Chain tattoo ideas

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Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of coins, chains and feathers across a hand, wrist and forearm, shown in a fine line style on a white background.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
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
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in a chain, with purple hibiscus flowers and grey leaves, a realistic colour tattoo on skin.
Anchor with purple hibiscus flowers
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dangling chain details across the underbust and sternum, seen in a mirror selfie.
Ornamental underbust mandala tattoo
Black line drawing of a pocket watch with roses, buds, leaves and a beaded chain, in a traditional tattoo flash style, with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and roses line drawing
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
Pencil or ink outline drawing on tracing paper of two roses, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a string of pearls, in a traditional style.
Roses, pocket watch and pearls design
Pencil design sketch of a pocket watch with roman numerals, wrapped in shaded leaves and a small eye, drawn on torn paper.
Pocket watch with leaves and roman numerals
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pocket watch framed by two red roses and green leaves, placed on the forearm.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of an ornate mandala tattoo design with hanging chains, drops and crescent moons, shown as a flash sketch.
Ornate mandala design with chains and moons
Black and grey anchor with chain and a compass rose with a red star centre, tattooed on a limb in a traditional style.
Anchor and compass rose on a leg
Black ink drawing of a skull with two bats and draped pearl chains set with dark gems, shown as a tattoo design on grey paper.
Skull with bats and pearl chains
Realistic tattoo of a faceted blue gem set in a heart-shaped silver frame with a chain, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Blue gem heart with chain on upper chest
Realistic tattoo of a blue faceted gem heart pendant with a silver filigree frame and chain on the upper arm, in a realism style.
Blue gem heart pendant on an arm
Realistic tattoo of a man in a brimmed hat with his hands gripping dog tags on a beaded chain, shown in a close-up photograph.
Hands holding dog tags under a hat
Fine line drawing of a pocket watch with a chain and key, trailing vines and flower buds, and the script words Life is what you make of it, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Pocket watch and vine design with script
Realistic red rose tattoo with black lace-style filigree and a dotted gem drop design across a person's lower abdomen, below the navel.
Realistic rose with black lace on the stomach
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a hanging chain across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and chain on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink bow with dangling beaded chains, teal and purple drops and scroll details across the upper back.
Pink bow and beaded chains on upper back
Two pencil flash drawings on paper of an hourglass, roses, pearl chains and a compass, in a neo-traditional style, with one sheet partly tinted in pale blue.
Hourglass, roses and compass flash sheets
Black and grey shoulder tattoo of two roses with scrollwork, lace-like filigree and dangling beaded chains, shown from the back and from the upper arm.
Rose and lace shoulder piece in black and grey
Black dotwork tattoo of a dotted chain and cross design wrapping around a finger, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Dotwork cross and chain on a finger
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala with dangling dotted drops, tattooed on the outer thigh of a person with red-painted nails.
Lotus mandala on a thigh
Small solid black cross tattoo on the inner wrist, shown in a fine line style, with a silver chain bracelet and heart charm worn beside it.
Small black cross on a wrist
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic tattoo designs including scale bands, leaf stems, dotted lines, lattice chains and four peacock feathers.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Illustrated flash design of a crouching hairless black cat with green eyes, gold ear and tail rings, set against a maroon inverted triangle.
Hairless black cat with gold details
Two-panel photo of matching black and grey split heart pendant tattoos on feet, each with a chain and script lettering about friendship.
Matching split heart pendant tattoos on feet
Black fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork chain drops on the forearm, shown in a black and grey photo.
Lotus with dotted chain details on a forearm
Small black fine line cross tattoo on the side of a finger, with a wristwatch and chain bracelets on the wrist.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Greyscale pencil drawing of three realistic roses and an open pocket watch with a beaded chain, a realism tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Three roses and a pocket watch in graphite
Two crown tattoos on forearms in a traditional style: a red-filled crown with black outline on the left and a grey-shaded crown with pink gems on the right.
Two crown tattoos on forearms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a unicorn head with a crystal headpiece, a red mandala and lotus flowers on the outer thigh.
Unicorn and lotus flowers on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a hanging chain across the upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch and chain on upper arm
Full-colour realism tattoo across a woman's upper back showing pink roses, an anatomical heart, a pocket watch and translucent blue insect wings.
Roses, heart and pocket watch across a back
Traditional style tattoo of a reptile skull with open jaws and teeth, surrounded by leaves and a pocket watch, on the inner forearm.
Reptile skull and leaves on forearm
Black line drawing of a tattoo design showing four fan motifs joined by draped chains with a leaf pendant, on a plain white background.
Draped chain with fan motifs and hanging leaf
Black thread embroidery in a wooden hoop of a tattoo-style hand holding a heart with a SOULMATE banner, a chain and a decorated cuff.
Embroidered hand holding a heart banner
Black and grey realism rose with blackwork lace and hanging chain linework across the underbust, on a torso wearing a pink top.
Black and grey rose with lace underbust tattoo
Two hands with small fine line chain tattoos in black ink running along the index fingers, one on the back of each finger.
Chain tattoos on two index fingers
Pencil sketch of an ornate diamond with scrollwork, smoke-like swirls, leaves and a beaded chain, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Diamond with scrolls and beaded chain design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with scrollwork and an ornate key on a ball chain, across the forearm.
Heart padlock and key on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a gold pocket watch with Roman numerals and pink lilies with green leaves on the inner forearm, in a traditional style.
Pocket watch and pink lilies on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of lace-like ornament, hearts and florals covering a woman's back.
Lace-style back tattoo with hearts
Realistic blue and green rosary anklet tattoo with a medal and hanging cross, shown on the ankle and foot.
Rosary anklet tattoo with cross
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass in a pocket watch case with a chain and leaves on the upper arm.
Compass and leaves on an upper arm
Close crop of a woman's hand and wrist with silver and blue metallic geometric tattoos, including triangles and a feather motif, alongside gold rings and body chains.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on hand
Traditional style flash design of a grenade with a beaded pull ring chain, a red flower with green leaves, and the words GOOD LUCK, drawn on a tan paper background.
Grenade with flower and good luck script flash
Black and grey line drawing of a feather, pocket watch, key, chain, gears and fountain pen, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Feather, pocket watch and gears design