Wing Tattoo Designs

Wing tattoo designs are quite popular among tattooed folk in the world. The best part of wing tattoo designs is their versatility, that they can be combined with any artwork to enhance its visual appeal. You may even add wing art to an existing tattoo design that you might have etched on your body.

Wing Tattoo Design Ideas for Women

Wing tattoos are very popular with women and looks gorgeous when inked onto a woman's back. It symbolizes her true love affair with freedom. Wing tattoos also symbolize angels or a more deep-set spiritual message. Being symbols of love, peace and freedom, these tattoos are one of the most recommended designs for those who appreciate intricate tattoo work.

Butterfly Wings
Butterflies symbolize delicacy and natural beauty. Butterfly wings are usually oval or oblong in shape and as wing tattoos, they are true symbols of freedom and resurrection. Butterfly wings look gorgeous when placed on the back. Ask your tattoo artist to use his creative imagination by using a blend of bright colors like orange, yellow, red and pink. Simply place two butterfly wings on your two shoulder blades for a medium-sized butterfly wing tattoo. Usually, these tattoos can be styled in Monarch butterfly wing style but if you are a huge tattoo enthusiast like me and love larger designs, you may ask your tattoo artist to etch two large and intricate butterfly wings on your back but be sure of what's on your mind!

Angel Wings
Angel wing designs are believed to protect your soul from evil spirits and they remind you of good things in the world, giving you positive vibes. You may consider getting a life-size archangel Gabrielle-styled wing tattoo on wide canvas space the back provides or you may even consider choosing smaller angel wings that would adorn your shoulder blades.

For some girls, it is their desire to feel free and a wish to fly that makes them get inked and for others, it could be a religious reason or a desire to be generous and kind to the world. Angel wings also symbolize a true celebration of the beauty of body art. At times for some, angel wing tattoos are symbols of their loved ones who are looking down from heaven and protecting them. Fairy wings are also popular design choices and look graceful on women and will remind you of fantasies and youth.

Wing Tattoo Design Ideas for Men

If you think that wing tattoos are only for women, then you have the wrong notion. Designs that involve wings of animals like dragons, dragonflies, eagles and many more when inked in colors like black and white can look really sexy on a man's back.

Animal Wings
Many tattoos that depict dragon wings are popular wing guys. Dragon wings symbolize power, freedom, masculinity, strength, mystery and spirituality. Tribal dragon tattoo designs along with dragon wings make one of the finest designs for wing tattoos in men. Men can also consider designs of eagle and falcon wings. Tattoos that depict crow or hawk wings are also one design options for men and are usually connected with paganism and black magic. You may also consider trying gothic designs with heavy, dark, intricate work in the art piece that are associated to the wings of demons that can fly. It is said that men who love enjoying their life without thinking about anything else apart from fun, sport such artwork in their tattoos. There are a number of tribal tattoos that have wings as a part of the design, which can also be inked by men who are passionate about tribal body art.

Be sure you get it done from a certified tattoo artist. I hope you will choose a design with which you can relate yourself to. And do not worry about the pain once you have made up your mind on getting inked - it's an experience in itself!