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Design 01 · Collarbone
Blackwork Mirrored Wings Collarbone Tattoo
Two mirrored feathered wings create a balanced blackwork collarbone pair.
BlackworkWings
26 reviewed designs · 1 placement
Chest tattoo ideas
Chest tattoos range from small sternum pieces to wide, mirrored compositions across the upper chest. Every design is shown clean and on skin so you can see how it balances.
Builder placements: Forearm, Chest. Every piece opens in Remix or enters the Builder as the matching reviewed asset.
26 chest tattoo designs, clean and on skin
Read the silhouette first, then check how the same lines sit on the suggested body area.
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Design 02 · Collarbone
Blackwork Scarab Collarbone Tattoo
A horizontal blackwork scarab creates a bold symmetrical collarbone emblem.
BlackworkScarab
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Design 03 · Upper chest
Blackwork Snake Upper Chest Tattoo
A complete snake follows a shallow open curve that reads clearly across the upper chest.
BlackworkSnake
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Design 04 · Upper chest
Blackwork Winged Scarab Chest Tattoo
A low-profile blackwork scarab emblem with horizontally extended wings, designed for the broad structure of the upper chest.
BlackworkWide blackwork winged scarab
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Design 05 · Collarbone
Carnation Curved Stem Tattoo
A ruffled carnation flower balances a gently curved stem and long leaves.
Fine lineCarnation
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Design 06 · Collarbone
Cherry Blossom Diagonal Stem Tattoo
A diagonal cherry blossom stem combines small blooms, buds and narrow leaves.
Fine lineCherry-blossom
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Design 07 · Sternum
Dotwork Moth Sternum Tattoo
One symmetrical moth with open wings and restrained dot shading creates a centered sternum piece.
DotworkMoth
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Design 08 · Collarbone
Dotwork Paired Fern Collarbone Tattoo
Two mirrored dotwork fern fronds create a soft matching collarbone composition.
DotworkFern
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Design 09 · Collarbone
Fine Line Lavender Collarbone Tattoo
A slim horizontal lavender sprig follows the collarbone with an elegant botanical line.
Fine lineLavender
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Design 10 · Upper chest
Fine Line Mirrored Swallows Chest Tattoo
Two mirrored swallows form a balanced open-heart silhouette across the upper chest with light, airy linework.
Fine lineTwo mirrored swallows
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Design 11 · Sternum
Fine Line Rose Sternum Tattoo
A long-stem rose with two balanced leaves forms a light vertical sternum composition.
Fine lineRose
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Design 12 · Collarbone
Fine Line Star Row Collarbone Tattoo
Seven delicate stars form a graceful matching arc along the collarbone.
Fine lineStars
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Design 13 · Collarbone
Illustrative Bee and Flower Collarbone Tattoo
A colorful bee meeting one flower creates a lively horizontal collarbone piece.
IllustrativeBee
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Design 14 · Upper chest
Illustrative Color Mountain Upper Chest Tattoo
A compact mountain scene uses restrained illustrative color for a symbolic upper-chest composition.
IllustrativeMountain
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Design 15 · Collarbone
Minimalist Lightning Pair Collarbone Tattoo
A pair of small mirrored lightning bolts gives the collarbone a clean matching accent.
MinimalistLightning-bolt
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Design 16 · Sternum
Neo-Traditional Color Moth Sternum Tattoo
A centered jewel-toned moth spreads symmetrically across the sternum with a clear neo-traditional silhouette.
Neo traditionalMoth
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Design 17 · Upper chest
Neo-Traditional Color Tiger Upper Chest Tattoo
A front-facing tiger head uses strong symmetry and saturated color for a compact upper-chest statement.
Neo traditionalTiger
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Design 18 · Collarbone
Neo-Traditional Lotus Collarbone Tattoo
A jewel-toned horizontal lotus creates an elegant neo-traditional collarbone anchor.
Neo traditionalLotus
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Design 19 · Collarbone
Old School Anchor and Rope Collarbone Tattoo
A colorful horizontal anchor wrapped in rope forms a classic collarbone centerpiece.
Old schoolAnchor
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Design 20 · Upper chest
Old School Eagle Chest Tattoo
A wide old-school eagle with balanced lightning bolts, built for the horizontal structure of the upper chest.
Old schoolWide old-school eagle
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Design 21 · Upper chest
Old School Rose Upper Chest Tattoo
One bold traditional rose with two leaves creates a compact upper-chest patchwork piece.
Old schoolRose
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Design 22 · Collarbone
Old School Tiger Head Collarbone Tattoo
A colorful front-facing tiger head creates a bold horizontal collarbone emblem.
Old schoolTiger
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Design 23 · Upper chest
Old-School Color Heart and Dagger Upper Chest Tattoo
A dagger piercing a classic heart creates a centered old-school upper-chest emblem.
Old schoolHeart
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Design 24 · Chest
Ornamental Peony Chest Tattoo
One front-facing peony sits inside a symmetrical ornamental frame for a centered chest placement.
BlackworkPeony
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Design 25 · Upper chest
Skull and Rose Chest Tattoo
A traditional skull and rose composition centered across the upper chest.
Old schoolSkull
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Design 26 · Upper chest
Swallows and Peony Chest Tattoo
Two mirrored swallows frame one centered peony in a wide engraving-style chest composition.
BlackworkPeony
How to plan chest tattoo patchwork layouts
Placement decides scale. Pick the chest design whose silhouette matches the space you actually have, then leave enough skin around it for the next piece.
Measure the gap
Check the on-skin preview against your own chest: a design that fills the whole area leaves no room for a patchwork neighbour.
Match the direction
Vertical pieces follow the limb; round emblems sit on joints and centerlines. Rotate the design in the Builder until it reads naturally on the chest.
Keep negative space
Patchwork works because each piece stays separate. Keep at least a finger of clear skin between this design and the next one.
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Build a chest tattoo direction around your placement
Start with your own description, or arrange the reviewed pieces above into a patchwork layout.
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