Chain tattoo ideas

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Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly tattoo design with scrollwork above and dotted chains hanging from the wings.
Ornate dragonfly design with dotted chains
Black fine line flash drawing of an elephant head with a feather plume, flowers and dotted chains, shown without a body placement.
Elephant head with feathers and flowers
Black ink sketch of a lotus flower with dotted chain lines running down the page, a fine line and dotwork tattoo design drawn on paper.
Lotus and chain flash design
Black ink dotwork drawing of a horned bull skull with a lotus mandala on the forehead and dotted chains hanging from the horns, drawn on white paper.
Bull skull with lotus mandala design
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
Black ink flash drawing of a sun with a sleeping face and moon phases above, with dotwork shading and hanging drops, on a sketchbook page.
Sun face with moon phases 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
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower design with mandala-style petals and dangling dotted chains, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate lotus flower design
White line drawing of a sun with wavy rays framing a dark moon, with dotted chains and stars hanging below a crescent moon on a black background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Sun and crescent moon design
Pencil sketch of a compass rose inside a rope-edged circle decorated with dots, with a feather hanging from a chain below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose and feather design sketch
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with feathers, beaded chains and a crescent moon, drawn on paper.
Ornate lotus with feathers and moon design
Black ink drawing on paper of an ornamental lace-style tattoo design built from scalloped petals, dots and a pointed drop, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental lace-style tattoo design with dangling drops
Black ink drawing of a rose with ornate lace-like wings, dotted chains and a hanging faceted gem, shown as a botanical and geometric tattoo design on paper.
Rose and gem chandelier design
Black line drawing of a lotus mandala with a draped dotted chain, shown as a tattoo design on white paper beside pencils.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain design
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala design with leaf sprigs, dotted chains and droplet shapes, drawn on white paper with fine liner pens beside it.
Mandala design with leaves and dotted chains
Black line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with poppy flowers, dotwork and paisley-like ornaments, with dangling drop chains, on a white background.
Poppy and mandala tattoo design
Pencil sketch of an ornamental lotus-style tattoo design with beaded details and chain swags running across the page, drawn on paper beside a mechanical pencil.
Ornamental lotus pendant design with chain swags
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with dotted chain lines below, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a heart-shaped keyhole lock framed by roses and lace ornament, a flash design for a tattoo.
Lock, roses and lace ornament design
Two versions of a black ink botanical tattoo design showing a lotus flower with dotted chain drapes on a parchment-coloured background.
Lotus and dotted chain tattoo design
Black line drawing of an elephant head wearing a feathered headdress, with a medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Elephant head with feathers and dotted chains
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus with two stippled roses, leaves and dangling beaded chains, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and roses ornamental design drawing
Black ink drawing of a mandala-patterned elephant head above a lotus, with hanging chain and drop details, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala elephant with lotus and hanging chains
Black and grey dotwork-style dragonfly design with ornate wings, a jewelled body and dotted chains hanging beneath, drawn on a lilac grey background.
Ornate dragonfly with dotted chains design
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and hanging dot-line drops, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Pencil drawing of an ornate heart surrounded by dotwork mandala petals, with dotted chains hanging below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate heart with mandala petals design
Collage of four coloured drawings of tattoo designs on paper: a bow in a pearl-edged heart, an eye in a pearl-edged triangle, a rose with leaves, and a diamond-patterned heart pierced by an arrow, all
Four tattoo flash designs on paper
Pencil and ink drawing of an ornate lace-style mandala design with swirls, leaves and dangling droplet chains, shown on white paper.
Ornamental lace mandala design on paper
Black ink line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with a central lily, blossoms, raspberries, leaves and hanging chains with dotted beads, shown in two panels.
Lily, berry and chain design drawing
Stippled dotwork illustration of a skull with diamond eyes, a compass rose on the brow, roses and flowers, and a ribbon banner, in peach on dark teal.
Skull with roses and compass design
Black ink drawing of an ornate butterfly surrounded by mandala-style patterns and dangling beaded chains, in a dotwork style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Mandala butterfly tattoo design
Pencil drawing of a Ganesha head within an ornate mandala with dotted chains and teardrop pendants, shown as a tattoo design on paper and not on skin.
Ganesha mandala design in pencil
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with dotwork patterns and a lotus, with hanging chains, beads and diamond pendants, drawn on white paper.
Crescent moon with lotus and hanging chains
Black ink drawing of an ornate lace-style tattoo design with circles, dots and a hanging leaf, shown on paper with no body placement.
Ornamental lace design with hanging leaf
Black ink line drawing of a dreamcatcher with feathers, flowers and dotwork shading, drawn on paper as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and flowers
Black and grey pen drawing of an ornate heart with lace-like filigree, dotwork shading, a diamond motif and hanging chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate heart and lace design drawing
Blue line drawing on tracing paper of a mandala design with dotted chains and drop pendants, drawn as a flash design for a tattoo.
Mandala and dotted chain design sketch
Black ink drawing of an ornate heart with a geometric centre, lace-like mandala panels and hanging chains, a design suited to a sternum or chest placement.
Ornate heart and lace sternum design
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with scrolling leaves, dotwork shading and hanging drops, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork sphere
Hand-drawn flash design of a lace-patterned flower with dotted chains and teardrop shapes, inked in teal on cream paper.
Dotwork flower design with teardrop dangles
Green line drawing on black of a Cthulhu octopus head with tentacles wrapped in chains, under blackletter lettering reading Cthulhu, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Cthulhu octopus with chains design
Pen drawing of a lotus flower flanked by crescent moons, with a dotted chain and teardrop pendants hanging below, in black ink on cream paper.
Lotus with crescent moons and dotted drapes
Black line drawing flash of an ornate sun above a crescent moon, both decorated with fine dotwork and hanging drop ornaments.
Sun and crescent moon line designs