Chain tattoo ideas

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Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose and a dangling crescent moon charm on a forearm, against a red and navy striped backdrop.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black lace-style ornament with hanging chains, an anchor and a feather, with pink and purple flower details, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black lace and pink flower on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of orchids, leaves and beaded chains ending in diamond and teardrop gem shapes, a flash design for a tattoo.
Orchid and jewel drawing with dangling gems
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with leaves and a beaded chain on the outer thigh.
Black and grey roses with beads on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of a rose, pocket watch and bead chain with leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Rose and pocket watch design drawing
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dotted chain and geometric drop motifs running down the calf.
Dotwork lotus mandala on a calf
Black and grey peony, butterfly and hourglass tattoo across a forearm, shown in four side-by-side photographs.
Peony, butterfly and hourglass forearm sleeve
Black and grey realism roses with leaves and a dotted chain running down a woman's leg from thigh to ankle, with a small script tattoo on her wrist.
Black and grey roses down a leg
Pencil-style drawing of a fine-line botanical tattoo design with a curling vine, a pocket watch, a key and the words Life is what you make of it, shown on a pale pink background.
Vine, pocket watch and key design
Black and grey lace-style tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with flowers, leaves, pearl strands and a honeycomb mesh background.
Lace and flower tattoo on upper arm and shoulder
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 and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and a dog tag chain covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses and dog tags on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing an ornate lace-style flower with dangling chains, a smaller flower below and a feather near the elbow.
Lace flower and feather on upper arm
Pen sketch of a birdcage with a songbird and roses in a fine line botanical style, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Birdcage, bird and roses design sketch
Pencil sketch of an ornate lotus and chain tattoo design on paper, with a mechanical pencil resting beside it, drawn for a placement on the torso.
Ornate lotus and chain pencil design
Black and grey pocket watch with red accents and a shaded peony, tattooed on the upper arm in a realistic style.
Pocket watch and peony on upper arm
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 fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dotted chains and drop accents on the inner upper arm.
Lotus mandala on the inner upper arm
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with an open pocket watch, a lily, a beaded chain, bee and scrollwork, with script lettering on the watch lid.
Pocket watch, lily and beaded chain 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
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing an open oyster with a pearl, framed by pink lilies, green leaves and turquoise splashes.
Open oyster with pearl and lilies on a forearm
Close crop of a woman with white ink floral mandala tattoos on her left and right shoulders and a white dotted chain design across her chest, with a white crochet bralette.
White ink mandala shoulder and chest tattoos
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with dog tags on a beaded chain, placed across a man's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Roses and dog tags on a shoulder blade
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a teal crescent moon with a blue lotus and dangling purple and pink gem drops on beaded chains, in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Crescent moon with lotus and gem drops
Black and grey tattoos of lungs with branching airways and flowers on both forearms, with a small chain motif near the wrists.
Lungs and flowers on both forearms
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
Realism tattoo of red roses, a pocket watch and sheet music with black and grey scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder.
Roses, pocket watch and sheet music on a back
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird on a branch with pink peonies, green leaves, a beaded chain, a skull and a key, on an upper arm.
Hummingbird, peonies and key on an upper arm
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with script text on a woman's upper back, shown with gold chain body jewellery.
Sunflower and script tattoo on upper back
Pencil sketch of a lantern with a candle, surrounded by leaves and berries, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Lantern and foliage design sketch
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
Black and grey lotus and frangipani flower tattoo with lace-like filigree and hanging chains on the upper back.
Lotus and lace ornament across upper back
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
Realistic coloured tattoo of a red rose with green leaves, black lace and beaded chain on the lower abdomen.
Red rose with lace and beads on the hip
Black and grey engraved-style rose tattoo with leaves and a draped bead strand, placed on the side of the ribs.
Engraved rose with pearl strand on side
Black henna-style floral and dotted lace design across a person's lower back and hips, above red underwear.
Henna-style lace design on lower back
Black dotwork lotus flower tattoo with dangling beaded chains behind a person's ear.
Dotwork lotus tattoo behind the ear
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 and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork and hanging drops on the side of the ribs.
Lotus mandala with hanging drops on the side
Black ornamental tattoo across a woman's upper back, resembling a jewelled necklace with a central mandala pendant, floral motifs and dotted drops, seen from behind.
Mandala necklace design across upper back
Black and grey mandala and floral dotwork tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine line chain detail across the fingers.
Mandala and floral hand tattoo
Black ornamental lotus mandala with an eye at its centre and hanging chain drops, tattooed across the ribs and upper abdomen.
Mandala lotus with eye on the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lotus flower with a chain of beads running from the ankle across the top of a foot.
Lotus and bead anklet on a foot
Grid of sixteen numbered metallic gold and coloured temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, feathers, chains, triangles, chevrons and a dreamcatcher, shown on white backgrounds.
Sixteen metallic gold temporary tattoo designs
Black and grey fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dangling drop details on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back