Wing tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork griffin with outstretched wings, surrounded by leafy vines, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Griffin with foliage on the side ribs
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly tattoo design with scrollwork above and dotted chains hanging from the wings.
Ornate dragonfly design with dotted chains
Black and grey ink drawing of a horned owl with spread wings, its chest set with a mandala and geometric ornament, styled as a tattoo design.
Owl with spread wings and geometric ornament
Black ink drawing of a dotwork-edged insect with delicate wings and a scrolled dagger, sketched on textured paper with no body placement shown.
Insect and ornate dagger design
Realistic owl face tattoo with amber eyes and grey dotted shading on the inner wrist and forearm.
Owl face tattoo on the wrist
Upper arm and shoulder tattoo of a winged wolf head inside a diamond frame of runes, with knotwork above, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Wolf in runic frame on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a stag beetle with a skull and two faces overlaid on its body, set within a circle and dashed triangles.
Stag beetle with skull and faces design
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an owl with a skull above it, a moth, a crescent moon, antlers and crossed bones, rendered in dotwork and linework.
Owl, skull and moth tattoo design drawing
Two small black butterflies with stippled wing detail, one larger and one smaller, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a stag beetle with a skull and two female faces at its centre, set within a circle and triangles.
Stag beetle with skull and faces
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moth with a crescent moon above and a dotted geometric circle below, on the forearm.
Moth and crescent moon on a forearm
Winged black cat with a red mandala and om symbol behind it, shaded in dotwork, tattooed on the front of a thigh.
Winged black cat with mandala on thigh
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
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 dotwork tattoo of a horned beetle with spread wings on the upper thigh.
Horned beetle on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork moth tattoo with fine radiating lines on the upper back, below dark hair.
Moth with geometric lines on upper back
Black ink design of a crowned, winged figure cradling a stippled globe, framed by a circle, two stars and a line of lettering beneath, with no placement shown.
Crowned winged figure holding a globe
Small black and grey bee tattoo in fine line and dotwork style on the inside of a forearm.
Small bee on a forearm
Small black fine line dragonfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, with a white sleeve at the top edge of the photo.
Dragonfly on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with purple, orange and yellow wings, dotted detailing and hanging dotwork chains, on the forearm.
Jewel-toned butterfly on forearm
Black and grey dotwork moth with feathered antennae across the upper back, with a fine and bold geometric line design of triangles and circles below it.
Dotwork moth above geometric lines on back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small songbird with spread wings on the upper arm.
Songbird in flight on upper arm
Black dotwork drawing of a moth with a crescent moon above it, set within dashed geometric construction lines, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Dotwork moth with crescent moon and geometric lines
Black and grey monarch butterfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, with wings spread and antennae visible.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a honeybee with stippled wings and shaded striped abdomen, on a person's limb.
Bee tattoo in dotwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird in flight whose wing blends into a bare tree, placed across the upper back below the neck.
Bird in flight merging into a bare tree
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with red honeycomb lines and dotted stems on the side of the ribs.
Bee and honeycomb on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with detailed feathers covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Owl tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with detailed wing veins spanning the upper back, with a second partial butterfly visible at the top right.
Large butterfly tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an eagle head and outstretched wings on skin, with stippled shading and fine engraved lines.
Eagle head and wings in dotwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a winged sun, a cactus in a circle, and a vertical arrow with a feather at the top.
Geometric cactus and winged sun on a forearm
Black and white flash sheet showing six drawn forearms and hands, each with a different traditional and blackwork tattoo design including a mandala, rose, dagger and horseshoe.
Six forearm and hand flash designs on drawn arms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a large wolf head above a seated wolf holding a skull, with leafy sprigs and a feathered wing beside it.
Wolf cradling a skull on a forearm
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing five moth designs with bold outlines and dotwork shading, taped to a brown card background.
Five moths on a flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with spotted wings on the forearm, shown beside a dark shirt and a grey wall.
Butterfly tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a bee with a small crown above its head, rendered in stippled dotwork shading on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Bee with a crown in stippled ink
Black and grey tattoo of a songbird with spread wings, shaded with stippled dotwork on the lower arm.
Flying songbird in dotwork shading
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a large bird with spread wings, roses, leaves and geometric shapes.
Bird and rose leg sleeve on thigh and calf
Black and grey ink drawing of a spread-winged creature built from stippled dotwork, shown as a tattoo flash design on white paper.
Stippled winged creature design in black ink
Pencil drawing of a winged anatomical heart beneath a crown, with skulls, a triangle and an eye, in a dotwork and geometric style, shown as a tattoo design on aged paper.
Winged anatomical heart with crown and eye
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two magpies and a crescent moon on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up photographs.
Two magpies and a crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork luna moth tattoo on the upper arm, with a gold cuff bracelet on the wrist and a floral top visible beside it.
Luna moth tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a detailed moth with patterned wings, sitting on the forearm against a background of green foliage.
Moth tattoo on a forearm
Two black ink flash drawings on pale pink paper: a dotwork peony in the upper right and a patterned moth with a flower body in the lower left.
Peony and moth tattoo flash designs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a stag head with antlers, an owl wing and Deathly Hallows triangle symbols above.
Stag and owl wing on a thigh
Small black fine line tattoo of a hummingbird in flight on the inner wrist and forearm.
Hummingbird in flight on a wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a heart holding two clasped hands, flanked by roses and leaves across the upper chest and neck, with an owl tattoo below.
Heart, hands and roses choker tattoo
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo on a stomach showing a galaxy, a winged fox above a campfire, and bundles of herbs on each side.
Galaxy, winged fox and campfire on stomach