Wing tattoo ideas

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Black and grey moth tattoo with circular eye-spot wings on a person's ribs, with a black lace bralette pulled aside.
Moth tattoo on the ribs
Full-colour phoenix tattoo in neo-traditional style with bold outlines, spreading its wings across a person's upper back.
Rainbow phoenix tattoo across the upper back
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a ribcage, pelvis and winged insect with a flower and leaves, drawn in fine linework with no body placement shown.
Ribcage, pelvis and insect design
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of ravens in flight over a pine forest, with a large raven perched at the lower forearm, shown from two angles.
Ravens and pine forest on a forearm
Shirtless man showing a large black and red winged bird tattoo across his chest, with a triangle band and spiral motif below, and a tattooed upper arm.
Winged bird and geometric chest tattoo
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a fairy with sheer wings on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fairy with wings on upper back
A grid of black butterfly designs in varied wing shapes, from detailed linework to solid silhouettes, shown on a white background.
Black butterfly flash sheet
A purple and blue swallow in flight, drawn in a neo-traditional style with swirled wing shading, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Purple swallow in flight
Fine line drawing of two dragonflies with pink and blue swirls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Two dragonflies with swirls
Painterly tattoo of a blue and red hummingbird with outstretched wings on the upper arm, with soft brushstroke-like shading.
Watercolour style hummingbird in blue and red
Colour tattoo of a red-haired fairy with blue and green butterfly wings, surrounded by stars and small butterflies, on a person's upper back.
Fairy with butterfly wings on upper back
Purple and pink dragonfly tattoo with black outline and swirling tail details on the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on the upper back
Black and grey tattoo of an armoured warrior with a spear beneath a double-headed eagle, with red accents and the word Illyria, on an upper arm.
Armoured warrior and double-headed eagle on upper arm
Two photographs of a dragonfly tattoo with black outlines and blue and purple wings, one larger on a forearm and one smaller on an ankle.
Dragonfly tattoos on forearm and ankle
Colour tattoo of three orange monarch butterflies with black outlines and veining across a person's upper back.
Three monarch butterflies on upper back
Black line drawing of a butterfly made of geometric triangular facets, shown as a framed print on white, with no body placement.
Geometric butterfly line drawing
Black line drawings of butterflies and blossom branches on a white background, arranged as a botanical flash sheet for tattoo designs.
Butterflies and blossom branches design sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged, blindfolded figure holding a set of scales, covering most of a person's back.
Winged blindfolded justice figure across a back
Colour tattoo of a butterfly whose wings form an awareness ribbon filled with puzzle pieces, in a bold outlined style on the upper back.
Butterfly ribbon with puzzle pieces on upper back
A grid of sixteen black and grey butterfly line drawings and silhouettes on a white background, shown as tattoo design options with no body placement.
Grid of sixteen butterfly designs
Black and grey realism tattoo of feathers and a rose on an upper arm and forearm, with Roman numerals X II MCMXLIX in a line on the forearm.
Feather wing and rose on an arm
Black and grey shaded swallow in flight tattooed on the upper chest.
Black and grey swallow in flight
Colour realism tattoo of a green and yellow hummingbird with grey wings in flight on the side of a woman's neck, over a teal wash.
Hummingbird tattoo on the side of the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of two magpies, one in flight and one near blossom branches, across a woman's back.
Magpies and blossom across a back
Black and grey winged Egyptian-style tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades, with a woman in a grey hat and black strappy dress visible from behind.
Winged Egyptian-style motif on upper back
Colourful watercolour style tattoo of a bird in flight above a gold pocket watch on a person's upper back.
Bird and pocket watch with watercolour splashes
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dragon with spread wings coiled around a shaded human skull, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Dragon wrapped around a skull
Black linework butterfly tattoo with red shading and swirling flourishes on the outer side of a limb.
Butterfly with red swirls on a limb
Solid black stylised wings tattoo on the calf, shown in a close photograph against a pale background.
Pair of black wings on a calf
Black and grey butterfly tattoos on the upper back and shoulder blade of a woman with her hand raised to her head.
Two butterflies on an upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a halo and angel wings above a shaded heart shape on the upper thigh.
Winged halo tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey butterfly tattoo in a detailed, shaded style on a woman's shoulder, with a white lace top and gold necklaces.
Butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey fairy wing tattoo spanning the upper back of a person with red hair and raised arms, with brown shading in the wing panels.
Fairy wings across a back
Black ink flash design of a dragon with spread wings above an interlaced Celtic knot, with no body placement shown.
Dragon with Celtic knotwork design
Before and after comparison of tattoo removal: a dark bat over a moon on a upper body area, and a black phoenix on a forearm, each shown fading to plain skin.
Tattoo removal before and after, bat and phoenix
Black script lettering reading She flies by her own wings on a plain white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Script quote reading She flies by her own wings
A painterly dragon tattoo in red, orange, blue and yellow across the upper back and shoulder blade area.
Red and blue dragon on upper back
Flash design of a butterfly with stained-glass style wings in yellow, green and orange, with a red rose at its centre and black outlines.
Stained glass butterfly with rose design
Black ink dotwork drawing of a butterfly with open wings on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Stippled butterfly design
Black line drawing of a winged fairy with long flowing hair and a sheer dress, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement.
Winged fairy in flowing dress
Black line drawing of a pair of feathered wings spreading outward on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Pair of feathered wings design
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with pink flowers and fine swirling linework on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Phoenix and pink flowers on the upper back
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing praying hands, a crowned figure, a cathedral facade, an angel and a rose window.
Religious realism full sleeve
Back tattoo of a winged figure sitting with arms wrapped around its knees, with thin outlined wings and grey shading, placed across the upper back.
Winged figure hugging knees across a back
Black tribal dragon tattoo on an upper arm, with flame-like spikes and wing shapes reaching toward the shoulder.
Black tribal dragon on upper arm
Pencil-style drawing of a pair of feathered angel wings, shaded in grey on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Pair of angel wings design
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hooded grim reaper with a scythe above a kneeling winged angel, with script banners.
Grim reaper and kneeling angel on an upper arm
Black and grey realistic hawk in flight, its wings breaking into ink splatter and fading into a city skyline, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Hawk in flight with ink splash wings