Wing tattoo ideas

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Black and grey flash drawing of a cartoon cherub with dark wings, a bobbed hairstyle and soft clouds behind, resting its chin on one hand.
Cartoon cherub with wings and clouds
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing an angel, a pocket watch, an eye and hanging keys, photographed from three angles.
Realism full sleeve with angel and pocket watch
Black tribal-style eagle in flight on a white background, drawn with flowing, feathered brush strokes; no body placement is shown.
Stylised eagle in flight design
Colourful geometric hummingbird tattoo on the lower leg, with pink, teal and orange panels, black linework and triangle and diamond motifs above and below.
Geometric hummingbird on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing the Air Jordan winged basketball logo, the word Jordan, a jumpman silhouette and the number 23.
Air Jordan wings, basketball and number 23 on upper arm
Small black and grey butterfly tattoo in fine line style on the wrist, with a braided gold bracelet worn beside it.
Small butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Black tribal-style phoenix design with spread wings and a long, curling tail, shown as a tattoo flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal phoenix with spread wings
Black and grey tattoo of a winged bat with outstretched wings and a crescent moon above it, on the upper back near the neck.
Bat and crescent moon on upper back
Black and grey pencil sketch of a bird in flight, with its wings and tail built from musical staff lines, quaver stems and a treble clef swirl, drawn as a tattoo design.
Musical note bird design sketch
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cicada with outstretched veined wings on the inner forearm.
Cicada tattoo on the inner forearm
Black tribal-style phoenix with spread wings rising above stylised flames, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Phoenix rising through stylised flames
Ink drawing of a detailed owl with outstretched wings in dark brown linework and stippled shading on a pale parchment background, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Spread-wing owl design
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing an angel with a spear, a woman's portrait, a skeleton and a chained figure.
Full sleeve of angels and a woman's portrait
Black fine-line drawing of two mirrored feathered wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pair of mirrored feathered wings line drawing
Black ornamental flash design of a bird with spread wings and a rose on its breast, with decorative linework and a ribbon-like tail at the base.
Winged bird with rose ornament
Two matching black and grey dragon tattoos with stippled wings on the wrists, each with a small character beside it, against a dark brick wall.
Matching dragon tattoos on two wrists
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly with mandala-style patterned wings above a dotted geometric circle, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornate dragonfly design with geometric circle
Flash sheet of four Harley-Davidson logo designs with scrollwork, winged flames and script lettering, in lavender, orange, red and purple.
Harley-Davidson logo tattoo flash sheet
Purple brushstroke dragonfly tattoo design with a loose trailing line below it, drawn on a plain off-white background.
Purple brushstroke dragonfly design
Multicoloured watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, with the words Never give up in black script beneath one wing.
Watercolour dragonfly with never give up script
Colourful watercolour-style hummingbird tattoo in pink, blue, purple and orange on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour hummingbird on the side of the ribs
Small black and grey fine line swallow tattoo in flight on the side of a neck, with a dangling teal earring nearby.
Swallow in flight on the neck
Large neo-traditional back tattoo of a grey owl with spread wings, with a snarling red cat head and blood drips across the lower back.
Owl with spread wings and snarling red cat on back
Upper arm tattoo of an orange awareness ribbon with black script reading Hope, flanked by grey and white feathered wings.
Winged orange ribbon with Hope script
Black and grey winged shield emblem with the script words Surrender your heart beneath it, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Winged shield and script on upper back
Purple and black tattoo of a butterfly whose wings form a realistic eye, with a second wing and a dark stroke beside it, on bare skin.
Butterfly wing eye tattoo
Black and grey shaded tattoo of the Rebel Alliance emblem from Star Wars on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Rebel Alliance emblem on a thigh
Large grey ink back tattoo of an ornate skull with a seated Buddha in its centre, flanked by winged figures and a mandala above.
Ornamental skull and seated Buddha across a back
Black and grey linework tattoo of a pterosaur skeleton with mushrooms and a flower spanning the upper chest and shoulders.
Pterosaur skeleton and mushrooms across chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated winged Egyptian figure in a headdress, spread across the centre of the chest.
Winged Egyptian figure on chest
Colour tattoo of a skeletal dragon with a glowing blue eye and teal and orange wings, in a traditional style, on the side of the body.
Skeletal dragon on the side of the body
Black and grey tattoo of outstretched wings framing a ribbon motif, placed in the centre of a person's lower back.
Winged ribbon on lower back
Black and grey dotwork dragonfly tattoo with mandala-style floral wings running down the calf.
Mandala dragonfly on a calf
Close photo of a butterfly tattoo in neo-traditional style, with black swirled outlines and wing panels filled in pink, orange, green, blue and purple.
Colourful swirled butterfly tattoo
Close photograph of a blue and black wing tattoo on the lower leg above the ankle, with white and green trainers on the foot.
Blue wing tattoo on an ankle
Realistic colour tattoo of a dragonfly with purple and blue wings and a green body, placed on a person's chest.
Realistic dragonfly on a chest
Black design of a feather with birds lifting away and the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, with no body part visible.
Feather, birds and script quote design
Hand-drawn line sketch of three doves in flight, each carrying one word: faith, hope and love, shown as a tattoo design on pale paper.
Three doves with faith, hope and love
Black and grey tattoos of wings across a shirtless man's upper back and shoulder, with script and detailed shading on the upper arm.
Winged back piece with script on the shoulder
Black tribal-style phoenix design with purple shading, rising with outstretched wings above a long curling tail and a feather, on a white background.
Tribal phoenix with feather design
Black ink tattoo of a caduceus with wings and a heartbeat line ending in an outlined heart, on the side of the torso.
Caduceus and heartbeat line on the side
Fine line tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings and curling swirls below it on a person's upper back, with a small pink accent at the centre.
Bird with swirls on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a dragonfly with detailed wings on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fine line dragonfly on upper back
Black ink drawing of an owl design with ornate feathers and dotwork circles, shown as a tattoo-style flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate owl ink drawing in dotwork detail
Black and grey flash design of two swallows flying towards each other in mirror image on an aged, parchment-coloured background, in a traditional style.
Two swallows in mirrored flight
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl with spread wings, sparkling stars and a crescent moon on the thigh.
Owl with stars on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo with blue, purple and pink wings on the inner upper arm.
Watercolour dragonfly on the upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a single angel wing with shaded feathers across the inner forearm, against a black background.
Shaded wing tattoo on a forearm