Top 25 Ideas for Back (and Spine) Tattoos for Women, Manually Curated

Back tattoos are always a trend itself, and spine tattoos are just inside this global trend, you know.

Because of this, I wrote this guide for you so you can have a lot of different tattoo designs for your back, with a special focus on the spine tattoos too.

This guide is going to be really huge, the most curated one on the Internet, you can say that.

So, let’s go!

Botanical and Geometric Back Tattoo

Look at this wonderful work!

You can see an impressive back tattoo with some geometric patterns in the spine, and symmetric botanical designs in the shoulder blades.

I can say to you this tattoo is a masterpiece, because it is really hard to get this symmetry in both sides of the back, moreover, with that splendid linework in the spine.

This tattoo, done with a lot of fineline is done by Dima, a very talented tattoo artist focused on this kind of realism in fineline you may follow.

Ornamental Spine Tattoo for Woman

And now, something different, just a spine tattoo for women, this time made with a very beautiful ornamental tattoo style and, you know, ornamental is inside geometric tattoos, because they have these patterns.

This tattoo is a very classical one for spines, with the lotus flower in the upper part of the design, and it is a fantastic work with a perfect finish done by Anna Tattoos, a stunning woman tattoo artist working at JC Tattoo, in Leeds, the UK.

Butterfly Back Tattoo for Woman

And now, look at this beautiful butterfly-like tattoo on the back of this woman.

I do love the color palette, very bright and colorful, with a very particular design from Minyeong, a magnificent woman tattoo artist based in Seoul (South Korea).

Minyeong has this very special way to tattoo, and you can recognize a tattoo design in just 1 second.

Snake Back Tattoo for Woman

Here you can see another very classic but always eye-catching design, just a snake tattoo, black ink, in illustration style with some geometry and some dotwork in the upper part, and you have something brilliant.

This tattoo is done by Rowena Welter, a spectacular woman tattoo artist owner of Euphoria Tattoo & Art Shop, in Almere, The Netherlands.

Rowena has a profile page with us, if you want to check it out, it is here.

Spine Tattoo with Moon & Butterfly

And now, another spine tattoo for women but, this time, with other elements.

You can still see the lotus flower in the upper part, with some geometry elements here and there, and there, a moon, a butterfly, some leaves and, finishing, some ornamental stuff.

All done in fineline, with a perfect linework.

This tattoo is done by Grizzly Ayre, working at Traditional Values Tattoo & Piercing, in North Devon, in the South West part of the UK, he is focused on illustration tattoo and I think you should follow him.

Abstract Back Tattoo in Black & Red Ink

Nice one, isn’t it?

As you can see, this tattoo is inside the abstract tattoo style, and it is done only with black and red ink, with very ornamented patterns done by a real master like Giorgos Kazakis, a wonderful tattoo artist based in Berlin.

Giorgos is totally focused on this kind of ornamented, script-like tattoos, and I think they are just awesome.

Asymmetrical Back Tattoo with a Lot of Things!

Asymmetric tattoos can be awesome too, as you can see with this marvelous design.

On these complete back tattoos, among other elements, we have: shark jaws, the moon phases, a lot of flowers and leaves, a huge butterfly or even some lettering.

And the final result is really fantastic.

This tattoo is done by Abby SR, co-owner of Bird Bones Tattoo Studio, and she got tons of huge illustration tattoos done like a real master.

So, go and follow her. Come on.

Asymmetric Botanical Back Tattoo

Yes, here you can find another asymmetrical botanical tattoo, but in a completely different way, isn’t it?

This time, just two really big flowers, one in the right upper part, and the other in the bottom-left one, with just two leaves as connectors.

All done with a beautiful illustration style and a perfect shadowing.

This tattoo is done by Faceless Enemy Tattoo, a tattoo studio in Tiel, The Netherlands with a very good mood.

Haku Dragon Back Tattoo

Let me introduce you to Haku, the dragon from the Spirited Away film, you know, the very famous.

Haku has some magnificent meanings like loyalty, transformation or strength, and this tattoo with cherry blossom flowers is delightful.

This wonderful piece of work is done by Jiang Tattooer, an incredible tattoo artist based in Orange and San Diego, in California, of course, focused on Neo Asian tattoo.

Abstract Boned-like Back Tattoo

Let’s move on into the abstract tattoo style category one more time!

This time, with this amazing tattoo design, like a bone-like design, with a perfect linework for a very bold and eye-catching tattoo.

This piece is done by Hakan Sağlam, a tattoo artist working at Ripple Tattoo, in Eskisehir, Turkey.

Heart Cover Back Tattoo

This tattoo is a cover up, so, before this heart, on that skin was another tattoo and, as you can see, it is perfectly covered with the new one.

As you can see, there is a lot of blackwork, but some flowers in Neo Traditional style and some geometric elements with a very nice color palette.

This tattoo is done by Les Amours Imaginaires, an outstanding tattoo artist working in Paris, France, you may follow.

Very Beautiful Flower Tattoo

And here you can see a very bold and beautiful flower tattoo on the entire back (and some more).

The points here:

• It is a watercolor tattoo style, the first on this list.
• Is a freehand tattoo, drawing directly on the skin, without the transfer.

Of course, you can only do this when you are a real master, as Lucy Hu is. This jaw-dropping tattoo artist is based in Los Angeles, California, and she is one of the most prominent tattoo artists in the world.

Vintage Flower Back Tattoo for Women

Here is another botanical or flower tattoo on the back and, as you can see, it is a big trend all over the world.

But, this time, with a vintage painting style, like in the old drawings from Asia, and I think it is beautiful.

I do love the detail level of the flowers and the leaves, and the delicate feeling in all the pieces.

This tattoo is done by Oyu Tattoo, based in Seoul, South Korea, and she has a very special tattoo style mixing famous painting techniques with tattoo designs.

Now, go and follow her.

Flower Spine Tattoo for Women

This is a simpler tattoo, because it is just an illustration in black ink flower tattoo but, instead of the back, just located on the spine.

Here the important part is the linework and, as you can see, this is a perfect piece of work.

This tattoo is done by Summer Machelle, a magnificent woman tattoo artist focused on botanical tattoo, mostly in color but, as you can see, she can perform fantastic with only black ink.

Summer Machelle works in a private studio in Orange, California.

Two Koi Fish Back Tattoo

Let’s move to another thing, completely different.

Here you can see a two koi fish tattoo on the back of a woman, in illustration style, with shadowing all around the koi fish body and, moreover, with some geometric elements in the spine part, like a moon and some constellations.

This tattoo is done by Impact_115, a wonderful tattoo studio focused on black and illustration tattoos in Cagua, Puerto Rico.

Inverted Tattoo in the Back

This beautiful artwork is an inverted tattoo, let me explain it a little bit.

It is a regular tattoo but, as you can see, the linework is in the spaces of the blackwork, so it is like a blackout but with a lot of linework in the middle.

This remarkable piece of work is done by Zsuzsi Ujvölgyi, a delightful woman tattoo artist working at Dark Art Tattoo, in Budapest, Hungary, and she has this exceptional and very personal tattoo style, with a lot of blackwork, but a very delicate (and eye-catching) final result.

You should follow her.

Abstract Leaves Back Tattoo

Look at this wonderful abstract piece of work, it is just perfect, isn’t it?

It is because it mixes the very best of delicate abstract tattoos, blackwork and botanical styles, all in one, for an exceptional tattoo design.

This tattoo is done by Vilmārs Blūms, a wonderful tattoo artist working at Kekava, Latvia, owner of Deep Chill Tattoo Studio.

Large Lion Back Tattoo with Geometry

And now, here you can see a very large lion tattoo on the entire back, a very bold design!

As you can see, the main piece is a lion head, but there are a lot of geometric elements, ornamental, and two big flowers.

So you can say this tattoo has everything.

This tattoo is done by Alex Liampas, owner of Ocean Grow Ink Tattoo, in Myers, Florida, and he is focused on illustration and black and gray tattoo.

Ferns Spine Tattoo

Look at this masterpiece!

Technically speaking, it is a kind of simple spine tattoo with a ferns inked, in green, blue and red ink but, when you stare at it, you realize it is a masterpiece, isn’t it?

It is because the final result is like a painting, done like a real master by Briana Robinson, a delightful woman tattoo artist owner of Buju Tattoo, in San Diego, California.

Skull & Flowers Back Tattoo

This fantastic artwork mixes a few styles and concepts and I think it is beautiful.

On the one hand, you have a mix between illustration and realism tattoo, all in black and gray tattoo style.

Moreover, you have a realistic skull in the back and some flowers growing from it. It is like a fantastic concept itself, isn’t it?

This marvelous piece of work is done by Silver, a fabulous woman tattoo artist working at Tiger Tattoo, in Henderson, Nevada. On her Instagram account you are going to find a lot of different tattoo styles.

Phoenix Back Tattoo for Women

Look at this wonderful tattoo by Samantha!

This time, there is an illustration phoenix, in a very huge and nice size, in the hole back.

A wonderful piece of work!

Samantha is an incredible woman tattoo artist working at Whittier Tattoo Shop, in Whittier, California, of course.

Roses & Dotwork Mandala Back Tattoo

And now, let’s go to the huge botanical trend again but, this time, with two roses with some leaves and, in the background, a mandala made full with dotwork and with all the geometry.

A masterpiece, you know what I mean.

This tattoo is done by Laine, a brilliant woman tattoo artist working at Down the Rabbit Hole Tattoo, in Northwood, in the UK. Laine is focused on illustration tattoos, and I think you should follow her, because she is terrific.

Dragon Back Tattoo Illustration Style

This complete dragon in the back is an impressive piece of work!

As you can see, another illustration tattoo, with a very high detail level, tons of work and a wonderful final result.

The tattoo is from Mr. Finelines, a marvelous tattoo artist working in the Tri State Area, of course, we are speaking about the US.

Phoenix & Dragons Back Tattoo for Women

Yes, I know it.

In this guide you have some phoenix and some dragon tattoos, but not like this one.

I do love this one because the final result is so delicate and detailed you have to stare at it, isn’t it?

This mind-blowing tattoo is done by Jin, a fantastic woman tattoo artist working at Soma Tattoo Studio, in Florida, and you may follow her. Now.

Huge Portrait Back Tattoo

Look at this wonderful tattoo!

The main piece is a portrait of some mythology woman, with a lot of precious elements like the feathers, or the snake in the hand.

I do love the detail level of this realistic tattoo in all the tattoo design, and you have to be very, very bold to get all your back tattooed with something like this, so my standing applause is for your client!

This tattoo is done by Kalen Ravelli, owner of Black Cathedral Tattoo, in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, in Canada, and you should follow her.

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