Old School Swallow Face Tattoo

A right-facing old-school swallow in flight with blue-green wings, coral breast, yellow accents, and a long forked tail on the outer cheek.

Style: Old school
Placement: Face, Neck
Motif: Swallow
Good for: For men, Small
Mood: Color
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About this design

What the design shows

A swallow flies to the right with one wing raised high and the other bent behind its body. The wings are stacked in blue-green feather rows edged with yellow, while a coral-red breast curves beneath the small cream throat. A black eye and short pointed beak define the head. The tail stretches far to the left in two long forked points, separated by a narrow red and blue interior stripe. Dark outlines hold the color panels together, and small black marks describe the wing feather divisions. The bird is shown alone, without cloud, banner, or background. Its open wings create a wider shape than its body. In the reference image, it spans the outer cheek in front of the ear and is about thumb length from tail to beak.

In this design

raised blue-green wing
coral breast
cream throat
yellow feather accents
forked tail
pointed beak

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Placement

Placement and size

The swallow runs across the outer cheek with its beak facing forward and its long forked tail directed back toward the ear. That horizontal flight also works along the collarbone, outer forearm, ankle, or upper chest. Keep its full thumb-length span so the wing rows and tail fork stay distinct. If it is made smaller, reduce the number of feather bands first and retain the coral breast, beak, and two separated tail points.

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Building it into a patchwork

The bird carries medium-to-strong color weight because the wing panels and coral breast sit inside a dark traditional outline. It works well as a directional piece at the edge of a cluster, pointing toward a rose, star, or small banner. Leave bare skin around the wing tips and the tail fork so their motion stays visible. Do not place another long horizontal tattoo against the tail, where the two silhouettes could merge.

Small pieces that pair with it

A tiny gold star ahead of the beak
A short red spark above the raised wing
Two blue dots below the tail fork

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For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Keep the beak facing right and the tail fork fully divided.
02Separate the wing feathers with dark lines at the final scale.
03Preserve the coral breast as one clean curved color field.

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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