Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black and white tribal design of two dragons forming a yin yang circle, drawn as a tattoo flash style illustration with no body part shown.
Yin yang dragons in black and white
Black blackletter lettering arranged in a diamond shape, appearing to spell earth, air, fire and water, shown as a flat design drawing with no body placement.
Earth, air, fire and water blackletter design
Pencil sketch of Jack and Sally dancing across two curling banners, with the words We can live like Jack and Sally if we want, as a tattoo design.
Jack and Sally design with banners
Pencilled tattoo flash design of a dagger wrapped in grey scrollwork, with three pink roses and a red drip on the blade.
Dagger, roses and scrollwork design
Black ink flash drawing of a king of hearts and queen of spades playing card with ribbon banners reading You're the King, baby I'm your Queen, in a lettering and dotwork style.
King and queen playing cards with banner lettering
Black line drawing of a circular Gallifreyan inscription in a round frame, with the caption "We are all stories in the end" written beneath it.
Circular Gallifreyan quote design
Flash design of a yin and yang symbol with red and white floral centres, ringed by rainbow spirals on a black background.
Yin yang mandala with rainbow ring
Line drawing of a circular yantra-style design in gold, with radiating motifs and rings of script, shown alongside silver and gold variants.
Gold radial yantra design with script
Pencil sketch of an ornate cross with feathered angel wings on either side, shaded in grey, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate winged cross pencil design
Black silhouette flash design of a butterfly resting beside a five-petalled flower and leaves, with swirling stems, shown on a white background.
Butterfly and flower design
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a blue shaded rose with leaves and dotted chain drapes beneath it, drawn on paper beside pens and a pencil.
Blue rose with dotted drape design
Black and grey drawing of a ram's head with curled horns on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no placement visible.
Ram head with curled horns design
Neo-traditional flash design of a green pin-up bride of Frankenstein wrapped in bandages, with a skull, roses and a heart, drawn for a tattoo.
Bride of Frankenstein pin-up flash
Geometric beetle drawing with crystal shapes and dotwork shading, inked on a tan leather panel.
Geometric beetle design on leather
Pencil drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design with a skull, crown, flower, feathers, roses, death's head moths and an eye with a tear, shown on paper with no body part visible.
Skull, crown and moth flash design
Stylised phoenix design in flowing gold and pink linework with spread wings and a long feathered tail, shown on a dark navy background.
Gold and pink phoenix in flight
Black line drawing of a teacup and saucer with swirling steam, a heart-shaped handle and a small butterfly on the saucer, shown as a tattoo design.
Teacup with steam, heart handle and butterfly
Black and grey flash drawing of an arrow with an infinity symbol wrapped around its shaft, in a fine line sketch style with hatched fletching.
Arrow with infinity symbol design
Black and grey stippled line drawing of an ornate old key beside the hand-lettered words 'We carry our prisons with us'.
Ornate key and 'We carry our prisons with us'
Bold black lotus flower design with dot accents on a white background, drawn as a botanical tattoo stencil with no body placement shown.
Solid black lotus flower design
Black and grey flash design of an open hand with a dotted triangle in the palm, a key, a bullet and the words TO KILL, with no body placement shown.
Open hand with triangle and key design
Black and white illustration of a fantail bird with a fanned tail of patterned feathers, drawn as a flash-style design with no body placement shown.
Stylised fantail bird design
Blue ink drawing of a pin-up woman in a feathered headdress with peacock feathers, a fringed bodice and a fishnet glove, in a neo-traditional style.
Pin-up woman with peacock feathers
Black script lettering reading Be Stronger than Your Excuses, with a small swash flourish between the lines, on a white background.
Be Stronger than Your Excuses script lettering
Monochrome pencil drawing of an anatomical heart with daisies and small wildflowers growing from its top, on a cream background.
Anatomical heart with wildflowers
Pencil sketch design of a triskele within a triangle, surrounded by daffodils, a knotted border and a filigree dragonfly, in black and grey.
Triskele, daffodils and dragonfly design sketch
Traditional-style flash drawing of a dark-haired mermaid pin-up with a shell bra and green scaled tail, surrounded by small stars on a cream background.
Mermaid pin-up with shell top
Black and grey pen drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, trailing ribbons and the words Time flies like an arrow, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass rose and arrow design with quote
Red pencil sketch of an ankh with an Eye of Horus across its crossbar, drawn on pale green paper as a tattoo design.
Ankh and Eye of Horus design sketch
Black line drawing of a tattoo design made of looping calligraphic strokes, a thin hairline stroke and a curled spiral at the base, on a white background.
Looped flourish and spiral design
Black tribal-style penguin design on a white background, with swirls, spirals and floral motifs filling its body, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal-style penguin design
Black ink pen drawing of a snake with its head raised, knotted into a looped four-lobed shape on cream paper, with cross-hatched shading.
Knotted snake pen drawing
Fine line design of a small solid star above a thin vertical line, with the words TRUE NORTH in spaced capitals beneath, on a white background.
Star above a line with True North lettering
Pencil sketch of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing a castle in a beaded oval frame, surrounded by roses and the words Beauty Lies Within.
Castle and roses in an oval frame
Black and grey ink drawing of a skull whose jaw and crown grow into twisted branches, with a forest scene in a circle, a deer, birds and orange falling leaves, shown as a botanical tattoo design with
Skull formed from a tree and forest
Black ink dotwork drawing of a lace-patterned bow with a heart keyhole and a dangling key, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Dotwork bow with heart keyhole and key
A black and white flash sheet of twenty labelled moustache designs, shown as stencil-style temporary tattoo artwork with no body placement visible.
Moustache designs on a temporary tattoo sheet
Traditional style flash drawing in colour of a blue envelope with red flowers, green leaves and two red hearts.
Envelope with flowers and hearts
Line drawing of a skull wearing a feathered headdress with two arrows, shown in cream linework on a black background.
Skull in feathered headdress with arrows
Black line drawing of a castle with a tall central spire, smaller turrets and small pennant flags, shown as a flash style design with no body placement.
Castle with pennant flags line drawing
Pencil sketch of the word Faith in flowing script lettering with decorative swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on textured paper.
Faith script lettering with flourishes
Single continuous fine line drawing of a dancer in an arched pose on a cream background, with two lines of script beneath the figure.
Single-line dancer with quote text
Pencil sketch on lined notebook paper of a heart inside a loose circle with radiating lines and a small dot, above the handwritten words Love comes to me.
Pencil sketch of a heart within a circle
Black and grey ornate lotus mandala flash design with dotwork shading and hanging dot-and-diamond drops, drawn on a white background.
Ornate lotus mandala design
Coloured pencil drawing of a grinning grey Cheshire Cat design with blue stripes, a green Drink Me bottle, a red Eat Me tin and the words We're All Mad Here, shown as a flash design.
Cheshire Cat with Drink Me and Eat Me bottles
Pencil sketch of a circle with a horizontal line, a small inner circle, a swirl above and rays either side, with the quote I am flowing with creativity beneath, drawn on lined paper.
Circle with swirl and rays sketch
Line drawing of a Japanese-style peony and chrysanthemum design with swirling waves and clouds on a dark background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Japanese peony and wave design
Flash sheet of Doctor Who motifs in blue and black on a cream speckled background, including a TARDIS, a Dalek, a fez and a sonic screwdriver.
Doctor Who motifs flash sheet

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