Wing tattoo ideas

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Pencil drawing of an owl in flight, with wings and body filled with swirls, dots and stylised lettering, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate owl in flight design
Black and grey Traditional back tattoo on the back, featuring Volkswagen Beetles, wings, flames, a VW heart and stars.
Volkswagen-themed back piece in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a songbird in flight with outstretched wings, placed on the upper arm.
Songbird in flight on upper arm
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo with detailed feather shading on the outer lower leg, above a black and white canvas trainer.
Shaded wing tattoo on the lower leg
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated fairy with long flowing hair and delicate wings, with a small flower at the foot, on the side of the torso.
Seated fairy with wings on the side
Colour tattoo of a gold and pink heart-shaped crescent emblem with pink roses and a jewelled arch, shown on a limb.
Heart brooch and roses tattoo
Colour realism tattoo of a dark purple and orange butterfly resting beside a pink thistle bloom on the side of the torso.
Realistic butterfly and thistle on the torso
Black linework flash design of a raven with spread wings, decorated with spiralling Celtic knot patterns on its wings and body.
Celtic knot raven in flight
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly on a shoulder, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow on the skin.
Monarch butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a top-down aeroplane on the forearm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Fine line aeroplane on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a winged headdress and beaded necklaces, holding a snake, on the side of a torso.
Egyptian-style woman with snake on side
A shaded black and grey feather sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with his hand resting near his shoulder.
Feather sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Flash sheet of red and blue filigree ornaments, swirls, rosettes and crescent moon phases, with the word Marked in blue script across the centre.
Red and blue ornament and moon phase flash sheet
Close view of a small black silhouette butterfly tattoo cluster on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade and neck.
Butterfly silhouettes on upper back
Black ink drawing of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a peony rose and a winged insect, drawn on plain white paper as a tattoo design.
Skeleton torso with rose and insect
Solid black tribal bat design with spiked, swirling wings and a pointed lower tail, shown on a plain white background.
Tribal bat design
Full torso tattoo in neo-traditional style showing an owl with spread wings across the chest, with a compass, sailing ship and woman's portrait on the stomach.
Owl and nautical full torso piece
Neo-traditional style colour tattoo of a winged hourglass with vines and flowers on the upper arm and shoulder, shown in three views.
Hourglass with wings on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a winged rabbit in flight on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Winged rabbit on upper chest
Small black and grey tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings forming the stem of a musical eighth note, on the ankle.
Winged music note on the ankle
Black and grey traditional butterfly tattoo centred on a chest, shown under an open sleeveless denim shirt.
Butterfly tattoo on the chest
Black tribal flash design of two dragons with outstretched wings forming a heart, with a small rose at the base.
Tribal dragons forming a heart with a rose
Traditional colour tattoo of a winged staff with a coiled red hose, a crossed axe and hook, and a black helmet with a red band, on the upper arm.
Winged staff with axe and helmet on upper arm
Black and grey realism phoenix tattoo with spread wings across a bare back, its long tail feathers with eye motifs trailing down towards the lower back.
Phoenix tattoo across the back
Black and grey tattoo of a winged hourglass beneath an eye in a triangle, surrounded by numbers, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Winged hourglass and eye in triangle on upper arm
Small black and grey realistic moth tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a lace top visible at the left edge.
Moth tattoo on the upper chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of an upside-down bat with a magnolia branch, a small flower and a moth, on a person's forearm.
Bat and magnolia on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a winged classical statue and a sculpted figure with foliage, covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a forearm view alongside.
Black and grey classical sculpture sleeve
Black tribal-style winged heart design with red cross marks and a silver crown on top, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Winged heart with crown design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a phoenix with spread wings, flames and long flowing tail feathers, a design suitable for a large tattoo.
Phoenix with flowing tail feathers
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines and soft shading on the upper back near the shoulder.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Small colour tattoo of a red and blue butterfly with outstretched wings on the ankle, shown against a dark background.
Red and blue butterfly on an ankle
Three-panel photo of an ornamental tattoo covering a person's shoulder and upper arm, with purple spirals and feather-like forms and a green and yellow mandala on the shoulder cap.
Ornamental shoulder and upper arm sleeve
Black and grey realistic raven with pink roses tattooed across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Raven and roses across a back
Colour tattoo of a black fairy silhouette with blue wings and a purple swirling trail with stars, on the side of the ribs.
Blue-winged fairy with a purple star trail
Black filigree butterfly tattoo with a blue and pink ribbon at its centre, on a person's upper back below the shoulder blade.
Filigree butterfly with ribbon on upper back
Digital drawing of a purple butterfly with black swirls, dots and a grey sunburst, shown as a flash design with no skin visible.
Purple butterfly with black swirls
Illustrated flash design of purple angel wings and a halo framing a dark car in front of a full moon, with a banner reading Carry on my wayward son.
Winged banner with car and moon
Traditional style moth flash design in black, cream and orange, shown as a framed print on a peach background with an orange circle behind it.
Traditional moth design in a framed print
Small black outline butterfly tattoo with simple wings and antennae on the inside of a person's ankle.
Simple butterfly tattoo on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of a bird with spread wings above two cupped hands, inside a circle with geometric diamonds, on a person's upper back.
Bird and cupped hands on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a soaring hawk with spread wings, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Soaring hawk on the upper chest
Colour tattoo of a blue and purple dragon with spread wings and a green coiled tail on the upper back.
Blue and purple dragon on upper back
Black and grey flash drawing of a Chinese-style dragon coiling on the left and a phoenix with spread wings on the right, with no body placement shown.
Dragon and phoenix tattoo design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rearing winged horse with flowing mane and wisps of smoke, wrapping around an upper arm.
Winged horse realism tattoo on an upper arm
Watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo with orange, purple and blue wings and black outline on the top of a foot.
Watercolour dragonfly on a foot
Orange butterfly tattoo with black edging and a soft cast shadow, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone of a person wearing a grey top.
3D orange butterfly on upper chest
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pocket watch with a bird in its face, yellow roses and leaves, and a red winged emblem, on a limb.
Pocket watch, bird and roses on an arm