Wing tattoo ideas

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Watercolour style bird tattoo in blue, red, orange and green with loose black linework, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour bird tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey neo-traditional design of a raccoon with feathered wings, a Roman numeral clock face, a heart padlock and hanging keys, drawn on paper.
Raccoon with clock and feathered wings
Red and black tattoo of a cardinal in flight with spread wings and a long tail, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white shirt.
Red cardinal in flight on forearm
Small black line tattoo of a stylised wing on the side of an ankle, above a black sock.
Stylised wing on an ankle
Three purple butterflies in a realistic style sit on the back of a hand, with a smiling woman's lips and chin visible at the top of the frame.
Three purple butterflies on a hand
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a purple and pink swallow with swirling wings and a green eye on the upper arm.
Purple and pink swallow with swirl wings
Colour phoenix tattoo in red, orange and yellow with black outlines, flying across a shoulder and upper arm.
Phoenix on a shoulder
Close-up of a small black and grey tattoo of angel wings with a halo above, on the side of a person's neck behind the ear.
Angel wings with halo on the neck
Large realistic black and grey angel wings tattoo covering the whole of a person's back, seen from behind.
Angel wings across a back
Black and grey realistic drawing of a pair of feathered wings with the words "That which does not kill me makes me stronger" running vertically between them.
Pair of feathered wings with quote
Pencil drawing of a flying owl with spread wings and talons out, shaded in black and grey, presented as a tattoo design.
Flying owl with spread wings
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo with spread wings and a curled tail across the upper back.
Black and grey dragon on upper back
Two photos of small black butterfly tattoos on an ankle, the left one beside an orange sandal strap and the right one above a leather chair.
Small butterfly tattoos on ankles
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattoos across their upper shoulders, one reading You be the Anchor that keeps my feet on the Ground.
Matching script quote tattoos on two shoulders
Fine line brown outline of a butterfly on the top of a foot near the ankle, with dark painted nails visible at the top right.
Butterfly outline on a foot
Two wrists side by side, each with a matching black lettering tattoo of an outlined heart, a small wing and the word Sisters, with a bracelet on each wrist.
Matching sisters heart and wing wrist tattoos
Realistic colour tattoo of an eagle in flight in front of the American flag on an upper arm.
Eagle and American flag on upper arm
Black and grey realistic angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back of a person lying face down on a striped sofa.
Large angel wings across a back
Colour tattoo of two butterflies on a person's upper back near the shoulder, one shaded red and one shaded blue, with dark outlines.
Two butterflies on the upper back
Watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo in blues, greens and pinks on a person's upper back, with the words never give up in black cursive script beneath it.
Blue and green dragonfly with script on upper back
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon cat in a devil costume with a purple bow, horns, a tail and wings, on a limb.
Devil cartoon cat tattoo on a limb
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an ornate key with a phoenix rising from its bow, with smoky swirls, on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix rising from a key on the ribs
Pencil sketch of a bird with a raised, feathered wing and clawed talons on cream paper, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Diving bird sketch with raised wing
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an owl with a skull above it, a moth, a crescent moon, antlers and crossed bones, rendered in dotwork and linework.
Owl, skull and moth tattoo design drawing
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with a sculpted updo and wing detail, on the outer thigh.
Profile of a woman with a wing on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoos of a dragon beside crystals on one thigh and a winged griffin with pumpkins on the other, both on the upper thighs.
Dragon and griffin thigh tattoos
Two small black butterflies with stippled wing detail, one larger and one smaller, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey realism dragon tattoo with spread wings across a person's back, with the head turned to the right and mouth open.
Black and grey dragon across a back
Black and grey tattoo of a large bow with a faceted heart brooch and a key hanging from a chain, placed on the thigh.
Bow, heart brooch and key on thigh
Phoenix tattoo on the upper back, with outlined wings filled in orange and yellow and a black swirling tail.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a stag beetle with a skull and two female faces at its centre, set within a circle and triangles.
Stag beetle with skull and faces
Small black fine line dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside stacked beaded and chain bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Solid black silhouette design of a fairy in a dancing pose with large butterfly-style wings, shown on a white background.
Fairy silhouette with butterfly wings
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel statue holding a cross shield, with a halo, across the side ribs.
Winged angel with shield on ribs
Traditional style back tattoo of a winged angel holding a palm frond, with red sun rays, black fleur-de-lis crosses and green leaves.
Winged angel with palm on a back
Black ink tattoo of four bats with spiderweb-patterned wings in a diagonal row across the top of a foot.
Four bats in flight across a foot
Traditional-style flash design of a woman's profile in a winged helmet, with oak leaves, acorns and a shield, drawn in brown ink on aged paper.
Winged helmet profile with oak leaves
Black and grey flash design of two skulls with wings above a shield, with a sword running down the centre, and a second design of crossed swords around an empty shield.
Winged skulls, sword and shield design
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with eyespot wings in teal, red, orange and brown, in a bold neo-traditional style, on the upper chest.
Colourful butterfly with eyespots on chest
Small black and grey shaded wing tattoo with two tiny stars on the outer ankle.
Wing and stars on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with outstretched wings on the inner forearm of a person wearing a lace top.
Small bee tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a butterfly tattoo in a tribal-style design, with bold black swirled outlines and purple, pink and blue fill, on skin.
Tribal-style butterfly on skin
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moth with a crescent moon above and a dotted geometric circle below, on the forearm.
Moth and crescent moon on a forearm
Three realistic black and grey butterfly tattoos with soft shadows, one near the neck and two across the upper back and shoulder.
Three butterflies on neck and upper back
Black and grey script tattoo reading Virgo with a shaded wing detail, placed on the shoulder.
Virgo script with shaded wing
Winged black cat with a red mandala and om symbol behind it, shaded in dotwork, tattooed on the front of a thigh.
Winged black cat with mandala on thigh
Black ink tattoo of a bird on the upper chest, with its wings and body breaking up into tree branches in a fragmented, shaded style.
Bird dissolving into branches on chest
Black and grey tattoo on the back of a neck showing a shaded butterfly with the word Faith in script and small stars along a swoosh, in lettering style.
Butterfly and Faith script on the neck