Tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink dotwork sketch of two roses with shaded leaves, drawn on white paper in a spiral sketchbook as a tattoo design.
Two roses dotwork flash sketch
Traditional style flash design of an open book with a quill and chain, flanked by two closed leather-bound books, with banner scrolls carrying lettering above and below.
Open book with quill and banner scrolls
Sepia ink drawing of a horned owl with a fierce stare and detailed feathering, shown as a tattoo design on aged parchment.
Owl design on aged parchment
Black and grey drawing of two shaded eyes and a crescent moon above a line of text, with a row of sun, moon and star flash designs beneath.
Eyes, crescent moon and celestial flash designs
Pencil-style sketch of a spread-winged owl perched on a branch, with a mandala-like crown behind its head, drawn in soft black and grey shading.
Owl in flight with mandala crown
A sheet of colourful temporary tattoo designs on a white card, including a cat face with a bow, an origami crane, a unicorn, stars and an orange slice.
Kawaii temporary tattoo sheet with cat and unicorn
Single-weight black line drawing of a hummingbird in flight on a white background, presented as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Hummingbird line drawing
Black handwritten script reading 'as he promised' with 'deuteronomy 26:19' beneath it on a white background, shown as a lettering design with no body placement visible.
Handwritten 'as he promised' lettering design
Black ink drawing of a seahorse filled with looping curved line patterns, a flash design with no placement on the body.
Seahorse in black line zentangle pattern
Hand-drawn flash design of the word Faith in flowing script, with a pink awareness ribbon crossing the letters and a small heart above, drawn on paper.
Faith script with pink awareness ribbon
Black line drawing flash sheet of traditional tattoo designs, including a ship, anchor, dagger through a heart, snake, swallow on a padlock and diamond in a laurel wreath, with no placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet of nautical and classic motifs
Black line drawing of a skeletal female profile with swirled hair inside an oval scrollwork frame, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Skull profile cameo in ornate frame
Black and grey design drawing of a wolf's head with intricate dotwork and geometric patterns across the face and hanging feathers below, shown without a body placement.
Ornamental wolf head with feathers
Black monoline handwritten script reading Riddikulus on a plain white background, a lettering tattoo design shown without a body placement.
Riddikulus handwritten script design
Black ink drawing of a sun with a face and a crescent moon with a face, a tattoo design in engraved-style linework with dotwork and hatching.
Sun and crescent moon design
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a koi fish with a faceted geometric lower body, sketched on a tablet with a stylus.
Geometric koi fish design sketch
Symmetrical ornate owl design with dotwork, floral and paisley patterns, drawn in a single dark brown ink on a white background.
Ornate owl in sugar skull style
Shaded purple feather tattoo design with the script line Not all those who wander are lost and small flying birds, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Purple feather with script quote
Pencil drawing of a skull wearing a feathered headdress with beaded strings, shaded in black and grey on grey paper, suitable as a tattoo design reference.
Skull in feathered headdress drawing
Black ink drawing of two roses, a peony bud, small berries and leaves in a botanical design, shown as a sketch on paper.
Roses and berries botanical design drawing
Traditional style flash design of a black anchor wrapped in rope and entwined with red and orange roses, teal leaves and blue flowers.
Anchor with roses and rope
Watercolour and ink drawing on paper of a pink hand raised beside a stylised face, with yellow flowers and a large eye.
Watercolour hand and face design with flowers
Black line drawing of a geometric arrow with chevron fletching, a diamond at its centre and a downward triangle tip, shown on a plain light grey background.
Geometric arrow design
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a Medusa figure with snake hair, a clawed hand and a skull, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Medusa and skull tattoo design on tracing paper
Gold metallic design of three palm trees with the word SMILE, with a small palm tree in place of the letter I, on a white background.
Gold palm trees with SMILE lettering
Black and grey ink drawing of a bird formed from musical notes and a treble clef, with the words Psalm 96:1 above and a verse below.
Bird made of music notes with Psalm 96:1
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower with swirling inner petals, dotted accents and a trailing stem, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower tattoo design
Fine line drawing of a slender botanical stem with a open flower at the top, small buds and three leaves, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Fine line botanical stem with buds and leaves
White line-art crest on a black background with a bird, a pentagram, a police box, a lattice panel and a banner reading all who wander are lost.
Crest design with bird, police box and banner
Black and grey pen drawing of a tattoo design with the word Dreamer in cursive script beside a dreamcatcher and three feathers, in a Lettering style.
Dreamer script with dreamcatcher and feathers
Coloured pencil sketch of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a looping ribbon and a flower with leaves, drawn as a tattoo design.
Pocket watch with ribbon and flower sketch
A round blue floral design in a Delft-inspired botanical style, shown as a tattoo design on a white card against a textured brown background.
Blue Delft-style floral tattoo design
Solid black anchor design with sweeping tribal-style lines curving out from either side, drawn as a flash design on a white background.
Anchor with tribal flourishes
Traditional style flash drawing of a witch in profile wearing a pointed hat decorated with a gold crescent moon and star.
Witch in profile with crescent moon hat
Neo-traditional flash design of a blonde woman in a dark gown and white gloves, holding a small mouse, with a clock, a bird and a KEEP ON BELIEVING banner.
Princess with mouse in a leafy frame
Black single-line drawing of a galloping horse with a flowing mane on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Galloping horse line drawing
Black ink drawing of an anatomical heart with daisy-like flowers growing out of the top, shown as a botanical design on a cream background.
Anatomical heart with flowers
Drawing of a green red-eyed tree frog with orange-tipped toes and blue and purple accents, shown climbing against a white background.
Red-eyed tree frog design
Black solid design of a crescent moon with small five-pointed stars trailing downwards from its lower edge, on a white background.
Crescent moon with falling stars
Black ornamental design of a stag head with swirling antlers, dotted linework and floral patterns on a white background.
Ornamental stag head design in black
Pencil sketch design of a feather with small birds lifting off from its tip and a line of script beneath reading take those broken wings and learn to fly.
Feather with birds taking flight sketch
Black and grey tattoo flash drawing of a large stylised wing with a rose window motif and a small figure, shown as a design with no body placement.
Winged design with gothic rose window
Black and grey pen drawing of a flowing scroll and acanthus ornament design, drawn on paper with a black fineliner pen beside it.
Scrollwork ornament design in pen
Pen sketch of a spine and pelvis in shaded ink on white, with the handwritten caption "that's hip." beneath it.
Spine and pelvis sketch with hip pun
Black fineline drawing of a dense floral design with leaves, paisley swirls and flower heads, being inked by hand with a fineliner pen.
Hand-drawn floral design with fineliner
Black line drawing of a heart formed from curling vines, scrolls and small leaves on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Swirling vine heart design
Grey line-art flash design of a rearing cobra with a diamond lattice pattern on its hood and body, shown on a plain white background.
Rearing cobra with diamond pattern
Black and grey ink drawing of a ram skull with large curled horns, rendered in fine hatching on a plain light background.
Ram skull with curled horns

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