Wing tattoo ideas

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A tattooist in blue gloves uses a machine to ink black linework of a bird with outstretched wings on a client's forearm.
Tattooist inking a bird design on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings over the upper back and shoulder, with peacock feathers running down the spine to the lower back.
Phoenix and peacock feathers across a back
Two matching black and grey bird tattoos on the wrists, one perched and one in flight, with two hands held together.
Matching bird tattoos on two wrists
Full-colour neo-traditional phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long tail of feathers, placed across the upper back.
Colourful phoenix across upper back
Black and grey owl tattoo with a pentagram on the head, wings and scrollwork across the shoulder and upper arm, with script lettering on the chest.
Owl and pentagram shoulder and arm piece
Colour tattoo of a red-haired fairy with blue wings and green leaves across a bare back, in a painterly neo-traditional style.
Red-haired fairy with blue wings across a back
Black and grey realism wing tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man, with detailed feather shading.
Black and grey wing across shoulder and upper arm
Colourful phoenix tattoo on a forearm, with orange wings, a dark branch and blue, pink and yellow watercolour splashes behind it.
Phoenix with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Hand-drawn neo-traditional design of a golden dragon coiled around a grey skull, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Golden dragon coiled around a skull
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo of two birds with swirls and flowers across the top of a foot, with red painted toenails.
Two colourful birds on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wing made of feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic wing feathers on upper arm
Two photographs of a black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a winged armoured angel, a skeleton with wings and a skull.
Full sleeve of angels, skeleton and skull in grey
Line drawing of a stylised bird in red, black and white, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Stylised red and black bird design
Black and white photo of a blackwork winged bird tattoo with spread wings on a woman's upper chest, while her hand holds a strap of her top.
Winged bird tattoo on upper chest
Realistic shaded tattoo of a swallow in flight in red, brown and cream tones, on the ankle and lower leg.
Swallow in flight on an ankle
Colour tattoo on skin of a pink rose and pink ribbon with green leaves and a shaded grey wing behind them.
Pink ribbon, rose and wing tattoo
Solid black silhouette drawing of a dragon with a curling single-line body and a large spiked wing, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Dragon silhouette design
Shaded purple and grey butterflies with a flowing ribbon tattoo on the arm.
Butterflies and ribbon on the arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a profile head filled with a stormy sea and sky, black rain drips, and a faceted blue anchor.
Storm profile and anchor on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a butterfly with patterned wings perched on a thin, swirling vine, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Butterfly and swirling vine design
Black linework tattoo design of a winged fairy beside a crescent moon, with flowers, stars, swirling ribbons and jellyfish, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Fairy with moon, jellyfish and flowing swirls
Two realistic blue butterflies tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in soft shading against pale skin.
Two blue butterflies on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork leg tattoo on the calf showing a winged fairy holding a leafy sprig above a patterned door and a bottle, with small colour accents.
Winged fairy and door design on a calf
Woman seen from behind, sitting in grass, with a black and grey owl tattoo with a central eye across her upper back and a neck tattoo.
Owl tattoo across the upper back
Fine line black dragonfly tattoo with detailed wing veins, placed on the inner wrist.
Small dragonfly on the inner wrist
Black ink tribal-style design of a bird with outstretched wings and interlaced knotwork across its body, drawn on a pale background.
Tribal bird in flight design
Black and grey tattoos across the back, upper arm and calf of a woman in a bikini on a sandy beach, seen from behind.
Back, arm and calf tattoos on a beach
Black and grey realistic dragon tattoo with a scaled body and spiked head wrapping across an upper arm, with shaded smoke-like details behind it.
Black and grey dragon on upper arm
Black outline tattoo on a forearm with the script Too Beautiful for Earth above a sleeping winged cherub.
Script and winged cherub on a forearm
Fine line butterfly tattoo with blue shaded wings and black swirling tendrils on pale skin.
Blue butterfly with swirling tendrils
Blackwork flash design of a spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork chest, spiral wing tops and dotted feather rows, with no body placement shown.
Spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork
Close photo of a realistic blue and teal bird in flight tattooed on the outer upper arm, with grey shading and black linework.
Blue bird in flight on an upper arm
Realistic grey dragonfly tattoo with blue-violet accents on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Dragonfly on an inner forearm
Coloured drawing of a teal Celtic knotwork cross with a grey dragon coiled around it and its wings spread, on a black background.
Dragon wrapped around a Celtic cross
Back of a person showing a watercolour-style bird tattoo in bright blues, oranges and reds with loose black linework, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour bird tattoo across upper back
Small solid black tribal-style butterfly tattoo with swirled wings and two dots, on the wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Small black tribal butterfly on a wrist
Three side-by-side photos of an upper arm: a blue and grey tattoo of a club crest with wings and stars, fading in the middle panel and gone in the last.
Football club crest tattoo on upper arm, three panels
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a forearm showing Anubis seated between hanging scales, with a winged Eye of Horus above and a pyramid and sun below.
Anubis and Eye of Horus on a forearm
Black tribal-style dragon design with sweeping spiked wings and a flowing tail, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal dragon design
Black and grey winged heart tattoo with the script words Only God knows why, on the top of a foot.
Winged heart and script on a foot
Tribal-style phoenix design in red, orange and yellow, with swept wings and a flame tail, drawn on an aged parchment background.
Tribal phoenix in red and yellow flames
Black outline drawing of a stylised phoenix with swirling wings and a curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Stylised phoenix line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a kneeling winged figure with light rays behind, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Winged figure with light rays on upper arm
Traditional colour sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with an eagle, crown, sunrise and rose above a banner reading MOM.
Traditional colour arm sleeve with eagle and rose
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, winged figures and script lettering across a man's upper arm, shoulder, back and ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on back and arm
Painted phoenix design in warm yellow, orange and red feathers, with wings spread upward and a long flowing tail, on pale textured paper.
Painted phoenix in red and gold feathers
Realistic colour tattoo of two swallows in flight on the left side of a torso, one above the other across the ribs.
Two swallows on the ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a red and orange dragon head with grey horns across the upper arm and shoulder.
Red and orange dragon on upper arm