Fine Line Descending Centipede Tattoo

A segmented fine-line centipede with curved antennae and separated legs descends in an S curve along the inner forearm at palm length.

Style: Fine line
Placement: Arm, Forearm
Motif: Centipede
Good for: Sleeve
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About this design

What the design shows

A long centipede descends through a gentle S curve with its head at the top and its tail tapering near the wrist. Two long antennae extend from the rounded head in opposite upward arcs. The body is built from a continuous row of overlapping oval plates, each lightly shaded at the lower edge to make the segments read separately. Pairs of thin legs emerge from both sides of nearly every segment and bend backward in an even rhythm. The legs are kept open, with no solid background or heavy outline around the whole animal. At the lower end, two tail appendages curve outward like a narrower second antenna pair. In the on-skin preview, the centipede is palm-length down the inner forearm, head near the elbow and tail approaching the wrist.

In this design

rounded centipede head
two long antennae
overlapping body plates
paired curved legs
tapered tail
two tail appendages

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Placement

Placement and size

The long S curve follows the inner forearm from below the elbow toward the wrist, leaving enough length for the repeated legs to remain separated. A comparable vertical layout fits the calf, outer arm, side of the rib, or along the shin. Keep the head at the wider end of the chosen space. If making it smaller, reduce the number of body segments before compressing the legs into a dark fringe.

Patchwork

Building it into a patchwork

This centipede has medium linework weight because many legs create texture even though the body has little black fill. It can move through a patchwork gap alongside a small flower, dagger, or curved leaf. Keep adjacent outlines away from the leg rows, especially through the central body bend. A larger empty margin near the antennae and tail appendages helps the animal’s top-to-bottom direction stay readable in a busy collection.

Small pieces that pair with it

A tiny leaf beside the lower tail appendages
Three fine dots beside the upper antennae
A small curved line outside the central body bend

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For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Keep every leg pair separated from the neighboring segment.
02Follow the forearm curve before spacing the body plates.
03Let the antennae extend farther than the upper legs.

Made and reviewed

How this design was made

Design: Generated with AI image tools under our direction, then reviewed by the Patchwork Tattoos team: a readable outline, the same design in the clean and on-skin views, and a reviewed Builder piece.
Page notes: Written from the clean design and the on-skin preview of this exact design, then checked against both pictures.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-03
Your tattoo: A concept for planning. Your artist will redraw it for your skin, placement and size, so the finished tattoo will differ from the image.
License: Free to download and use as the reference for your own tattoo and to share with your artist. Selling the file or republishing it in a collection is not allowed.

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