Justice holding a sword, with hanging scales, clouds and cherubs.
Lady Justice back piece
Black and blue winged emblem above the Roman numerals XXV, tattooed on a hairy lower leg.
Winged XXV tattoo on a lower leg
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman's face in a striped headscarf with black wings and red roses, on the back.
Winged woman with roses in traditional style
Black and grey flash design of a skull on a banner reading Kustom Way of Life, with a pin-up girl, fuel can, eyeball and engine parts, with no body placement shown.
Kustom Way of Life skull and pin-up flash sheet
Black tribal-style wings with a central cross tattoo across a woman's upper back, viewed from behind.
Tribal wings and cross across a back
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with white feathered wings, a small dove and a water droplet on the upper arm, set against dark shading.
Red rose and dove on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a cicada with moon phases above and a floral wreath below, in a fine line botanical style, on a pink background.
Cicada with moon phases and flowers
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black veins and white spots, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the top of a foot.
Blue monarch butterfly on the top of a foot
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded wing joined to a flowing script letter, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Shaded wing and script letter on a shoulder blade
Loose pink sketched line drawing of a pair of wings with a vertical ribbon-like stroke, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Pink winged ribbon line drawing
Black and grey realistic butterfly tattoo with dotted wing borders on the upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Monarch butterfly on upper back
Black line drawing of a stylised bird with swirling curled wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swirl-winged bird tattoo design