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35 Colorful Peacock Feather Tattoo – Meaning & Designs (2019)

peacock feather tattoos

The peacock is known to be a very vain bird. It enjoys showing off its impressive plume. The male peacock often spreads its beautiful feathers when trying to impress the female peacock. The beautiful feathers of this bird have been adapted into a tattoo.

People often get this tattoos due tot he meaning of this tattoo. This bird has its origin in India. Among the people of this region, the bird means royalty and divinity.

Thus, it means this things too. One can get a tattoo of the peacock feather to indicate that they are in touch with their divine nature and feel royal due to it.

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There are some peacocks that are completely white in colour. Their feathers reflect the light of the sun so brightly that the bid seems to be the source of the light itself. A tattoo of a white peacock feather is a symbol of the Christian church.

Ever since medieval times, artists included a white peacock in their paintings to indicate influence by the Christian church.

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A peacock feather tattoo can also communicate openness and honesty. Male peacocks are known to display their true nature to the females when they are trying to impress them. They do so even if this may show that they are vulnerable.

Thus, one can get a peacock tattoo to indicate that they are willing and brave enough to show their true nature to you.

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Placement of the peacock feather tattoo

The tattoo can be placed on various areas of the body. One of these areas is the foot. The feather can be drawn such that it extends from behind the ankle, along the top of the foot to the base of the toes. This tattoo is medium sized and will gently follow the slope of the foot.

Another part where one can have this tattoo drawn is on the inner part of the ear lobe. This is quite a sensitive part to have the tattoo drawn.

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However, a small peacock feather can be drawn on this surface. The colourful tip of the feather can attract admirers to one’s ears. As such, when one draws the peacock feather on this surface, one should proceed to decorate the ear with beautiful earrings too.

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos
One can also have this tattoo drawn on their back. The peacock feather can be drawn such that it goes along the spine from the base of the back at the waist all the way to the top between the shoulders. In such a case, the feather tattoo will be quite large.

Closely related to this position is having the peacock tattoo drawn on one’s shoulder blades. The tattoo can be drawn on one of the shoulder blades leaving the other blank. When drawn on this part of the body, the size of the tattoo will depend on the size of the shoulder blades.

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One can have this iconic type of tattoo drawn behind the ear as well. A small r tattoo can be drawn on this position. When drawn here, it is discreet and can be hidden with the hair easily.

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peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

An unusual position to have this tattoo drawn is on the side of the finger. Mostly done by girls, a peacock feather drawn in this position is very cute. The feather will be small and the same size as the finger that it is being drawn on. Most people prefer to draw it on the side of the ring finger. It can be drawn on the shoulder across the clavicle. The tattoo can extend from the upper part of the chest, across the clavicle and end at the top of the shoulder.

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This position allows it to be displayed when one wears clothes that reveal the shoulders. This tattoo can also be drawn on the abdomen. The tattoo can be drawn on one side of the abdomen and have the tail of the peacock extend down to the hip. When drawn on this part of the body, the tattoo is fairly large.

There are many types of peacock feather tattoos that one can get. Read on for more on these.

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peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos


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Types of peacock feather tattoos

  • The full colour realism tattoo.

This is a vividly coloured type of peacock feather tattoo. It features the stalk and hairs of the peacock feathers drawn clearly on the body. This type of tattoo is decorative in nature. As such, it is drawn on areas that the wearer can show off.

Examples of such areas are the shoulders, the upper arms and the back. The tattoo is drawn with true to life details. Thus, it is often large so as to capture even the smallest details. This is a very feminine tattoo. As such, it is suitable for women and girls.

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

  • The black and gray tattoo.

This is a unique type of peacock feather tattoo. This type of tattoo is drawn in black and shades of grey. It does not have colour in it. It is a traditional type of tattoo. People who favour traditional types of tattoos are attracted to this type of peacock feather tattoo. It can be small, medium or large in size.

Moreover, the wearer can decide to have some words drawn into the feathers to give it extra character. Sometimes, people can add creativity to this type of tattoo by having vivid, brilliant colour distributed in the tattoo. For example, the eyelets in the feather can be filled in with red or brilliant orange colour.

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This colour contrasts with the grey parts of the tattoo in a very decorative way. As such, if you want a tattoo that is unique and eye catching, the decorated black and grey peacock feather tattoo is the best choice to go with.

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

peacock feather tattoos

  • The solid lines.

This type of feather tattoo is made up of lines that are drawn such that they mimic the peacock feather. It is a simplistic, minimalist type of tattoo. This type of tattoo is best placed on limbs. As such, it looks very nice on the forearm, the upper arm or down the calf.

It is medium in size but can be stretched so that it fits perfectly on the limb. Peacock feather tattoos are a great choice of tattoo for ladies across the world.

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