Butterfly Tattoo Ideas

Symmetrical wings suit small and medium pieces. Watercolor washes work best behind a crisp outline that keeps the shape readable.

Watercolor tattoo design: a monarch butterfly with open wings
Watercolor

A monarch butterfly with open wings

Watercolor tattoo design: a butterfly whose wings are made of flowers
Watercolor

A butterfly whose wings are made of flowers

Fine line tattoo design: three butterflies around a small branch of wildflowers
Fine line

Three butterflies around a small branch of wildflowers

Blackwork tattoo design: a death's-head moth with a crescent moon
Blackwork

A death's-head moth with a crescent moon

Geometric tattoo design: a geometric butterfly with sacred geometry patterns inside its wings
Geometric

A geometric butterfly with sacred geometry patterns inside its wings

Neo-traditional tattoo design: a butterfly with a skull pattern on its wings
Neo-traditional

A butterfly with a skull pattern on its wings

Realism tattoo design: a swallowtail butterfly
Realism

A swallowtail butterfly

Dotwork tattoo design: a luna moth with ornamental dotwork
Dotwork

A luna moth with ornamental dotwork

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