Tattoo ideas

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Coloured pencil drawing of two red cherries whose green stems curl together to form a heart, shown as a botanical design on a cream background.
Cherries forming a heart
Red pencil tattoo design of a woman in a headscarf with peacock feathers, jewellery and a cluster of roses, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Woman with peacock feathers and roses
Traditional style flash design of a tattooed circus woman with a red feather headdress, shown on a printed cushion with stars and ALIVE badges.
Traditional circus woman flash design
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with two shaded roses at its centre, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with roses design
Black linework flash design of three open roses, two rosebuds and several leaves arranged as a bouquet, with no body placement shown.
Three roses with buds and leaves
Pencil drawing of a cartoon owl with closed eyes, scalloped wing feathers and a row of scalloped feet on a plain paper background.
Sleepy owl line drawing
Traditional style flash drawing of a cluster of red roses with dark leaves, held by a grey hand with red drops of blood on the stem.
Traditional rose and gripped stem flash
Red pencil sketch of a botanical flower and swirl tattoo design wrapping along the side of a torso and hip, drawn on a sketchbook page.
Floral side piece sketch in red pencil
White t-shirt with an all-over repeat print of traditional style flash designs, including retro televisions, a raised hand with a banner, roses and cassette tapes.
Retro TV and hand flash repeat print on a t-shirt
Ink and watercolour drawing of three daisy-like flowers with green leaves, stacked vertically on paper beside real daisies, a pen and a brush.
Three daisy flowers in a vertical ink and wash design
Black and grey pen drawing of a wolf head, with a tree, moon and forest scene shown within its face and ears, drawn as a tattoo design.
Wolf head with forest double exposure
Hand-drawn design of a red and yellow hibiscus flower with black Polynesian tribal bands and a small plumeria, shown on plain paper with no body placement.
Hibiscus with Polynesian tribal bands design
Solid black flaming sun design with an outlined pentagram inside a circle, drawn on a plain white background, with no body part visible.
Pentagram in a flaming sun design
Black ink drawing of a white fox and a black fox curled into a circle, with a moon and stars, drawn on an open sketchbook page.
White and black fox yin yang ink sketch
Black line drawing of a rabbit wearing a bow with roses, leaves and diamonds inside an ornate frame, sketched on paper as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Rabbit and roses flash design in a frame
Coloured flash drawing of the cartoon character Milhouse hugging a purple backpack, with red lettering curving around him that reads This is what it feels like when doves cry.
Milhouse hugging a backpack with lyric lettering
Colourful flash design of an owl in a top hat surrounded by roses, speakers and a trumpet, with the words Make Some Noise across the top, drawn in bold black outlines.
Owl in a top hat with roses and speakers
Solid black fleur-de-lis silhouette on a white background, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Solid black fleur-de-lis design
Solid black Om symbol on a plain white background, shown as a stencil-style design with no body placement visible.
Om symbol design
Vintage-style flash drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, decorated with pink roses and teal leaves, on a cream background.
Anchor with roses and rope
Black ink tribal-style fox design drawn on white paper, seated with its bushy tail curled round in front of it.
Tribal fox design with swirling tail
Black handwritten script lettering reading I'll keep you safe, you keep me wild, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Script quote: I'll keep you safe, you keep me wild
Three black line drawings on tracing paper showing an alien eating pizza with flowers, a UFO beaming pizza slices, and a heart with a moon and pizza, beside a black fineliner pen.
Alien, UFO and pizza flash designs
Ink and watercolour drawing of a hummingbird perching, with teal, green, blue and yellow washes on a cut-out paper shape.
Watercolour hummingbird sketch
Neo-trad style tattoo design drawn on paper, showing a roaring tiger above a coiled snake with leaves and a lotus-like flower in red and grey shading.
Roaring tiger and snake design sketch
Black ink drawing of an ornate capital letter D with acanthus leaf flourishes, shaded with fine hatching in a lettering style.
Ornate capital letter D with acanthus leaves
Pencil and watercolour drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope, with a small bird perched on the crossbar and pink peonies and roses, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Anchor with bird and peonies design
A solid black heart silhouette on a plain white background, shown as a simple design with no body placement visible.
Solid black heart design
Pen and watercolour drawing of a small cartoon baby elephant whose trunk sprays a bright blue, pink and purple galaxy with white stars, shown on white paper.
Baby elephant spraying a galaxy
Black ink drawing of a sea turtle with a spiral shell, flippers and head drawn in loose brushstrokes on a white background.
Sea turtle with spiral shell design
Black and silver flash design of a winged shield with the Harley-Davidson Motor Cycles logo at its centre, with scrollwork and feather-like wings on either side.
Winged Harley-Davidson shield design
Black line drawing of a vertical geometric tattoo design, stacking triangles, diamonds, chevrons and a small circle along a central line, with grey dotwork shading on some shapes.
Vertical geometric stack design
Flash-style drawing of a cartoon woman with black bob hair and glasses, her arms raised, framed by hatched gold banners reading Smart, Strong, Sensual, Woman.
Cartoon woman with Smart Strong Sensual Woman banners
Black script lettering reading My Story Isn't Over, with a large solid black semicolon above and below it, on a plain white background as a lettering tattoo design.
Semicolon with My Story Isn't Over script
Black line design of a triangle with a circle and vertical line, a trident above, a bird with an arrow on the left, flames on the right and a rune below.
Triangle, circle and bird design with trident and flames
Pencil sketch design of a heart filled with rib-like lines, with the words hearts are wild creatures, that's why our ribs are cages curving around it.
Heart rib cage pencil sketch with quote
Black and grey tattoo flash design covering a phone case, with swallows, a moth, a compass, a rose, a microphone and chevrons in a traditional style.
Black and grey flash sheet of swallows and a moth
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala design with leaf sprigs, dotted chains and droplet shapes, drawn on white paper with fine liner pens beside it.
Mandala design with leaves and dotted chains
Black ink pen drawing of an anatomical heart with daisies, a rose and morning glory growing from it, with butterflies and birds around it.
Anatomical heart with flowers and butterflies
A simple hand-drawn anchor design in navy ink on a white background, with a ring at the top, a crossbar and curved flukes.
Navy anchor tattoo design
Brown ink drawing of a compass rose with a ship's wheel and anchor at its centre, shown on a cream notebook page, styled as a traditional nautical tattoo design.
Compass rose with ship's wheel and anchor
Pencil sketch of a mermaid with shell and starfish tattoo designs on both upper arms and forearms, drawn in red and blue on kraft paper.
Mermaid tattoo design sketch
Coloured drawing of an infinity symbol tattoo design with the words Love and Family in script, a feather and small birds in purple, green and teal.
Infinity symbol with feather and birds design
Black line drawing of a woman in an Art Nouveau arched frame, surrounded by skulls and snakes, with the word DEATH lettered at the base, shown as a tattoo design.
Art Nouveau woman with skulls and DEATH lettering
Black line drawing flash sheet of three rows of ornamental hanging drops and dangles, with scrolls, dots and teardrop shapes, shown on white.
Drops and dangles flash sheet
Pen and ink lettering design of an ornate numeral five with dotwork shading, hatching and swirling flourishes, drawn on paper beside pens and a ruler.
Ornate numeral five lettering design
Red, orange and yellow flame-patterned phoenix design with wings spread wide and a long tail of flames, shown on a plain white background.
Flaming phoenix with spread wings
Flash design of a stylised bird head with a flowing, feather-like tail ending in curls, drawn in red to orange lines on a white background.
Red-orange stylised bird with swirling tail

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