Tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a heart intertwined with an infinity symbol on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Heart and infinity symbol design
Ink and watercolour flash design of a cross-legged mandrill in a meditation pose, framed by a rainbow arc and handwritten script, with no body placement shown.
Meditating mandrill with rainbow quote
Black tribal-style line drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and a long, swirling tail, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Tribal phoenix flash design
Black line drawing of an ornate moth design with a skull on its body, lace-patterned wings and hanging beaded chains.
Ornate moth with skull and beaded chains
Black tribal sun motif with four pointed rays and a ring, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Black tribal sun design
Black and white blackletter alphabet sheet showing upper and lower case letters A to Z in an ornate lettering style.
Blackletter alphabet lettering sheet
Line drawing of a watercolour owl perched on a branch, with fine-line feather detail and blue wash, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Blue watercolour owl perched on a branch
Black brush-stroke drawing of an emblem made of interlocking rings, a central triangle and a vertical stroke, on a grey gradient background.
Looped rings and triangle emblem design
Coloured flash drawing of a vintage sewing machine with a pink rose, dark buds and green leaves, in a neo-traditional style on pale paper.
Sewing machine and rose design
Blue flash design of a swallow in flight, with white swirling filigree cut into its wings and body, in a Traditional style.
Swallow silhouette with swirl cutouts
Pencil sketch of two crossed arrows with the words BE, AND, STILL and KNOW set around the crossing point, a lettering-led tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Crossed arrows with 'Be still and know' lettering
Colour flash design of an owl wearing a top hat with a pink feather and a monocle, framed by grey scrollwork and magenta roses on a green background.
Owl in top hat with monocle and roses
Black and grey flash sheet showing three arrow designs, two with script wording such as aim in life and keep aiming, with no body placement shown.
Three arrow designs with script quotes
Pencil sketch of a lantern with a candle, surrounded by leaves and berries, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Lantern and foliage design sketch
Black ink drawing on cream paper of a crescent moon filled with dotwork mandala patterns, with hanging drop details beneath, shown as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala design on paper
White cursive lettering reading Stay Strong with a small outlined heart on a black background, a black and grey lettering design.
Stay Strong script lettering with a heart
Black line drawing of two detailed eyes with lashes and brows, with Russian lettering between them, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design.
Pair of eyes with Russian lettering
Black line drawing of a cat face inside ornate scrollwork, with dark gemstones on the forehead and below the chin, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Ornamental cat face tattoo design
Black line drawing of a circular geometric diagram with arcs, dots and a small filled circle, above the words hello, sweetie in a thin script, shown as a tattoo design.
Circular line diagram with "hello, sweetie."
Red and blue coloured pencil drawing of a lily with three butterflies and flowing swirls, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lily and butterflies tattoo design sketch
Black ink line drawing of a segmented serpent biting its own tail in a circle, with the lettering Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration set around the edge.
Circular serpent design with quote lettering
Digital illustration of a dragon coiled in a circle around a red and gold triskelion, set on a parchment-style background with faint script, with no body placement shown.
Coiled dragon around a red and gold triskelion
Black ink traditional flash sheet on cream paper showing a raven, bat, black cat, pumpkin, coffin, broomstick, spiders and spider webs, with a £31 price marked in the centre.
Halloween flash sheet with bats, cats and spiders
Black line drawing of a cartoon owl with large eyes perched on a pussy willow branch, a flash design for a tattoo.
Cartoon owl on a willow branch
Black ink sketch of a fleur-de-lis with loose, scratchy brush strokes on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Sketchy black fleur-de-lis design
Black and white line drawing of octopus tentacles with suckers, framed by solid vertical bands and triangular tribal patterns, shown as a design for an armband.
Octopus tentacles with tribal armband bands
Digital drawing of two interlaced dragon heads above a Celtic triquetra knot, in purple and teal marbled ink on a tan background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Celtic dragons and triquetra knot design
Black line drawing of the Aquarius water bearer figure pouring water, with a wave symbol and the word AQUARIUS beneath it, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Aquarius water bearer zodiac design
Pen sketch of a pirate woman in a tricorn hat with a monkey on her shoulder and an ornate cutlass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Pirate woman with monkey and cutlass sketch
Black and grey flash design of a shaded feather breaking up into flying origami-style birds, with no body placement shown.
Feather dissolving into flying birds
Neo-traditional flash design of a woman with a hair bun and a frog on her hand, framed by pink lotus flowers and a banner reading Bayou Beauty.
Bayou Beauty portrait with frog and lotus flowers
Black lettering design of a two-line quote about an anchor and wings, with a hanging chain, a small anchor and a bird silhouette, shown on a plain white background.
Anchor and wings quote lettering design
Black script lettering reading "it is well" with a line over the word "it" on a plain white background, shown as a lettering design.
"it is well" script lettering design
Black and grey dotwork flash drawing of a skeleton resting its head on one hand while holding a steaming mug in the other.
Skeleton resting head on hand with steaming mug
Black tribal design of a howling wolf with a paw print inside a swirling band, shown as a flat drawing on a white background.
Tribal howling wolf with paw print
Black and grey flash sheet of three script lettering designs reading Amor, Baby Girl and Princess, with small star accents between them.
Script lettering flash: Amor, Baby Girl, Princess
Black ink drawing of a split sun and moon design with an eye, two roses, arrows and radiating dotwork rays, drawn on paper.
Sun and moon with eye, roses and arrows
Pencil drawing of open scissors with a scalloped-edged bow, shaded in black and grey, as a tattoo design.
Scissors and bow pencil design
Blue and silver triquetra trinity knot with three spiral ends on a plain white background, shown as a design drawing with no body placement.
Blue triquetra with spiral ends design
Watercolour design of purple amethyst crystals framed by white daisies and pink blossom, drawn with fine black outlines on white paper.
Amethyst crystals with daisies and blossom
Pencil drawing of a geometric mountain peak drawn in thin lines, with stippled black shading dripping from its base, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Geometric mountain peak with dripping base
Black dotwork drawing of a walking bear filled with pine trees and birds, shown on white paper as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Bear silhouette filled with pine forest
Flash design of a teal watercolour cat with gold eyes, leafy foliage, a full moon and a small silhouetted cat on a branch.
Cat and moonlit foliage design
Black ink line drawing of a pocket watch, two roses and leaves linked by a beaded chain, on cream paper beside two black pens.
Pocket watch, roses and chain line drawing
White line drawing of an anchor with a twisted rope tied in a bow at the top of the shank, on a plain black background.
Anchor with rope bow design
Grid of twelve black and white mandala tattoo flash designs on a plain white background, each with a radial geometric pattern.
Twelve black and white mandala designs
Black ink drawing of a sun and crescent moon with carved-style faces, dotwork mandala detail and wavy rays, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Sun and crescent moon with faces
Black and white flash sheet of bird designs, including flying birds, perched birds on a swirling branch, a swallow-style pair, a hummingbird and script reading freedom, take me far, and we only part
Bird flash sheet with script phrases

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