Wing tattoo ideas

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Black tribal-style dragon design with spread wings, a segmented body and a barbed tail, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Small colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly on the wrist of a hand held in a loose fist against a plain pale wall.
Small monarch butterfly on the wrist
Colour tattoo of two cartoon ponies nuzzling inside a heart made of rainbow mane and wings, on the upper arm.
Rainbow pony heart on upper arm
Black and grey shaded wings and the Latin script Alis Volat Propriis tattooed across the upper back and nape, with stars and a sun motif below.
Wings and Latin script on upper back
Small colour monarch butterfly tattoo across the middle finger of a hand, with orange wings and black outlines.
Monarch butterfly on a finger
Pencil and stippled drawing of a moth with a crescent moon, the words Always Find The Light and geometric construction lines, shown as an unplaced tattoo design.
Moth and crescent moon design with lettering
Black ink line drawing of a fairy with flowing hair and large wings on white paper, a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Line drawing of a fairy with wings
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a planchette with a crescent moon and three flowers on the thigh, beside a heron leg and a feather.
Planchette with crescent moon and flowers on thigh
Three black ink dragonflies drawn one above another on a white background, each with ornamental swirled patterns inside the wings.
Three dragonflies with ornate wings
Black and grey tattoo design of a spread-winged eagle holding a scroll banner reading LIVE TO RIDE, with a blank lower banner and no body placement shown.
Eagle with Live to Ride banners
Black ornamental butterfly tattoo with small gem-like dots and a curling antenna on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly with gems on upper back
Black and grey dotwork honey bee tattoo with veined wings on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Honey bee tattoo on an inner arm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with pink, red, blue and purple washes and ink splatters, on the outer forearm.
Watercolour butterfly on a forearm
Two views of a realistic, full-colour luna moth tattoo with green wings, red edges and orange eyespots on the inner forearm.
Luna moth tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with patterned wings and scrolling swirls across the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on upper back
Small colour tattoo of a striped orange and black bee with pink wings and a curved trail of dots, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Bee with dotted trail on a forearm
Realistic orange and black butterfly tattoo with a cast shadow on the upper chest, below the collarbone.
Orange butterfly with shadow on chest
Black line drawing sheet of Egyptian symbols including the Eye of Ra, Eye of Horus, ankh, winged scarab beetle and several hieroglyphs, with German and English captions.
Egyptian hieroglyphs and symbols reference sheet
Black and grey tattoo of a winged figure with outstretched wings, seated on a bicycle, across the centre of a person's upper back.
Winged figure on a bicycle across the upper back
Black and white stippled drawing of a skeleton wearing aviator goggles and a trailing scarf, driving a coffin marked R.I.P. with a winged cross on its lid.
Skeleton driver in a coffin
Black ink phoenix with spread wings and curling tail feathers on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon bee wearing a gold crown with a large green eye, lettered Queen D.E.P., on the top of a foot.
Cartoon queen bee with crown on a foot
Watercolour-style butterfly tattoo with black outline and pink, blue and teal washes on the outer calf.
Watercolour butterfly on a calf
Colour tattoo of a dragonfly with a blue body, pink-tinted veined wings and a soft grey shadow on pale skin.
Blue and pink dragonfly tattoo on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of cracked armour plates, a winged Celtic cross and chainmail across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in four photos.
Armour and winged Celtic cross on upper arm
Realistic tattoo of three blue butterflies with black shading across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three blue butterflies on a shoulder blade
Black linework drawing of an ornate heart locket with a bow, wings, pearl strands and gemstone drops, shown twice on one sheet.
Heart locket with bow and pearls design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a magpie with spread wings on the side of a torso, with a faint outline of a hand holding a pocket watch chain below.
Magpie in flight on a side torso
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly with patterned wings and a segmented body, shown as a tattoo flash design on a white background.
Ornamental dragonfly line drawing
Close view of a green and red moth tattoo with bold black outlines on the back of a woman's neck, with a second tattoo visible on her upper arm.
Green moth tattoo on the back of the neck
Realism-style colour tattoo of a hawk in flight with spread wings and extended talons, placed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hawk in flight across upper back
Pencil drawing of a pair of angel wings with layered, shaded feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Pair of angel wings in pencil
Black ink drawing of a dragonfly with daisy-like flowers and swirling scrollwork, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dragonfly and flowers design
Black and grey angel wings tattoo with the script embrace your dreams across a woman's upper back.
Angel wings with script across upper back
Black ink flash drawing of two swallows in flight, one carrying a small key, rendered with dense dotwork shading on the wings and bodies.
Two swallows, one carrying a key
Black ink flash design of a symmetrical geometric owl with spread wings, dotwork detailing and a crescent moon, drawn on cream paper.
Geometric owl design with crescent moon
Pencil drawing of a feathered phoenix-dragon hybrid wrapped around swirling cloud scrolls, in a Japanese-influenced tattoo design style.
Phoenix and dragon with cloud scrolls
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings on the upper arm, surrounded by jagged black lines that look like cracked skin.
Bird emerging from cracked skin on upper arm
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoo of a swallow in flight on a lower leg, with its wings spread and tail feathers extending down toward the ankle.
Geometric dotwork swallow on a lower leg
Black linework tattoo design of a pair of feathered wings curving into a heart shape, with a cross at the centre and two crossed blade-like feathers at the base, drawn on white paper.
Winged cross design forming a heart shape
Black ink linework drawing of a tree whose branches form the spread wings and tail of a bird, on white paper beside a pen and notebook.
Tree drawn as a spread-winged bird
Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded feathers with the word family in script across the ribs.
Family script and feathers on the ribs
Side by side photos of a solid black tribal dragon tattoo on a lower leg, before and after a rework with grey shading and highlighted outlines.
Black tribal dragon on a calf, before and after
Black and grey tattoo of symmetrical wings with curling scrolls across the lower back, above a pair of low-rise jeans.
Winged swirl tattoo on the lower back
Woman seen from behind with a gold and silver metallic winged scarab and Eye of Horus design on her upper back, in an Egyptian-inspired motif.
Gold winged scarab and Eye of Horus on upper back
Close view of a bold traditional-style tattoo of a winged ball in orange and grey on a person's lower abdomen, above jeans with embroidered roses.
Winged ball tattoo on the lower abdomen
Colour tattoo of a purple cartoon cat with a crescent moon on its forehead, set in a pink heart frame with a jewelled crown, wings and stars, on a forearm.
Purple cat with crescent moon in heart frame
Black and grey moth tattoo with teal accents and bold outlines on the forearm, with a peacock feather tattoo partly visible below.
Moth on a forearm