Bead tattoo ideas

820 photos and flash · 24% Realism, 20% Neo-trad · Thigh most common

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Two pencil-and-ink tattoo designs on pale paper, one showing a small bird with a crescent moon and leaves, the other a bird among large flowers, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Birds and flowers tattoo designs on paper
Black ink drawing of a smiling matryoshka doll with a rose and leaves on its body, shown in dotwork and botanical linework, with two black ink pens beside it.
Matryoshka doll with rose, black ink drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gerbera daisy with hanging feathers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Gerbera and feathers on the upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded rose with leaves above a lace-like ornament and dangling beaded chains, drawn on paper beside rulers.
Rose with lace and beaded chains design
Navy line drawing of a pocket watch, rose, leaves and beads with a banner reading TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch, rose and banner design
Black and grey tattoo of a thorned rose sprig with three roses and a shaded orb inside a ring on the inner forearm, in a mix of fine line and traditional style.
Rose sprig and crystal ball on a forearm
Realistic red roses framed by black lace and dangling pearl chains, tattooed on the thigh.
Red roses with black lace on a thigh
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an owl perched above a pocket watch, with cherry blossom branches and a crescent moon, drawn in neo-traditional style.
Owl, pocket watch and blossom design
Colourful neo-traditional chest and shoulder tattoo showing a woman's face, an iris, scrollwork, a butterfly and roses, shown in three photo panels.
Floral chest and shoulder tattoo with a woman's face
Pencil drawing of a shaded tattoo design with two roses, a beaded dreamcatcher, feathers and petals, in a neo-traditional style.
Roses and dreamcatcher tattoo design
Black ink line drawing of three orchids with buds, hanging chains, teardrop pendants and diamond-shaped gems, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Orchid sprigs with hanging chains and gems
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower inside a mandala-style design with dotwork shading and leaf motifs, on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Pencil sketch flash design of a dreamcatcher with feathers, flowers and the words Hope, Love, Family, Dream and Believe, shown as a black and grey drawing.
Dreamcatcher sketch with words and flowers
Black and grey Botanical and Realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with sunflowers and hanging feathers on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and sunflowers on a forearm
Black and grey outline tattoo of stacked teacups, a pocket watch and roses on the thigh, with shaded leaves.
Stacked teacups, pocket watch and roses on thigh
Red pencil sketch of a pocket watch with two roses, beads and leaves, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and roses design sketch
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat's face framed by two peony flowers and dotwork beads, placed across the upper chest.
Cat and peonies across the upper chest
Fine line botanical design of a pocket watch framed by leaves, open flowers and a beaded chain, drawn in black ink on paper.
Pocket watch with flowers and beaded chain
Back tattoo in black and grey shading, showing a large skull surrounded by outlined roses and swirling clouds, in a Japanese-influenced style, across the upper and mid back.
Back piece with skull and roses in black and grey
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock face with a monarch butterfly, orchids and ornamental swirls, with no body placement shown.
Clock, orchids and butterfly design sketch
Pink and grey pencil drawing of a pocket watch framed by two lotus flowers, beaded chains and scrolling foliage, shown as a tattoo design.
Lotus flowers and pocket watch design
Colour tattoo of a profile cameo in an ornate frame, with roses and foliage above and blue gems below, on the side of the body in Neo-trad and botanical style.
Cameo portrait with roses on skin
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony, leaves and a dotwork mandala on the inner forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with hanging feathers and beaded chains across the upper back, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala with hanging feathers on upper back
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with purple flowers, black feathers and teal beads on the outer thigh, in a soft realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and purple flowers on a thigh
Pencil sketch of a geometric rose with faceted petals, leaves and dotted chains ending in diamond drops, drawn as a tattoo design.
Geometric rose with dangling chains
Black line drawing of a dreamcatcher with a radiating web, three flower blooms, feathers and a central gemstone pendant, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Dreamcatcher with flowers and feathers
Ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an owl with spread wings above two roses and dotwork petals, with two black pigment liner pens beside it.
Owl and roses tattoo design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a steampunk style compass with a flower centre, gear details, feathers and beaded chains, drawn as a tattoo design.
Compass and dreamcatcher design in pencil
Pencil flash drawing of a fox head in profile within a circular wreath of flowers, leaves and beads, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Fox head with flowers and beads in a wreath
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with pink beads and swirl linework on a forearm.
Shaded rose with beads on forearm
Tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm of black lace with dangling beads and a small cross, above realistic red roses and gold scrollwork.
Black lace shoulder piece with roses
Thigh tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two red roses at the top left and black and grey feathers trailing to the right, in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and roses on a thigh
Black and grey realism drawing of a tattoo design showing a bicycle wheel with a world map, roses, an orchid and a chain, drawn on white paper.
Bicycle wheel with roses and orchid
Black ink drawing of an ornate hourglass with mandala patterns, a lotus flower and dotwork shading, drawn on paper beside a black pen.
Ornamental hourglass with lotus design
Shaded blue rose with black vine swirls and a dangling beaded rosary ending in a cross, tattooed on the ankle.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
Black ink linework drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design with a rose, pansy, top hat, pocket watch, teapot and ace of spades on white paper.
Mad hatter rose and ace of spades design
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an upright arrow, leafy scrolls and a dotted beaded chain with a drop pendant, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Arrow with leafy scrolls and beaded chain
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch with pink blossoms and a beaded chain, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cardinal and blossom on upper arm
Realism style pink rose and blossom tattoo with black lace and a dangling chain ending in an anchor, across a shoulder and upper arm.
Rose, lace and anchor on shoulder and upper arm
Two photos of a shoulder and upper arm tattoo with a pink and purple flower, black lace pattern, hanging chains and a feather, in a botanical style.
Lace, flower and feather on upper arm
Fine line drawing of a deer head wearing a beaded chain, framed by peony blooms and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Deer and peony flower design
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon filled with a mandala and floral motifs, with chains and drop ornaments hanging below, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling charms
Realism style colour tattoo of red roses with black lace and beaded chains, and two feathers, on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Red roses and feathers on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower design with mandala-style petals and dangling dotted chains, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate lotus flower design
Black and grey botanical thigh tattoo with a pink poppy, grey daisies, berry sprigs and draped chains with a pendant.
Poppy and chain thigh tattoo
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with poppies, a bird with shaded wings, a pocket watch and a key, shown as a sketch on paper.
Poppies, bird and clock design
Black ink drawing of an ornamental lotus flower with dotwork shading and hanging beaded details, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental lotus flower design in black ink