Wing tattoo ideas

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Black and grey flash design of a yin yang symbol wrapped by a serpent-like form, with a wolf head at the top and feathered wings spreading on both sides.
Yin yang with wolf heads and wings
Tribal-style phoenix design with swept wings and flowing tail feathers, shaded from red at the wings to yellow at the tail, on a white background.
Tribal-style phoenix in flame gradient
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a winged eyeball, pinstriping, flames and a red hot rod in a traditional style.
Winged eyeball and hot rod on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the inner forearm, with small birds flying off from its tip.
Feather dissolving into birds on a wrist
Ornate owl flash design with feathers and scrollwork, shown in full colour, blue monochrome and sepia versions.
Ornate owl flash design in three colourways
Black line drawing of a stylised phoenix with sweeping, feather-like wings and a long tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Flowing phoenix line drawing
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a horned owl with a third eye and clawed feet, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Horned owl with third eye on upper arm
Back view of a large green and orange realistic butterfly tattoo spanning the back, with a star on the upper back and a sleeve on the raised arm.
Butterfly with wings across a back
Black ink flash design of a winged mermaid with a bird-like figure beside her and a patterned fishtail, shown without any body placement.
Winged mermaid with patterned tail
Black and grey Japanese style arm sleeve tattoo with a bird, swirling clouds and pink lotus flowers across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Bird and flower full arm sleeve
A small gold-coloured winged bird design on the upper arm of a woman in a long patterned dress, standing on stone steps.
Gold winged bird design on upper arm
Collage of owl tattoos in fine line, traditional and realism styles on backs, arms, ankles and chests.
Owl tattoos in a varied collage
Back view of a woman in a black off-shoulder dress with two red feathered wing tattoos on her upper back, one on each side of the spine.
Red wings across upper back
Digital drawing of a black feather with ragged plumes and cyan smoke curling from its tips, shown as a tattoo design on a pale grey background.
Black feather with cyan smoke
Large realistic butterfly tattoo in black, grey and red with swirling linework, running down the side of a person's back.
Butterfly with red shading on a back
Traditional-style flash drawing of a red heart with feathered wings spreading on either side and a scalloped lace edge, shown without a body placement.
Winged heart design with lace trim
Black tribal-style phoenix with outstretched wings and flowing tail feathers, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Tribal phoenix design in flight
A red tribal-style phoenix design with swirling tail feathers and outstretched wings on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement visible.
Red tribal phoenix design
Back view of a person on a beach with a black and grey winged tattoo centred on the back, a geometric chevron design between the wings, and tattoos on the extended arm and forearm.
Winged back tattoo on a beach
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a winged white cat with a red ear and a gold keyhole, set against a purple and yellow moon on an arm.
Winged cat with keyhole on an arm
Back view of a woman in white lace lingerie showing a colourful traditional-style floral tattoo on her lower back and side, with a cat on the sofa behind her.
Colour floral tattoo across a back and hip
Black and grey pencil drawing of a phoenix with spread wings and long sweeping tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design.
Phoenix in flight design
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of an owl with amber eyes above a small house held in a hand, on the outer thigh.
Owl and house on a thigh
Drawn phoenix tattoo design with sweeping black tribal linework and purple, pink and blue coloured pencil shading on a white background.
Phoenix tattoo design in tribal linework
Black and grey tattoo of a bird with a raised wing beside the words books and cleverness in serif lettering, shown on skin.
Bird and books and cleverness lettering
Small pink butterfly tattoo with a bold black outline and black dot details, sitting on the inner forearm.
Small pink butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey realistic compass tattoo on a chest, appearing to break through cracked skin that reveals fragments of lettering.
Compass breaking through skin on a chest
Black and grey realistic sleeve design showing headphones with wings, roses, a vintage microphone, a script banner and sheet music, shown as a flat design rather than on skin.
Music sleeve design with headphones and roses
A black and grey mandala-filled Hello Kitty face with a red bow on a person's upper back, near a pink flower tattoo on the shoulder.
Hello Kitty mandala tattoo on upper back
Black tribal-style dragon design with swirling wings and a spiral tail wrapped around a pentagram inside a circle, drawn on white.
Tribal dragon with pentagram circle
Small black fairy silhouette with outlined wings tattooed on the side of an ankle, photographed against a blurred purple background.
Fairy silhouette on an ankle
Black and grey geometric dotwork sleeve tattoo covering a woman's arm from shoulder to wrist, with mandala patterns and a winged sun motif.
Geometric dotwork sleeve on arm
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
Red linework flash design of a symmetrical owl with patterned feathers, spiral chest markings and diamond details, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Ornate owl design in red linework
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an ornate bird with a long feathered tail, placed on the back.
Ornate bird with feathered tail on the back
Colour tattoo design of purple wings framing a red rose and gold key, with ornate gold filigree and two scrolls bearing script, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Winged rose and key scroll design
Painted dragon design with spread bat-like wings, clawed feet and a long scaled tail coiled at the bottom, shown on a plain background with no body placement.
Winged dragon with coiled scaled tail
Black and grey shaded angel wings tattoo spanning the upper and mid back, with feathers drawn in a realistic style.
Angel wings across a woman's back
A realistic black and grey wing tattoo with a teal wash behind it, running along a person's forearm.
Realistic wing tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey wing tattoo with ornamental scrollwork on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Wing and scrollwork on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character with yellow eyes and horns, coiled around a red tail, with the quote What fun is there in making sense? on the calf.
Cartoon character and quote on a calf
Black and grey winged W emblem with a teal awareness ribbon across the inside of a wrist.
Winged emblem with teal ribbon on wrist
Black line drawing of a serpentine dragon with a spiked back, tall wing-like fins and a curled tail, shown on a plain white background.
Serpentine dragon with spiked back and wings
Black and white flash sheet of song lyric lettering designs with small icons such as a heart, planet, wings and arrow, in mixed script and block fonts.
Lyric lettering flash sheet in black
Black and grey tattoo of a winged crest with a sword and a triangle, sitting on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Hylian crest on upper back
Black and grey script tattoo of the words If our love could have saved you, you would have lived forever, framed by shaded angel wings and a halo on the upper back.
Angel wings and script quote on upper back
A small black bird in flight tattoo with soft shaded wings on the side of the ribs, shown beside a blue top.
Small black bird in flight on ribs
Watercolour-style butterflies in red, orange and pink on a woman's forearm, with a matching butterfly design sheet shown above on a white background.
Watercolour butterflies on a forearm