Fine Line Star Arc Chest Tattoo

Seven open five-point stars step from small to large and back again in a shallow, symmetrical arc across the upper chest beneath the collarbones.

Style: Fine line
Placement: Chest, Collarbone
Motif: Stars
Good for: Matching
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About this design

What the design shows

Seven outlined five-point stars form a gentle upward arc across the chest. The largest star sits at the middle above the sternum, flanked by two medium stars and then progressively smaller stars at both ends. Every shape is unfilled, leaving the chest visible inside the thin black contours. The middle star is slightly taller and establishes the crest of the curve, while the outermost pair sit lower and farther apart. Each point is sharp but simply drawn, with no dots, rays, color, or shaded interior. The symmetry is not a straight row: the rising and falling spacing gives the sequence a necklace-like rhythm. In the on-skin preview, the arc sits just below the collarbones, spanning about two palm widths from the smallest left star to the smallest right star.

In this design

seven outlined stars
central large star
graduated star sizes
shallow chest arc
unfilled linework

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Placement

Placement and size

The on-skin placement follows the shallow line beneath both collarbones, with the largest star centered over the sternum and the smallest stars ending toward each upper chest side. Its two-palm-width span is important to the stepped spacing. The arrangement can also cross the upper back, run along a rib line, or curve over the shoulder blade. Set the central star first, then balance the outer pairs from it. At smaller widths, remove one outer pair rather than crowding all seven outlines together.

Patchwork

Building it into a patchwork

This is a light, airy patchwork bridge rather than a dark anchor. Its open interiors leave room for the chest to read between the stars, so give every point a small border of untouched skin. A thin botanical sprig can sit below one end, or a tiny moon can extend the arc beyond an outer star. Avoid placing filled black flash inside the curve, where it would erase the deliberate empty center. The largest star should remain the visual high point of the nearby grouping.

Small pieces that pair with it

A tiny crescent just beyond the left outer star
A short dotted trail below the central star
A small outlined spark beyond the right end

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For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Center the largest star over the sternum before spacing the others.
02Keep the two outer star pairs at matching heights.
03Use enough spacing that adjacent points do not close together.

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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