Tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a swallow in flight with stippled dotwork shading on its wings and body, shown as a flash design on an off-white background.
Swallow in flight, dotwork flash design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a spread-winged owl gripping a pocket watch on a chain, presented as a tattoo design sketch.
Owl with pocket watch design
Pencil drawing of a stylised bird with a shaded grey wing and a looping scroll swirl above it, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirling bird tattoo design
Painted traditional flash design of two red roses, a grey cross and yellow scrollwork framing a dark central panel, with no body placement shown.
Traditional roses and cross frame design
Black ink sketch of an open lotus flower with hatched petals and a detailed centre on grey paper, a botanical tattoo design.
Lotus flower design sketch
Black ink dotwork drawing of a jackal-headed Anubis figure with an ankh on a forearm-like shape, set among geometric lines and sun motifs.
Anubis head and ankh dotwork design
Greyscale pencil sketch of a single curving feather with soft shaded barbs, a design that could suit a realism style tattoo.
Pencil sketch of a curved feather
Black line drawing of a shamrock made from interlaced Celtic knotwork, with three heart-shaped leaves and a knotted stem, shown on a white background.
Celtic knot shamrock line drawing
Black tribal flash design of a horse head with a triquetra trinity knot across its neck and small symbols along its mane, shown on white with no body placement.
Tribal horse head with trinity knot
Red line drawing of a skull with an eyepatch and crossed blades, dripping blood, above the words If you dare hurt my friends, I won't forgive you.
Skull with eyepatch and crossed blades
Neo-traditional flash of a blonde cartoon woman with a tattooed arm, two bluebirds, roses and a banner reading Once Upon a Dream.
Blonde princess with roses and banner
Black tribal-style dragon design drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal dragon design
Black line drawing of a small sprig of leaves tied with a bow at the base, shown as a tattoo design on a textured off-white background.
Small botanical sprig design
Black line drawing of a koala clinging to a eucalyptus branch, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Koala clinging to a eucalyptus branch
Pencil sketch of a dreamcatcher with long feathers and a flock of small birds drifting off to the right, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and flying birds
Black ink tribal-style design of a howling wolf head in profile, drawn on white paper, with bold solid shapes and spiral details.
Tribal howling wolf head design
Flash sheet of six pencil drawn potion bottles, several with a ribbon banner reading Drink Me, shown in black and grey.
Drink Me potion bottle flash sheet
Sepia line drawing of a steampunk cat wearing a clockwork top hat and brass goggles, with a pocket watch and mechanical butterfly, as a tattoo design.
Steampunk cat in top hat with gears
Black and grey flash drawing of a winged heart above a layered lotus-style flower, with detailed feather shading.
Winged heart over a floral base
Black and white dotwork and hatched drawing of a skull wearing a ribbed knitted beanie, shown on a white background.
Skull in a knitted beanie
Flash sheet of a sugar skull face design with a red rose, orange flowers, teeth and eye petals, intended for placement on the face.
Sugar skull face design sheet with rose and flowers
Light grey flame-rayed sun emblem with a central circle and a blade running through it, drawn on a black background as a tattoo design.
Flame sun emblem with a central blade
Black ink flash design of an ornate compass rose with the letters N, E, S and W and a shaded rose at the centre, drawn on a parchment-style background.
Compass rose with a central rose
Bold black stencil line drawing of Pikachu standing on a Poke Ball, with no body part shown, so placement cannot be judged.
Pikachu standing on a Poke Ball stencil
Neo-traditional style flash drawing of a cartoon hummingbird with a large eye, teal body and yellow-green tail feathers, on a grey background.
Cartoon hummingbird flash design
Red pencil sketch of a cartoon owl with spread wings clutching a faceted gem and a small flower, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Cartoon owl sketch with a gem
Red ink sketch of an hourglass, pocket watch and roses above a banner reading MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT, in a traditional tattoo flash style.
Hourglass and pocket watch flash design
Gold foil lotus flower tattoo design with silver dots, shown on a plain white background.
Gold lotus tattoo design
Black line drawing of two Unalom scroll tattoo designs labelled Female and Male on a cream background, each with a zigzag shaft ending in a spiral.
Unalom scrolls, female and male designs
Flash design of a red and black tribal cross with curling black linework and white outlines on a plain white background.
Red and black tribal cross design
Black line drawing of a mother and baby elephant made from angular geometric lines, with their trunks meeting, on a white background.
Geometric elephant mother and calf line design
Black and grey ink drawing of a giraffe with its neck curled round, with a line of text running down the neck in a lettering design.
Giraffe neck with quote lettering
Black and grey ink drawing of a raven with spread wings perched on a goblet, a tattoo design shown as flash with no body placement.
Raven with spread wings on a chalice
Cream ceramic travel mug printed with traditional tattoo flash designs, including a lifebuoy with a banner, an anchor, a spyglass, a red rose and a pin-up figure.
Traditional flash designs on a ceramic travel mug
Black and white line drawing of four hands, two views each, showing geometric and spiral tattoo designs across the back of the hand and the wrist.
Marquesan hand and wrist tattoo designs
Black ink line drawing of a pair of lips showing teeth, with GRRL POWER written across the lower lip above a clenched fist, in a hand-drawn style.
Lips and fist with GRRL POWER text
Black silhouette design of an infinity symbol with a dachshund standing on the upper curve and paw prints trailing off to the right.
Infinity symbol with dachshund and paw prints
Painted tattoo design of a howling wolf in front of a crescent moon, with bold black linework and watercolour splashes in pink, orange, green and blue, shown on white paper beside coloured pencils.
Howling wolf and moon design
Two black and cream moth designs with dotwork spots, crescent moon and geometric wing panels, shown as painted boards on a dark wooden surface.
Two black and cream moth designs on boards
Black handwritten script lettering on a white background reading 'the show must go on... All over the place... or something', a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Handwritten script quote: the show must go on
Black tribal-style cat face design in bold solid linework, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal cat face design
Black line drawing of a triquetra trinity knot made from three interlaced loops, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Triquetra trinity knot design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a skull with a guitar headstock, two roses and music notes, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull, guitar and roses design
Black line drawings on white paper of unalome spirals, arrows, a lotus and a crescent moon dagger, with crystals along the bottom edge.
Unalome, arrow and lotus flash sheet
Geometric black line drawing of a fox head with watercolour splashes in pink, yellow, blue and red, shown as a tattoo design without a placement.
Geometric fox head with watercolour splashes
Black, distressed Eye of Horus symbol drawn as a flat graphic on a white background, with no body part visible.
Eye of Horus symbol design
Black hand-drawn script lettering reading just breathe on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Just breathe script lettering design
Black and white lotus flower with an eye at its centre, set within a circle of radiating lines above a row of small script-like glyphs, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Lotus with eye in a radiating circle

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